Whether they were really interested or just to give Su Wenyue face, Su Wenyue did a good job in opening the scene. These ladies expressed their intention to go to Tianya Pavilion. Since they had opened the door, they would go there even if it was just for the sake of formality. Su Wenyue was confident that as long as these people went, they would definitely come back again, and it would also create a reputation and open up the market.
Chen Li was also busy chatting and making friends with those noble ladies. It would be fine if others didn't know her, but after the previous scene, everyone knew Chen Li's identity and knew that Chen Li was just a businessman's daughter. They didn't even hide the contempt on their faces. What's more, Chen Li had offended Su Wenyue. Su Wenyue was not only Han Yu's wife, but also highly valued by the Yin family. Those present were invited by the Yin family, and they were more or less related to the Yin family. Few people were willing to pay attention to Chen Li.
Chen Li regretted her impulsiveness. If she had not miscalculated and thought of relying on Su Wenyue to make connections, she would not have ended up in such a situation. Those noble ladies already thought they were superior, and now they must look down on her even more. However, things have come to this point and there is no point in regretting. Since those noble ladies are unwilling to pay attention to her, Chen Li simply finds another way and puts her efforts into the maids and servants who are with the noble ladies.
Chen Li was a good talker, and she was willing to spend money to give away a lot of things, which was quite effective. She won over many maids and servants around the noble ladies, and she felt quite proud of herself. Even if Su Wenyue was unwilling to help, so what? She had done what she wanted to do. Although she failed to make friends with the noble ladies and break into the upper circle, it was not bad to win over those respectable maids and servants.
Most of the servants who could be brought by their masters to attend the banquets were trusted and useful by their masters. As long as they found an opportunity to say a few good words for her department store in front of their masters, they would definitely come back to patronize her business in the future. Moreover, these servants who could save face in front of their masters actually lived a very good life and had a certain consumption capacity, which brought her a good source of customers.
Chen Li and Su Wenyue have different positioning. Su Wenyue only intends to do business with the upper-class aristocrats, while Chen Li is more ambitious and wants to monopolize the market and take over everyone's business. In her opinion, no matter how small or big the profit is, it is still profit and there is no reason to give it up. Especially since the company Chen Li worked for before was doing business for the general public and followed the principle of small profits but quick turnover, which made Chen Li pay more attention to the popularization aspect.
Su Wenyue was on guard against Chen Li, and so were the people around her. They had been keeping an eye on Chen Li's every move at the banquet, and they saw everything. Especially when they saw that many maids and servants were bribed by Chen Li, they became even more anxious.
"Madam, what should we do? This Chen Li is too cunning, and it's hard to guard against her. Seeing that she can't get close to those ladies, she has set her sights on the maids and servants around them. Those maids and servants are also short-sighted. They were actually bought by Chen Li for a little benefit. It's really infuriating!"
"Yes, I understand." Su Wenyue saw that her maid was so worried and anxious, but she looked calm and composed, without any worried look, which made her maid even more angry.
"Madam, Chen Li has taken away all the people and will take away our business. How come you are not worried at all?" Shu Yu stamped her feet, with a look of disappointment on her face. Madam has put so much effort into the shop, but how come she doesn't care about it in the end?
"Shuyu, I told you that you have made great progress recently, and you are calm and steady when doing things. Why are you so uneasy now? It's just a small matter, but you have lost your composure." Su Wenyue glanced at Shuyu and said
"Madam, I am worried about you. You have invested a lot of energy in this shop, especially Chen Li, that fickle woman. Everyone in the mansion knows that she once had her eyes on you. She may not give up yet. Madam, you must not let her take advantage of you!"
Although the maid was a little impatient and lacked some of the demeanor of a general, her loyalty was still very commendable. This was what Su Wenyue valued the most: "Don't worry, your wife is such a person, how could she let Chen Li take advantage of her? Just keep your mind at ease."
When Shuyu heard Su Wenyue say this, her eyes lit up. She said that the Madam had spent so much effort on the shop, how could she be indifferent? It turned out that she had already thought of a solution, otherwise she would not be so calm and not anxious at all.
"Madam, do you have any way to deal with that woman?" Shuyu asked curiously. It was because Su Wenyue was not harsh on her servants that Shuyu had the courage to ask. Shuyu was not a person who had no sense of propriety. It was just that as a loyal servant, he instinctively had no good feelings towards the woman who coveted his master's position.
Su Wenyue just smiled without saying anything, not because she had thought of a solution, but because there was no need to argue with Chen Li. She was worried that Chen Li might have some powerful tricks before, but today, Chen Li had cut off her own path and there was no threat to her anymore. At least in this shop, Chen Li no longer had the power to fight back.
Shuyu was just a maid, even though she was smart, she was too narrow-minded and didn't see the truth behind it. Chen Li's behavior of winning over the maids and servants today seemed to be a clever way to achieve her goal, but in fact, it was the most stupid thing to do.
Especially Chen Li gave the things in her shop to the maids and servants, hoping that the maids and servants would recommend them to their masters. This idea couldn't be more wrong. Think about those noble ladies who are high up in the world. Everything they eat, wear and use is exquisite. How could they use things that have been used by the maids and servants around them? Even if the things are good, it's not okay. Using things used by servants is not a way to lower one's status.
After all, Chen Li was just the daughter of a businessman. Although she had a talent for business, she was not much higher than a maid in terms of vision. Otherwise, she would not have done such a stupid thing and still be so proud of it. She even fantasized about the scene of booming business after the store opened, completely unaware that she had cut off her path to the upper aristocracy.
Having said that, the reason why Chen Li was able to win over those servants so easily was because Su Wenyue let her do what she wanted, otherwise it wouldn't be that easy.
In the evening, Su Wenyue went back and told Han Yu what happened during the day. Han Yu immediately saw the wrong thing. Seeing that his wife's analysis was very logical, he was even more satisfied and relieved.
Everything was prepared, and the opening day soon arrived. Not only did Su Wenyue go, but Han Yu also went there in person to support his wife. The auspicious time had already been chosen, and as soon as the time came, firecrackers were set off.