Chapter 551 - 549 Sweet Nothings
Clutching the one hundred taels, Old Granny Zhang couldn’t sit still any longer. She wanted to go back to her room to hide it away. After saying a few words to Wang Yongzhu, she went back to the main room to busy herself.
After Old Granny Zhang had left, Song Chongjin came out from the study, sitting down beside Wang Yongzhu, "Did Shopkeeper Wu give you your dividend today?"
Wang Yongzhu nodded her head and recounted the conversation she had with Shopkeeper Wu earlier that day.
Song Chongjin pondered for a moment, "Shopkeeper Wu is trustworthy, but his boss above, the one who stole the recipes last time, is not a good seed either. We still have to be cautious and on guard."
Wang Yongzhu also let out a sigh internally, realizing that her own power was too insignificant, which led to various restrictions.
"I know, that’s why I discussed with Shopkeeper Wu about selling the dye workshop and cloth business. After the spring, if his boss offers a fair price, I’m thinking of reducing my dividend by another ten percent."
Song Chongjin’s gaze sharpened.
"If next year turns out as I predicted, and Shopkeeper Wu and his boss expand the dye workshops across the country, the sales will be astonishing. At that time, if I still hold a twenty percent dividend, it might become a thorn in his boss’s side. It’s better to take a step back on my own."
Song Chongjin knew it was a move forced by circumstances. Shopkeeper Wu’s boss had major influence, something they couldn’t contend with at the moment. They could only build rapport and consider giving up a small portion of their interests as nothing.
Still, he felt the heartache and couldn’t help but pull Wang Yongzhu tightly into his embrace, "Yongzhu, rest assured, one day, I will ensure you won’t have to continue compromising and painfully relinquishing what belongs to you!"
Wang Yongzhu’s mentality was quite positive. In this world, there is no such thing as absolute fairness. The fact that she had gotten this far, with the support of the System in the form of Xiao Tiantian, already made her luckier than the vast majority of girls of this era. She didn’t feel aggrieved.