Baiyunjian had just opened, and there weren't many customers.
Bao Lei put on airs like the eldest granddaughter of the Princess's mansion, bossing Manager Peng around to pack up all the pastries in the shop.
Manager Peng cursed inwardly, but smiled and welcomed the man upstairs for a short rest. He then instructed his young assistant to quickly find the owner.
Coincidentally, Jiayin was in town today and arrived at the shop in no time.
Manager Peng breathed a sigh of relief and stepped forward to whisper, "Master, Miss Bao from the Princess's residence is upstairs."
"What a boastful tone! They told this old servant to pack up all the goods as soon as they walked in. I wonder how their shop is doing, and whether they can sell them?"
Jiayin waved her hand, "Let's not worry about that for now, let's go up and talk first."
Manager Peng quickly led the way, directly into the private room.
Bao Lei was leaning against a soft, large dog plush toy, eating cake, seemingly lost in thought, but her expression was surprisingly good.
As soon as the door opened, sunlight streamed in through the window, illuminating Jiayin as she entered, causing Bao Lei to squint involuntarily.
Today, Jiayin wore a light red jacket embroidered with tender yellow flower buds, paired with a moon-white pleated skirt with scattered flowers, a golden lock with auspicious clouds hanging on her chest, and crystal rose gold clasp earrings on her ears. Her little hands were tucked into white fox fur sleeves embroidered with lotus branches on satin.
This outfit, warm and elegant, made her skin appear even fairer and her features even more striking.
Bao Lei subtly tugged at her nearly new chestnut-colored squirrel fur coat with gold accents, her jealousy surging like waves in the ocean.
In terms of background, she was the granddaughter of the eldest princess, while the chubby girl in front of her was just a peasant who had fled famine in the north.
But now, she wears gold and silver, and has even been granted the title of princess.
She, a noblewoman who, according to the rules, should have been bestowed the title of princess, had no title whatsoever and was even dressed like a destitute person...
Jiayin stood at the door, letting her scrutinize her for a while before smiling and saying, "Miss Bao, shouldn't you bow to me? Doesn't the Princess's residence have any governesses?"
Bao Lei snapped out of her daze, gritted her teeth, and reluctantly got up to bow.
Jiayin sat down opposite her, and Manager Peng immediately served her hot milk tea and freshly baked cakes.
Jiayin ate two bites of cake and drank a sip of milk tea before calling Bao Lei to get up.
Bao Lei only squatted for a short while; she wasn't tired, but she felt frustrated.
She held back for a moment, then directly brought up the Third Princess, "Princess, the goods Her Highness the Third Princess requested, please have them packed up quickly and taken away by me."
"Otherwise, if the opening of the Third Princess's branch is delayed, the Princess may not be able to bear the blame from the Third Princess."
"Really? Whether the Third Princess blames me or not is between me and the Third Princess. Don't worry, whether it's good or bad, it won't be your fault as a follower." Jiayin ate and drank more freely, casually replying.
The word "follower" in particular made Bao Lei's expression even worse.
Only after Jiayin had enjoyed her expression enough did she say, "I did promise the Emperor that I would supply goods to this branch, but how I supply them is up to me."
"From today onwards, what goods you can get, how much of each item, and at what price will all be determined by our shop."
"Furthermore, you must inspect the goods on the spot and pay on the spot. Once the goods leave the shop, we will not be responsible for any problems that arise."
"After all, it's food. If you're not so kind as to add something extra and then come back to hold us responsible, wouldn't that be too unfair to us?"
"If you can accept these conditions, come downstairs and pick up the goods. If not, go back as soon as possible and don't delay our business."
Bao Lei's eyes widened in anger, and she looked as furious as a toad with a big belly.
When to buy something is not up to the buyer, but rather depends on the seller's decision!
She wanted to say she wouldn't buy anything, but her own shop was still empty, so she had to be patient.
As time went on, Baiyunjian lowered its guard, allowing her to plot her scheme.
“Okay, we’re just opening today, so we can have less of everything else, but we need lots of cakes.” She gritted her teeth and agreed.
Unfortunately, Jiayin ignored her completely and turned to ask Manager Peng, "What goods are in the shop? Are there many prepared today? Give some to them, and remember to include the packaging costs."
Manager Peng quickly replied, "We can divide up two pounds of each kind of snack, such as potato chips, and thirty small cakes. As for fruit drinks and milk tea... they are not convenient to take away, so we can only drink them in the store."
"Then let's do it this way." Jiayin nodded, thus settling the matter.
Manager Peng immediately went downstairs and got to work with his young apprentice.
Soon, everything was packed up.
Bao Lei, her face dark, was about to pay the bill, but unexpectedly found herself in an awkward situation.
She doesn't have enough money!
The eldest princess gave fifty taels of silver, and half of that was spent on ordering basic items like wooden frames.
She now only has a little over twenty taels left, but the goods she needs to buy today cost thirty taels.
Even a difference of seven or eight ounces is enough to make someone lose face completely.
Manager Peng disliked Bao Lei's arrogant attitude earlier; if their boss hadn't arrived, they wouldn't know how they would have been made things difficult for her.
In addition, since they will be dealing with each other for a long time in the future, the princess cannot always be by their side to support them.
Only by crushing the other party once and for all can their shop avoid being constantly harassed.
So he immediately smiled and said, "Miss Bao, you are the legitimate daughter of the Princess's mansion. Surely you don't not even have thirty taels of silver on you?"
There were seven or eight customers in the shop picking out food. When they heard the words "Princess's Residence," they all turned around to watch the excitement.
Bao Lei's face turned bright red. She quickly took off a jade pendant from her neck. "This was a gift from my grandmother when I was born. I'm keeping it here as collateral. I'll bring some silver tomorrow and redeem it."
Jiayin immediately said, "Miss Bao, I know you are a strong-willed person who would never owe anyone a single penny."
“If I don’t accept this jade token today, you certainly won’t feel at ease taking these goods with you, so… I’ll take it.”
"But I'll only keep it for you for one day. If you bring the money over tomorrow, I'll return it to you immediately."
"This jade pendant is so precious, and it's something you wear close to your body. You shouldn't take it off and give it to others so easily in the future. Otherwise, if a bad person takes it and ruins your reputation, it would be a great loss."
“My governess said that on the very first day she taught me manners. Miss Bao is older than me, so she shouldn’t be unaware of it. Perhaps she’s forgotten it because it’s been so long since she learned it…”
Bao Lei wanted to crawl into a hole and disappear!
She took off the jade pendant, intending to trick this lowly peasant girl, thinking she didn't know the rules.
Once she gets back, she can let people spread rumors, such as that Princess Kang Le forced her to pawn her personal belongings, which is really too much...
If she and Bai Yunjian have any disagreements in the future, everyone will think that she is the one being bullied again.
To her surprise, Princess Kang Le not only accepted the jade pendant, but also bluntly stated that she was ignorant of etiquette and lacked manners.
Instead of trying to harm others, he ended up getting himself into trouble!
She couldn't hold on any longer and turned to leave, but Jiayin stopped her again, "Miss Bao, you need to check all the food carefully, because our shop is no longer responsible once we leave."
"Although the weather is cold now, cakes are not easy to preserve, so you have to buy freshly baked ones."
"What if you sell it tomorrow, and a customer gets sick from eating a spoiled cake? If you come to us, we'll have nowhere to complain, won't we?"
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