Chapter 2147 Cen Yi's Predicament
Shu Yu felt like vomiting blood after hearing this. What did she mean by saying that she wouldn't lose money with Meng Yunzheng's help? She did business on her own, okay?
Forget it, it's only the first time Cen Yi has met her. To say that he really believes she's so capable that she can make money no matter what business she does is just talking big and fooling her.
Hearing her make such a comment about Meng Yunzheng made her very unhappy.
Even though Cen Yi was already married and truly had no ulterior motives towards Meng Yunzheng, hearing her rival praise her fiancé made her want to turn around and leave.
The old nanny behind Cen Yi looked at her young mistress helplessly. How could she say such a thing in front of Princess Wen'an? She hadn't even had a chance to stop her before her young mistress spoke too quickly.
Seeing that Shu Yu was silent for a long time, she was worried that he was unhappy and that the deal would fall through. So she tugged at Cen Yi's sleeve and gave her a wink.
Everything else is fine, but they are still hoping to see that Doctor Zhao.
Fortunately, Shu Yu didn't kick them out in the end. Instead, she looked up and asked, "You just said that there is indeed a problem with that shop, but it's only targeting you? Tell me, what's going on?"
Cen Yi pursed her lips and said in a low voice, "My shop sells rouge and face powder. It was part of my family's dowry. But since last year, business has been bad and we've been losing money one after another. I don't have a knack for business, so I've always left the shop to the manager. At first, I thought it was just a bad market and that things would get better after a while. But then I realized something was wrong and investigated, and found out that someone had been targeting me."
Yes, it's directed at her.
“Before I got married, I didn’t get along with a girl who opened a shop not far from my family’s. She took all the customers away and ruined my shop’s reputation. Not only that, I also discovered that my family’s shop might have an inside man. But… I had too many things to deal with and couldn’t fight back, so I thought of selling the shop.”
She phrased it rather subtly, but Cen Yi was currently in a state of utter distress. The Zhou family's inner court was far from peaceful; her maternal family was being neglected by the Emperor, and she herself was unable to conceive. Furthermore, the shopkeeper and employees were all elderly people who had come from her maternal family, and she had no evidence to prove who the mole was.
Not to mention, she herself knew absolutely nothing about business.
Under such circumstances, she came up with the idea of renting out the shop.
She didn't initially intend to sell, after all, the location on Futai Street is really good. She doesn't have time to manage the shop right now, but there will be opportunities in the future.
Even if she wasn't short of money, she knew that selling off a good shop like this would be the biggest loss.
Until she discovered that Shu Yu was looking for a shop and had rather high requirements, she set her sights on this shop.
Actually, she wanted to come yesterday, but the old woman said that if she had come to the door yesterday and someone with ulterior motives had seen her, they would definitely think she was going to meet Young Master Meng.
If this gets out, both she and Young Master Meng will be in trouble.
Cen Yi hesitated for a moment before choosing to come over after Meng Yunzheng entered the examination room. She had even disguised herself, though it wasn't very effective.
But it's better than nothing. Even if someone sees her, they'll at most think she's there to cause trouble for the Lady of Wen'an County.
However, if she were to sell the shop to the Princess of Wen'an, these rumors would be dispelled.
After listening to Cen Yi's explanation, Shu Yu understood. If what she said was true, then the problem of the shop's poor business was indeed directed at her.
(End of this chapter)
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