Su Yunmo rolled her eyes.
She wasn't small at all; she had already turned seven after her birthday!
She stretched out her small hand and rubbed her little face, deep in thought.
But speaking of which, it seemed it was time for her to change her teeth.
"Two young ladies, we've found out." The waiter closed the ledger and said apologetically, "The jade bracelet you two ordered is no longer available."
Su Xiayue, chewing candy, widened her eyes: "Wú fú le dìng jīng de!"
Su Yunmo pulled her behind her and translated for her, "We paid a deposit, how could it be out of stock?"
Even if the warehouse didn't have the same item, the one they had chosen back then should have been kept.
The waiter looked very troubled, "Young lady, it's truly gone. This is our oversight, but there's nothing we can do. Just now..."
"Your goods are good, and the quality is acceptable. Wrap them up." Ye Yuanlin emerged from the inner room, holding a jade bracelet.
Two maids followed behind her.
Su Xiayue immediately took the candy out of her mouth and pointed at Ye Yuanlin, "Momo, our jade bracelet."
Su Yunmo narrowed her eyes dangerously, cast a glance at the waiter, and sneered, "You're really good at business, selling goods that were already reserved at a higher price to someone else."
The waiter quickly came out from behind the counter, sweating profusely, "Young lady, please don't say that. We don't want to either, but it's a small business, and we can't afford to offend important people."
As soon as this person arrived, she took a fancy to the jade bracelet. Originally, the shopkeeper said it was reserved and wouldn't sell it, and it was only displayed as a facade.
But this person immediately declared herself a princess and threatened to bring people to smash the shop if they didn't sell it.
They truly had no choice.
Su Yunmo raised an eyebrow.
Forced sale? Interesting.
"Are you sure you want this one? Actually, our shop has many other good items. Would you like to look at something else?" The shopkeeper was still making a last-ditch effort.
Ye Yuanlin frowned displeasantly, "Why are you talking so much nonsense? If I say I want this one, I want this one. If you're afraid the previous buyer will cause trouble, just have her come to my princess's mansion."
She didn't believe anyone in the capital would dare not give her face.
"No need to go to the princess's mansion, we can settle this here." Su Yunmo smiled and curved her lips.
Ye Yuanlin's body stiffened, and turning to see her, she frowned fiercely, "It's you?"
This was truly a case of enemies meeting on a narrow road.
Su Yunmo pointed at the item in the shopkeeper's hand, "That's mine."
Ye Yuanlin let out a cold snort, crossed her arms, "It's mine now. What do you, a little girl, want with such an expensive jade bracelet? You should go back and drink milk from a bottle with that kind of effort."
Tomorrow was the Su family's Old Ancestor's birthday, and this was the gift she had specifically chosen.
She had also figured it out; attacking the General's mansion wouldn't work. These children under Zhou Wanyou were not easy to deal with.
But General Su had always been filial. Although he didn't get along with his father, his relationship with his grandmother was still very good.
As long as she could appease the elder, she was sure this matter would be settled.
Su Yunmo didn't even look at her, walked to the shopkeeper's side, and extended her small hand, "Hand it over."
"This..." The shopkeeper glanced at Ye Yuanlin with a troubled expression.
Su Yunmo: "If I were you, I'd hand it over immediately. Once the item is in my hands, it won't matter to the shop who ultimately gets it."
The shopkeeper quickly placed the jade bracelet into Su Yunmo's hand and retreated a few steps.
This child seemed to be from a prominent family that couldn't be offended. It was better to let them settle this themselves.
Su Yunmo gave the shopkeeper a look of appreciation and turned to leave.
"You stop right there!" Ye Yuanlin stepped forward to chase after her, blocking her path, and gritted her teeth, "I paid for that with my money, give it to me!"
Su Yunmo raised an eyebrow, glanced back at the shopkeeper, and asked, "Did she pay the remaining amount?"
The shopkeeper nodded.
Not only did she pay, but she paid quite a bit.
"That's good. In that case, I'll save on the final payment." Su Yunmo smacked her lips.
Ye Yuanlin's face turned green.
Good heavens, she couldn't even get away with such a cheap trick.
"If you don't hand over the item today, you're not leaving!"
She yelled, and the two maids behind her quickly stepped forward to surround Su Yunmo.
Su Xiayue crunched the candy in her mouth and swallowed it, then stepped forward and hugged Su Yunmo's arm, "Momo, maybe we should just let it go."
Momo hadn't brought anyone with her today, and relying on just the two of them, they couldn't possibly win.
"That's right, a wise person knows when to yield." Ye Yuanlin crossed her arms, her demeanor arrogant.
The previous times she had let Su Yunmo slip away from her because General Su was present.
This time, with no one to protect her, it wouldn't be any harder for her to crush Su Yunmo than to crush an ant.
Seeing that a fight was about to break out, the shopkeeper quickly stepped forward to intervene, "Please calm down, both young ladies. It's really not worth such a commotion over a jade bracelet."
"Get out of my way, you!" Ye Yuanlin glared at him angrily, "After I deal with this girl, I'll immediately bring people to smash this broken place of yours!"
She would not fail to get what she wanted!
Su Yunmo crossed her arms and turned to look at the shopkeeper, "You should have people here too, right? Call them out and have them beat her out."
The shopkeeper and the waiter were stunned.
They did have people, but asking them to beat a princess?
Wouldn't that be courting disaster and annihilation?
"Momo~" Su Xiayue also tugged at the little girl's sleeve with some worry.
"Hahaha..." Ye Yuanlin pointed at her and laughed, her eyes full of mockery, "What do you think you are? In the end, you're just a minister's daughter. How dare you order people to fight me?"
This girl wanted to go head-to-head with her? That was a hundred years too early.
Su Yunmo silently took out a token from her embrace and waved it in front of the shopkeeper, "Not unfamiliar, are you?"
The shopkeeper's body stiffened, his face filled with astonishment.
This was the token of the楼主 (Louzhu -楼主 usually refers to the master/head of an organization, like a sect or guild) of Yuqin Tower!
The楼主 of Yuqin Tower was respected by everyone in the business world of the capital. It was rumored that he also had connections with royalty.
This jade token was never passed around! What was the background of this little ancestor!
Ye Yuanlin's eyes were full of sarcasm, "What useless thing is that? It's just a token, not a royal decree. Guards, slap her several times!"
This girl had been opposing her for more than a day or two. This time, she was determined to teach her a good lesson!
The two maids stepped forward.
The shopkeeper took a deep breath, "Come, escort the Princess out."
He used the word 'escort', but the three burly men who came from the back room were not so gentle.
They held sticks and rushed towards them.
A hint of panic flashed across Ye Yuanlin's face, "What are you doing? I am a princess, aren't you afraid of death!"
Were these people crazy?
The shopkeeper's face was cold, adopting a professional demeanor, "The item the Princess took was already reserved. This has already broken our shop's rules, and now you are causing a disturbance within the store. I have no choice, so please do not blame us, Your Highness."
The burly men immediately raised their sticks and began to strike Ye Yuanlin.