Chapter 196: Husband and wife united, earth turns to gold
The days are fulfilling and busy.
Even if there are some ups and downs occasionally, Chen Heng can handle and resolve them well.
What she didn't expect was that the place that was difficult to solve was actually the shop she was proud of.
Just this month, Chen Heng encountered several setbacks while negotiating business with a veil on. When people saw that she was a female boss, their attitude instantly became contemptuous. When they heard that her husband's family was an official, they became serious, but also very perfunctory.
Four out of seven negotiations failed, mostly because she was a woman. The remaining three were small businesses with no real fanfare.
"Forget it." Chen Heng lost her mood midway through her calculations and muttered, "Business talks went smoothly in Nanxi. Why are people in the imperial capital so harsh on women? I never noticed this before."
What she wants is to grow bigger and stronger, not to run a small business like this.
After thinking about it, Chen Heng took out the business manual she had written over the past three months and read it patiently. She had worked in the Meng family for three months and learned a lot of practical knowledge. She couldn't be discouraged by a little setback.
When Xie Jian returned, it was Liu Gang who opened the door for him. He was in charge of all matters related to the Xie family's outer courtyard. "Sir, you've been coming home later and later these past few days."
Xie Jian hummed lightly and asked habitually, "How is the business?"
"It's the same thing. The boss came to discuss business with me yesterday, but it didn't go through, so he's in a bad mood." Liu Gangzhong closed the door and said, "This is the fourth time this month. Things haven't been this bad since the time I and the boss were in Nan'e County."
Xie Jian was not surprised. People in small places were used to women showing up in public to make a living. When working in the fields, women would go barefoot like men and roll up their sleeves to expose their arms, and no one would say anything.
The imperial capital was different, with more officials and dignitaries living there without having to worry about making a living. With more money and more power, they all paid attention to etiquette and rules. Women were expected to stay home and take care of their husbands and children, which was considered proper. Doing otherwise was considered improper.
Furthermore, since Ah-Heng had been working at the Meng family shop, and was personally looked after by Old Master Meng, who would dare to look down on her? Even when she went out with him to discuss business, no one dared to give her a cold shoulder.
If Ah Heng opens her own shop, these problems will naturally arise.
When I pushed the door open, I saw Ah Heng looking down at the business book she was writing. If you didn't look closely, you couldn't tell that she was in a bad mood.
"You're back?" Shen Heng glanced at Xie Jian.
"It's not a big deal if the deal fails. There are so many businessmen in the imperial capital, there will always be someone who agrees with you." Xie Jian washed his face and hands.
"Did Liu Gang tell you?"
"Hmm." Xie Jian sat down beside her and took the business manual from her hand. There were indeed many typos. The writing was well-organized and inspiring, but it was not practical. "What you wrote is more about credibility and handling affairs, but businessmen are very particular. They have to haggle and haggle to make their business successful. You are not capable of such things."
"Who said that?" Chen Heng disagreed. "Like Old Master Meng, he's quite magnanimous and generous in his business dealings. If he were to argue over every penny and be so petty, who would respect him?"
Xie Jian sighed, "Old Master Meng doesn't care because he can see the future gains for himself, so he's willing to give up what he has now. As the saying goes, this is the way to give up, the way to gain and lose."
Chen Heng: “…”
Xie Jian's eyes lit up with a smile: "But I believe Ah Heng will definitely surpass Old Master Meng in the future and become the richest businessman in Dacong."
"Really?" Shen Heng liked to hear these nice words: "Why do you think so?" Being able to make the future great traitor, bah, the prime minister say this, suddenly made her very confident.
"Because your husband will always support you in becoming the richest businessman in Dacong." He supports whatever Ah Heng likes.
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