I fought back after reselling my engagement

The maid behind her wanted to pout. Who does the girl look like? Obviously, the master and the mistress are not like this. She has always loved to compare with others since she was young. She boasted that the girl was named a county lady and a princess. She showed off in the girls' school. Everyone in Yueyang Prefecture knew about it. Su Qinniang, the granddaughter of the great governor Su, had a cousin who was a princess. It was said that she was the most beautiful woman in the capital.

In addition to the title of "the most beautiful woman in the capital", Su Qinnan also gave her cousin the title of "one of the four most talented women in the capital". Fortunately, she was not the most talented one.

When Zhen Su woke up, Su Qinnan forced him to play shuttlecock. He was sweating all over. He returned to Tingyuxuan, took a shower, changed his clothes, and packed his luggage with his maid.

Su Qinnan did not go to the girls' school at Mao's mansion because of her cousin's arrival. It was midsummer and the school was supposed to be on vacation, but the girls at Mao's mansion felt bored and gathered at the girls' school to study and do needlework together, but they were optional.

Zhen Su picked two third-class maids to run errands for herself, both of them looked about eight or nine years old. There were still two vacancies, but she couldn't find the right ones at the moment.

Early in the morning, Su Qinnan went to Zhen Su's Tingyuxuan for breakfast.

Zhen Su was puzzled because usually at this time, his seventh cousin would still be lying in bed.

"Seventh cousin, why don't you get some sleep today?"

"I heard from Chunwei that my cousin is going to the shop today, so mother will let you manage her three shops. Mother has to take care of the backyard, manage personal relationships, and take care of grandpa and father's daily life. She really can't take care of the business in the shop."

If I don’t run a shop, how can I support my family?

Su Jingzhai and his son were both busy with their own things.

Su Shao is simply not cut out for business.

Cui Shi was also willing to make money from her shops as long as she didn’t lose money. She made too little from one shop, and the three shops combined made less than 1,000 taels a year. Zhen Su’s shops in the capital were also more than that, and she made more than 2,000 taels in the first year. The nanny was worried every day, saying how could she live with such a small amount; in the second year, she made nearly 4,000 taels, but she spent the money too quickly and it was still not enough to spend.

Su Qinniang got up early today to go shopping with her cousin. Cui was good at everything, but she would not buy new clothes for Su Qinniang until she prepared new clothes for the whole family.

Zhen Su said, "Chun Yue, have you processed the letter I asked you to send a few days ago?"

"Princess, the three letters were sent out a long time ago. One letter to the Ninth Princess, one to Princess Changle, and one to Miss Bai from Baihua County."

Zhen Su said, "Just send it out. When I came from Taikang Wharf, I heard that Princess Changle was still inquiring about me in the canal area. If I send it out early, Princess Changle will have less worries."

She had some time to look at her private vault, where there were many jewels and jewelry, and even more than twenty rolls of royal silk and tribute satin. She picked out a few of them yesterday, preparing to buy autumn clothes for her grandfather and uncle, and to make two sets for each family member.

My grandfather and uncle have been traveling for many years, so their clothes must not be poor.

Su Qinnan was in Cui's room yesterday and saw the fabrics that Zhen Su's maid had sent over. The colors were really good. But although the embroiderers in the mansion were authentic Hunan embroidery, they were really not as good as those from outside embroidery workshops. The four legitimate daughters of the Mao mansion all wore ready-made clothes from the Ruyi Embroidery Workshop, which were really beautiful.

When the seasons changed, Su Qinnan pestered Cui to add more clothes. The whole family, including her grandfather's clothes, were all made by needlework in her own embroidery room. She was the only one who made them outside. Yesterday, she said she would send them outside, but Cui refused no matter what.

"This is royal silk, the leftovers make great shoe uppers, but when you send it out, the leftovers get taken away. This is the most precious stuff, and you can't get the leftovers back even after paying the workers, Qi Niang, this is not how life should be."

