"Nothing." Song Wanning's face was unconcerned, and she simply said, "If you're free on weekdays, go visit your Aunt Cui. I was too busy a few days ago and was very strict with you, so it was Aunt Cui who stayed with you. Now that something has happened in Aunt Cui's yard, you should go visit more often."
Wen Xu kept pinching his sleeves with his hands, and his little face was full of guilt. He had just come out of Aunt Cui's yard.
"Go ahead."
"Yes..." Wen Xu responded and turned to leave the yard where Song Wanning was.
"Xu'er has always been a playful kid. His father and I don't have much time to spend with him on weekdays. If he wants to play with something, ask Madam to buy it for him." Song Wanning looked at Suzaku beside her and instructed, "I used to be too strict with him, but now it seems that it was my fault."
Zhuque sympathized with Song Wanning and only sighed, "After all, adopted children are not as good as biological children. Xu Ge'er is not close to Grandma, so Grandma doesn't need to spend too much effort on him. Don't let him end up being unpopular."
Song Wanning sighed in her heart. In her previous life, Zhuque and Caique saw things more clearly than she did, but she was the only one who regarded this stepson as her life-saving straw and held him tightly in her hands.
Not long after, Cai Que came back from outside with a sad face, "Grandma, I'm back."
Song Wanning was cautious and asked quickly, "But what happened? What went wrong with the rouge shop?"
Cai Que heard Song Wanning ask, and immediately opened up. "That rouge shop could have been bought for five hundred taels, but suddenly a businessman showed up who was interested and insisted on arguing with the person I sent. He even said he wanted to meet the boss behind the shop, otherwise he would fight for it. I figured he wouldn't know who the boss was anyway, so I pretended to be a businessman and put on a hat to meet him. But he was found out, and he kept saying I wasn't the real boss."
Zhuque, who was standing by, asked, "What does that person look like? How much is the price?"
"It's really infuriating. That guy looks ordinary, but he's wearing bright clothes." Cai Que was furious at the thought. "He only has five more taels of silver than us, and he's here to cause trouble, isn't he?"
Song Wanning felt strange and asked, "How did he say that this matter would be settled amicably? Did he say that he had to see me?"
"Yes, grandma... the boss said he wanted to have a detailed discussion with you. If you don't go, he will take over the rouge shop." Cai Que looked at Song Wanning with worry in her eyes and said, "If grandma meets with that man as the boss, I'm afraid that the Marquis' Mansion will find out about you buying the rouge shop, and it won't be easy. In my opinion, why don't we just forget about it? We don't have to buy the shop."
"The people in the Marquis' Mansion will know sooner or later." Song Wanning smiled soothingly and comforted the two maids, "I'd like to see who the person with the same vision as me is. I just need to wear a hat so that he can't see my appearance, and it won't be a big deal."
Cai Que was still worried. "The boss said we'll meet at the teahouse in Tianxiang Tower in three days. If you go, you'd better be discreet and don't let anyone in the mansion see you. Firstly, it won't be good for your reputation if word gets out. Secondly, if that person sees you and knows you bought the rouge shop, and everyone in the mansion finds out, I'm afraid the Second Master and the Concubine will make a scene."
"I'm not a boudoir girl anymore, it's okay." Song Wanning made a calculation in her heart and said, "Besides, the matter of this rouge shop can't be hidden forever. They will find out eventually."
"It's good that grandma knows what's going on."
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Three days later, early in the morning, Song Wanning packed up her things and left the house quietly.
It was still early and Tianxianglou had just opened. Song Wanning found the private room upstairs in Tianxianglou, but she didn't expect that the boss was already sitting on a chair waiting for her.
Song Wanning didn't expect that it was a young man wearing a moon-white round-necked, narrow-sleeved robe embroidered with cloud patterns. He looked very luxurious and had an extraordinary temperament.
In the capital, Wen Tingbai's appearance had always been very outstanding. However, he was unexpectedly a little behind the man before him. This man had a calm temperament and a sense of strategic planning.
Song Wanning's subconscious told her that this person was no ordinary person. She was alert and only felt relieved after touching the veil on her head.
Caique stood beside Song Wanning and murmured softly, "Grandma, the person who argued with me a few days ago was not this person, but the place we agreed to meet was here."
"I guess that person isn't the real boss either."
While the master and servant were discussing this, the man had already turned around and looked at Song Wanning. His voice was as clear as a spring, "I guess the girl in front of me is the boss behind the rouge shop who wants to buy it?"
"Exactly." Song Wanning was not shy now that she was here, and sat down calmly. "Is this boss also the one who wanted to buy the Rouge Shop?"
The man smiled without saying anything, obviously agreeing.
Song Wanning frowned slightly and said slowly, "If this boss is sincere in wanting to buy the company, I can choose not to buy it and just consider it as making a friend."
"That's not why I came here today." The man's eyes fell on Song Wanning's veil. "My name is Yi Chen. I've just come to the capital to do business. I'm too busy with family matters to take care of business matters, so I'm looking for a reliable boss to invest in and share in the profits."
Before Song Wanning could say anything, Yi Chen continued, "Young lady, you can actually see the business opportunities in this rouge shop. I think you have a good business acumen. And I, Yi Chen, need a partner like you."
Song Wanning didn't expect Yi Chen to have such an idea. She just said, "But I've never lacked money, and it seems I don't need Boss Yi's investment. Even without a boss, I can still afford the operating expenses, and the Rouge Shop can still survive. But if the boss only invests and doesn't put in any effort, but wants to share the dividends with me, that's not a good thing for me."
Yi Chen seemed to have expected this and only smiled faintly, "Miss, I came here today sincerely to promote this business with you. And not just this business, I will participate in all your businesses in the future. In addition, I will not interfere with all your decisions. Regardless of profit or loss, I will only invest money. And correspondingly, I will share 30% of the profits."
Even Song Wanning was shocked at this moment. Yi Chen actually predicted that she would make a steady profit in business just because of a rouge shop, and even wanted to do a long-term deal with her.
Song Wanning said slowly, "This boss doesn't know me very well now. If my business fails in the future, won't the boss lose a lot? Or is there too much money at home and nowhere to spend it?"
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