There is a happy inn in the capital.

Li Shuchen left the shop, walked quickly to the alleyway where he had been, bought a brightly colored umbrella, and returned to the shopkeeper selling oil-paper umbrellas.

Li Shuchen didn't say anything, but simply placed the umbrella in front of the shopkeeper, still in that leisurely manner.

The shopkeeper, who had been holding the umbrella aloft, immediately picked it up and examined it closely upon seeing its vibrant colors. He couldn't help but secretly admire the details—the engraving, the tassels.

Why didn't he think of that? Even if this umbrella sold for two taels of silver, plenty of people would still buy it.

Tassels can be replicated, but the color and carving are a bit difficult.

The umbrella seller now understood that he wasn't there to buy umbrellas at all; he clearly wanted to do business with him.

The shopkeeper put down his umbrella, his face beaming with smiles: "May I ask how you are addressed, sir?"

Li Shuchen placed the fan in front of him and fanned himself: "Known in the martial arts world as the 'Wealthy Young Master'."

When you're out and about, you give yourself your own identity; this name was something I only came up with when I was changing my equipment.

Umbrella vendor: "Young master, do you know how to make this umbrella? Name your price."

If he had the recipe, how much money would he make?

Upon hearing this, Li Shuchen realized that the boss wanted to solve the problem once and for all.

The wealthy young man (Li Shuchen): "Boss, I don't have this recipe, but I have plenty of umbrellas like these. Two taels of silver each."

The shop owner was a little disappointed, but he couldn't possibly let such a good umbrella go to waste.

"Two taels a bunch is a bit expensive. The most expensive one in my shop is only one tael of silver. How about one tael and two mace?"

Knowing the shopkeeper would try to bargain, Li Shuchen quoted that price, but it was only one or two hundred coins, not what Li Shuchen had expected.

"One tael and seven mace," Li Shuchen said, turning to leave, his meaning clear.

If it works, great; if not, forget it. It's not like you're the only one selling oil-paper umbrellas.

Seeing that he was about to leave, the umbrella vendor panicked. He thought to himself that he could still make 300 coins from selling umbrellas for two taels each, so he opened his mouth...

Umbrella vendor: "One tael and seven mace is fine, but you can only sell it to me."

Li Shuchen smiled; she had originally intended to sell to only one company.

The wealthy young master (Li Shuchen): "Alright, I'll send someone to deliver about two hundred oil-paper umbrellas. Shopkeeper, please prepare the money."

Li Shuchen appeared calm on the surface but was inwardly overjoyed. Each bundle of small glutinous rice cakes cost two hundred coins; by reselling them, she could earn fifteen hundred coins in profit.

Wow, that's really good.

It was still that same alley. Little Jizi bought a flatbed cart and put two hundred oil-paper umbrellas on it.

I bought a black cloth to cover it.

I found two men and gave each of them two hundred coins, asking them to help deliver it to the oil-paper umbrella shop.

The two workers were particularly happy; the job was easy and paid well.

The shopkeeper was already waiting at the door.

The wealthy young man (Li Shuchen) sent away the two people who had helped him.

Li Shuchen spoke up: "Shopkeeper, let's inspect the goods."

The shopkeeper lifted the black cloth, and seeing the vibrant colors, he was overjoyed. He randomly pulled out a handful, and found them to be excellent in every way.

The goods are fine.

Manager Zhao took out three one-hundred-tael silver notes and forty-tael silver, totaling three hundred and forty taels of silver, and handed them to Li Shuchen.

Money is no problem

Both sides put their things away.

The wealthy young man (Li Shuchen) clasped his hands in a respectful greeting and said, "I wish us a pleasant cooperation."

Manager Zhao returned the greeting: "Haha, it's a pleasure doing business with you."

Li Shuchen quickly turned and left.

In the same alley, Li Shuchen quickly changed her gear, removed her makeup, and put on her clothes and jewelry.

I earned 340 taels of silver from selling umbrellas. After deducting 40 taels of capital, I made a net profit of 300 taels of silver, but the money still wasn't enough.

I simply can't pay back the money I owe Xiao Jizi; I'll have to think of another way tomorrow.

