"Mr. Wei, don't you think it's very interesting?" Jing Zhiwan stopped talking and looked at Wei Che, her eyes full of questions, like an innocent child seeking answers.
Wei Che came back to his senses, a trace of apology on his face. That apology was like a spring mist, gently enveloping him: "Miss Jing is absolutely right, it is indeed interesting."
His answers were perfunctory and empty, like a body without a soul.
Jing Zhiwan couldn't help feeling a little lost, and that loss was like the withered petals in autumn, falling one after another, but she was not discouraged and still tried hard to find topics.
"Master Wei, I haven't learned how to fish the last time we went together. Can you teach me again?" Jing Zhiwan blinked her big watery eyes and looked at Wei Che expectantly. Her eyes were like the clear lake water, pure and moving.
Wei Che was about to open his mouth to refuse when he accidentally glanced downstairs and his whole body froze instantly, as if he had been cast under a spell.
Su Huaiyue was seen coming out of a shop with Wei San's wife, Wei Si's wife and Wei Yunrou.
Su Huaiyue was wearing a light blue dress, simple yet elegant. The breeze gently blew through her hair. She frowned slightly and said something to Wei Sansao beside her.
Wei Che's eyes were fixed on her, as if everything around him had disappeared and only her figure remained in the world. The deep affection in his eyes was like a deep ocean with no end in sight.
Jing Zhiwan noticed something strange about Wei Che and followed his gaze, but she only saw people coming and going, and did not see Su Huaiyue.
Before she noticed, Wei Che quickly came to his senses. In order to avoid Jing Zhiwan's suspicion, he nodded inexplicably: "Okay, since Miss Jing is interested, I will serve you."
When Jing Zhiwan heard this, she was overjoyed and quickly ordered the maid beside her: "Go quickly, have someone prepare the fishing gear, we will go to the lake outside the city."
The maid took the order and left in a hurry, her footsteps as hurried as a sudden rain in summer.
Wei Che was secretly annoyed. He didn't know why he agreed to Jing Zhiwan. Perhaps it was because the complex emotions that surged in his heart the moment he saw Su Huaiyue made him lose his mind.
He knew that doing so would only cause Jing Zhiwan to misunderstand him more, but at the moment he had no time to care about it. The tangle in his heart was like a tangled mess that he couldn't sort out.
At the same time, Su Huaiyue and his group were moving around the streets like bees searching for nectar.
Su Huaiyue held the map she had studied for a long time last night. The map was densely packed with markings of several locations they thought were suitable. "Let's go check out the shops on this street first. From what I understand, there's a good flow of people here, and it's not far from the mansions of those nobles."
She pointed to a place on the map and spoke in a firm and confident voice.
The crowd came to a shop. The door of the shop was closed and a "For Sale" sign was hung on the door, swaying gently in the breeze.
Su Huaiyue went forward and knocked on the door. After a while, a middle-aged man opened the door with a hint of vigilance in his eyes.
"Excuse me, are you the owner of this shop? We would like to take a look at it." Su Huaiyue asked politely, her voice so gentle that it made people feel comfortable.
The middle-aged man looked everyone over, his eyes like a sharp eagle's, sweeping over them. "Yes, you want to rent it? This shop is in a great location, and the rent is not cheap."
Su Huaiyue and his group walked into the shop and looked around.
The shop is quite spacious, but a bit old and needs renovation. The walls are mottled and the tables and chairs are worn out.
Su Huaiyue was secretly calculating in his heart that if he rented this place, the decoration costs plus the rent would probably be a considerable expense.
"Boss, how do you calculate the rent?" Wei San's wife asked directly, her voice crisp and clear.
The middle-aged man held up three fingers, which were like hard branches. "Thirty taels of silver a month, not a penny less."
When Wei San's wife heard this, she couldn't help but exclaimed, "Thirty taels? That's too expensive! This shop is so old, and we have to renovate it ourselves."
The middle-aged man curled his lips, his expression like a disdainful sneer: "You think it's too expensive? This is a prime location. If you don't rent it, there are plenty of people who will."
Su Huaiyue smiled and said, "Boss, look at this. This shop is indeed nice, but we also have to consider the cost. Can you lower the rent a little bit, or maybe you can just do some simple renovations, which would save us some trouble."
The middle-aged man frowned and thought for a moment, his brow furrowed like a ravine in the mountains: "No, the rent can't be lowered any further, and you have to do the decoration yourself."
Su Huaiyue and Wei Sansao looked at each other and both felt that the rent was unreasonable.
"Boss, let's think about it again." Su Huaiyue said goodbye politely, with a hint of regret in her voice.
Walk out of the shop.
Wei Yunrou couldn't help but complain, "This boss is too ruthless. The rent is almost as high as the shops in Beijing."
Su Huaiyue comforted him, "Don't worry, let's look at other places. Youzhou City is so big, we will always find a suitable one."
They looked at several shops in succession, but either the rent was too expensive or the location was not ideal.
The location of a beauty shop is crucial. If you choose the wrong one, it will affect your future business.
So it is not something that can be done overnight. They have limited funds. In order to take good care of the old lady, they hired a housekeeper and two maids to look after the Wei house two days ago. Although the expenses are not much, if the shop is opened, the maids who were trained yesterday will come to help, and their wages will be a considerable expense.
What's more, their current clients are only the noble ladies from these Beijing families, and there are still some potential customers who have not been tapped out.
If Wei Che had an unpleasant experience with Jing Zhiwan today, the Jing family's influence in Youzhou was much stronger than those noble ladies, and her words could make Youzhou City tremble.
Wei Che was forced into doing this, and given his personality, he might end up in an unpleasant situation.
Miss Jing is a lady from a noble family after all. It is well-mannered for her to be tolerant once or twice, but can she be tolerant every time?
Su Huaiyue felt a little heavy in her heart as she thought about this.
At this time, Wei Che and Jing Zhiwan had already arrived at the lake outside the city.
The weeping willows by the lake are swaying like green ribbons dancing in the wind, and the lake water is sparkling like countless diamonds shining in the sun.
Jing Zhiwan excitedly picked up the fishing gear, stood by the lake, and was eager to try, with an excited smile on her face.
Wei Che followed behind her with a helpless look on his face, teaching her step by step how to put bait and cast the rod. His movements were mechanical and numb, as if he was just completing a task.
"Miss Jing, look, hang the bait on the hook first, and make sure it is secure." Wei Che explained patiently, but his voice was a little weak, like a withered lotus in autumn, lifeless.
Jing Zhiwan listened attentively, but her eyes looked at Wei Che from time to time, with a happy smile on her face. She felt that as long as she could be with Wei Che, she would be happy no matter what she did.
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