I just wrote a love poem, how did that make me so powerful?

The shopkeeper glanced at Chen Shijin's expression and finally made up his mind.

"For the eight-tael silver price, we'll offer a buy-one-get-one-free deal. Although we'll lose more money, as long as we can open up the market, we can naturally raise the price back once the Xiao family can't hold on any longer."

Chen Shijin remained silent for a long time, then stomped his foot hard.

"Okay, let's try one last time, we'll do it your way."

After saying that, he pointed at the shopkeeper's nose and added another sentence.

"If this doesn't work, I'll wipe out your whole family."

The shopkeeper nodded repeatedly and left.

When he walked out the door, he raised his hand to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.

The image of Sun Decai suddenly flashed through my mind, and I couldn't help but shudder.

He glanced back at the closed door and muttered under his breath, "What a fucking lunatic."

Then he walked away quickly.

He knew perfectly well that if this didn't work, Chen Shijin would definitely do something even more outrageous.

Either go all the way and go crazy, or start thinking about your backup plan as soon as possible.

……

After the buy-one-get-one-free promotion, the Chen family sold a little more bras, but the so-called high-end products they wanted to make money from still didn't sell in large quantities.

The backyard of Zhuangyuanlou (状元楼).

Xu Qing and the others are discussing the matter.

Xu Qing spoke up, "Have they almost finished paying off their debts? Let's calculate how much they've lost."

After a moment's thought, Xiao Mingyuan concluded, "Goods worth 20,000 taels, at the current price, have resulted in a loss of at least 11,000 taels."

Xiao Lanzhi smiled slightly, "This guy surnamed Chen is really desperate."

Su Man took out several bras and placed them on the table.

"These are dozens of Chen family bras that they had someone else buy for them, to make it seem like they have the ability to sell them."

Xiao Mingyuan chuckled wickedly.

"If they keep selling like this, they'll go bankrupt in a few months."

Xu Qing waved his hand, touched his handsome nose, and said with a mischievous smile.

"Let me correct you, if they sell like this, they'll go bankrupt in a few months, maybe a month or two."

Xiao Mingyuan asked in surprise, "They're that fast?"

Xu Qing: "I was just saying. They can't possibly be aiming to lose everything on a large scale. Things have come to this point. That's about it. The reason we didn't intervene earlier was to make them lose a lot of money. Now it's time to close the net."

Xiao Mingyuan touched his double chin.

"But we still need an opportunity, a chance to bring them down completely. If it's just about losing money, it'll hurt them, but it won't bankrupt them."

At this moment, Gu Zhiyi spoke up.

"I have a question. If it were only the Xiao family and us, it wouldn't be surprising if the Chen family were against us. But with Miss Su involved, do they really have the guts to do this? This is something that makes us think deeply."

Her words made everyone hesitate.

Xiao Lanzhi said, "Does Sister Gu mean she has someone backing her up?"

Su Man nodded. "That should be true. Otherwise, no matter what Chen Shijin and Chen Chengsong are like, they wouldn't be my enemy. The people behind them are no less powerful than me, and may even be more powerful."

Upon hearing Su Man's words, Xu Qing suddenly understood.

Xu Qing said, "Then there are only two possibilities: one is that he found a backer through his family's connections in the capital, and the other is that he is in Hengyang County."

Su Man was taken aback for a moment, then blinked. "You mean the Prince of Jin's heir?"

Xu Qing nodded: "Very likely."

At this point, everyone suddenly fell silent.

Su Man was puzzled. "Why would the Prince of Jin's heir want to cooperate with him? I have no grudge against him, so why target me?"

Xu Qing smiled slightly: "Perhaps it's not targeting you?"

Su Man was stunned, even more confused. "If Li Jinghuan isn't targeting me, who is he targeting? Is it you?"

Xu Qing thought for a moment, then hesitated to speak.

He paused for a moment before speaking.

"Everything is just speculation right now; the truth will only come out after it's all over."

Su Man nodded. "Okay, you're right. Let's not dwell on that for now. What kind of opportunity is there with the Chen family?"

Xu Qing pointed to the bra on the table.

"After disassembling the goods, we found that he needed them quickly and urgently, so he cut corners in many places."

Xu Qing held the steel bar from the Chen family in one hand, and with the other hand he bent the steel bar from his own family back and forth a few times, then placed the two bars side by side on the table.

Su Man looked down and saw that her own tree branch, which had bent several times, had returned to its original shape.

After the Chen family's stem bent twice, a noticeable crease appeared, with the edge slightly raised.

She looked up at Xu Qing.

"You mean there's something wrong with their steel bars?"

Xu Qing nodded.

"They rushed the production too much, so they didn't use high-strength steel at all; it's just ordinary iron bars, which are far less hard. It might be okay for normal wear, but if you make any sudden movements or accidentally fall, the steel bars could puncture you."

Xiao Lanzhi chimed in from the side.

"If it really pricks someone, that's no small matter."

Xu Qing put the two steel bars away.

"So I'm waiting for the right moment, waiting for them to sell enough of their goods, waiting for someone to verify this for us."

The words had barely left his mouth...

The door to the room was suddenly pushed open from the outside.

A waiter rushed in, panting heavily, his face pale, and leaning on the doorframe as he spoke anxiously.

"Boss, something's happened! There's a commotion in front of the Chen family's shop. Someone stabbed themselves in the chest with a bra they bought in the store, and blood is gushing out. They're still lying on a stretcher."

There was a moment of silence in the room as the group exchanged glances.

Xiao Mingyuan opened his mouth briefly and then closed it again, his gaze fixed on Xu Qing.

"Have you arranged for someone to help?"

Xu Qing shook her head. "It wasn't me. Did you arrange it?"

Xiao Mingyuan waved his hands repeatedly, "I swear to God, if it were my arrangement, I would definitely tell you first."

Su Man picked up her tea and took a sip. "It seems we weren't the ones who did it."

Xu Qing stood up and gathered the things on the table to one side.

"Since even God couldn't stand by and watch, and has presented this opportunity, then let's not be polite and go reap the rewards."

Xiao Mingyuan also stood up and patted his butt, "It's enough for us guys to handle this, ladies, don't show yourselves yet."

No sooner had he finished speaking than another head popped out of the private room.

Li Yan chuckled.

"Fatty Xiao is right. Men should handle these kinds of things. We've already prepared a carriage."

Xiao Mingyuan glanced at him and said, "I didn't realize you were such a busybody. I thought you were as serious as me."

Li Yan rolled her eyes at him, her tone teasing.

"Come on, don't you know whether you're upright or not?"

The two men, one on the left and one on the right, were pointing at each other.

Xiao Mingyuan wanted to say a few more words, but Xu Qing had already pulled the two of them apart.

"Alright, that's enough talk, let's get going."