"Please forgive me, young mistress!"
As Song Yi spoke, he not only stood up to greet Jiang Shuwan, but also offered her the seat of honor.
His politeness stemmed not only from Jiang Shuwan's status as the wife of the heir apparent, but also from his admiration for her wisdom and skill.
Jiang Shuwan is definitely the most amazing and youngest business prodigy he has ever seen. She is so young and lives a secluded life in the inner quarters. He doesn't know where she gets so many ingenious ideas.
Thinking about the various decisions made by Dongfu Street, Song Yi looked at Jiang Shuwan with some excitement.
"When in Rome, do as the host does. You're too kind, Vice President Song!"
Jiang Shuwan waved her hand, indicating that she was perfectly content sitting in the guest seat.
As she accepted the tea brought by the servant, she asked curiously, "I've met Vice President Song twice, but we didn't exchange names. However, from what Vice President Song said, it seems like he knows me quite well?"
Song Yi's expression changed slightly, and he said somewhat awkwardly, "I dare not hide it from you, young mistress. I sent people to investigate you, but they couldn't find out that you are the heir's wife."
Jiang Shuwan paused in her tea-drinking motion. Song Yi wasn't surprised by her reaction, but judging from his tone, it seemed he was quite familiar not only with her but also with Pei Yanzhi.
How could a merchant be so familiar with Pei Yanzhi?
Jiang Shuwan frowned slightly. Song Yi glanced at her and said unhurriedly, "The young master passed the imperial examination at the age of ten and is the beloved student of the Grand Master of the Imperial Academy. Although I am a merchant, I have heard of the young master's great name. Moreover, I have heard that the young master and the young mistress are deeply in love. The young master even wants to take the imperial examination for the young mistress. This makes all the young ladies in the capital very envious. Nowadays, there is no one in the capital who does not know the young mistress's name."
Jiang Shuwan was unaware of these things about him, since the Wen family never took her out to socialize in order to keep her away, so there were many things she didn't know.
These days, her social circle consists of staying at home and doing business; she hasn't even stepped into the circle of wealthy women in Beijing yet.
However, she was not surprised by her widespread fame. Scammers all know how to ride on the coattails of celebrities. She spread rumors every day that the prince loved her, just to create momentum for herself.
I must say, this trick really works.
I haven't even entered the entertainment industry yet, but my legend is everywhere.
As she was thinking, she heard Song Yi say with a serious expression, "I am willing to sell the Treasure Pavilion to the young mistress! For only 30,000 taels of silver!"
Jiang Shuwan =_=: "..."
Qingxing==_=: "..."
Milk Bro =_=: "..."
Am I asking for too much?
Song Yi quickly changed his tune, saying, "Thirty thousand taels is indeed a bit high, but the Song family's century-old reputation is absolutely worth a fortune. Plus, considering the location and size of the Treasure Pavilion, how about twenty thousand?"
Jiang Shuwan =_=: "..."
Song Yi lowered the price again: "...Fifteen thousand?"
There was no response from the other end, and Song Yi was secretly getting angry. He suppressed his anger and looked at Jiang Shuwan, "Young Madam, Treasure Pavilion is the century-old foundation of my Song family. I didn't sell it even when the Zhou family offered 40,000 taels. 10,000 taels! I can't go any lower. I also have a family to support!"
"…………"
The other side remained silent. Song Yi slammed his teacup on the table with a "bang," his gaze as cold as frost. "Young mistress, you really know how to take advantage of a crisis!"
He stared at Jiang Shuwan with a reluctant expression, but finally gritted his teeth and said ruthlessly, "How about this, as long as the young mistress is willing to make an agreement with me, that she will not transfer the Treasure Pavilion to the Zhou family within a hundred years, I will sell it to you for five thousand taels of silver."
"Young Madam, don't tell me you don't even want to pay this price?" He looked at Jiang Shuwan with increasingly hostile eyes.
If Jiang Shuwan dared to say "no," the table would be overturned!
Jiang Shuwan: "..."
no.
She wasn't born into a noble family, so why does everyone think she's very rich? Does she have a face that says, "I'm awesome, I'm super rich"?
Jiang Shuwan touched her face; she wanted to go look in the mirror.
"Ahem, Vice President Song, thank you so much. I didn't expect you to think so highly of me. However, I don't even have ten taels of silver..."
"!"
"You want to acquire the Treasure Pavilion without spending a single penny?!"
"The Zhou family was already ruthless enough, but I didn't expect you to be even more ruthless!"
Song Yi suddenly sprang up and slammed his hand on the corner of the table. With a loud crash, a fine pear wood table shattered into pieces.
"I guess I misjudged the young mistress!"
"Guards! Show them out!"
Song Yi gritted his teeth, his anger reaching its peak. Zhou Shang'an didn't make him lose his temper and become irrational, but Jiang Shuwan did.
Then he saw Brother Nai walk up to him and hand him a stack of densely written Xuan paper.
“Brother Song, my young lady is not here to buy the Treasure Pavilion; she wants to cooperate with you.”
"As long as you are willing to support Miss in taking the position of president of the Beijing Chamber of Commerce, she will not only help the Song family through this crisis, but the position of vice president of the Chamber of Commerce will also be yours in the future."
As he spoke, Brother Nai was also processing the immense amount of information contained in those words.
When Jiang Shuwan said she wanted to cooperate with Song Yi, it really startled him.
He had always thought that Jiang Shuwan wanted to annex the Song family, but he never expected that Jiang Shuwan's real intention was to unite with the Song family.
That's a brilliant plan.
In business, it's always better to have more friends than more enemies.
Although the Song family is in turmoil, its foundation remains strong. Once he overcomes the crisis, he will surely become the greatest help to his young lady.
At that time, his young lady will be able to take over the East Market without shedding a drop of blood.
The Chen family, who is also the president of the Nanshi Association, joined forces with the Zhou family to attack the Song family. Once the Song family recovers, the first family they will definitely target is the Chen family.
It can be said that there is no more reliable ally than the Song family.
"You want to form an alliance with me?"
Song Yi was also quite shocked.
He and Jiang Shuwan were enemies, not friends. He had previously persuaded many merchants to open Donglin Street to compete with Jiang Shuwan. When the Song family was attacked, he was wary of Jiang Shuwan taking advantage of his misfortune.
Jiang Shuwan hasn't made any moves, which is why the Song family has been able to hold on until now. Otherwise, if Jiang Shuwan had gotten involved, the Song family would have closed down long ago.
When Jiang Shuwan suddenly came to visit, he assumed she was there for the Treasure Pavilion, so he immediately quoted a price.
Unexpectedly, she wanted to help him and even plotted to become the president.
If she really has a way to help the Song family overcome the crisis.
It's not that cooperation is impossible.
Song Yi's eyes gleamed as he picked up the documents and began to examine them.
...
…………
A moment later, Song Yi finished reading all the information and almost burst out laughing. "The young mistress is going against the entire Beijing business circle and still wants to be the president?"
"What do you mean?" Milk Brother frowned, he could hear the sarcasm in his words.
"I'm sorry, young mistress, I didn't mean to mock you. It's just that you want to turn Donglin Street into the most luxurious shopping center in the entire country. If I agree to cooperate with you, Song Family Treasure Pavilion will be the first famous store invited. In addition to me, we will also invite famous merchants from Jiangnan to set up shop. Other merchants from Anhui, Fujian, and Shanxi, as long as they meet your standards for opening a store, can also set up shop."
"I must say, your vision is very ambitious."
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