Chapter 26 Is it time to fall out of favor?
Li Runrun's face turned red, but she still stood obediently in front of Aunt Zhang.
Aunt Zhang leaned close to her ear and whispered some secrets of sex, and Li Ruanruan's face turned red.
Aunt Zhang covered her mouth and giggled, flicking her little face: "You are all experienced people, why are you still so shy? It's all normal. In fact, when you please men, men are just pleasing you for fun. Just be open-minded."
Li Runrun nodded, not quite understanding. In fact, she really had no experience. The prince only lost control and had no restraint with her that night when he was drugged.
It didn't seem like he was interested in it afterwards, but, he did kiss her...
But the prince said that it was to teach her how to repay her debts.
After talking about the inappropriate things, Aunt Zhang told Li Runrun some serious tricks to win favor.
To sum up, if being obedient and compliant doesn't work, just cry and beg.
Some details include making requests when you are happy, keeping quiet when you are unhappy, observing people's words and expressions, playing hard to get, and some little tricks that will not be too excessive but can increase feelings.
Li Runrun came out of Aunt Zhang's room, feeling as if she had learned something, but also as if she had learned nothing.
Because she really didn't have the courage of Aunt Zhang. After all, Aunt Zhang was a concubine, while she was just a servant, and the lowest kind at that.
She didn't dare to act rashly in front of Ye Yunchu. He was sometimes too cold and she was scared just by looking at him.
She didn't even dare to think about it. If she pulled the prince's sleeve and acted coquettishly...
Li Runrun felt a chill on her neck and couldn't help but shrink back.
However, she didn't know that Aunt Zhang's words had actually planted a seed in her heart. Maybe she wouldn't think of it on a normal day, but she would use it when she needed it.
In fact, Li Runrun is a very fast learner.
Li Runrun changed her clothes, which had already been washed. It was dry in the winter recently, and they were completely dry after being hung up in the air for most of the day. They still had the fresh fragrance of soapberries.
Ye Qiaoqiao asked her to stay for dinner, but she refused, so Ye Qiaoqiao packed some snacks for her.
As winter approaches, it gets dark earlier and earlier. Li Runrun takes advantage of the hazy night to go home.
This shabby and simple house where low-ranking slaves lived was so shabby that you couldn't even straighten your back when you walked into it.
Li Ruanruan felt relieved. She took out some pastries, opened them and gave them to her brother.
Li Mutou picked up a piece and put it in his mouth. As the saying goes, a young boy can eat his father out of poverty. He was in the growing stage now and had been hungry for a long time.
As she ate with her cheeks puffed out, she raised her thumbs and said, "Sister, the cakes given by the prince are delicious. The medicine is also effective. I am almost healed now. I can go back to work in two days."
Then he pushed the cake to Li Ruanruan: "Let's eat together, sister."
"I've already eaten it. This wasn't a reward from the prince, but from the second young lady."
"That's delicious too. Very delicious."
Li Ruanruan smiled very gently and touched her brother's head: "Then eat more."
Li Mutou, however, stopped eating after eating a few pieces. He carefully picked up the cake again and said to Li Ruanruan, "The delicious ones should be given to Daddy."
Liruanruan's nose felt sore and she asked him, "Where's Dad? I didn't see him."
"Dad went to deliver the chamber pot and should be back soon. Yeah, I forgot to cook."
Li Mutou said this and was about to get out of bed.
Li Ruanruan pressed him down: "Your injury has just healed a little, let me cook."
Li Runrun cooked porridge and served it with pickles, which was their dinner.
After a while, Li Da also came back.
Li Runrun lay on the narrow wooden bed at night. Behind the curtain, her father and brother slept there.
Some of her things are placed here, embroidered baskets, clothes, and daily necessities.
Although the living conditions were very poor, her father and brother would rather live in a more crowded environment and leave her a space to give her a better life under the worst conditions.
Li Runrun couldn't sleep, so she sat up, lit a small lamp, and sat under the lamp, carefully embroidering the unfinished Suzhou embroidery.
The light was too dim, so she rubbed her eyes from time to time. Finally, she was so sleepy that she fell asleep.
The next morning, she changed into her own coarse clothes and washed the chamber pot with her father. Nanny Song was probably busy looking for a marriage partner for her son and did not come today.
After washing the chamber pot, Lida can take a break.
Li Ruanruan went to Ye Qiaoqiao to learn Su embroidery. After hearing what Ye Qiaoqiao had seen this morning, she said, "The old lady has two shops for me to choose from. I really don't know which one to choose. Why don't you come with me to take a look tomorrow morning?"
Li Ruanruan nodded.
The next day, I accompanied Ye Qiaoqiao to see the shops. One was a poorly run restaurant with two floors, and the other was a paper shop with only one floor, but it had a backyard stable and servants' quarters.
Ye Qiaoqiao whispered in Li Ruanruan's ear, "I think a paper shop would be better. It would be easy to convert into a Suzhou embroidery shop, and the house at the back would also be suitable for the embroiderers to live in."
Li Ruanruan thought for a moment and said, "A restaurant would be more suitable. It should have two floors, with the first floor for display and the second floor for private customization. As for the embroiderers, since we're going to train them ourselves, we should give them a better living environment and rent a small courtyard. If you want the horse to run fast, you have to feed it good grass, don't you agree?"
Ye Qiaoqiao felt that Li Ruanruan was right, nodded, and then felt a little stretched: "That will require a lot of money."
"If you want to sell privately, we can embroider one and sell one. It's a huge profit. We just need to work hard. But when opening a shop, we must be clear. Our prices are high. We serve VIP customers. If we are vague, we will not be worthy of them."
"But what about the silver?"
"We can find an investor."
“What does investor mean?”
"He provides the money, we provide the labor, and he gets the lion's share of the profits, while we get the smaller share."
Li Ruanruan said seriously: "If you want to find someone suitable and reliable, I think the prince will be fine."
Ye Qiaoqiao's eyes lit up: "Ruanruan, you are really smart. I will talk to big brother another day."
Li Ruanruan smiled, and the two of them returned to the Marquis' Mansion. As soon as they got back, they were called over by the nanny beside Aunt Zhang.
Aunt Zhang was pacing the courtyard. Seeing Li Ruanruan approach, she grabbed her hand and said, "There's been a lot of commotion in the mansion just now. I sent people to investigate and found out that Ye Shuang sent a few beauties to the young master. She's trying to divide your favor. This is too cruel. What should we do now?"
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