An ugly girl starts off, then becomes a beauty

The daughter of the Sang family is always quick to act and doesn't like to procrastinate. So after discussing with Dai Chengjun that day, she chose a shop on the side of Xuanpingmen Street on the third day. It was a conspicuous location. In the afternoon, she arranged for someone to go to the Municipal Office to apply for city registration. The next day, she started the interior paving in full swing. Sang Ling drew up the decoration plan the night before. Even though she had many ideas in her mind, she had to make it according to the production level of the era. It's like a seat. You can't make a master chair in this era where everyone kneels. It's not a good thing to attract too much attention when opening a store for the first time. Everything has to be done step by step. As for the practical matters of the craftsmen team, they were all handled by Dai Chengjun.

Although the daughter of the Dai family is usually like a little girl, chattering about gossip, she is also very decisive and smart when it comes to getting things done.

Another important thing is the product. The cosmetics of this era are limited to rouge, powder and lipstick. Sang Ling did not want to use too many novel accessories at once. Before the opening of Di Si, she only asked a few craftsmen contacted by Dai Chengjun to make mascara and eyeliner. Her idea was: to test the water with these products, see the market response, and then create new products bit by bit.

Dai Chengjun responded throughout the whole process and followed Sang Ling's plan.

Since traveling all the way to the south, she has developed a special dependence on Sang Ling. When it comes to making decisions on things, she just wants to hold on to Sang Ling's thighs and obey his orders.

"We won't sell this first batch yet," she said. Dai Chengjun asked curiously, "Why don't we sell them after we make them? Keep them for display?" As soon as he finished speaking, the man on the other side shook his head. "Let's find an opportunity to give a few to those noble ladies. When they like them and their popularity spreads, we'll have the first batch of customers."

"But don't we do this in private?"

The rich and powerful people in the imperial court never do business in person, but always ask others to manage it. They invest behind the scenes and then get the profits. It's not that there are any special rules, but it's about face. After all, businessmen are looked down upon in this era. Therefore, even if they can make money, the rich and powerful people are unwilling to admit that they are doing business outside. Although Sang Ling didn't agree with it in her heart, she had to do it. After all, she was still the head of the Marquis's Mansion. After taking over the baton of the head wife, she still had to go out and socialize with people in the future.

After thinking about it, he said, "Why don't we use it ourselves first, and then give it away as a gift for friendship."

It was also because she set a relatively high price for this batch of goods, which was a high-end product, so she had to increase her popularity among the wealthy ladies in Beijing.

"There will be a Cuju competition at the end of the month in the palace, and there will be this year's horse racing meeting at Xiaonan Mountain next month. These are all opportunities." Dai Chengjun quickly followed. Sang Ling nodded, "The young man is teachable."

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Having been busy outside for the past few days, she neglected some of the affairs at home. She didn't even know when Nie Ce came back from his business trip. She just went from the children's room to play with Le Yile for a while, and when she entered the main house of Wuyuan, it was already evening.

The fellow was kneeling in the side room, apparently having just finished his meal. Ma Xinghe put the dishes aside and cleaned them up. Sang Ling found it strange, as it was rare to see these two servants from the backyard come to the bedroom to serve.

"To be honest, I sent someone to send a message back yesterday. I didn't see you when I got home today. They said you went out?" Nie Ce threw his outer robe aside and poured himself a glass of water. Sang Ling sat down opposite him and looked at him for a while. He only smelled a faint fragrance coming from him. "Did you take a shower?"

Nie Ce leaned back a little unnaturally and said, "It's hot today."

The weather this year was strange. It was hot in April. At noon, it was as hot as midsummer. Sang Ling nodded in agreement. In fact, he could see that he was acting stiff, but he didn't take it too seriously. He smiled and said, "I want to tell you something. Listen to me."

"What's the matter?" The guy put his hands on his knees and looked at her with interest.

"Dai Chengjun and I have opened a shop outside. It is called 'Xianglianju' and it is open today. We specialize in selling cosmetics and creams. I plan to settle the six girls from Zhongcun there and let them learn how to run the business. Dai Chengjun and I will pay for the business."

"Why do you suddenly want to do this?" Nie Ce was a little curious. Earlier in Zhongcun, didn't she say that "saving people" was what she wanted to do?

As if she could hear what was in his heart, the Sang family girl leaned forward and said, "Actually, I still don't know what I want, but whether it's saving people, managing a household, or running a shop, I'm doing something. What I get is earned through my labor—" She pointed to her head, "and wisdom."

The young general laughed and said, "It's all thanks to you guys. I'll see what you do, and Dai Chengjun will follow you."

Hearing his words, Sang Ling's eyes rolled around, "When the time comes, get Ban Le to join the group, and she'll have a safe place to live."

This was said without any beginning or end. The person on the other side was stunned. "Didn't she marry into the Xun family?"

Talking about this, she felt sad. The Sang family girl waved her hand and walked towards the back room, saying, "She is not living well. She might get divorced at any time. It is not easy for her to go back to her parents' home. I thought there is a courtyard behind our mansion, which is more than enough for her and her daughter to live in."

"Hmm." Nie Ce was also moved after hearing this, and murmured, "Xun has entered the court, but it seems that he has been criticized a lot. I don't know what will happen in the future."

"I am too lazy to find out what he is like. I only care about Ban Le."

"You two have a good relationship." Nie Ce washed his hands and came in with her. He lay down on the bed. Sang Ling hadn't washed yet. He turned his head and asked, "Why are you going to bed so early today?"

"I'm tired. Take a nap." A voice came from inside the tent. After a while, it said, "Call me when you're done."

"If you want to sleep, go ahead. What am I asking you to do?" She said as she called the maid to come up and take off her hair. But she saw only Wei Chu coming in. She looked towards the door. Previously, Zong Xiang and Wei Chu came up to serve her, but today Zong Xiang was the only one missing... She was still confused, and the man replied in the tent, "I missed you."

I was speechless for a moment, and looking back I just smiled with a frown on my face.