Rebirth: After Becoming the Villainess-Chapter 113: This Favor, the Cao Mansion Accepts

Song Lianhe had already decided she would never return to the General Mansion, and she was determined to act on that decision.

Especially now that she had broken off her engagement, she had no more attachments. ’It’s the perfect time to throw myself into my career!’

In just a few short days, she had made her patent medicine business flourish. After word-of-mouth began to spread, orders started rolling in like snowflakes.

First came orders from Ling City and its surrounding towns, followed by medicinal herb merchants and pharmacy owners from the Jiang and Guang regions who came to visit in person.

In short, Song Lianhe’s business was booming.

Cao Ying was also bustling about every day. She was sharp and direct when discussing business, always referring to it as "our Medical Clinic." The one-month deadline was almost up, but she seemed to have completely forgotten about the matter.

That is, until Song Lianhe placed a document squarely on the table, smiled, and said, "This is a contract. Take a look. Interested?"

Cao Ying took it suspiciously. A quick glance left her utterly astonished. "You... you’re giving me business shares?!"

"It’s not just for you. There are shares for Young Master Yan, Shuang Ye, and Ah Yu as well. You’ve all been with me from the very beginning, when the Medical Clinic was nothing, and have accompanied me to this day. The success our clinic enjoys is thanks to all of you. I’ve thought about it carefully, and as a way to thank you, giving you shares is the most practical reward. Besides your fixed monthly salary, you’ll also receive dividends. The more profit we make, the higher the dividends."

It wasn’t that Cao Ying had never seen silver. On the contrary, as the daughter of a high official, she had enjoyed the best of everything since she was a child. Why would she need to work here to earn money?

But silver earned through her own hard work had a different meaning entirely.

Especially since she was getting shares, which meant the harder she worked, the more she would earn! Better yet, she could now go out, hold her head high, and declare herself one of the owners of the Medical Clinic!

That carried far more weight than the title "Daughter of the Imperial Censor." The reason was simple. ’That title was given to me by my parents, but this is something I earned myself!’

"I’ll sign!"

Cao Ying’s eyes lit up. She picked up the brush, signed her name, and pressed her fingerprint onto the document.

The contract was made in duplicate, and she was given one copy to keep.

All the way from the Medical Clinic back to the Cao Mansion, she held the contract like a treasure, looking at it nonstop.

Mr. Cao came in from outside and saw his daughter sitting in the courtyard, surrounded by a group of people. Curious, he walked over for a closer look.

"Do you all know what this is? It’s a contract! Look what it says: ’I, Cao Ying, hold a ten-percent share in the Medical Clinic!’... And don’t you underestimate this ten percent! Our Medical Clinic is a leader in the industry now! Our patent medicine formulas are one-of-a-kind in all of Da Cheng! Do you know what our... uh, revenue is? Yes, revenue! Do you know how much our revenue is?"

The crowd clamored, "How much?"

"Hurry and tell us, Miss!"

Cao Ying replied, "Song Lianhe said that’s a trade secret, so~ I’m not telling you! Hehe!"

"Aww, Miss~"

She hopped onto the stone bench and announced, "However! As one of the owners of the Medical Clinic, I’m entitled to some perks. I will be getting each of you a box of our clinic’s signature treasure—the Great Snake Pill!"

"Ahh, the Great Snake Pill! That’s wonderful! Thank you, Miss!"

"You’re as kind as you are beautiful, Miss~"

Watching his daughter, surrounded by the adoring crowd, Cao Yuexue’s face broke into a gratified, fatherly smile.

"Ever since she started going to the Medical Clinic, your sister has been like a new person. It’s been a long time since I’ve heard her mention Prince Ling’s name."

At some point, Cao Jin had appeared beside his father.

His expression was stern and unsmiling, his features sharp and resolute. His deep gaze fell upon his sister as he said slowly, "The credit goes to Second Miss Song."

"Isn’t that the truth?" Cao Yuexue said with a sigh of emotion. "This is a debt of gratitude our Cao Mansion now owes."

A sudden thought occurred to him, and he turned his head to ask, "In seven days, Prince Ling will have his grand wedding. He’s marrying the eldest miss of the Song Residence, correct?"

"Yes." Cao Jin’s expression remained impassive.

Cao Yuexue frowned, glanced again at his daughter who was laughing heartily, and said nothing more.

Meanwhile, at the Medical Clinic, Song Lianhe also had Yan Wen, Shuang Ye, and Ah Yu sign their contracts.

Unexpectedly, there was even a share for Su Huaqing!

"There’s a share for me as well?" Su Huaqing was floored by the unexpected favor.

Though it was only a meager 0.3 percent.