Xia Daohua had heard Xie Fanglan mention that the chubby girl was her cousin, Helan Yue. She was sweet and lively, and very likable.
On the day that Daohuaxiang opened, the chubby girl He Lanyue really wanted to go in and take a look. She said a lot of good things and encouraged Xie Fanglan, and Xie Fanglan took her in with her.
Xia Daohua attended the flower viewing banquet and, despite being met with a lot of cold stares, a few people also looked at her with envy. One of them was the chubby girl.
It’s just that Xia Daohua was talking to Gu Shanrou all the time and she hadn’t had time to chat with her yet.
Now that he had some free time, she had disappeared.
Xia Daohua couldn't help laughing.
She took a cute and exquisite glass from the Space Supermarket, poured some tea into it, and drank it happily. The tea in the cup just now tasted so strange, and she didn't know if it had been added or if it was just old tea that was deliberately given to her.
Since Xie Fanglan invited her and was very friendly to her, she shouldn't do such a thing.
So as for the tea issue, I don’t know whether it was because others disliked me and were deliberately plotting against me, or if there was some other unexpected situation.
However, no matter what, Xia Daohua didn't plan to drink that kind of tea.
She was afraid that she wouldn't be able to spit out the sip she just drank!
Two more opera excerpts were performed on the stage. Although Xia Daohua didn't understand what was being performed, she could tell that the content had changed just by looking at the actors' appearance and the clothes they were wearing.
However, after two consecutive performances, the chubby girl He Lanyue and her owner Xie Fanglan have not appeared again, which is a bit abnormal.
It was not only Xia Daohua who noticed this. The ladies who had little interaction with her also began to whisper to each other.
Fortunately, Xie Fanglan came back soon.
She changed her clothes, but the smile on her face was still very relaxed. Nothing serious should have happened...
But the little girl with big eyes and dark skin, and the chubby girl Helan Yue, never appeared again.
Xia Daohua really couldn't suppress her curiosity. As a result of her curiosity, all kinds of thoughts in her mind couldn't help but spread out: Where were these two little girls doing?
You meet an injured handsome guy on the way, and you go to save him?
Ran backstage to watch the actors put on makeup, and then got locked in the dressing room by mistake and couldn't get out?
Fell into the toilet and can’t climb out?
Xia Daohua smiled and shook her head, rejecting all these possibilities.
Wherever these young ladies go, there are many people following them, including maids and old women, who are always watching them closely. How could they be allowed to do stupid things?
Unless we get separated...
But this possibility is also unlikely.
The Xie family's Xianmei Garden wasn't small for a villa, but when you really counted it, the floor space wasn't very large either. Even if the two young ladies' companions weren't paying attention and lost the young mistress, this amount of time would be enough for them to find her.
Xia Daohua simply stopped thinking about it.
This time's flower-viewing banquet was just a simple flower-viewing banquet, not a matchmaking banquet held by the daughters of princes and nobles, so there was no need to worry about the young ladies being assaulted by male guests.
Xia Daohua put aside her curiosity, but soon found out the details - it was Xie Fanglan who walked over to her and sat down next to her and told her.
Xie Fanglan smiled and said to Xia Daohua, "Madam Xia, you are curious about how my cousin is doing."
Xia Daohua nodded. "I wanted to talk to Miss Helan. We have a new kind of candy that I thought she would like. But I waited and waited, and she never came back."
Xie Fanglan smiled and said, "This child has always been a naughty child. I was away from the table for so long just now because I went to clean up after her." Xia Daohua's curiosity was clearly written on her face, but she forced herself not to ask.
Xie Fanglan smiled even more happily:
"This child, because he liked the steamed cheese at the banquet and heard that it was easy to make, decided to make it himself.
She even drove the servants out and only brought the one from the Pang family who was as naughty as her. The two of them went into my small kitchen together and said they wanted to do it themselves.
As a result, not only did they fail to make the steamed cheese, but they also burned down my small kitchen.”
Xia Daohua was startled: "Hey, you, is... no one hurt?"
Xie Fanglan's first reaction when she saw Xia Daohua was to show concern for anyone who was hurt, and she smiled even more happily:
“No, no.
The two naughty kids couldn't light a fire, but ended up filling the room with black smoke.
Nanny Wu, who was in charge of the small kitchen, was scared half to death.
Seeing the thick smoke, Nanny Wu was afraid that something might happen to them, so she kicked the door open and went in. She saw that the two of them were choking and coughing like two harlequin cats.
Nanny Wu quickly brought the people out and put out the fire with her men.
He reported the matter to me in a hurry.
I've already sent for a doctor, who took their pulses and prescribed medicine. They've all taken it and gone to bed."
Xia Daohua nodded:
“It’s good that everyone is okay.
Alas, it’s a pity that my store doesn’t have any suitable medicinal herbs... But I do have the best white rock sugar, yellow rock sugar, black fungus, and stewed pears, which are the best for moistening the lungs.
I'll bring it to Miss Helan later."
"You don't have to be so polite. But if you have anything good, feel free to send it to me and put it on my account."
"This little thing is not worth much, why should Madam Xie be on the bill?
This is also a small token of my appreciation for Miss Helan. I hope Miss Xie will accept it on my behalf and not despise it."
…
The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, and finally decided that Xia Daohua could give Helan Yue the gift, but Xie Fanglan would open an account in Xia Daohua's "Daohuaxiang" to purchase daily necessities such as white sugar, brown sugar, rock sugar, alcohol, etc. on a long-term basis.
Accounts are settled quarterly.
Although Xia Daohua prefers to pay first and receive the goods later, it is not unacceptable to her.
Of course, wholesalers, with high volume, should offer a discount. Xia Daohua offered a 10% discount without hesitation. Given Daohuaxiang's pricing, even a 50% discount would still be profitable!
After listening to the opera, drinking a lot of tea she brought with her, changing clothes twice, and having a meal full of twists and turns, Xia Daohua found a new shareholder and a long-term customer for Daohuaxiang, and left Xianmeiyuan contentedly.
After she was out of sight, Xia Daohua happily took out her electric scooter, put on her helmet, hummed a song, and rode home in her modern motorcycle gear.
Although she couldn't understand why Xie Fanglan took the initiative to show her kindness, it didn't prevent Xia Daohua from grabbing this big client.
Xie Fanglan is the county magistrate's legitimate daughter. She is quite favored and is currently in charge of the household.
As the saying goes, a county magistrate is not as good as the current manager.
But Xia Daohua couldn't just give shares to everyone. If it did, not only would the shares of "Daohuaxiang" become worthless, but there wouldn't be enough to go around!
Developing Xie Fanglan into a high-quality customer of our company is actually one way.
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