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

Liu Siyue nudged Yun Chenxin with her shoulder, "Alright, we've seen everything we needed to see. Chenxin, what do you think of this house?"

"This house is very good. It's in a safe location and close to our house, so it's convenient to do anything we need. The place where we just stored the grain is the most spacious and bright place to work in during the summer."

In April, why don't we go to the brokerage firm now and buy this house? I'll sell the other house I have.

My house was only a two-courtyard house, and it cost over 500 taels of silver. It wasn't even as good as this one. I blame myself for being too hasty and not comparing more options and looking at more houses.

"No rush. Old Song just left. It wouldn't be good to call him back now. He'll come to get the keys when the lease expires. We'll talk about it then. Anyway, he won't be able to sell this house anytime soon."

Let's go back. We've run back and forth so many times, our legs are sore.

"Yao'er, come to your aunt's place and let your mother relax a bit."

Once the group returned to the house, Liu Siyue asked Yun Chenxin, "How's the training of those two little girls you bought going?"

"Let Qingye tell you."

"Master, the two sisters are very clever and diligent. They practice their skills very hard. They already have a foundation in opera, so they are very good at kung fu and learn very quickly. With their current skills, each of them could easily defeat two strong men who don't know how to fight."

The two sisters have a high talent for martial arts; as long as they persist in practicing, they will surely achieve great things.

"Okay, Qingye, you have to teach her well."

"April, tell me, when are you going to do business with Manager Jiang?"

You decide the time.

"I'll send someone over now to ask if Manager Jiang has time tomorrow."

"Madam Yun, why don't you write a visiting card and I'll send someone to deliver it? That would be more formal and polite."

"Okay, I'll go write it now."

"Sister Yun has learned to write."

"You wouldn't believe it, but I know most of the commonly used characters and I've been practicing calligraphy. My handwriting is passable, and I'm quite satisfied with it, but compared to yours, it's just awful."

"Master, Madam Yun is very diligent in her studies and calligraphy. Whenever she has free time, she studies and practices calligraphy. With Madam's intelligence and dedication, it would be difficult for her not to learn or practice well."

Yun Chenxin went back to her room and wrote a visiting card, then showed it to Liu Siyue. "Siyue, take a look at what I wrote, what do you think?"

Yun Chenxin stood beside Liu Siyue, looking like she wanted praise, which made Ningxiang and Qingye cover their mouths and chuckle.

Liu Siyue accepted the visiting card and, like an old scholar, began to critique it: "Your brushwork is not strong enough, and your grip on the pen is not steady. You need to continue practicing. However, considering the amount of time you've spent studying, it's quite impressive that you've reached this level of calligraphy. Keep it up, beautiful lady."

Everyone burst into laughter. "April, you're giving me a slap and then a sweet treat, but I like it."

"To be honest, I've never written a visiting card before. Did Ningxiang teach you?"

"Ningxiang can do it too, but it was Sister Wang who taught me. Sister Wang's handwriting is very beautiful, and she also teaches Ruxue when she has time."

"Hmm, it seems I need to learn from them too."

Qingye took the visiting card and delivered it to Zhiyun Cloth Shop. When Afu saw that it was Qingye, he quickly smiled and stepped forward to greet her, "Sister Qingye."

"Ah Fu, is Manager Jiang here?"

"The shopkeeper is here. I'll go in and inform him. Please wait here for a moment."

A moment later, Afu came out and said, "Sister Qingye, the shopkeeper invites you in."

Afu led Qingye inside before coming out to continue looking after the shop.

"It's Miss Qingye! Please come in. May I ask what brings you here today?"

"Manager Jiang, Madam Yun asked me to deliver a visiting card. Please take a look."

Manager Jiang accepted the visiting card handed to her by Qingye. It stated that she and Madam Liu would be visiting the next morning to discuss business. Manager Jiang's spirits lifted immediately. Business was good; if there were new deals, her income would be even higher, and the manager would value her even more.

