Chapter 052 Domineering Sister-in-law
Chen Ning sold her ice-making recipe to Duan Qizheng. As for whether the recipe would be leaked, she had a guarantee, so it all depended on Duan Qizheng's own management.
Eight thousand taels of silver were deposited into the account. Now, Shen Ning had ten thousand taels of silver on her, making her a wealthy woman.
Her purpose is to enjoy life, and the money she has now is enough for her to live a good life, so when Su Lianyi asked her if she wanted to expand the scale of Mi Ji, Shen Ning was not in a hurry.
We make money to live. If we work so hard to make money that we can't live, then that's putting the cart before the horse.
She may not know about others, but for her, every day is an important day and she should live happily every day.
For this reason, Mi Ji did not expand its scale any further. After the second batch of canned food was sold out, the third batch just started to be registered and was quickly sold out.
In addition, the ice cubes from Su's Ice Shop started to be sold, which allowed Mi Ji's canned food to be shipped to more distant places. For a time, the orders for the third batch of canned food were in short supply.
Su Lianyi can no longer take care of Rongkangji. The former waiter with the white eyes has become the shopkeeper and has hired a new waiter.
Su Lianyi stayed in Mi Ji with Shen Ning all day, taking orders, settling accounts... and seeing which shopkeeper should be given priority for the order this time.
Just then, a pretty young woman in gorgeous clothes walked into the store.
"sister in law."
Su Lianyi looked up, a little surprised: "Qingqing, why are you here?"
Chen Ning recognized the person as Su Lianyi's sister-in-law, Li Qingqing, whom she had met on the opening day. Li Qingqing looked three points similar to Li Ziyuan, but her expression was eight points like Su Lianyi's mother-in-law, Li Wanhua.
"Why, I can't come? This is our shop too."
This was really rude, and Li Qingqing didn't even glance at Chen Ning.
Su Lianyi was helpless and looked at Chen Ning a little embarrassedly. Chen Ning shook her head to indicate that it was okay.
At this time, Li Qingqing explained her purpose: "Sister-in-law, the Xu family will have distinguished guests from the capital in a few days, and they would like to entertain them with canned food. They only ordered fifty cans before, but I'm afraid it won't be enough. Sister-in-law, please give them another hundred cans."
The canned food of the wealthy families is not just for their own consumption. They also need a lot to send to relatives and friends, and to entertain guests.
The Xu family that Li Qingqing mentioned was her fiancée's family. The Pingning Xu family was of the same clan as the Xu family of the capital's Xu Ge Lao. Although it was a remote branch, it was still connected to the Xu family. In Pingning, it was considered a well-known family, and even the county magistrate would show respect to them.
Li Ziyuan was a juren, and his family was also a noble family in Pingning County. Li Qingqing was also good-looking, so she was able to get engaged to the illegitimate son of the second branch of the Xu family.
Although he was a concubine's son, the Xu family was of high status, so Li Qingqing was naturally willing to join the family. She was proud of it and always mentioned the Xu family.
Mi Ji's business has been booming recently. The canned food that the Xu family originally ordered was not enough, but they could not get an order, so they informed Li Qingqing, and Li Qingqing immediately gave a guarantee.
Her husband's family is noble, and she rarely has the opportunity to show up in the Xu family, so she is unwilling to miss it.
So, Li Qingqing went straight to Su Lianyi and wanted to arrange a hundred cans for the Xu family.
Su Lianyi was a little hesitant. After all, the order had already been arranged. If she wanted to allocate 100 cans to the Xu family, she would be breaching the contract with other families.
The penalty for breach of contract is twice the price of the goods. One hundred cans means a penalty of one hundred and twenty taels of silver to be paid to the other party.
One hundred and twenty taels is not a small amount, but that is secondary. What is more important is that breach of contract is not a good thing after all, and the person who is breached of contract will definitely bear a grudge against him.
But of course my sister's marriage is more important.
