The burly man shouted as he pulled out a box, inside which was a stunningly beautiful rose made of glass.
The most important aspect of glass flower making is craftsmanship; just one glance at Meixue made her laugh with envy at the glass flowers inside.
"You dare to call this crude stuff our store's merchandise?"
Meixue was about to compare it with her own product when the big man smashed the glass flower. The two sides pulled at each other, and in the end, Song Huaizhang came over and settled the matter.
However, in the following days, several more similar incidents occurred.
The second floor of the Donglai Street office building offers a panoramic view of the entire street from the window.
On the bustling street, sunlight filters through the dappled leaves, scattering dappled patterns on the bluestone pavement.
Jiang Shuwan stood at the second-floor window, her gaze fixed on the street below.
The street is lined with shops selling the most luxurious items in the capital. However, Donglai Street has been in chaos recently, and the number of customers has decreased by more than half.
As a result, the tenants inevitably complained, but Jiang Shuwan was not unreasonable and immediately waived their rent for the summer.
As a result, her already difficult life became even more difficult.
The beets haven't been harvested yet, and road construction in the north is costing money, so Jiang Shuwan is struggling to make ends meet. She hasn't even been able to send tribute to the old emperor in a long time.
"I didn't even pay tribute to the old emperor, and now I have to pay you scoundrels money?"
Staring at the glass shop, Jiang Shuwan felt rather displeased.
Today, some people came to the glass shop to cause trouble again, pushing and shoving each other, and using foul language.
Ever since Pei Yanzhi proposed the land reform policy, the glass shop has been plagued by troublemakers, as has the perfume shop. Many people say that spraying perfume from their shop makes them feel nauseous and causes rashes.
If it really was their fault, Jiang Shuwan would accept any compensation.
The key point is that these people are clearly here to cause trouble and be disgusting.
Moreover, Jiang Shuwan also noticed that their street security personnel were always late in arriving.
"Miss, I've already asked. We just changed our security personnel a few days ago. The previous batch was hired when we opened."
"They were very dedicated to their work back then, but lately, for some reason, they've been slow and listless in everything they do. Last time, a group of troublemakers almost pushed Chun Jiao over, and they didn't even react, so Chairman Song replaced them."
"I didn't expect the new batch to be like this too."
"By the way, Chairman Song said he's going to transfer people from his shop to replace all the security guards."
As Qingxing spoke, she poured tea for Jiang Shuwan.
“What will he do if his staff are transferred here?” Staring at the nonchalant security guards on the street, Jiang Shuwan shook her head. “Tell him not to transfer them. Fire all of them. Write a job advertisement as I told you.”
"..."
A moment later, Qingxing looked at her in shock, holding the pen.
"Miss, it's fine to recruit soldiers, soldiers are strong and courageous, but why is there no age limit? Not only are people in their sixties and seventies being recruited, but people with physical disabilities are also given priority."
Jiang Shuwan simply smiled mysteriously and said, "Just wait and see."
A few days later, Jiang Shuwan's newly recruited security team arrived.
Seeing the missing limbs of the security personnel patrolling the streets, countless people in the capital city laughed their heads off.
Even Song Huaizhang came over specifically to ask her about it.
That bastard Li Chengyun also arrived. He stood at the second-floor window and looked down. A cat-and-mouse game was unfolding on the street. The group of thieves were being chased, and a merchant who had flaunted his wealth was robbed on the street.
The elderly security team, with their gray hair and bodies, were clearly no match for the young and strong thieves.
The elderly security team ran around for a while and then rested, while the thief stood not far away with his hands on his hips, laughing heartily. The scene was quite comical.
There were also disturbances at glass shops and perfume shops. The elderly security team couldn't even protect themselves, let alone protect the shop assistants.
Those with leg disabilities, in particular, are easily pushed to the ground by scoundrels and cannot get up for a long time.
"The security is too poor. How about I lend you some people? I guarantee no one will dare to cause you trouble. I heard you've grown a lot of sugar beets and set up a workshop. You can share some of the profits with your fourth brother, even if it's just a small percentage. Your fourth brother won't mind."
Li Chengyun, always eager for a good show, kept calling him "Fourth Brother," acting as if he were one of the family.
Jiang Shuwan sneered, "Thank you? I can solve this with a few hundred taels of silver a month, why would I need to share profits with you?"
Pointing to the ridiculous scene on the street, Li Chengyun said, "Is this how things can be resolved?"
With a smile, Jiang Shuwan went to the restaurant next door.
The restaurant was owned by an acquaintance from the Chamber of Commerce. Today, Jiang Shuwan booked the entire restaurant to entertain ladies from various prominent families, wives of high-ranking officials, and even some members of the royal family. There were at least thirty or forty people in total.
However, few people showed up, and in the end only a dozen or so people came, the highest-ranking of whom was Princess Guo Yaqin, the Princess Consort of You.
Everyone surrounded Guo Yaqin, showering her with compliments and praising her to the skies.
Guo Yaqin used to be the center of attention and was often praised. However, now that she has become the Princess Consort of You, and Li Chengyou (the eldest prince) has the aura to compete for the throne, even more people are surrounding her. Not to mention that the Crown Prince has recently lost a lot of power.
"If you ask me, the most fortunate one in our group is Princess You. How could we possibly be lucky enough to marry into the royal family? I heard that His Highness sent away all those lowly concubines in the inner quarters for the sake of the Princess."
"Even the Crown Princess doesn't receive such an honor."
"The princess is truly blessed."
Hearing the compliments around her, Guo Yaqin quickly waved her hand.
"No, no, how can I compare to the Crown Princess? It's just that His Highness thought those concubines were too noisy, so he let them go home. If you ask me, His Highness is so busy with state affairs, it would be better to have a few more people to serve him. For example, Prince Pei, no sooner had Princess Jinzhu been granted a title than Prince Pei took a concubine."
Upon hearing this, all the women covered their mouths and laughed.
"So what if she's a county princess? If a man wants to take a concubine, you can't stop him."
"Calling her County Princess is just to give her face. Who knows how she got the title? I've noticed that Consort Rong isn't very close to her either. Could it be that, as the rumors say, she is His Majesty's..."
"Really?"
"You've heard about it too?"
"I thought it was fake..."
It's unclear who started it, but once the topic came up, everyone became animated and gossipy, leaving Guo Yaqin out of the conversation.
Guo Yaqin, idly waving her fan, looked around. When she looked up and saw Jiang Shuwan enter, a smug smile immediately appeared on her face. "Really or not, you can ask the county princess."
Pretending not to hear their words, with a smile on her face, Jiang Shuwan called for a servant to bring some snacks while asking curiously,
"What do you want to ask? Let me see if I know. If I don't, I'll go to the palace and ask His Majesty tomorrow."
Everyone: "..."
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