Favoring concubines and ignoring wives? The mistress of the marquisate remarried a powerful official

After hearing what Song Wanning said, Yi Chen smiled faintly and said, "Neither, since I made the move, I must have made a good choice. The young lady asked her subordinates to buy the shop at the most appropriate time. I'm afraid she has a lot of business experience. I just didn't expect that the young lady, at such a young age, could have such insight."

After hearing this, Song Wanning thought of her past life. In her past life, she worked hard for the Wen family and earned a lot of money. How could she not know about these business and money-making things? But she didn't expect that her diligent study would create a hotbed for Wen Tingbai and Aunt Cui to fall in love.

It’s really ridiculous to think about it now.

Song Wanning looked slightly cold, and said to Yi Chen, "What if I don't want this gentleman to do business with me? I've always been used to fighting alone."

"Miss, are you afraid that I will find out your true identity?" Yi Chen looked slightly surprised, then smiled and said, "If I say that I have already discovered your identity, will you reconsider? Miss Song Wanning, or I can call you...Mrs. Bai Er."

"You know me?" Song Wanning has always adhered to the principle of being cautious and careful, and she really doesn't know how Yi Chen found her.

Before Song Wanning could react, Yi Chen continued, "You can find her if you look carefully. Not only do I know who the girl is, I also know that she had bribed Boss Li, who sells beeswax, to secretly make trouble for her aunt."

Song Wanning's aura turned cold, and she asked in surprise, "Are you threatening me?"

"No, I need a partner like you right now. If the partner is too kind, I'm afraid I won't make much money." Yi Chen looked calm, as if he had expected Song Wanning to cooperate with him. "On the contrary, I'm showing you my sincerity. If you encounter any difficulties in the future business, as long as you ask, I will do my best to solve them. Although our Yi family is not a family of officials, we are still influential in the capital."

"Since the boss is sincere about cooperating, I can also talk to the boss about my conditions." Seeing that Yi Chen did not seem to be hostile, Song Wanning quietly relaxed a little and said lightly, "If you want to cooperate with me, the money for buying the shop and renting the shop must be paid in half. But as the owner of this shop, I must have the final say in the management of the business, and the second dividend is only 30% of the shop."

Yi Chen had no doubt about Song Wanning's ability and said on the spot, "Deal."

Song Wanning stood up immediately and said, "In that case, I will send someone to take over this rouge shop, and Boss Yi just needs to send the money."

The two of them separated, and Song Wanning left Tianxiang Tower first.

She looked at Caique beside her and whispered, "Send someone to find out if there is any Yi among the famous merchants in the capital. And if there is a person named Yi Chen. This person came prepared, so I'm afraid his identity is not simple."

"Grandma, do we have to cooperate with him now?" Cai Que thought of the man's reaction just now and still felt scared. "He actually found out everything about Grandma, even the details about Liu Da Beeswax."

"It is precisely because of this that I cannot be his enemy." Song Wanning thought very broadly, "In the business world, there are no eternal enemies, nor eternal friends. Now that we are cooperating, I will not suffer any loss. On the contrary, with financial support, I can quickly gain a foothold in the capital and become bigger and stronger."

Caique responded, "That's what grandma said."

Without any obstruction, Song Wanning quickly took over the rouge shop and developed a new business model.

The old men in the rouge shop were used to making rouge, so Song Wanning didn't fire any of them and even raised their monthly wages. In turn, she increased the price of a bottle of rouge several times.

Nowadays, the most expensive rouge in the capital is six taels of silver per box. Song Wanning painted patterns on the lip balm bottle according to the popular style in the capital, which also elevated the appearance to a higher level.

The two girls were amazed at Song Wanning's ingenuity. "Grandma, you are amazing. The bottle of this lip balm was originally plain, but with the patterns painted on it, it looks much more noble. Originally, the price of the lip balm suddenly increased, and I was afraid that people in the capital would not buy it. Now, everything is solved."

"We should not only improve the appearance, but also limit the sales." Song Wanning said softly, "This lip balm is not easy to make, and it is indeed a good thing. If we don't limit the sales, I'm afraid it will soon be in short supply. If we only sell 500 tubes of lip balm every month, then so many officials and their wives in the capital will naturally beg to buy it."

Immediately afterwards, Song Wanning promoted this new method to the entire shop and became busy.

Song Wanning didn't know that when Cui Xiaoxiao from the West Courtyard found out that the rouge shop had made a move, she was immediately furious. "I've always said that my method of making rouge is unparalleled in the world. Now that the shop has made a move, that method has also been learned by others. Besides, if someone is willing to buy it, it means that the shop can make money."

Cui Xiaoxiao thought that as long as she could survive this most difficult time, the Rouge Shop would still be fine. Now that her hard work was easily taken advantage of by others, her heart felt like it was being fried in a frying pan.

Maid Tianxiang saw Cui Xiaoxiao was very depressed, and hurriedly comforted her, "Auntie, now is not the time to be sad. The Second Master hasn't come to our yard for several days. What Auntie needs to do is to win the Second Master's heart. As long as the Second Master changes his mind, is there anything Auntie wants?"

Cui Xiaoxiao couldn't help but roll her eyes when she thought of this, and said, "He is penniless now, what else can he rely on?"

"Auntie is really confused. Think about it carefully. Second Master has not lived like this in the mansion for even a month. Second Master has always been the most favored in the mansion. It is estimated that in a few days, the old ancestor will know Second Master's hard work and will definitely give Second Master pocket money." Tianxiang stood aside and continued to persuade, "As long as Second Master and Auntie are reconciled, why worry about not having money to spend?"

Cui Xiaoxiao was somewhat persuaded, but still stiffened her neck and said, "He didn't come to see me himself. It's been a few days, and there's been no movement at all."

"Auntie, the Second Master is a man, so he naturally cares more about face." Tianxiang continued, "Auntie is a woman, so as long as you give a man some face, you will naturally be praised. Auntie, please don't be confused, it will be bad if the guy in the South Courtyard gets the upper hand."

Seeing that the maid had found a way out for her, Aunt Cui happily packed up her meal and went to the academy where Wen Tingbai was.

But who would have thought that it would be a failure.

Aunt Cui saw the doorman and asked hurriedly, "Where is the Second Master?"

The doorman hesitated for a long time before saying, "The Second Master went to the South Courtyard to look for the Second Madam."