Chapter 48 - Business Dealing (1/2)

”Aren't you being reckless? You spent 5 Krislas without batting an eye and did not get anything in return at all! What were you thinking?” Ivan scolded Kim Su Won as they came out of the shop, leaving behind a matron that was still thanking this party that had appeared out of nowhere.

”What are you talking about elder brother? I did not lose my money, I invested it. I will be reaping the rewards in about half a year's time,” Kim Su Won smiled, she was in a good mood.

”But you do not have anything to show for it! What if you go a week later and she refuses to acknowledge that you ever gave her the money or that agreement? Do you not know how greedy these people can get?” Ivan's voice was raising by the minute.

He had not thought that this girl would be so naïve. He should have known what uncle Isaac meant by her not knowing the real world. He should have stopped her! It would have been better just to buy the whole shop in those five Krislas. She probably would have saved the money there. Alex had the same questions.

Kim Su Won smirked. This fool, he had no idea how common man worked. She raised her hand and waved her index finger towards Ivan.

”Elder brother, you are needlessly accusing the common folks. They work hard in their lives and want to earn honest living. Do you know why the lady was so grateful to me?” she tilted her head, glancing towards all three people in the party. No one could reply to her.

”It was not because she would be earning more or she suddenly got so much money. It was because I gave her an avenue to live stress free. Once she is able to get rid of those counterfeit designs, her life would become much smoother. And that's my bargaining chip. She would not be refusing me at all. She just needs time to get the agreement verified,” she spoke confidently.

The three people were completely dumbfounded. This kid had thought that far enough? And she was so convinced that the matron was not going to refuse her offer!

”Are you going to do the same at other stores you chose?” Ivan asked, finally calming down and realizing that there was solid reasoning for this girl to do what she was doing.

”Huh? Not really. This was a place with easy target. What could I do in a bakery? I have no knowledge about baking after all,” Kim Su Won shrugged. She had just come out for fun and check where she could put her money in.

Furthermore, not all the shops would be in this part of town anyway. There was no use of a weapon shop bring here in the first place. She would need to travel to wealthier areas too.

After her successful dealing here, she decided to stroll around and see how people were living here. There were kids running around on the roads, without a care in the world. There were a lot of people walking or on bicycles and horse carriages were a rare sight.

There were fruits and vegetables markets on both sides of wider streets. In general, people were happy. But the state of the infrastructure was just not that great.

”You thief,” suddenly she heard a loud voice in front of her and saw three kids running towards her. They had big oranges in their hands and a man was running behind them with a baton.

”Those kids stole my fruits. Please someone, catch them,” the man was rather old so could not catch up to them. So he shouted for help. Actually, he was looking straight towards her and her party.

Kim Su Won signaled to Alex and he caught two kids while Anna stopped the only girl in the group.

”L-Let us go!” the kids struggled in the strong arms of Alex but in vain.

”T-Thank you young lady for catching them. These impudent kids have been a nuisance in the market for quite a while now. They are so fast on their feet though. We can punish them now,” the man looked around for help but other vendors just did not bother coming forward.

”Aigoo… these poor kids do not have an adult to look after them. So what if they took a few oranges? Young miss, it's okay. We do not mind them taking a few of our fruits and vegetables. Not like we sell all our stock anyway. Only this old man cares about it,” an old lady with a hunched back spoke loudly and every other person nodded.

”B-But…,” the man felt embarrassed about being stubborn and no one taking his side in front of these wealthy looking people. It made him feel small. If these nobles were to scold him further, he would feel completely humiliated.

Kim Su Won swept a glance towards the whole crowd and then looked at the old man. The old man had hung his head in shame.

The kid took out a Krisla from her bag and handed it over to the man.

”I am sorry sir. Thank you for chasing these kids. Here is a compensation for all that these kids have stolen from you.”