"It's a restaurant left to me by my mother. When I was young, I could only leave Jixiang Building to Shopkeeper Wu to take care of it." Gu Xiyan said concisely and to the point.
"Whose idea was it to create new dishes every month at Jixiang Restaurant?" Su Mei was extremely curious.
"I will study some dishes when I have nothing to do in the house. If I think they are good, I will tell shopkeeper Wu." Gu Xiyan poured a cup of tea for Su Mei: "Amei, I came to you today because I want to cooperate with you.
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Su Mei was still immersed in the fact that the manager behind Jixiang Tower was Gu Xiyan. She had never thought that the famous boss of Jixiang Tower in the capital was actually Miss Gu, who was unknown in Wanqinghou Mansion.
It took a while before she came to her senses and asked, "What kind of cooperation?"
"The Hou family has a large population, and the Marquis is a close minister of the emperor. I am fostered under the name of the Marquis, and there are many things that I cannot do to come forward. But you are different. The Su family is a business family. You have been influenced by it since you were a child, and there are many things that I cannot do.
You can do it……"
Su Mei smiled bitterly when she heard this: "Xiyan, you think too highly of me, I'm not as capable as you said."
Just talking about Su Ho, she can't compare.
Although she disliked Su Ho very much and felt that Su Ho was hypocritical and vicious, it was undeniable that Su Ho was a thoughtful woman.
"You think you are not as good as Su Ho?" Gu Xiyan saw through Su Mei's confusion at a glance.
"How can I compare to her? In the past, my father valued me the most, but now he often brings Su Ho with him. Half a month ago, my father told me that if Su Ho were a man, the Su family would definitely be able to flourish. For my father to be like this
A word of praise shows how capable Su Ho is." Su Mei lowered her eyebrows.
Gu Xiyan thought of Su Ho's expanded business territory in her previous life. She did not deny that Su Ho was powerful. She had even considered wooing Su Ho.
But in the end she followed her heart and chose Su Mei.
"You don't need to belittle yourself. Su Ho is good, and you are not bad either. Furthermore, if you are not a threat to Su Ho, will she drug you and want to destroy your innocence in that way?"
Su Mei met Gu Xiyan's firm and warm gaze.
"You don't need to completely deny yourself. Even if you and I are not as good as Su Ho, should we admit defeat? Are you willing?" Gu Xiyan understood Su Mei's love and hate very well.
Because everything she has experienced, Su Mei has also experienced it.
Their biological mothers were all squeezed out by their aunts and died young. At least Su Mei still had Su Jing's father's love. After her mother passed away, she had nothing.
"I'm not willing to give in!" Su Mei took a long time before she uttered these three words firmly.
Gu Xiyan deliberately changed the previous heavy topic and joked: "That's right. I came to you today just to discuss with you how to build a business kingdom with all aspects of food, clothing, housing and transportation..."
Su Mei was drinking tea. When she heard this, she couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of tea: "Wouldn't this be too ambitious?"
It covers all aspects of basic necessities, food, housing and transportation. It would be great if you can do well in one of these industries.
Gu Xiyan was afraid that she had forgotten that they were just women, and women had constraints on everything they could do. It was easy to say but difficult to implement.
"It's not illegal to think about it, right? I'm just joking, don't worry..."
Su Mei breathed a sigh of relief. She was really shocked by Gu Xiyan's words just now.
"In terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation, I think food comes first. Firewood, rice, oil and salt are necessities, and rice and salt are the top priority. If we can become the largest grain merchant in the country, we can flex our muscles in food..."
Gu Xiyan kept talking, Su Mei listened attentively, but also felt a little dazed.
When I met Gu Xiyan at the birthday banquet the day before yesterday, I only said that she was very quiet and spoke very little. But today, Gu Xiyan's high-spirited look made her look like two completely different people.
"If nothing else happens, there will be a food famine in the next three years, and rice prices will continue to rise. Rising rice prices will affect the national destiny of the Jin Dynasty. If we can become a grain merchant with a say, we may be able to stop this time.
Food crisis..." Gu Xiyan's words faded away.
The saddest thing is that the initiator of the food famine was Zhou Xing. Zhou Xing deliberately created this food crisis because of his own selfishness.
The two talked while eating and exchanged a lot of opinions. In the end, Su Mei also thought that Gu Xiyan could make plans behind the scenes, and she would do the publicity.
But as they are women, they should not show up for many things, so they still have to hire errand boys.
Seeing time passing quickly, the discussion between the two came to an end.
Before Gu Xiyan left, she thought of Xu Yongqian again: "Have you ever interacted with Prince Qi'an?"
Su Mei was stunned, and a suspicious blush appeared on her face.
Gu Xiyan screamed secretly when she saw this. Judging from Su Mei's expression, Xu Yongqian and Su Mei might have been in contact with each other for a long time.
