Chapter 16: Meet Qin Shangyu Again
The house was already under construction and renovation. The matchmaker came to exchange the engagement letter and set the wedding date, which was the 22nd day of the twelfth lunar month. Everything was being prepared in an orderly manner for the upcoming wedding.
Jiang Yuyan was also busy, revising the previous design drawings and designing several men's clothing styles, with detailed notes on the colors, materials, sizes, etc. This was a good way to get the job done first.
Soon the ten-day deadline came. Jiang Yuyan felt that it was very inconvenient to go out without a means of transportation, so she took out two hundred taels of silver and asked Xiao Yuanyan to buy a carriage.
Xiao Yuanyan was reluctant to accept it, "I am a man, and it is my duty to support a wife and children. How can I use your money? It's just that I need to buy a house for you first, and I don't have enough money. You can wait for me to earn money in the future and then buy it for me..." Xiao Yuanyan's face became redder and redder as he spoke.
Jiang Yuyan smiled and acted coquettishly, "I don't want to ride in a bullock cart! Besides, I can't control other people's families, but in our family, I want my man to spend my money. This is because I love you. You are the first in Dayue Country, and others can't even envy you! If anyone says something bad, just go and tell him off. Why, I have such a beautiful wife who eats my clothes, do you?!"
Jiang Yuyan's words made Xiao Yuanyan unable to hold back his laughter. How could his Wanwan be so nice!
Holding back his blush, he leaned over to kiss her. Xiao Yuanyan had become very good at it these days, either gentle or fierce. Crystal clear saliva flowed from the corners of her mouth, and was licked clean by Xiao Yuanyan. Jiang Yuyan collapsed into a pool of water, and she was also somewhat tempted.
At noon, they arrived at the Shangwei Pavilion where they had agreed to meet Qin Shangyu. The young man in white, spotless and with beautiful eyes, was already waiting for them in the private room. The three of them simply exchanged greetings and sat down, and the waiter served the meal.
Xiao Yuanyan had previously agreed with the broker to look at houses and buy a carriage. After using it briefly, knowing that they still needed to discuss business, he asked Qin Shangyu to look after Jiang Yuyan and left first.
Qin Shangyu naturally had no objection.
Ten days ago, he saw her intelligence, her talent, her cuteness, her beauty, and her similar interests, and he fell into some inexplicable emotions. Before her, he had never thought about getting married, and he didn't know how to please a woman, but now he suddenly had infinite worries.
Jiang Yuyan had no idea what Qin Shangyu was thinking. She just took out her design drawings and explained them in detail to Qin Shangyu one by one.
Jiang Yuyan observed the clothes of women in Dayue. Nowadays, women wear gorgeous clothes, heavy colors and heavy makeup. Jiang Yuyan is not bound by her own aesthetics and often uses fashionable colors, but pays attention to the coordination of color matching, comfort of wearing, and clever design of details.
After all, Jiang Yuyan designs clothes to sell, so she needs to balance commercial value and her own design taste.
In addition, there are too few women nowadays, so the store should still offer some men's clothing as the main means of attracting customers.
Qin Shangyu nodded repeatedly, and guessed at some of her strange words. He opened "Jinse" just for fun, and didn't expect to make money. After listening to Jiang Yuyan's words, he became interested and felt that the dresses she designed would be a big seller.
Jiang Yuyan also provided some ideas for store management, such as using models for catwalks and membership systems. These words were not understood by the ancients. Jiang Yuyan explained them to him in easy-to-understand words.
Qin Shangyu increasingly felt that Jiang Yuyan was a business genius and unfathomable.
The two had a pleasant conversation and finally discussed the profit sharing. Jiang Yuyan provided design drawings and suggestions for the store. Qin Shangyu provided the store, money and people.
"Let's split it 40-60, you get 40 and I get 60." Qin Shangyu said. This was mainly due to the cost of the store and the cost of hiring people, otherwise he would be willing to give her more.
"No, no." Jiang Yuyan refused. If she invested, she would be investing in the company. Now she was just a designer, she didn't want so much, and she didn't want to bear the profit and loss. "Twenty percent is enough for me!"
Qin Shangyu had never seen a woman who was willing to talk on her own. Such a woman was truly noble-minded, talented but not arrogant, and loved money but not greedy for profit. She really met all his wishes.
Qin Shangyu suddenly envied Xiao Yuanyan, and he also wanted to stay with her for a long time!
"Just 30%!" Qin Shangyu smiled gently, "Any less would be me taking advantage."
Jiang Yuyan was very grateful for the other party's recognition and thanked him repeatedly.
After they finished talking about the business, they suddenly fell silent. Qin Shangyu asked the waiter to serve tea, and Jiang Yuyan didn't want to remain silent, so she tried to find a topic to talk about. Thinking that the Qin family made musical instruments, she asked, "What kind of musical instrument is Mr. Qin good at?"
