Chapter 125
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Xia Xiaowu dealt with the maid, but he was still worried that the prefect would come to cause trouble for him. He couldn't sleep at home for several nights and had nightmares.
Both his parents died in this incident, and the house could no longer be lived in for the time being. He needed to burn herbs to fumigate the house and disinfect it, and he could only move back after a while. He was also a victim, and he thought that even if the prefect felt sorry for his daughter, he would not pursue the responsibility.
However, Shen Yunfeng wanted Xia Xiaowu to make good use of this opportunity. The prefect's daughter died at his hands. Even if the prefect did not come to hold him accountable, he would still hate him in his heart, and their future would not be easy.
But let Xia Xiaowu go to the prefect and make a scene, saying that there was something wrong with the clothes bought by the prefect's daughter and she gave them to her mother-in-law, which caused his parents to fall ill, so that the prefect would feel guilty.
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Painter Zhou's printing factory was finally ready. Cheng Yeran handed several manuscripts to Uncle Zhou, including the third issue of the magazine and the packaging of the lipstick.
Uncle Zhou said, "My disciples are all experts. Don't worry, I promise that this time we can print faster than usual."
"Really? Although Yuanbao's shop hasn't opened yet, I was thinking of printing some picture books." His expression of "Don't worry, I won't let Uncle Zhou have any free time" scared Uncle Zhou so much that he trembled all over. He remembered the many times when he stayed up late to print soap packaging for their family. It seemed that he would not be able to sleep well in the future.
Cheng Yeran invested in his printing factory and signed a contract, but Uncle Zhou only printed for them.
Uncle Zhou thought that it would be good enough if he could finish the printing for them, and he should not think about anything else. He wanted to expand the scale, get more orders, and make more money, but he had to be lucky to do that.
Uncle Zhou sighed, "Just come on over, the story about the goblin and the scholar in your magazine is quite interesting, I like it too, write more."
"Okay, next time I finish writing, I'll show the first one to you, Uncle Zhou." Cheng Yeran felt that he couldn't write so much by himself, and at most he could write a short story in one issue of the magazine.
But when Uncle Zhou's printing factory expands in the future, he will be able to publish a magazine every month, as well as long-form storybooks and comics, which he cannot get.
He thought that since he could find an artist in the online store, could he also find a writer to write some customized articles for Liu Ya and Yuan Bao.
The more melodramatic and Mary Sue the better, the main feature of which is that the ancient readers can't stop reading the book and at the same time, watch the advertisements. Then they will apply their products from the book to their own lives, making them necessities of life, and only use their brand and no other brands.
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Yuanbao wanted to find a shop on the second floor, but it was a bit difficult to find a suitable one, and the rent was a bit expensive even if he found one.
As he was wandering around the street, he saw a carriage coming from behind. He stopped by the roadside and waited for the carriage to pass before he moved on, but the carriage stopped in front of him.
He looked at the carriage curiously, and after the curtain was opened, he saw an acquaintance sitting inside.
"Yang Shiming?" After calling his name, Yuanbao quickly changed his words nervously, "Now I should call you Lord Yang. I heard that your official position is higher than my cousin's. I'm used to calling you that, so I didn't react for a while. Don't be angry with me."
"Just follow the old routine." Yang Shiming asked him, "Where are you going? I'll give you a ride along the way."
"It shouldn't be on the way. I want to find a shop, but I asked the pawnbrokers, but none of them were satisfactory. I want to go and have a look myself." Yuanbao always felt that Yang Shiming was too serious, so he always liked to tease him. But now that he is an official, he always feels that the gap between the two of them has widened, and it is not appropriate, so he dare not do so.
"Get in the car." Yang Shiming lifted the curtain and wanted to reach out and pull him in.
Yuanbao should have refused, but when he saw his face and his tone, he obeyed the order in a daze. When he came to his senses, he was already in the car.
There was nothing in the car except a place to sit and a few books.
