kingnovel Chapter 459 One Gold Ingot
Chapter 459 One Gold Ingot
Chapter 459 A Gold Ingot
Also accompanying us were the trainees who had been trained for Baiweizhai, Meirenzhuang, and Dessert Miaomiao House, so that they could be used directly in situations where manpower was needed.
Sun Sanzi never dreamed that she would be able to go to the capital one day. These past few days at home, Old Sun's face has been stiff with smiles.
When they passed through the prefectural city, they also picked up Wen Pandi. The girls sat in a carriage and had endless things to talk about.
In less than a year, Wen Pandi grew much taller, smiled more often, and looked poised and elegant. She seemed to have undergone a complete transformation.
She was almost found by Wen Zhuzi when she was in Shanquan Town. Seeing that she was always on edge, Wen Luozhi didn't want to cause trouble and sent her to the prefectural city directly.
From the day Baiweizhai opened in the prefectural city, she never left. During the day, she ran up and down the restaurant, and at night she learned to write and do accounting.
If you encounter something you don't understand, ask Yan Che when he's around, and ask other people in the restaurant when he's not.
Over time, she became more talkative, and as she met more people, she became less shy.
Da Ya noticed that Wen Pandi had been carrying a bundle in her arms ever since they picked her up, which made her curious.
"Pandi, what's in your bundle?" she asked.
Wen Pandi gently touched the bundle in her arms and replied, "This is a gift I've been saving for my little cousin for a long time. I must give it to her when I see her."
Thinking of Wen Luozhi, she was filled with affection. If it weren't for this little cousin's guidance, she might still be that pitiful creature working every day in the Wen family's old house but not getting any food.
Or perhaps, she had already been sold by Wu Hong and Wen Zhuzi to a wealthy family's master as a concubine.
If it weren't for her younger cousin helping her escape from the Wen family's old house, that cannibalistic place, she might already be a cold skeleton.
From the very first day she escaped and started earning money, she dared not slack off at all, afraid of letting down her little cousin's kindness to her.
She had always thought that it would be great if she could work for her younger cousin someday, and now that dream could finally come true.
Da Ya originally wanted to ask what it was, but seeing Wen Pandi's lips slightly raised and her face full of happiness, it seemed that she was recalling something beautiful.
She decided not to interrupt them and turned to continue talking to Er Ya and Sun Sanzi.
In the capital, Yan Feng was still asking Wen Luozhi what name to give her cosmetics shop.
Wen Luozhi suggested several options, but none of them were as good as the "Beauty Makeup" look, so in the end, they simply used this one.
Everything in the shop is ready, except for the signboard and the opening date.
Even so, quite a few people have already come to ask when the business will open, and naturally, nine out of ten of those who come to ask are young women and married women.
Wu Yao would carry a bag full of cosmetics with her every day, and Wen Luozhi would teach her how to do makeup whenever she had time, which actually helped her learn a few makeup styles.
With these makeup looks, she specifically targeted wealthy young ladies and wives who loved beauty, and she actually made a lot of money. At the same time, she also advertised her beauty makeup brand in advance.
That day, she returned humming a sinister song she used to sing in Langhuai Kingdom. Wen Luozhi noticed her tattered cloth bag and grabbed her arm.
"Sold out again?" she asked, somewhat incredulously.
Wu Yao has only been gone for a little over an hour. Is it really that fast?
Wu Yao nodded and asked in return, "Otherwise what? Do you want me to come back with nothing?"
As she spoke, she proudly pulled two silver notes from her cloth bag and slapped them generously into Wen Luozhi's hand. "Here! I earned a lot today, this is a reward for you!"
Everything she took out was her own, so Wen Luozhi naturally wouldn't be polite to her.
Just as the silver was placed in the purse, Wu Yao said, "I met a big customer today; he seemed to be someone of importance."
"She kept staring at me, and I thought you'd messed up my facial! It really scared me."
Thinking back to that scene, Wu Yao took out her precious little mirror and looked at her face from left to right.
Wen Luozhi sat in the chair and asked, "And then?"
Wu Yao put away the mirror, patted her cloth bag, and said, "At the time, I thought my face was ruined and was about to leave! But she actually stopped me and asked me where I bought the lipstick."
"And why is there a little heart in my eye? And why are my eyelashes so curled and upturned?"
"I saw this as a business opportunity! I quickly told her that it was made with something we sell in our shop, and I said I could do her makeup, so I did."
"In the end, she bought all the things I had taken out with me at a high price."
After she finished speaking, she took out a gold ingot from her cloth bag and gave it directly to Yan Feng, who was dumbfounded.
"What...what is this for?"
Wu Yao picked at her new manicure, a little embarrassed, and said, "I almost forgot, that woman also asked me to pack up one of every shade of lipstick in the shop for her before she left, and deliver it to her tomorrow."
"If this isn't enough, we'll make up the difference when we send it over. Any extras will be considered as commercial silver."
Yan Feng's hands were trembling as he held the gold ingot; such a large ingot could easily buy lipstick.
He immediately ordered someone to pack the lipsticks, and also asked them to pack a lot of other cosmetics and skincare products.
To be honest, after doing so many businesses, big and small, this was the first time Wen Luozhi had ever encountered someone paying with gold.
She gave Wu Yao a thumbs up: "Amazing! You're a living advertisement!"
Wu Yao was pleased by the praise and blinked her eyes repeatedly, which, combined with her long eyelashes, made her look very charming.
Yan Feng packed everything up, filling a large solid wooden box to the brim.
Actually, the lipstick only took up half the space; he figured he could use the rest for publicity, so he didn't feel bad about spending the rest.
The next day, Wen Luozhi and Wu Yao went to deliver the gift. When they arrived at the Mu residence, they understood why the man had given them a gold ingot as a gift.
While other houses have stone lions at their entrances, this house has two large Pixiu statues at its entrance, and they're even plated with gold.
"My goodness..."
Seeing this, Wu Yao suddenly regretted it a little; she had sold the cosmetics too cheaply yesterday.
An older woman opened the door for them and, upon seeing the box, instructed the servants to carry it inside.
"My young lady says she really likes using the things from your shop. If you have any new items in the future, please feel free to send them over. Money is no problem."
"Thank you, Miss Mu," Wen Luozhi replied politely, then pulled Wu Yao, who was still regretting her actions, away.
"Sigh, it's true what they say, comparisons are the thief of joy!"
Wu Yao sighed as she sat in the carriage, and Wen Luozhi, unusually, echoed her sentiments.
This seems to confirm the saying: some people are born in Rome, while others are born destined to be beasts of burden.
When they returned, the signboard had already been delivered to the shop. Seeing that everyone was out, Wen Muchuan hung it up himself. While they were out, he bought all the firecrackers needed for the shop's opening.
"Dad, you're so capable!" Wen Luozhi looked up at the gleaming plaque and said to Wen Muchuan, "But don't do it yourself next time, what if you fall and hurt yourself?"
Wen Muchuan waved his hand to indicate that he wouldn't, and Wen Luozhi told him to sit down. After resting for a while, Xiao Hu came running over.
"Grandpa, let's go to the bookstore to read some books," he said, pulling Wen Muchuan outside.
After arriving here, Xiao Hu's favorite thing to do is to go to a bookstore on Jinlin Street to read books. The bookstore doesn't close until evening, so he can sit there all day with Wen Muchuan.
Helian Zhiyan went for two days and then stopped, saying that Xiaohu would definitely be a bookworm when he grew up.