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"Wang Liyao, we had an agreement, thirty percent of all business revenue!"
It took the Heng Commandery Prince more than ten breaths to snap out of his shock before he leaped three feet in anger. Where was the etiquette and demeanor of a Commandery Prince now, his usual calm and collected posture? He seemed more like a petty haggler from the marketplace.
Pointing at Wang Liyao, he roared, "Do you not know, 'A promise from a gentleman is worth a thousand in gold'?"
A person, only after being impoverished, would become more concerned about profits, and the Commandery Prince was no exception.
"Firstly, I am but a humble maiden. Have you not heard that young maidens are hard to raise, Your Highness? Secondly, Wang An Nan is my grandson, and it's somewhat hard for me to bear the thought of beating him." Wang Liyao spoke calmly and unwaveringly, "Just raise it to fifty percent, and I shall reluctantly harden my heart for this."