He used to work for his cousin's car, which was filled with all kinds of snacks and fruits. His cousin said they were prepared for his cousin's wife. Yang Shiming would not prepare these, as he did not look like a person who liked snacks.
"My cousin said that reading in a car is bad for the eyes." Yuanbao reminded kindly.
"Don't read it in the car next time." Yang Shiming also felt his restraint and took out a bag of candy from his pocket and handed it to him. "I saw it on the road just now and bought it."
Yuanbao took the candy and heard him say that things would be the same in the future as they were before, that he and his cousin were friends and he was just his friend's younger brother, and there was no need to be so formal.
Yuanbao felt that there was some truth in what he said. He had a good relationship with his cousin, so he shouldn't push them apart because of him.
"You also eat candy?" Yuanbao opened the paper package and saw a lot of round candies. He felt that this was incompatible with Yang Shiming.
"I saw from afar that you were walking on this street for a long time, so I bought some for you to eat." Yang Shiming said to the coachman outside.
Yuanbao heard it was a place name, "Where are you going? I have something else to do."
"I'll take you to a place." Yang Shiming asked the coachman to go to a house and asked Yuanbao to wait outside for a while. Not long after Yang Shiming went in, a man came out. He should be the housekeeper of this mansion.
The housekeeper was very polite to Yang Shiming, saying that their master had left the capital, but he had not forgotten what they had agreed upon.
The butler also got in the car. When he saw Yuanbao, he said with surprise: "You are the guy on the soap package!"
"Yes, it's me." Yuanbao thought that this person was Yang Shimingning's friend. Yang Shiming's friend was his fan? Want him to give you an autograph? Or let him have a meal with his fans?
Normally he would not easily have meals with clients unless the other party gave him a large order. Yang Shiming was too cunning as he actually sent him away with just a bag of candy.
He advised himself in his heart not to get angry. They were acquaintances. The other party had drawn so many beautiful pictures for him, and the soap sold so well because of the paintings. What's more, his cousin was his subordinate. He had to make him happy. Maybe he could help his cousin with his work.
Along the way he was thinking about the loss and tried to persuade himself not to get angry but to finish the meal in a friendly manner with Yang Shiming's friend. As a result, their carriage stopped at the door of a two-story shop.
This shop is similar to the one in the county, but it's better and bigger, and the windows are more beautiful.
Moreover, the street facing this shop is crowded with people. He can attract more people by sitting in front of the window making soap. This is simply his dream shop!
A man who looked like a housekeeper came over and said to Yuanbao, "Lord Yang reserved this place with our master a long time ago. Now, the previous tenant's lease has just expired, and our family
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The master chased them away without renewing their contracts, and left it to Lord Yang. At first, I thought Lord Yang was going to open his own shop, but I didn’t expect…”
The housekeeper didn't know that Yuanbao was a man and thought he was a handsome boy. When he saw Yang Shiming and Yuanbao standing together, his gossip spirit was burning. No wonder so many dignitaries in the capital wanted to marry their daughters to Yang Shiming, but Yang Shiming didn't agree. It turned out that he already had someone in his heart. One was talented and the other was handsome, they were a perfect match. He felt that he had discovered an incredible secret and couldn't wait to wait for his master to come back and tell him the good news!
Their master, Lord Feng, was Yang Shiming's teacher. He was the teacher who graded Yang Shiming's papers back then. Later, after Yang Shiming became an official, he also became Lord Feng's disciple.
Lord Feng is a cabinet minister. He is over fifty years old with white hair. He is a thin old man, but his personality is like that of a naughty old man. He has a completely different personality from Yang Shiming.
Lord Feng had always been worried that Yang Shiming didn't have the heart for romance and that he would end up living alone. Now he can finally rest assured.
Yuan Bao didn't expect that he would help him find a shop. He looked at the shop and then at Yang Shiming, "Why are you helping me find a shop?"
"I want to draw a picture for you." Yang Shiming said.
