However, Han Yu and Su Wenyue both showed up, but as guests. Although the status of merchants in the Daming Dynasty was relatively higher than that of the previous dynasty, they were only slightly higher than the bottom level. Moreover, in the upper circle, business and property purchases were all done in private. Han Yu and Su Wenyue also adhered to the idea of ​​making money in a low-key manner.

There are only a few auspicious times, especially for opening a business, which requires both an auspicious time and a suitable time. Chen Li's department store happened to choose the same time as Su Wenyue's, and the two stores opened at the same time.

It must be said that Chen Li had done a lot of preparatory work before, including the banquet a few days ago, all of which were prepared to promote the popularity of the new store, and it did have some results. Although she did not win over many upper-class ladies, some housewives of small families were very interested in the things in Chen Li's department store. After all, due to their status, most of them did not come from wealthy backgrounds. Although the things in Tianya Pavilion were good, they were a bit expensive and not as affordable as those in Lixiu Department Store. Although the quality of the things in Lixiu Department Store was a bit poor, they could still accept the price.

If it had been any other day, many people would have come to Chen Li's department store to support it. But Chen Li chose the same day as Su Wenyue, and even the opening time was the same. Even if the housewives of those small families would rather go to Lixiu Department Store to buy things, they would go to Tianya Pavilion, just because Tianya Pavilion is of a different level. Many noble people might come when it opened today, and it would be nice if they could take the opportunity to make friends with a few noble ladies when they went there.

Less than a street apart, the crackling sound of firecrackers was so lively and everyone could hear the sound of the firecrackers. However, after the firecrackers, one side was bustling with activity while the other side was deserted.

"Mrs. Han is here today as expected, and she is accompanied by Lord Han. Mrs. Han is so lucky." Su Wenyue's beauty is conspicuous to begin with, and with the help of someone searching for her, she quickly recognized her and went up to chat with her. Her words were full of compliments, but also full of genuine envy. How many men are willing to give up their time and face to accompany their wives shopping?

Su Wenyue smiled and nodded. Those who came today were all given money to her to earn, so she naturally had to greet them with a smile. She spoke to Madam Li in a very kind and friendly tone: "Madam Li is also here at Tianya Pavilion today, what a coincidence!"

"Tianya Pavilion is open today, and everything you buy is half-price. I have to choose carefully. It's thanks to Madam Han that she introduced such a good place to us. Look at the things here. Everything is exquisite and unique. Not to mention our Yiyang Prefecture, even Daming Dynasty is unique. The price is too expensive. Even with the half-price discount in the first few days, it is still much more expensive than the things in ordinary shops. Not everyone can afford it."

Mrs. Li was a straightforward person, she said directly what was on her mind. Su Wenyue was not angry, because she was in the business of "swindling people", and the profit was not as simple as one or two times. What she wanted was the evaluation of the word "expensive". The more expensive and rare the things were, the more they could become the cost for those noble ladies to show off.

Before Su Wenyue could speak, the noble lady next to her seemed to look down upon Madam Li's words, and spoke with a hint of sarcasm in her voice, "Good things are naturally expensive. Everything has different grades. Just like today when two shops opened at the same time, the people who came to Tianya Pavilion were all upper-class noble ladies, while those who went to Lixiu Department Store were some poor commoners. If you think it's too expensive, you can go to Lixiu Department Store. Although the things there are not as good as those in Tianya Pavilion, they are cheaper."

The person who was speaking was Mrs. Li's enemy, so his words were not polite at all and were full of sarcasm. In order to show something, he even deliberately used Chen Li's department store as a negative contrast.

Su Wenyue actually didn't like the woman's aggressive tone and self-righteous look, but these words were exactly what she wanted. Many ladies present heard these words, which also defined Tianyage and Chen Li's Lixiu Department Store.

Mrs. Li was so angry that she choked, but what the other person said was not completely unreasonable. Good things are naturally worth the price. In fact, she also thought so. She just sighed because the prices of things in Tianya Pavilion were really too high. She didn't expect that this person heard it and said so many things.

Mrs. Li was well-mannered, and she didn't behave too badly in front of Su Wenyue and so many people, so she just snorted coldly and then started making large purchases, proving with her actions that she could afford good things.

However, Mrs. Li was only a little upset at first, but after taking a closer look at the items on the shelves, she felt that they were really good value for money, especially the items on the Western shelves. Those were all authentic Western goods. Although they looked expensive, they would not be much cheaper if you bought them somewhere else. What’s more important is that the things here are indeed better than those in other shops. In a word, what kind of goods are worth what kind of price.

"Ah! These are goods specially supplied to the royal family and nobles in the West. Although there is no exclusive mark of the Western royal family on them, I have seen the style and material of this box. It is definitely supplied to the royal family." A lady among the noble ladies who was dressed quite gorgeously and noble said with certainty. The reason why she said so was that she had obtained things from the Western royal family by chance before, and wanted to show off in front of everyone, so she expressed her judgment.

"Really? How is this possible? How can something that is exclusively supplied to the Western royal family appear here? And I see that all the goods on the shelf are from the same batch. If this is true, the boss behind Tian Ya Ge is really too powerful."

"It's probably right. I have a distant relative who specializes in overseas business. Although the system in the West is different from ours, there are still loopholes. We can get the things that our Daimyo Dynasty supplies to the imperial palace, but we just lack the reputation of being used by the emperor. These things must be the same. Although they are a batch of goods specially supplied to the royal family, they are not engraved with the exclusive icons of the Western royal family for convenience."

If only one person says this, people will still be a little skeptical, but if two or three people say this, it basically sounds like the truth to everyone.

Su Wenyue was ashamed. Fortunately, she was hiding behind the scenes, otherwise it would be really embarrassing. The "Western goods" made by her subordinates have now become the exclusive supply to the royal family of the Western foreign vassal. This misunderstanding is a bit big. In fact, the reason why Su Wenyue designed the style like this is that she had seen some fine products bought from Chen Li's shop before, and also checked the Western information. Now, can this be considered a blessing in disguise?