Furthermore, since Steward Yu did it on purpose, it would have been fine if people didn't know, since they were his close associates and he could have turned a blind eye. However, Steward Yu secretly did some things, and the things that the servants around those rich young masters and ladies did were indeed publicized.
Since no one wants to lose face, the only option is to make an example of the sycophantic lackeys.
After this incident, their servants naturally became more obedient.
However, Qiu Yun's bookstore is in dire straits. The manager saw that business was getting better and better, so he had a lot of storybooks purchased. The paper used was of the highest quality, and he also hired painters to make copies. All of these costs were not low, and now most of them are stuck in his hands and cannot be sold.
Most of the money Qiu Yun earned from piracy was lost.
Manager Yu had been keeping an eye on the rivals, and upon learning of this, he felt extremely gratified!
There's a saying that goes something like this: evil will be punished and good will be rewarded; it's not that retribution won't come, it's just that the time hasn't arrived yet.
Sure enough, karma came back to bite them.
Qiu Yun was naturally furious.
However, she still doesn't intend to give up, but with so many storybooks in hand, this can't go on forever.
Finally, Young Master Han gave an idea: to send those storybooks to more distant places to sell. If it worked, the money earned would be much more than in Cangzhou.
Qiu Yun also thought it was a good idea, but because she was angry, she punished the original manager, and now there is no one available.
She didn't want her family to get involved in what she was doing yet, so Young Master Han volunteered to help.
He is, after all, a young master from a merchant family. He has some talent in academics and also in business. This idea is indeed good.
Young Master Han wants to open a bookstore similar to Wensi Bookstore in a place far away from Cangzhou. He can make money there, and then slowly develop it. With some effort and tricks, he could even turn piracy into a new brand.
Manager Yu is just a manager. He is indeed quick-witted, but his connections are ultimately limited. He can quickly detect things that happen in Cangzhou, but he really doesn't know what Young Master Han is planning to do.
However, Zhang Tingyu had been keeping an eye on Qiu Yun's movements, so he knew that. He was equally shocked by the shamelessness of the two, but he also knew that if they really did it, it would indeed be a new source of wealth.
Zhang Tingyu wouldn't just stand by and watch Qiu Wen's things be ruined, so he had someone use some tricks. When Young Master Han sent someone to deliver the storybooks to another place, they were unlucky and encountered a rainy day. The waterproof tarpaulin was of poor quality, and the storybooks were basically destroyed.
Upon learning this, Qiu Yun couldn't help but lose her temper with Young Master Han. The bookstore was already struggling, and then it suffered such a huge loss. She was in a bad mood and extremely irritable. In addition, since it was Young Master Han who proposed and carried out the plan, and something went wrong, Qiu Yun naturally blamed Young Master Han.
Young Master Han was naturally in a bad mood. He had originally planned to make some money from it, since his family's current situation was not very optimistic. He was a young master who had grown up in luxury, and he didn't like the feeling of being short of money.
Who knew things would turn out so badly? He thought it was just Qiu Yun's bad luck, and it wasn't her fault.
Young Master Han regretted it. If he had known Qiu Wen was so good at making money, why did he go through all that trouble to change his marriage partner, only to end up with a defective product?
Young Master Han felt that Qiu Yun was throwing herself at him, so his impression of her worsened.
The two already harbored their own thoughts, and now their resentment has only intensified, ultimately bringing their conflict into the open.
Zhang Tingyu was finally satisfied after hearing this.
Similarly, Zhang Tingyu had a very bad impression of Han the Young Master. Although such a person was talented in his studies, Zhang Tingyu felt that it was better not to let him harm the people because of his way of doing things.
While Qiu Yun was having a run of bad luck, things were going very smoothly for Qiu Wen. She had originally planned to teach Qiu Yun a lesson, but when she had someone investigate, they found out about Qiu Yun's misfortunes.
Then they decided to let her run wild for a few more days. Of course, one reason was that Qiu Yun no longer had anything to provoke her.
She didn't care about the Qiu family's status, her career was basically hopeless, and as for her love life, she would have to deal with it later.
In short, there's nothing left to criticize Qiu Yun about.
However, Qiu Wen still came out because... because Zhang Tingyu was on leave. The relationship between the two, no matter how you look at it, was not explicitly stated, but they both understood each other without saying a word.
Qiu Wen was hesitant because of the current situation, while Zhang Tingyu wanted to make things stable and give Qiu Wen assurances before revealing the truth.
Although they didn't explicitly reveal their relationship, they both seemed to enjoy it.
The falling snow felt a bit off; I already felt it wasn't quite right.
As a woman born and raised in the Qing Dynasty, her inherent ethics and morality made her constantly remind Qiu Wen of these things.
Qiu Wen knew she meant well, but she decided to let herself go for the rest of her life.
As for whether there will be any results, who knows!
Anyway, I was given this life for nothing.
After failing to persuade her, Luo Xue could only try to find a way to handle the situation carefully and discreetly, making sure no one knew about it.
Therefore, apart from Luo Xue, no one else around Qiu Wen knew about Zhang Tingyu's existence.
"Miss, you must be careful."
Qiu Wen laughed and said, "Okay, my nagging little old lady."
Luo Xue said, "Miss, I'm being serious. I'm worried about you if you don't let me come with you!"
Qiu Wen said, "Don't worry, I won't do anything to myself. Besides, dressed as a man, my parents probably won't even recognize me when I get there. Who would cause me trouble? You're just worrying too much."
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