After being reborn, her aloof ex-husband and her crazy deceased husband got into a fight.

After Lan Tingzhou went to study at Luming Academy, Gan Cai'er also began to busy herself with her own career.

The embroidery shop that Wei Yulan helped her choose wasn't well-known in Danzhou Prefecture, but it did very well.

The Ni Chang Pavilion is located at the entrance of Rouge Lane. The owner, Yun Niang, is an embroiderer. She and Wei Yulan are old acquaintances.

"You are Yulan's daughter?" Yunniang was petite and beautiful, with a kind and gentle demeanor that made people feel at ease.

"Mm." Gan Cai'er nodded and then handed over a food box.

"These are peach blossom pastries made by my mother. She said they are your favorite, so she specially asked me to bring some to you."

"Ha, she's still the same as ever, always trying to fob me off with food. Does she think I'm still a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl?"

Although Yunniang looked disgusted, she honestly took the food box early on.

Gan Cai'er smiled, pursing her lips.

Yunniang opened the food box, disregarding the presence of outsiders, picked up a peach blossom pastry and put it in her mouth, then relaxed her eyebrows and smiled with her eyes narrowed.

"Oh my, I've been craving this flavor for years, and I'm so glad I got to taste it again today."

After eating three peach blossom pastries in a row, Yunniang patted the crumbs off her hands and said, "Your mother must be so kind. After being away from Danzhou Prefecture for so many years, she still misses my embroidery shop."

"I agreed because of the peach blossom pastry."

“Although my Ni Chang Pavilion is not large, it can still bring in a good amount of 1,800 taels of silver a year. You can invest 300 taels of silver and I will give you 20% of the profits.”

"Little girl, what do you think?"

Gan Cai'er had never done business before and knew nothing about commerce. However, she trusted Wei Yulan, believing that the shop she had chosen for her must be excellent.

She immediately took out a silver note and slammed it on the table, signing the contract with Yunniang without hesitation.

Gan Cai'er's decisiveness and efficiency won Yunniang's favor. From then on, she personally taught Gan Cai'er all the affairs of the shop. Gan Cai'er was also diligent, and she went to Ni Chang Ge almost every day.

After staying there for a while, Gan Cai'er noticed a problem.

"Rouge Alley" is, as the name suggests, a red-light district, so most of the customers in the shop are girls from the various brothels in the alley.

Although the girls have money and don't hesitate to buy new clothes, there are only so many girls, and the amount of money they spend is always limited.

If she only wanted to earn some money for herself, that would be fine, but to think that she could establish the Gan family in Danzhou Prefecture with that? That's a long shot.

"Aunt Yun, I see that most of the orders in the shop are from girls in the alley?" Gan Cai'er said.

“Of course. ‘Those who live near mountains live off the mountains, and those who live near water live off the water.’ With Ni Chang Ge located in Rouge Lane, it’s only natural that we need to cater to the young ladies as much as possible,” Yun Niang said with a smile.

“Danzhou Prefecture is a prefecture, with many high-ranking officials, wealthy people and gentry gathered in the city. Nei Chang Pavilion is first-class in both embroidery and fabrics, so why not do business with these people?” Gan Cai’er asked, puzzled.

“That won’t do,” Yunniang shook her head.

"Don't be fooled by the fact that they all seem to be about tailoring and embroidery. The clothes worn by ladies and young women are quite different from those worn by girls in the alley. They are not the same thing at all."

Gan Cai'er thought for a moment and said, "Is it a difference in style and pattern?"

"I suppose so. Besides, ladies and young ladies are also unwilling to use embroidery shops that have been used by courtesans."

“I have a good friend who grew up in Kyoto. Many of her clothes are styles that I’ve never seen before in Danzhou. They’re so beautiful.”

“Aunt Yun, how about we open another shop specializing in styles for ladies and young women?” Gan Cai’er suggested.

Gan Cai'er is not only beautiful, but also incredibly beautiful. In her past life, besides pursuing Lan Tingzhou, her favorite thing to do was to dress herself up.

The title "beautiful but clueless girl" is well-deserved.

In the years before she fell on hard times, she bought all the most fashionable clothes in Kyoto, not one by one, but in bulk.

Therefore, she had a thorough understanding of the clothing trends for noble ladies in the coming years.

She planned to use this memory to gain the upper hand.

Upon hearing her suggestion, Yunniang looked at her hesitantly, knowing that opening a new shop was no easy task. However, seeing her eager expression, Yunniang couldn't bear to dampen her enthusiasm.

“I know Mr. Zhang, the owner of Jinxiufang. His shop specializes in making clothes for ladies. You can take some new styles and put them in his shop to try them out.”

"Thank you, Aunt Yun!"

Gan Cai'er was overjoyed and instantly filled with fighting spirit.

Gan Cai'er doesn't have any close friends from her childhood in Kyoto, but she does have other friends.

Gan Cai'er is illiterate and can only read and write. Her painting skills are terrible, and even she herself can't bear to look at the things she paints.

Those beautiful clothes only existed in her mind. To turn them into real things, the first thing she had to do was to draw them.

The first thing Gan Cai'er thought of was Lantingzhou.

"Why are you drawing so many clothes?" Lan Tingzhou asked.

“I said, you draw it, then use it as a template to make clothes and sell them,” Gan Cai’er replied.

Lanting Zhou Yimo.

Then, he slowly said, "Is there not enough money at home? Tell me how much you need, and I'll figure something out."

Lan Tingzhou is making a lot of money now; people line up to ask him for his calligraphy and paintings. His paintings aren't worth a thousand gold pieces, but they can still sell for twenty or thirty taels of silver each.

Lan Tingzhou's attitude clearly shows that he doesn't want Gan Cai'er to show her face in public and make money.

“But I want to earn my own money,” Gan Cai’er pouted.

Lan Tingzhou understood; she was just too idle and bored with nothing to do.

Lan Tingzhou thought for a moment and said, "Ting wrote to me a few days ago, saying that he has grown taller and his old clothes are too small, and he has few clothes left to wear. If you have time, could you make him a few?"

Gan Cai'er took two deep breaths, suppressed the urge to hit someone, slammed the curtain shut, and went into the inner room.

Since the Lantingzhou route is blocked, we have to find someone else.

Gan Cai'er went through everyone she could find from head to toe, and only Zhu Xiaoxiao had any scholarly air about her. Although her paintings were also questionable, they were still better than her own.

The next day, Gan Cai'er wrote a letter inviting Zhu Xiaoxiao to stay in Danzhou Prefecture for a while.

After receiving Gan Cai'er's letter, Zhu Xiaoxiao packed five large trunks of clothes, rode in a carriage, sang songs, and happily went to Danzhou Prefecture with her personal maid Huan'er.