Chapter 110 The Female Manager

In Yanzhou City, Chen Shiyi bought a two-story shop.

She hired the best local carpenter to renovate and decorate her shop.

Recently, she has added a lot of people to her staff. Yuanxi will help her supervise the amber workshop in Lingyu Villa. She now brings a little girl named Bailing with her when she goes out.

Chen Shiyi thought she was too noisy.

Sometimes the noise gave her a headache.

But what she said was still of some use in stimulating her unconscious head.

After she had arranged everything, Amber produced several batches as scheduled.

Looking at the amber that was as bright as a star, Chen Shiyi saw large amounts of silver flying towards her.

However, one regrettable thing is that I didn’t find a very good shopkeeper.

Chen Shiyi thought about it and searched for it while pondering, and it is better to have nothing than to have nothing.

One day when the amber shop was about to open, a woman in her thirties came in with a little girl. She looked around and then sat down in the shop and said she wanted to meet the owner.

Chen Shiyi was having lunch in the small yard behind the shop. When he heard the quarrel in the shop in front, he hurried out.

Bai Ling said, pinching her waist.

"Can you see my master just because you want to? Where are you from? Do you have a visiting card?"

The woman seemed not to have listened to what Bai Ling said. She just looked at the little girl next to her without saying a word.

"Why are you so rude? When someone talks to you, you should at least respond."

Chen Shiyi walked over slowly.

"What's wrong?"

Bai Ling curled her lips.

"I don't know where this woman came from. She just kept saying she wanted to see you. I asked her to tell me her name, but she refused."

Chen Shiyi turned around to look at the woman, but unexpectedly, the woman had been looking at her for a long time.

The woman was dressed simply, and her face, which used to be porcelain white, was now gray, as if she did it on purpose. She was holding the little girl's hand, which was delicate and white, the way hands that had never worked were. She must have suffered on the road, as there were some small wounds on her hands.

"Are you the owner of this shop?"

Chen Shiyi nodded.

"May I ask who you are?"

"My name is Li Yunzhou. I used to be the head clerk of a silver shop. Something happened at home. I saw a sign on your door saying "Hire" and do you think I can help you?"

After hearing this, Chen Shiyi did not agree immediately, even though she was really short of people.

When you feel sleepy, someone will bring you a pillow.

But it was obvious that this pillow was made and sent by someone a long time ago.

Whether it is a good thing or a bad thing remains to be seen.

"You don't believe me, that's right. After all, this is the first time we meet. If you don't believe me, I don't completely believe you either."

After listening to this, Chen Shiyi gradually became interested.

"What do you want to do?"

"Of course I want to be the big shopkeeper."

Bai Ling interjected.

"A man comes and says he wants to be the head shopkeeper..."

"Lark..."

Chen Shiyi stopped Bailing and turned to ask Li Yunzhou.

"I see you have just carefully inspected the shop. Do you have any advice?"

"Your shop is beautifully decorated, but the categories are unclear and the layout is inappropriate."

"How do you know?"

"There are two floors, the lower one is an ordinary accessories counter. I think the upper floor should be the most expensive, and the items are more distinct, men's accessories and women's accessories, but this division is wrong."

Chen Shiyi frowned.

"Why?"

“There are not only rich and poor people in the world. Rich people will also buy cheap things, and poor people will also try their best to buy expensive things. There are not only men and women in the world. They can also be divided into children, teenagers, middle-aged people and old people.”

"Besides, your accessories have no name and lack charm. If you only win by being unique and good-looking, there are so many beautiful things in this world."

Chen Shiyi nodded in appreciation.

"Bai Ling, serve the tea!"

In the kitchen in the backyard, Li Yunzhou and the little girl were eating heartily.

I just said I would serve her tea, but she said she hadn't had a proper meal for a long time.

Coincidentally, Chen Shiyi was also having lunch.

"Eat slowly, don't be in a hurry, there's more to come."

She sat aside, quietly waiting for Li Yunzhou to finish eating, and asked Bailing to serve them a pot of tea and snacks.

"Excuse me, but who is this little girl?"

Li Yunzhou paused as he was wiping the little girl's mouth and let out a long breath.

"She is my daughter, her name is Mu Yan. My husband sent me a letter of divorce and kicked me out of the house."

"What?"

Chen Shiyi was very surprised.

Li Yunzhou's eyes were dim, and sorrow shrouded her. Then she raised her head again, looking as proud as before.

Chen Shiyi picked up some food for Mu Yan.

"He will regret it."

Li Yunzhou sneered.

"He won't regret it. After all these years, he finally got a chance to kick me out. Men are like this. When you are useful to him, he will treat you like a treasure. If you are useless, he will be his biggest enemy and can drag you from paradise to hell."

Chen Shiyi didn't know what had happened to Li Yunzhou, but a woman who was divorced by her husband's family had a very hard life in this world.

But she has the ability, and nothing will be difficult for her in the future, and she can still hold her head high.

"Where do you live now?"

"I have no place to live for now," Li Yunzhou looked at Chen Shiyi firmly. "I'll sign a living contract with you for five years. After five years, I'll have my own things to do."

Chen Shiyi asked calmly.

"What do you want?"

"15 taels of silver per month, three sets of fine clothes every season, generous gifts for festivals, a place to live, just enter the courtyard, and find a little maid to serve me and Mu Yan."

Bai Ling was stunned listening to this.

"It's very difficult for ordinary people to earn 15 taels a year, and you want so much in a month, it's simply asking for too much..."

Chen Shiyi pondered for a while.

"Your price is indeed a bit high, but I want to know how much benefit you can bring to me?"

"By the end of the year, the revenue must reach 50,000 taels of silver. If it does not reach that, I will not take a penny."

Chen Shiyi was silent for a while.

"I, I want to know, who asked you to come?"

Li Yunzhou said seriously.

"A man in black, about 20 years old, with his face covered. I received a favor from him, and he told me to come here to find you."

Another man in black, and in his twenties?

Chen Shiyi was overjoyed.

It must be him.

"Where did you meet him?"

"Luzhou."

"Luzhou?"

Why are you in Luzhou suddenly?

Chen Shiyi was puzzled.

"Bai Ling, I will serve you with pen and ink."

Chen Shiyi sent someone to properly settle Li Yunzhou and her daughter, and signed a living contract with her.

Li Yunzhou's insights are unique and sharp.

As soon as the artificial amber produced by the workshop was delivered, she arranged for people to carefully sort and display the amber.

The same color and gloss were placed on the shelves in sets. In addition, the doors of the upstairs rooms were all removed, and some calligraphy, paintings and bonsai were bought to turn each room into a different amber exhibition hall...

"It would be even better if someone wrote a poem or inscribed it. Jewelry is more about selling emotions, appreciation, and meaning..."

Bai Ling tilted her head and asked Chen Shiyi.

"Sister, you've read so many books, why don't you come?"

When Chen Shiyi heard this, his head ached terribly.

"Writing poetry is not something you can learn by just reading a few books. Don't torture me!"

She turned to Li Yunzhou and said.

"How is the knowledge of the head shopkeeper?"

Li Yunzhou smiled and shook her head.

"I only know a few words. I'm not going to take part in a scientific expedition, so I don't know how to do that."

Bailing suggested again.

"Sister, the old man is very knowledgeable, why don't you let him write a few poems?"

Chen Shiyi shook his head.

"His mind is full of court strategies, so he has no idea about poetry and painting."

Chen Shiyi thought about it carefully.

"Head shopkeeper, instead of writing poems, what do you think of us putting together a few touching stories?"

"That's fine."