RPAGF Chapter 258 You guys are out here to sell goods
Chapter 258 You guys are out here to sell goods
Liu San said urgently, "I'll pay you back, Princess! I'll pay you back! Just tell me how much silver you want!"
Tian Tian glanced at him. "My profit yesterday was five thousand taels. How much do you think you should lose?"
Because she really didn't expect them to not deliver on the first day, the compensation in the contract was 10% of the average turnover of the most recent seven days.
Based on yesterday's total sales, Liu San owes her five hundred taels.
Five hundred taels, how many pigs would he have to sell to earn that back?
Thinking of this, Liu San knelt down with a thud. "Princess, please spare me! I'm willing to pay fifty taels in compensation..."
"Princess, I really have no other choice."
"Please, for the sake of Manager Shen, make an exception for me."
"What? The person who stopped you from delivering the goods isn't planning to compensate you for this?" Tian Tian raised an eyebrow.
Liu San shook his head...
"That's really unfair."
Liu San was taken aback. How could there be any question of whether a person's actions were "honest" or "unethical"?
“Princess, you’re new here, so you don’t know… I really have no choice…” Liu San looked so sad that Tian Tian couldn’t bear to see him like this.
He said something that Tian Tian really agreed with: ...he really had no other choice.
He needs to make a living... how could he dare offend those people?
Tian Tian took back the contract. "I will figure this out. The contract is still valid. You can supply me with goods again after this matter is resolved."
Liu San knelt on the ground, expressing his gratitude profusely, "Thank you, Princess! Thank you, Princess!!"
Tian Tian didn't go to the other merchants either, since the result would definitely be the same.
She strolled leisurely down the street...
As we walked, we unexpectedly arrived at the entrance of Yunjin Pavilion.
Strangely, there were no staff or anyone else in Yun Jin Pavilion today.
Meanwhile, a large crowd had gathered outside Jinxiufang across the street.
Tian Tian didn't want to go to Jinxiufang, nor did she want to join the crowd, so she continued walking forward.
"You're the ones who talked about Miss Wan behind her back, and now you won't admit it! Cowards!!" Xiao Yan's voice came angrily from the crowd.
“We didn’t gossip behind people’s backs, we talked about it openly and honestly, hahaha.”
"Did we say something wrong? She's known as the ugliest woman in the capital!"
"With such large freckles on my face, no amount of covering them up will help."
The voice on the other end was louder than Xiao Yan's, and even more shameless and arrogant.
"If you saw it at night, you'd definitely think you'd seen a ghost."
Xiao Yan was so angry she was panting, "Don't talk nonsense!! Miss Wan is a very nice person!"
"Buying your fabric will make me feel better?"
"Being a good person doesn't necessarily mean she's ugly."
"Xiao Yan, you're protecting her so much, could it be that you've fallen for her over time?"
Xiao Yan scolded the other party, "Shut up. It's fine if you ridicule me, but you can't insult Miss Wan like this."
"Hahaha, what does it matter whether we insult her or not? This ugly girl likes your young master, otherwise why would she keep buying fabric from your store? But your young master completely ignores her!! Haha, go ask your young master."
"You're talking nonsense!!" Xiao Yan was furious, but she couldn't win an argument with the others.
The other employees of Yun Jin Ge only knew to stop Xiao Yan, saying, "Brother Xiao Yan, don't argue with them."
Tian Tian turned her head and looked towards the middle of the crowd...
She saw a woman standing in the crowd, blocked behind Xiao Yan, who interrupted her several times as she tried to speak.
This woman didn't seem to be ridiculed or insulted. Her back was straight, and her face was held high. She didn't feel inferior because of the repeated calls of "ugly woman."
Through the gaps in the crowd, Tian Tian could vaguely see a light red scar on the woman's cheek, resembling a birthmark.
For some reason, she deeply admired this woman.
If it were her, being pointed at and called ugly in front of so many people, she probably wouldn't be able to stand it either.
Wan Xinran tried to speak several times, but Xiao Yan stopped her each time.
However, Xiao Yan was already at a disadvantage due to the combined attacks of the opposing team.
Wan Xinran grabbed Xiao Yan's arm with one hand, took a step forward, pointed to the opposite side, and spoke.
"What do you think you are?"
"What do you have to do with the freckles on my face?"
"I was born with inexhaustible gold and silver, endless silks and satins, and endless riches and honors. So what if I have a few freckles on my face?"
"It's better than you guys... being ugly and destined to be poor your whole lives, right?"
"You slander me like this simply because you're jealous that I buy fabric at Yun Jin Ge instead of your Jinxiu Fang?"
