章節 431: Chapter 433: You Are Being Watched_1

On the side, Xue Ling asked again: "What's the story with this Lin Shouye?"

The jewelry store owner said: "This Lin Shouye is a wealthy man from the county. His family used to sell coffins, but then they found out that selling women's rouge and powder was more profitable, so they switched lines. Over half of the rouge shops in the county are his. Reports from my brother-in-law state that, in fact, Lin Shouye's business is not very reputable. But because he and the local yamen official grew up together, he yields significant power. He typically seals up any store he pleases, making many in the county hesitant to freely open up rouge shops. This is common knowledge among the county's businesspeople. My brother-in-law even has to periodically visit Lin Shouye's home to curry favor with him just to keep the store running. He's planning to relocate the business to the provincial city next year so he won't have to deal with Lin Shouye anymore."