Su Qingyu and Su Shunci got off the carriage and stood outside the crowd looking inside.
Su Yihui was seen holding the hand of a young girl and angrily yelling at the shop assistant, "Just take it when I tell you to. This is our own shop, can't you take two pieces of satin?"
Su Qingyu recognized the person next to Su Yihui as Su Xiangling, the eldest daughter of the second wife.
Su Xiangling, two months younger than Su Qingyu, wore a corseted red dress with a pattern of butterflies. Her eyebrows were long and her head was delicate, and her sparkling eyes were captivating.
Su Xiangling was thirteen when Su Qingyu left for Qianzhou, and even then, her beauty was already renowned throughout Liping Prefecture. Seeing her again today, she was even more charming than she had been then.
At this time, the young man was saying in embarrassment: "Second Miss, Third Miss, according to the rules of our family, anyone who comes to take satin must pay silver."
This rule was set by Lin Wanyin in the past, and everyone in the Su family followed it. Su Yihui naturally knew about it, but it was only because Su Shunci was now in charge of the shop that she started to take advantage of it.
Lin Wanyin had originally established this rule because the shop sold rare and expensive goods from Jiangnan. If she allowed these people at home to take whatever they wanted, she would have no business.
So after she imposed these restrictions, people in the mansion rarely came to this shop.
Su Shunci frowned as she looked inside and said, "Are they taking advantage of me?"
Su Qingyu chuckled, "I won't go in. I'll just wait and see what you can do."
Su Shunci knew that her elder sister wanted to test her how to cope.
"Don't worry, big sister. I know what to do."
With that, Su Shunci walked in.
The little girl, who hadn't even grown up yet, walked through the door with great momentum.
"Second sister, third sister, why are you here?"
After Su Shunci entered, she greeted her two sisters with a smile.
When the young man saw Su Shunci coming back, he felt relieved, as if he had found a backbone.
"Fourth Miss, you are finally back. Second and Third Miss wanted to take two pieces of brocade decorated with peacock patterns. I told them that they should pay according to the rules, but they refused to comply."
The young man looked out the door again and shouted twice, "Stop looking, everyone go away."
These people were originally looking at the notice posted at the door about the affairs of the Su and Lin families, but they didn't expect that when these two young ladies arrived, these people started to watch the fun.
When Su Yihui saw Su Shunci coming back, she said, "Fourth sister, you're back just in time. My second sister and I were passing by here. We thought our shop would be a good place to get two pieces of brocade to make some clothes."
"You don't have to worry about us refusing to pay. We'll tell Grandmother when we get home, and you can just record it in your account book."
Su Shunci smiled and asked her, "Did grandma agree to this?"
Su Yihui hummed unnaturally. In fact, the old lady didn't know about it.
Su Shunci thought for a moment and said, "Well, let me send someone back to the mansion to get the money from Grandmother. I don't care how much money Grandmother spends on you, but you can't break my rules and mess up my accounts."
Then he ordered his personal maid, "Go back to the mansion and talk to my grandmother in Songhe Hall."
Su Yihui didn't dare to ask anyone to go back to the mansion to ask the old lady for money. She hurriedly said, "Grandma is resting. Don't disturb her for such a small matter."
"We'll take it first, and you can just put it in the account. When Father and Grandmother ask about it, how can we deny it?"
Su Shunci said, "She is small, but not stupid." Su Yihui's words might be enough to coax a three-year-old.
Seeing that Su Shunci refused to give in, Su Xiangling frowned impatiently.
"A concubine's daughter really knows how to use chicken feathers as a token of authority."
Su Shunci stared at Su Xiangling with wide eyes, "Second sister, why do you say that to third sister? She is a concubine's daughter, and she is asking for brocade under the banner of grandmother. You are insulting grandmother..."
Su Shunci didn't say the rest of the words, but everyone understood.
Su Xiangling's face changed. "What nonsense are you talking about? When did I ever call my grandmother a chicken feather?"
Su Shunci shrugged, "I didn't say that what you just said."
Only then did Su Xiangling realize that she had been tricked by Su Shunci, and she was so angry that she gritted her teeth.
"She's so sharp-tongued! A concubine's daughter of the Su family is actually in charge of the family business."
Su Shunci smiled and said, "That can't be helped. Father and grandmother trust me. If you are dissatisfied, remember to tell Father and grandmother."
"I still feel tired, who cares about these things?"
Just at this moment, a young man came out from behind, holding a piece of brocade in his hand.
"Fourth Miss, this is the antique satin that the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Loyalty ordered. I'll deliver it to her now."
Su Shunci waved her hand, signaling him to go now.
However, Su Xiangling stopped the waiter and reached out to look through the brocade.
"This brocade is nice. I want it."
The ancient fragrant satin comes from the Bai family, a Jiangnan brocade merchant. It is said to be difficult to weave, with only a few hundred bolts produced each year. Not many of them can be distributed to the capital.
This is the only one left in the store, and it has been ordered by the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Loyalty.
So as soon as Su Xiangling took action, the young man quickly took two steps back.
"Second Miss, this ancient fragrant satin is very delicate..."
The clerk stepped back, and Su Xiangling's sharp nails scratched hard again. Before the clerk could finish his words, there was a ripping sound, and the edge of the ancient satin was scratched.
Su Xiangling quickly let go of her hand, "Fourth sister, your friend is too careless."
"Is this what the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Loyalty wants? I heard that this eldest daughter has a bad temper."
"Fourth sister, you must handle this matter properly and don't bring trouble to the family."
The young man turned pale with fear. He could never afford to pay for a piece of antique satin in his lifetime.
Su Shunci's expression also changed when he saw Su Xiangling was still making sarcastic remarks.
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