I insist

Chapter 227: Let's Make Friends

Song Miqiu had been waiting for Vice Minister Zhou to say this.

Her eyes crinkled into crescents as she laughed and announced, "Okay! Ten thousand it is!"

"One hundred thousand?!" Minister Zhou was startled by the amount. Looking at Song Miqiu's triumphant expression, he felt a little flustered. Minister Zhou smiled and rubbed his hands together, saying, "How about you reduce it a bit? You see, we'll be seeing each other all the time in the palace..."

Vice Minister Zhou gritted his teeth inwardly. He hadn't expected Song Miqiu to be so outrageous!

How dare she even think of asking for 100,000 taels of silver!

This is almost enough to cause him to bleed profusely!

Song Miqiu held up one finger to Minister Zhou. Just when the other thought Song Miqiu would lower the amount for him, Song Miqiu's index finger started wagging.

He stared at the other party in astonishment. Song Miqiu smiled at Minister Zhou and said, "No, not a penny less. I'll give you three days to give you 100,000 taels of silver."

Song Miqiu paused for a moment, then said, "I understand that you certainly can't come up with 100,000 taels of silver right now."

“That’s right, it would be too much to not reduce it for me…” Vice Minister Zhou’s low spirits instantly lifted, and a smile returned to his face. But when he heard what Song Miqiu said, his smile froze again.

"If you don't have enough money, you can use antiques as a substitute."

Minister Zhou gritted his teeth, glaring angrily at Song Miqiu. He never expected Song Miqiu to be so vicious! She needed to gather 100,000 taels of silver in three days—why didn't she just rob someone?!

Fortunately, I had saved some money beforehand, and with all the odds and ends combined, plus some antiques, I figured that would be enough.

The very next day, Song Miqiu received a letter from Vice Minister Zhou.

Looking at the contents of the letter, Song Miqiu covered her mouth in surprise. She hadn't expected the other party to be so quick, raising the amount of 100,000 in just one day.

"Oh dear, did I say too little?"

Thinking of this, Song Miqiu lowered her head in annoyance; she should have said more.

When Song Miqiu arrived at the destination mentioned in the letter, she saw a person with a mask on standing in front of a carriage. Song Miqiu narrowed her eyes slightly and immediately recognized the person as Vice Minister Zhou.

The thought that there was 100,000 taels of silver, or perhaps some silver and antiques, in that carriage made Song Miqiu's eyes light up instantly.

She strode over, stood in front of the other person, and coughed lightly.

The other person blinked, their gaze falling on Song Miqiu's face. Recalling their previous experience, Vice Minister Zhou glared at Song Miqiu, indicating that the gold in the carriage belonged to her.

However, Vice Minister Zhou can borrow Lin Wanyao's carriage for now, since the amount involved is too large, and he would certainly be heartbroken if it were stolen.

After Song Miqiu returned home with those items, the first thing she did was put the antiques into her spatial storage, while at the same time she was thinking about what to do with the silver.

the other side.

It was late at night, and Vice Minister Zhou lay in bed with his eyes closed, his mind filled with thoughts of Song Miqiu, his own silver and antiques.

He had been saving those things up for almost a year, and now Song Miqiu had taken them all away. He was filled with hatred.

He felt that Song Miqiu was a ticking time bomb. If he didn't provoke him, he would be fine, but if he did, he would be in deep trouble and unable to escape!

Minister Zhou tossed and turned several times, unable to fall asleep, which woke up his wife, Madam Zhou. She opened her eyes groggily, turned over, and placed her hand on Minister Zhou's chest, asking in a hoarse voice, "Master, what's wrong?"

Minister Zhou turned his head and saw Madam Zhou staring at him with a puzzled look. Her dazed eyes gradually became more unfocused. He remained silent for a moment, and finally told Madam Zhou everything that was on his mind.

"That's 100,000!" Minister Zhou felt deeply pained. If he could go back in time, he would never provoke Song Miqiu. He would just do his job timidly.

This move has completely cost him his life!

Madam Zhou was fully awake. She propped herself up on the bed with one hand, raised her head, and let her smooth black hair fall onto her fragrant shoulder.

She looked up at Minister Zhou, gently patted his shoulder, and whispered, "I have a way to help you get revenge!"

"Really?" Minister Zhou was so angry that he couldn't sleep. He looked at Madam Zhou suspiciously for a long time, then finally waved his hand and lay back down on the bed. "You'd better not come up with any ideas. If you end up losing all your money, my Zhou family will really lose face."

The thought of someone coming to him and mocking him if they knew about this incident was unbearable for Minister Zhou.

"Master!" Madam Zhou glared at him reproachfully, poking Zhou Shilang's chest with her index finger, and said in a half-coquettish tone, "Don't you know what my abilities are?"

“I naturally have ways to deal with someone like her. Why didn’t you call me when you wanted to deal with her?”

Speaking of this matter, Vice Minister Zhou felt somewhat agitated. He sighed heavily and said helplessly, "I hadn't even done anything yet, and the other party had already thrown the evidence in my face. Madam, you know that if this evidence really gets out, we're finished."

Upon hearing this, Madam Zhou frowned, unsure how to respond to what Vice Minister Zhou had said.

Seeing that Madam Zhou was determined to help him take revenge, Vice Minister Zhou hesitated for a moment, but finally told Madam Zhou to be careful and not to provoke Song Miqiu.

The next day.

Madam Zhou had already inquired about the stalls that Qiu Tianlei and Tian Yumei frequented. She gave her maid a look, smiled, and walked over.

"You must be working hard selling like this every day, right?"

Qiu Tianlei and Tian Yumei exchanged a glance. Tian Yumei smiled and said, "It's alright, it's just a little tiring when there are more people, but we're happy that we can support our families!"

Madam Zhou watched what they were doing, a hint of disdain flashing in her eyes, but her face was beaming with a bright smile. "I think we hit it off immediately, and I'd like to make friends with you. I just don't know if you'll agree."

Tian Yumei noticed that Madam Zhou was looking at her, and she glanced at Qiu Tianlei with some surprise.

The fabric of Madam Zhou's clothes and the jewelry on her head were enough to show that she was either rich or noble. Tian Yumei immediately thought of what Song Miqiu had experienced before. She chuckled and waved her hand, "There is a big gap between us. It would be quite abnormal for us to be friends."

"Why is it not normal? I'm thinking of starting my own business so I can have some confidence in front of the master, but I just don't know what to do. I heard that you have a lot of foot traffic here, so I came here specifically to make friends with you."