"I've seen him a few times, why did you suddenly mention Prince Xu?" Su Mei looked at Gu Xiyan's eyes that seemed to see through everything, and her heart sank slightly.
"Then do you know that Prince Xu and Su Ho have already secretly communicated about the song? Ah Mei, if you are fond of Prince Xu, I advise you to stop here. Prince Xu is fond of Su Ho, but he is not your lover."
Just after Gu Xiyan finished speaking, she saw that Su Mei's face turned pale.
"Yes, but Su He's innocence has been destroyed by His Highness King Qin, and there is no possibility between them anymore." Su Mei endured the discomfort in her heart, but she still held on to a glimmer of hope.
Gu Xiyan sighed softly and asked after a while: "So you still want to like a man who hides another woman in his heart? Even if you marry Prince Xu one day, he can't let go of Su Ho. What he was thinking when talking to you
It's Su Ho. When he sleeps with you, he is still thinking about Su Ho. One day when you give birth to a child, he thinks how great it would be if this was Su Ho's child..."
"Stop talking!" Su Mei's eyes turned red.
Gu Xiyan's almond-shaped eyes were as gentle as water: "Look, you can't stand it just because I said it. If one day you really live like this, you will die."
In her previous life, Su Mei did die in depression, just for an unworthy man.
Su Mei didn't want to continue this topic, but Gu Xiyan continued cruelly: "As far as I know, Prince Xu has a deep love for Su Ho. Such a man is not worthy of your love. If I were you, I would stop it in time.
damage."
"To put it lightly, I have liked him for three years. How do you tell me how to erase him from my heart? He is obviously very gentle to me, and he is obviously affectionate when he looks at me..."
"Do you think he went to the Su Mansion to see you? Wrong, the person he really wanted to see was Su Ho. It was only Su Ho who was good at controlling people's hearts, and the trick of welcoming and resisting made him so skillful that he charmed Prince Xu.
I'm fascinated. Prince Xu, who clearly likes Su Ho, still gives you hope, what do you think he is thinking? In my opinion, he just wants to use you to attract Su Ho's attention." Gu Xiyan said.
The words reveal the mystery.
In her previous life, she thought Su Mei fell in love with Xu Yongqian at first sight, but it turned out that she was wrong too.
Su Mei's face was as pale as paper and she looked at Gu Xiyan in disbelief.
"I still say the same thing, Xu Yongqian is by no means your lover. We women should not be trapped in the love between men and women. You should step out. In the future, your horizons will be broadened, and the love between men and women will be able to see more broadly." Gu Xiyan persuaded her earnestly.
He said: "Look at me, wasn't my engagement also canceled by His Highness the King of Qin? His Highness the King of Qin canceled my engagement, and then proposed marriage to Liu Chaoyan three days later. Do you know what His Highness the King of Qin said to me on the day of my grandmother's birthday party? He showed mercy to me
He told me in a tone that he could accept me as his concubine."
"It's so ridiculous!!" Su Mei was very angry when she heard this.
"I also find it ridiculous. But what can I do? He is the King of Qin. His Majesty's beloved son is capable, skillful and powerful. How can I, an orphan, compete with someone like His Highness the King of Qin? Then I will just sit and wait for him.
Are you here to mess with me?"
"Of course you can't sit still and wait for death!" Su Mei was filled with indignation and had long forgotten what happened to her.
Gu Xiyan smiled when she heard this, "So I want to find a way out on my own. Even if I hit my head with an egg against a stone and bleed, I will give it a try. What about you? Are you willing to be Su Ho's shadow and become Prince Xu?"
Is it the second best option?"
Su Mei was silent for a long time before shaking her head: "I don't want to."
"Amei, let's try our best. It doesn't matter if we fail. If there really is no place for us in this place, we will have to leave this city."
Su Mei did not hesitate this time and nodded vigorously: "I listen to you."
However, she knew that it was not so easy to really let go of Xu Yongqian.
Gu Xiyan stepped forward and hugged Su Mei.
This is the first friend she has made in her two lives. They can trust each other and support each other.
Two quarters of an hour after Su Mei left, Gu Xiyan stood up and left.
When she walked out of Jixiang Building, it was drizzling, there were not many people on the street, and the shops were almost closed, which was completely opposite to the bustle when she came.
The slanting wind mixed with drizzle blew against my face, as if bringing an autumn chill.
Qiushi held an oil-paper umbrella and walked with Gu Xiyan in the mist-like autumn rain.
The sky and the earth were all gray, with only the bright colors of Gu Xiyan's master and servant becoming the most eye-catching scene in the rain.
Zhou Mu was riding in a carriage and had just returned from the Fallen Immortal Temple.
He was reading a book when the autumn wind suddenly picked up and the curtain of the carriage was opened at a corner. With only a quick glance, he saw the girl walking in the rain.
Even without seeing her face, he recognized it was Gu Xiyan at a glance.
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I'm speechless. I actually forgot about the chapter in the early hours of the morning. My memory is getting worse and worse.
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