What kind of divination am I doing?

Liu Bo was completely shocked; the shock was beyond words.

You should know that Liu Bo himself already considers his department store to be extremely profitable.

But compared to these 700 tarot cards and 1,500 crystal balls, Liu Bo's department store was like a greenhorn.

"Brother Luqiao! Am I seeing things? They placed the order willingly? Do you have a secret to your business?" Liu Bo looked on in disbelief.

"You can learn from Monica. Anyway, I haven't really managed this business." Lu Qiao could only tell the truth at this point, that he really didn't know anything.

Liu Bo and Lu Qiao just watched as the foreigners paid, and one deal after another was made.

Liu Bo became more and more excited as he looked around. He couldn't understand why, when people came into the department store just to look around without buying anything, this group of people would almost always buy something before leaving.

Liu Bo turned to look at Lu Qiao: "Brother Lu Qiao, I said before that your fortune telling was expensive, but now it seems that it's not expensive at all, you're so honest."

You should know that the cheapest thing to do in the entire castle right now is a fortune telling for 200 dollars.

Lu Qiao smiled as the two of them peered through the side window, unaware that the price of a fortune telling session was no longer two hundred.

The price for divination also has two zeros added to it, and the cost for one divination is 20,000.

Moreover, even if a divination is performed, there's no need for a road or bridge anymore. Monica will take the person inside and use a forgetting spell to make them believe they've received enlightenment.

Lu Qiao looked at the shelves in front of him. Although he knew there were still goods in the warehouse upstairs, the inventory had already been reduced by half in just the last two days.

Although Luqiao knew these things were bought in Yiwu, he obviously no longer had the same channels as his aunt.

Lu Qiao looked at Liu Bo and suddenly realized something: This Liu Bo, isn't he the one who runs a department store?

Lu Qiao asked, "By the way, where do your department store's products come from? My current shipping channel is a bit expensive. I was wondering if Boss Liu Bo has any cheaper options."

There's no channel for Luqiao; they'll just boast about it when the time comes.

"My daily necessities and general merchandise are all shipped from factories in Guangdong to the United States. Take toothbrushes as an example. A toothbrush that costs 1.8 yuan at the factory can be transformed into 6.8 US dollars in the United States. If we hold a members' day every month with an 8.5% discount, these Chinese and foreigners will come and buy like crazy. But looking at it now, we can't compare with our Luqiao brothers!" Liu Bo smiled bitterly.

A toothbrush, after deducting the cost of transoceanic shipping, can typically sell for forty to fifty RMB. But what Liu Bo saw here was the most obscure tarot deck. Seven hundred US dollars—in China, even fifty dollars would be an exorbitant price. This single order would bring in nearly six hundred US dollars, a profit of three to four thousand RMB.

At this moment, Liu Bo remembered that he had told Luqiao to switch to running a department store. Now that things are like this, why would he need to open a department store?

Lu Qiao looked at Liu Bo: "It seems you have connections. I'll make a list of everything I have here, including the purchase price and quantity. Could you help me purchase it from Guangzhou?"

"No problem, I guarantee I'll find you the most affordable channel." Liu Bo gave a thumbs up.

Lu Qiao smiled and said, "Then I'll trouble you. I'll have Monica contact you!"

"I'll be going now if there's nothing else! My darling, learn more about doing business from Luqiao." Liu Bo said, pushing the food cart back home.

Liu Lian was left completely bewildered: "Although I studied chemistry, I've managed to recover the family's revenue in the year I took over the business. Do I still need to learn from him? Learn what? To make people dress provocatively for work?!"

After listening, Liu Bo smiled and pushed the cart away without looking back.

Liu Lian thought it was a good thing that Lu Qiao didn't follow her example, because if she really wanted to, she wouldn't know how to teach them. Besides, Lu Qiao really wanted to make it clear that she didn't want them to dress like that.

Time flew by and it was noon. Monica continued to see everyone off one by one.

Liu Lian yawned at that moment, and Charlotte caught it and yawned as well.

Lu Qiao laughed and made an excuse: "You seem to have been without sleep for a whole night and half a day, why don't you go back to sleep!"

Liu Lian pointed at Charlotte: "It's a deal, I'll sleep here with Charlotte!"

Charlotte smiled and asked, "Shopkeeper, could you let the teacher sleep here?"

Lu Qiao looked at Liu Lian: "Are you planning to stay here for the next three days?"

"Otherwise what? To fulfill your bet!" Liu Lian retorted.

Lu Qiao waved his hand, naturally not caring, and instructed Monica to submit the order for restocking the castle at the People's Department Store.

Monica nodded, naturally understanding what to do.

Charlotte took Liu Lian to the basement, where they naturally went to catch up on their sleep.