"The reason I don't buy fabric from your Jinxiufang is because of you sycophantic shop assistants!"
"You're here to sell goods! Get into your proper place!!"
"Hmph!! Little Swallow, let's go."
After saying that, Wan Xinran turned around and walked out of the crowd, returning to Yunjin Pavilion.
“Princess?!” Xiao Yan saw Tian Tian.
Seeing that there were many people outside, Tian Tian went into Yun Jin Pavilion.
"Miss Wan, this is Princess Fufeng."
Wan Xinran curtsied and said, "This humble woman, Wan Xinran, greets the Princess."
Tian Tian smiled and shook her head, "Miss Wan, you're too kind."
Xiao Yan led the two to a table on the first floor and brought them tea.
"Miss Wan, please calm down and don't take those words to heart."
Wan Xinran laughed nonchalantly, "I won't take their words to heart."
She touched the scar on her face and said, "This scar is from when I was a child and I was playing around and accidentally scraped my face on the ground."
“My parents hired Dr. Jiang, the best doctor in the capital, to treat me, and now the color is getting lighter and lighter.”
"Dr. Jiang said it will only be a year or two, and we won't see it again soon."
Her expression was full of hope, and Tian Tian understood that she wasn't entirely indifferent.
"Miss Wan, I have something here that can cover up the scar on your face. Would you like to try it?" Tian Tian inexplicably liked her.
Wan Xinran was surprised, "Oh?"
Is it face powder?
She shook her head. "If it's face powder, I'm afraid it won't work. I've tried it, and it doesn't cover it up."
"This isn't your ordinary face powder; I made it myself." Tian Tian took out a concealer from under her sleeve.
"Give it a try?" she gestured towards Wan Xinran.
Wan Xinran readily agreed, "Okay, let's give it a try."
The two went upstairs to the second floor and entered the side room.
Tian Tian took out a small brush, rubbed the concealer into it, and began to apply it to the blemishes.
To Wan Xinran, these actions looked like Tian Tian using a brush to dab something on her face...
The brush moved back and forth across her face, creating a tingling, itchy, yet strangely comfortable sensation.
Xiao Yan was waiting outside...
Finally, Tian Tian put away the brush and looked at Wan Xinran's face with satisfaction.
The light pink scar on her face had been completely covered by concealer, which, thanks to Tian Tian's skillful application, blended seamlessly with the surrounding skin.
"Is it done?" Wan Xinran reached out to touch it.
Tian Tian stopped him, saying, "Don't touch it yet."
Tian Tian pulled Wan Xinran to the bronze mirror beside her, "Let's take a look first."
This bronze mirror is very large; it's meant for guests of Yunjin Pavilion to see their entire bodies.
Wan Xinran's gaze fell on the spot where Tian Tian had lightly brushed the area, which was also the spot with the scar on her face.
When her gaze fell there, her pupils slowly dilated.
She took two steps closer in disbelief...
what happened?
What about the scars on her face?
Why does she have such a big scar?
Missing?
The woman in the mirror... had a delicate and smooth face, and looked charming and adorable...
"How...how could this happen?" Wan Xinran asked in disbelief.
Tian Tian held up the concealer, saying, "It's this magical thing in my box."
"Whether it's a scar, a mole, or any other blemish, it can be covered up."
Wan Xinran exclaimed, "This is just too amazing!"
She didn't see how Tian Tian did it, but she was certain that Tian Tian simply dipped a brush into the contents of the box and then brushed it on her face...
Suddenly, Wan Xinran remembered something. She lifted her skirt and curtsied to Tian Tian, "Princess, I want to go back and let my parents see me."
From the time she fell as a child until now, her parents have felt incredibly guilty.
Although the doctor said that in another year or two, her scars would fade to the point of being almost invisible.
But... she still wanted her parents to see it.
"Okay." Tian Tian nodded.
Wan Xinran opened the door to the side room...
"Miss Wan?!" Xiao Yan was stunned when she saw her.
Wan Xinran had already run away...
As Tian Tian came out, Xiao Yan finally found her voice, "Princess, where did Miss Wan's scar go?"
In just a short while, less than half an incense stick's time, the scars on his face have disappeared.
Tian Tian smiled mysteriously and said nothing.
"I'm just passing through today, so I'll take my leave now."
Even after Tian Tian had been gone for a long time, Xiao Yan still couldn't come to her senses. "How exactly did Miss Wan's scars disappear?"
Wan Xinran jogged out of the shop and got into her own carriage.
Although it was only a short distance, many people noticed that the scars on her face were gone.
