Chapter 1315 A Glimpse of Thought
Ren Huai spoke with difficulty, "You've thought about Linzhang Prefecture, you've thought about Changjin Prefecture, but haven't you thought about the capital?"
"The capital?" Shu Yu blinked, then shyly pinched her little finger. "I actually did have that tiny bit of a thought."
"Just a tiny bit?"
Shu Yu nodded solemnly, then said seriously, "However, I immediately dismissed the idea without hesitation. After all, it's the capital, under the emperor's nose, and the competition is too fierce. Although my melon seeds are a novelty, aren't there plenty of rare things in the capital? Any shop that opens there, you could easily pick out a few, and they probably all have big shots backing them up."
Ren Huai: Don't you also know a few important people?
Shu Yu sighed, "Well, I just set up a workshop, I have little experience, and I don't know anything. I shouldn't take too big a step, or I might... twist my ankle. Although I know Lord Qi and the others, they are all important officials of the court, busy with countless affairs of state every day, dealing with national matters and the livelihoods of the people. It's not good to bother them with such a small matter. It's fine to bother them once or twice. But how can the difficulties encountered when opening a shop in the capital, a place where I don't know anyone, only happen once or twice? If it happens too often, they'll get annoyed, right?"
Having talked a bit too much, Shu Yu took a couple of sips of tea from the teacup on the table to moisten her throat. "Selling melon seeds in the capital is a plan I'll make after I've gained more experience and become more skilled in the trade. But I never expected that the passion fruit shop would take a liking to my melon seeds and offer such generous terms. I'm truly flattered."
She put down her teacup, her face filled with sorrow, and said, "Alas, if I had known, I wouldn't have replied to the letter from the Southwest so quickly. Young Master Ren, tell me, this is such bad timing. Just two days' difference could have saved me so much trouble! I was so looking forward to cooperating with the Liao family, but now..."
Ren Huai and Steward Xu looked extremely conflicted, as if they were constipated.
The private room fell eerily quiet for a moment, with only Shu Yu sighing and Ren Huai gritting his teeth.
After a long pause, Ren Huai frowned and said, "Can't I take it back?"
Shu Yu said with a bitter face, "We have friends in the Southwest. You know, the rich there are extremely rich, and the poor are really desperate. My friend was originally exiled there, and he used all his savings to buy goods and open a shop. If I suddenly change my mind and say I won't supply him, wouldn't that be driving him to his death?"
"Compensation is possible. If Mr. Lu is reluctant, the Liao family can..."
Shu Yu shook her head before he could finish speaking. "I can't do something like going back on my word and losing friends. Besides, not to mention the Southwest, just look at Changjin Prefecture. My husband is going to take the imperial examination. If he breaks his promise, it will be bad for his reputation."
Ren Huai suddenly laughed, "Lu Xiangjun seems to care quite a bit about her fiancé's reputation." Then why don't you care about your own, and how dare you treat your maternal grandmother like that?
Shu Yu replied seriously, "Of course, it's my duty as a fiancée."
Ren Huai, “…”
The private room fell silent once again.
Shu Yu pursed her lips, and after a long while, asked regretfully, "Young Master Ren, does this mean we can't cooperate?"
Ren Huaitou's head started to hurt again. Of course, cooperation was necessary.
Lu Xiangjun was unaware, but he knew that melon seeds had become a sensation in the capital.
Passion fruit shops won't cooperate, but plenty of shops are willing to sell.
(End of this chapter)
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