"76th place, that's a great ranking. Go tell your wife the good news."
Only the top 300 in the country were considered to have passed the imperial examination. Lu Siwei ranked 76th, which was very high.
Lin Jiang happily went to report the news.
Next, Lin He and Lu Siwei will wait for the palace examination in a month.
Li Yu didn't have to worry about this because it was only one day and he had to go to the palace.
Li Yu plans to visit Yunshang Book Pavilion in the capital to prepare her magazine plan.
Qu Xiangbai had said before that he would send her two helpers, one of whom was the shopkeeper Du Liangan in the city, and the other one was unknown.
Qu Ranyun once asked Chen Zongwen, but Chen Zongwen said he was considering it, and he didn't know how he was thinking about it.
Their family was too busy before the New Year, and Li Yu had forgotten to ask.
Li Yu didn’t know how many Yunshang Bookstores there were in the capital, so she went to the one closest to her home.
Because her home was close to the Imperial College, there was a street around the Imperial College that was full of bookstores.
Yunshang Bookstore is one of them.
There are many bookstores here, but the stores vary in size and decoration.
Some shops just have a simple sign, and inside are all pens, ink, paper, inkstone, and books.
Some are the same, decorated in a particularly elegant way, and even have famous paintings and calligraphy hanging on the walls.
When Li Yu walked in, he saw Chen Zongwen sitting in front of the counter, which made him feel as if he was back in Qingyan Town.
"Boss Chen? You're in Beijing?"
Chen Zongwen greeted Li Yu with a smile, "Sister Li, you're later than I thought."
From what he said, it seemed that he had been here for several days.
"Oh, there have been so many things going on lately. First my daughter got married, then my son took his exams, and my second daughter-in-law gave birth two days ago."
"Congratulations, Sister Chen! This is such a happy occasion. Ah Xiang and I didn't send any gifts, but Ah Xiang said that he would definitely come to the capital when the palace examination is held."
Lin He is his apprentice after all, it would be wrong for him not to come.
Li Yu didn't care whether he came or not, and Lin He was not the kind of person who could not live without his master.
"It's okay, but are you the only one coming?"
"Of course not. Didn't Ah Xiang say you know? There's also Du Liangan. However, he's not in the store right now. You'll be able to see him next time you come."
The staff are all here, so we can start recruiting people and start work.
"Are you in charge of this store now?"
Li Yu didn't want anyone else's interference, but Qu Xiangbai still supported her very much.
"Yes, the store's performance isn't particularly ideal. The owner resigned last year, and Xiang was originally planning to close it, but then you suggested we start something new.
He just left it there and asked Du Liangan and I to come and help you."
Qu Xiangbai is such a good boss, Li Yu thought.
"I understand. Let's do this for now. I'll go back and write a plan, and then we'll have a meeting when Manager Du comes back."
After explaining all this, Li Yu went home briskly.
Things went better than she had imagined.
Things were going well for Li Yu, but not for Lin Mei.
She couldn't leave the Yu family whenever she wanted. Although her parents-in-law were kind, she couldn't do whatever she wanted.
So now, she is worried about what to do with her store.
She has no one to talk to in the Yu Mansion now. Although her sister-in-law and elder sister-in-law have a good relationship with her, they are not close enough to discuss opening a shop.
Only one of the maids was brought here by her family, the others were from the Yu family.
After thinking about it, she felt that it would be better to discuss it with Yu Shan.
When Yu Shan returned home in the evening, the couple finished their meal and Lin Mei sent the servants away.
"What? Is there something you want to say?"
Seeing her like this, Yu Shan knew something was wrong.
"Well, let me discuss something with you. Please help me think of a solution."
"What's the matter? Do you need me to help you find a solution?" Lin Mei can handle most things by herself.
For example, in the current Yu family, except for the grandmother, she seems to be neither positive nor negative.
Everyone likes Lin Mei very much, not to mention his sister-in-law and younger sister, who always ask Lin Mei to talk more about the interesting things that happened when she was doing business.
"My mother gave me a shop as a dowry, you should know that."
"Yeah, I know. What's the matter? Do you have any ideas? Renting it out or opening a shop is fine. Do you really need to discuss this with me?"
As he said that, he sat next to her and played with her hand.
Lin Mei pushed him and said, "Let's talk business. Can you be more serious?"
Yu Shan said innocently, "Go ahead and talk, I'm listening. Besides, why am I not serious?"
Seeing that he still looked like he was dying, Lin Mei gave up and just spoke.
“I still want to do my sweater business.”
"That's a good idea, let's do it."
Lin Mei was so angry that she almost died. "Do you think you can do business just because you want to? And, I'm talking about the sweater business. You have to take on apprentices."
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