When the prince of no descendants found out that he had a baby, he went crazy

Chapter 47 47 It’s too late
Mrs. Xi's proposal to follow Gu Hua in the future was also well thought out.

Although the Xuan Dynasty did not restrict women from doing business, the suppression of women for thousands of years made it a thousand times more difficult for them to show their faces in public and do anything than men.

Otherwise, since I grew up in the store, I wouldn't have run the store like this even if I lacked capital turnover.

Gu Hua looked at the document written by Madam Xi herself, expressing her willingness to be the manager of the Gu family, with all the signatures and seals on it. He couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, "Do you really want to follow me?"

Mrs. Xi, whose daughter Nannan is two years old and who is only in her early twenties this year, blushed on her pretty face and said, "I want to follow you, but I'm afraid I can't."

Gu Hua noticed that Madam Xi's eyes were on her breasts and she smiled. She couldn't breastfeed the child, so even if she tried to cover it up, her breasts were still somewhat uneven.

However, Gu Hua didn't really care what others could see. With her current status and strength, and having severed ties with the Gu family, even if others knew that she was a girl, who had the right to comment?

"Since you seek the protection of my Gu family, I will leave two people for you."

Gu Hua pointed at Yan Minghua and Ergui who were directing people to move goods to the warehouse in the backyard of Jinyuanfang, "I didn't bring many people with me this time, and you saw that there are not many people who can take charge.

One of these two people is the accountant who was brought out to count the goods, and the other is a small manager.

But I can only lend these two to you for one year. After one year, I will send them to Beijing to open a branch of my Gu family store. By then, you won’t be able to run a store on your own…”

Madam Xi's face changed, and she understood what Gu Hua didn't say next.

If she still couldn't keep Jinyuanfang going after a year, even if she bought shares in the store, she would probably give up on it because of her disappointment in her.

Madam Xi: "I will definitely try my best to do my best."

Seeing the determination in Mrs. Shi's eyes, Gu Hua also hoped that the woman she was helping would not be a useless person who could never be helped.

Since we have decided to protect Madam Xi and Jinyuanfang, it will not be enough to just leave two people for her.

In the business world, merchants interact with each other in a give-and-take manner and are competitors to each other, but they can also be friendly when there is no conflict of interest.

The Xi family's Jinyuanfang has become what it is today, not only because of insufficient funds and goods, but also because of suppression from its peers.

Before leaving Wanping Mansion, Gu Hua had to help Madam Xi solve the problem of her being bullied by her peers as a female shopkeeper.

On that day, except for the owner of Jinyuanfang who wanted to buy furs at a low price, the other four owners of the five largest shoemakers' shops in Wanping Prefecture were invited by Gu Hua to a restaurant for dinner in the name of discussing fur business.

The four bosses walked into the restaurant's private room and saw Gu Hua, a fair-skinned man with extremely delicate features. He was accompanied by a tall and stern man, and the daughter of Boss Xi, who they knew and had once worked in the same industry as them, and who was abandoned by her son-in-law.

In addition to these people, they also saw the owners of several shops in Wanping Prefecture that specialized in selling mid- to high-end furs.

The eyes of the four shoe shop owners sparkled, thinking that Gu Hua had invited so many people in the fur business today, and it seemed that he was not very satisfied with the price they gave that day.

"Boss, please come in and take a seat."

After the four people came in, they bowed to Gu Hua.

"The fur samples that Boss Gu brought last time were all very good. If you have any comments on the price, we can discuss it further."

"Oh, no hurry." Gu Hua waved his hand and said sincerely: "Let's eat and drink our fill first, and then we'll talk about this." The faces of the bosses sitting around changed, and they all complained in their hearts, saying that the one who has the goods is the boss, you are not in a hurry, but we are.

It is winter now. Whether it is making clothes or shoes and boots, a large amount of fur is needed. Whoever has the best source of fur will definitely have good business.

Gu Hua met the burning gaze of the boss sitting at the table. She was so thick-skinned that she didn't even blink, and calmly ordered the waiter to serve wine and food.

What is the most important thing for people in the last days? Of course, eating is the most important thing.

Because they still needed to discuss business, everyone ate a lot of food but didn't drink much wine, for fear that when they came to discuss the price, they would ruin the deal because of their drunkenness.

The reason why Gu Hua asked everyone to eat and drink first and then talk about business was because she was breastfeeding and it was not suitable for her to drink.

If the business deal was done, drinking would definitely be required during the meal. In order to avoid this from happening, she could only let everyone finish their meal before discussing business.

Before discussing business, Gu Hua said something that made the bosses around him nervous.

"I heard that one sheepskin can make two to three pairs of boots." Gu Hua raised his foot and looked at the high-quality sheepskin boots he was wearing. "I bought this pair at Tianfuxiang Shoe Store for 18 taels the day before yesterday."

The boss of Tianfuxiang, who was sitting at the table at this time, met the gazes of others and smiled awkwardly, "If I had known it was Boss Gu, I would not have bought so high."

"It's too late." Gu Hua smiled and said, "I heard that some of you have opened stores in the capital. The price of these boots made of top-grade fur is so high! Haha!!"

The four shoemaker shop owners looked at each other and said that there is no businessman without dishonesty. Putting aside whether they themselves are dishonest businessmen, they all hated the dishonest businessman in front of them.

She has already found out the prices of shoes made of various leathers. If they are trying to cheat her out of the price of the leather, then she will feel uncomfortable and there is no need to continue the business discussion.

Finally, the four owners of the shoemaker shops gathered together and whispered, and gave a price that was 20% higher than the price they inquired last time. Gu Hua was quite satisfied with this price.

The boss of Tianfuxiang and the other three had already discussed it, and he said, "The four of us will buy all your goods."

The owners of the five mid- to high-end fur shops who had been silent the whole time and were also invited by Gu Hua, were now getting restless.

One of them said, “You use leather to make shoes in winter, and you need fur to make boots, so don’t we need fur in our fur shop?

Those wealthy families love to buy furs in winter to make clothes, capes, and cloaks. If you want to buy all of Mr. Gu’s goods, you have to ask the owners of our fur shops if they agree.”

Another one also said, "You four shameless guys, if you dare to buy all the furs, we will raise the price without regard for morality."

"No, no, no." The owner of Tianfuxiang Shoemaker Shop hurriedly tried to stop them. The agreed price was raised again by a few bastards. Only a fool would be willing to do that.

The owners of the other three shoemakers' shops also gritted their teeth and said soothingly, "We can discuss it if there is anything. We can discuss it if there is anything."

But don't raise the price. This price is very suitable for buying furs. Although the price for Gu Hua was increased, they still made a lot of money.

"Everyone does business to make money, but don't kill each other."

(End of this chapter)