Manager Qiu naturally knew his young master's temperament. He had liked Princess Qinglan since he was a child, and anyone in front of Princess Qinglan had to give his young master face, otherwise no one would have a good time.
Although Manager Qiu couldn't understand how Jiang Yuwei had offended Princess Qinglan and his young master, he couldn't disobey since his young master had spoken. So he nodded in agreement and left.
Seeing that Manager Qiu had agreed, Qinglan turned and smiled slightly at Young Master Qiu.
"Thank you for your help today, Young Master Qiu. I will remember it."
Upon hearing this, Young Master Qiu quickly waved his hand and said:
"This is nothing to worry about. Let alone not doing business with that person, I'll do anything you want as long as you're happy, Qinglan."
As he spoke, Young Master Qiu picked up his chopsticks and placed a piece of meat in Qinglan's bowl, smiling ingratiatingly:
"Eat your food quickly, it's getting cold."
Qinglan glanced at the piece of meat in the bowl with disgust, then stood up with a cold face and said:
"I've already eaten today. I have other matters to attend to, so I won't stay to have dinner with Young Master Qiu."
After saying that, he turned and left.
Young Master Qiu, who had been cheerful, was puzzled by Qinglan's sudden change in expression. He quickly put down his chopsticks and chased after her.
"Hey, Qinglan, at least eat a bite before you leave."
Princess Qinglan did not reply, but left Jingweifang without looking back.
The next day,
Jiang Yuwei thought that today was the first day of construction, so she should come and check it out as soon as possible to make sure that Old Wang didn't have any questions and couldn't find her again.
Moreover, she also wanted to check on Qiuyue's health. After all, with so many people coming and going in the courtyard, she needed to talk to Qiuyue properly to prevent her from being frightened and worsening her condition.
So, after finishing her business at the Prince's mansion early in the morning and giving the Princess acupuncture treatment, Jiang Yuwei left Ning Wan in the Princess's courtyard and took Xia Yue to the residence on Golden Street.
As soon as the two arrived at the house, they saw Old Wang and his group already waiting outside. Jiang Yuwei instructed Xia Yue to open the door, while she walked up to Old Wang and smiled:
"Thank you for introducing me to Manager Qiu yesterday, Manager Wang. I have made an appointment with him, and he will deliver the materials first thing this morning."
Manager Wang nodded.
"Okay, just don't delay things."
Seeing that the courtyard gate was open, Jiang Yuwei gestured for everyone to follow her inside.
Afterwards, Jiang Yuwei asked Manager Wang to check on the courtyard, while she went to Qiuyue's courtyard. As soon as she entered the house, she saw Xiayue feeding Qiuyue medicine.
Jiang Yuwei saw that Qiu Yue had been dressed up and was no longer as frightening as before. Instead, she was fair-skinned and pretty, but her eyes were a little dull.
However, Qiu Yue seemed to smile when she met Jiang Yuwei's eyes. Upon seeing this, Jiang Yuwei quickly stepped forward to take her pulse. Sure enough, with the medicine and Xia Yue's careful care, Qiu Yue was much better.
Now I can eat my fill every day, and I'm no longer as thin as I used to be.
Jiang Yuwei looked at Qiu Yue and smiled slightly:
"Qiuyue, lie down, shall I give you acupuncture?"
Qiu Yue nodded obediently to Jiang Yuwei and lay down on the bed. Jiang Yuwei performed acupuncture on her while saying:
“Qiuyue, our courtyard needs repairs right now. I’ve hired some workers to do the work. You don’t need to be afraid. Just stay in your room.”
Qiuyue seemed to understand and nodded obediently.
Xia Yue placed the food on the table, and Qiu Yue could eat after her acupuncture session. Xia Yue then cleaned the house inside and out before going out to supervise the carpenters' work.
"Young lady, it's already this late, why haven't Manager Qiu's materials been delivered yet?"
Old Wang had already arranged for workers to dismantle some old wood and ordered people to clear out all the clutter from the house. The work was almost finished, but no one had come to deliver anything.
Seeing Xia Yue come out, they hurriedly went up to ask her questions.
Xia Yue glanced at the sun and frowned, saying:
"It's almost noon, why hasn't it been delivered yet? Could something have happened on the way that delayed it?"
As she spoke, Xia Yue ran outside and looked around a few more times. Seeing that there was indeed no one there, she turned back to Old Wang and said:
"Don't worry, I'll go in and tell Madam."
After saying that, Xia Yue hurriedly ran into Qiu Yue's room.
"Madam, Madam, did you agree with Manager Qiu yesterday that the goods should be delivered first thing this morning?"
After Jiang Yuwei finished inserting the last needle into Qiu Yue, she finally spoke:
"I did agree with Manager Qiu, and I've already paid the deposit."
Xia Yue frowned and said:
"But Manager Qiu still hasn't delivered the goods. The carpenters outside are getting anxious; they're waiting for the materials."
Jiang Yuwei stood up and instructed Xia Yue:
"You stay here and keep watch. Remove the needles from Qiuyue in half an hour. I'll go check on the dock."
Xia Yue said with some concern:
"Madam, would you like me to accompany you?"
Jiang Yuwei waved her hand and said:
"No need, I'll have Yunqing accompany me."
Once outside the house, Jiang Yuwei said to Old Wang:
"Manager Wang, don't worry. You all clean up the yard first. I'll go to the dock to see what's going on."
Old Wang nodded and said:
"Alright, don't worry about me keeping an eye on things here. But the construction on this yard must start by tomorrow at the latest. After we finish this job, we have other jobs to do, so we can't afford to delay too long."
Jiang Yuwei nodded in agreement, and then left the mansion with Yun Qing.
When the two arrived at the dock, they ran into Manager Qiu, who was checking the goods with the invoices. Jiang Yuwei stepped forward and said:
"Manager Qiu, we agreed to have the materials delivered to us this morning, but there's still no sign of you."
Upon seeing that it was Jiang Yuwei, Manager Qiu hurriedly spoke with a nervous expression:
"Oh dear, look at Madam Jiang, it's all my fault for being so unreliable. I went back to the dock after discussing it with you yesterday, but just as I was about to check the goods, my men told me that the goods were incomplete. I'm in a dilemma now."
Manager Qiu sighed and continued:
"I have no choice now. I can't produce any goods myself for the time being. It's been raining for days in the south, and there are floods everywhere. Merchant ships can't bring goods. I was just thinking of sending you the deposit after I finished dealing with things here."
Jiang Yuwei glanced at the goods on the dock and the merchant ships coming and going, and sneered.
"According to Manager Qiu, these merchant ships have been docked at the pier for several days and haven't been to sea for quite some time?"
Jiang Yuwei had barely finished speaking when she heard a shout from a nearby merchant ship.
"sail!"
At this moment, Jiang Yuwei clearly saw that Manager Qiu's expression stiffen, and Jiang Yuwei knew that there must be something fishy going on, so she continued:
"Manager Qiu, there's no need to beat around the bush. I don't believe that after so many years in business, you haven't made any friends in the same industry. If you're missing a few items, it shouldn't be difficult to discuss with other managers about buying some goods from other shops."
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