Jiaoniang Pavilion opened a branch in the county seat, namely Luoshui County.
Lü Siniang truly lives up to her reputation as a strong woman; she gets things done decisively and efficiently. Last month, she found a shop in Luoshui County, and it's already started its trial operation.
The shop in Luozhuang Town was handed over to Liu Meihua to manage. Recently, Liu has learned a lot from Lü Siniang and is now able to handle things on her own.
Luoshui County is famous for its pear trees, and every year in early April, it holds a pear blossom festival. Ten pear blossom fairies are selected from the local people. Although they are said to be selected from the local people, they are actually predetermined. The local girls are just going through the motions. Even so, thousands of girls are eager to participate in the selection.
On the day of the trial opening, as Gu Nanjiao had instructed, Lü Siniang had many flyers distributed, promoting that Jiaoniang Pavilion had a complete range of unique and exquisite clothes, and that if one wore them to participate in the Pear Blossom Fairy competition, one would surely shine.
When Gu Nanjiao arrived at Jiaoniang Pavilion, she immediately asked Lü Siniang, "How is it? Are there many reservations?"
"You know what, this flyer is really effective. There are already dozens of orders. I've already asked them to leave their sizes and preferred colors and patterns. Nan Jiao, hurry up and design the clothes so I can contact the tailors and embroiderers."
Lu Siniang had been in business for so many years, and she had never received so many orders before, especially pre-sales. Her heart was pounding with excitement.
She never knew that opening a shop could involve distributing flyers and using the Pear Blossom Festival as a gimmick. Many girls vying to be chosen as Pear Blossom Fairies would be rushing to order custom-made dresses.
Gu Nanjiao was delighted to hear about so many pre-orders: "I'll draw it out in the next couple of days, and then we'll see what kind of material would be suitable."
Gu Nanjiao felt that since the advertisement touched on the Pear Blossom Festival, the clothing designs couldn't deviate from that theme. They needed to be both culturally sophisticated and reflect the ethereal, otherworldly nature of fairies. They also had to match the customer's preferred color schemes and patterns, which was quite challenging and wouldn't be possible in just a couple of days.
Spring clothes should be mainly light-colored, according to the guest's preferred color, with a thin layer of light gauze on the outside, which is both ethereal and hazy, matching the image of a fairy.
After discussing it with Lü Siniang, Lü Siniang was about to chat with her for a bit.
"Mrs. Lu, what a coincidence to run into you here."
The newcomer wore a moon-white robe, held a jade fan, and had a tender look in his eyes. Behind him followed a shy and timid woman. Gu Nanjiao and Lü Siniang recognized her immediately; wasn't this woman, bowing her head and acting coy, none other than the arrogant Wang Fu?
"Young Master Bai, it's you!" Gu Nanjiao was quite surprised. "It's been a long time!"
After Gu Nanjiao finished speaking, she noticed that Bai Luochen was staring at her. They exchanged a glance, and she said calmly, "What are you looking at, Young Master Bai?"
Bai Luochen snapped out of his reverie: "Long time no see, Madam Lu." He then smiled and said, "I heard that Jiaoniang Pavilion has released a series of Pear Blossom Fairy-themed clothing designs, commissioned by a master designer. That master designer wouldn't happen to be you, would it?"
"It's me!" Gu Nanjiao admitted frankly, there was nothing to hide.
Bai Luochen couldn't help but exclaim, "I never expected that you could not only make kudzu root powder and delicious food, but also such unique clothing. I truly admire you."
Seeing this, Wang Fu couldn't contain himself any longer: "Brother Bai, do you know each other?"
Judging from how familiar they were with each other, it seemed like they had known each other for a long time. This village woman was so beautiful; we couldn't let Brother Bai be seduced.
Bai Luochen gave a distant "hmm," but Wang Fu blushed.
Bai Luochen clearly didn't want to pay attention to Wang Fu, which Gu Nanjiao found strange. She glanced at Wang Fu, who came from a good family and was quite good-looking, of course, putting aside her arrogant personality.
When she looked at Bai Luochen, the admiration in her eyes was almost impossible to hide, but Bai Luochen remained indifferent and aloof. It seemed that she was once again in love, but he was not interested in her.
