Divorced by her husband's family and rejected by her own! She defiantly turned her life around

Madam Xu said, "None of my dowry shops are very profitable?"

"That's how you achieve results. Turning something unprofitable into something profitable is your skill."

Madam Xu began to think about how to improve the business of her several shops.

"Sister Liu, I own a general store and a pastry shop in the county town, and a pastry shop, a silk shop, and a cosmetics shop in the prefectural city."

Currently, the only profitable businesses are silk shops and cosmetic shops.

The other shops are mostly unprofitable, and sometimes even lose money.

Can you help me analyze this and tell me what the reason is?

"Were these shops of yours not profitable from the start?"

"The pastry shop never came up with any new products. Even when new products were launched, it seemed like people didn't really like them. Later, when new pastry shops opened, my shop had even less business."

In the general store, everyone sells pretty much the same things, and I don't know why they're not making any money.

Have you ever been to the shop before?

"No, it was all done by the servants in my household. They were all born servants and were very loyal."

"You're a good absentee manager. You don't even check on your shop yourself, so the revenue is entirely up to others. They can just make up some fake accounts and fool you."

I'm pretty sure there's something wrong with how your grocery store is managed. You should investigate it thoroughly. If you don't take care of things, others will take advantage of the situation and become increasingly greedy.

Don't talk about who is loyal; money can move people's hearts.

"I can help with your pastry shop. I plan to make and sell pastries, and I'll put them in your shop to sell, giving you a share of the profits. This will also boost your shop's business."

"That's wonderful! When will you be able to sell your pastries?"

"It will probably take seven or eight days. I'll let you know when it's done."

"I really look forward to working with my sister."

"Madam, dinner is ready!"

"Sister Wang, why don't you have dinner here?"

"You really want me to stay for dinner?"

"It's just a meal, a matter of adding a couple more bowls and chopsticks, how could it be fake?"

"I won't stand on ceremony, sister. I'll have dinner with Sister Liu tonight."

"Then don't be shy, let's go!"

"Xiao Cui, go back and tell the manor that I will not be going home for dinner today. Have your meal at the manor and then come to pick me up."

"Yes, Madam." Xiao Cui bowed to the two of them and then left.

Wang Zhilan affectionately held Liu Siyue's hand, "Sister Liu, are you going back to the countryside?"

"Yes, I'll be leaving in the next couple of days."

"Little sister, when are you going to come back? I'm so bored every day!"

"I forgot what I told you. Go to your shop more often, check the accounts, keep yourself busy, and you won't overthink things."

"Little sister, if I miss you, can I come to the countryside to see you?"

"You'd better not go. You're a rich young lady, a wealthy lady. I'm afraid you won't be able to stand the way the country folk look at you, or the dirty and messy environment."

"I'm not as dramatic as you think. If you can live, so can I, as long as you don't kick me out."

"Is it good or not!" Wang Zhilan shook Liu Siyue's arm, giving Liu Siyue goosebumps.

"Fine, fine, whatever you want. You're a grown-up, why are you still acting like a child?"

If you want to act cute, go ask your husband, Lao Xu.

When the two arrived at the dining room and saw a table full of dishes, Wang Zhilan couldn't help but take a deep breath, "Your family's meals are very plentiful, and the dishes smell delicious."

She was captivated for a moment before noticing Madam Feng and Ruyu. "Sister Liu, who are these two?"

"I forgot to introduce you, this is my mother, and this is my cousin, Ruyu."

"Hello, Auntie! Hello, Ruyu! It's our first time meeting, and I didn't prepare any gifts. I'll make it up to you another day."

"Mother, Ruyu, let me introduce you. This is Madam Wang Zhilan from the Xu family next door. We are friends."

Ru Yu greeted Wang Zhilan, "Greetings, Madam Xu!"

Seeing Ruyu like this, Madam Feng also stood up and greeted, "Greetings, Madam Xu!"

Startled, Wang Zhilan quickly stood up. "Auntie, please don't! Wouldn't that be too much of a rudeness to a junior like me?"

"Mother, she is a junior, you don't need to be like this."

My mother injured her head and came to the county town for treatment. She had been unconscious for a while and only woke up today. She has forgotten a lot of things.

She's like a blank sheet of paper now; whatever you say goes, just like a child.

"Oh, I see. Shall we take your aunt to the prefectural city to see a doctor there? There's a very skilled doctor there. He's a retired imperial physician who's come back to his hometown to retire."

I can ask my older brother to help introduce me.

"Thank you for your kindness. My mother needs to stay in a familiar environment to recover slowly. I believe she will get better soon."

Okay, let's not talk about this anymore, let's eat quickly, the food's getting cold.

Because Madam Xu was present today, Ningxiang and the others did not sit at the table but served the guests on the side.

Just as Ruyu was about to ask them to sit down, Ningxiang quickly waved her hand.

"Like rain, eat your own food and don't worry about the others."

When the meal began, Madam Xu fell silent, as they believed in not speaking while eating or sleeping.

"Sister Wang, you're really lucky to have my mother's treat today. This table of dishes was specially prepared to celebrate her waking up; you don't usually get to eat this."

"That's why I'm considered lucky. My mother has always said I'm blessed since I was little."

As Liu Siyue and the others ate and talked, Wang Zhilan noticed that they didn't care about table manners at all, so she became less reserved and joined in the conversation, eating and talking as well.

"Sister Liu, your cook's skills are truly excellent. I love every single one of these dishes."

"Our cooks are nowhere near as good as yours. Perhaps you've been eating this for too long and are tired of it."

"Maybe!"

"Madam Yun, you and Sister Liu are about the same age, why don't you call me Sister Wang along with her?"

"If Madam Xu doesn't mind, then I'll call you Sister Wang!"

"Look how friendly this is! If Sister Liu isn't in town anymore, Sister Yun will keep her company, so she won't be so bored."

"If Sister Wang is really bored, I'll find you something to do."

You can't neglect the shop's affairs. Whenever you have free time, come here and dedicate one hour each day to teaching them to read and write.

"What are you trying to do? Try to make them the top scorers in the imperial examinations?"

"This is called being prepared for a rainy day. It's about cultivating talent for yourself in advance. When my business grows big, they will all be my managers."

How can someone in charge be in charge if they can't read or write and can't read books?

"Wow! You've really thought this far ahead."

"Okay, I'll take this job. I'll be your tutor for free. If I get a craving and want something delicious, you'll have to feed me."

"That's no problem. Just tell Ningxiang and the others what you want to eat. But you can't go too far, we can't afford expensive ingredients. I'm not as rich as you."

"I want to eat well, can't I at least bring my own ingredients? How stingy!"

Everyone burst into laughter at his antics. Mrs. Xu seemed to be about the same age as the old lady, yet she still had a childlike air about her.

Seeing that everyone had finished eating, Liu Siyue led them to the reception room for tea.

"Madam, it's getting late, we should head back to the manor," Xiao Cui urged Madam Xu.

"Okay, I'll leave after I finish this cup of tea."

"Auntie, Sister Liu, Sister Yun, I'll head back now and come see you again tomorrow."

Liu Siyue waved her hand, "Xiao Cui, quickly take your mistress back."

"Sister Liu, you're so annoying, you just can't wait for me to leave."

"Can you please stop talking so sweetly? It's giving me goosebumps again!"

"Hmph, you're allowed to tease me, but I'm not allowed to tease you!"