If Qiu Wen knew how to cater to people's tastes, her first book would be about a merchant's daughter who, through her abilities, achieves wealth and status with her husband. This story is somewhat similar to Qiu Yun and the eldest son of the Han family. Of course, the story would naturally be enhanced with beauty filters.
The book is called "Second Miss".
There aren't many tricks, just one: upgrade, slap in the face, and get promoted to a higher rank.
Qiu Yun initially dismissed the book Qiu Wen sent her, but after flipping through it out of boredom, she became fascinated.
Young ladies always need a common topic of conversation. Qiu Yun liked it, and naturally she also liked others to read it too. When her friends came to visit, she unintentionally let them see the book "Second Miss".
One characteristic of "cool" novels is that they are incredibly enjoyable to read and highly immersive. Qiu Yun was captivated by them, and others were no exception. Soon, the book began to circulate among the young ladies in their boudoirs.
Most of Qiu Yun's acquaintances are businesswomen, so they don't mind the differences in social status mentioned in the story, making it very relatable.
"Sister Qiu, how about I lend you this book for a couple of days?"
The person speaking was a close friend of Qiu Yun's. Qiu Yun mentioned that she had recently read a captivating storybook, which she had just opened and found quite engrossed. Unfortunately, she couldn't stay long, so she wanted to borrow the book to read at home.
Qiu Yun was a little embarrassed, because she hadn't finished reading it yet! The book had a lot of content, and she was still a little short of finishing it.
Qiu Yun said, "I would like to lend it to you, but I haven't finished reading it myself."
The man said with some disappointment, "Oh, I see! Then forget it."
After thinking for a while, the man said with some anticipation, "Where did you buy this book, Sister Qiu? I'd like to buy it and read it too."
Now it was Qiu Yun's turn to be in a bit of a predicament.
“This book…this book…” Qiu Yun thought for a moment, feeling somewhat guilty, and said, “This book will be sold at Wensi Bookstore on Ping’an Street in a couple of days. I originally owned that bookstore, so I got the book from there.”
"It will take two more days!"
Qiu Yun said, "The bookstore opens the day after tomorrow. It only serves female customers. I'm going to go and take a look. Why don't we go together, sister?"
The person agreed.
After discussing it, the two decided to invite some people to support the bookstore that day.
Qiu Yun's advance notice of her upcoming visit surprised Qiu Wen. She didn't have high expectations for her second younger sister; she only sent her books hoping that Qiu Yun would put in a good word for her when her bookstore opened.
After all, young girls are a little vain and like to be the first.
To Qiu Wen's surprise, she actually came to support the opening day.
Qiu Wen thought for a moment and decided that she would not show herself for the time being. After all, she had just broken off the engagement. Even if no one knew the inside story, she did not want to take any risks. Letting people know that the eldest daughter of the Qiu family, who was being raised in the countryside, was actually alive and kicking and had even opened a bookstore would be asking for trouble.
Qiu Wen felt at ease not having to show up herself. She found a female manager who used to be the owner of a cosmetics shop. Her husband had died in an accident. She was the daughter of an old scholar, literate, and a good person. Although her husband was gone, her son was already married. She was just doing this out of interest to pass the time, so Qiu Wen hired her to be the manager of Wensi Bookstore.
"Aunt Rong, I'm not really able to show up tomorrow, so I'll have to trouble you with the bookstore."
The "Aunt Rong" that Qiu Wen mentioned was the female manager that Qiu Wen hired.
Aunt Rong smiled and said, "Don't worry, boss."
Qiu Wen gave a final instruction, saying, "Although I won't be showing up tomorrow, I'll be in the back courtyard. If anything happens, please send someone over to let me know."
"Yes, boss."
Qiu Wen said everything she needed to say before leaving. She had recently rented a house nearby; it wasn't big, but it was enough for her to live in.
As soon as Qiu Wen returned, Luo Xue said, "Miss has been really busy lately."
Qiu Wen said, "This is all to support our family's Luoxue."
Qiu Wen has been joking with Luo Xue from time to time lately, and Luo Xue has gotten used to Qiu Wen's way of speaking and accepts it well.
"Miss, if you continue dressed like this, be careful that the young ladies in the bookstore might fall for you!"
Qiu Wen didn't think there was anything wrong with her outfit. The original owner of this body wasn't very old, and she was also small in stature. In Qiu Wen's opinion, even if she dressed as a man, she would still look like a child. No matter how delicate and pretty she was, what kind of people could a child attract?
"You're teasing your young lady again."
"Miss, I wasn't joking with you. You don't know, when I go out with you, quite a few married young women are staring at you!"
Qiu Wen: "It's not that bad."
Qiu Wen didn't seem to care about the stares around her, perhaps because she was used to it. After all, in modern times, a rich and beautiful woman is born into the spotlight.
I didn't pay much attention to that little bit of observation, so I didn't get the feeling that Luo Xue had described.
On the day the bookstore opened, Qiu Wen arrived at the bookstore's backyard early. There was a room in the backyard that had been specially reserved for Qiu Wen's use. The key point was that this room was connected to the main building, allowing her to go directly out.
It's like a backdoor.
Qiu Yun has recently gained a lot of popularity among her friends because of her storybook. However, one of her friends isn't one to keep quiet, and Qiu Yun's book was already circulating the day after that friend left, along with some of its contents.
As the first owner of the storybook, Qiu Yun naturally became the center of attention.
Qiu Yun enjoyed this feeling. Although she had a good reputation, the Qiu family was just an ordinary merchant family. They were wealthy, but not "noble" enough. Among a group of young ladies, she was just an ordinary person. Now that she had such an opportunity, Qiu Yun had some ideas in mind.
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