"My zither skills are OK." Qin Shangyu said. In fact, he was proficient in all kinds of zithers, but he was best at the guqin. This was a required course for noble sons, and Qin Shangyu was the best among them.
Jiang Yuyan's eyes lit up, and she wanted to invite Qin Shangyu to play a song. Friends play music together. She had learned piano, cello, guzheng, flute, and other instruments in modern times. So she borrowed Qin Shangyu's flute.
Qin Shangyu spoke to the waiter waiting outside the door. Soon the waiter brought a guqin and a jade flute. Jiang Yuyan asked Qin Shangyu to go first.
Qin Shangyu is indeed a skilled musician, with high and far-reaching melodies, sometimes like light clouds emerging from the mountains, sometimes like tired birds returning to the forest. Sometimes it is lingering and affectionate, sometimes it is sharp and clear. It is melodious and weeping, making people deeply immersed in it.
Jiang Yuyan heard some joy at the beginning, but for some reason she also tasted a lot of sorrow in the following part, and was a little surprised.
After the song was over, Jiang Yuyan praised loudly three times, "What's the name of this song?"
Qin Shangyu looked up at her, his eyes flickering for some reason, "I made it myself, and I haven't named it yet."
This piece of music was the result of his repeated revisions over the past ten days. Today was the first time he performed it in public. It was actually named "Late Encounter".
Jiang Yuyan was even more surprised. She could actually compose music by herself, and it was so smooth. She thought it was some famous song! This Qin Shangyu is really outstanding!
Jiang Yuyan thought for a moment and played a song called "Castle in the Sky" for Qin Shangyu with her jade flute. She played it slowly and the song was particularly ethereal and noble, with only a hint of melancholy.
"She is indeed a person who lives apart from this world." Qin Shangyu thought blankly, with deep affection in his eyes that he himself was not aware of.
The flute stopped playing, but Qin Shangyu still stared at her without saying anything. Jiang Yuyan suddenly felt embarrassed and said with a wry smile, "My skills are not good enough to compare with Master Qin. Please forgive me."
Qin Shangyu suddenly came to his senses and said shyly, "Miss Jiang is too modest. This song is wonderful, and seems to be something out of this world."
The two were silent for a moment, and Qin Shangyu suddenly lowered his eyes and asked in a low voice: "Why do you... like Mr. Xiao?"
Qin Shangyu asked this abruptly, but he seemed to just want to know the answer to this question and had no intention of looking down on Xiao Yuanyan.
Jiang Yuyan didn't mind. "Well... there's no need to ask so many questions... I was injured and lost my memory, but he saved me and took good care of me, always putting me first."
"Just that? I don't think any man would abandon you when you're injured. As for taking care, all the men in Dayue Kingdom will take good care of women." Qin Shangyu was a little puzzled.
"So sometimes the timing of a relationship is very important." Jiang Yuyan smiled faintly.
In fact, what she didn't say was that her mother died early. Although she didn't have to worry about food and clothing, she was forced to be sensible too early, and it was a compulsory course for her to read people's expressions and be calm and self-controlled. The part of emotion she lacked was pampering. She could be a child next to him and make up for the time when she was a young girl. He pampered her, and she was attached to him.
"Mr. Xiao is so lucky..." Qin Shangyu understood and sighed, "I... envy him very much."
Jiang Yuyan looked up at him. She was not slow, so she naturally knew the affection in his words. But she only regarded Qin Shangyu as a partner. The three views of modern society made it impossible for her to fully integrate into this era. She didn't know how to split her heart into several pieces and give them to others. So she remained silent and didn't respond.
Qin Shangyu's expression returned to normal. Jiang Yuyan also remembered an important thing. She wanted to ask him to buy a yard with a shop in Lin County, the bigger the better. But she didn't want Xiao Yuanyan to know before marriage, otherwise Xiao Yuanyan would feel guilty about not being able to afford it.
Qin Shangyu agreed and promised to inform her when there was any news.
When it was completely dark, Xiao Yuanyan returned, picked up Jiang Yuyan, and said goodbye to Qin Shangyu.
There was a brand new carriage parked downstairs. Xiao Yuanyan drove the carriage, and the two of them excitedly went to look at the house at night.
After turning two streets, they arrived at the courtyard that Xiao Yuanyan had taken a fancy to. The lights were bright at this time, and the clerk of the dental shop was still waiting here. When he saw a beautiful woman coming, he introduced her more enthusiastically.
This was originally the old residence of a wealthy man. After he became rich, he moved his family to the county town. The price was 200 taels, which was considered relatively cheap nearby.
The furnishings in the house were a little old, but it had everything it needed, and the location was okay. Jiang Yuyan didn't care much, as she hadn't planned to live here for a long time. But after all, it was the first property in this alien world under her name, and she was a little excited. This was considered settling down and starting a business.
The two were satisfied with the house, so they paid a deposit and agreed to go to the government office the next day to transfer the ownership and settle the house payment.
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