Li Shuchen bought xiaolongbao (soup dumplings), chicken soup wontons, and various snacks, preparing to go home.

As they approached the entrance to the small courtyard and saw that no one was around, they quickly bought two oil-paper umbrellas from Xiao Jizi.

Holding an umbrella in one hand and carrying food in the other, I went to the pavilion.

Li Shuchen put his things down and shouted, "Ziying, Changning, dinner's ready!"

The two of them hadn't arrived yet, but Grape came running after hearing the noise.

Grape: "Miss, so you went to sell food! I woke up and didn't see you, I was so worried!"

Li Shuchen picked up a steamed bun and stuffed it into his mouth: "What are you afraid of? Can I really be kidnapped?"

Grape: "Miss, don't talk nonsense. But you got up very early today. Usually, when you don't have anything to do, you don't get up until 9 am."

Li Shuchen: "I want to eat steamed buns, but they'll be sold out if I go too late."

Li Shuchen blamed the cause on Baozi.

Grape continued, "It's the same as you asking me to buy it, Miss."

Li Shuchen wondered why she, who was usually not very bright, was suddenly so intelligent.

Li Shuchen picked up a steamed bun and quickly stuffed it into his mouth.

Li Shuchen: "Eat it, it smells delicious!"

She refused to believe that eating steamed buns couldn't shut Grape's mouth.

I took a couple of bites of the grapes, and the steamed bun was really delicious.

Li Shuchen breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that she had quieted down.

Gu Ziying: "Shu Chen, why are you up so early to buy breakfast?"

Gu Ziying: "Yes, I also bought an oil-paper umbrella, I'll give it to you."

Li Shuchen picked up the oil-paper umbrella painted with purple irises and handed it to Gu Ziying; the handle was adorned with purple tassels.

Gu Ziying stepped down from the pavilion, opened her umbrella, and touched the engraving on the handle.

From Li Shuchen's perspective, it was like a fairy in purple holding a purple oil-paper umbrella, the person and the umbrella as one, beautiful and harmonious.

Gu Ziying exudes a gentle and charming temperament.

Suddenly, the fairy turned around and smiled gently: "Thank you, Shu Chen."

Oh my god, Li Shuchen was stunned. She's so beautiful! Ziying is gorgeous!

Li Shuchen was completely captivated and could only stammer, "You're welcome."

She knew the purple iris would suit her perfectly, but she never expected it to be so fitting.

Princess Changning rushed over: "Where's mine, Li Shuchen? You can't just see her off without seeing me off! I heard everything!"

The atmosphere was ruined by Princess Changning's shout.

Li Shuchen was about to complain about Princess Changning's loud voice when he suddenly met her incredibly beautiful face, and immediately lost his temper.

There's no way around it, she's a sucker for good looks.

Li Shuchen: "Here it is."

Li Shuchen handed her a red oil-paper umbrella.

The design on the umbrella features red camellias, and the handle is also adorned with red tassels.

Princess Changning proudly picked it up and said, "It's my favorite red."

She opened her umbrella just like Gu Ziying, but she spun around a few times.

Dressed in red with a red umbrella, she is beautiful without being vulgar; her fiery and bold style is also attractive.

Princess Changning: "This umbrella suits me very well. Li Shuchen, thank you, you have good taste."

Li Shuchen could tell that Princess Changning was very satisfied with the umbrella.

Li Shuchen greeted them, "You're too kind. Come and eat, it'll get cold soon."

Princess Changning took a sip of chicken soup and asked, "Li Shuchen, where should we go after we finish eating?"

Looking at the light drizzle outside the pavilion, Li Shuchen said, "Let's take an umbrella and go for a walk on the street, just stroll around."

He turned to look at Gu Ziying: "Ziying, what do you think?"

Gu Ziying: "Sure, I can buy some things for my family if I find something suitable."

Li Shuchen: "Okay, it's decided then."

The three people held umbrellas of purple, green, and red, with Li Shuchen, dressed in orange-green, walking in the middle.

They became a beautiful sight on the street, due to their exceptionally high looks and extraordinary temperament.

It attracted frequent glances from pedestrians.