Chapter 54 Pei Jingxu, you still dare to appear in front of me?
Cloth shop, money shop, rouge shop... Pei Jingxu has countless shops under his name.
It's no wonder that Rong coveted her dowry. Anyone who took a look at the gift list would be envious.
When the Pei family was still around, they were wealthy and could rival a country.
However, later, because she was implicated in a conspiracy of rebellion in the court, Pei's house was ransacked and no one in the family, young or old, was spared.
At that time, she had already married Rong Xuanzhou and was no longer considered a member of the Pei family, so she escaped the disaster.
Pei Jingxu had always felt that the Rong family had done her a favor, and she tried her best to please Rong. Even when she knew that Rong was eyeing her dowry, she never complained.
Pei Jingxu felt that the author had previously portrayed him as quite stupid.
——She is a vicious female supporting role. Not to mention that Rong family covets her property and wants to kick her out of the house, even if Pei Jingxu really does not appreciate Rong family’s kindness and is unwilling to give her dowry to Rong family, what can she do?
She's already a vicious female supporting character, can't she be even more evil?
Just like now——
She just wants to take advantage of Rong Jianxue's softness to achieve her own goal, survive to the end, and crush Bai Shutong's halo as the heroine!
Walk all the way to the clothing store.
Pei Jingxu lifted the door curtain and walked in.
The name of the clothing store is "Hua Xiangrong".
The shop owner was counting money with an abacus at the counter. Pei Jingxu walked up and stood in front of him.
"Miss, what kind of clothes do you like?"
The shopkeeper looked up as he spoke, and the moment he saw Pei Jingxu, his eyes widened slightly.
The shopkeeper reacted immediately and smiled: "Oh! Second Madam, you're here!"
Pei Jingxu nodded slightly with a polite smile on his face.
"Second Madam hasn't been to our shop since she got married. Is there something important that brought you here today?"
Pei Jingxu raised his eyebrows slightly and pretended to be confused. "I've been learning to read accounts at Rong Mansion recently, so I wanted to come here and take a look at Hua Xiangrong's account book."
Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper rolled his eyes and then smiled again, "Second Madam, if I remember correctly, we already sent the copy of the account book to the Rong Mansion a few days ago. Didn't you see it?"
"I saw it," Pei Jingxu nodded and smiled, "but I still want to see the original account book to check for any omissions."
The shopkeeper smiled and said, "Second Madam, don't worry. I personally copied the rubbings and sent them to the Rong Mansion. There will be no mistakes."
Pei Jingxu raised her eyebrows slightly. She glanced at the shopkeeper in front of her and said with a half-smile: "I think the shopkeeper of my shop looks familiar to me. When did you... come to work at the clothing store?"
The shopkeeper smiled and said, "Second Madam, you have a good memory. My last name is Zhao. I was replaced by the new Wang Madam a year ago. It's understandable that you don't recognize me."
Nanny Wang? The Nanny Wang who was kicked out of the Rong Mansion by Rong Jianxue?
After Pei Jingxu married into the Rong family, although her dowry was still under her name, Rong handed over all the shops under her name to Nanny Wang in the name of looking after them for her.
It seems that this Shopkeeper Zhao is the "own person" replaced by Nanny Wang.
Pei Jingxu nodded: "Shopkeeper Zhao, can I take a look at the ready-made clothes here first?"
Shopkeeper Zhao's eyes were full of shrewdness: "Of course, Second Madam, please take a look."
Pei Jingxu turned around and walked into the shop.
After Pei Jingxu turned around, the shopkeeper's face changed and he signaled to the clerk next to him to keep an eye on him.
The guy understood and followed.
This "Hua Xiangrong" is Pei Jingxu's first shop that he completely operates, designs and manages himself.
When she was fourteen years old and had her coming-of-age ceremony, her father asked her what she wanted. Pei Jingxu said that she wanted to open her own shop to see how much money she could make with her own abilities.
So her father gave her some money and let her build this clothing store.
She did not disappoint. Within a year, the Pei family earned more from this shop than the restaurant in the center of Chang'an City!
This clothing store, from its name to its signboard, from its materials to its styles, was the result of countless sleepless nights spent by Pei Jingxu.
And now...
Pei Jingxu looked at the few customers in the shop. The shop was covered with opaque bamboo curtains. The originally spacious shop suddenly looked cramped and dark.
Pei Jingxu stopped at one place and looked up at the ready-made clothes hanging on the hangers.
The style is still the one she designed many years ago, and the material is a bit old and not popular in recent years.
Pei Jingxu closed his eyes slightly, and a hint of anger flashed in his eyes.
Waste natural resources.
Hua Xiangrong used to have such a good reputation, but now she has become so desolate.
Without even looking at the account book, Pei Jingxu knew how much benefit this Shopkeeper Zhao and Nanny Wang had embezzled.
Pei Jingxu narrowed his eyes, and a cold look flashed in his eyes.
"Second Madam, this is the best-selling garment in our shop, and now it's the only one left."
The waiter next to him saw Pei Jingxu stop and introduced lazily.
Pei Jingxu laughed when he heard this: "This dress is from many years ago, how come it's still the best-selling one?"
The clerk beside him sneered, "Second Madam, don't you know this? This dress is our shop's most precious treasure. Many young ladies from prominent families have fought tooth and nail to get one. Even if Hua Xiangrong doesn't make new samples for a few years, this dress will keep us going strong."
Oh, I see.
Living off the past.
The food he ate was the original one Pei Jingxu designed and made when he was young many years ago.
Pei Jingxu smiled nonchalantly and reached out to touch the clothes.
"Hey - Second Lady!"
Before her hand could touch the sample, the clerk beside her pushed her hand away: "This is the last one in our store, you can't touch it."
Pei Jingxu raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at the waiter calmly: "How can I know if the clothes fit me if I don't touch them or try them on?"
The clerk said lazily, "Second Madam, can't you just take a look at it? Besides, the dress has already been sold."
"It was sold?" Pei Jingxu wondered. "Who did you sell it to?"
Pei Jingxu really wanted to know which idiot had bought such an outdated style.
The waiter opened his mouth and was about to say something when he heard the tone of shopkeeper Zhao outside become a bit flattering: "Miss Shen! You are finally here! We have been waiting for you here!"
Miss Shen?
As if a blessing had come to his mind, Pei Jingxu turned around and looked in the direction of the sound.
Shen Congyue was wearing an extravagant dress and looked arrogant. "Where are the clothes I ordered?"
Shopkeeper Zhao quickly pointed over here on behalf of Shen Congyue: "Look, Miss Shen, it's right here!"
Chen Congyue looked over and didn't see the clothes at first. The first thing she saw was Pei Jingxu standing there.
In an instant, Shen Congyue's face darkened, and his tone was sinister and low: "Pei Jingxu, how dare you appear in front of me!?"
Upon hearing this, Shopkeeper Zhao and his clerk widened their eyes and stood there in a daze.
Pei Jingxu raised his eyebrows slightly, and the smile on his face was more like a provocation: "Miss Chen, long time no see."
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