The road and bridge were clearly wider below than above, and Charlotte's architectural skills were a gift from the Earth Dragon race.

For the remaining two days, Liu Lian diligently taught for another two days.

Luqiao was still planning to shamelessly ask Zhao Chengpeng for meals, but Liu Bo would usually bring food with a cart around the clock.

Liu Bo clearly started working part-time as a food delivery driver for the sake of his beloved daughter.

Liu Bo would also talk to Monica about sales during each meal.

Lu Qiao knew that Monica had worked as a bartender, but could she really help Liu Bo solve his sales problems?

Of course, Liu Lian was the first to break down in this situation!

As soon as Monica left, Liu Lian seized the opportunity to grab her father, Liu Bo, by the ear: "If you keep doing that, I'll tell my mom!"

But Liu Bo said helplessly, "I really came here to learn!"

"Who would believe that!" Liu Lian cursed angrily.

Liu Bo continued to deliver the three meals a day, no longer getting too close to Monica, but he kept staring at the castle as if deep in thought.

……

On the afternoon of the third day, Liu Lian shared almost all of her knowledge about chemistry with me.

Liu Lian went back; she had just left.

Lu Qiao sat down in Liu Lian's seat and looked at Charlotte, asking, "You've mastered it all?"

Charlotte nodded, but then shook her head.

This left Lu Qiao completely bewildered, prompting him to ask, "So, do you understand now or not?!"

"I understand, but I can't say I can do it!" Charlotte asked.

Lu Qiao looked at Charlotte and said, "Good, now show me how to perform nuclear fission!"

Charlotte shook her head: "Nuclear fission isn't a chemical change, it's a type of nuclear change! I can't replicate it!"

"Wait, so all that learning was for nothing? Does that mean I made you learn the wrong thing?" Lu Qiao realized.

"That's right, I have chemical reactions more powerful than nuclear fission. And many more, but I haven't tested them in practice yet, so I don't know how damaging they are," Charlotte explained.

"That's amazing!" Lu Qiao's eyes lit up. When Charlotte could talk about chemical and nuclear changes, Lu Qiao knew that Charlotte had already understood everything.

"We'll find out the specifics during the competition," Charlotte replied.

Lu Qiao waved his hand: "Alright, get a good night's sleep. You'll be participating in the Dragon Clan Grand Competition tomorrow!"

"Is the store manager coming to watch my match tomorrow?" Charlotte asked.

"Okay, let's take a day off tomorrow and go together," Lu Qiao said with a smile.

"Great!" Charlotte exclaimed excitedly as she returned to the castle.

Lu Qiao, as if remembering something, asked, "By the way, you haven't forgotten to expand the castle these past three days, have you?"

"Yes, I haven't forgotten a single day!" Charlotte said before heading to the basement inside the room.

Lu Qiao took several steps back to the spot where he had taken the photo last time, squatted down, and took another photo with the castle, comparing it with the previous one taken with his phone.

The road and bridge were compared before and after, but there was no difference between them.

While Luqiao was still pondering whether the castle was really that big or not.

Lu Qiao's phone rang. He picked it up and found it was an unfamiliar number.

Lu Qiao answered the phone, and Liu Bo's voice came from the other end: "Lu Qiao, save me! Come save me quickly!"

Lu Qiao was puzzled, then heard a series of curses coming from the other end of the phone.

What other trouble could possibly arise from this? Lu Qiao was puzzled, but since they had already called him for help, it was clearly inappropriate not to go.

Luqiao had no choice but to jog to the People's Department Store, only to find that the entrance was crowded with onlookers.

There seemed to be an argument going on inside, and they were shouting fiercely.

Security guards have come out to stop people; the People's Department Store is now under martial law, allowing people to leave but not enter.

Helpless, Lu Qiao called Liu Bo, only to find that no one was answering the phone.

What? Something happened?

When Luqiao was at a loss, Da Niu, who was in charge of public security, saw Luqiao.

Luqiao also saw Da Niu and immediately waved.

Da Niu said a few words to the security guard next to him, then walked towards the road bridge: "What brings you here?"

Seeing that Da Niu recognized him, Lu Qiao quickly explained, "I didn't want to come. Your boss asked me to come. What's wrong?"

"Did the boss send you? Something big has happened inside." Da Niu immediately cleared a path for Lu Qiao.

Lu Qiao grabbed Da Niu's arm and said, "Tell me what's so important!"

Lu Qiao understood one thing: they all thought he was omnipotent, but was he really? No, so it was best to ask them directly.

"The boss learned some theory somewhere, and he made the female employees dress more revealingly, and then raised the prices by 40%! The customers who come to buy groceries are all regulars, and when they see the prices, they want to smash up the store!" Da Niu explained.

