Chapter 18: Swagger

After breakfast, Hu Xiner drank tea at home, happily waiting for future partners to come.

But after waiting for a long time, the cooperative store owner did not appear, but the angry Mu Qing appeared.

Hu Xiner's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that there were fanatical fans surrounding him again?

When drawing the flyers, a small portrait of Mu Qing was painted on them for publicity purposes. In order to collect the portrait of their idol, Mu Qing's fans would definitely ask every store in the streets and alleys whether they had received the flyers.

This can be considered as Hu Xiner's way of showing the store owners the power of fans, but Mu Qing, who is at the center of support, may not enjoy this feeling.

Hu Xin'er secretly thought that she had not thought it through, and hurriedly stood up and asked, "What happened?"

Mu Qing was angry and annoyed: "What a good thing you did!"

He slammed the flyer in his hand onto the table.

Seeing the flyers she had made herself being treated so roughly, Hu Xin'er felt wronged and sad. "What did I do? You don't have to take it out on me, do you?"

Mu Qing demanded, "Is the main point about the flyers? Why did you post my portrait all over the village?"

Hu Xin'er couldn't understand his train of thought. "Didn't you see me drawing the flyer before? You didn't raise any objections, so why are you angry with me now?"

Mu Qing frowned: "If I knew it would be so ostentatious, how could I have agreed?"

Hu Xin'er asked curiously, "Didn't they draw a little portrait of you when they were selling pork? You were smiling then, so why are you so anxious about this advertisement?"

When Mu Qing went out and saw the crowd scrambling for flyers, he was so angry that he almost tore the portrait into pieces. When he came back, he was so cold that he scared away several illegitimate fans.

Facing Hu Xiner, he had tried his best to restrain himself, but Hu Xiner looked confused. At this moment, besides being angry, he felt more disappointed.

He was unwilling to explain anything further, but said coldly: "All the portraits must be taken back within one day."

Hu Xin'er's eyes widened. "Are you crazy? You just sent out flyers and then took them back. Doesn't that mean the store is ruined before it even opens?"

She lowered her voice and said, "Listen to me, Mu Qing, the most important thing in business is reputation. If we take back flyers right after we send them out, not only will our initial investment go down the drain, but we'll also make those shop owners think we have no credibility."

Mu Qing, however, changed his usual gentle demeanor and said firmly, "I'll only give you one day, otherwise I'll tear it apart myself!"

After saying that, he walked away, slamming the door shut.

Hu Xiner stared at his back in a daze. When she saw him leave without looking back, she slowly sat back in her chair.

The flyer was crumpled by Mu Qing, which showed how angry he was.

But Hu Xiner lay on the table and looked at it for a long time, but couldn't see any problem. She felt more and more that Mu Qing had taken the wrong medicine and was inexplicably angry with her.

She worked so hard, wasn't it all to make money? She had to hire several people to distribute the flyers.

She was also asked to collect all the flyers within one day. Did Mu Qing know how troublesome it was to collect scattered flyers?

She was so angry that she couldn't sit still and wanted to go find Mu Qing to argue with him. But when she opened the door, she ran into Mrs. Li who was selling cloth.

"Hey! Where are you going?" Mrs. Li asked enthusiastically, carrying a cloth basket.

Mrs. Li's cloth also has a certain reputation in the village. When Hu Xiner saw the flyer of Mulang Advertising Shop in the basket, she knew that it was a potential customer who came to consult.

He suppressed his anger and said with a smile, "I'm not going anywhere. Sister Li, come in and sit down."

As soon as Mrs. Li sat down, she took out a flyer and asked, "Xin'er, this little portrait you drew is really beautiful, but what does the advertisement mean?"

Hu Xiner explained: "Advertising is about making the seller famous. With fame, you can make more money."

Mrs. Li was moved when she heard this, especially when she thought about how Li Sangui's butcher shop used to be mediocre, but ever since Li Sangui took in Hu Xin'er and Mu Qing, the business has been booming. It can be seen that the young couple has talents, but they just had no place to display them before.

She praised, "Mu Qing is really your lucky star. You two are united as one, and you will definitely live a good life in the future!"

Hu Xin'er didn't want to say anything bad about Mu Qing in front of outsiders, so she agreed, "Yes, he is quite good."

Sister Li smiled and said, "He came to me a few days ago and sold me a beautiful dress. Wow, the material and embroidery are so fine, it's no exaggeration to say it's a family heirloom."

Hu Xiner looked puzzled. To receive such high praise from Sister Li, the dress must be extraordinary, but she had never seen Mu Qing wear it.

Seeing that she didn't know the truth, Mrs. Li said, "I asked him what he was going to do with the money, but he said he was going to sell it and buy you meat patties!"

That day, when Mu Qing mentioned the purpose of the money, his expression was gentle but he could not hide his happiness. He just said that Hu Xiner was a little foodie and asked Mrs. Li to be quick, otherwise the meat pie shop that Hu Xiner loved would close down.

When Mrs. Li was young, she also had a sweet time with her husband, but when she saw Mu Qing's heart and eyes full of Hu Xiner, she was still very envious.

Hu Xiner was shocked. How could this be the way they got the money to buy the meat patties?

Seeing that she looked a little strange, Mrs. Li held her hand and said, "Don't blame him for hiding his money from you. He's so handsome and loves his wife so much. You're so lucky!"

Hu Xin'er couldn't help but recall how gentle Mu Qing had been to her a few days ago. Everyone has their own temper, but Mu Qing had always been tolerant towards her, without the typical male chauvinism typical of ancient times.

He even sold his family heirloom in order to buy himself meat patties.

Mu Qing usually likes to be clean. If he had sold it earlier, why would he become a dirty homeless person?

But she has been busy with business these days, and she only wants to make a fortune and use Mu Qing's "face" to make money, without considering Mu Qing's thoughts at all.

Originally, when a couple does business, they should discuss it with each other.

Thinking of this, she suddenly felt a little embarrassed and said to Sister Li: "Sister-in-law is right, but that is Mu Qing's heirloom after all. I want to buy it back!"

Mrs. Li hesitated: "This..."

She started chatting with Hu Xin'er, originally wanting to inquire about advertising.

Hu Xiner smiled and stood up: "Let's talk while we walk."

Mrs. Li’s house is not far away, otherwise she wouldn’t have come directly to her house after getting the flyer.

Mrs. Li bought that dress at a high price, and it still hurts when she thinks about it now.

But in her opinion, it is not a loss, as she can sell it to merchants or officials in the county town, or make other things out of it.

Arriving at Mrs. Li's house, she put down the basket and said, "This dress will look better in the sun. I'll go get it."

Hu Xiner originally thought that anything that could be called a family heirloom must be very old and have far more commemorative significance than practical significance.

When Mrs. Li took out the clothes, she couldn't help but gasp!