Jiang San Niang slowly grasped the small bottle with her slender fingers. She hadn't wanted to ask, but she couldn't help but ask anyway, "Did he say anything else?"
Bai Nuo shook her head. "They didn't say anything else, just asked how you were feeling. It's clear they care about you!"
Bai Nuo took the medicinal wine from Jiang San Niang's hand, opened it, and a strong medicinal smell wafted out. Bai Nuo poured some out, put it in his palm, rubbed it, and then pressed it on Jiang San Niang's feet, muttering to himself, "Lu Ying is just like that, sometimes he talks a lot and sometimes he talks little, but he's still a very good person. Following Ming Mei, the treatment is not bad, and there's no problem supporting his family."
Jiang San Niang let Bai Nuo apply the medicinal wine, and whether she listened or not, she said "Oh" absentmindedly.
Bai Nuo shook her head inwardly. These two people clearly had some feelings for each other. Otherwise, Lu Ying wouldn't have asked her to bring the medicinal wine, and Jiang San Niang wouldn't have blushed when Lu Ying was mentioned. But she just didn't understand what was going on between these two people, and why they were being so coy.
I just hope that after all the hesitation, there will be a good outcome. I don't want the bride to get married and the groom to not be me, or the groom to get married and the bride to not be me.
**
"Sir, we're all ready. As soon as we arrive tomorrow, I guarantee that Duobao Pavilion will be infamous and won't have a single customer!"
It was a dark and dewy night. In a room somewhere, two people were talking. One of them was a man, but he was covered up in a large robe and wore a huge hat that completely covered his face, making it impossible for others to see what he looked like.
Inside the room, only a small lamp was lit, its light flickering in the air as if it would go out at any moment. The room was huge, and the light was too small, making the whole room very dark. The man's shadow swayed with the lamplight—making it seem as if the man himself was swaying.
Five steps in front of the man, there was another man standing. Facing the man sitting down, the man seemed very scared and didn't dare to raise his head. After finishing speaking with his head down, he waited for the man's instructions.
"How's business at Duobao Pavilion these days?" After a long silence, as the man below was sweating profusely and looking anxious, he finally spoke up to ask.
"It's decreased by about 30% compared to before..." the man said softly.
"snort!"
To everyone's surprise, the man sitting there was not satisfied. He snorted heavily and angrily rebuked, "Useless trash! You've been running Duobao Pavilion for a month now. What I want is for Duobao Pavilion to disappear from this world, not just for them to lose 30% of their business!"
Thirty percent is just scratching the surface; it doesn't address the root cause!
The man standing there wiped the sweat from his forehead. It was already mid-August, and the weather wasn't particularly hot anymore, but facing this man, he felt as if he were being roasted in a fire, sweating profusely.
"That woman at Duobao Pavilion is quite clever. After putting on the pearl bracelet, she went on to put on a lot of other jewelry that we have here. But they looked very peculiar, and people were drawn to their novelty."
"Ha, just looking for something new?" The man under the hat raised his eyebrows and said sarcastically, "I think you're inferior to others, Manager He."
"This humble servant..." Manager He knelt down and said in a low voice, "That woman is cunning. Not only did she release new products, but she also made menstrual belts and sold them in Duobaoge. She is not only cunning, but also shameless!"
Shopkeeper He became very angry when Bai Nuo's menstrual belt was mentioned. Menstrual belts are considered unlucky items for women, how could anyone bring them up? It's truly shameful!
"A clown!" Manager He looked at the man, pinched his brow, and pulled the hood of his robe down a little. But he didn't dare to look at the man and quickly lowered his head.
He heard the man ask again, "What's the background of that man inside the Treasure Pavilion?"
Shopkeeper He hurriedly shook his head, "I don't know. I've asked around everywhere, but he seems to have sprung up from a crack in a rock, leaving no trace!"
After Manager He finished speaking, the man in the hat fell silent again. Manager He thought the man had fallen asleep, so he asked in a low voice, "Sir, shall I go down now?"
He thought he wouldn't get a response, but the man in the hat responded with a deep "hmm," which startled Manager He.
As soon as Manager He came out of the room, the waiter beside him immediately came forward to greet him, "Manager, what did the master say?"
"What do you mean, what do you mean? It's still that you're useless!" As soon as Manager He came out, he vented his anger on the people around him, taking out all the frustration he had suffered inside on them. "If you were even slightly useful, would Duobao Pavilion still be open? I hired you to work for me, not to be here to doze off. I don't even know what you've been doing all day!"
"Shopkeeper, we're trying our best to sell things, but we just can't compete with that woman at Duobao Pavilion!" the waiter said, full of grievances. "Our Duobao Pavilion is cheaper than theirs, and our name is similar, but even so, Duobao Pavilion's business hasn't been affected."
It even got better because of that dirty menstrual pad.
"Are you trying to get yourself killed?!" Manager He glanced warily at the tightly closed door not far away, where the dim light flickered, making it look particularly terrifying. "Why are you shouting so loudly? Are you afraid I won't hear you? Get out of here!"
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