Ning Wei understood Liu Qi's thoughts and said with a smile: "Master Liu, don't worry too much, we are not afraid of the Zhao family. If Master Liu is willing to come out to do something, you can come and find me."
Liu Qi was a little moved and asked: "Miss, is it really possible for me to come here to serve as consul?"
Liu Qi always dreamed of having something to do.
Ning Wei nodded, "Okay. Mr. Liu, there's no need to rush to answer me. You can think about it first."
Liu Qi nodded, "Okay, I'll go back and think about it later, and I'll give you a reply tomorrow."
The middleman came in with the contract, "Please take a look at it. If you have no objections, sign your name and fingerprint below."
Ning Wei took it and looked at it. Seeing that there was nothing wrong with it, she signed her name and fingerprints at the bottom.
After signing the contract, Liu Qi stood up and left.
Ning Wei sent Liu Qi to the door, "If Mr. Liu is willing to come out to do some work, you can come here to find me."
Liu Qi bowed towards Ning Wei and said, "Okay, thank you very much, Miss."
After sending Liu Qi away, Ning Wei asked Yunxing to start decorating the shop. "Hire a few more workers and try to clean up the shop within three days."
Yun Xing bowed and stepped down.
The next day, Liu Qi came to the shop to look for Ning Wei, and Yun Xing took Liu Qi to Mingyuan.
Ning Wei met Liu Qi in the study, "Master Liu, have you thought about it?"
Liu Qi leaned forward and said, "Think about it! Thank you, Miss, for not taking it personally and allowing me to have the opportunity to work, so that I won't have to live a chaotic life of eating and waiting to die.
I am deeply grateful for Miss's support. From now on, when Liu is employed by Miss, he will be loyal and dedicated to his responsibilities."
After speaking, Liu Qi bowed deeply to Ning Wei.
Ning Wei returned the favor to Liu Qifu, "Thank you, Master Liu, for your trust..."
Before Ning Wei could finish speaking, Liu Qi interrupted her, "I can't afford to call you Mr. Liu. If you don't mind, please call me Uncle Qi from now on."
Ning Wei smiled obediently and said, "Call me Seventh Uncle to be more approachable, and I will respect Mr. Liu as Seventh Uncle from now on."
With a sound, Uncle Qi closed the distance between them. Liu Qi bowed in love and said, "Thank you, Miss."
Ning Wei said, "From what Qingzhu said, Uncle Qi had been running a shoe store before?"
Liu Qi nodded, "Yes, my great-grandfather started a shoe business. Unfortunately, the business was lost to me."
Speaking of this, Liu Qi's face turned dark and she felt extremely guilty.
Ning Wei said with relief: "You can't blame Uncle Qi for this. The reason why the shoe store cannot continue is not because of Uncle Qi's poor management, but because of the bully's praise.
Uncle Seven's ancestors were just good people doing business, not bullies who bullied the world.
They taught Uncle Qi how to do business, but not how to bully others. With the current results, Uncle Qi’s ancestors knew that they would not blame Uncle Qi.”
Ning Wei's words evoked the sadness and grievance deep in Liu Qi's heart. Her eyes turned red and she felt an urge to cry.
Liu Qi is a strong person who has experienced too many injustices over the years.
His daughter was forced to be a concubine, his son was disabled, his business suffered losses, and even his daughter passed away and his old wife fell ill, but he never shed tears in front of others.
Liu Qi looked up, trying to push back the tears in her eyes.
Ning Wei waited for Liu Qi to calm down before saying, "I plan to expand the shoe industry. It just so happens that Uncle Qi is familiar with the shoemaking industry and would like to ask Uncle Qi to take charge of this area. I wonder what Uncle Qi's intention is?"
When it came to business, Liu Qi quickly sorted out her emotions.
He leaned forward and said, "Don't worry, young lady, I will do my best to take care of the shoe store."
However, the Zhao family has let me off the hook and not allowed me to establish a foothold in the capital. If the Zhao family knows that I am in charge of the shop, I am afraid it will bring trouble to the young lady."
