"It hasn't been that long these past few days, so he hasn't noticed anything yet." Meng Youning said softly, "But if this continues, I'm afraid he'll find out sooner or later."
After saying this, Sang Luan pondered for a moment.
Now, her actual relationship with Ningning must not be discovered.
One of them was the daughter of the Minister of Revenue in Shengjing, and the other was a patient who came to Shengjing from an unknown place to seek medical treatment.
They themselves have no chance of contact.
Sang Luan: "Then during this period of time, you should first stabilize Qi Ran and try not to let him find out anything unusual. Feng Hengzhi is actually better off here than Qi Ran. After all, except for his days off, he goes to the palace every day. As long as the court is busy, he has no time to care about me."
Meng Youning nodded lightly, "Okay, don't worry, I will."
Then, the two of them chatted with Qi Ran and Feng Heng for a while, and their mood finally eased.
Sang Luan was in a good mood and couldn't help eating two crispy cakes and drinking a sip of lotus seed porridge.
Sun Jingfu bought these pastries and lotus seed porridge from a nearby store as soon as he saw the two of them coming.
Sang Luan leaned closer to Meng Youning, her head drooping weakly on Meng Youning's shoulder.
Suddenly, a voice was heard outside.
"Can I come in, please?"
It was Sun Jingfu's voice.
Sang Luan narrowed her eyes and stood up quickly.
Meng Youning cleared her throat and said in a cold voice, "Come in."
The next moment, the door curtain was lifted from the outside and Sun Jingfu walked in hurriedly.
He walked quickly forward without looking around, and when he reached the two of them, he asked softly, "Qiu Zhuangxie was a bit busy today and didn't take care of you two. Please forgive me."
Sang Luan spoke first, "It's okay, if you have something to do, just go and do it, don't worry about us."
After he finished speaking, he saw that the person in front of him did not react at all. He still stood there, with a hint of hesitation on his face.
Sang Luan raised her head slightly and spoke slowly, "What? Is there anything else?"
A hint of embarrassment flashed across Sun Jingfu's eyes. He gritted his teeth and said, "I wonder how long you two will stay here? Can we move to the second floor?"
There was obvious anxiety in his voice.
Sang Luan straightened her expression and said seriously, "What on earth happened?"
When Sun Jingfu raised his eyes, he caught a glimpse of the two people in front of him staring at him without blinking.
The psychological defense he had just built was instantly broken.
Sun Jingfu sighed heavily, his eyes filled with worry. "To be honest, I don't know who knew that Qiuzhuangxie's owner was a woman, and someone used this as an excuse to steal our customers with all sorts of tricks, and even threatened us to close down early."
Sang Luan frowned and stood up suddenly, "What? There is such a thing?"
Sun Jingfu nodded. "Originally everything was fine, but ever since this incident was discovered, Qiuzhuangxie's business has gradually declined."
He gave a bitter laugh. "Just now I said business was good, but it's not true. I thought I could hold on for a few more days on my own, but I didn't expect you two to come here today."
After he finished speaking, he sighed heavily and turned his head to the side silently.
Sang Luan suddenly said, "When did this happen?"
Sun Jingfu thought about it seriously, "About three days ago, a guest suddenly heard about the owner's affairs and immediately instigated others to leave. They said..."
Sun Jingfu hesitated halfway through his speech and couldn't say the rest of the words.
He raised his eyes and glanced silently at Sang Luan and Meng Youning.
Sang Luan took a deep breath and slowly sat down. "Go on."
"They said..." Sun Jingfu said dejectedly, "What good things can there be in a shop run by a woman? She can barely read, and it's hard for her to even recognize her own name. Who knows, she'll probably add all sorts of crap to the shop."
Seeing that Sang Luan and Meng Youning's expressions were getting worse and worse, Sun Jingfu silently shut up.
Sang Luan looked up and saw that Sun Jingfu had cleverly avoided her sight.
Seeing the other person like this, Sang Luan no longer had any confusion in her mind.
I guess the person who said this would have meant something even more rude and unpleasant to the ear.
Meng Youning, who had been sitting there, suddenly spoke up, "Did the rumors only say that the Qiuzhuang Xie family's owner was a woman, or did they also mention our identities?"
Sun Jingfu pondered for a moment and shook his head. "At present, it is only the former. No one has brought up your identities."
"Where did these words first come from? Also, do you know who was the first person to cause trouble in the shop?" Sang Luan asked word by word.
"I have some impression of that person. He seems to be a servant across from us."
Sang Luan turned slightly to the side and looked outside.
From this direction, she could see the outside clearly at a glance.
It's also a lip balm shop.
Sang Luan silently withdrew her gaze.
The news was spread not only by those who felt that the woman was not fit to be the boss, but also by colleagues who were unwilling to see Qiu Zhuangxie's business getting better and better.
Now it seems that this time it is the latter.
She had already considered this issue when she and Ningning discussed opening Qiuzhuangxia.
People here do not accept women from the bottom of their hearts and do not allow them to do business.
Most people have strong prejudices against women, and it will take time to completely change everyone's minds.
Therefore, anyone with ulterior motives could take advantage of this incident to make Qiu Zhuangxie's business worse and worse.
If Qiuzhuangxie fell over, the previous flow of customers would naturally disperse.
However, since they want to make money from Qiuzhuangxie, they are not afraid of this difficulty.
Sang Luan tapped the table with her fingers. "Manager Sun, don't worry. I'll have people go out on the street to see where this news came from."
Meng Youning echoed, "Yes, just do your job. If anyone brings this up, just focus on promoting your shop's products. Most people buy the products themselves, not who made them."
Sun Jingfu listened carefully and took their words to heart.
"In short, we're speaking with strength, and we'll try to draw attention to the lip balm and perfume." Sang Luan said one thing after another. "If someone keeps harping on this, first determine their motive. If they're just ordinary people, try to steer the issue towards the fact that women are more meticulous and their lip balm is made of more natural ingredients. If they're trying to lure customers to your place, ask them who they are and refrain from addressing the matter directly for now."
She paused and said, "After a few days, this matter may be over."
Sun Jingfu nodded heavily.
It was clear from Sang Luan's words that she knew something, but Sun Jingfu tactfully didn't ask any further questions.
"Shopkeeper Sun, this is bad, this is bad."
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