In no time, rumors spread that the scar on the ugly woman's face in the capital had disappeared...
Wan Xinran was unaware of all this and was only focused on getting home.
Her home was on the outskirts of the capital, an area where wealthy people lived.
"Father! Mother!" She rushed into the mansion...
Everyone he encountered looked shocked.
"Father, mother!"
Master Wan and his wife came out to greet her upon hearing the sound, "Xinran... what's wrong?"
Wan Xinran turned her head to the side and leaned closer to her parents.
"what?"
"what!!"
Madam Wan reacted immediately, and she exaggeratedly cupped Wan Xinran's face in her hands, examining her from head to toe, left to right...
"Huh? Xinran, your face!!!"
Master Wan also noticed the problem: "The scar on his face is gone?!"
"what happened?"
Wan Xinran proudly raised her chin and swayed her face from side to side, "You won't believe it if I tell you."
"Today I met Princess Fufeng at Yunjin Pavilion. She used something from a small box to brush my face a few times, and the scars on my face disappeared."
Madam Wan leaned closer to examine Wan Xinran's face, "I really can't tell..."
Their faces were all the same color; even at such a close distance, she couldn't tell the difference.
"Princess Fufeng? Is that the one who's been making headlines in the capital lately?" Madam Wan took Wan Xinran's hand.
Wan Xinran nodded, "Yes, it's that Princess Fufeng."
"Didn't she open a tea shop called Tea Fragrance Pavilion in the capital? I heard... it's very beautiful inside."
"Father, Mother, how about we go and try it another day?"
Master Wan waved his hands repeatedly, "No, no, that's for scholars, we won't go."
"How could that be?" Wan Xinran said dismissively. "When you open a shop to do business, as long as you can afford the money, you can go in."
After she finished speaking, she suddenly exclaimed "Ah!"
"what happened?"
"Ah!!" Wan Xinran stamped her feet in frustration, "I forgot to ask her for that little box!!"
If I wash my face that night... won't the scar be exposed again?
"No, I'll go to Tea Fragrance Pavilion to find her tomorrow!!" Wan Xinran grabbed Madam Wan's arm. "Mother, Father won't come with me, you come with me."
“Alright, Mother will go with you,” Madam Wan readily agreed.
"Come, let your mother take another look."
Wan Xinran leaned her face closer...
"I knew it! Once the scars on my Xinran's face are gone, she'll definitely be a great beauty!" Mrs. Wan said, tears welling up in her eyes.
"Sure enough it is!!"
"My Xinran is so beautiful!"
Wan Xinran forced a sweet smile and snuggled into Madam Wan's arm. "Only Mother thinks Xinran is pretty."
"Father thinks so too!!" Master Wan chimed in, leaning over.
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The next day, despite saying he wouldn't go to the Tea Fragrance Pavilion, Master Wan still came with his wife and daughter.
They got off the carriage...
The waiter at the door came up to greet them, "Commander, Madam, Miss, please come in."
The Tea Fragrance Pavilion did not specify that it was only for scholars or only for men.
So the staff welcomed everyone in without hesitation, and each person was invited in with utmost respect.
"Let's go to the second floor."
Mr. Wan didn't want to be squeezed on the first floor.
"Alright, this way please."
Wan Xinran and Madam Wan looked around curiously...
"This place is so beautiful!!" Wan Xinran exclaimed.
"It is very beautiful!" Madam Wan also gave a dry compliment.
"It looks nice, but it doesn't look like a place to eat," Master Wan muttered.
The family couldn't bring themselves to say anything more polite.
"Is Princess Fufeng not in the shop today?" Wan Xinran asked the shop assistant as soon as she sat down.
The waiter shook his head. "The princess hasn't arrived yet today."
Wan Xinran gave a slightly disappointed "oh".
The scars on her face reappeared after she washed her face last night.
I applied face powder this morning, but it still couldn't cover the scars, just like before.
She was still thinking today that she should ask the princess for advice no matter what, and it would be best if she could buy a box of that treasure from the princess.
"Commander, may we order now?" the waiter asked Master Wan.
Master Wan waved his hand generously, "Bring up all the most popular dishes in your shop, let us have a taste."
The waiter understood, "Then I'll arrange eight dishes for you, all of which are our shop's signature dishes."
"please wait."
Having received permission, the waiter withdrew...
In less than half an incense stick's time, eight dishes were served.
"Such a small portion?" Master Wan picked up his chopsticks and muttered under his breath, "Can this little bit fill you up?"
Wan Xinran didn't care about anything else, picked up a tea-flavored spare rib and stuffed it into her mouth.