Chapter 44 She has no room for promotion
Song Yunchu said seriously, "For example, if a customer is unlucky enough, you should give him one to comfort him. In this way, when you make new lanterns in the future, they will come again. If they really like them, they will be willing to take care of your business again under the guaranteed rule. Your craftsmanship is so good, don't let your reputation be too bad."
The lantern shop owner was silent for a moment, then looked up at Song Yunchu, "Sir, you are right! I want to do long-term business. How about this? If a customer can't find a lantern after all 20 hoops, I will let him pick one he likes and take it away. This is the third day since I opened this stall. Customers who met the requirements in the past two days can come back to get lanterns."
"That's right."
Song Yunchu smiled, "Also, you have to consider, what if someone hires a customer like me to take advantage of you? If they buy a hundred rings from you at a time, you won't be able to continue your business. You have to add a rule that each person can only get a few rings per day. Since you have a minimum guarantee rule, customers have no reason to object to your purchase limit requirement."
"Good idea." The lantern shop owner agreed. "Neither I nor the customer can take advantage of each other endlessly. Thank you for your advice, sir. I'm really learning from it. I'll go pick the lantern you just put on and give it to you now."
After the boss finished speaking, he turned around happily and went to pick up the lanterns.
Song Yunchu only wanted the rabbit lantern that he had liked at first, so he gave the other four lanterns to several children in the crowd.
The children got the lanterns for free and were smiling from ear to ear.
"Thank you, big brother!"
"Big brother is not only handsome, but also a good person. He will definitely be successful in the future!"
Song Yunchu chuckled and said, "I'll borrow your good words."
Rich? She is a first-rank official, a favorite of the emperor, and there is no room for promotion.
She would be content as long as she could keep this official position.
"I've heard that Master Song is wise, and after seeing him today, I can see that the rumors are indeed true."
The clear female voice that suddenly sounded behind him made Song Yunchu turn his head.
Shangguan Yun and Shangguan Qi were also nearby. She was so busy communicating with the lantern owner that she didn't notice them.
At this moment, in the lively crowd, Shangguan Yun called her "Mr. Song" instead of "Sir Song", which was quite prudent. She smiled politely at the brother and sister, "Brother Shangguan and Miss Shangguan, have you been standing here watching the fun?"
"We happened to pass by here, and it was obvious how busy it was, so we came to take a look."
Shangguan Yun said, looking at the rabbit lantern in Song Yunchu's hand, "Mr. Song, this lantern is really beautiful. I liked it at first sight. I wanted to ask my brother to help me put it on, but I didn't expect you to get it first."
When Song Yun first saw Shangguan Yun's eyes sparkling when she looked at the lantern, he guessed that she must really like it. Shangguan Yun's personality in the early part of the original novel was relatively straightforward, and she would not hide her feelings when facing things she liked. Perhaps she would directly ask to buy the lantern.
As expected, Shangguan Yun spoke very bluntly, "Mr. Song, I have an unwelcome request. Can you sell me this lantern?"
"Ah'an, stop messing around." Shangguan Qi said, "Mr. Song got five lanterns, but only kept this one. It's obvious that he likes it, or maybe he wants to take it back to give to his sweetheart. A gentleman doesn't take away what others love. There are so many lanterns on it, you can just pick another one."
Shangguan Yun curled her lips when she heard this and no longer insisted on having the lantern.
"Ah'yun, there is a crane lantern on it. I will go and get it for you."
Shangguan Yun glanced at the crane lantern Shangguan Qi mentioned and said with a lack of interest, "I don't like that one. It's too big and a bit cumbersome."
Song Yunchu noticed her depressed look and recalled what he heard in the restaurant when the emperor said that he wanted to marry her to Prince Gong, who was a generation older than her, and make her the stepmother of the little princess. He knew that her future life would not be easy.
She didn't have much free time left, and if this lantern could bring her a brief moment of happiness, there was no harm in giving it to her.
"It's just a lantern. Since Miss Shangguan likes it, I will give it to you."
When Shangguan Yun saw Song Yunchu handing her the lantern, a hint of joy appeared on her face.
Shangguan Qi said, "Brother Song, please name a price."
Song Yunchu shook his head. "No need. This is not a valuable item. Brother Shangguan has come from afar and is a guest. If I were to argue with you about this little thing, it would be too stingy."
"In that case, thank you very much, Brother Song."
Shangguan Yun happily took the rabbit lantern and did not forget to thank Song Yunchu.
"It's getting late, and I should go back home. Excuse me, both of you."
"Brother Song, take care."
After Song Yunchu left, Shangguan Yun watched him go for a long time until Shangguan Qi beside her called her, "A Yun, let's go back too."
The brother and sister got on the carriage back to the palace. Shangguan Yun stroked the rabbit lantern in her hand and said to Shangguan Qi, "Brother, this Lord Song has a very good personality. Those who say he is cruel and vicious are simply spreading rumors. They are jealous of his talent and status."
"Don't just look at the surface of things." Shangguan Qi said in a deep voice, "We have no conflict of interest with him. With our status, he knows very well that he will not suffer any loss if he is friendly with us. How many times have you met him? How dare you say that he has a good personality?"
"Apart from his attitude towards us, he is not harsh towards ordinary people."
Shangguan Yun retorted, "Didn't we all see it just now? The lantern shop owner couldn't afford to play around and violated the rules he set. Lord Song was obviously unhappy, but he didn't put on airs and taught the other party to run the business well. The new rules took into account both the owner and the guests. Isn't this what you often say about paying attention to people's livelihood?"
Shangguan Qi smiled and shook his head. "It's just a little favor from the superior to the inferior. As a powerful official, I don't want to bother with unknown people. It's understandable that I provide the other party with some business ideas."
"I think you have heard too many rumors, brother, and you have nothing better to do than to make malicious assumptions about others."
Shangguan Yun rolled her eyes at Shangguan Qi and said, "When someone treats us well, you think he is not sincere. When someone treats the people leniently, you think he is giving alms to ants. Anyway, when you doubt someone, you will dislike everything he does."
"I'm just analyzing it seriously. Why do you always speak for outsiders? It's not that I'm speculating about him maliciously, but some of the information I received about him can indeed prove that he is not a good person. Those things that really happened are traces that he can't erase. Don't think that he is a good person just because he saved you once and gave you a lantern."
Shangguan Qi rarely frowned at his sister, "Ah'an, you must remember your mission. No matter how you think of Song Yunchu, you must stay away from him from now on."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
