Regarding his reputation, He Yunxiao must admit that he was negligent.
This villainous reputation not only affects the female lead's first impression, but also permeates every aspect of her life.
For example, when it comes to seeking partnerships, store owners can negotiate with others, but they can't negotiate with themselves.
Upon hearing the name "He Yunxiao," most people would run away or slip away. Those who couldn't escape would, like Da Pang, think of paying money to avoid further trouble.
He Yunxiao followed Nan Zhu and Chu Chu as they went shopping, visiting all the suitable shops on the north-facing commercial street. In the end, including Yaohui New Porcelain, which they had already negotiated with, only five shops were willing to cooperate.
The traffic from the five stores was simply not enough to support the flow of funds from the consumption vouchers. It couldn't even reach the exchange amount of 10,000 taels of silver notes for consumption vouchers, let alone allow He Yunxiao to use another 10,000 taels to redeem Sister Jiang.
The start was not smooth.
There's a lot of bad news, but there's also one piece of good news.
It was during business negotiations that He Yunxiao acquired a prime shop that was eager to be rented out.
This shop is located in a prominent position in the center of the north-facing commercial street, and the rent is as high as two thousand taels a month. Renting such a shop would cost twenty-four thousand taels a year just for rent.
Although He Yunxiao only had fifty taels in his pocket, he didn't hesitate at all when he took over the shop.
In business dealing with "reputation," you have to "package" yourself. It's like driving a luxury car when you go out to do business.
If the stores issuing consumer vouchers aren't extravagant enough, how can they convince others that they won't abscond?
As for where the money would come from, He Yunxiao naturally had a plan. Borrowing from his wives was out of the question; it wasn't about whether he'd be a kept man, but mainly about avoiding the embarrassment.
He's not even married yet, and he's already eyeing his wives' dowry money. What else could he be but a scumbag?
As for getting money from home, forget about it. After giving Chu Chu an IOU for the clothes she bought last time, it has been very difficult to get money from the Marquis's mansion.
In the Great Qi region, the wealthiest people are not the high-ranking officials and nobles of Yinjing, but the wealthy landowners of Jiangnan. In particular, the Li family of Jiangnan is extremely rich.
Li Qingmeng was the daughter of the Li family of Jiangnan, and the only female lead he didn't plan to pursue. Since she wasn't his wife, he felt no pressure borrowing money from her. Besides, he wasn't worried about her refusing to lend him the money at all; after all, her little handkerchief was still locked under his bed.
Can we just hand this over to her?
...
As dusk approached and the warm sun slanted in the sky, the carriage of the Marquis of Wuqing's residence was on its way to the Willow Courtyard.
The two female leads sat on one side, and He Yunxiao sat on the other side.
Thanks to the Soul-Devouring Pill, He Yunxiao felt no fatigue even after running all over the commercial street. Chu Chu, with her cultivation, naturally showed no signs of exhaustion.
Of the three people in the car, only Meng Qingrou was normal. She and Chu Chu had been running around the shopping street all afternoon and were exhausted.
Sitting in the carriage, she rested her chin on her hand, nodding sleepily.
The carriage was no longer empty; it was now filled with all sorts of delicious and fun things.
As for Chu Chu and Nan Zhu's wife, He Yunxiao felt that they got along well; at least now they were no longer sitting apart, but sitting close together.
He Yunxiao noticed that his wife, Nanzhu, was holding a small tassel in her hand, and even though she was very sleepy, she didn't want to put it down. So he asked curiously, "Rou'er, what is this tassel for?"
Meng Qingrou, half-asleep, mumbled, "Um...uh..."
There was no hope for a wife of Nanzhu of this caliber, so He Yunxiao turned his gaze to Chu Chu.
Chu Chu casually said, "I bought it for her sister."
Sister? Meng Qingqian? Liusu? Sachet.
This tassel was probably used to decorate the sachet given to Meng Qingqian.
He Yunxiao clicked his tongue.
Nan Zhu's wife is so good to her sister Meng Qingqian; I don't even have that.
Looking at Chu Chu and Nan Zhu sitting next to each other, He Yunxiao suddenly felt that compared to Meng Qingqian, Nan Zhu was more like a pair of sisters with Chu Chu.
They have similar body types and both have youthful appearances.
As He Yunxiao was watching, he suddenly reached out and pushed the exhausted Nanzhu wife towards Chuchu.
Sure enough, Nanzhu's wife swung onto Chuchu like a pendulum. Once her head was glued to Chuchu's shoulder, she couldn't take it off.
A beautiful girl is sleeping while leaning against another beautiful girl. Tsk, what a sight to behold.
Chu Chu was leaning against Meng Qingrou, her body was very steady and she didn't move, but her eyes were cold as she looked at He Yunxiao.
"He Yunxiao, take her away from me."
He Yunxiao wanted to look at the pretty girl's body for a while longer, so he said, "Chuchu, she's asleep. Let her lean on you for a bit."
"Are you trying to make me suffer? If you don't make a move, I will do it myself."
When Lady Chu Chu spoke, He Yunxiao had no choice but to get up and gently nudge his wife, Nan Zhu, saying, "Rou'er, wake up."
Half-asleep, Meng Qingrou said coquettishly, "Let Nanzhu sleep a little longer..."
Chu Chu frowned and asked, "What 'South Sea Pearl'?"
He Yunxiao quickly tried to smooth things over, saying, "It's my cousin's nickname."
Startled by the two arguing, Meng Qingrou was once again in a half-dreaming, half-awake state. She snuggled closer to Chu Chu, her small hands expertly tracing down Chu Chu's arm. Once she found Chu Chu's hand, her small hand slid down Chu Chu's wrist to Chu Chu's palm, and then her five slender fingers smoothly slipped between Chu Chu's fingers and landed on the back of Chu Chu's hand.
He Yunxiao was completely satisfied with this scene.
Tell me, what could be more beautiful than two beautiful girls snuggling together and holding hands?
Instead of questioning the person involved, Chu Chu turned around and questioned He Yunxiao, asking, "Did you do this on purpose?"
He Yunxiao: ?
"No, Chuchu, please listen to me..."
...
He Yunxiao first took Chu Chu home, and then went to the He family's villa to change Nan Zhu's wife back into her palace maid's clothes.
Then he took his wife, Nanzhu, back to the palace.
After returning to Linxuan Palace, He Yunxiao ate a meal and drank the antidote before leaving the palace again.
After leaving the palace, He Yunxiao got into the carriage and said, "Let's go back to the Marquis's residence to get something first, and then go to Jinxian Academy in the west of the city."
Ma De thought to himself: Well, the young master is running around all night instead of sleeping peacefully. There must be another young lady living in Jinxian Courtyard.
...
It's the end of the Xu hour and the beginning of the Hai hour. Nine o'clock in the evening.
As usual, Meng Qingqian sat in Changhe Palace reading the memorials.
Jian Ling stood behind her, holding his sword, without saying a word.
Meng Qingqian looked at it for a while, then picked up a candied fruit from the table with her slender hand and put it in her mouth. The sweetness in her mouth made her feel a little better.
At that moment, a woman dressed in a tight-fitting outfit quickly walked in from outside.
Upon meeting, he knelt down before Meng Qingqian and said, "Your Highness, someone has come to Jinxian Courtyard looking for Miss Li."
Upon hearing this, Meng Qingqian wished that the candied fruit in her mouth was the person who had come to find Miss Li.
"Let him in first. Tell him, 'I... no, I'll be there shortly, please wait a moment, Young Master He!'"
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