Seeing Li Qi's silence, Bai Qiannuo thought he was a little unhappy and said anxiously: "Brother, what are you thinking about?"
Li Qi was startled for a moment, knowing that she had misunderstood, and quickly pecked her cherry little mouth, and said with a smile: "I'm thinking of you." After a pause, he said again: "Okay, let's do it.
I will obey my mother-in-law's instructions and I will marry you after a while, but this is just a formality. I have already regarded you as my wife. Of course, you must also fulfill your wife's obligations." Suddenly, I thought of Li Qingzhao and Zhao Mingcheng.
This pair of hard-luck mandarin ducks is slightly worried.
"It's annoying, I'm not serious." Although Bai Qiannuo said this, he was pleased in his heart. He twisted his body a few times and adjusted to a more comfortable position. Suddenly, he felt an extra "stick" under his butt.
Come on, she is not Ji Hongnu. She reacted immediately, her face flushed, she exclaimed, suddenly jumped up, and said angrily: "Brother, I'm telling you seriously, where are you thinking about?"
Sweating! I am a normal man. If I rub a beautiful woman like you a few times and I don’t react, I must be Master Liang. Li Qi felt a little aggrieved and said, "Didn’t I say that I was thinking of you?"
."
Bai Qiannuo spat lightly and said, "Ignore you." After saying that, she sat aside.
Don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry, my beautiful life has just begun today, be patient, you have to be patient. After Li Qi got over this worry, he was in a good mood. No matter what he was thinking about, he always thought about the good things. I'm afraid
Even if you scold him now, he will always smile in response.
Bai Qiannuo saw Li Qi sitting there with a silly smile, and a happy smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. After a while, she saw Li Qi still in a daze, smiled and shook her head, saying: "Brother, can you stop being so silly?"
You're giggling, we haven't even talked about business yet."
I can finally hug each other openly and openly. This is a big breakthrough. How can I be unhappy? Li Qi was slightly startled and said in surprise: "What's the business?"
"Is this the Romance of the Three Kingdoms?"
"Three Kingdoms?"
Li Qi was stunned for a moment, then realized what he was saying, and said, "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, yes, yes, but Qiniang. You know, the eldest brother has always been very low-key. I think it's okay not to have this reputation."
Bai Qiannuo said seriously: "No."
"Why not?"
Bai Qiannuo snorted softly and said, "I want those who slander you to know that my eldest brother's talent is beyond their comparison."
Li Qi became more and more confused as he listened, but he felt very relieved and asked: "Who is slandering me?"
Bai Qiannuo snorted: "It's just those self-righteous people like Song Yuchen. They said that the eldest brother is illiterate and has never read a book. He wants to set up a college as a chef. He said that you are wishful thinking. He also said many uglier words, huh,
I would rather let the world judge who is better."
She has been very strong since she was a child and can't tolerate any sand in her eyes. Now her whole heart is tied to Li Qi. She feels more uncomfortable than anyone else when others say that Li Qi is not good. She originally planned to wait for the entire set of Romance of the Three Kingdoms to be printed.
Later, she will sell it out, but now that the college is about to start, she wants to use the Romance of the Three Kingdoms to prove Li Qi first. At the same time, she also wants to use the Romance of the Three Kingdoms to suppress the arrogance of Song Yuchen and others, so she changed it to five volumes, one volume.
Take out the books one by one and sell them.
It turns out that there is such a meaning in it. Li Qi doesn't take Song Yuchen and others seriously at all, let alone enemies. He smiled and said: "Qiniang, do you have to be angry for people like them? The eldest brother is now competing with officials.
He is older, has more money than he does, and he also has a wife like you who is both beautiful and smart. He is jealous, don’t be the same as them."
Bai Qiannuo said softly: "Brother, please promise me this time." She was different from Li Qi. Li Qi had always dealt with the so-called lower class people in the Northern Song Dynasty since he came to the Northern Song Dynasty. But Bai Qiannuo was different.
She has been living in the upper world since she was born, and the people she meets are either talented women or talented people, so she cares very much about the opinions of these people, especially Li Qi.
It seems that this loss-making business has been settled. I never thought that I, Li Qi, would be here today. After thinking about it for a while, Li Qi said, "I can promise you, but I have a condition."
Bai Qiannuo saw Li Qi relenting and asked hurriedly: "What are the conditions?"
Li Qi sighed and said: "Qiniang, now you have to manage a charity foundation and publish a book. Even a strong person will be exhausted, so let's leave this matter to the people below. We will just pay for it."
Bai Qiannuo said worriedly: "But I'm worried that they won't do well."
Li Qi smiled and said, "Isn't it just printing a book? If it's such a big thing, I'll arrange for someone to help you later. I have so many talented people now that I don't have to worry about finding anyone."
