Heaven-Sent Farm Girl Builds Her Fortune And Captures His Heart-Chapter 438 - 437: Scheming with a Well-Calculated Abacus

Shen Qinglan raised an eyebrow, "Young Master Le, shall we discuss business now?"

"Of course." Le Xuan smiled and sat down across from her, "Miss Shen, are you still interested in the same types of tea from the old teahouse?"

Shen Qinglan nodded, "Correct."

"Last time, you took over the teahouse, and I gifted you all the famous teas from it. I heard you made quite a profit from them," Le Xuan chuckled. "But this time, it’s strictly business; I won’t offer you such favors again."

Shen Qinglan said calmly, "Feel free to state the price, Young Master. As long as it’s reasonable, I’ll continue our collaboration."

"These types of tea, whether in the Capital or in Nanfeng Country, sell for at least a hundred silver taels per liang. Since you’re a friend of A Zhao, I’ll offer it to you for fifty taels per liang."

Fifty taels?

A liang of tea can be brewed many times, and a pot at Tianming Pavilion costs around twenty to thirty taels. Calculating this way, I do indeed earn a lot.

After calculating, Shen Qinglan nodded, "Alright."

Le Xuan smiled, "Then let’s draft a contract, though it’s not necessary, we should still complete the process."

Shen Qinglan nodded.

Le Xuan asked the shopkeeper to bring pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and then began to draft on the paper.

Shen Qinglan sat by the side, waiting until he finished writing before taking a closer look.

Seeing no issues, she took the pen and gracefully signed her name.

Le Xuan took it back and couldn’t help but praise, "Miss Shen’s calligraphy is even more elegant than mine."

If he hadn’t seen Shen Qinglan writing, he would have thought it was a man’s handwriting.

He also signed his name on both copies of the contract, then handed one to Shen Qinglan and kept one for himself.

"I heard you’re planning to open a Music House, Miss Shen?"

Shen Qinglan stored the contract and nodded. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Le Xuan smiled, "I wonder, when will it open? I’ll bring my sister-in-law to show support then."

"Not sure yet." Shen Qinglan said, "On that day, I will surely invite you, Young Master."

Le Xuan smiled, "Then I’ll be waiting."

After bidding farewell to Le Xuan at the entrance of the restaurant, Shen Qinglan did not return home but went directly to the other courtyard to find Duan Yunfei and the others.

"Young Madam!"

Seeing Shen Qinglan at the door, Xiao Wu couldn’t help but be overjoyed, "It’s been a while, Young Madam, how have you been?"

"Quite well," Shen Qinglan said, "And how are you and Mr. Ye?"

"We’re good!" Xiao Wu stepped aside, "Young Madam, please come in. The Young Master and the cousin are having a discussion."

Shen Qinglan walked in and asked, "Is it Zilin or Tianjie?"

"Both are here!" Xiao Wu said, "They’re discussing the matter of the eldest lady’s divorce."

The eldest lady in Xiao Wu’s words should be Duan Qingluo.

Shen Qinglan recalled what Luo Zilin had said drunk more than a month ago, and her eyes slightly narrowed.

"Could it be they’ve encountered some obstacle?"

"Yeah!" Xiao Wu pouted, "The lord doesn’t want to divorce."

"Luo Tu doesn’t want to?" Shen Qinglan frowned slightly, "Why?"

Xiao Wu explained, "The lord said he would agree to the divorce, but the cousin must stay at Luo Mansion, or the eldest lady must leave half of her dowry. Otherwise, there will be no talk of divorce."

Shen Qinglan sneered slightly, this Luo Tu is indeed a shrewd person.

By keeping Luo Zilin at Luo Mansion, it means the relationship with Duan Qingluo is not completely severed. He should know that Duan Qingluo values Luo Zilin, and Yongning Manor also cares about Luo Zilin. With him there, even if people from Yongning Manor are unhappy with him, they wouldn’t act against Luo Mansion.

As for leaving half the dowry, the dowry of Yongning Manor’s eldest lady is naturally quite valuable. If he gets half, even if Luo Mansion’s business is bleak in the future, as long as he has this half of Duan Qingluo’s dowry, he won’t have to worry about food and clothing.

Luo Tu’s plan is truly well-calculated.