Chapter 5 — The night I left, even the stones in the garden were taken with me

Shopkeeper Vuong's eyes lit up.

"The Dong family's idea is really good! Why didn't I think of it! There are sample clothes available, customers just need to see it to know the effect when wearing it, they will definitely want to buy it even more!"

"Well, quickly arrange it." I said. "In addition, recruit a few more skilled maids, launch a high-end tailoring line, specializing in serving noble ladies. Prices may be a bit higher, mainly emphasizing the uniqueness."

"Okay! I remember!" Shopkeeper Vuong quickly took notes. "The Dong family is truly amazing. As soon as he arrived, he came up with so many good ideas for us!"

I just smiled and didn't say anything else. These things in posterity are just very common business methods. Set in this era, of course it's all new. Leaving Cam Tu Cac, we went to Tuy Yen Chi lipstick store. Tuy Yen Chi's business is also very prosperous, mainly selling products made from natural flowers and grass, which do not harm the skin, and are very popular with young ladies. We take a look at the existing products, then make a few more suggestions: add more lipstick colors, offer combined gift boxes, organize a gift buying program, and apply a membership system, customers who accumulate spending up to a certain level will receive a discount. The barkeeper listened and nodded continuously, constantly praising. For the next few days, we went to all the stores. In each place, we base on different situations to come up with different improvement plans. Have a business plan. Have a product plan. There are also management plans. The shopkeepers were all in awe, only feeling that their Dong family was still young, but his thinking was sharper than those of old foxes like them. We understand very clearly in our hearts. This is just the beginning. We have so much capital and a vision ahead of our time. Want to make the business grow stronger. It's not difficult at all. Previously, he was bound by the Hau palace. Talent has no place to be used. The sea is wide, letting fish roam freely. That day, I was at the hospital calculating accounts when Thanh Hoa ran in, his face full of excitement.

"Miss, young lady! Guess what the slave who came to the city heard today?"

"What's going on?"

I still didn't raise my head.

"It's the matter of Vinh Ninh Hau's palace!" Thanh Hoa laughed so much that she couldn't hold back. "I heard that yesterday Lieu Nhu Mi was officially raised as a wife and moved into the main courtyard. As a result, as soon as she walked in and saw the empty room, her legs went weak on the spot!"

"There's nothing left in the main hall, not even a single seat. The treasury is more than half empty, even if Mrs. Hau wants to throw a party, she can't organize it. Now the whole capital is laughing at them! Everyone says that Marquis Vinh Ninh abandoned Than Tai and married an empty shell!"

The pen in my hand paused for a moment, the corners of my lips curled up into a faint smile. Just as expected. Transfer all dowry. It is to make them understand that the previous glory and prestige did not come naturally.

"More!" Thanh Hoa continued speaking. "I heard that Lieu Nhu Mi wanted to manage the house, but as a result, she couldn't manage anything. The maids and maids below saw that there was no more money in the palace, everyone began to be lazy, resort to deceit, and some even secretly took things out to sell. The madam used to work every day. scold Liu Nhu Mi for being useless, Liu Nhu Mi cries every day, Marquis is about to be bothered to the point of going crazy!"

I put down my pen and took a sip of tea. What's the point of just arriving like this? Poor days. Still ahead. The Marquis Palace looks splendid from the outside. But the inside has long been empty. Completely relying on my dowry to make up for it every year. That's the only way I can save some of that dignity. Now I withdraw my dowry. It's like withdrawing the mainstay of the Marquis' palace. A little benefit from Tham Nghien. Even his own transaction money was not enough. Grandmothers like to show off. Lieu Nhu Mi only knows how to spend money but doesn't know how to make money. Not long now. The Marquis Palace will fall into a situation of struggle.

"Miss, can you tell me if Master Marquis regrets it?" Thanh Hoa asked curiously.

"Does he regret it or not?"

"It has nothing to do with me anymore."

I replied calmly.

"He lives his life."

"I live my life."

"From now on, there's no need to specifically tell me about the Marquis's affairs."

Thanh Hoa nodded, but still couldn't help but say:

"But miss, I'm really pleased! They used to bully people like this, but now they know how dangerous it is!"