There was uneasiness in Liu Qi's words.
Ning Wei said: "Seventh Uncle just let it go. Don't be afraid of the Zhao family. I will make arrangements."
Ning Wei lowered his head, picked up a document from the desk, walked over and handed it to Liu Qi's hand.
"Uncle Qi, take a look at this. If you have no objections, you can sign your name on it."
Liu Qi looked at Ning Wei, reached out to take the document, and looked down.
When she saw the salary, Liu Qi raised her head and looked at Ning Wei, "The monthly salary of fifty taels paid to me is already a lot. Miss, you don't need to give me any more commission."
In addition to the monthly salary, Ning Wei also asked Liu Qi to take 10% of the profits.
Ning Wei said: "Running a shop is a laborious matter. There is no need to be polite, Uncle Qi. This is what Uncle Qi deserves."
Ning Wei knows that doing business is not easy, and she doesn't want to treat her partners badly. What's more, the Liu family now needs money.
Liu Qi bowed and said, "Thank you, Miss. Liu will definitely not let Miss down."
After speaking, Liu Qi signed his name on the contract.
Ning Wei shouted loudly: "Here comes someone!"
Zaohua came in, bent her knees and said, "What are your orders, Miss?"
Ning Wei said: "Go and ask Xu Lei to come over."
Zaohua stepped back, and after a while, Xu Lei knocked on the door and came in. He leaned towards Ning Wei and said, "Miss, are you looking for me?"
Ning Wei nodded and said: "This is Uncle Liu Qi. From today on, you will stay with Uncle Qi to protect him."
Liu Qi hurriedly said: "Miss, no need..."
Ning Wei interrupted Liu Qi and said, "Uncle Qi will follow the arrangement. With Xu Lei following, the Zhao family can't touch you. If the Zhao family in Qinglian Lane seeks trouble for Uncle Qi, do you know what to do?"
Xu Lei leaned forward and said, "I understand. If someone bullies you without a long-sighted attitude, you will return it severely."
Ning Wei nodded, "Go down."
Xu Lei stepped back and Ning Wei said to Liu Qi: "Uncle Qi will go down first. Someone has been looking for you in the past two days to help Uncle Qi open the shoe store."
After Liu Qi left, Ning Wei sent someone to tell Zhang Qin and Yun Xing to see her.
Ning Wei handed over the affairs of the shoe store to Zhang Qin and Yun Xing, and Zhang Qin and Yun Xing were ordered to retreat.
Ning Wei took out a booklet from the drawer and wrote down Liu Qi's name. She wanted to gather talents from all parties one by one.
Ning Wei sat alone in the study for a moment, then got up and walked out. She wanted to visit Mihang.
Hu Rui saw Ning Wei coming out and asked, "Miss, are you going out?"
Ning Wei nodded, "Go to Mihang and have a look."
"Miss, the lady from Jiang Mansion has come over." Changxing came in to report.
Ning Wei was stunned for a moment, then greeted him happily, "Invitation!"
Ning Wei arrived at the door, and Jiang Xingyu's carriage just stopped.
"Ah Wei!" Jiang Xingyu got out of the car and stepped forward to hold Ning Wei's hand.
Ning Wei raised her hand and smoothed Jiang Xingyu's broken hair and said, "I've lost weight! It's windy outside, let's go inside and talk."
Jiang Xingyu held Ning Wei's hand and said as he walked inside: "A Wei, my wedding date has been set."
Ning Wei turned her head and looked at Jiang Xingyu, "So fast?"
Jiang Xingyu said: "This was my grandmother's wish during her lifetime. After the prince informed the emperor, the emperor asked Qin Tian to monitor the day. The wedding date was set on the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month."
Ning Wei congratulated Jiang Xingyu, "Congratulations, Xingyu!"
Jiang Xingyu rested his head on Ning Wei's shoulder, "Thank you very much. It's a pity that my grandmother can't watch me get married."
Ning Wei comforted and said: "Xingyu is very happy. It must be gratifying to know that the old lady is under the spring."