It was as if the person who had just been furious and beaten her up wasn't Liu Miaoyin at all.
However, Li Ershu seemed to like Liu Miaoyin, who could express her joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness as she pleased, even more.
“Brother Ershu, I’m helping you not because I want you to feel ashamed. My mother once told me that this is the importance of connections. People have to learn to be flexible. Think about it, if your soap is not good, even if my mother and I talk until we’re hoarse, no one will come to give you money for free. You tell me, isn’t that right?”
After her anger subsided, Liu Miaoyin admired the bracelet in her hand while earnestly comforting Li Ershu.
"Besides, when you recommended the soap, didn't you tell people that if they weren't ordering soap, they could buy it from my Liu family's shop? So, according to you, does that mean my Liu family's shop should avoid customers you introduce?"
Liu Miaoyin's words struck a chord with Li Ershu.
It suddenly dawned on him that what Liu Miaoyin said made perfect sense.
Li Ershu said to Liu Miaoyin with a face full of apology, "Miaoyin, it's my fault for losing my temper. What you said is indeed true. In business, connections are very important."
As Li Ershu spoke, his tone shifted.
"However, I feel bad that you introduced guests to me. How about in the future, if you introduce guests to me, I'll give you half of the money Lili gave me?"
Otherwise, Li Ershu would still feel that he had taken advantage of the Liu family.
Upon hearing this, Liu Miaoyin curled her lips and said, "Alright, from now on, the Liu family will give you half of the guests you introduce!"
That's fair!
Li Ershu immediately shook his head upon hearing this. The customers he introduced might not even mention his name when they went to buy soap.
Besides, it was just a small favor, so he couldn't possibly accept a share.
“No, no, no, that won’t do!” Li Ershu refused.
Liu Miaoyin had already anticipated Li Ershu's response and was not angry.
Instead, he laughed and said, "Since you don't want my Liu family's share, then my Liu family won't want your share either. That's fair!"
Li Ershu's face turned bright red; he still felt bad about it.
"You don't need to give me a share. After we get married, you can just hand over all your assets to me," Liu Miaoyin said softly, blushing.
Upon hearing this, Li Ershu nodded repeatedly.
"Of course!"
After saying that, both of them blushed.
......
The next day, Li Ershu set off early for the bustling city of Jiangdu to continue promoting the soap.
When the appointed time arrived, Gu Lili and Chang'an headed to the teahouse they had agreed upon.
The two walked into the teahouse together and saw a dozen or so merchants chatting in small groups as they came down from upstairs.
"When we go to Donghai Town, shall we travel together, Brother Su?"
"Sure! Bring plenty of silver with you, and see what else Donghai has besides soap, so we can bring some over to sell!"
"......"
Listening to their conversation, Gu Lili knew that these people were the ones Li Ershu had brought over that morning.
Judging from the number of people, Li Ershu's share today will definitely be substantial.
Gu Lili was genuinely happy for Li Ershu.
Gu Lili and Chang'an stepped aside to let the people upstairs go down first. After everyone had gone down, the two of them prepared to climb up.
After taking only a few steps, I saw Li Ershu coming down from above with a big smile on his face.
"Lili, Chang'an, you've come at the perfect time! I just finished up here!" Li Ershu said with a smile.
Behind Li Ershu was an elderly man with slightly gray hair, who was none other than Yu Shanhai.
Upon seeing Gu Lili, he immediately knelt down to pay his respects.
Gu Lili quickly stopped him. If Yu Shanhai knelt down, the merchants who had not yet dispersed downstairs would surely surround him.
How can we discuss other things then?
Yu Shanhai nodded without speaking, bowed respectfully, and invited Gu Lili upstairs.
Gu Lili nodded and teased Li Ershu as she went upstairs.
"Second Uncle, seeing how happy you are, you must have had a very fruitful day!"
Li Ershu nodded hastily and held up one finger towards Gu Lili.
It seems that Li Ershu has ordered another 10,000 taels of silver worth of soap today.
Chang'an, standing behind Gu Lili, gave Li Ershu a thumbs-up, which made Li Ershu even more smug.
The group entered the private room, and Yu Shanhai immediately knelt down to pay his respects.
"This humble subject greets Your Highness!"
Yu Shanhai had not expected that Gu Lili, who was just a peasant girl, possessed such an otherworldly air.
The man following behind her exuded an air of nobility and carried an invisible pressure.
He only glanced at it before quickly lowering his head.
Gu Lili raised her hand to signal Yu Shanhai to stand up and said with a smile, "Uncle Shanhai, you don't need to be so polite. Yesterday, I heard from my second uncle that you have chrysanthemums and roses that are not selling well, is that right?"
Yu Shanhai hadn't expected Gu Lili to be so approachable.
"Your Highness, you flatter me! I am but a peasant, how could I possibly be your uncle!"
After Yu Shanhai finished speaking, he quickly covered his mouth with his hand, looking quite comical.
He completely forgot that Gu Lili was just a peasant girl.
Startled, Yu Shanhai immediately knelt down to beg for forgiveness, feeling extremely remorseful.
Li Ershu just mentioned that Gu Lili was interested in seeing his flower field, which immediately offended Gu Lili.
Yu Shanhai had placed all his hopes on Gu Lili, but because he couldn't speak properly...
Those flowers are really going to be ruined by him.
Seeing that Yu Shanhai was about to kneel down, Li Ershu chuckled and pulled him back.
"Uncle Shan Hai, why do you kneel down so easily? We all come from humble backgrounds, so what!"
Yu Shanhai looked at Gu Lili and realized that Gu Lili was not angry.
Gu Lili smiled faintly, "My second uncle is absolutely right. Everyone in the world depends on us farmers for food. There's nothing to feel inferior about!"
Li Ershu pulled Yu Shanhai down to sit. Yu Shanhai was relieved to see that Gu Lili wasn't angry.
“The county magistrate is absolutely right! I heard from Brother Ershu that you are interested in my flowers. Why don’t we head to the outskirts of the city to take a look?” Yu Shanhai suggested.
Gu Lili was eager to go home, and her purpose in coming here was to see the flower fields of Yushanhai.
If the quality is good, then we'll place the order and ship it to Donghai Town together.
The group immediately agreed and got up to go downstairs.
Yu Shanhai's carriage led the way, with Zhui Feng following closely behind, heading towards the western suburbs.
After traveling for more than an hour, the carriage in front gradually slowed down.
Gu Lili guessed that they must have arrived.
Gu Lili lifted the carriage curtain, and a foul odor wafted out.
Gu Lili was overjoyed at the scene before her.
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