The atmosphere was a little awkward, so Lü Siniang quickly broke the silence: "Oh, Miss Wang, you're here to have clothes custom-made, right? Our shop owner has some new styles, would you like to take a look?"
"Let me see it." Perhaps because his beloved was by his side, Wang Fu's tone was unusually gentle.
Bai Luochen, standing to the side, looked at Gu Nanjiao and said, "Madam Lu, I still have some questions about our cooperation. Why don't we go to Bai's Pharmacy to discuss them?"
Bai Luochen did indeed consult Gu Nanjiao about kudzu root powder, but his main purpose was to take this opportunity to get rid of Wang Fu.
Gu Nanjiao wouldn't go there. I'm afraid if she went with Bai Luochen, Wang Fu would hate me for who knows how.
"If you have any questions, Mr. Bai, you can ask me here." Gu Nanjiao found a seat and invited Bai Luochen to sit down.
Lu Siniang was introducing the store's newest items to Wang Fu, but Wang Fu was distracted. Looking up, he saw the two of them sitting together, chatting and laughing. This scene stung his eyes, and he was instantly enraged.
"What are you talking about? Why are you sitting together?"
Bai Luochen said calmly, "Let's talk about cooperation later."
Wang Fu's expression changed: "What do you have to talk about with this uncouth, vulgar country woman?"
Bai Luochen's face darkened upon hearing this: "Miss Wang, it's none of your business who I discuss cooperation with. Your constant use of 'country bumpkin' makes me seriously question your upbringing."
Wang Fu panicked, worried that Bai Luochen would look down on him: "Brother Bai, no, what I mean is, if you want to talk about cooperation, you can talk to my father. There's no need to talk to someone who doesn't understand."
As Wang Fu spoke, he glanced at Gu Nanjiao with disdain, his expression full of contempt.
Bai Luochen stood up, dusted off his white robe, and said in a cold tone, "Miss Wang is meddling too much. Anyone who didn't know better would think you lived by the sea. I have other matters to attend to today, so please excuse me."
Watching Bai Luochen flee as if he were about to escape, Gu Nanjiao was speechless.
If you're going to leave, at least take Miss Wang Fu with you. What's the point of leaving this furious old woman here?
Wang Fu, with a sorrowful expression, simply left her behind.
It's all that country bumpkin's fault. If it weren't for her, how could Brother Bai have abandoned her and left?
Seeing Wang Fu glaring at her angrily, Gu Nanjiao remembered that he was her important client and decided to appease him, so she quickly put on a smile and said, "Young Master Wang..."
Before she could even finish saying "sister," Wang Fu suddenly stepped forward and slapped Gu Nanjiao across the face, causing her to turn her face to the side.
"You shameless woman, how could a country bumpkin be so shameless? I thought you were an honest person, which is why I trusted you a little and ordered your clothes. I never expected you to be so unruly. Do not expect me to come to your shop again."
Wang Fu angrily rebuked Gu Nanjiao, looking at her with utter disdain. She wouldn't dare do anything to Bai Luochen; dealing with a country bumpkin was just a piece of cake for her.
Seeing Gu Nanjiao being beaten, Lü Siniang immediately put down the cloth in her hand and roared, "Miss Wang, what are you doing? How can you beat someone so openly?"
Wang Fu snorted coldly: "I'm going to teach this shameless slut a lesson."
Gu Nanjiao was stunned by the slap. When she came to her senses, she slapped Wang Fu's lively and cute face without thinking.
Damn, you're really giving me a hard time!
I'm not buying anything from her anymore, so why should I keep indulging you? You talk so much nonsense, do you really think she's a pushover?
Gu Nanjiao was not a delicate young lady like Wang Fu. She did everything at home and her strength was not for nothing. Wang Fu was beaten to the ground, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, and his entire face swelled up at a visible speed.
Wang Fu was stunned by the slap. She couldn't believe that Gu Nanjiao, a powerless and insignificant country woman, dared to slap her.
Wang Fu's thoughts were pulled back, and he was filled with resentment: "How dare you hit me? Do you know who I am?"
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