I started out with seven husbands, and I worked hard to support my family while crying.

Fang Xiaoxiao pointed to the jade hairpin on the person's head and said with certainty.

Li Renyi was speechless, not daring to answer at all, and lowered his head in silence.

Li Mubai sneered and walked slowly to the stairwell surrounded by the crowd.

He first looked up at the man three steps away from him, then looked at the woman in front of him.

This woman is incredibly beautiful; she truly embodies the saying, "Such a beauty should only exist in heaven; how often can one hear of such a thing on earth?"

"Beautiful" is no longer enough to describe this woman; she must be a celestial being descended to earth.

Li Mubai coughed twice and said softly.

"My surname is Li, my given name is Mubai, and my courtesy name is Hao'an Jushi. May I ask your honorable name, madam?"

"cut!"

Fang Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes at him, too lazy to answer, and turned to lead everyone upstairs.

Feeling insulted, Li Mubai's handsome face immediately turned cold and ugly.

He considered himself exceptionally talented and handsome, a poetic genius of Jiangnan, and believed that wherever he went, he would be surrounded by beauties. Countless women wanted to become his partner, but he rejected them all.

How could a bunch of ordinary, vulgar women be worthy of me?

But now, he is looked down upon by this woman in front of him, who doesn't even take him seriously. How interesting, how interesting.

He wasn't annoyed at all; on the contrary, he became even more interested in it.

Fang Xiaoxiao didn't care what the other party was thinking. This kind of despicable person would be punished by heaven sooner or later. There was no need for her to slap him in the face.

Li Renyi looked down at Li Mubai, who was staring intently at his wife, and a surge of anger inexplicably rose in his heart.

If he could keep his identity hidden, he would have given the other party a good beating to vent his anger.

Surrounded by guards, the four of them moved to a private room on the second floor.

As soon as I entered the room, a faint, pleasant fragrance wafted over me; the delicate scent of jasmine always puts me in a good mood.

Fang Xiaoxiao really liked the fragrance of the flowers, and she couldn't help but take a deep sneeze. However, she sneezmed because she sneezmed too hard.

"Ah!"

"Our ancestors were right: good things shouldn't be smelled too much."

After some banter, the group finally sat down.

Mei Niang then got straight to the point.

"This is my good sister. You can just call her Sister Yi. We're all family here, so I won't beat around the bush."

"Madam Fang, I imagine that on the way here, Li Lang already told you about the costs required for the inventory, so I don't need to say anything more."

"And what I'm about to say is something Li Lang didn't tell you, my wife."

Indeed, there are no such things as good in this world.

Fang Xiaoxiao knew this and nodded in acknowledgment.

Mei Niang continued.

"Regarding the transfer of Xiaoyi's rouge shop, the required amount of silver is only a little over two hundred taels. As for why the transfer is being made, firstly, business is not good, and secondly, Xiaoyi is preparing to invest in a brothel."

"Since Xiaoyi has invested in my brothel, it means that I, Meiniang, can also have a say in the transfer of the rouge shop."

"The transfer of this rouge shop only requires Madam Fang to promise that within the next three years, whenever your shop releases new products, you can supply them to our Fireworks Pavilion for sale first. The money will still be calculated according to the previous profit sharing."

"~~"

All things considered, it doesn't seem too excessive, since the new product launch was at the Fireworks Pavilion.

After thinking it over, Fang Xiaoxiao immediately said that it was no problem. Anyway, it didn't matter where they sold it, and she was happy that her shop could join forces with the brothel.

The three hit it off immediately and signed an agreement on the spot.

Although it hurt a little to take out two hundred taels of silver, Fang Xiaoxiao still made the painful decision to give it up.

As the saying goes, if you are reluctant to let go of your children, you will not be able to trap the wolf.

She was a magnanimous person; after taking out two hundred taels of silver, she still had one hundred and fifty taels left.

After deducting the money for house repairs, there will be fifty taels left.

Li Renyi sat to the side, essentially serving as an accessory; he neither offered any personal advice nor helped anyone.

This is the behavior of a smart person.

Just as Fang Xiaoxiao walked down the stairs, she saw the person from before still standing in the stairwell, as if he had been waiting for them.

Li Mubai quickly stood up, bowed to the group, and said with a smile.

"My name is Mu Bai. I have been waiting here for Madam Fang for quite some time. I hope that you may move a little bit down to the main hall and sit down so that I may prepare some fine wine and food for you."

Li Renyi reached out and shielded his wife behind him, speaking coldly.

"Who do you think you are? Don't think you're so great just because you can write a piece of rubbish poetry."

"Let me tell you, your lousy poetry is plagiarized from my wife's!"

The reason he said that was because he had been asking his wife repeatedly when they went upstairs, and only then did he learn why she had such a strong aversion to Li Mubai's "When Will the Moon Be Bright Again".

This was because the poems were written by the lady herself, and the poems were placed behind the central stage in the main hall of the Wenyue Pavilion.

However, there was one thing he couldn't understand: since the poems were displayed in front of everyone, why didn't everyone know them?

Li Mu gave the man a half-smile, maintaining his scholarly demeanor as if he hadn't heard what the man said, and continued.

"Madam Fang, do you not look down on me? If you find my poems distasteful, I would be grateful if you could compose one for everyone on the spot, so that I could feel a little better."

Li Renyi was about to step forward and argue with the other party, but his wife stopped him.

Although Fang Xiaoxiao disliked such hypocritical scenes, the other party was about to slap her in the face. If she refused again, wouldn't she lose face in front of so many people? How would she ever be able to get along in Changle Town again?

She coughed lightly and smiled in response.

"Since you are so kind as to refuse, and I am not a great person, I would not want to offend you, Poet Immortal."

"However, let me make this clear from the start: if I do not perform well, I beg your admirers, poet, not to slap me again. I am a sensitive person and cannot bear such treatment!"

Her words were meant to be sarcastic, implying that the other person was shameless for not only copying her work but also making terrible alterations. She said that if Su Shi (the author of the novel) saw this, he would probably be turning in his grave.

Li Mubai remained gentle and refined, stating that what had just happened would never happen again, and repeatedly claiming that it was the personal behavior of his admirers and had nothing to do with him.

"Please don't blame me, my lady. I believe you are not a narrow-minded person."

"!"

Damn it, what a load of crap!

Fang Xiaoxiao almost cursed. This guy not only has a thick skin, but he also knows how to make fun of people. He's really infuriating.

Furious, she could only wave her hand to indicate that she wouldn't, and accompanied by Li Renyi and Meiniang, she walked towards the square table near the stage in the lobby.

Everyone sat down.

Li Renyi stayed close to his wife, fearing that they might encounter those mentally unstable admirers of Li Mubai again and launch a sneak attack on her.

Fortunately, Mei Niang summoned many guards to keep Li Mubai's fans outside, preventing them from getting any closer.

On the square table, there were various kinds of pastries and tea.

Judging from the variety of the pastries, they must be expensive.

Li Mubai is quite wealthy, though it's probably all from his brainless fans.