Chapter 750 - 118,000,000

"I truly cannot make that decision, sir," the Shopkeeper said before Old Prince Feng could get angry. "However, you could speak with our Young Boss."

"Young Boss?" Mr. Feng suddenly had an idea and subconsciously glanced at Qin Fuwei.

Qin Fuwei was biting her handkerchief, green with envy over Ye Qianning. But upon hearing the words "Young Boss," her jealousy finally gave way to a different emotion. ’A Young Boss? Does the Immortal Sea Building really have a Young Boss?’

’Who could it be?’

The Shopkeeper followed Old Prince Feng’s gaze, chuckled, and shook his head. He then turned, bowed to Ye Qianning, and said, "Young Boss, the Boss sent a letter stating that all matters concerning the Immortal Sea Building are now yours to command."

Ye Qianning glanced at the letter in his hand and nodded slightly, understanding completely. 𝑓𝑟ℯℴ𝓂

Old Prince Feng’s eyes turned woodenly toward Ye Qianning, his aged face instantly contorting into an ugly expression. ’She’s the Young Boss of the Immortal Sea Building?’

Sun Shiming clicked his tongue. ’This is bad,’ he thought.

’Miss Ye is the Young Boss of the Immortal Sea Building. No wonder she was so confident.’

’This makes things even more difficult!’

Qin Fuwei’s gaze, filled with jealousy, envy, and hatred, fell upon the dark, scrawny girl again. Her own pretty face was twisted beyond recognition by her envy. ’She’s the Young Boss of the Immortal Sea Building? How can that be?’

’Why is she so lucky...’

’Why does she have everything I want?’

Du Yi seemed to sense something and glanced back, his gaze icy.

Qin Fuwei’s fingers viciously twisted and tore at her handkerchief, a venomous glint in her eyes.

Du Yi looked away.

’A person like that can’t be allowed to live.’

"So, Old Prince Feng wants to buy the Immortal Sea Building? Very well," Ye Qianning said with a smile, breaking the silence.

Old Prince Feng gritted his teeth, lowered his gaze, and began to ponder.

Sun Shiming secretly watched the old prince, not daring to utter a single word.

"Name your price," Old Prince Feng said, raising his eyes. His voice was heavy.

"For that, I’ll have to do some calculations," Ye Qianning said lightly. "Shopkeeper, how many Immortal Sea Buildings do we have in total across the four kingdoms?"

"The Immortal Sea Building doesn’t have a presence in Beili. Between Xi Yan, East Shu, and Nanyuan, I believe there are a total of two hundred thirty-six branches. Each of those restaurants is much larger than the one here in Dayu City. Based on current prices, a conservative estimate would put a single restaurant at no less than five hundred thousand taels," the Shopkeeper said, giving a rough figure.

"Old Prince Feng is a royal, after all. We should show him some respect since he’s making an acquisition. So, let’s calculate it at five hundred thousand taels per branch. What’s the total for two hundred thirty-six branches?"

The Shopkeeper did the math. "Five hundred thousand per branch, for two hundred thirty-six branches... that comes to... one hundred eighteen million taels."

"One hundred eighteen million taels." Ye Qianning nodded and looked at the stunned old prince. "Out of respect for you, Your Highness, I’ll round it down for you. Let’s just call it one hundred fifteen million taels."

Ye Qianning’s voice wasn’t loud; it was light and gentle, yet it struck everyone’s ears like the toll of a great bell, shaking them to their core.

’One hundred eighteen million?’

’My god, the Immortal Sea Building is actually worth that much money.’

’Gu Shuo truly is the richest merchant in the world.’

Sun Shiming’s eyes went wide. He was so shocked by the number that his jaw hung open. ’Who on earth could have that much money?’

Old Prince Feng was stunned speechless for a long time. In his entire life, he had never even heard of such a sum. One hundred eighteen million?

’You couldn’t get that much even if you emptied the national treasury.’

The crowd on the first floor, who had been hiding off to the side to watch the drama unfold, all wondered if they had misheard. ’The Immortal Sea Building is that valuable—’

’One hundred eighteen million... an ordinary person couldn’t earn that in eight hundred lifetimes.’

’Boss Gu is just too wealthy.’

Luo Feng and Du Yi were also stunned to hear the number. ’Is Boss Gu really that incredible?’

Sang Zhi had no interest in money. His red eyes remained fixed on Ye Qianning. Only by watching her could he feel that she had well and truly returned.