Her elder sister steals her husband? She marries the God of War and is pampered beyond measure!

Chapter 81 New Plans, Mission Accomplished

Manager Qin sighed and slowly explained the whole story.

"Moxiangzhai's business is not as good as before. Although the owner is wealthy, he can't withstand this kind of upheaval. When there was only Moxiangju, business was quite good, but since another calligraphy and painting shop appeared at the end of the street, Moxiangju has not been as good as before."

Hearing this, Su Mowan understood a bit more.

"So, your boss is planning to quit?"

"exactly."

Manager Qin nodded.

"I guess it will be soon. The boss said that after he sells some of the calligraphy and paintings in the shop at a low price to recoup some of the costs, he will close the shop."

Su Mowan rolled her eyes and said with great interest, "Actually, if the owner of Moxiangju is in a hurry to sell, he might as well introduce him to me. I happen to like calligraphy and paintings recently."

Moxiangju was, after all, his old employer, and he had some feelings for it. Upon hearing this, Manager Qin's eyes lit up.

Are you really serious?

Before Su Mowan could speak, Manager Qian laughed and said, "Of course we wouldn't lie to you. Our boss Su's word is as good as a nail."

Shopkeeper Qin was still somewhat hesitant: "There are quite a few calligraphy and paintings in Moxiangzhai, this must cost a lot of money. Mr. Su, you're buying so many calligraphy and paintings all at once..."

"Don't worry, Manager Qin. Money is not a problem. Just tell the owner of Moxianzhai what you're talking about. Whether he's willing to consider it or not is up to him."

"Alright, I'll definitely pass on the message!"

Manager Qin immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Su Mowan also had her own plans.

These paintings and calligraphy might not be sold; they can just be kept for copying and playing around with. Of course, it's not purely for fun; the copies will eventually be sold.

"Oh right, I've been so busy talking about that. Let's talk about Manager Qin now. Would you be interested in working for my shop?"

"Of course, Manager Qian has already told me. If you don't mind, you'd be happy to come. I just don't know if I can handle this job. I heard from Manager Qian that you usually have a lot of ideas, and I'm afraid my brain can't keep up."

"That's what Manager Qin said."

Su Mowan smiled modestly.

"They're just simple ideas, easy to learn. Manager Qin, don't worry about them. As long as you're willing to come, that's fine. Do you have any requirements regarding your monthly salary?"

Manager Qin's face lit up with joy upon hearing her words.

“I wouldn’t ask for anything. You’ve already done me a great favor by giving me a chance to make a living. I will definitely do my job well. You can rest assured about my character.”

Seeing that Manager Qin was also straightforward, Su Mowan immediately made a decision: "Then let's do it this way. I'll set your monthly salary at ten taels of silver for now, and we can discuss it further when we're more familiar with each other."

"Ten taels of silver?!"

Manager Qin was so startled he almost stood up, but quickly waved his hand.

"Isn't this too much? You should just give me three taels of silver, like Moxiangzhai did. I don't know if I'm doing this job well, so I don't dare to ask for so much silver."

Manager Qian, who was standing nearby, quickly comforted him and patted him on the shoulder.

He said smugly, "If Boss Su dares to offer this price, he's not afraid you're not worth the money. Just take it without worry. Look at your lack of ambition! If it weren't for your honesty, I wouldn't have introduced you to Boss Su!"

"Oh, this is so embarrassing."

Manager Qin rubbed his hands awkwardly. "I earn three taels of silver a month at Moxiangzhai. You're giving me ten taels all at once, which is equivalent to three months' salary for me before. Hehe."

Su Mowan was extremely satisfied with this reaction.

"Manager Qin just has to do a good job. In the future, the number will definitely be more than this. Just like Manager Qian, as long as you do your best, these are not problems."

Seeing that it was about time, Manager Qian immediately stood up.

"Alright, since that's the case, we can probably head out now. The restaurant will be getting busy soon, and I can't afford to waste any more time here. If I delay business, Boss Su will dock my pay, haha."

Manager Qin also stood up, cupped his hands in farewell, and took his leave.

After seeing the two off at the gate, Yinshuang returned to Huangfeng Garden and cautiously spoke.

"Consort Su, are you thinking of opening a calligraphy and painting studio?"

Su Mowan gave her an approving look and nodded, "You have a good sense of smell. You noticed it as soon as it started to sprout."

When Qinghe heard that Consort Su wanted to open a calligraphy and painting studio, she was immediately stunned.

She stammered, "You're not really going to delve into this, are you? So you weren't joking when you said your paintings would sell for ten thousand taels of silver in the future?"

"..."

Su Mowan clapped her hands.

"Looks like you have a good sense of smell. How did you know I was going to sell my paintings?"

Qinghe's eyes widened: "Consort Su, this won't do! You can't paint every day! The Prince will have a problem with it!"

"What objections could I possibly have?" Su Mowan rolled her eyes. "We're all gearing up here, all high and mighty, and you can't just stop mentioning your prince and spoiling my fun?"

"But……"

Qinghe cleared her throat and said somewhat embarrassedly, "You haven't been to Fenghua Palace for several days now, and the Prince is already unhappy."

Su Mowan knew, of course, that Qinghe meant that the night hadn't passed.

She immediately waved her hand, full of fighting spirit, and said, "Just wait and see when one of my paintings sells for 100,000 taels of silver, and then you'll see if your prince is happy or not."

"But--"

"Stop! If you say another word, pack them up and throw them out. Yinshuang, get them out of here. I'm about to get down to business!"

"..."

Yinshuang had no choice but to silently drag Qinghe out.

After closing the door, the two whispered to each other outside.

It was mainly Qinghe who was muttering to herself.

"Yinshuang, how much silver do you think it would take for Consort Su to sell the entire Moxianzhai collection of calligraphy and paintings? The 50,000 taels we earned last month are now down to 30,000 taels."

"Consort Su has her own plans, so don't worry about them."

“But Consort Su wants to open a calligraphy and painting studio and has to paint herself, which will take a lot of time. She can’t just not go to the Prince’s place, what if Consort Shen from the East Courtyard takes advantage of the situation—”

Yinshuang quickly stopped her: "Don't worry about that. Even if Consort Su doesn't go, Consort Shen won't be able to find a way out."

"how do you know?"

Qinghe looked completely bewildered.

"I knew it. Alright, come with me to the pond to pick lotus pods. Consort Su might need them later."

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Su Mowan put down her calligraphy brush, let out a long breath, and couldn't help but lean back in her chair and stretch her back.

I've been drawing day and night for the past few days, and after five days, it's finally finished.

Of course, since it was the first time she had tried using such rough paint, it still looked a bit rough in Su Mowan's eyes.

However, Qinghe and Yinshuang were amazed when they saw it.

Qinghe hurriedly hung the painting on the wall and exclaimed from the bottom of her heart with a gesture of worship: "Consort Su, please forgive this servant for being blind before. Such a beautiful painting, let alone ten thousand taels, even if you offered us a hundred thousand taels, we would not sell it!"

Su Mowan: "..."