"Can't do open business? What's that supposed to mean?" Yu Dong who have finished reading the contract that Xiang Bei have drawn couldn't help but ask. What was she going to do with these thirty Mers if not business?
"It means you cannot open your own tavern like this one." said Xiang Bei wincing as she moved her shoulder to sign the contract. "I don't know what Xiao Hua had told you and why you are so adamant about going against me, but I would like it if we give each other way to co-exist together without causing trouble for the other."
Xiang Bei was someone who strived to earn a fortune. She would do anything as long as it brought her a successful business but her courage was timid and she only liked to act arrogantly on her own turf.
But today Yu Dong, this nasty demon not only barged in her turf but she also threatened her right in her very office.
Xiang Bei was smart enough to understand that she could never win against Yu Dong. Even now her shoulder was aching like a boulder was pressed on her right arm.
She was quite certain that if Yu Dong did not pull away her foot on time her shoulder might have been crushed to crumbs! Xiang Bei no longer dared to take Yu Dong or Xiao Hua lightly.
One was worse than the other, simply a monstrous pair! If she knew how dangerous these two would be together, she would have rather made Yu Dong a hermit while the latter was still weak and controllable!
But the matter was a done deal; there was nothing she could do but accept her loss. Thus instead of going against Yu Dong anymore Xiang Bei thought about how to minimise her losses.
"I have a husband to feed and four kids to raise. I will try not to force anyone who doesn't want to sell his body if he isn't into it. So you better stop coming to look for trouble with me Xiao Hua."
Now Xiang Bei no longer wanted to have any conversation with Xiao Hua. It would be better if this devil leaves as soon as possible.
She cannot afford this big Buddha in her small tavern any longer she was afraid that if Xiao Hua stayed even a minute longer, he might make even those Mers who are willing to rebel against her!
Xiao Hua scoffed he knew that the only reason Xiang Bei was being this respectful to him was because he had Yu Dong at his side. This great martial artist who can beat a Momo, the size of a gorilla with a flip of her hand.
If not she would have definitely made trouble for him. He clicked his tongue as he tipped his chin and raised it defiantly. "What about the Neo stock of Mers that you have bought?"
"Of course they will -" upon seeing the glare that Yu Dong has directed in her direction. Xiang Bei choked and immediately changed her words. "It will be up to them Hua Hua. They can choose what they want to do. I will not force them in any way but that's the only thing I can promise you to see if I don't do this the customers would rebel against me and cause trouble for the tavern. Not for me but your mother, at least leave me with a way out. You don't want to see this tavern shut down too right?"
Xiao Hua pursed his lips and nodded. There was nothing more he could do just saving these thirty Mers took a lot of toll on his body. Both physically and mentally. In the future he will just have to work hard in creating a safe haven for all the Mers- where they can stay without a worry.
"All right, can you return the life documents to me now?" without those slavery documents that dictated the life and death of the Mers who have been sold by their family, there was nothing Xiao Hua could do.
Those documents were just as important as this contract in his hands. Xiang Bei's lips twitched, this Xiao Hua was really in a lot of hurry.
Clearly they just signed the contract but he was hurrying her as if she was sitting on those life contracts coiled up like a snake.
Xiang Bei stood up and walked around her chair before opening the drawers in the table behind her before pulling out thirty slave contracts from a thick stack of papers, she placed it in front of Yu Dong who picked there up and checked each contract carefully before passing it to Xiao Hua.
Who carefully took those contracts and caressed them finally he was free!
His heart couldn't help but beat wildly as he turned to look at Yu Dong who savvily took out a pouch from her pant's pocket and placed it on the tabletop. "Twenty taels of gold, you can count them up while.." Motioning to the untied Momo behind Xiang Bei, she added. "Our dear Momo can go and bring these thirty Mers here in the office. And do hurry up. I have wasted enough time as it is, my husbands must be waiting for me."
Yu Dong was no longer worried that Xiang Bei would try something funny. Her strength alone would have taught Xiang Bei a good lesson.
The Momo indeed went straight to Xiao Hua's resting quarters instead of making a detour anywhere else.
The way Yu Dong had thrown her over her shoulder was still fresh in her mind even her back was still hurting. So even after learning that Yu Dong's husbands were resting around somewhere she didn't dare to go and look for them.
Anyway, the contract was already signed what can she do now? So, she simply went to call the Mers who were resting inside Xiao Hua's sleeping quarters and asked them to follow her.
The mers exchanged a glance with each other's all of them looked worried as they followed the Momo to Xiang Bei's office.
The Mers couldn't help but wonder whether or not they were in trouble under Xiao Hua's orders they refused to perform any show but if Xiao Hua got in trouble because of them then what will they do?
The one who was the most worried was Hanjing he nibbled on his bottom lip and clutched his pregnant belly if only he wasn't so useless!