Feeling awkward being stared at like that, especially considering what had happened between her and Hu Mingmei not long ago... While getting dressed, she looked in the mirror and saw a person with delicate features and a rosy complexion, who looked like she had been well taken care of. This made her even more embarrassed to look at Hu Mingmei.
However, Hu Mingmei was much more natural than Bai Nuo. He didn't feel anything was wrong at all. Although he and Bai Nuo were not yet married, it was only a matter of time in his eyes. There was no possibility of any accidents happening to him, so Bai Nuo was his woman no matter what. He could hug her or kiss her whenever he wanted.
Why be shy?
However, he wasn't shy; in fact, he enjoyed seeing Bai Nuo shy. Looking at Bai Nuo's bashful face, Hu Mingmei felt his heart melt.
"You're up? Come here?" Hu Mingmei called out softly as he looked at Bai Nuo standing on the stairs.
Although Xia Donglai didn't know what had happened between Bai Nuo and Hu Mingmei, he could tell from Bai Nuo's flushed face that nothing serious had happened. Especially since Bai Nuo looked like this, as a man, he felt embarrassed to stay there. He told Hu Mingmei and then left.
Bai Nuo then ran over, and Hu Mingmei reached out and hugged her tightly, placing her directly on his lap.
Bai Nuo looked at the table covered with papers and asked curiously, "What are these?"
“These are the small workshops I told you about before, from my family. There are three in total,” Hu Mingmei said calmly.
"Are you planning to choose one?" Bai Nuo asked, picking up the papers and looking at them. They were all handicrafts, and moreover, handicrafts related to jewelry.
She was also a member of the handicraft industry, but she wasn't as well-off as others. The others had gold and silver as raw materials, while she only had bags and bags of red rope.
"Are these people reliable?" Bai Nuo asked. "I won't hire anyone who isn't skilled!"
While it is inevitable that Duobaoge will expand its business, Bai Nuo will not ruin its reputation in order to expand its business.
Either don't do it at all, or do it to the best of your ability.
"Do you know why the Hu family became imperial merchants?" Hu Mingmei asked casually.
Bai Nuo shook her head.
How would she know? She had only seen the words "royal merchants" in her textbook and knew what they did, but before that, let alone royal merchants, all the ancient people she had ever met were dead—in the pictures in her textbooks.
How could she possibly know why the Hu family became imperial merchants?
Hu Mingmei said calmly, "In our Hu family, before my father's generation, it was all women. All the men were married into the family, and women were in charge of the household. The first woman in the Hu family was the first princess of the current dynasty. She was not only of noble status, but also intelligent. She was the one who built the Hu family's fortune."
"You mean she gave up being a princess to go into business?" Bai Nuo grasped the key point.
"Hmm..." Hu Mingmei nodded approvingly and continued, "That princess was in charge of providing supplies to the royal family. From her time on, the Hu family became a royal merchant."
"Then why?" Bai Nuo looked at him in confusion. "That's not right. Zhang Jingwen... that girl who's interested in you, she said before that her Zhang family are imperial merchants, right?" Even if Zhang Jingwen was lying to him—she was indeed lying to Bai Nuo, and Bai Nuo had always known that—she wouldn't say something like that. You have to understand, the Hu family are descendants of a princess. Although she was the first princess in the founding of the dynasty, and since the founding of the dynasty, there have been countless emperors, but as long as this dynasty still exists, the Hu family members still have royal blood flowing through their veins.
The Zhang family is a prominent family here, but compared to the royal family, they are just a tiny ant.
"To ensure fairness, the princess personally made an agreement with the emperor that the imperial merchants would be replaced every ten years, and this year marks the tenth year," Hu Mingmei said calmly. "Imperial merchants can hold official positions in the court. Everyone wants to seize such a position that brings both wealth and power."
“Our family has been losing since the last election. Whether it’s for power or money, our family will fight for it. So this year, no matter who it is, we won’t make any mistakes.”
"If your family wants it so much, why did you...?" and even try to sabotage it for them?
Isn't this just holding things back?
"Because I want to earn a dowry for you!" Hu Mingmei said with a faint smile.
Bai Nuo lowered her eyes. Why couldn't she believe Hu Mingmei's last words?
However, she did know a little about the Imperial Merchants.
To put it bluntly, it's a profession that allows you to become an official or go into business.
Having shed his lowly status, possessing both power and wealth, such a person commands respect from everyone except the emperor.
No wonder everyone wants to do it.
"Have you made your choice?" Hu Mingmei asked. "Which one do you decide to go to?"
"This one will do!" Bai Nuo casually pulled out a card.
"Alright, let's go check out this family today!" Hu Mingmei said casually.
"I don't have any money. I only have five hundred taels of silver. I can't take over all three at once." Bai Nuo understood what Hu Mingmei meant. Hu Mingmei meant that they should go to one company today, one company tomorrow, and one company the day after tomorrow, and take over all three companies.
“We’ll go one by one!” Hu Mingmei said with a smile. “You don’t need to contribute money, just your effort. It’s not convenient for me to show up.”
The emperor is far away, but who knows if anyone will recognize him?
"Oh!" As long as Hu Mingmei is willing to pay, that's fine. Anyway, she'll benefit from it, so she'll let Hu Mingmei take advantage of her this once.
After deciding to go, Bai Nuo and Hu Mingmei quickly ate lunch—which Bai Nuo cooked. Although Hu Mingmei was very good to her in other matters, when it came to cooking, Hu Mingmei always insisted that Bai Nuo cook by herself and not let anyone else do it, saying that Bai Nuo's cooking was delicious. Bai Nuo felt both angry and sweet when she heard this.
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