Seeing Manager Meng leave like this, Caipu and Caizhi were greatly puzzled. "Miss, aren't you afraid that Manager Meng and the mastermind behind the rouge shop will really give up cooperating with you?"
Would they really give up the cooperation on their own initiative?
Jiang Fuying gave a faint smile. "They won't be willing to."
She had learned a new term from the Young Master Lu: "experience".
The glass mirrors, which were a hundred times clearer and more useful than ordinary bronze mirrors, brought a unique "experience" to the customers of the rouge shop. Once the glass mirrors were removed from the rouge shop, the customers would first feel unaccustomed.
After she cooperated with other rouge shops, the customers, due to the excellent "experience" brought by the glass mirrors, would turn to other shops with glass mirrors to buy rouge.
Although there were a wide variety of rouge, the rouge sold in each shop was more or less the same.
At this time, the "experience" would take precedence.
Of course, there was another very important reason why she was still willing to cooperate with the rouge shop: more friends, more ways out.
Although the King of Bei'an was not as powerful as the Duke of Zhennan in the capital, he was a royal noble and a blood - related brother of the current emperor.
If she could make friends with such a person, it might be an extra way out in times of need.
She knew very well that the Young Master of the King of Bei'an was a profit - seeking merchant, and the fastest way to make friends with a merchant was to let the merchant see your value.
"Just wait. Manager Meng will definitely come back to reply within three days."
...
They didn't need to wait until the third day. On the second day, Manager Meng couldn't wait to come to the door.
"Madam of the Young Master, the master is willing to continue cooperating with you."
"We will refund the rent you paid for the previous three months. What do you think?"
Jiang Fuying raised her eyebrows, and her smile didn't reach her eyes. "Is this the greatest sincerity Manager Meng can show?"
Manager Meng felt panicked and didn't dare to reply easily.
"Caizhi, bring the deed I prepared." Jiang Fuying ordered.
"Yes."
A moment later, two deeds were placed in front of Manager Meng.
"Manager Meng, look clearly. This is the sincerity I originally prepared."
This was a "unique" deed for the rouge shop that she had prepared after being reminded by Lu Huaizhou.
"The glass mirrors provided to your rouge shop will be specially customized. No other rouge shop can buy them."
Jiang Fuying read the terms to him one by one according to the deed. "In the future, among all the rouge shops, we will only cooperate with your shop. The glass mirrors will not be provided to other rouge shops."
"At the same time..."
After reading the deed, Jiang Fuying could clearly see the excitement in Meng Zhanggang's eyes.
No wonder he was excited. Such a "unique" deed only for their rouge shop completely dispelled their worries!
For them, it was all benefits and no harm!
Just as Manager Meng was getting excited and about to sign the deed, Jiang Fuying snatched it away.
"Manager Meng, how much do you think such a 'unique' deed is worth?"
The excitement on Manager Meng's face disappeared instantly, and he looked a bit stunned.
"Madam of the Young Master, do you mean..."
"Besides refunding the three - month rent I paid you, from now on, you will pay me rent every month." Jiang Fuying stretched out her hand and showed a figure.
"Ten taels?" Manager Meng asked tentatively.
Jiang Fuying corrected him with a smile. "One hundred taels a month."
"The deed is valid for half a year. We will sign a new deed every half a year."
Manager Meng nervously swallowed his saliva.
They had to pay a rent of one hundred taels of silver every month!
This one - hundred - tael silver was like free money falling from the sky for the Madam of the Young Master!
As for their rouge shop...
"I'll give Manager Meng one stick of incense to think it over. When you've made up your mind, tell me your answer." Jiang Fuying's autumn - water - like eyes looked out of the window indifferently. "I think Manager Meng should know how many other managers are waiting outside the mansion to cooperate with me."
Big drops of sweat fell one by one from Manager Meng's forehead.
Before coming to the Duke of Zhennan's mansion, the master had told him, "This Young Master is very interested in the glass mirrors. You must reach a cooperation with them at all costs."
He had indeed followed the master's instructions, but a monthly rent of one hundred taels...
The stick of incense was burning non - stop. During this time, many maids came to report. The content of the reports was nothing more than, "Madam of the Young Master, Manager Song requests an audience. Manager Ji is here. Manager Ma is waiting outside."
With each additional report like this, Manager Meng's psychological pressure increased.
Just before the stick of incense was about to burn out, he finally made a choice. "Madam of the Young Master, I agree to the conditions you proposed."
Jiang Fuying hooked her lips into a smile and pushed the deed in front of him. "In that case, please sign the deed, Manager Meng."
After signing and sealing, the deed was finalized. Manager Meng refunded the rent she had paid for the previous three months as promised and also brought the one - hundred - tael rent for the first month of cooperation.
That night.
When Lu Huaizhou returned to the mansion at dusk, he saw Miss Jiang, who was always calm and self - restrained, sitting in the courtyard sipping wine.
Seeing him come back, she even raised her wine cup at him. "Young Master, you're back."
Those beautiful autumn - water - like eyes were filled with glistening waves, which made Lu Huaizhou's heart pound.
He thought that Miss Jiang must be drunk, and he must be seeing things.
Jiang Fuying was quite proud. While sipping wine, she shared with him. "Young Master, let me tell you. I accomplished a great thing today."
Lu Huaizhou sat down beside her and followed her words. "What great thing?"
"Look!" Jiang Fuying took out the signed deed like a magician. "Manager Meng agreed to cooperate with us. Moreover, their rouge shop will pay us a rent of one hundred taels every month!"
"Our shop hasn't even officially opened yet, but we already have an income." Jiang Fuying counted on her fingers in a daze. "One hundred taels a month, six hundred taels in half a year. This is just the cooperation with the rouge shop. If we add the others..."
After calculating for a long time, she couldn't get a result. Suddenly, she spread out her arms. "Anyway, there will be a large amount of income every month!"
Lu Huaizhou was amused by her expression.
He had never seen Miss Jiang so lively and excited.
"Yes, yes, yes. There will be a lot of income every month." He smiled and echoed her.
"All this is thanks to you, Young Master!" Jiang Fuying put the deed in his palm and gave him a thumbs - up. "The method you proposed is effective. You're the smartest young master!"
Lu Huaizhou's eyes flickered.
He didn't expect that even when she was drunk, she still remembered to praise him.
Moreover, her praise was a sincere recognition, completely different from the false flattery of others.
"Miss Jiang, I..."
Just as Lu Huaizhou was touched, Jiang Fuying made a gesture for him to be quiet.
"Shh."
She handed the wine cup beside her to him. "Young Master, don't say anything. It's all in the wine. Let's drink it all up!"
Three black lines slid down Lu Huaizhou's forehead.
Obviously, the drunk Miss Jiang couldn't listen to his heartfelt words at all.
All the servants in the Bishui Courtyard seemed to have disappeared and couldn't be seen at all.
Jiang Fuying was still asking him in a daze. "Young Master, why aren't you drinking? Is the wine I poured not to your liking?"
He couldn't just let her keep drinking here, could he?
Lu Huaizhou looked around. After a long silence, he finally made a bold decision.
He stood up and picked her up horizontally.
"Miss Jiang, I'm sorry to offend you."
Jiang Fuying subconsciously wrapped her arms around his neck and let out a surprised cry. "Um, Young Master, you..."