Bride Swap Backfire: My Cousin's Rebirth Made Us a Power Couple-Chapter 78 - 49: Business at the Door (Part 2)

The girl was so anxious her nose was beaded with sweat. She hesitated a moment before looking at Chen Wanqing and saying, "I know you. Mrs. Ying, the seamstress, said you’re the owner’s daughter. Miss, is your mother here? Do you have any of the new Compound Incense Elixirs? Whatever you have, Miss, please pack them up for me. I’ll take them all."

Qian Yuzhu didn’t know what a Compound Incense Elixir was, but she knew a customer when she saw one.

Having grown up in a merchant family, the little girl had learned long ago how to attract customers and sell things.

Unfortunately, this wasn’t her home turf. She didn’t know what a Compound Incense Elixir was, so it was hard for her to perform.

Besides, even the most skilled housewife can’t cook without rice!

Looking around, she saw her older sister’s place only had two stools. As for tea and snacks, there wasn’t a single bite to be found.

With no other choice, little Yuzhu sighed and shot her cousin a look. She then deftly picked up her own stool, walked out from behind the counter, and attentively placed it next to the chubby-cheeked girl who was speaking.

"Miss, please sit down first and tell us what you need. We’re in no rush. Be careful, or you’ll get a stitch in your side from talking too fast."

As she spoke, she even took out her pine nut candies and offered one to the chubby-cheeked girl to sweeten her mouth.

The little girl’s every move was charmingly innocent, completely captivating the round-faced girl.

"Whose little prodigy are you? So well-behaved and considerate at such a young age. I wish you were my little sister."

Saying this, she gently pinched Yuzhu’s still-chubby cheeks, looking utterly smitten.

"Waaah, Miss, let me go! My maternal grandmother said you can’t let people pinch your cheeks, or you’ll drool when you grow up."

"Oh, so you’re not grown up yet? How old are you, little one?"

The round-faced girl was teasing Yuzhu when several servants, dressed as maids and a wet nurse, ran in from outside.

When they saw the round-faced girl sitting there perfectly fine, they all wiped away sweat and panted heavily. "Third Miss, you gave us old servants quite a search."

"M-Miss, you can’t be so reckless next time. No matter where you go, you must take us with you. You just bolted off on your own, head down, not watching where you were going. If you had tripped and hurt yourself, how would we explain it to the Madam?"

The round-faced girl—the Third Miss her maids and nannies were talking about—looked completely unconcerned. "If I hadn’t run faster, what if the Compound Incense Elixirs sold out? Mrs. Ying said they’re in limited supply and might all be given away soon."

Chen Wanqing stepped out from behind the counter and greeted everyone with a smile. She figured Mrs. Ying must have been too impatient for a big sale and had scented the clothes with the Compound Incense Elixir upon returning.

She didn’t know if the clothes had sold, but the incense pills had certainly caught the Third Miss’s fancy. The young lady had found out the location and rushed straight over.

"Miss, is your mother not in the shop? What about the Compound Incense Elixirs? Are the Compound Incense Elixirs here? Miss, don’t give the Compound Incense Elixirs away! Sell them to me! I don’t care how many there are, I’ll take them all."

Chen Wanqing rescued Yuzhu from her grasp and then said to the Third Miss, "There aren’t many Compound Incense Elixirs left, only about fifteen pills in total."

Upon hearing this, the Third Miss immediately started untying her purse. "I’ll take them all. Miss, just name your price, and we’ll settle the bill right now."

"Unfortunately, I only brought two pills with me today, and I’ve already given them away. The rest are all at my home."

The Third Miss’s disappointment was palpable.

She was on the verge of tears. "Miss, can you go home and get them now?"

"I don’t think I can, but I’ll be back tomorrow. Third Miss, if you want the Compound Incense Elixirs, come back to the shop at this time tomorrow, and I’ll bring the incense pills for you."

"Th-then it’s a deal. Miss, tell me how much silver is appropriate, and I’ll pay you now."

"There’s no rush..."

"No, no, I insist."

The Third Miss was truly afraid that Chen Wanqing might sell the Compound Incense Elixirs to someone else. After all, she hadn’t been the only one in Mrs. Ying’s tailor shop to smell that faint, penetrating fragrance.

She had simply been faster on her feet. While everyone else was still asking what the incense was made of and whether it could be worn on one’s person, she had already dashed out of the shop and followed Mrs. Ying’s directions to find this place.

At this thought, the Third Miss grew even more anxious and immediately shoved her entire purse into Chen Wanqing’s palm.

The Third Miss’s purse was made of fine, plain brocade, embroidered with a kitten pouncing on a butterfly—childlike and adorable.

The purse was heavy. If it was all filled with silver, it had to contain at least twenty or thirty taels.

Chen Wanqing was startled and quickly tried to push the purse back. "We do business based on our reputation. Since we’ve already made an agreement, you don’t need to worry that I’ll sell them to someone else. If you’re still uneasy, you can just pay a deposit."