A life of two souls traveling through time

Chapter 245 Framing the blame

"An Yun, get me the account books for the dyeing workshop for the past two months."

In the study, Li Yunye couldn't help but frown as he looked at the account book in his hand. After quickly flipping through a few pages, he looked up and said to An Yun who was sitting under the window doing nothing.

Upon hearing this, An Yun hurriedly got up and rummaged through the wooden cabinet beside him, and soon found the account book that Li Yunye wanted.

"Young Master, what's wrong?" An Yun put the account book in front of Li Yunye and asked curiously.

Li Yunye did not respond to An Yun. He just took the account book and opened it. After comparing the two account books, he suddenly said to himself, "There is a big difference."

Seeing that the young master seemed not to have heard what he said, An Yun also knew that his mind was on the account book, so he did not dare to disturb him any further. He turned around and quietly refilled the young master's cup of hot tea.

"An Yun, ask An Ge to call Manager Liu from the dyeing workshop." Li Yunye still frowned and continued to give instructions to An Yun.

"Yes, sir." Seeing the young master's solemn expression and now he was about to meet the manager of the dyeing workshop, he guessed that there was a problem with the account book and hurried out of the study.

After an incense stick of time, Manager Liu nervously followed Ange into the study. Seeing the solemn look on the young master's face, he became even more nervous.

After he was nearly fired last time, Manager Liu never dared to underestimate Li Yunye again, and he behaved well when he returned to the dyeing workshop. When he heard that the young master wanted to see him today, he didn't think much about it, but when he saw the young master holding the account book seriously, he couldn't help but feel a little nervous. Could there be something wrong with the account of the dyeing workshop?

"Sir, Manager Liu is here." Ange bowed to Li Yunye as he entered the study.

"Sir..." Manager Liu stepped forward cautiously and bowed to Li Yunye, but was interrupted by him as soon as he opened his mouth:

"Manager Liu, why did the damage reports from the dyeing workshop increase so much last month?"

"Young master, when the master was alive, there was a batch of defective inventory left in the shop for half a year. The master also instructed that they should be reported as damaged and destroyed at the end of the year. I thought you knew about this." Upon hearing this, Manager Liu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"But the losses reported for about ten days last month were higher than those of the previous two months. Was this batch of inventory destroyed in batches?" Li Yunye continued to ask suspiciously.

"It was indeed destroyed in several batches. Also, last month a worker mixed the dye incorrectly, causing damage to the cloth, but fortunately the amount was not too much." Manager Liu nodded and continued respectfully.

"Master, Master, something bad has happened in the shop on West Street!" Li Yunye was relieved after hearing this. When he was about to speak again, someone outside suddenly shouted, and then a shop assistant ran in anxiously and reported to Li Yunye:

"Sir, there are customers causing trouble in the shop on West Street. I'm afraid that Shopkeeper Yuan can't stop them."

"Why is the guest making trouble?" The faces of the people in the study changed when they heard this. Li Yunye asked as he stood up and walked out of the room.

"The customer broke into the store with a piece of cloth, saying that our Jiangnan Mingli's cloth was inferior and was being sold as high-quality cloth, and that our store was bullying its customers..." the clerk followed behind Li Yunye and replied.

By the time Li Yunye and his companions arrived at West Street, many people had gathered outside the cloth shop of the famous Jiangnan Li family to watch the fun, and there were bursts of curses coming from inside the shop:

"Jiangnan Mingli is a century-old shop with a good reputation in Qile City. Who would have thought that it would be ruined in the hands of this Mr. Li! Humph, that's right. A playboy who only knows how to hang out in brothels and theaters all day long doesn't have a good reputation. It's really a waste for Jiangnan Mingli to fall into his hands..."

"Madam, since it's a matter of cloth, let's just talk about it. Why bother to ramble on and slander my young master? Besides, it's still debatable whether this piece of cloth of yours is from our famous Li in Jiangnan!" Before the woman in the shop could finish her scolding, even the usually good-tempered shopkeeper Yuan couldn't help but raise his voice to interrupt her.

"Bah, you shameless old thing, what do you mean this cloth isn't from your Jiangnan famous Li? I just bought it here ten days ago, what? Jiangnan famous Li turned his face and refused to acknowledge customers? And you even slandered your son? Your son is unruly, why does he need others to slander him?"

As soon as the woman inside finished cursing, the crowd watching outside burst into laughter.

Li Yunye was ashamed outside the crowd. If it were in the past, he would have slipped away long ago. But now he was the head of the famous Li family in Jiangnan. He no longer had a father to back him up. His brother Mu Liang was not around at the moment, and he could not really rely on his brother Mu Liang for everything. Since he had taken up this burden, he had to face it head-on.

"Madam, as the saying goes, a prodigal son who returns is worth more than gold. In the past, Yunye was young and ignorant, and he did do some ridiculous things. I hope madam can forgive him. But that was all Yunye's past. How can you be compared with the famous Li from Jiangnan today?" Li Yunye, along with Ange and others, squeezed into the crowd and hurried into the cloth shop. When he saw the middle-aged woman in the shop who was making threats towards Manager Yuan, he felt scared, but after hesitating for a moment, he greeted her with a smile.

