Tang Dynasty Little Godfather

Chapter 211: Just Being Willful and Playful
Anchangfang.

"Madam is indeed a prophet. Originally, Hongxiu was supposed to return to Le'an with the Sun family today, but she was unable to do so due to Wang Xiaoque and the others' strong obstruction."

Guang Sheng respectfully reported to Madam Zixia.

Lady Zixia asked with a smile, "What reason did they use?"

Guang Sheng immediately informed Madam Zixia of what had happened.

Madam Zixia chuckled upon hearing this, "Making the Sun family prove they are the Sun family, how could those lads come up with such an idea?"

Guang Sheng said, "This is actually not difficult to prove; we can get the government to step in."

"It's best not to do that."

Madam Zixia shook her head and said, "If the government gets involved, my brother and the others won't be able to stay out of it. Anyway, this move was just to provoke them and make them fight back, and that's already achieved its goal. Besides, in my opinion, I'm afraid Hongxiu herself doesn't want to go back, otherwise, how could they keep her here?"

She pondered for a moment, then said, "Here's what we'll do: you go and have the Sun family father and son continue to put pressure on Hongxiu, as long as you can force them to challenge us."

"The villain understands."

"correct."

Lady Zixia then asked, "How is Zhang Huai doing?"

Guang Sheng said, "There is some trouble. The main reason is that many customers have been booking rooms at Zhang Baishou's shop for a long time, mainly for opera performances. Now that the contract between Zhang Baishou's shop and Wuming Academy has been voided, many customers are dissatisfied. However, Zhang Huai is prepared to refund their money."

Madam Zixia said, "Don't rush to settle things. Let them make a fuss for a while longer, and let the other restaurants see that this Nameless Academy is not trustworthy at all. Cooperating with them is too risky."

The events unfolded exactly as she had predicted.

The sudden termination of the cooperation between Wuming Academy and Zhang Baishou Shop immediately sparked dissatisfaction among Zhang Baishou Shop's customers. Getting a refund was secondary; the key issue was where they would go to listen to "Dream of the Red Chamber" in the future.

Since the customers at each store have settled down, there's nowhere else to go if the show suddenly stops here.

These long-time customers were unwilling to accept a refund. Instead, they demanded that Zhang Baishou's shop apologize and continue its cooperation with Wuming Academy. They were even willing to kneel down to them if an apology was effective.

In short, things got really messy.

The other restaurants also learned of this news, but instead of gloating, they felt a sense of crisis, as if their own lips were gone and their teeth were cold.

They had only just realized that this nameless academy could sever its cooperative relationship with them at any time.

This is truly terrifying.

You should know that Zhang Baishou Shop has a very strong backing. Now that Zhang Baishou Shop has caused such a mess, what if Wuming Academy gets upset one day and cuts off its cooperation with them?

After discussing it, they went together to the nameless academy to inquire.

"Rest assured, everyone."

Wang Xi explained, "The reason we terminated our cooperation with Zhang Baishou Store is because they used despicable means to try to force us to sell Beauty Wine in their store. This made my husband very angry, so we decided to sever our cooperative relationship with them. This will not affect our cooperation with you."

Chen Haihong asked, "Young master, what despicable methods did Zhang Baishou's shop use?"

Wang Xi said irritably, "You don't need to know these things. That's just how it is."

The restaurant owners looked at each other in bewilderment.

This reason is somewhat insufficient!
Xu Xindong, the owner of the Weicheng Tavern, said, "Young master, we didn't really want to get involved in this matter, but it has caused some of our customers to worry. They are afraid that your academy will terminate its cooperation with us, and they hope that we can provide some assurances."

Chen Haihong hurriedly said, "And that Beauty Wine, it can actually be sold in our store, so why is it only sold at Yixianjue? We could even buy it from Yixianjue. This...this...we really don't understand."

The other shopkeepers also complained to varying degrees.

It was clear that they were very dissatisfied, but they didn't dare to say it outright.

indeed.

The appearance of the Beauty Wine has already affected their store's business, and they can understand Zhang Huai's intentions very well.

This wine was originally a favorite of the rich and powerful, but the Beauty Wine from the Nameless Academy is simply a game-changer for contemporary wines. It's truly loved by all connoisseurs.

It's not that they didn't want to use any means to get the beauty wine, it's just that they didn't have the guts.

"Why are you talking so much nonsense?"

Li Jieman suddenly stood up. "Now it's you who are begging us, not the other way around. Besides, according to the contract, you can terminate the cooperation at any time. Where is the unfairness?"

Seeing Li Jieman lose his temper, Chen Haihong and the others dared not speak out.

Huangfu Sengnian suddenly spoke up: "We will convey your concerns to the master. We will discuss the specific arrangements later. You should go back first."

"Yes Yes Yes!"

The shopkeepers quickly stood up, bowed, and then left.

