He rubbed his hands together in embarrassment. "There, there. No need for you to get upset, girl. I didn't stalk you on purpose. I just felt guilty for earning the 10,000 silver taels. Although I am short of money, that doesn't mean I can bully a young girl like you against my conscience, right?"
Chu Liuyue raised an eyebrow. "There simply is no need for you to follow me because of this. To me, that red stone is worth 10,000 silver taels." It was more than worth it; she bought it for a great price!
The old man didn't believe her as he shook his hand. "Hey, you don't have to be so polite, girl. I've seen my share of red stones, around 90,000 to 100,000 of them. However, none of them are worth 10,000 taels. How about this? I give you something else as compensation?"
Chu Liuyue shook her head. "I'm not interested."
The old man looked crestfallen. This girl was a handful.
"What was it that you actually want to ask? You might as well spit it out."
