Liu Juan's hand was still raised in the air, and for a moment she didn't know whether to take it back or hold it out. Seeing his expression, Xu Qingshan immediately said, "Madam Liu, you don't have to do this. These are the tasks that servants should do. You are pregnant, don't let anything happen to you. Mother, can you please forgive me?"
Hearing Xu Qingshan's sarcastic tone, Liu Juan felt even more wronged and almost cried. Gu Yuanniang wanted to comfort her, but Xu Qingshan took her hand and walked towards the backyard, saying, "Well, you've been outside in the sun for long enough today. It's time for you to go back with me and have a good rest. Have you taken your medicine today? I'll ask the kitchen to bring it to you right away."
When Gu Yuanniang heard what Xu Qingshan said, she naturally understood what he meant. She could only nod to Xu Miaomiao and left with Xu Qingshan. Liu Juan was still crying beside her. Seeing this, Xu Miaomiao picked up the herbal tea in front of her, looked at Liu Juan and said, "Madam Liu, you are also a mother. Although the mansion is not so wealthy, there are still one or two maids. Don't bother yourself to do this kind of thing. It will hurt the baby in your belly, which is not good."
Xu Miaomiao tried to persuade her kindly, looked at Liu Juan in front of her, took a sip of the herbal tea in the cup, and then turned and left. However, Liu Juan's eyes became more and more vicious behind her. She tried her best to please these people, just to have a chance to survive, even if it was just to be an unknown concubine by Xu Qingshan's side. But Xu Qingshan didn't even give her this chance to survive, so don't blame her for being ruthless.
After a few days of leisurely life, Xu Miaomiao was actually a little uncomfortable for a while. Except that people from Wangjia Village occasionally came to her with Cordyceps, nothing special happened.
As soon as they arrived at the store, Yu Jie and Yu Zhen cleaned the store tidy and neatly. Although the business did not improve much, fortunately the dessert shop outside had opened, and there were still many people coming. However, because of Wang Bu Ren, some people still had a grudge against the department store and were unwilling to open their hearts.
Xu Miaomiao was not in a hurry to change other people's ideas all of a sudden. The most important thing now was to do her own thing well.
"Xu Miaomiao, you are really amazing."
There was a voice outside the door. Xu Miaomiao turned her head and saw the shopkeeper of the calligraphy and painting shop walking towards her slowly, holding a fan in his hand. His face was no longer as kind and shrewd as before. He looked at Xu Miaomiao with anger, pointed at him and said, "My calligraphy and painting shop has been open in Bai County for so many years. So many writers have spent money with me. Instead, you used your inferior products to threaten me and made those writers treat me like old shoes. Now how do you want me to survive? No one in this industry does this."
Xu Miaomiao didn't take it seriously when she heard this. Instead, she sat down on the side and immediately called the man, saying, "The shopkeeper is here, come and sit down! Yu Zhen, serve him some tea."
When Yu Zhen heard this, he immediately brought the teacup up. However, when he handed it to the owner of the Pen and Ink Shop, he was very dissatisfied. He threw the teacup hard and put it on the table. Seeing Yu Zhen's look, the owner of the Pen and Ink Shop didn't take it seriously. He picked up the teacup, muttered, it was disrespectful, and didn't say anything else.
When Xu Miaomiao saw his expression, she said, "Boss, we never exchanged the pens you gave us. We sold them intact to those people. If there was any problem, we would naturally say they were yours. They are still in our warehouse. Boss, what about the contracts? We will sell those pens again immediately."
When the man heard this, his expression changed. After all, now that something like this has happened, if those pens and inks appear on the market again, wouldn't it be a disgrace to his pen and ink shop's reputation? The man immediately put on a playful expression, looked at Xu Miaomiao, and said, "Madam Xu, I was wrong before. This time, I was petty and didn't do things well, so this happened. Please forgive me this time."
Hearing this, Xu Miaomiao disagreed. She looked at him and said, "Boss, what are you talking about? The pens you gave us are all good pens. We put them there to sell. It's just that the seal of your Pen and Ink Shop is printed on the bottom. If there is any problem, it will naturally be your Pen and Ink Shop that we should look for. I guess those literati and ink artists don't know the goods, so they wronged you. You, the Pen and Ink Shop, must handle this matter well."
The shopkeeper's expression changed again when he heard this. How could he not hear Xu Miaomiao's sarcastic words? But now he still had to get those pens and ink back. Xu Miaomiao's trick of cutting off the source of the trouble really made him a little overwhelmed.
Nowadays, people in the market say that although they are selling things on the surface, they are actually harming others. Moreover, because Xu Miaomiao is a woman, she cried very miserably in front of the man before, and her words changed their tone, saying that she was a victim and was deceived by him, so that such things were circulated in the market. If this continues, their pen and ink shop will not be able to continue. Thinking of this, the man restored his calm face and looked at Miaomiao and said, "Madam Xu, there are indeed some problems with those pens and inks. How about this, you bring all those pens and inks back to me, and I will send you a new batch of them. How about we cooperate well again?"
Unfortunately, Xu Miaomiao no longer believed him. She smiled at him and took out a contract: "It's easy to take those pens back. Once you sign this contract, everything will be fine."
The shopkeeper frowned when he heard this, but he still took the contract from Xu Miaomiao. The contract clearly stated that the cooperation with the department store would be terminated. Seeing this, the shopkeeper slammed the table in dissatisfaction, pointed at Xu Miaomiao and said, "Xu Miaomiao, don't go too far. The original agreement was for a three-year period. Now that you want to breach the contract, you must pay me the penalty."
Xu Miaomiao was not in a hurry. She crossed her legs and spoke, "It's okay if you don't want to sign, but I won't return the pens and ink to you. After all, if we continue to sell them, although it will affect the customer flow of the department store, it won't damage the reputation of our department store. After all, only outsiders know that the pens and ink here are from your hands."
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