After listening, Lu Qiao realized who he learned this from. He learned it from Monica!

But can these properties be the same?

Putting aside the fact that Monica has magic, and that her target is Lust.

This is People's Department Store! You're raising prices to sell to the people, and you're trying to skirt the rules?

Going against the people is tantamount to courting death!

Liu Bo is a shrewd person, how could he be so foolish as to do something like this?

"When did this start?" Lu Qiao asked.

"It started this morning, it's been a huge fight! At first the boss was still stubborn, but when the young lady came back and called the boss's wife, he just exploded!" Da Niu replied.

Lu Qiao realized he was going down a dead end, and ended up being punished by Liu Lian!

Lu Qiao turned around and left. Things had come to this point with Liu Lian, so he had to take all the blame.

Seeing that Luqiao was about to leave, Da Niu grabbed Luqiao with his backhand.

Don't underestimate this big guy just because he's the security captain; he's got real strength.

Lu Qiao gave a wry smile: "Um, I just remembered something."

"You should go in. You're capable. Since the boss asked you to save the day, you can definitely do it!" Da Niu said, then carried Lu Qiao inside.

Da Niu, carrying the road bridge, was led inside by several security guards. From a distance, he could see Liu Bo kneeling on the ground.

The people protested all morning, but Liu Bo did not kneel.

Liu Lian arrived, and Liu Bo knelt down.

The people in front of him were none other than the furious Liu Lian and another woman who looked about 70-80% like Liu Lian.

Indeed, Liu Lian and Liu Bo look very different, so now it's clear that this is Liu Lian's mother, who is also Liu Bo's wife.

The two of them stood with the people, while the crowd was still clamoring for compensation.

When Liu Bo saw the road and bridge, it was as if he had found a lifeline.

Liu Bo jumped up and ran towards Lu Qiao, excitedly shouting, "Lu Qiao, you've finally come! Help me!"

Liu Lian and the woman looked towards Lu Qiao. Liu Lian shouted, "Lu Qiao! You deserve to die! I've only been there for three days, and look at the state you've become!"

"It wasn't me who did it!" Lu Qiao said helplessly.

The beautiful woman chimed in, "Old Liu, look at the scandalous things you've done! I was wondering why you called a few of my girlfriends to go out and play mahjong so early this morning. If Liu Lian hadn't called me, I wouldn't have known you'd made such a fuss."

Lu Qiao then saw a row of employees with their heads down.

This doesn't look like a supermarket employee; it looks more like a club receptionist.

Their outfits were increasingly revealing and eye-catching.

Cheongsams, bunny girls, cat ears, short skirts, black and white stockings, and Luqiao even saw JK school uniforms.

Liu Bo, clearly lacking confidence, muttered, "I'm just trying to salvage the business!"

Lu Qiao knew that if this matter were really put on him, he would be in a difficult position, and he didn't want to be used as a scapegoat.

Lu Qiao walked over to Liu Lian, stood beside her, and said, "Boss Liu! What am I supposed to say to you! You're so old, how can you do such a foolish thing?"

Liu Lian took a step back to prevent Lu Qiao from getting closer: "It wasn't you, Lu Qiao, who taught us to dress like that! Your own employees dress like that, and you even had my dad make sure we dress like that here too!"

"No, that's not true! I didn't teach it!" Lu Qiao quickly protested, claiming his innocence.

"Who told you to stand up!" Liu Bo's wife pointed at Liu Bo.

Helpless, Liu Bo knelt down again, looking at Lu Qiao with a pitiful expression.

Lu Qiao then looked at Liu Lian and the woman: "Well, this is ultimately a family matter, why don't we talk about it on the sixth floor? As for the employees, let them put their uniforms back on. The way they're doing it is disrupting business, isn't it? As for the price increase, those who have already paid will get a full refund with today's receipt. Those who haven't paid yet will get the original price back, plus an 85% discount. Can we put this matter aside for now?"

"Okay, that's the only way!" Liu Lian said.

The woman looked at Lu Qiao: "Xiao Lu, let's take care of things down here first. Let Lao Liu take you up first. We can talk about this after we've finished dealing with things down here."

Liu Bo immediately stood up and grabbed Lu Qiao, saying, "Lu Qiao, you have to help me this time!"

As soon as Lu Qiao finished speaking, he sensed something was wrong; it didn't make sense.

How did I end up resolving Liu Bo's matter by speaking up?

Having worked in the department store business for so many years, how could Liu Bo possibly think that dressing a little more revealing and raising prices would improve business?

Lu Qiao realized from Liu Bo's sudden change of expression that this was a setup, and a setup specifically for him!

Now that I've spoken up, doesn't that mean I'm going to take charge of this matter?

So? Did Liu Bo do it on purpose?