“Do you have a list, I could help you gather some of it” offered Sui-er's dad
“Greeting uncle Qin and thank you for the offer” I bowed to him
“Hello Shin-er, please come inside first” invited uncle Qin
Their house was gorgeous, uncle Qin was maybe wealthier than the city lord. There were snacks and tea waiting for us. I was feeling awkward as I was planning to go shopping directly and I did not bring a gift. Not that I would know what to gift in the first place.
“Shin-er, I know you want to shop but right now all stores are overcrowded by people getting ready for winter. It is really not a good time for both of you to go out” said uncle Qin. Mmm, I should have expected that. I did not tell aunt Yan that I was leaving or she might have stopped me.
“Lucky for you, you can shop from here!” said Sui-er
“Yes, if you tell me what you want and quantities I would do my best to get them for you. I have goods in other cities that I was planning to ship here” said uncle Qin
“Don’t those cities also need to prepare for winter?” all surrounding cities could be affected so uncle Huai sent a message to all of them including a copy of my findings to check their records and see if it applied to them. Whatever they believed it not was their problem
“My other stores are in cities much further than this one. They will not be affected. I have a team that does delivery and the next shipment is in a few weeks” Comforted uncle Qin
“Here is the list then. I hope it is not too much work for you. I do plan to pay full price for everything” I said
“Hahaha, didn’t Sui-er tell you? You, who received the achievement award, have a 20% discount on all my stores in this city. Here is the token for that. Do not lose it, it has your name on it”
“You did not have to do that” I am feeling somehow guilty
“This is a good way to advertise. I can say that you use our stores for your purchases. You are still famous Mr alchemy AND array prodigy” said uncle Qin with a teasing voice
“I only know how to make one pill and one array” I mumbled
“Well if you feel guilty, you could tutor Sui-er once you have time” suggested uncle Qin. What a cunning dad...
I smiled and agreed. Sui-er would definitely curse me after my first round of tutoring though.
I gave my list to uncle Qin and he reviewed it with me. My list was not really difficult at normal times but with the current shortage I was planning to buy a bit of everything a few times until I reached my goal. Uncle Qin reassured me, He had everything in stock for cultivation material and will have the rest such as food and coal after the next delivery. We enjoyed the snack and chatted a bit until the first goods were ready. Uncle Qin made me inspect them with a “Never believe businessman, always verify what you are paying for”
I checked carefully under his watch until he was satisfied. There were alchemy and array materials, books, spiritual water low grade, spiritual teas of many types of spiritual beast meat, some high grade coal, fur coats of different sizes and talismans - defense and sound - all that costed me 40 medium grade spiritual stones after discount (alchemy furnace was so expensive)
Uncle Qin was surprised that I paid right after purchase. He must have thought that the city lord would have paid later on.
Now that we could not go out, I went to play with Sui-er in his room. We went there and he showed me his collection of toys from around the continent. There were really interesting ones even with my adult mind. We played until lunch time and I politely declined joining them as aunt Yan's servant came to call me back, Li Yao was with her.
I was scolded for leaving the residence without telling aunt Yan. She was busy when I requested a carriage so no one told her that I left shopping. She was happy that uncle Qin stopped us from going out and send her a message - This is parents ganging up on us -
Lunch this time was at aunt Yan’s. Before eating, she sent everyone out and asked me to use the analyzer. The food was normal, no poison or drugs. “Aunt Yan, you suspect poison?” I asked in a low voice while we were still alone
“I set up a sound barrier, you can talk louder if you want… and yes, I could not conceive for a long time but all healers said that your uncle and I are healthy. I just wanted to check with your tool. Your mother was known to have some really good magical artifacts” Ah, this was why that toxic family tested me over and over again to steal my stuff
“Today’s lunch is good but maybe we should check dinner? If there is poison, uncle Huai could be the main victim. Where does he eat when he is not at home?” I asked
“If he is not home, he would skip meals” replied aunt Yan. He too suspects poisoning
“I have read a lot of books and I think one of them said that food is not the only way cultivators can be poisoned or drugged. I could analyze your incense, what you use everyday, even jewelry and do the same for uncle Huai” I offered. They were being poisoned but it is good that I don’t have to hide my investigation on that. Aunt Yan hesitated a bit before agreeing
In the middle of the meal I remembered something
“Aunt Yan, do you have by any chance a gift or someone working with you who has ties with the Liu family?” That was the first link I wanted to investigate two weeks back
“Why is that?” asked aunt Yan
“Well my former first aunt was part of the Liu family. I heard that her brother, I don’t know his name, liked power and wanted an official position at the city council. I heard him once talking about it when I was 8. I know it is far-fetched but if he is like my aunt he could be power hungry enough to covet uncle Huai’s position. This would even help her and Yu JinLi come back to the city”
This was really far-fetched but worth the try. I truly heard him say that to my former dear aunt when I was younger. Mister Liu's tone was ominous and I got scared at that time so I instinctively avoided him whenever he came to visit his sister later on. In my first life, after the poisoning events and his rise of power, I had a faint suspicion that he was the culprit. At that time I had other issues and was too powerless to think about justice and such.
