Foreign merchants did indeed leave the city, but it was Mr. Ollie who left, while the ones who returned were the naive and others who had removed their makeup.
So when Hanhan and his group returned to Wenxiangju, no one noticed.
"President, Brother Hanhan's acting skills are truly superb!"
"President, that guy surnamed Qu even asked what 'fuck squid' means!"
"President, actually these five thousand cotton-padded coats plus all the cotton aren't worth two hundred and fifty taels, but I thought about it and rounded it up for them, because they really are worth two hundred and fifty taels!"
"..."
The short foreign translator, who was also a newspaper employee, was speaking animatedly. Of course, he knew about Jing Zhe's relationship with Hanhan, so he didn't take credit for himself, but instead praised Hanhan more.
The simpleton, who had just finished playing the role of Mr. Oli Gei, blushed a little, waved his hand with a smile, and didn't say anything.
"What's wrong? Have you been possessed by the spirit of 'Oli Gei'? You can't even speak Anguo dialect anymore?"
"..."
Jing Zhe's teasing made him blush.
“Young Chief, I didn’t say much when I went to the Qu Family Cloth Shop. I only remember that you taught me Fake Squid, Who Special, and Loser Bitch.”
Jing Zhe smiled and nodded: "Just remembering these few sentences is impressive, but when you return to Jingzhou and meet real foreign merchants, you mustn't tell them this!"
"Ha ha…"
Upon hearing this, everyone laughed, because they knew exactly what "fuck you" meant. If they greeted a foreign merchant like that to his face, the result would be predictable.
At this moment, Zhang Xiaoyu asked from the side, "Husband, if we just bring these cotton-padded clothes and cotton back like this, we can't hide it from anyone!"
The cotton clothes and cotton brought back from Qu's Cloth Shop filled ten carts. Mr. Aoli—that is, the simpleton—told the owner of the Qu family that he would send the cotton back to the foreign land early the next morning. However, he delivered the cotton directly to Zhou's Cloth Shop and Zhang's Wine Shop late at night. This operation was so obvious that it was hard not to be discovered.
After hearing this, Jing Zhe laughed and said, "I didn't intend to hide it from him!"
To Zhang Xiaoyu's surprise, Jing Zhe asked the employee playing the role of a foreign translator, "Are all the receipts complete?"
"President, as you instructed, every procedure is complete, and Qu Wenlong has signed and affixed his seal to all of them!"
He then took out the written agreement and the receipt for the final payment and handed them to Jing Zhe.
Jing Zhe took it, glanced at it, and then handed it to Zhang Xiaoyu.
“If I don’t want them to know, I can secretly unload this cotton, then cover the carriage, and leave the city empty tomorrow to mislead them.”
But Jing Zhe changed his tone and said coldly, "However, I deliberately let them know that they have been deceived, but they can't do anything about it!"
"..."
This is what it means to kill someone by destroying their spirit.
Zhang Xiaoyu smiled and shook her head, not asking any further questions. Jing Zhe then asked Chen Jiannan, "How was the newspaper today?"
"Because the play is still about the Monkey King causing havoc in the Dragon Palace, some people who had already seen it were not very happy. However, most people had not seen it, and with the release of the first issue of the newspaper, the word-of-mouth was still good."
Jing Zhe nodded and then asked, "How's the sanitary napkin issue? How's it going?"
"We did everything the president said. No one asked yesterday, but after the performance today, a few people subtly inquired about why these actresses could still jump and dance even when they were menstruating, and why there was no sign of leakage."
"What did you reply?"
Chen Jiannan laughed and said, "The president told me not to say, so of course I wouldn't dare to say it! But I think their curiosity has been completely piqued!"
"That's for the best!"
...
There are no secrets in this world, especially in a place as small as Ruzhou City.
The next morning, because he had drunk too much in his excitement the night before, Master Qu slept quite soundly.
It was past mid-morning, and he still hadn't woken up.
"Master, master..."
At that moment, a servant knocked on the door and called out from outside.
"Scream, scream, what are you yelling for? Do you want to die?!"
As people get older, they need less sleep, and it's painful when they can't fall asleep even if they want to. Today, thanks to the effects of alcohol, Master Qu was finally able to get a good night's sleep, but he was woken up by the servants. Naturally, he was not in a good mood and was quite annoyed.
After he sat up, he asked again, "What exactly happened?"
"Reporting to Master, the young master has arrived and is in the front hall!"
This man isn't stupid. If he weren't the heir of the Yu King, he wouldn't have bothered waking up Master Qu for no reason!
Upon hearing this, Master Qu immediately became much more sober.
"How long have you been here?"
"Just arrived."
"You're smart!"
Upon hearing that the Crown Prince of Yu had just arrived, Master Qu was immediately relieved.
He quickly dressed and walked out of the house, asking as he went, "Didn't the young master say what he wanted to do when he came over?"
Although he asked the question aloud, Master Qu had already guessed what was going on. He thought that the Crown Prince of Yu must have heard about his business dealings with foreign merchants and had come to ask about it.
Hehe, at least I don't have to go to the Yuwang Mansion to claim credit!
Unexpectedly, the servant hesitated and said, "Master, you didn't say what to do, but the young master doesn't seem to be in a good mood!"
"Um?"
Master Qu was surprised and quickened his pace.
Upon entering the front hall, Master Qu saw the Crown Prince of Yu pacing back and forth with a gloomy expression.
"Good morning, Your Highness..."
"Good morning, you old mother!"
"..."
"I ask you, what did you do yesterday?"
"Your Highness is asking about yesterday's events! Yesterday, I took it upon myself to do business with a foreign merchant. By the time we finished, it was already dark. I actually wanted to tell Your Highness the good news as soon as possible, but I was afraid that Your Highness would be asleep and I would disturb you if I went, so I didn't go!"
"You know you acted on your own initiative?"
Upon hearing this, Master Qu felt he understood why the Crown Prince of Yu was angry. He guessed it was because such a large business deal, conducted with foreign merchants, had not been discussed with him, which was why the Crown Prince was angry.
He immediately admitted his mistake, saying, "Your Highness, I should have informed you of this matter in advance, but it happened so suddenly that I had to make the decision on my own!"
"..."
The Crown Prince of Yu's breathing became noticeably heavier, and he remained silent.
Master Qu continued to explain, "Your Highness, although I took it upon myself to do business with foreign merchants, it was the best decision I could have made!"
"The best decision?"
"Yes, Your Highness! Those foreign merchants are rich and powerful. If we don't do business with them, they will go and do business with the Zhou family's cloth workshop. Not only will they buy up all the cotton-padded clothes and cotton from the Zhou family's cloth workshop, but they may also sell other clothes from the Zhou family's cloth workshop to them. Wouldn't we have failed at the last minute?"
Master Qu spoke with great conviction, his words tinged with smugness, but the Crown Prince of Yu's face grew increasingly dark as he listened.
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