I just want to live a good life

Chapter 388 The aroma of wine is not afraid of deep alleys

It turns out that Shopkeeper Chen is trying hard to impress the Second Prince.

"Don't you have any reliable suggestions? Let's not talk about whether I have that much money. Who would rent out a shop on Hengsi Street?"

"Who do you want, Concubine? Are you afraid you won't be able to get him? If you use the same tricks you used on UBS, you will definitely get him."

Su Nuan's face froze, "Is Shopkeeper Chen mocking me?"

"I dare not. I am only telling the truth. With the Crown Prince's love for you, it would be a simple matter for him to give you a shop on Hengsi Street!"

Su Nuan frowned slightly, "How did you come to the conclusion that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince favors me?"

Everyone said so. Su Nuan was curious about what Mu Yunting had done to give others such an illusion.

As soon as she asked the question, Shopkeeper Chen fell silent.

How should I put it? Concubine Xia was abducted by criminals for many days, but when she came back, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince didn't despise her at all?

Shopkeeper Chen asked himself if he had the courage.

Su Nuan interpreted his silence differently: See, these people are just talking nonsense, none of them have ever seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince favor me.

After Su Nuan was distracted for a moment, she brought the topic back to the topic.

"I would like to ask Manager Chen to continue to be my manager. The monthly salary is not as high as that of the UBS building."

Shopkeeper Chen immediately refused and said, "My Lady Concubine, it's not that I don't know how to appreciate your kindness, but I have my own shop to take care of."

Su Nuan expected this reaction from him and continued, "Although the monthly salary is not high now, I can give you a commission. The better the sales of the store, the more money you will get."

"this......"

Shopkeeper Chen hesitated.

"This is definitely more profitable than your small shop where each item costs no more than two taels of silver. Just think about how much money I made on the day that the Ruiyin Building reopened. If I give you a commission based on the proportion, you can earn a month's salary in one day."

This condition was very tempting, and Shopkeeper Chen's expression softened.

Su Nuan did not strike while the iron was hot. She used benefits to lure Manager Chen, but these benefits were already the bottom line.

The sincerity has been shown, it just depends on whether Manager Chen accepts it.

After thinking for a while, Shopkeeper Chen finally spoke: "I will take this job. But the location of this shop..."

"Location is not a problem. Good wine needs no bush."

"Can I smell our mellow 'wine' first?"

"of course can."

So Su Nuan took out the booklet she had drawn for Chu Qi.

"Sigh~"

Shopkeeper Chen took a deep breath. He had thought that there might not be many finished products in the shop, but he didn't expect that they were all in the album.

However, this booklet is still very tempting. After all, the patterns that Concubine Xia had taken out before were all very popular styles.

Shopkeeper Chen flipped through the pages one by one, and after reading three pages he didn't dare to turn any further.

"My Lady Concubine, are you sure we can create such a beautiful object?"

Su Nuan smiled slightly, turned to Chu Qi and said, "Why don't you take out the finished product and let Manager Chen take a look."

Chu Qi was already making it according to the pattern in Su Nuan's booklet, but due to limited materials, he only managed to make one hairpin.

But even if there is only this one hairpin, it is enough to make Shopkeeper Chen love it very much.

"Is this made by Master Chu?"

Although he knew it was Chu Qi who made it, Shopkeeper Chen still couldn't help but ask this question.

Then he held the hairpin and looked at it for quarter of an hour.

Su Nuan and Chu Qi tacitly agreed not to disturb him.

Finally, Shopkeeper Chen's eyes left the hairpin and he looked up at Su Nuan and said, "With the Madam's pattern and Mr. Chu's craftsmanship, this shop will surely be very popular."

Su Nuan smiled and replied, "Then Shopkeeper Chen is willing to join?"

"Yes, yes. I can go to the shop and work today."

"What about your shop?"

"The best thing is a plain silver hairpin, so let's not talk about it."

"Okay, let's sign a contract, and you will be our shopkeeper."

Su Nuan had already prepared the contract, and all she had to do was take it to the government office to get a clear pass.

Shopkeeper Chen only glanced at the contract and signed it readily.

Inviting Manager Chen to come back went more smoothly than expected.

Next, it’s time for Shopkeeper Chen to get to work.

Su Nuan put forward her own request, which was to ask Manager Chen to find the raw materials.

This was not a difficult task for Shopkeeper Chen, but as soon as Su Nuan made another request, Shopkeeper Chen's face fell.

"I don't have that much silver, so I have to buy the raw materials on credit first."

No one who does business likes to sell on credit, and selling on credit is not just about personal connections. Originally, Manager Chen was the manager of UBS. UBS was such a big building and everyone was willing to sell goods on credit to him. But now he is a former employee abandoned by UBS. What can he use to sell on credit?

"Shopkeeper Chen, whether our silver shop can become a big hit depends on you."

"Why didn't you talk about the credit first?"

Hehe, first of all, can you still sign the contract?

I'm not stupid.

After dealing with Manager Chen, Su Nuan said goodbye to Manager Chen and Chu Qi, and prepared to take Xiaobai back to the General's Mansion.

Unfortunately, when the carriage was almost reaching the general's mansion, it was stopped by someone.

The person who came turned out to be Falcon.

"How did you come?"

Su Nuan's heart skipped a beat, fearing to hear that something had happened to her third brother and Xinyi.

"It was His Highness who asked me to invite the Concubine to the other courtyard."

"Your Highness went to the other courtyard?"

"Yes."

"He asked you to come to the General's Mansion and wait for me?"

"Yes."

He did it on purpose, he definitely did it on purpose, he just didn’t want me to go back to the General’s Mansion, Su Nuan complained in her heart.

She could see the gate of the general's mansion, and she wouldn't turn around here.

But if I go back to the General's Mansion now, Falcon will tell on me.

Thinking this way, the way she looked at the falcon was wrong.

The falcon felt frightened by the look on his face.

"My lady, you..."

"Falcon, you said before that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince gave you to me, and you will only listen to me from now on, right?"

"Yes, from now on, Falcon will only listen to the Queen."

Then why are you looking for me on behalf of the prince? Su Nuan curled her lips slightly.

The fleeting expression was keenly captured by Falcon, and he immediately understood what it meant.

Originally I wanted to show my loyalty, but now I have backfired.

Your Highness, the same goes for me. Why did you order him here out of so many people?

He felt so wronged. The queen no longer trusted him, and he had no chance to get close to Duiyueju again.

"Now is your chance to show your loyalty."

Su Nuan’s words made Falcon’s eyes light up.

"I need to go back to the General's Mansion before going to the other courtyard, but I'm afraid that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will be unhappy because I didn't go to see him right away."

"I understand. I will not tell Your Highness that the Queen is returning to the General's Mansion."

In fact, Su Nuan didn't really care whether Mu Yunting would know that she had returned to the General's Mansion, but it was a good idea to use this matter to test Falcon.

If Falcon could stand the test, she would have one more person to use.