"After speaking, he changed his tone and lowered his posture, saying, 'But if you need extra hands to help, I can send some people over to do odd jobs, as a way of paying the rent for Yongxing to Celestial Essence.'
'Rent?'
Long suddenly slammed the water cup in his hand onto the table with a bang, causing Hou Genbao's heart to tremble.
He slightly leaned back, a coldness creeping into his gaze: 'Your warehouse pays a rent of four thousand Happiness Coins to the Civil Affairs Bureau every month, and you only dare to offer menial labor jobs as rent to Celestial Essence?'
'Long, you can't put it like that.'
Even though Long was being overbearing, Hou Genbao had to suppress his temper and offer a wry smile, 'The Civil Affairs Bureau's rent is a rule set by the authorities. If Yongxing doesn't pay, we'd be kicked out. But both Celestial Essence and Yongxing are communities, how can they be compared by that standard?'
