Chapter 1214 - 1220: Mother-in-law and Daughter-in-law Face Off (1)
After hearing Situ Changge’s explanation, Xiang Yun suddenly realized and praised with enlightenment, "Oh! Quite smart indeed!"
Situ Changge humbly said, "Madam flatters me too much."
Xiang Yun replied, "You’re too modest, smart is smart. Otherwise, Cai Wei wouldn’t have let someone as young as you be the big shopkeeper of a ginseng business. Oh, right, Cai Wei told me to wait for her here. You can go on with your tasks. Don’t worry about me!"
Upon hearing this, Situ Changge said, "Since the boss has invited Madam, the boss should also be arriving soon. Madam, please go inside and sit down while you wait!" By "inside," he referred to the shop’s main hall, which was divided into two by an eight-panel screen depicting flowers, birds, and landscape, creating a small tea room.
Xiang Yun and the others were invited to the small tea room behind the screen, where they saw a purple clay tea set arranged on the table. The tea set’s design was simple and grand, clearly crafted by a master’s hand.
Nanny Xie nagged, "Young Madam, you shouldn’t have talked so much with the shopkeeper. That shopkeeper is a young and handsome man. You should be aware of avoiding any impropriety!"
"I know, I know..."
Xiang Yun, unwilling to listen to her nagging, sat on a stool near the screen. She passed the time by watching the activity outside through the gaps in the screen, while waiting for Cai Wei to arrive.
Outside, Muji’s Shen Record Shop was bustling with business. Since Xiang Yun entered, customers kept coming through the door, and in less than half a Shi Chen, they unexpectedly conducted over one thousand taels of silver in transactions!
To describe the business of this shop as making a fortune each day was not an overstatement at all.