Chapter 43 Nan Zi is not good at business.

Chapter 43 Nan Zi is not good at business.

Xie Yan sat upright on his horse, his gaze fixed on the musical instrument shop.

This place is in a remote location with very few people.

The decorating style is also quite different from what I remember.

Xue Yubai was the first to jump off his horse, and the shop assistant immediately took the reins.

He looked up at Xie Yan and said, "This shop has really changed hands, hasn't it?"

Xie Yan didn't reply, but dismounted and walked to the shop's door.

Xue Qingning also got off the carriage and came to the two of them, looking at the plaque.

"Moving from such a prosperous location to East Street is a complete waste of resources."

Xie Yan said to Wu Ying, "Go and call her over."

Wuying bowed, accepted the order, and left.

Xue Qingning looked at Xie Yan, puzzled, and asked, "Is there a problem?"

Xie Yan suppressed her anger, "This was originally left to me by my mother. I don't know how Shen Nanzi managed it?"

Xue Qingning remained silent, but her expression showed some regret.

Xue Yubai said, "Xie Yan, East Street is not bad either. Although the flow of people is not as good as the main street of Luoyang, there are many scholars and literati in this area, so it may be better to make a living here."

Xie Yan looked somewhat impatient: "Don't speak well of her, go inside!"

The shop was deserted, eerily quiet, and desolate.

A waiter immediately came out to greet you, "Sir, which instrument would you like to see?"

Xue Qingning's gaze had already fallen on a simple and elegant pipa made of paulownia wood, and the shopkeeper began to introduce it with great insight.

"This panel is made of paulownia wood, which is lightweight. Would you like to try out the sound quality?"

Xue Qingya shook her head. "Bring out the best pipa in your shop."

The waiter realized that distinguished guests had arrived and quickly said, "Please follow me to the back."

The three followed the waiter to the back courtyard, which was extremely spacious and filled with a dazzling array of musical instruments, a sight that was quite astonishing.

The waiter said, "Our manager is here today. She is especially skilled at playing the pipa. Would you like her to give us a lesson?"

Xue Qingning nodded, "Then let's call them over!"

Waiter: "Please make your selection first, sir. I'll go and fetch the manager right away."

As the shopkeeper left, Xue Qingning looked at a pipa and casually plucked a few keys, producing a clear and melodious sound.

He asked Xie Yan, "What do you think of the sound quality?"

"Superior quality".

Xue Qingning put it down and went to fiddle with another one.

Xie Yan looked at the huge exhibition area. Apart from the three of them, there were no other guests. His eyes were cold.

At this moment, Wuying walked in and whispered a few words to him.

Xie Yan turned to Xue Yubai and said, "I'll be there in a bit."

Xue Yubai, still worried, instructed, "Speak politely and don't argue."

Xie Yan didn't say anything and went to the front.

Xue Qingning raised her head. "Brother, listen to this."

She plucked the strings twice.

Xue Yubai casually sat down in a chair. "I don't know either, you can choose for yourself."

...

Shen Nanzi was worried that they would come to East Street, so she came over after finishing her meal.

Then he encountered Wuying.

The moment she saw Wuying, she knew that Xie Yan and the other two must not have gone to West Street.

She walked into the shop and looked at the person who came out. His face was the same as always, looking at her as if she were his mortal enemy.

She used to feel upset and would fight back against him fiercely, but now she just doesn't care when she sees him.

She had already crossed his line. No matter how much he hated her, he would only choke her and strangle her half to death.

He couldn't argue with her, and finally left in a rage, his face ashen.

This Xie Yan looks fierce and menacing, but after fighting him many times, he's nothing special.

Another reason is that it's not time to really kill her yet.

"Xie Yan, what did you call me here for?" Shen Nanzi crossed her arms, still displaying some of her previous temper and domineering manner.

Xie Yan sneered, "Don't you know what's going on in your head?"

Shen Nanzi regretted not having made it her own sooner, and asked with a feigned look of ignorance, "What's the meaning of this?"

Seeing her clueless look, Xie Yan had no choice but to point it out, "Look at this shop, it's so deserted, are you sure you won't lose money?"

So that's how it is. Shen Nanzi finally understood why he had called her here.

Seeing that she didn't speak.

Xie Yan was so angry she couldn't speak. After suppressing the urge to cry in her chest for a while, she finally said to her:

"This is a keepsake my mother left me, and you're just going to waste it like this?"

Shen Nanzi continued to gaze at him.

Xie Yan: "Don't tell me you don't know. The Prince Jing's mansion certainly doesn't rely on such petty profits to make a living, but you can't let this musical instrument shop go bankrupt!"

Everyone in the shop understood that the owners had arrived, and no one dared to utter a sound.

Xue Qingning and Xue Yubai walked out from the back courtyard and saw the two arguing again.

"Xie Yan, we can just move to the main street again. There's no need for this," Xue Qingning reassured.

“Yes!” Xue Yubai also said, “It’s not a big deal, why get angry?”

Xue Qingning then comforted her, "Everyone has limited abilities. Nan Zi may not be good at this, which is why things are like this. We can just find someone skilled in management to help her."

Xue Yubai: "Qingning is good at this. She was taught by my mother. It's not impossible to let her manage it properly in the future and then hand it over to Princess Jing. It's just that Qingning will have to put in more effort."

"It's alright, it's just a small matter. If you trust me, I'm fine with it, as long as you two stop arguing." Xue Qingning seemed like a dutiful peacemaker.

Shen Nanzi understood the implication: she was not good at business management, while Xue Qingning was, and could handle even the smallest things with ease.

Xue Qingning is really something else; she has such a long reach that she even wants to take over the management of the shops in Prince Jing's mansion.

This just sounds so unpleasant!

One praises, one condemns—it's all done so subtly, without leaving a trace, as if it were helping them.

If she utters even a single word of dissent, it would mean that Shen Nanzi is ungrateful.

Xie Yan frowned and said, "Once we buy the shop over there, we'll move this shop over there. We'll then hand over all the accounts here to Second Sister-in-law to manage for a while. Once everything is going smoothly, you can take over."

Such a smooth ending.

Shen Nanzi seemed to have figured out something; their purpose in coming here was to buy a pipa for Xue Qingning.

First, Xie Yan discovered that the shop had changed hands, and later she suggested that they go to West Street to buy it, but they still came to East Street.

Arriving at East Street, it was immediately clear that the musical instrument shop was poorly managed.

They came to buy a pipa today, as if they were deliberately trying to cause trouble.

Xue Qingning is secretly stabbing her in the back!

This second sister-in-law should have realized from the previous few times that she also couldn't forget Xie Yan, and her words on several occasions were all aimed at putting her down.

Ostensibly, they envy her, but in reality, they envy that she is the Princess Consort of Prince Jing.

She appears indifferent and detached in front of outsiders, but in front of Xie Yan and her, she actually puts in a lot of effort.

She always tries to prove that she is more important than Xie Yan in his eyes.

This also proves in every way that she is superior to her.

It's clear that their identities could not possibly be overstepped, so what is her intention in doing this?

"Xie Yan, I won't hand over the shop. Don't put on this act of kindness in front of me."