However, it is said that when Nan Wusi asked for the shop back then, the shopkeeper was quite resentful, thinking that Nan Wusi was just playing house, and that his shop was doing quite well at the time, so he was somewhat unwilling to give up.
However, the old shopkeeper wasn't acting out of personal motives; he simply felt a little reluctant to give such a good shop to the spendthrift third young lady.
Finally, Nan Tianba, mindful of the old shopkeeper's advanced age, comforted him and gave him a substantial settlement allowance, allowing him to retire and live out his days at home.
Therefore, Namo Si quickly rejected this idea.
However, the managers in the General's Mansion all have their own shops to run, so she can't just arbitrarily requisition one more.
In the end, Nan Wusi believed that she still needed to train them herself, so she decided to first recruit a group of workers, then slowly cultivate their loyalty, and finally select a suitable candidate to be the manager.
Nan Wusi was a man of action, so he did what he thought of. He immediately posted a job posting at the door, which attracted a large number of people to come and see.
However, although many people read the notice, very few actually signed up, simply because Namo Si wrote in the notice that only handsome people were allowed to apply.
Among ordinary people, those with handsome appearances are few and far between. Even those who are, most are sold into wealthy households as maids or into brothels. And most of the handsome boys suffer the same fate, except they end up working in brothels.
Either way, it pays more than working in an ordinary shop.
Nan Wusi hadn't thought of that at all; she simply believed that if the shop assistant was good-looking, it would be more conducive to selling jewelry.
So, although many people are watching, no one has signed up, which is something Nan Wusi did not expect. Moreover, she thinks that the price she offered is quite good, much higher than the wages offered by ordinary shops.
After waiting for several days, Nan Wusi still hadn't seen anyone come to sign up. Originally, Nan Wusi planned to recruit 4 people, but now that no one was coming, he was feeling discouraged when finally someone came to sign up as a helper.
The person who came was a woman, who was indeed very pretty and had a lot of charm. Nan Wusi was very satisfied with her appearance. However, she was a little puzzled because the girl looked somewhat familiar.
"Young lady, have we met somewhere before?" Nan Wusi asked directly.
"Manager Nan, I used to be a maid in the Ni Chang Pavilion, so I did see her before," the girl answered frankly.
"So it's the Ni Chang Pavilion. No wonder it looked so familiar." At this moment, Nan Wusi also remembered that this was the maid who had informed them when they went to the Ni Chang Pavilion to find Xiao Yi.
"But you were doing well at the Ni Chang Pavilion, so why did you come here to answer my call?" Although Nan Wusi didn't know the exact amount of wages at the Ni Chang Pavilion, judging from Xiao Yi's wealthy and generous appearance, it must have been quite a lot.
"Reporting to Manager Nan, I was just making a bold guess." The young woman explained, "Manager Nan has opened quite a few shops in the capital recently. I think the reason he posted the job postings is to train his own managers. After all, Manager Nan's businesses are booming, so he must be overwhelmed."
Nan Wusi nodded repeatedly. This girl was indeed clever, but she didn't want to use Xiao Yi's people, which made her feel very insecure, as if she were being monitored.
Just as Nan Wusi was about to refuse, he heard the girl say, "Manager Nan, I know you may mind that I used to be a maid in the Ni Chang Pavilion, but I am a free person and I don't want to be subservient to others for the rest of my life. I admire you for opening so many shops as a woman. I also hope to have a chance to make something of myself one day."
"I hope Manager Nan can give me a chance to show myself. If Manager Nan is not satisfied with my performance, you can let me leave at any time, and I will have no complaints."
The girl's resolute gaze touched Nan Wusi somewhat.
After thinking for a moment, Nan Wusi felt that there was nothing wrong with accepting her, so he agreed. In any case, if the woman did anything suspicious, he could just send her away at any time.
"What's your name?" Nan Wusi asked.
"My name is Liu Ke'er, Manager Nan, you can just call me Ke'er." Liu Ke'er knew that Nan Wusi had agreed to let her stay, and she smiled happily.
"Starting tomorrow, you will be in charge of men's accessories. Yezi will introduce you to the various styles and prices in our shop later." Nanwu thought that having a charming maid to serve male customers should have a good effect.
Moreover, she felt that Liu Ke'er was not only good-looking but also eloquent, so she thought she would be quite effective at selling things. Therefore, she decided to go with this arrangement.
"Thank you, Manager Nan." Liu Ke'er had no objection to Nan Wusi's arrangement.
Over the next few days, Nan Wusi interviewed several more applicants, but she wasn't very satisfied with some of them, so she preferred to leave the positions vacant rather than hire anyone.
In about two weeks, Nanwusi filled all four positions, two men and two women, to be responsible for different sections of men's and women's jewelry.
Moreover, this arrangement is not set in stone. Nan Wusi plans to have them take charge of a different area every now and then, so that their abilities can be compared.
After observing her for a period of time, Nan Wusi found that Liu Ke'er was truly capable. Her sales performance was always the best among the group, and she had also handled several unexpected events with great experience. Nan Wusi was genuinely satisfied with her.
The other few behaved in a more conventional way, and some even offended customers.
Besides, Nan Wusi had a strange feeling. Maybe she was just being paranoid, but she always felt that these people were somewhat suspicious, constantly trying to find out about her and where the goods in her shop came from.
Liu Ke'er told Nan Wusi about this, saying that she had heard them inquiring about various things more than once, which aroused Nan Wusi's vigilance.
So Nan Wusi sent people to investigate the backgrounds of several people, but she didn't find anything, which puzzled her.
An ordinary shop assistant might be interested in these things, but not to this extent, asking about her and the shop more than once.
Then Nan Wusi found an excuse to go find Xiao Yi. She didn't know where the feeling came from, but she felt that if she couldn't find out something by investigating, she might be able to find out by asking Xiao Yi.
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