Cough~cough!

Master Shen cleared his throat and said, "Regarding this matter, it happened suddenly, so it's understandable! However, from now on, you must all abide by your duties and refrain from doing things like showing off in public today!"

"Madam, leave all matters concerning your shop to Manager Wu. Just check the accounts every month. If there are any issues, Chaodong and I will help you keep an eye on them!"

Madam Shen lowered her head and adjusted her sleeves, saying nonchalantly, "Master, don't worry about what's happening in my shop. I will keep a low profile in the future."

At this time, she had already changed out of the "Tang Yun" dress, but she had not yet removed the makeup on her face. She looked younger than Aunt Zhao and Aunt Sun. Moreover, her whole body exuded the temperament of a lady from a noble family, which the two concubines could not compare with.

Mr. Shen wanted to lecture her again, but when he turned around and saw her indifferent expression, he found that she had some of her old temperament, so his tone softened when the words came to his lips.

"Although our Shen family is well-known in Puning City, it's all just a reputation. We are, after all, a merchant family, and we are different from those aristocratic families of scholars and officials. Our words and actions must not go too far beyond the rules. Otherwise, if we cause public outrage, I will have a hard time living in public, and it will also affect our Shen family's business!"

Hearing that Mr. Shen did not force himself to pursue this issue, Mrs. Shen felt relieved. Although she looked calm on the surface, she was actually very nervous inside. It seemed that the matter had been glossed over.

She breathed a sigh of relief and subconsciously looked at Liu Wanyun, who was smiling at her. Then she glanced at Master Shen, hinting at herself...

She didn't really want to understand, but after a moment's hesitation, she did as she was told.

"Master is right, we all listen to him!"

Mrs. Shen's face was full of smiles, and she looked at Shen Changfu gently, and her tone was different from the usual softness.

Mr. Shen's eyes widened suddenly, he was stunned for two seconds, and then he shuddered involuntarily.

I feel flattered, unbelievable, and even a little panicked for some unknown reason... It feels a little... creepy!

"As long as my wife is happy! As long as she is happy!"

Aunt Sun, who was sitting below, saw that Mr. Shen's eyes seemed to be fixed on the lady, and he looked like he was trying to please her, so she looked very uncomfortable.

A lady actually learned the ways of a foxy woman. How can a concubine like her live?

She had noticed the recent changes in the lady. After careful consideration, she felt that it was all because of the three young ladies, especially the eldest young lady, who did not behave like a wife of the main house at all.

He is even better than her at pretending to be weak and pitiful to coax people.

The master and the eldest son were deceived by her appearance. In fact, they were just trying to please men and make profits for themselves, just like herself!

She suddenly remembered what she had heard two days ago, and smiled casually, "I heard that the eldest young master also bought a shop in the west of the city for the eldest young mistress. Could it be that the mistress is also going to open a shop with the young ladies?"

As she expected, the newly established alliance between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law immediately showed signs of collapse.

When she heard that her son spent money to buy a shop for her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Shen looked at Liu Wanyun with displeasure immediately.

This matter was originally bought secretly by Shen Chaodong with his own private money. It was his personal behavior. Somehow it was found out by Aunt Sun and was spoken out in public.

His face showed annoyance, but he didn't think there was anything shameful about buying a shop for his wife. He was just annoyed that a concubine was so nosy!

Liu Wanyun patted his hands and told him to be patient. She had just made a plan for this matter and was just worried about how to start talking about it.

When you are hungry, someone will bring you food; when you are tired, someone will hand you a bench.

"Auntie, Auntie, Chaodong bought a shop for me. I'm very happy, but I'm just wondering how to run it. Today, after going to the silk shop, I suddenly had an idea. This should help the Shen family's reputation. I'm hesitant about whether to tell you~"

These three daughters-in-law are not very good at following the rules, but they are smart. For example, Mr. Shen always felt it was a pity that he didn't use the drawings of the new clothes first.

Now that I heard her talk about things that would benefit the Shen family's reputation, I naturally became very interested.

"You tell me first!"

Aunt Sun muttered beside her, "She's just a teenager, what good ideas can she have? She's just worried that the shop... will be taken back..."

She spoke suddenly just now, and Zhaodi was caught off guard. This time, as soon as she opened her mouth, she quickly pulled her, but she couldn't cover her mouth directly. The words were still intermittent, and she finished them in an increasingly low voice.

Zhaodi felt very powerless and looked at her sister-in-law apologetically.

Liu Wanyun didn't take it seriously, pretending not to hear, and continued explaining, "It's like this. I see that Qiluoxuan employs a group of needlework workers. They have to be paid regardless of whether there is work or not. But when it's too busy, they don't have enough manpower, so they need to find more people outside..."

"I was thinking, why don't we open a needlework workshop, charging very little tuition, or even no tuition, so that girls from poor families can come and learn the craft. After they learn, if they want to stay, we can assign them work in the silk and satin shop and pay them by the piece."

"Don't we have five silk shops? When business is good, we don't have to look for people outside. We can directly use the people from the Music Academy. They can take turns to accept orders from several shops, so as not to waste manpower... If we have enough manpower in the future, we can also accept orders from other silk shops..."

This is equivalent to raising a group of people on your own, taking turns to work for the five silk shops. It does avoid wasting manpower, but this so-called benefit to the Shen family's reputation...

Mr. Shen didn't understand for a moment and asked hesitantly, "I don't know..."

Shen Lao Er, standing by, quickly guessed Liu Wanyun's intentions. "By opening this music school, we can bring Madam Lu along with us and, under the guise of the government, solve the livelihood problems of poor families. This way, we can not only win the favor of the county magistrate's wife, but also have the county government as a backer for the music school... It will definitely help the Shen family's reputation."

"Sister-in-law, this idea is quite good!"

Liu Wanyun ignored Shen Lao Er and looked at Shen Lao Da for praise, "Brother Dong, what do you think?"

Shen Chaodong gave her an appreciative look, “Very good!”

Shen Lao San, who was standing by, quickly expressed his opinion, "If that's the case, then the two shops of my eldest sister-in-law are too small. I'll also buy two shops for Yue'er, next to my eldest sister-in-law's. If we're going to do this, let's do something big! What do you say, second brother?"

Shen Lao Er nodded, "I agree! Then I want to follow one too?"

Mrs. Shen felt indescribable pain in her heart when she heard her sons wanting to buy shops for their daughters-in-law.

But when he thought that Liu Wanyun's idea would also help his shop, he endured it.

Even Aunt Zhao, who always played invisible in such scenes, spoke up this time, "I think the eldest young lady's idea is very good!"

If she had encountered such a good thing back then, she would not have been forced to marry a concubine for a living.

Only Aunt Sun, seeing Master Shen frowning in thought, thought that Master Shen might not agree, so she spoke again in a timid tone...