The peasant girl has a private space, and her husband is handsome.

This time, Chen's mother treated Su Qianqian with even more respect than when she gave her congratulatory gift last time.

She received a letter from Madam Wang in the capital, saying that the beautiful dress that Miss Su had given to her had greatly enhanced her reputation.

Originally, the legitimate daughters of the Meng family looked down on Miss Baozhu, saying that Miss Baozhu grew up in a small place. But now, those legitimate daughters who thought they were above everyone else are so jealous of Miss Baozhu that they are almost going crazy.

"Please wait a moment, Aunt Chen. I'm going to the backyard to write a letter for my little sister Baozhu. Could you please pass it on to her?"

"OK."

Su Qianqian arranged for Chen's mother to have tea and snacks in the main hall, while she took two mahogany boxes to the backyard.

She opened one of the mahogany boxes and saw that it contained a complete set of jewelry. The jewelry was made of gold inlaid with colorful jade, and it was exceptionally beautiful. In modern times, it would be priceless. The material under the jewelry was also of high quality, a smooth, bright red silk.

The other box contained a complete set of pearl jewelry, along with a letter written by Baozhu.

Sister Su, I miss you. I love the gorgeous dress you gave me, and the seven-colored gemstone headdress was a gift from Princess Zhaohua. She said Sister Su's flower tea is delicious...

It turns out that Princess Zhaohua gave the gift because she liked flower tea.

If you receive a gift from someone, you should naturally reciprocate with a gift in return.

Su Qianqian packed two full boxes of tea leaves, intending to have Chen's mother help deliver them.

They also put one of the two newly made skirts into each box.

One was given to Princess Zhaohua, and the other to Meng Baozhu.

The two pieces she gave to Manager Zuo were of the same style, but they were made of more precious materials, namely gold.

Because of its thin, openwork design, it didn't use much gold. It was originally intended to be given to Baozhu, but now that there's a princess, they're giving one to each of them.

Mrs. Chen happily accepted the gift, guessing that after Miss Baozhu received it, Mrs. Wang would definitely write again to say how happy the young lady was to receive the gift.

The legitimate daughters of the Meng family are about to be humiliated by Miss Baozhu again! I can't wait!

After Mrs. Chen left, Manager Zuo finally finished his pot of flower tea.

Savoring the taste of the flower tea, she asked curiously, "Miss Su, does your restaurant sell flower tea to the public?"

"Yes, it's 10 taels of silver for a small packet, but I've only sold one packet. Now I tell my customers that I don't have enough time to make any more and there's no stock available."

It seems that this flower tea is very popular.

She had just given flower tea to Baozhu and the princess, and naturally didn't want it to become so common that it would seem like the gift wasn't valuable enough.

Su Qianqian has already made up her mind. She plans to temporarily suspend sales and make the flower tea a rare and sought-after item that money can't buy anywhere else. She will only use it for free to attract customers.

Manager Zuo felt a little regretful after hearing this.

The flower tea tastes so good. If we could serve a cup to the merchants and ladies who come to Guose Tianxiang to pick out clothes, it would definitely elevate the status of Guose Tianxiang Clothing Store.

"However, Manager Zuo can take one pack back first and put it in the Guose Tianxiang shop to offer to customers for free."

Su Qianqian's target was the merchants from the capital.

"If customers ask about the source of the tea, tell them that the same flower tea is offered free of charge by Gu Kee Restaurant on Fuxing Street."

Manager Zuo was delighted to receive a packet of flower tea; this Miss Su was truly a shrewd businesswoman.

There's no such thing as a free lunch; what's free is often the most expensive.

As the owner of the clothing shop, she can enjoy free flower tea, while Miss Su's restaurant can benefit from the customers brought in by the clothing shop—killing two birds with one stone.

When Manager Zuo returned to the Guose Tianxiang Clothing Shop, he saw Er Ya putting goods on the shelves, carrying several bolts of fabric in her arms, panting heavily from exhaustion.

This girl is so hardworking. Doesn't she know how to carry such heavy things one by one?

"Er Ya, the shop has been quite busy lately, and you've been working overtime for several nights. I'm planning to give you six hundred coins as wages. Work hard and learn the embroidery skills gradually. If you do well in the future, I'll promote you to be the manager of a branch store."

Er Ya is Miss Su's cousin. With Er Ya at Guose Tianxiang, Manager Zuo felt that as long as she, as the manager, didn't make any fundamental mistakes, she could continue to cling to Miss Su's coattails.