Su Lianyi sighed and was about to agree. She would make up the shortfall herself when the time came.
However, before Su Lianyi could speak, Shen Ning spoke first: "One hundred jars of liquidated damages cost one hundred and twenty taels, not counting the losses caused by offending the customers. Is Miss Li going to pay out of her own pocket to make up for the shortfall?"
One hundred and twenty taels?
Li Qingqing was immediately annoyed when she heard this, and she said directly to Shen Ning: “This is my family’s business, what does it have to do with you?”
She knew that Madam Shen, who was doing business with her sister-in-law, was a widow, and it seemed that she had a bad reputation in the past, and her words were full of contempt.
Su Lianyi frowned immediately: “Qingqing, don’t be presumptuous, Madam Shen is the owner of Mi Ji.”
Li Qingqing was stunned. She didn't expect that this widow had more silver shares than her sister-in-law, but so what?
She looked at her sister-in-law and curled her lips: "I don't care, I have already promised them, sister-in-law, are you going to make me break my promise?"
Shen Ning didn't give Su Lianyi a chance to speak, she said directly: "The order has been arranged, the delivery list has also been arranged, and it can't be changed this time."
Su Lianyi was a little surprised. After all, this was not a big deal, and Shen Ning was not a fussy person. She didn't understand why Shen Ning refused.
But Chen Ning was the owner of Mi Ji, so Su Lianyi couldn't say anything more, especially in front of Li Qingqing. She soothed her gently, "Qingqing, go back first. Sister-in-law will think of a solution for you."
Li Qingqing snorted and walked away with a disapproving look on her face, showing no respect for her sister-in-law Su Lianyi.
After Li Qingqing left, Su Lianyi smiled bitterly and said to Shen Ning, "Ningning, I'm sorry for putting you in a difficult position."
She sighed helplessly, "My mother-in-law has always looked down on me because I'm a merchant girl. She speaks disrespectfully to me. My sister-in-law is the same. She only shows a good face when she asks me for something."
Shen Ning lowered her eyes: "So, you can't spoil her."
Su Lianyi understood that Chen Ning just couldn't stand Li Qingqing's attitude towards her sister-in-law, but she also had her own helplessness: "After all, I still have to consider my husband's face. It's not good to let him be caught in the middle."
Shen Ning almost couldn't help but want to say "Concern the hell!"
Li Ziyuan is simply a shameless person.
But Su Lianyi found it hard to believe what she said now. She would wait until she was sure that she could catch the right person and then let her take a good look at what her good husband looked like.
But it's time to let her think about it slowly.
Shen Ning asked indirectly, "Sister, you've been married to Mr. Li for three years, but you still don't have any children... Is this also the reason why your mother-in-law is dissatisfied with you?"
Su Lianyi's face suddenly turned red.
After hesitating for a moment, she lowered her voice and said, "Ningning, I'm only telling you this. Actually, my husband isn't in good health. We haven't even had sex since we got married... I'm not afraid of you laughing at me, but I still don't know what it's like to be a woman."
Su Lianyi felt a little melancholy, but then she cheered up: "But my husband is gentle and considerate to me. He even told my mother-in-law about my childlessness. It was because of his health problems, but my mother-in-law never blamed me for it..."
Shen Ning was speechless.
It's not that Li Ziyuan is not good enough, he is just not good enough for you. He can do whatever he wants to that male student, even in the rockery.
What a scumbag!
Looking at Su Lianyi's half-melancholy and half-sweet expression, Shen Ning felt helpless: "That was originally his problem. Of course, his family can't blame you. In fact, shouldn't they feel guilty towards you?"
Su Lianyi sighed: "My husband and I have a deep relationship, and I can't bear to see him embarrassed."
Shen Ning hesitated for a moment, then asked: "Sister, have you ever thought that if you don't eat at home, it might be because the food at home doesn't suit your taste and you've already eaten enough outside?"
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