"You want to make money from my cousin, right? I heard from my cousin that you guys are going to open a gallery in the future, splitting the profits 50-50. A painting costs tens of thousands of taels, so you can make several thousand taels from each painting. You want to make that money, right?" He got excited when he mentioned making money, forgetting that the other person's status was different, as if he had returned to his old self. "It seems like you officials don't make much money."
When he said this, he deliberately lowered his voice and spoke close to Yang Shiming's ear. When he spoke, his warm breath blew onto Yang Shiming's ears.
But before he could feel anything, Yuanbao stood up straight, eager to go into the store and take a look, "Why didn't you tell me about such a good place earlier? It took me several days to find it. Can you rent your friend's shop to me at a lower price?"
"The price can naturally be lower, it's all negotiable, the main thing is that you like it." The housekeeper said happily. In fact, he wanted to say that if Yuanbao liked it, he could even use it as a wedding gift. Their master would definitely be willing to give this shop to Yang Shiming as a wedding gift to marry Yuanbao.
Yang Shiming asked him to go in and take a look. "I wasn't sure whether this shop could be left to you before. I was afraid that if I told you, you would be disappointed."
"That's true. I'm a bit impatient. If you had told me in advance, I would have been worried and unable to sleep for several days." After Yuanbao entered the shop, he was satisfied with everything he saw. Finally, he asked the price, which was eight hundred taels a year.
This is much higher than the price in the county town, but he has asked many shops in the past few days, and a shop like this can only make less than one thousand taels a year, and the minimum is one thousand two hundred taels.
However, he didn't have to spend any money to rent the shop, otherwise he would have been heartbroken. His cousin gave him one thousand taels and said that he would give him more money if it was not enough. The remaining money was left for him to invest in the shop.
He patted Yang Shiming on the shoulder and whispered to him, "You are a good friend. I will treat you to a meal later."
"This is the housekeeper of my teacher's family." Yang Shiming was flattered by him and took a step back with restraint.
Yuanbao looked at the housekeeper and saw the housekeeper looking at them with an auntie smile on his face. Yuanbao shuddered and felt that something was wrong, but he didn't know what it was.
After the shop was settled, Yuanbao invited Yang Shiming to dinner. Yang Shiming specially sent Yuanbao back before returning home.
His mother was waiting for him at home. When she heard that he would not be coming back for dinner that night, she still asked someone to heat up the soup for fear that he would go out for social events and drink and come back with an upset stomach.
Seeing that he wasn't drinking, I asked him who he was having dinner with, and he said he was having dinner with a friend.
"Is it Cheng Yeran or Zhao Yanlin? They are both married. You should learn from them. If you really can't find someone, ask them to contact you. You are already in your early twenties. It's too late to get married now. You can't delay it any longer." Yang's mother was worried that her son was indifferent or even had health problems. She thought that if he got married quickly, she would feel at ease.
"No hurry, mother, you should rest early." After persuading his mother to go back and rest, Yang Shiming went to the study and painted a picture of Yuanbao eating candy. He looked at the Yuanbao in the painting, and after the ink dried, he folded the painting and put it in a book.
The next day when he got home from work, he saw his mother waiting for him with the painting on the table.
"I heard from people around you that you met him yesterday? He is Cheng Yeran's cousin? The one who does business?" Yang's mother didn't know Yuanbao was a man and thought he was a boy.
"Yes." Yang Shiming was obviously a little nervous, but he quickly hid his emotions.
"You don't want to get married, is it because of him? But he is a businessman, and a brother who is always in public is not a good match for you. Give up this idea. Your mother pays for your education to make your life easier, not to let you humiliate yourself." Yang's mother thought that although Yuan Baomei was beautiful, she was not presentable. She had had affairs with many men outside. She was not worthy of being their husband. Moreover, she was so beautiful that it would be easy for their son to lose focus on work. Marrying her would be a disaster.
Yang Shiming secretly clenched his fists and said nothing, but the next day he replaced the servants, coachmen and maids around him.
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