Thinking of the scene he had witnessed at Gu's restaurant, and how the eldest daughters of the Meng family, one of the five great families, had all given gifts to Miss Su, as had the princess, Manager Zuo's admiration for Miss Su grew even stronger.

She instructed Er Ya, "Er Ya, you should hold on tight to your cousin. She's really something; even the princess of the capital sends her gifts."

Er Ya pointed to the curtain in the backyard and reminded her, "Shopkeeper, be careful, walls have ears."

As soon as Er Ya finished speaking, her mother came out from the backyard by lifting the floral curtain.

"Don't worry, Manager Zuo, I didn't hear anything. I just came to borrow the outhouse."

Er Ya explained to the shopkeeper with embarrassment, "This is my mother. She came in just now and said she wanted to use the restroom."

The second daughter-in-law of the Su family has recently been praised to the skies by the villagers because her daughter is working in the county town.

She still feels like she's dreaming, and just wants to come and see for herself to confirm whether Er Ya is really working here, so she can feel more at ease.

Now that I've seen it with my own eyes, it's a very large and luxurious shop. The business is booming, with a constant stream of customers, many of whom have come from the capital.

The second son's wife was ignorant and thought that guests from the capital were the best they could be.

She didn't want to hold Er Ya back, fearing that if she accidentally said something she shouldn't have in front of the shopkeeper, Er Ya might lose her job.

"Well, I'll be going now. Don't worry, boss, I didn't hear anything."

Before the shopkeeper could speak, the second son's wife hurriedly left the clothing shop and ran away.

Er Ya stood at the door and loudly warned, "Mother, don't say anything when you go back, or I won't give you a single penny of my wages."

"Don't worry, I won't say anything."

Er Ya has brought her immense glory, and she doesn't want Er Ya to lose her job.

The second son's wife felt dizzy the whole way.

The agreed-upon price was 500 coins a month, but it increased to 600 coins in less than a month.

Moreover, the employer said that if Er Ya does a good job, he would let her be the manager in the future.

The shopkeeper must be able to make a lot of money, right?

If the women in the countryside knew about this, they'd be green with envy.

Also, the shopkeeper told Er Ya to curry favor with Qian Ya, apparently saying that Qian Ya had met some kind of master in the capital.

Although the second son's wife didn't know what a monarch was, she guessed that he must be an important person.

The second son's wife paid for a car ride back to the old house in Lotus Village. As soon as she entered the courtyard, she heard the Fang family mother and daughter talking to the old lady on the upper floor. Sun's loud voice was easy to recognize.

The Fang family is full of bad intentions; they're sure to cause trouble if they come to the Su family.

The second son's wife peeked out the window and overheard that the Fang family had indeed come to cause trouble.

Sun said, "Grandma, Fangcheng from my family wrote a letter saying that your third branch of the family opened a very large restaurant in the county town, right on Fuxing Street. It's called Gu's Restaurant, and they're so busy that they're short-staffed."

Upon hearing this, the old man and woman's faces were filled with jealousy.

Unexpectedly, after the three families separated, they became more and more successful.

I really shouldn't have separated the third wife; I should have kept her in my hands and kept rubbing her between my legs.

Also, that brat's restaurant should be called Su's Restaurant, since it will be the Su family's business from now on. How can it be called Gu's?

Fang Yingxue also said, "Grandma, Qian'er's restaurant is very profitable. Since you are all family, if you are short-staffed, you should definitely use your own people. There is no reason to use outsiders instead of your own family."

The eldest son's wife was truly tempted. The fact that the second daughter-in-law from the second wife's family had been sent to work in the county town by Qianqian had greatly enhanced the second son's wife's reputation. Wherever she went, villagers flattered her, and even Su Ronghua, the second son's scoundrel who was always stealing, had people coming to propose marriage.

Working in the county town was such a respectable job!

If the entire eldest son's family were to work at Gu's Restaurant, they would certainly have a lot of prestige, even more so than the second son's wife.

Moreover, the restaurant is doing well, and the money collected can be secretly hidden away. Soon, we can buy a house in the county town and find a wife from the city for Fugui. Just thinking about it makes me feel wonderful.

So of course I have to go.

The old lady was just as excited, rubbing her aching thigh, wishing she could walk to the county town immediately.

"Oh, it's a pity my leg isn't healed yet."

Last time, a wild boar broke her leg. It takes a hundred days to recover from a broken bone, and because the old lady is older, she recovers even slower than younger people. So she's not even halfway healed yet.

The second son's wife felt that the old lady deserved it; she thought the old lady was being punished because of her wicked heart.