Upon seeing the milky white pure cotton lace, Shen Qing picked it up with delight and touched it in her palm.

It's been a long time since I've seen lace.

She misses modern, sexy lace pajamas.

As I looked at it, I felt that I could cut some lace and sew it onto silk to make lace pajamas.

"Shopkeeper," she called inside, "cut me ten meters of each type of lace."

The shopkeeper came out upon hearing the noise. Seeing that a customer had come in, he diligently cut the cloth according to her instructions and packed it into a bag made from the scraps.

"Miss, one tael of silver."

Shen Qing pressed her hand on the purse, but couldn't find the small bump she remembered. Then she remembered that she had given the coachman the only small piece of silver she had that morning.

What remained were several large silver notes, originally intended for paying for the amber raw materials, but unexpectedly, the materials were free.

Shen Qing hesitated, reluctant to break the silver notes into pieces.

The man reached over her body and handed a piece of silver to the shopkeeper: "Keep the change."

Shen Qing snapped out of her daze and turned around.

Cheng Zhiwen looked down at her: "Knowing you wanted to buy something, why were you so generous in giving money to the rickshaw driver this morning?"

Shen Qing felt awkward, rubbing his hand on his purse, and said, "I brought some silver notes, but I just didn't want to spend them."

Cheng Zhiwen withdrew her gaze and took the bag handed to her by the shopkeeper.

After paying the money, Shen Qing could ask questions, so he stood there and chatted with the shopkeeper.

She asked the shopkeeper how well the real silk was selling compared to other fabrics.

The shopkeeper said that those who buy real silk are mostly foreigners and older, wealthy people.

Generally speaking, only wealthy and discerning people buy silk.

Ordinary people, who make up a large portion of the population, would not buy genuine silk even in a wealthy place like Shanghai.

Shen Qing knew what was going on, thanked the shopkeeper, and turned to leave the shop.

She visited several more fabric stores, and came to the same conclusion.

Having gathered enough information, she retraced her steps.

Seeing that Cheng Zhiwen had been following him for most of the day, he couldn't help but feel strange and said, "Are you so free today? You've spent the whole day here with me."

Instead of answering, Cheng Zhiwen asked, "Are you planning to deal with the Gao family's old stock of silk?"

Shen Qing thought he was really smart.

Seeing that she was asking about silk in the shop, I knew she was going to deal with that batch of silk.

“It’s not a good idea to keep stockpiling like this. Sooner or later I’ll have to deal with it, but I don’t want to sell it off cheaply, so I have to find another way.”

That warehouse full of silk was all silver; if she could sell it at the normal price, she could recoup at least several hundred thousand taels.

With this money, you can do a lot of things.

But selling so much silk is no easy task.

It truly is a long and arduous journey!

Before she knew it, she had arrived at the restaurant entrance. Shen Qing wanted to go back to rest, so she said goodbye to Cheng Zhiwen and entered the restaurant.

She couldn't help but turn her head and see that he didn't follow her in, but instead walked towards the trading company.

Are you going to find that girl from yesterday?

They appeared together at the foreign firm yesterday.

Shen Qing patted his forehead, warning himself not to let his mind wander.

She returned to her room and began to think about the next marketing strategy for silk products.

Now, the down business is just waiting for the spinning machine. While waiting for the spinning machine to come out, she can't move on to the next step yet, and can only put the silk business on the agenda first.

If she actually manages to sell that warehouse full of silk and recoup hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, then even if the down jacket business fails, it won't matter.

Therefore, right now, the silk business is just as important as the down jacket business.

However, she couldn't possibly come up with a solution overnight for something that the Gao family father and son had tried for several years without success.

She fell asleep while thinking about it.

Perhaps because I hadn't slept much in the past few days, I slept exceptionally soundly tonight, sleeping until noon.

Glancing at the clock on the wall, Shen Qing was so startled that she immediately jumped out of bed, quickly washed up, and carried her valuables downstairs.

After agreeing with Lao Xu to board the bus at 9:00 AM, we picked up the goods from the foreign company's warehouse and set off back to Jiangzhou.

She slept until the hour of Wei (1-3 PM), almost two hours late, and by the time she got back to Jiangzhou it would be dark!

After checking out of the hotel, Shen Qing walked out of the hotel.

Upon seeing the familiar carriage waiting outside, she quickly ran over: "Old Xu!"

Upon hearing this, Lao Xu jumped out of the car and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"I'm so sorry, I stayed up late last night thinking about business, so I woke up late today!"

Old Xu wiped away another bead of sweat and stammered, "It's nothing, just make sure you get some rest."

Shen Qing smiled, patted his shoulder, and got into the car.

When the curtain was pulled open, she saw Cheng Zhiwen and her female companion sitting inside. She was stunned for a moment and couldn't come back to her senses for a long time.

Behind him, Old Xu said apologetically, "Boss Shen, Boss Cheng wants to go back to Yongzhou and would like to hitch a ride with us."

Shen Qingcai snapped out of his daze, gave a vague "oh," and bent down to get into the car.

She sat in her usual spot on the left.

He placed his valuables beside him and asked Cheng Zhiwen casually, "Going back to your hometown?"

Cheng Zhiwen nodded, her voice a little unnatural: "It's my father's birthday, I'm going back to wish him a happy birthday."

Shen Qing forced a smile: "May you have boundless happiness and longevity, Uncle!"

"I will convey his message."

Seeing that he had no intention of introducing his female companion, she also refrained from introducing herself and turned to her side, pretending to doze off.

His female companion, however, kept asking him, "Who is this lady to you?"

"Fellow townsman".

"Are you two very close? Otherwise, why would we ride in her car?"

"It's normal for everyone to charter a bus together."

Shen Qing didn't open her eyes, but a slight smile played on her lips.

Cheng Zhiwen dared not tell his female companion that she had once been his fiancée, and he dared not tell the truth that he was the one who owned the carriage but gave it to her to use.

Fearing his female companion might misunderstand, and even taking her back to celebrate his birthday, it seems he really meant it.

These days, women who can study abroad are either rich or noble, and these are the women he wants to marry.

I wonder what he'll do about the girl he's engaged to back in his hometown?

Will we see another tragedy like the one involving Shen Qing unfold...?

Shen Qing pretended to sleep the whole way. Although he kept his eyes closed and didn't look at Cheng Zhiwen, he was forced to listen to his conversation with his female companion.

The female companion's surname is Zhu. She is from Guangzhou and was Cheng Zhiwen's classmate when she studied in the United States. She moved to the United Kingdom last year.

The Zhu family is the richest family in Guangzhou, with astonishing wealth. Many of their relatives are engaged in business overseas, and some even hold official positions in Macau and Hong Kong.

It is a wealthy and powerful family.

These conditions would be tempting, not to mention Cheng Zhiwen, even she, as a woman, would be tempted.

So Cheng Zhiwen's sudden outburst a while ago, his constant criticism and sarcasm towards her, was probably to force her to hate him and pave the way for them to return to being strangers.

Because his sweetheart is coming back, it wouldn't be appropriate for her to act so casually with him anymore.

People who are not destined to be together will eventually part ways and become strangers again, even if fate brings them together by chance.

From then on, he became his Boss Cheng, and she became her Boss Shen.