Don't hit a smiling person. This is what his brother Mu Liang taught him. If you want to do business, you must first learn to smile.

When the onlookers saw Li Yunye appear, they all looked like they were enjoying a good show, and remained indifferent even when the waiters tried to persuade them to leave.

"Young Master..." Shopkeeper Yuan felt like he had seen a savior when he saw the Young Master. He always had a good temper and was usually kind to even the most difficult customers. But today he met an unreasonable and stubborn shrew who actually brought out his anger.

"Oh, who was it? Isn't this the romantic and unrestrained Mr. Li?" The middle-aged woman's eyes lit up when she first saw Li Yunye. This handsome, gentle and polite appearance was very different from the impression she had of a scoundrel. But soon she narrowed her eyes and laughed sarcastically.

Li Yunye smiled but said nothing. He secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the woman stopped pestering him. He then winked at Manager Liu behind him. Manager Liu reacted immediately and took the cloth from Manager Yuan's hand to examine it.

"I bought this piece of cloth from your shop ten days ago. If you don't believe me, you can ask the clerk. He wrapped it for me personally." Seeing this, the woman showed impatience on her face and shouted, pointing at a young clerk in front of the counter.

"Sir, this lady has indeed been here before and bought cloth, but I can't quite remember whether she bought the same piece of cloth as the one in front of you." The clerk immediately replied truthfully to Li Yunye. After all, there were many customers coming into the shop on West Street every day, and it was good enough that he could still remember this lady after such a long time.

"Hmph, do you forget about it or are you just pretending to be stupid?" The woman snorted coldly.

"Sir, the pattern and color of this cloth are indeed very similar to ours, but it is only similar. The dyeing temperature of this cloth is not as good as that of the famous Li from Jiangnan..." At this time, Manager Liu on the side replied to Li Yunye after carefully checking the cloth.

"I never thought that all of you, the famous Li family in Jiangnan, are so shameless that you even team up to bully guests!" But before Manager Liu could finish his words, the woman pointed at Li Yunye's nose and started cursing in anger.

An Yun stood in front of Li Yunye in time, and was suddenly sprayed with spit in the face by the old woman. Li Yunye couldn't bear to look at it. He felt sorry for An Yun but was secretly glad that An Yun blocked this unexpected disaster for him.

At Li's Cloth Shop, a famous shop in Jiangnan on West Street, the situation escalated as the troublemaker woman continued to persist. The shop was in chaos and more and more people came to watch the fun outside.

Manager Liu has been running the dyeing workshop all year round, so Li Yunye naturally believed in his judgment and repeatedly emphasized that the cloth was not from the famous Li from Jiangnan. After hearing this, the woman started to rush towards Li Yunye with her teeth bared, but fortunately An Yun subdued her directly.

The woman saw that she could not get any good results in the shop alone, so she opened her mouth and bit An Yun who was blocking her. An Yun was so scared that he quickly dodged. He took the opportunity to rush out of the shop and cried out to the onlookers:

"The famous Li's store in Jiangnan bullies its customers, selling inferior goods as good ones and refusing to admit it. In the end, it even beats me up when I come to ask for an explanation. Where is justice?" The miserable cries echoed over West Street, and those who didn't know the truth thought that a great injustice had occurred.

"Oh, why is this famous Jiangnan Li so arrogant now?"

"I think this cloth clearly belongs to the famous Li from Jiangnan, they just don't acknowledge it."

"You're still selling inferior goods as good ones? It seems that the reputation of Jiangnan's famous Li Bai Nian is really going to be ruined by this Mr. Li!

"This young master of the Li family looks like a decent person now, not as gloomy as before, but I didn't expect that he is actually a profiteer!"

"Young master, when doing business, you must be harmonious and make money. Since we are in the right, this matter should be handed over to the government for handling." Li Yunye was young and hot-headed, and he was quickly annoyed by this unreasonable woman and the onlookers outside who believed everything they heard. When he was about to go out to argue with her, he was stopped by Ange.

"Yes, sir, harmony brings wealth, harmony brings wealth." Manager Yuan also hurried forward to persuade him, regretting in his heart that he had not controlled his emotions just now.

After being persuaded by the two, Li Yunye finally calmed down. Yes, he was the head of the Jiangnan Famous Li family. His every word and action at this moment represented the Jiangnan Famous Li family. How could he quarrel with others in the street? Even if he won the argument, it would be an undignified way to win.

So when Ange ordered the clerk to report to the police, Li Yunye forced a smile on his face, came to the crying woman outside the store, still put on a gentle and polite look, and said with a smile: "Madam, Manager Liu has been an old man in our Jiangnan Mingli Dyeing Shop for many years. He will definitely not be wrong about whether this cloth is from Jiangnan Mingli. If you don't believe it, we can go to the government office and ask the prefect to preside over justice."

The woman was pretending to wipe her tears in front of others. When she heard that they were going to the government office, her hand holding the handkerchief froze. Then she pretended to be calm and shouted, "Go if you want to. I shouldn't show you any mercy today. I should have reported it to the authorities long ago!"

Li Yunye's mouth froze. This woman wasn't afraid? Didn't she know that she was framing the famous Li from Jiangnan?