Quick Wear: The Cannon Fodder Male Supporting Character's Counterattack

Chapter 203: Transmigrated into a Prodigal Old Duke (5)

Ruoshi held the pipa and started playing. Ning Ning squinted her eyes, enjoying the music, tapping her fingers on the table to the rhythm, as if she was waiting for someone.

Sure enough, after a while, there was a commotion outside. "You are such a good brothel owner! I have clearly already reserved Ruoshi and gave you so much reward money, just to let you not embarrass her for the sake of money. But you actually forced her to meet guests. You are so cruel! Wait until I rescue her, and then I will settle the score with you!"

"Ouch, Master Ning, you misunderstood. Wait a minute, I'll tell you who's in the room!"

Ning Shouyi had already barged in without her having to tell him, "Ruoshi, how are you? Did that bastard do anything to you - Grandpa?! Why are you here?"

Ning Shouyi opened his mouth so wide that he could stuff a steamed bun in it.

Ning Ning looked away in disdain, "Shut up, I saw what you had for lunch. Your mother told me that although Miss Ruoshi came from a brothel, she is gentle and sensible and knows how to serve others, so I came to see her."

"So...what do you think of her?"

Ning Shouyi asked carefully. Ning Ning's words seemed to indicate that she was willing to help him redeem Ruoshi. That was great!

"Yes, it's really good. Mother Zhao, please come in, let's talk about redeeming Ruoshi."

When Ning Shouyi heard that he wanted to redeem her, he was so happy that his teeth were not visible. He held Ruoshi's hand and said, "That's great. My grandfather will redeem you and take you back. We can see each other every day."

"Well, that's great."

Ruoshi also forced a sweet smile, but the look she gave the madam was somewhat anxious, and she shook her head slightly at her.

The madam gave her a cryptic gesture in return, and she knew what it meant.

"Old Duke, I don't mean to offend you, but I spent many years teaching Ruoshi, and she has only been the top performer for a short time. You redeemed her. How can I run my business?"

"You don't have to say such things to coax me. In this kind of business, there are times to buy people and times to sell people. It just depends on whether the price is right. Let's put it this way. Just name a price. I will never bargain."

The madam deliberately didn't want them to take Ruo Shi away, and when she heard that they had been spending lavishly recently, she gritted her teeth and quoted an unprecedentedly high price.

"It's rare that you think so highly of Ruoshi, and you are of such high status. If I ask for less, wouldn't it be underestimating you? Then let's make it a fixed price of 300,000 taels."

Ning Shouyi's eyes widened immediately. "You are such a black-hearted madam, you are so bold to ask for it. Three hundred thousand taels can buy out your Mingcui Tower! If you don't want us to redeem you, just say so. Don't make things difficult for me!"

Two hundred thousand taels could make Ning Shouxiao, the grandson of a duke, so happy, which shows the importance of three hundred thousand taels.

"Oh, you misunderstood. Our entire building is actually relying on Ruoshi to survive. I really can't bear to let her go. If you hadn't asked, I really wouldn't let anyone take her away."

Ning Shouyi wanted to say more, but Ning Ning waved her hand to stop him, "Alright, alright, if you continue, it will only bring disgrace to our Duke's Mansion. So let's just pay the price you said."

Before he left, he brought almost all the banknotes in the treasury.

With a wave of his hand, the servant took two steps forward, opened a wooden box, and revealed a full banknote.

The madam's professional disease kicked in. Her eyes widened when she saw so many banknotes, but she immediately realized that the man who was willing to show so many banknotes must be determined to take Ruo Shi away!

Sure enough, under Ning Ning's order, the servant counted out three hundred thousand taels of silver notes and handed them to her, "Take out Ruoshi's indenture and household registration documents. From now on, she will belong to our Duke's Mansion."

"But, I..."

The madam really didn't expect that they would be willing to spend 300,000 taels to redeem her. She wanted to regret it immediately, but Ning Ning's face darkened. "You set the price yourself. I didn't push it down at all. If you dare to regret it, I will go to Shuntian Prefecture to sue you! Our Duke's Mansion is a noble family after all. You can't just do whatever you want with us!"

The madam forced a smile, "What are you talking about? I won't regret it, but Ruoshi was also brought up by me. I really can't bear to let her go, so I'm going to give her a few words of advice."

She walked up to Ruoshi and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "Now that things have come to this, you have no choice but to enter the Duke's Mansion. Don't be discouraged. They are from the Duke's family after all. Pay attention to how they interact with other nobles and what they talk about. You will definitely be able to get valuable information."

Ruoshi nodded, "I understand."

Just like that, Ning Ning and Ning Shouyi took Ruo Shi back home.

Li was listening to the noise in her own room. She knew that Ning Ning loved these two grandsons the most and would definitely not remain indifferent.

Unexpectedly, after waiting for a long time, the news she got was that Ning Ning and Ning Shouyi had returned with Ruoshi!

Her heart skipped a beat. Wasn't it agreed that the person couldn't be brought back? Could it be that the old Duke couldn't resist Ning Shouyi's pestering?

Really, all the men in this family are soft-hearted and useless. If she were not here, this mansion would fall apart sooner or later!

She hurried to Ning Ning's yard, trying to persuade Ning Ning not to follow Ning Shouyi's temper, but to buy a yard and settle Ruoshi.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she reached the door, she heard Ning Shouyi roaring at the top of his lungs, "What are you talking about? You redeemed Ruoshi for yourself, you want to keep her! How can this be possible? How can you snatch someone from your own grandson? You are being disrespectful to your elders!"

What?

Who will leave whom behind?

Li felt that she understood Ning Shouyi's words individually, but she didn't understand what they meant when they were put together.

She continued to walk in tremblingly, and heard Ning Ning say calmly, "When did I say that I redeemed her for you? It's just that your mother told me that this girl named Ruo Shi is smart and can serve people, and that it's a refined thing for a red-sleeved girl to serve me, so I went to take a look. I found that she was quite pleasing to the eye, so I redeemed her to serve me. What does it have to do with you? Compared with you, I am so old, don't I need someone to serve me more! Look, your mother is here too, if you don't believe me, just ask her."

Li was alerted by Ning Shouyi's eyes, "Dad, that's not what I meant. I was asking you to help Shouyi redeem his people. Besides, at your age, it's not nice to take a concubine."

Ning Ning said confidently, "Who said I want to take a concubine? I just want her to be a servant girl!"