The shopkeeper was now in a dilemma. He really couldn't make the decision himself, but was it too late to ask the owner to come now?
"Young lady, since you're in my shop, why don't you talk to me first?" At this moment, a woman's voice rang out from the back door. As the back door opened, a woman in her thirties walked in.
"The Fisherwoman has arrived." The shopkeeper quickly stepped forward and bowed.
Thankfully, the employer arrived.
Li Mai turned to look at Madam Yu, her face shrewd, but she could see that Madam Yu's soul was black.
This was the first time she had ever seen a person with a black soul since she came to this world.
The fact that she can see this means that she will still have a bond with her in the future!
The black soul also signifies that she has killed people.
But she's still standing here doing business, which means this woman must have a powerful background.
In this day and age, not everyone who has killed someone is a bad person, especially a woman, but it is enough to show that she is ruthless and not simple.
Li Mai doesn't intend to spend much time with people like that.
Therefore, she smiled and said, "The shopkeeper just refused me. It seems that I am not destined to have any financial dealings with your shop."
Madam Yu smiled and said, "Whether we are destined to be together or not is not determined by what we say."
Li Mai raised an eyebrow. "Then what are we looking at?"
The fisherwoman smiled confidently, "Let's see if I'm willing to spend money on you."
After speaking, Madam Yu looked at Manager Cui and asked kindly, "Brother Cui, have you seen the jewelry design? It's really quite good?"
Shopkeeper Cui nodded, "Master, it is indeed a rare style, quite nice, but this young lady wants too much. She immediately asked to exchange it for the two pieces from Yinlan. Those two pieces are worth at least four taels of silver."
Upon hearing this, Madam Yu smiled, glanced at the ladies and young women present, and then looked at Li Mai. "How about this, young lady, I'll give you that orchid set. As for the design of this jewelry set, we can sit down and discuss a price. Do you think my sincerity is enough?"
Li Mai glanced silently at her forehead again, then closed her eyes briefly, trying to use her special ability to see the dark past of her soul.
But when she opened her eyes again, there was still no fluctuation in her spiritual power. However, she did see a faint golden light emanating from the black soul.
She frowned, which was strange.
Are they people who are either extremely good or extremely evil?
The woman's background piqued Li Mai's interest. After thinking for a few moments, she nodded, "Okay, and as I just told Manager Cui, my Cupid series has a total of eighteen designs. If the price is right, I can sell you the remaining drawings."
Madam Yu raised an eyebrow. "This young lady is truly intelligent. Brother Cui, go and wrap up the orchids for this young lady."
Manager Cui quickly went to find the jewelry box, packed the orchid hairpin and orchid hair ornament, and placed them in front of Li Mai.
Li Mai smiled, picked it up, and handed it to Zhou Tao.
Zhou Tao caught it with trembling hands. Now, not only were her hands shaking, but her legs were also trembling, and she felt a sense of exhaustion throughout her body.
"Madam, where shall we talk?" Li Mai asked, looking at Madam Yu.
"Let's go to the backyard. I was setting up the accounts in the back when I heard the waiter's report and came over." Madam Yu gestured to invite Li Mai over.
Li Mai nodded and beckoned Zhou Tao to follow.
Everyone watched them silently as they went to the backyard.
Li Mai followed the fisherwoman into a hall, looked around the room, and saw that there were no other people around.
"What is your surname, young ladies?" Madam Yu poured tea for them herself.
"No need for formalities, my surname is Li. Madam, you may take a look at the blueprints first, as a thank you gift for the two pieces of jewelry you gave me." Li Mai took out the blueprints and handed them over.
Madam Yu took it and read it carefully. After reading it, she nodded, "It's indeed very good. Miss Li really has a talent in this area."
Li Mai smiled but didn't say anything.
"How about this, paint six more pieces of this firework for me, so I can have eight pieces of jewelry. I'll give you ten taels of silver in total, and you can paint the other six pieces for me," Madam Yu said after thinking for a moment.
Li Mai smiled. A typical wedding headdress set consists of a dozen or more pieces, or even eight pieces, and that's not considered the most high-end configuration.
"Is there anything else you would like, Madam?"
"Earrings, necklaces, hairpins, floral ornaments, hair ornaments and finger ornaments."
After listening, Li Mai laughed, "Madam Yu, putting everything else aside, just the hair ornaments alone are not something you can just throw on and make look good, especially with a fireworks theme."
"Besides, the items you want are all different in shape. If I wanted to draw them, it would take me three days. It's impossible to get eight items for ten taels of silver."
"I just told Manager Cui that if you only sell two pieces of this jewelry set, it will easily fetch twenty or thirty taels of silver. If you make it into an eight-piece wedding set, it will easily sell for over fifty taels of silver. I think you can't just sell one set and then stop, can you? Think about the long-term profits you can make."
"How about this, considering the two orchids you gave me, I'll give you a half-price discount this time, fifteen taels. Once your Cupid series sells well, and you like it, you can come back to me to buy the second Cupid design. Then, it will be thirty taels for an eight-piece set. You can name whatever you want, and I'll design it for you."
"If it's successful, I'll give you this blueprint. I'll send the rest over in three days, and you can pay me back in three days as well," Li Mai said calmly.
The fisherwoman looked at her, remained silent for a moment, then raised an eyebrow. "Alright, in that case, it's a deal. However, we need to write a contract. Your Cupid series items can only be sold to me, not to anyone else."
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