"Sister Suxin, don't be angry. Getting angry is bad for your health." This woman was the young lady in the silk blue dress from yesterday.

After calming down a bit, Liang Suxin asked Bai Zunxing if there was a next book.

Now it was Bai Zunxing's turn to be depressed. "I went to look for them last time, but they weren't open. However, I sent someone to find out that the stall was at Zhiyu Bookstore, which is not far from theirs. I also found out that the books and magazines are only published every seven days, so if you want to read the serialized novel 'The Overbearing Prince Falls in Love with His Little Maid,' you'll have to wait a few more days."

After saying that, Liang Suxin also sighed, her willow-leaf eyebrows filled with sorrow.

She frowned, clasped her hands together, and clapped them: "What if I add money to get them out sooner?"

“Sister Suxin, I can certainly think of the method you’ve come up with, but writers can’t produce new stories so quickly. And that Mr. Wuming, I heard he’s still working on the next plot. I also heard the bookseller said he wants to ensure the quality of the book and isn’t in a hurry to rush it.”

After all, they're not short of money.

"Who is this Mr. Wuming?" Su Xin only just learned that Mr. Wuming was the author of "The Overbearing Prince Falls in Love with His Little Maid".

Bai Zunxing shook his head helplessly.

Their attention was quickly diverted as other close friends arrived one after another.

A few days later, the bookstore was completely overrun.

Ye Yuwu looked at the overcrowded bookstore, feeling a dull ache in her head.

What's going on? Why are so many people suddenly flooding into the bookstore today?

Her doubts quickly disappeared as she received so much money that her hands were practically overflowing.

Almost all of the books sold were her new publications. She had been having copyists make copies of the books for the past few days, and the number of copies had reached more than fifty, but they were all sold out in less than a day. For this, she even gave the copyists an extra five coins.

However, most of the people who came to buy books and magazines were women, and judging from their attire, they were probably maids from wealthy families.

However, Ye Yuwu did not expect that this book would not only become a hit in wealthy families, but even maids with some spare money became incredibly popular. Who could resist a cheesy and melodramatic domineering novel?! Especially girls!

The reason why these maids also read these books can be traced back to their masters.

For example, the maids serving noble ladies such as Bai Zunxing and Liang Suxin.

They grew up by the side of young ladies, learning to read and write. They were also influenced by what they saw and heard, and they didn't like reading obscure and humiliating texts. Instead, they loved reading love stories.

Although Liang Suxin hadn't seen the latest storybook, and Bai Zunxing had finished reading all the books and magazines she had, out of fondness, she still asked her maid to buy a new one, which she would take out to read again when she felt itchy or bored.

Sometimes her personal maids would also read these books with her.

Jingqiu is Bai Zunxing's personal maid who has been by his side since childhood.

Bai Zunxing had already finished reading the book before she lent it to her close friend.

Bai Zunxing was a good master and never restricted the maids from borrowing books.

Jingqiu really liked this book and wanted to keep it for herself. That's when she found out that the book was from Zhishusi, which allowed Bai Zunxing to tell her close friends who came to ask for it.

It was because these noble ladies read this book that the curiosity of the noble ladies' circle in Bianjing was aroused.

Some people originally wanted to integrate into the circle of noble ladies dominated by Bai Zunxing so that they would have something to talk about at parties, so they tried to imitate her as soon as they heard a little bit of news.

But once they saw the book, they were completely captivated by the stories inside, the most irresistible of which were the serialized stories within.

I've only read stories about scholars and young ladies eloping. The more outlandish ones are about scholars saving foxes, and then the foxes turning into humans to repay their kindness. There are also stories about heroes saving beauties and then marrying them.

These were all written by men, and they all take a male perspective.

This book, "The Overbearing Prince Falls in Love with His Little Maid," is entirely told from a woman's perspective. The prince's character is based on women's aesthetics, so how could it not drive them crazy?

It first became popular among noble ladies, and soon spread to high-ranking nobles, women from aristocratic families, and wealthy households.

With bookstores overflowing with customers, she had no choice but to recruit more copyists, but she could only produce a maximum of sixty books a day.

Ye Yuwu devised a new payment method for the copyists.

She would pay fifteen coins for copying a book, and the more books she copied, the more money she would receive. Of course, she had to ensure the quality, so she had Uncle Li and Hua Ping proofread the books. The handwriting had to be neat, and there had to be as few typos as possible that were crossed out.

Unexpectedly, copying a book could earn fifteen coins, so the copyists concentrated intently on copying the book, forgetting to eat and sleep, as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

Efficiency has been greatly improved.

However, the supply still falls short of demand.

Therefore, she could only make limited editions, but people would line up at the bookstore entrance early every day.

The sudden surge in popularity brings its own advantages; previously, there was no need for frantic promotion and advertising.

As long as a notice soliciting manuscripts is posted in a bookstore or magazine, or a notice written on red paper is posted at the entrance of a bookstore, someone will see it.

And the payment she gave for each article increased from fifty to sixty coins.

So before the second issue of the book came out, Ye Yuwu was overwhelmed with manuscripts, but she could only accept twelve stories in the first issue, and the rest she had to arrange for the next issue.

But this did not diminish their enthusiasm.

The second issue was quickly finalized, and she drew the cover herself again. This time, she drew the image of the prince and the maid as she imagined them, and the two of them appeared on the cover without any sense of incongruity.

After finalizing the cover, the story was organized, and the copyists were tasked with copying the second issue.

The second issue was published exactly seven days after the first issue. The bookstore had already informed customers of the publication date of the second issue.

So the bookstore was packed with people early the next morning, everyone wanting to be the first to see the next issue.

As soon as the bookstore opened, the 150 books that had been prepared in advance were sold out in just one morning.

Ye Yuwu has been extremely busy lately, doing the work of two people. She's busy writing her own book and handling all the big and small matters at the bookstore. Not only is she overwhelmed, but Uncle Li and Huaping are also incredibly busy. Even Aunt Li has come to help. You can imagine how short-handed they are.

Whenever this happens, her back aches and she remembers that classic saying: If you can't lead a team, you'll just work yourself to death!

So after buying the second edition of the book on the first day, she immediately started looking for ways to recruit people.

She only needs someone to be in charge of selling books and answering questions in the bookstore, so she plans to hire someone.

There weren't too many applicants, but Ye Yuwu was still selecting. After looking at so many people, she chose a man who looked strong and shrewd, named An Xing.

Anxing is quite conscientious in his work and learns quickly.

His arrival lightened the workload in the bookstore, allowing Ye Yuwu to focus on writing her novel.

Because the second issue sold even more copies than the first issue, and some people hadn't read the first issue, the second issue indirectly boosted the sales of the first issue in order to continue the serialization of the first issue.

The plot of the second issue, "The Overbearing Prince Falls in Love with His Little Maid," is even more exciting than the first issue, with both sweetness and heartbreak, and a mix of melodrama and wild abandon, leaving the young ladies completely bewildered.

Bai Zunxing had her maid queue up to buy the latest issue early in the morning, but she wasn't in a hurry to read it.

Instead, she organized a tea party with her sisters, where they planned to watch the story together and discuss it.

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