She immediately wrote a reply and handed it to Qingye: "Miss Qingye, please go back and tell the two ladies that Jiang Yueshan will be waiting for their arrival tomorrow."

Qingye accepted the reply, "Thank you, Manager Jiang. I won't bother you any longer. I'll take my leave now."

Qingye went back and explained the situation, then handed the reply to Yun Chenxin, saying, "I need to prepare properly for April."

The next day, according to yesterday's plan, everyone had important things to do. Yao'er was left in Jinzhi's care, while Liu Siyue and Yun Chenxin took Jinsi to the fabric shop. The two of them walked in front, and Jinsi followed behind with the finished sample garment.

When they arrived at the entrance of the cloth shop, they saw Afu looking in their direction. From a distance, Afu saw them and came over to greet them, "Madam Liu, Madam Yun, the shopkeeper is waiting for you and asked me to wait at the door."

"Ah Fu, you've worked hard. I'm sorry to have kept your manager waiting."

"Please come inside with me."

"Oh, ladies, we've been waiting for you! Tea and refreshments are ready. It's been so long since we've had a chat together. Please have a seat."

"I'm so sorry to have kept Manager Jiang waiting."

"No, no!"

"I have good news for you all. Our master and Miss Jinxiu will arrive in the prefectural city the day after tomorrow."

"I figured he should be back by now; he's been gone for almost half a year."

Yun Chenxin took a sip of tea. "Manager Jiang, I won't beat around the bush. The main purpose of my visit today is to discuss business. I've made a few spring and summer outfits; would you be interested in collaborating?"

"Have you made a sample garment?"

"Sample garments will naturally be made."

Yun Chenxin took the bundle from Jin Si and showed each item to Manager Jiang. Manager Jiang was also captivated by the beautiful clothes. "The design is so wonderful! Can I try them on?"

"Manager Jiang and I are about the same size, so she should be able to wear them. These sample garments were made to fit both of our measurements."

"Why don't you wear them and let me feast my eyes?"

"Of course, that's no problem."

So Yun Chenxin and Liu Siyue started trying on the clothes. Manager Jiang's eyes lit up as he watched, and he kept praising, "What a clever idea! If you changed to better material, it would look completely different."

"I can't make that decision either. The boss will be back the day after tomorrow. I'll send him a letter asking him to come over so we can discuss it further. What do you think?"

"No problem, then I'll trouble Manager Jiang."

"What's the trouble? You think of me first when you have something good, I'm more than grateful. Let me tell you, last year when I was in the doll business, my boss rewarded me with several hundred taels of silver, which is much more than my wages."

Looks like I'm going to make a fortune with you guys again this year.

"It's not that we're getting rich by following us, it's that we're getting rich by following Manager Jiang. Manager Jiang has a keen eye, the courage and the ability, and Boss Nie also has foresight. That's how we were able to make the business successful and allow everyone to make money."

"From now on, we'll all make money and get rich together." Manager Jiang couldn't stop smiling.

After exchanging compliments for a while, Liu Siyue and the others were about to leave when Manager Jiang insisted on inviting them to dinner at Zuixianlou Restaurant. The two of them couldn't refuse and had no choice but to accept.

It was lunchtime, and since the poetry gathering, Zuixianlou's business had been booming, far surpassing Shilixiang. It was packed every day, and the manager was overjoyed.

Upon hearing that there were no seats available, Manager Jiang led them outside. "We didn't book a private room in advance today, so you've made a wasted trip. Come on, let's go to Shili Xiang. The food there is quite good. The reason we come to Zuixianlou is that we can eat while listening to scholars and literati composing poems and exchanging verses. It's very interesting."

"How can you blame yourself? It's all the same where you eat. The food at Shili Xiang is quite good too."

As soon as they left Zuixianlou, they encountered several scholars walking towards them, among whom was Lu Yunzhou.