Chapter 350 Old Master

Su Jin was sad: "More than a year ago, the Zhenguo Mansion was raided, all the masters were imprisoned, and all the slaves were sold."

Xia Ruwan said, "Although I have never been to the capital, I have heard of the name of the Duke of Zhenguo when I traveled all over the country doing business. He has made great military achievements, so why was he suddenly imprisoned?"

"Miss Xia, this matter concerns the imperial court, so please don't discuss it any further." Su Jin lowered her voice and said, "This is the emperor's place, and there are many eyes and ears."

"Your masters have all been put in prison. Have you had any news since then?" Qin Huiyin asked.

Su Jin shook her head: "No. I have asked around, and they are still being held in the Ministry of Justice. No one knows the specific situation."

"Since it is a matter of the court, it is not convenient for us to ask about it, so let's not talk about it." Xia Ruwan said, "Yinyin, this Miss Gong sent you a letter, obviously trying to win you over and make you speak well of her in front of your brother. You know her purpose, so are you going?"

"Of course I'll go. Our store hasn't opened yet, but we can promote our skincare products among the ladies, and we can also warm up our clothing store." Qin Huiyin looked at the date on the post. "Five days later, there's plenty of time, and Lu Wu and I will dress up to attend."

On the second day, news came from the pawnbroker that they had dealt with all the house owners.

Qin Huiyin directly arranged for Su Jin to follow the people from the brokerage firm to deal with the signing of the contract. After the contract was signed, all the houses on the two streets were under her name, and she began to prepare for the reconstruction.

She hadn't decided which craftsman to find yet, but Jiang Qingnan had already sent the best craftsman in East Street to her. When the craftsman heard about such a big project, he took it on without hesitation.

"Brother Qingnan, my brother is so busy but still paying attention to me. It's really hard for him. Tell him not to worry about me. I can handle it myself." Qin Huiyin said to Jiang Qingnan.

Jiang Qingnan smiled and said, "Sister Huiyin, you know that your brother has such a stubborn temper that no one can persuade him except you. To be honest, he hasn't slept well for several days."

"I'll go see him tonight."

"Okay, thank you for your persuasion."

After Jiang Qingnan left, Qin Huiyin handed the drawn drawings to Xia Ruwan and asked her to arrange for her embroiderers to make the clothes.

The Xia family's main business is silk and satin, and they also have a group of excellent embroiderers.

Xia Ruwan and Qin Huiyin were about to build a food court together, and they had re-drafted a new contract, with amendments made to the issue of their profits. Xia Ruwan knew that Qin Huiyin was the one who was most concerned about this matter, and almost all the ideas were from her, and now even the craftsmen were found for her by her brother. She didn't contribute much to this matter, so she couldn't get too much profit.

In addition, sisters should be clear about their accounts. Although the two sisters are getting along well now, there is no room for two tigers in one mountain. If the two share the profits equally, it is easy to cause problems in management.

If we think more deeply, and think about the future, will the two sisters get married, will they have their own children, and will their children fight over who will own the property?

Although these things have not happened, they have to be considered. Therefore, before it even started, the two sisters discussed the result.

The business in the county town remained unchanged. After all, they had each contributed half when the food city was built, so they should share the profits equally. However, the re-signed contract stated that the management rights of the county food street belonged to Qin Huiyin. If they planned to break up one day, one party could buy the other party's property.

Xia Ruwan was only a partner in the food street that was still under construction in Beijing. Qin Huiyin was the dominant one in terms of manpower and financial resources, so she could only get 30% of the profits. In addition, one of the best locations in the food street was reserved for Qin Huiyin to open a food store, and the other was reserved for Xia Ruwan to open a silk and satin shop and a ready-made clothing store. Qin Huiyin joined the partnership as a designer and also got 30% of the profits.

More stores will definitely be built on those two streets, and they will then attract investment from outside. The monthly rent will also be their dividends.

The other thing is...

"Hi, Little Pepper, nice to see you again." The coquettish man riding on the tall horse and looking up at the teahouse window was none other than Li Congxiao, who had not been seen for several months.

There was a long convoy behind Li Congxiao. It was obvious that he had just entered the city. As soon as he entered the city, he saw Xia Ruwan and Qin Huiyin drinking tea at the window. It can only be said that it was a bit of bad fate.

"Why are you here?" Xia Ruwan blushed and stared at him.

"Mr. Qin agreed to cooperate with me. If I rush over here, the opportunity for cooperation will go to someone else. Right, Mr. Qin?" Li Congxiao smiled as he looked at Qin Huiyin beside him.

Qin Huiyin nodded: "If you don't come, then we must reconsider our cooperation. After all, how can we just come and enjoy the ready-made food without paying anything?"

"Now that I'm here, I can't let anyone else have this opportunity."

"You really let him get involved in the munitions factory?"

"This is the capital city. The military factory is huge. More partners actually mean more forces. Not only the Li family, but also the Rong family will come to get a piece of the pie."

"What about me? I, a good sister, also have points."

"Okay, anyway, I'll take 70% of the profits, and the remaining 30% will be given to you." Qin Huiyin said, "Okay, let's not talk about business anymore. Look at that person, his eyes are glued to you."

Xia Ruwan turned around and looked out the window. She saw Li Congxiao staring at her. Her cheeks felt hot and she stood up and closed the window.

Li Congxiao's chuckle was heard from outside, followed by the sound of the convoy leaving.

Xia Ruwan opened the window and watched Li Congxiao riding away on his horse. She saw many crazy women on both sides of the street looking at him obsessively.

She took off her mask and touched the scar on her face, her eyes full of self-doubt: "Am I ugly now?"

Qin Huiyin: "...Do you really like him?"

"No way. I was talking about myself. Why are you talking about him? How can I like him? I don't like him."

"With your personality, if you didn't care about someone in particular, you wouldn't be so self-tortured. You care about your appearance, isn't it because women dress to please others?"

Xia Ruwan said awkwardly: "I care about my appearance because I am a woman who loves beauty. Although I say that I don't care about my disfigurement, how can I really not care?"

"I don't know if other people care about your appearance, but someone who truly loves you won't change their mind about you just because of this scar. In my opinion, Young Master Li won't change his mind about you either. Think about it, has he changed his attitude towards you after you were disfigured? You are a strong woman in the business world after all. Don't worry about gains and losses. You won't be like yourself anymore."