Cui scolded her daughter.

Su Qiniang was angry because Cui Shi actually said that she would not send the leftover fabrics to the embroidery room. Cui Shi refused to respond and Su Qiniang could not argue with her. After asking around, she learned that Zhen Su was going to the street early this morning and wanted to ask her cousin to send the fabrics to the embroidery room outside.

Su Qinnan accompanied Zhen Su after breakfast.

Zhen Su asked Chunjiang to inquire about the shops in Yueyang Prefecture a few days ago. It was impossible to buy them, but they could be rented. The location was good and the price was not cheap. The three shops opened by the family were all opened by buying shops. If the bought shops only made this little money, it would be a real loss.

The carriage was booked with the housekeeper yesterday morning. Zhen Su went out with Chunjiang and a maid. They went to the street today to check the business of three shops.

Su Qiniang looked around and asked, "Why didn't my cousin bring any fabric?"

Zhen Su said: "Don't we have an embroidery room at home? We employ three embroiderers, all of whom are authentic Hunan embroidery experts."

Su Qiniang pouted, "They are Hunan embroidery. My mother spent a lot of money to buy them when we came to Yueyang Prefecture. I heard that they were embroiderers of officials who had been convicted. But the clothes they make, such as men's robes and ladies' dresses, are very good, with fine stitches and are sturdy. We are young girls, so we have to make the new styles of Ruyi Embroidery Workshop..."

Zhen Su narrowed her eyes. She had been making a fuss for a long time. Her little cousin wanted to wear new clothes made by the embroidery workshop outside. "Stop making a fuss. Your aunt is worried about the expenses of the mansion every day. I will check the business of the shop first today. I will make you a few autumn clothes with new styles in the capital. They are not as good as those made by the Yi embroidery workshop."

Su Qiniang was unhappy, but when she heard her cousin say, "Don't try to comfort me. If there are no nice new styles, I will cry."

"It's a busy day today, why don't you stay in the mansion and talk to your aunt?"

"No, no, my mother is getting more and more nagging. My eighth brother is so naughty, but she doesn't care. She just stares at me. She talks about needlework every day, saying that my needlework is not good enough and it is embarrassing for her. She also said that the sixth girl of the Mao family embroidered purses for her father, grandfather and brothers. She said that the fifth and seventh brothers hoped that I would make purses for them, but they didn't get them even though they were looking forward to it."

Su Qiniang didn't want to stay at home and listen to her mother's nagging. How old was she? She would be eleven next year. Her mother said every day that her needlework was not good enough, how could she make shoes and socks for her mother-in-law and father-in-law when she got married in the future. She really didn't understand, her future husband's family would definitely be an official family, and there would definitely be embroiderers in the family, so she could just let the maids do it.

Zhen Su took Su Qinnan on board the carriage.

The carriage arrived at a busy street and stopped in front of the grocery store owned by my aunt. Chunyue got off the carriage and turned to help Zhen Su down. "Princess, this is it."

Zhen Su looked around. There were Yipin Restaurant, Ruyifang, and Quanfu Dim Sum Shop nearby. Many of the names of the shops sounded familiar. She looked closely at the names of the shops and the font styles. They were quite similar to those she saw in Beijing. "These shops are all time-honored shops. Are they the same as Yipin Restaurant and Quanfu Dim Sum Shop in Beijing and Luoyang?"

The maid who came with her said respectfully, "Princess, we are one family. The capital is the head office, and this is the branch. The businesses on this street are all very good."

Zhen Su looked around and saw two familiar people enter the Yipintang restaurant opposite.

Su Qiniang asked: "Cousin, is it Brother Mo?"

Zhen Su was silent for a moment, turned around and walked into the shop. He looked at the furnishings in the grocery store. It really had no special features. Not only were the varieties of goods in it single, but they were also displayed a bit messily. How could such a shop without any characteristics be okay?