"All right!"
Zhou Ziqiong swept her hair back and chuckled, "Since everyone says so, then I'll respectfully accept. Besides, since the Zhou family's cloth shop has taken over the Qu family's cloth store, everyone's monthly wages will naturally have to be paid, but—"
Upon hearing this, everyone held their breath.
"Although Zhou Family Cloth Shop cannot afford to pay for everyone's Chinese medicine, Zhou Family Cloth Shop can promise that you can bring back the sanitary napkins you bought from Qu Family Cloth Shop before, and then Zhou Family Cloth Shop will replace them with our sanitary napkins for you. What do you all think?"
"..."
After Zhou Ziqiong finished speaking, the hall remained quiet.
It should be noted that everyone present had bought at least ten sanitary napkins, and some had bought as many as forty or fifty, in order to save money. Of course, they also got back a considerable amount of money from the "tenfold compensation for fake products" policy.
They had thought that since these sanitary napkins were useless, they would have to spend money to buy sanitary napkins from Zhou's Cloth Shop. But now Zhou Ziqiong promised to replace them for free, which meant they could get sanitary napkins from Zhou's Cloth Shop for free. This was a great thing!
So they were all a little confused for a moment, and only after they came to their senses did they call out to you!
"Excellent! As expected of Miss Zhou!"
"Zhou Family Cloth Shop is indeed a conscientious business!"
"For this reason alone, I will support Zhou Family Cloth Shop forever!"
"We should not only support it ourselves, but also mobilize everyone around us to support Zhou's Cloth Shop!"
"..."
Afterwards, Yu Li handed over the land deed of Qu Family Cloth Shop to Zhou Ziqiong on the spot, and then Zhou Ziqiong had the shop assistants replace the signboard of Qu Family Cloth Shop.
From then on, the Qu family cloth shop disappeared from Ruzhou City...
...
Prince Yu's Mansion.
When Yu the Great's heir left the Qu family's cloth shop, he looked rather listless.
In fact, he could have kept his promise to Master Qu and the Qu family's cloth shop.
The sanitary napkins failed, but the cotton-padded clothes are out of the question. Even if they continue to engage in a price war, Zhou's Cloth Shop will not be able to beat them.
Moreover, sanitary napkins are made of cotton, and Anguo currently only has cotton produced in Jinxi, which is all in the hands of his royal uncle, Prince Jin. Therefore, even if Zhou's cloth shop's sanitary napkins are popular, they won't sell for long.
Therefore, as long as the Qu family's cloth shop remains, it will eventually bring down the Zhou family's cloth shop.
However, he chose to part ways with Master Qu, and he had his own reasons for it.
As soon as he entered the palace gate, King Yu came up.
"How's it going?"
"As my father wishes, I have severed ties with the Qu Family Cloth Shop and will no longer interfere in its business."
After listening, King Yu nodded: "Actually, if we keep going, the Qu family's cloth shop might not be a match for the Zhou family's cloth shop, but we can't wait any longer, and your royal uncle can't wait any longer either!"
"..."
“Yesterday evening, your royal uncle sent a message by carrier pigeon. His plan has reached its most critical moment. In another month and a half at the latest, his plan will be fully launched. At this time, the farther Jing Zhe is from Jingzhou, the better. So we can’t let him linger in Ruzhou any longer!”
"Yes, I know. We should prioritize the overall situation."
The Crown Prince of Yu did not know all about the King of Jin's plan, but he had heard some of it from the King of Yu. He was shocked and excited about it.
Because once this plan succeeds, his identity will undergo a dramatic change. At that time, Zhou Family Cloth Shop, Jing Zhe, and Zhou Ziqiong will all be out of the question!
He also didn't dare to disobey his father and his royal uncle.
That's why they chose to give up on Master Qu.
King Yu was very pleased to see that his heir was so aware of the bigger picture.
"I'll say it again: one cannot only look at immediate gains when dealing with people and things. All our work at this stage is to cooperate with your royal uncle to complete his plan. If we can't help you with something important, that's fine, but we absolutely cannot hold you back!"
"Yes, Father!"
The crown prince of Yu the Great nodded quickly.
As King Yu prepared to leave, he added, "Knowing Qu Wenlong as I do, he certainly won't let this go. When he comes to you again, you must make it clear to him that you will no longer interfere and also advise him to let go as soon as possible to avoid wasting time."
The crown prince nodded and watched Yu leave.
As soon as he returned to the front hall, a servant came to tell him that the Zhou family's cloth shop had acquired the Qu family's cloth shop without spending a single penny.
Upon hearing this, even the usually composed Crown Prince Yu flew into a rage and smashed the water cup in his hand.
"That good-for-nothing! Even if he didn't want it anymore, he should have sold it at a high price for such a large Qu family cloth shop! But he just sold it to that guy surnamed Jing for such a low price. What a good-for-nothing, he really is a good-for-nothing!"
"..."
After the Crown Prince of Yu finished scolding, the servant was still standing to the side. Seeing this, the Crown Prince of Yu frowned and said, "Why aren't you leaving yet?"
"Your Highness, Master Qu is requesting an audience outside the gate."
"Get him out!"
"Yes, Your Highness."
"Wait a minute..."
The servant had just stepped out when he was stopped by the Crown Prince of Yu.
"Let him in!"
"..."
...
Before long, Master Qu entered.
Although the Crown Prince of Yu abandoned him, and he abandoned the Qu Family Cloth Shop, he still had to make a living in Ruzhou City in the end, so the owner of the Qu family still came.
He knew that the Crown Prince of Yu was "deeply in love" with Zhou Ziqiong, and that there must be another reason why he abandoned him so decisively this time, but he just didn't tell him.
Moreover, he knew that King Yu and King Jin were plotting something big. As long as he continued to cling to the leg of King Yu's heir, once King Jin achieved great things and King Yu's heir took down Zhou Ziqiong, he would still be able to take back the Qu family's cloth shop, and the Zhou family's cloth workshop would be a piece of cake!
So he came.
"Your Highness..."
"Clap clap clap!"
He had just opened his mouth with a smile when he saw the Crown Prince of Yu rush up in a rage and slap him across the face five or six times.
Poor Master Qu, who was already quite old, had been beaten senseless by the shop assistants half an hour ago, and then he was stunned again as soon as he arrived at Yuwang Mansion.
"Your Highness...this..."
"Clap clap clap!"
Upon hearing his words, Prince Yu became even more furious, so he slapped him three more times. Master Qu quickly covered his face, and after a moment of analysis, he thought that Prince Yu was well-informed and must know that he had confiscated the Qu family's cloth shop, which was why he was so angry—after all, he had also poured so much effort into the Qu family's cloth shop.
So he hurriedly explained, "Your Highness, it's really not my fault. The monthly wages of those shop assistants, plus the compensation to be paid, add up to nearly three thousand taels of silver. The cloth shop simply doesn't have the money to pay that, so I had no choice but to hand it over to Governor Yu for confiscation..."
"You good-for-nothing, you idiot!"
Upon hearing this, the Crown Prince of Yu became even angrier: "No silver? It's only three thousand taels of silver, how could you not have it? Do you really think I'm stupid? Don't you know how much money you've deducted from the accounts yourself over the years?"
"..."
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