The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law

Gu Youyou glanced at the water clock in the corner, guessing that the major bosses were about to arrive.

She stood up, opened the door of the suitcase, and whispered to Miss Du, "It won’t be possible to start the campaign that quickly. It will take nearly a month for the troops from Lingnan to reach Xining. You should go there soon, and once the battle starts, it’s best not to go in that direction."

The Silk Road leads to Xining, and along that road, there are especially many merchants. It’s just that once the fighting starts, merchants might be scared off from traveling there.

Miss Du nodded lightly and said, "There has been less to do lately, I’ll arrange it and go."

Miss Du, who partnered with Gu Youyou in business, was not only interested in the affairs of Manxiu Building. She had invested in thirty percent of the silver for this new dessert shop. Furthermore, she owned many other shops, as many of them were launched by her.

All the big bosses nearby Beijing and Manxiu City had arrived. Boss Zhang from the textile workshop, Boss Li, who ran a restaurant specializing in liquors, and Boss Hu, who was looking to get into the jade business.

Especially Boss Hu, he had once acquired a glass bowl pawned by a down-on-his-luck official from the Imperial Court, a single piece he deeply cherished. Unfortunately, as a mere merchant, he had no access to such items and this had always been a source of frustration to him.

Now Gu Youyou was offering to collaborate with them to produce glass, and of course, they were more than willing.

Who wouldn’t want tribute items for the Imperial Palace?

It didn’t really matter whether they were good or not; it was a matter of prestige.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please take a seat inside."