“Sengnian, is it really necessary for you to say nice things to them? They’re just a bunch of scoundrels, and they dare to come here and complain? Do they really think we’re some great benefactors?” Li Jie snorted. Huangfu Sengnian replied, “We certainly don’t need to beg them, but we have a powerful enemy right now. If they all side with Lady Zixia, it will be very disadvantageous for us.”

"That's really frustrating."

Li Jie plopped down on the floor, saying, "When have we ever been treated like this?"

Upon hearing this, Huangfu Sengnian frowned, glanced at Li Jieman, and surprisingly did not argue. Instead, he nodded and said, "Xiaoman is right. We opened this academy to seek happiness. If we are bound by everything and have to look back and forth, what is the point of opening this academy?"

Wang Shuang nodded in agreement.

They have indeed been quite exhausted lately due to Madam Zixia's petty tricks.

Wang Xi asked, "Then what do you want?"

Huangfu Sengnian said, "Let's suspend all charity performances for a while and take a break. Let's also show them what true capriciousness is."

Li Jieman, who had just been complaining, suddenly said, "Sengnian, I was just complaining a bit. There's no need to be so impulsive. Besides, we're still rehearsing a new opera. Where will we perform it then?"

Wang Xi suddenly said, "Taoist temple."

"Taoist temple?"

Li Jie's eyes widened in surprise. "What do you mean?"

Wang Xi said, "We can perform it in a Taoist temple. After all, those operas are just for promoting Taoism."

Huangfu Sengnian asked, "So you agree?"

Wang Xi nodded and said, "On the other hand, with our strength, we are not enough to stabilize such a large operation, but it is easy for my aunt. She can use all sides to harass us. If this continues, we will collapse sooner or later. If we choose to strategically retreat at this time, my aunt will find it difficult to find a breakthrough."

Moreover, this way we can devote ourselves fully to promoting Taoism.

Huangfu Sengnian said, "At the same time, we can also use this to create some trouble for your aunt. We can say that Zhang Baishou's shop secretly sent people to steal the secret recipe for the Beauty Wine, but we discovered it, which is why we broke off our cooperation with him."

Harboring resentment, he deliberately spread rumors and slander against us, instigating disputes between other restaurants and our Wuming Academy, making it impossible for other restaurants to cooperate with us.

Wang Xi laughed and said, "Let's do it that way."

As he spoke, he stretched and said, "Seng Nian and Xiao Man are right. We opened this academy to have fun, so of course we should do whatever we want and never let ourselves suffer any frustration. They even came to complain about such a trivial matter. They really think we spoiled brats are saints."

Li Jieman's words were like a wake-up call. Although he was just complaining casually, he pointed out that the current situation at Wuming Academy was different from their initial expectations.

They opened this academy for fun and enjoyment. If it makes them unhappy and they're constantly worrying about things, then what's the point of opening the academy?

You're going to complain, aren't you?

Then I'll just flip the table and see if you still complain. What's there to consider? You're all a bunch of fourteen or fifteen-year-old kids, there's no need for so much consideration. Just focus on having fun.

Therefore, on that very day, they sent people to notify all the major restaurants that Wuming Academy would suspend all cooperation with all restaurants except Yixianjue.

This really caught all the major restaurants off guard.

They came to our door today because they were worried that this kind of thing would happen, but they never expected that the other party would be so willful. We just went to complain a little, and we even had a reason for it. In the end, before we were even gone for half a day, they came to inform us that they were terminating the cooperation, and they didn't even give them a chance to beg for mercy.

This isn't just being willful, it's downright domineering.

Meanwhile, rumors circulated that Zhang Huai was behind it all, that he had secretly sent people to steal the secret recipe for the Beauty Wine, thus angering the Nameless Academy and severing their cooperation. However, in order to maintain the status of his own restaurant, Zhang Huai stirred up the concerns of other restaurants, because he knew the Nameless Master's temperament well, and that if they came to complain, they would inevitably anger the Nameless Academy.

The restaurants in the West Market naturally dared not say anything, but the restaurants in the East Market were extremely annoyed.

You, Zhang Huai, are too despicable.

Many shopkeepers even went directly to Zhang Huai's door to argue their case.

Zhang Huai could only explain that this was pure fabrication and that it was not true at all.

Anchangfang.

"I never expected Mr. Wuming to have such a bad temper. This was just a small disturbance, and he overturned the entire stall."

Lady Zixia chuckled upon hearing this.

Guang Sheng said, "But Wang Xiaoque and her group spread rumors everywhere, which caused many restaurants to be dissatisfied with Zhang Huai."

"That's nothing."

Madam Zixia said, "What they want is opera. If they had a choice, they would not want to cooperate with Wuming Academy."

The imperial court is currently preparing for theatrical productions. We can not only learn singing styles from them, but also write our own, including works like "Dream of the Red Chamber." I don't believe that so many talented people couldn't write "Dream of the Red Chamber" in succession.

In this way, you can have Zhang Huai take the lead, unite the major restaurants, and establish two large theaters in the East and West Markets, and then hire courtesans from Pingkangfang to perform.

Since Mr. Nameless doesn't want this business, then we'll take it over.

(End of this chapter)