"Oh dear, I thought it was true, but it turns out it's just a lie. That young man came to talk business with the Jiang family girl, not to see you."
"Absolutely, what a big face they have, daring to make up stories in front of others."
"That's right. If you ask me, how can a crow possibly rise to become a phoenix? Li family girl, if you want to find a good family in the future, stop doing such stupid things. Not only will you ruin your reputation, but you'll also embarrass yourself."
Chen Guixiang had just come out of the house when she heard these words. She immediately rolled up her sleeves and started cursing, "Pah! My daughter is not making things up. Stop looking down on me and get out of here."
If she had known what her daughter had said outside, she would never have let those two leave. Now, not only has the Jiang family's business not been ruined, but her daughter's reputation has also been destroyed.
Those women who were initially the most excited couldn't stand being scolded anymore and started yelling back.
"Pah! What do you mean by looking down on people? It's clearly your daughter talking nonsense."
They said they wanted to marry a rich man, and now look what happened, they've been exposed. I told you, how could someone as poor as you possibly meet a rich person?
"Exactly, I was just genuinely congratulating you, it was all fake."
Li Chunhua listened to the mockery and stood aside with a pale face. After a while, she said, "I never said that the person I was going to marry was that person. You all misunderstood. I was going to marry a rich man in town. How could I possibly be interested in a peasant from the village? You'll know on my wedding day."
After saying that, she looked at a few people walking not far away, but the tall and thin figure in one of them didn't turn around at all, which made her so angry that she slammed the courtyard gate shut.
The people outside thought Li Chunhua was just joking, and after laughing a few more times, they dispersed.
When Jiang Yimian and the others returned to the thatched hut, she looked at Lin Yan'an with surprise and asked, "Why did you go to the Li family?"
Logically speaking, if the other party had just gone to ask for directions, they shouldn't have been tricked into going home and causing the incident just now. When she saw Lin Yan'an come out of the Li family, she was in a daze and almost thought that he was really going to marry Li Chunhua.
Lin Yan'an immediately coughed lightly, touched his nose somewhat embarrassedly, and after a while squeezed out a sentence, "I was tricked. That woman said she knew where you lived and asked me to wait at her house for a while, so I went."
He dared not reveal his initial plan, otherwise he would either be laughed at to death by the person in front of him, or be subjected to exorbitant demands.
Who knew that the woman was wicked? He had been thinking of helping Jiang Yimian so that the business deal could be completed smoothly, but he never expected that he would almost get himself into trouble.
Jiang Yimian looked at him suspiciously. When did this rich and foolish young master Lin become so naive and easily fooled?
Although she didn't quite believe it, she didn't dwell on it. Instead, she asked, "What brings you here this time?"
Lin Yan'an straightened his red brocade robe, glanced at the few thatched huts in front of him, and did not answer. Instead, he looked at the person outside who was talking to Zhao Dashu and asked curiously, "Who is that young man? I've never seen him before."
He was fair-skinned and clean-cut, clearly a pretty boy, unlike him, who was not only handsome but also capable.
Could Jiang Yimian have been scammed? She could at least get some money from him, she wouldn't be fooled by some pretty boy.
Jiang Yimian glanced at Lu Cijian, who was standing not far away, and casually said, "The person who used to live with us on the mountain has now settled in Qingshi Village."
"What? I've never seen this before?" Lin Yan'an's eyes widened in surprise, and his voice unconsciously rose.
Jiang Yimian glanced at him sideways and asked curiously, "You only went to the small depression once, isn't it normal that you haven't seen it? What's wrong?"
What's wrong with this guy? He's so easily startled. Could he have been scared silly by the scene in the village just now?
Perhaps realizing he had been too agitated, Lin Yan'an quickly calmed down, shook the folding fan in his hand, and sighed, "It's nothing."
It seems he was right after all; Jiang Yimian had really been deceived. That young man must be an expert, knowing to follow Miss Jiang to Qingshi Village to settle down.
No, he had to remind Miss Jiang not to be deceived; after all, Miss Jiang was the only business partner he truly appreciated.
Thinking it over, he lowered his voice and said, "Miss Jiang, please take a closer look at me in the future."
If you look at his handsome face more often, you won't be fooled by that pretty boy. He's no worse than that pretty boy, is he?
Jiang Yimian: ? ? ?
This guy must be crazy.
Fortunately, Xiao Fu, who was standing nearby, quickly reminded him, "Young Master, didn't you come to talk business with Miss Jiang?"
His young master has done something foolish again.
Lin Yan'an then coughed lightly and said seriously, "Miss Jiang, I want to know what method you mentioned last time, can it really enhance the reputation of our Huichuntang?"
These past few days, thanks to their soap, Huichuntang has become quite famous in several surrounding counties, but that's not enough.
Because Huichuntang has not existed as long as Baozhitang, a century-old shop, and because the latter has been operating for many years with a stable customer base, many people are still taking a wait-and-see approach and are not so quick to accept this new product, soap.
Especially for the wealthy upper class, Huichuntang's soaps, though novel, were not particularly exquisite. These upper-class people looked down on these trinkets, at most buying them out of curiosity to play with, but they would soon discard them.
Jiang Yimian nodded and said calmly, "Of course, those soaps weren't originally made for the wealthy upper class; the ones that come next are."
She had thought it through from the beginning. Originally, she planned to sell patterned soaps to Huichuntang for 100 coins each, but later she felt that this method was too hasty. The price was indeed very expensive for her, but it was actually very common for those wealthy upper-class families. In fact, it made her waste a good opportunity.
Lin Yan'an's eyes lit up, and he quickly asked, "What method is it?"
Since the soap business took off, his parents finally accepted that he could really take over the family business. Now, he has basically handed over all the Huichuntang locations to him.
If Miss Jiang's method really works, he will have brought honor to his ancestors.
Jiang Yimian only said, "Does Young Master Lin still remember the 10% profit we talked about last time?"
Lin Yan'an pursed his lips and after a while said, "Of course I remember. Since I'm here this time, I must have thought it through. I agree to give you 10% of the soap's profit."
Although it was somewhat risky, he was willing to take the plunge so that Huichuntang could continue to operate better.
As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Yimian nodded. He was taken aback and looked at her with some suspicion. "You just agreed like that?"
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