Favoring the concubine and killing the wife? She divorced the concubine and lived with her concubine

Xiao Lan left Xiao Yu's house and went to Xiao Fei's place. Xiao Fei personally took her to find her two cousins. They were particularly happy to do this kind of bragging!

Xiao Lan returned home contentedly. Passing by a shop in the south of the city, she saw a crowd gathered at the door, so she decided to check it out. It had been nearly ten days, and she hadn't been here once. Although she'd heard people say the business was booming, seeing it with her own eyes still seemed incredible.

She got off the carriage at a distance and walked towards the shop with the help of Madam Xu. Xiao Lan then realized that some people were also watching the excitement at the door.

Mother Xu helped squeeze through the people next to her and finally got into the shop. There were still many women in the shop shopping for fabrics, but they all glanced at Xiao Xuan at the counter.

Sure enough, Xiao Xuan was a living signboard just by standing there, not to mention Xiao Zongwen, who only drank tea in the private room in the store, and he attracted the attention of many older ladies.

Xiao Xuan saw Xiao Lan as soon as she entered the door. He didn't try to avoid her and just walked straight towards her.

"Sister Lan'er, it's been a long time!" Xiao Xuan called out, and everyone rushed to see Xiao Lan. They were all discussing who this "Sister Lan'er" was. Upon closer inspection, they realized that this was not "Madam Sun," the hot topic in South City.

"You don't avoid suspicion?" Xiao Lan brushed past him and reached out to touch the material they placed on the table. It was indeed good, and the workmanship was exquisite. It felt delicate and soft.

"What's there to avoid? We've known each other since you were old. We can't avoid the facts no matter how much we try!" Xiao Xuan said sincerely.

Xiao Lan knew that the two of them were competing for revenue, and no one else knew about it except a few people in the Xiao family, so she lowered her voice.

"You said you didn't want it, but I didn't even hear you say 'no'!"

"I'm just afraid that you don't want it." Xiao Xuan smiled harmlessly, and others felt that they could not hear what they were talking about.

"I want it and you snatch it away again!"

"I have no choice but to fight for it. Now my father is here too. I can't give up even if I want to! So please, do your best!"

"I'm trying my best. I don't want to get nothing." Xiao Lan said and was about to leave.

"Why don't you buy the whole piece of fabric?" Xiao Xuan clearly saw that she was very satisfied with the fabric and touched it for a long time.

“I’ll go buy it next door!”

“There’s none next door!”

"Then I don't want it!"

Xiao Lan would not be so stupid as to use his own money to help others. After all, he hasn't opened his business yet!

Before everyone had time to discuss, the conversation between the two had already ended. Xiao Xuan put on his signature smile and stood in the crowd, and the girls forgot about Xiao Lan's appearance just now.

The carriage was moving slowly down the street, swaying slowly. Mother Xu was extremely anxious. She had just seen how popular Xiao Xuan's shop was, but there was no movement at her own shop.

"Madam, what should we do? Ten days have passed, and they've only been selling for ten days. Even if our business is as good as theirs later, we've already lost the first ten days!"

"It's okay, I just checked it out, it's not that exaggerated." Xiao Lan folded the handkerchief over and over again in her hands, carefully recalling everything she had just seen.

"There are so many people at the door, most of them are here to watch the fun. The materials in the south city shop are all top-notch. Some women can't afford them, so they just go to the door to see Xiao Xuan's face!"

"But there are still quite a few ladies buying things inside. Look at them picking and choosing, and quite a few of them are paying." Mother Xu was still worried and felt that her chances of winning this time were slim.

"Yes, of course there will be people who will buy. But there are only so many women in the south of the city, and the wives of wealthy families usually buy a lot. Even if they are in the mood to buy more this time, they won't buy much. The shop that Haitang and I went to last time, the extremely arrogant proprietress of Miweixuan, only ordered one or two pieces of clothing. If she wants to buy more, she has to ask her master for permission. Our business is different. We are doing business with gentlemen. As long as they are willing, even if you pay a hundred taels of silver for a piece of clothing, they will not back down in front of everyone, because they want face! Face is more important than anything else in front of men!"

Xiao Lan spoke slowly and leisurely, while Mother Xu looked at her speechlessly in astonishment. It was the first time she discovered how Xiao Lan understood men so well. She didn't know about other things, but she was sure that she had to save face.

As they were talking, they finally arrived at the door of their own store. When Xiao Lan got out of the car and looked up, he still felt that Fang Qingqing had done a good job this time.

"Qingqing!"

"Madam, why are you calling me by my name?" Mother Xu couldn't help but remind her.

"From today on, Fang Xiaoniang is the shopkeeper here. Everyone should call her Miss Qing! You are not allowed to call her Xiaoniang!" Xiao Lan turned to look at Mother Xu and called the shop assistants. These shop assistants were all from the previous store.

"Become my shopkeeper?" Fang Qingqing pointed at herself in disbelief. "Are you sure?"

"What do you mean by you and me? How can we not have any rules at all!" Mother Xu still couldn't stand it.

"Mother Xu, go back with the coachman first and help me look after Xin'er. I'm worried about Haitang looking after her, so call Haitang over, as well as Xiaoqing and Xiaobai. Jiye can find two servants to play with. Oh, and call Chiyu over too. Arrange for someone more attentive to take care of the master, and call Li Si as well." Xiao Lan gave Mother Xu some instructions, and Mother Xu left immediately. Halfway through the journey, she realized that it was the Madam who had sent her away, and she couldn't help feeling disappointed.

Finally, everyone gathered together in the back room of the shop.

"Li Si, time is tight and the workload is heavy today, so I'll arrange your work first. There's an empty house next to this shop. Find the owner and rent it today. After cleaning it up, set up a few tables and neatly arrange the coarse fabrics in our shop. And put up whatever decorations you think are the best on the walls!"

Xiao Lan's arrangement left Li Si baffled. "Madam, I don't know anything about decorating a shop. I can just clean it!"

"No! You can hang anything you want on the wall, any ornaments you want! Don't waste time, hurry up! These guys are working with you!"

"Okay..." Li Si left hesitantly, leaving Fang Qingqing, Haitang, Xiaoqing, Xiaobai and Chi Yu behind.

"From now on, when you're outside, call Fang Xiaoniang 'Miss Qing' and don't let it slip! From now on, Miss Qing will be the owner of this shop. If you have any questions, just ask her!"

Everyone nodded blankly, "Madam wants us to be servants?"

"Who asked you to be waiters? You're receptionists, responsible for escorting guests to private rooms and serving them tea and water. Right now, I have a lot of work to do and I don't have anyone else to do it with, so I'm going to hire you first. I'll slowly recruit some new people, and then you can all go back!" Xiao Lan didn't want her maids to be seen in public, but there was really no one to use them now. These few are smart, quick to learn, and will definitely be able to get started quickly."

"I've advertised our shop today, but whether or not we attract customers depends entirely on fate. Whether or not we can retain customers and get them to spend money in our shop depends on you."

"Chi Yu, bring your servants tomorrow and sit in the innermost private room. Change him into the master's clothes, dress him up, and prepare tea."

"What is this for?"

"This is the most important part." Xiao Lan did not explain in detail.

Xiao Lan pulled a few people to sit down and they chatted together. Everyone nodded in agreement and asked questions from time to time. They chatted until late at night before going back.