"Holy crap! Is there no justice in this world?!"

"Jiang Shuwan doesn't know anything about making milk tea or barbecue skewers, she must have stolen mine!"

"Fine, she dares to steal my skills! I'll teach her a lesson she won't forget!"

She rolled up her sleeves, ready to rush in and settle accounts with Jiang Shuwan.

"Miss, you absolutely mustn't! The eldest young lady is now the young mistress of the Marquis's mansion, her status is higher than yours, and she is also under the care of the old lady. You, now...you, now..."

"What's wrong with me now? Am I not as good as her?"

"You bitch! You dare to look down on me!"

"I'll teach you to look down on me! To look down on me!"

She raised her hand and slapped the maid several times hard across the face. The crisp "slap slap" sound rang out, and the maid's cheeks immediately swelled up, with a trickle of blood oozing from the corner of her mouth.

The maid's eyes were filled with terror. She didn't dare to hide, but knelt in front of her and kowtowed repeatedly, begging for mercy.

"Miss, I was wrong, I was wrong, I will never dare to do it again!"

"Please forgive me, Miss! I truly know I was wrong..."

"Hmph, if you utter another word from now on, I'll tear your face to shreds!"

After hitting her for a while, Jiang Yao calmed down. She stopped and realized that her hand was in a lot of pain and was also a little red and swollen.

The maid quickly wrapped her handkerchief around her neck. "Miss, this place is not like the Earl's mansion. When we get back, I'll apply ice to your skin, and you'll feel better soon."

Jiang Yao gave a soft "hmm," her gaze falling on the maidservant dressed in a plum-red dress, tears welling in her eyes, who looked pitiful and heartbreaking.

His gaze turned cold, and he kicked out.

"What are you crying for! Your face is streaked with tears! Anyone who didn't know better would think you were trying to seduce the young master!"

The maid's face changed drastically, and she knelt down again with a thud. "Miss, I am loyal to you and would never dare to have any romantic thoughts about the young master."

"Get up. I was just saying. Yulang isn't here. I was just thinking about those two bitches, Lianxiang and Lianyu. They're always so delicate and weak. It disgusts me."

Do you hit me just because you think of how disgusting they are?

The maid lowered her head.

Jiang Yao circled around a bougainvillea plant for a while. Her anger subsided and her reason returned. After careful consideration, she realized that she really couldn't go and settle scores with Jiang Shuwan.

"Jiang Shuwan is indeed despicable for stealing my skills, but she has the face of an old lady, so I really don't need to cause her any trouble over this."

"Moreover, she also gave me a reminder."

“I always thought merchants were lowly, but now, looking at the old lady, Madam Wen, and the aunt, how can they be lowly? As long as they make a lot of money, they are still envious.”

"If I could earn that much money, they would all fawn over me!"

With a slight upturn of her lips, Jiang Yao grinned.

Milk tea and barbecue skewers are nothing compared to ice cream, which is where the real money is made in the sweltering summer heat!

What to do? She could almost see a steady stream of money beckoning to her, and even the old lady and the aunt who looked down on her were now looking at her with amazement and admiration...

And Jiang Shuwan, I'm so envious of her!

Jiang Yao was overjoyed and happily went into the house. She saw that all the shopkeepers were fawning over Jiang Shuwan, but that didn't spoil her good mood.

"Young mistress, was Donglai Street really your doing?"

"Young mistress is truly a remarkable person. I initially thought it was a case of evil spreading evil, but I never expected it to be true."

"I wonder when the young mistress will come to the shop again. We recently got some excellent snow-topped oolong tea and pastries from Xinghuazhai. We heard that the young mistress loved their pastries when she was young..."

Jiang Yao felt a surge of joy. Watching the shopkeepers fawn over Jiang Shuwan made her feel as if they were fawning over her in return.

What's so great about Jiang Shuwan? She's just copying what others have said!

Madam Wen was furious; she couldn't stand seeing all the shopkeepers fawning over Jiang Shuwan.

"Get out of here! What business is it of yours to be busy with the business of the manor!"

The shopkeepers scattered in a hurry, but they still looked reluctant to leave.

They weren't servants in the mansion who only received a meager monthly salary. They received annual dividends, and the more profitable the shop was, the more they received.

For example, the owner of the sugar and tea shop who was initially assigned to Jiang Shuwan stopped looking worried after receiving her large order. He spent his days drinking tea and listening to operas after the spring tea season, and was extremely idle.

Last year when they were selling spring tea, they weren't like this at all. They were busy looking for buyers everywhere, begging and pleading, just wanting to sell the tea as soon as possible.

Now things are going well; they're eating, drinking, and having fun every day, and their accounts look great. It's easy to imagine that as long as the milk tea business in Xishi doesn't collapse, their income this year will be very substantial.

This situation made them incredibly envious.

Who are they? They've made such a fortune in business, getting high dividends without doing anything. It's all because they married the right young mistress, not because they're particularly capable.

"Young Madam, we'll be heading back now. Please be sure to visit our shop when you have some free time!"

"We've prepared all the pastries from Xinghuazhai for you~~~"

"Please don't forget your little ones~~~~"

Wen was nearly furious upon hearing these words.

Bitch slave!

They're all lowly slaves!

"Since that's the case, let's disperse!" After the matter was over, Madam Pei dismissed everyone, but Madam Wen was still arguing and wouldn't let it go.

"What about glass?"

What is the "Liuli Formula" all about?

"Jiang, you have the glassmaking formula, yet you choose to open your workshop in the north instead of in the capital. Are you deliberately keeping your distance from our Marquis's mansion? Your heart is never with the Marquis's mansion!"

Those words are truly devastating!

Seeing that Madam Pei's suspicious gaze was fixed on her, Jiang Shuwan quickly said, "Madam has misunderstood again. How could I know any glassmaking recipes? Let alone recipes, I've never even seen or touched glass."

What she said was true; even with the Jiang family's wealth, they had never seen or touched anything as fine as glass.

"That glassmaking formula wasn't mine either. General Sun got it from a Persian merchant. During the recent battle in the north, a group of Persian merchants were captured by foreign tribes. They were terrified and wanted to kill or torture them. Later, General Sun rescued them. Out of gratitude, they gave General Sun the glassmaking formula."

"I bought Donglai Street to collect rent, but business was bad and no one came to open a shop. So General Sun sent over a batch of glass, saying it could be used to decorate the store and attract customers. Merchants came to rent my shop like crazy."

“General Sun also made some glass ornaments, and they are being shipped to the capital in batches. However, they are just consigned to my shop for sale. I am just earning a meager living. It has nothing to do with me. Why would you think I can make glass? If I could, why would I be collecting rent? I could earn much more from my own workshop than from collecting rent.”