After three days of heavy rain, the sky became clear and cloudless, the sun shone into the air, and a refreshing coolness enveloped everything, invigorating the soul.
After breakfast, Tian Sangui stayed in his room, organizing promotional materials for the opening of his rouge shop next month.
Tian Sangui lay on the square wooden table, supporting his head with one hand and holding a brush in the other, writing down any good ideas he came up with on the rice paper.
"When it comes to offering special deals to guests, we naturally can't cater to the general public like a restaurant..."
She mainly caters to high-end clientele; ordinary people are not her primary customers. Those who come once or twice a month are already considered wealthy.
"Ideally, on the same day, we should win over a few wealthy women, using the guise of free facials to make them living advertisements for the cosmetics shop!"
In this way, she can easily enter the circle of the wealthy and use face masks to firmly lock these rich ladies in her grasp.
"Hehe, then the money will just keep flowing in, won't it?"
With this in mind, Tian Sangui perked up, pressed her hand supporting her head against the Xuan paper, and quickly wrote down the points to note.
"Let's take advantage of the month to give the girls a group training session!"
"What kind of training?" Lan Juan asked with a smile as she walked to the table.
Tian Sangui looked up and glanced at him, then finished writing the last character, put down his brush, and started to speak.
"I plan to take advantage of this time to find ten young ladies and train them first, so that when time is tight, they won't be flustered and offend the ladies because they are not familiar with the business, which would be a great loss to our rouge shop!"
Lanjuan nodded repeatedly as she listened.
"San Gui has considered everything so thoroughly. I would never have thought of these things, hahaha!"
Lan Juan joked, and Tian Sangui politely replied, "It's not that you can't think of it, it's just that you haven't been exposed to it before. Otherwise, you would be as proficient as I am."
Tian Sangui always encouraged Lanjuan, and now she has become more cheerful and outgoing, with a flexible mind. She no longer hesitates or acts fearfully in many things, but instead tries boldly before making a conclusion.
Tian Sangui grew increasingly optimistic about Lanjuan and entrusted her with many tasks to train her.
"Yes!" Lanjuan smiled confidently.
"Oh, by the way, this is an invitation from Madam Feng."
Lan Juan suddenly remembered her purpose and hurriedly took out a red invitation with large gold characters from her sleeve and handed it to Tian Sangui.
"I heard from the maid that Madam Feng is holding a flower viewing party in the backyard the day after tomorrow, and she has specially invited San Gui to attend!"
Tian Sangui looked at the handwriting on the invitation and listened to Lanjuan's explanation of the contents.
Tian Sangui raised his eyebrows and chuckled: "Hahaha, just what I wanted has come to pass. I was just worried about not having a chance to get close to them, and Madam Feng has already extended an olive branch!"
Tian Sangui held the invitation to his chest with both hands and looked up, imagining what it would be like.
"That's great! I thought you were too busy to get away. I'll go and prepare your dress so you can look beautiful at the flower viewing party the day after tomorrow!"
Having been by Tian Sangui's side for a long time, Lan Juan could tell what he meant just by looking at his expression.
"I trust you to handle things, just one thing: don't be too flashy!"
Lanjuan knew she would give such an explanation. She pursed her lips, curled them up, gave her a teasing look, and then turned and left.
Lanjuan couldn't understand why young girls never liked to wear bright and pretty colors.
She understood that they weren't well-off in the past, and their clothes were usually gray or old red.
But now, Tian Sangui is clearly no longer worried about money, and she is also the goddaughter publicly acknowledged by the old lady of the Shen family. Even fine silks and satins can be worn by Tian Sangui.
But she still tried to keep a low profile, only adding a touch of propriety and status.
Lanjuan stepped out of the door and sighed softly, "Ah!"
I can't understand Tian Sangui.
Two days passed, and the day of the flower viewing festival arrived.
Madam Feng sent someone early in the morning to lead a carriage to Hefang Restaurant to invite Tian Sangui to her residence.
Tian Sangui understood Madam Feng's purpose at a glance.
He just wanted to take this opportunity to get some of her makeup for free.
Fortunately, just in time, Tian Sangui took out a face mask and put it in his bag.
With the help of a servant from the Feng family, Tian Sangui boarded the Feng family's private carriage and arrived at the Feng residence, swaying and rocking. Xiao Li followed closely behind the carriage.
Since returning to the city that day, Tian Sangui had Xiao Li work for her, paying him twice the wages he had when he was a waiter.
Needless to say, Xiao Li immediately knelt down to thank Tian Sangui for his promotion and declared that he would absolutely protect Tian Sangui with him by his side.
It's not that Tian Sangui is being pretentious, but having a reliable and strong man by your side makes you feel more at ease when doing things, doesn't it?
Although Lanjuan was good, she was ultimately not as strong as a man.
"Third Manager, we've arrived at the Feng residence. Let me help you out of the carriage!"
The servant respectfully invited Tian Sangui down, as his mistress had specifically instructed him to serve Tian Sangui with even greater courtesy than he had treated her.
After getting off the carriage, the master and servant followed the nanny who came to greet them to the back courtyard of the Feng residence, to the main garden of the principal wife.
"Third Manager, please. Your servants may remain in the front courtyard. No male guests are permitted in the back courtyard!"
Tian Sangui took the bag from Xiao Li and nodded to him, indicating that he would wait in the front yard.
Tian Sangui followed the maid into the main garden.
The courtyard is very large, a three-section courtyard.
Stepping into the garden, the scenery unfolds, with various flowers vying for attention and blooming in profusion.
The century-old trees grow in a staggered pattern, their shade stretching endlessly.
The main house soon came into view, with three side rooms facing backwards, filled with servants who were busy running around.
"Please, Third Manager!"
The maid led her to the door, gestured for her to enter, and then withdrew to attend to her duties.
Tian Sangui went straight in. Inside the room was a tall incense burner with blue clouds and gold threads, which was slowly turning green. The fragrance of osmanthus wafted into the air, adding an air of nobility to the otherwise conventional furnishings.
"Madam, I think you look better wearing the peony hairpin!"
"No, that's not true at all! Madam looks much better with the jeweled hairpin!"
Two voices vying for favor came from the side room, and Tian Sangui followed the sound.
Madam Feng, who was doing her hair, suddenly saw Tian Sangui's image reflected in the bronze mirror in front of her, and she was overjoyed and got up.
"Haha, we've finally welcomed our distinguished guests! You two put down your hairpins and quickly prepare Blue Magpie Incense for the Third Manager. Don't neglect our guests!"
After exchanging a few polite words with Tian Sangui, Madam Feng turned slightly and gave instructions to her two maids.
When they heard that their mistress was going to spend one tael of gold to buy Blue Magpie Fragrant Tea to entertain guests, both of them were inwardly astonished, which showed how highly the third manager was regarded by their mistress.
From the maid's shocked expression, Tian Sangui deduced that the tea was precious.
He just smiled and remained silent.
Both sides have their own needs, so their relationship is not yet deep enough to be considered a true friendship.
For Madam Feng, the rouge in Tian Sangui's possession was more profitable than the tea. Spending a small tael of gold for her in exchange for a little rouge was a blessing in itself.
"If you hadn't come, I wouldn't have been able to leave the house today. Look at how my maid dressed me up—it's all gaudy and ugly!"
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