Xin He said in a calm voice, "Don’t worry about this place for a while, go to the Jinyuan Governor’s office first and report it. We have to go through the formalities for such a big incident."
Yuchi Gong dared to set such a big fire for her, probably without leaving any evidence, so she had no hope of investigating anything. Her report was just a warning to Yuchi Gong. Both of them had dirty hands. He shouldn’t be under the illusion that he can claim justice for his winery this time!
"Yes! I’ll go and handle it right away!" Fuquan immediately responded.
Xin He glanced at the workers who were still fighting the fire. They were clueless about this and naturally trying their best to put out the fire. Xin He gestured towards them, "Tell them to put their safety first, don’t push them too hard."
It’s just an empty courtyard after all; if it were burnt, so what?
"Oh! Alright." Fuquan agreed and ran over to the firefighters, shouting, "The lady has ordered that everyone should prioritize safety, put out the fire but don’t rush into the flames, be careful not to get hurt!"
The workers were touched when they heard these words and promptly said, "Thank you, Miss!"
Xin He smiled helplessly. Fuquan knew how to use words that made her sound gracious.
"Alright, go report to the Jinyuan Prefecture quickly." Xin He said.
"Yes." Fuquan immediately ran off.
Xin He pondered for a moment, then said to Li Saner, "The stock of Yueke Lai’s winery will probably be completely burned this time. Our store has just been reopened, not to mention that we have cleared our name and introduced new products. Yueke Lai can’t even think about reopening for half a month after this chaos, effectively giving us half a month to dominate the market. These are all beneficial factors, we must take advantage of this opportunity."
Li Saner grinned and said, "Don’t worry, Miss! I will take care of the store matters with full energy and the store assistants are all very spirited."
Xin He considered for a moment before saying, "With such an opportunity here, we need to do something more."
Li Saner curiously asked, "What else needs to be done?"
Xin He rested her chin in her hand and pondered. It would have been fine before, but now with the emergence of Yueke Lai as a competitor, and not a weak one at that, after this half month, they would undoubtedly reopen. In a competition between two tigers, one is bound to lose. Yueke Lai, say what you will, with its identity of supplying wine exclusively for the royal family for generations, is a huge chip. If we want to outcompete them, we’re going to have to work harder.
She needs to make plans ahead of time.
Xin He’s eyes narrowed slightly, "What do you think we are lacking compared to Yueke Lai?"
Li Saner huffed crossly, "I think our shop isn’t lacking compared to Yueke Lai! Their wine has been a hundred-year-old brand, and our wine is just as aromatic. Moreover, we have a variety of types. How are we worse than them?"
Listening to his embittered words, Xin He just shook her head with a smile, "You are wrong."
"Hmm?" Li Saner was confused and somewhat puzzled.
"The most prominent point about Yueke Lai is its brand reputation." Xin He said, "Take Ruifu Building and Guilin Residence as an example. Ruifu Building, with its gold signboard and reputation as a hundred-year-old winery, naturally has a deeper foundation and wider connections. The nobles in the capital use Ruifu Building as a symbol of status, so they gather there. Ruifu Building uses the nobles of the capital city as their gold signboard, thus building a loud brand. The business has developed to the point where the position is more or less unshakable."
Although Li Saner listened blankly, he found it very reasonable, "So what should we do?"
"Naturally, we need to create a brand!" Xin He said, "If Qinghe can be made into a brand, then we won’t be worse than Yueke Lai."
"I’m slow-witted and really can’t think of any solutions. The lady should make the decision."
Xin He sighed softly, "I haven’t come up with a perfect plan yet, you don’t need to worry about it for now, just manage the store well and update the stock promptly, understand?"
"Yes!"
The fire must have been burning for a long time before it was finally put out. The whole winery was burnt clean with nothing left. Who could tell what was originally in this barren wasteland?
Xin He gave it a glance, then turned and left.
She was already planning to switch to a new winery. After all, three new products have been added now, resulting in a much larger brewing process. The workforce and space are not enough, and if the sales volume increases in the future, it will be even more inadequate. She has to plan for the future, so it’s just right to switch to a bigger winery.
The coachman had been waiting. Seeing Xin He coming, he hurriedly jumped down from the carriage to set up a stool for her, "Miss, are you going back to the mansion now?"
Xin He looked at the sky, considered the time, and said, "Go to the Prime Minister’s Mansion first."
"Yes!"
Xin He actually didn’t really like staying in the Hou Mansion. After all, that gold wire cage had confined her there; it was indeed quite boring. Now that Lady Sun is under house arrest and can’t make a big fuss, there’s no need to fear her. It’s still early to go back home now and she’d have nothing to do, so it’s better to go see Marquis Mu.
She suddenly realized that she was increasingly thinking about him. Whenever she had spare time, she would think of him. This man was truly like poison!
Prime Minister’s Mansion.
When Xin He’s carriage arrived, the gatekeeper was visibly startled, as if feeling guilty. He stood there like a wooden chicken and didn’t know what to do.
Xin He lifted the curtain and looked at the uncharacteristically flustered little boy, her eyebrows raising slightly.
The boy managed a strained smile, "Why is Lady Li here today? I... I’ll announce you now?"
Xin He, seeing his unusual behavior, felt something was wrong. She looked up to see another carriage parked at the entrance.
The carriage was as luxurious and elegant as you would expect from a lady. There was a logo on the body with a big "Chen" character written on it.
Xin He’s eyes flashed, seemingly understanding something. The smile on her face grew colder, "Do I need to be announced when I come here?"
The boy’s legs weakened, and he almost fell. Seemingly scared by Xin He’s cold smile, he had been instructed that Lady Li was to be treated as the Prime Minister’s wife and could enter the mansion as if she were coming home. Where would she need to be announced? The whole mansion had to treat her with utmost respect!
But this time the situation was clearly different!
The boy intended to use the excuse of announcing her arrival to give a heads-up, but who could have guessed that even Lady Li, who usually seemed amiable and approachable, could be this intimidating when angry.
She is not someone to be messed with!
The boy was drenched in cold sweat and his forced smile was worse than a cry, "No, no."
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