[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-doted-by-the-regent-king":3,"chapter-doted-by-the-regent-king-doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-25":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Doted By The Regent King",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1324866,1760,"Chapter 25 - 25 25 The Girl Who Speaks Big Without Drafting","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-25",25,"\u003Cp>25: Chapter 25 The Girl Who Speaks Big Without Drafting 25: Chapter 25 The Girl Who Speaks Big Without Drafting After hearing Wufu’s question, the shopkeeper really wanted to agree with the two customers’ words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging solely by Wufu and her companion’s apparel, they didn’t look wealthy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, if they were to break one of the hangings, it might truly be beyond their means to compensate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, a shopkeeper who had risen to his position had long since learned to be shrewd and developed a keen eye for appraisal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mother and daughter standing before him wore dresses patched with repairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman had a timid and slightly cringing demeanor that clearly betrayed her lowly birth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the girl, dressed in coarse clothes, had her black hair simply combed into a plait that hung down her chest, with not a single ornament on her person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the moment, her hands were clasped behind her back as she looked at him, and those eyes…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shopkeeper’s pupils shrank slightly, and he inexplicably found himself unable to meet her gaze directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those dark, pitch-black eyes carried a look of serene indifference, and even her recent question was delivered with a calmness like still water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, he could detect a hint of challenge in it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was strange — how could a girl of merely ten or so years make him feel a sense of danger?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if the moment he confirmed it, the girl would turn around and leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his mind worked, the shopkeeper smiled and said, “The young lady jests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We open our doors to do business; when has anyone ever been forbidden to look?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regardless of whether they can afford it or not, if our customers have a request, we naturally will oblige.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for damage, compensation based on the price is inevitable, wouldn’t you agree, miss?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were two implications in his words: one could look, but if anything was damaged, compensation was mandatory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu smiled faintly, “I thought anyone could manage a shop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that’s the case, then I would like to see your jade hangings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could you tell me where that would be convenient?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she said this, she didn’t even glance at the two other female customers who had spoken insultingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t deign to do so!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please follow me this way, miss,” the shopkeeper said, lifting his eyebrows slightly as he ushered Wufu and her mother upstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two customers snorted and said, “Not buying, let’s go!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu was utterly unconcerned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Zhou felt uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet, it wasn’t long before the shopkeeper was slightly taken aback by Wufu’s demeanor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tray filled with jade wares was laid out before them, including hangings, jade pendants, and earrings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu appraised each item, commenting on the good, the bad, and the minor imperfections that detracted from their beauty, speaking with the authority of an expert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Zhou stared at her daughter in stunned silence, as if watching someone possessed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shopkeeper, with a tentative, apologetic smile, said, “Look at me, I almost misjudged you, miss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You seem to be quite knowledgeable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>May I ask who you are…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu toyed with a double-fish jade pendant in her hand and said indifferently, “These, I can carve, and I can carve them better than these!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ha!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You speak such big words without a draft, young lady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How old are you to be able to carve, and jade ware at that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And to claim you can carve better than these?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To become a top craftsman, one must spend countless years honing their skills with dedication; only then can one earn such a title.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take for example the number one craftsman in their shop, known as Ghost Hand, Mr.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Gonyun, who was approaching sixty years old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t make a name for himself until the age of forty, yet here was a little girl speaking with such unwavering confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suppressing a sarcastic laugh, the shopkeeper said, “The young lady’s ambitions are sky-high.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu caught the sarcasm but remained indifferent, placing the pendant back down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s been a bother, thank you for your hospitality,” she said as she stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t bother with another word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She simply left Silver House with Madam Zhou, paying no mind to the shopkeeper’s astonished gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The assistant approached the shopkeeper and asked, “Uncle, what’s the story with them?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stroking his beard, the shopkeeper muttered, “Young people, too much ambition isn’t always good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Put everything away.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked toward the departing figure in the distance, and for some reason, he frowned slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>",759,"2026-06-05T19:25:17.491Z",1,"novelbin.me","731911c5e440b8afff2c2d6493df49bf528c5301525d492f45517442f46745f5","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-26","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-24",1685,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdoted-by-the-regent-king-cover.jpg"]