“Do you have a list, I could help you gather some of it” offered Sui-er's dad
“Greeting uncle Qin and thank you for the offer” I bowed to him
“Hello Shin-er, please come inside first” invited uncle Qin
Their house was gorgeous, uncle Qin was maybe wealthier than the city lord. There were snacks and tea waiting for us. I was feeling awkward as I was planning to go shopping directly and I did not bring a gift. Not that I would know what to gift in the first place.
“Shin-er, I know you want to shop but right now all stores are overcrowded by people getting ready for winter. It is really not a good time for both of you to go out” said uncle Qin. Mmm, I should have expected that. I did not tell aunt Yan that I was leaving or she might have stopped me.
“Lucky for you, you can shop from here!” said Sui-er
“Yes, if you tell me what you want and quantities I would do my best to get them for you. I have goods in other cities that I was planning to ship here” said uncle Qin
“Don’t those cities also need to prepare for winter?” all surrounding cities could be affected so uncle Huai sent a message to all of them including a copy of my findings to check their records and see if it applied to them. Whatever they believed it not was their problem
“My other stores are in cities much further than this one. They will not be affected. I have a team that does delivery and the next shipment is in a few weeks” Comforted uncle Qin
“Here is the list then. I hope it is not too much work for you. I do plan to pay full price for everything” I said
“Hahaha, didn’t Sui-er tell you? You, who received the achievement award, have a 20% discount on all my stores in this city. Here is the token for that. Do not lose it, it has your name on it”
“You did not have to do that” I am feeling somehow guilty
“This is a good way to advertise. I can say that you use our stores for your purchases. You are still famous Mr alchemy AND array prodigy” said uncle Qin with a teasing voice
“I only know how to make one pill and one array” I mumbled
“Well if you feel guilty, you could tutor Sui-er once you have time” suggested uncle Qin. What a cunning dad...
I smiled and agreed. Sui-er would definitely curse me after my first round of tutoring though.
I gave my list to uncle Qin and he reviewed it with me. My list was not really difficult at normal times but with the current shortage I was planning to buy a bit of everything a few times until I reached my goal. Uncle Qin reassured me, He had everything in stock for cultivation material and will have the rest such as food and coal after the next delivery. We enjoyed the snack and chatted a bit until the first goods were ready. Uncle Qin made me inspect them with a “Never believe businessman, always verify what you are paying for”
I checked carefully under his watch until he was satisfied. There were alchemy and array materials, books, spiritual water low grade, spiritual teas of many types of spiritual beast meat, some high grade coal, fur coats of different sizes and talismans - defense and sound - all that costed me 40 medium grade spiritual stones after discount (alchemy furnace was so expensive)
Uncle Qin was surprised that I paid right after purchase. He must have thought that the city lord would have paid later on.
Now that we could not go out, I went to play with Sui-er in his room. We went there and he showed me his collection of toys from around the continent. There were really interesting ones even with my adult mind. We played until lunch time and I politely declined joining them as aunt Yan's servant came to call me back, Li Yao was with her.
I was scolded for leaving the residence without telling aunt Yan. She was busy when I requested a carriage so no one told her that I left shopping. She was happy that uncle Qin stopped us from going out and send her a message - This is parents ganging up on us -
Lunch this time was at aunt Yan’s. Before eating, she sent everyone out and asked me to use the analyzer. The food was normal, no poison or drugs. “Aunt Yan, you suspect poison?” I asked in a low voice while we were still alone
“I set up a sound barrier, you can talk louder if you want… and yes, I could not conceive for a long time but all healers said that your uncle and I are healthy. I just wanted to check with your tool. Your mother was known to have some really good magical artifacts” Ah, this was why that toxic family tested me over and over again to steal my stuff
“Today’s lunch is good but maybe we should check dinner? If there is poison, uncle Huai could be the main victim. Where does he eat when he is not at home?” I asked
“If he is not home, he would skip meals” replied aunt Yan. He too suspects poisoning
“I have read a lot of books and I think one of them said that food is not the only way cultivators can be poisoned or drugged. I could analyze your incense, what you use everyday, even jewelry and do the same for uncle Huai” I offered. They were being poisoned but it is good that I don’t have to hide my investigation on that. Aunt Yan hesitated a bit before agreeing
In the middle of the meal I remembered something
“Aunt Yan, do you have by any chance a gift or someone working with you who has ties with the Liu family?” That was the first link I wanted to investigate two weeks back
“Why is that?” asked aunt Yan
“Well my former first aunt was part of the Liu family. I heard that her brother, I don’t know his name, liked power and wanted an official position at the city council. I heard him once talking about it when I was 8. I know it is far-fetched but if he is like my aunt he could be power hungry enough to covet uncle Huai’s position. This would even help her and Yu JinLi come back to the city”
This was really far-fetched but worth the try. I truly heard him say that to my former dear aunt when I was younger. Mister Liu's tone was ominous and I got scared at that time so I instinctively avoided him whenever he came to visit his sister later on. In my first life, after the poisoning events and his rise of power, I had a faint suspicion that he was the culprit. At that time I had other issues and was too powerless to think about justice and such.
