Seeing his underling run back so quickly, the skinny man couldn't help but freeze for a moment.
"You sold those five books so fast? It seems I still underestimated Fang Qiu's influence. What a pity, if I had known earlier, I would have bought a few dozen more..."
"I... I didn't sell them..."
The fatty shook his head, his expression unsightly, and told his boss what had just happened.
After listening, the skinny man's face also turned somewhat grim.
"Big Brother, what should we do now?" the fatty asked.
"We can only retreat. That woman is not easy to deal with. Last time, a member of our Treasure Hoarders had his sentence increased by a full year just for stealing one hundred Mora because of her... He still hasn't come out yet..."
The skinny man gritted his teeth and said, "Count yourself sharp this time. Otherwise, you'd be in big trouble. The wind is tight, let's skedaddle, lest that woman brings the Millelith over to chase us."
"Then, Boss, what about these books? Once the time passes, these books won't be sellable," the fatty said hesitantly.
"What else can we do? We can only admit bad luck. We'll just sell them cheap later to stop the losses; it's better than getting caught."
After the two finished speaking, they carried the two sacks of books and fled all the way.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Looking in the direction the fatty had fled, Yanfei stood frozen in place for a good long while, holding the paper bag filled with books.
"What's the situation? Wasn't he here to resell books at a high price? Why did he give me the books halfway through selling?"
After being stunned for a moment, she reacted. That fatty just now must have recognized her identity as a legal expert and was afraid she would call the Millelith to arrest him...
Thinking of this, Yanfei instantly felt somewhat torn between laughing and crying.
"Does this person not know that although his speculative behavior is not very ethical, just reselling a few books at a high price doesn't count as breaking the law?"
After sighing helplessly, Yanfei cast her gaze toward the books the fatty had stuffed into her hands.
"Your Name? What a strange book title. Is this book really that amazing? That guy actually raised the price to one hundred Mora."
Yanfei raised her eyebrows and muttered to herself.
Although it was for some very strange reasons, since that fatty had given the books to her, she naturally wouldn't chase after him all the way just to return the books.
Moreover, perhaps seeing her chase after him would scare that fatty out of his wits, and he might end up giving her all the remaining books.
That would be quite troublesome to deal with.
"Let's just consider these five books as payment for me giving him a law popularization lesson with a practical case study."
Since she was idle anyway, why not take a look at this book?
Work and rest must be balanced; resting is for the sake of working better.
Thus, while queuing, she flipped open the copy of Your Name in her hand.
"The writing style is fluid and concise, with appropriate detail and brevity. It doesn't blindly pile up adjectives but uses the most precise vocabulary to construct sentences that depict a sense of imagery. The emotional immersion is also excellent. It's written quite well; no wonder that speculator bought this book to sell."
Yanfei commented to herself as she read.
At the same time, she was slowly moving forward step by step with the queue.
After reading for a while, she rubbed her slightly sore eyes. Just as she planned to relax a bit before continuing to read, she saw two youths walking over side by side.
One of the youths had blue-and-white hair and wore a white exorcist robe with a hood, with tight-fitting clothes underneath the robe.
The other youth had bobbed hair and looked slightly effeminate; at first glance, it was somewhat hard to distinguish their gender.
But Yanfei knew them.
The latter was named Xingqiu, the Second Young Master of the Feiyun Commerce Guild.
The Feiyun Commerce Guild was, after all, a famous commerce guild in Liyue Harbor and was her major client. Although their family always acted cautiously, and she usually discussed matters with the head of the Feiyun Commerce Guild, she had also happened to meet the Second Young Master, Xingqiu, before.
She hadn't expected that Xingqiu could actually keep up with her speed of thought. He was articulate yet measured; it could be said he was quite simple.
And the one beside Xingqiu was this Feiyun Commerce Guild Second Young Master's close friend.
"I told you, there must be a lot of people buying it now... Besides, we haven't even finished reading Sword and Fairy yet, so why are you in such a hurry to buy the new book?"
Chongyun sighed and spoke.
"Good books must naturally be bought at the first opportunity. Moreover, the Evil Sword Immortal has already appeared, and Sword and Fairy is about to reach its ending soon. We can prepare for the next book in advance."
Xingqiu smiled and said, "Speaking of which, I wonder what the ending of Sword and Fairy will be like. I'm actually somewhat expectant. Fang Qiu should carry through the word 'Chivalry' in the ending, right?"
During their conversation, they also saw Yanfei.
After exchanging greetings, they chatted for a while, and Yanfei learned that they were here to buy Fang Qiu's new book, Your Name.
"I have a few extra copies of Your Name here. If you don't mind, please take them."
Yanfei took two copies of Your Name out of the paper bag, handed them over, and spoke.
"Miss Yanfei, how do you have this book?"
Xingqiu was somewhat puzzled and asked.
Queuing at such a position in the back, how did she buy Fang Qiu's new book?
Since she had bought it, why was she still queuing?
It couldn't be that she bought one less copy and was queuing again, right?
Although his contact with Yanfei was very scant, he had a certain understanding of her.
Yanfei was a person who was extremely cautious and careful in both speech and action; something like buying one less copy simply wouldn't exist for her.
"Someone just gave me these books."
Seeing the looks of confusion on Xingqiu and Chongyun's faces, Yanfei couldn't help but smile and speak.
The cause, process, and result of what happened just now were quite complicated to explain, so she didn't explain too much to Xingqiu and Chongyun.
Besides, it really was that fatty who gave them to her.
She wasn't speaking nonsense either.
"So that's how it is. Miss Yanfei is really popular; someone actually bought books specifically to give to you."
Xingqiu nodded, then said with a smile.
After a round of pleasantries, Xingqiu and Chongyun ultimately accepted the books.
Then, there was another bout of small talk.
After the small talk, Xingqiu and Chongyun left with the books.
Watching Xingqiu and Chongyun leave, Yanfei picked up the book and started reading again.
After reading for a while, she looked up at the second floor of Wanwen Bookhouse, which was crowded with people, and muttered to herself:
"This author named Fang Qiu writes really well. Even if it's ordinary daily life, he can pull up the sense of anticipation for the plot through some small foreshadowing."
"I wonder what kind of person he is. Speaking of which, I just heard Xingqiu say that Fang Qiu also wrote a book called Sword and Fairy? Just now while queuing, she also heard the name of the book Sword and Fairy several times. It feels like it's very impressive."
"Later, when I buy the Mondstadt Legal Code, I'll buy Fang Qiu's previous few books along the way. I'll read them when I rest and relax."
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