Bai Qiannuo nodded and said, "Okay, just do what the elder brother said."
"Is this good?" Li Qi nodded, suddenly remembered something and asked: "Qiniang, did you get the money for printing the book from the foundation?"
Bai Qiannuo shook her head and said, "I borrowed it from Sister Wang."
This is more or less the same. Li Qi nodded and said: "Anything you can borrow or not, that's all earned by me. You can take as much as you want. However, we have to lose 400 yuan for a book. Isn't this a bit too extravagant?"
Yes, and you see how crazy those people are, even if it is more expensive, we are not afraid of not being able to sell it."
Bai Qiannuo said: "But if it is more expensive, many people will not be able to afford it. I am also afraid that your Romance of the Three Kingdoms will be ruined by those young masters."
Li Qi chuckled: "Are you talking about Gao Yanei?"
Bai Qiannuo chuckled, "I didn't say that, you did."
Li Qi shook his head with a smile and thought to himself, I am so prosperous now that I suddenly took on such a big loss-making business. This is not a sign. No, my father-in-law said that I can do any business, but I can't do it at a loss.
In business, we have to find a way to remedy the situation. With a thought in mind, he said: "Qiniang, do you think this will work? Let's separate the customers and sell a book for two prices."
Bai Qiannuo said in confusion: "How can this be done? Why would anyone buy something as expensive as yours?"
Li Qizhe smiled and said, "It's absolutely possible. You're only publishing one volume now. When the next volume is released, we will first release a gold-bound edition. The ink and paper are of the highest quality, especially the cover.
Make it more gorgeous, and find some celebrities to write two characters on it, and the price will naturally be higher. After a while, we will launch a regular version, and the price will be cheaper."
Bai Qiannuo's eyes flashed, and he said: "Yes, why didn't I think of this? Those young men from rich families don't care about this little money, and they definitely won't wait for the ordinary version, and those from ordinary families don't care about the money.
If you can't afford the gold version, you have to wait for the regular version. This is equivalent to using the money of the rich to pay for the poor scholars. Hehe, brother, this trick of yours is really wonderful. It can be called a robbery.
The rich help the poor.”
Please, I am a rich man, okay. When Li Qi saw Bai Qiannuo's happy look, he got excited for a moment and said with rare boldness: "Okay, just based on your words of robbing the rich and giving to the poor, the elder brother decided to earn back from selling books this time.
The money. All donated to your charitable foundation."
Bai Qiannuo chuckled and said, "I almost forgot that my eldest brother is also a very rich man now. But is everything you said true, eldest brother?"
"Of course it's true. Brother Xiaoqian hasn't taken it seriously yet. Besides, you're doing this for my own good. Now that the college is about to start again, this Romance of the Three Kingdoms may really be able to relieve some of my pressure."
"I think so too." Bai Qiannuo chuckled. Suddenly he rolled his eyes and asked, "Brother, I heard from Sister Feng that you promised to let her teach in the college?"
Li Qi was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "That's right." Seeing a strange light in her eyes again, he hurriedly said, "Qiniang, don't think too much, Feng Xingshou and I have nothing to do with each other."
Bai Qiannuo was stunned for a moment, then he smiled, rolled his eyes at Li Qi, and said coquettishly: "Brother, where did you think you were going? You and Sister Feng quarreled as soon as they met, and each time they made people explain to each other. If you really have something,
, I would rather take it easy."
This girl really dares to say anything. Li Qi said sarcastically: "Qiniang, don't say this nonsense, it can easily lead to misunderstanding. Then why do you ask this?"
Bai Qiannuo said seriously: "I just want to know, did you let Sister Feng go to the academy because of me?"
Yes, it was this girl who brought Feng Yinu's attention to her and asked her to go to the Grand Master's Mansion for an interview. Li Qi smiled casually and said, "Of course, if I don't look out for your sake, I won't
Take care of her."
Bai Qiannuo said worriedly: "So, Sister Feng is not suitable to be a teacher, so wouldn't I be causing trouble for you?"
This girl turned out to be worried about this. Li Qi started to brag: "That's not entirely true. My refusal to seal the head of the trip was mostly selfish. As you just said, we quarreled as soon as we met.
It would be fine if she came to the academy, but then you came to ask for her again. I thought about it carefully and felt that Feng Xingshou was indeed a rare talent. If only because of my selfishness, I buried a
Good teacher, then I am worthy of those students, so after careful consideration, I decided to let Feng Xingshou come to the college as a teacher."
Bai Qiannuo said with admiration on her face: "I know, brother, you will handle things fairly."
Li Qi waved his hand and sighed: "I didn't expect that you would discover this inherent shortcoming of mine again. Don't mention it. I'm just a profit-seeking businessman."
Bai Qiannuo suppressed a smile, pretended to be confused, and continued to boast: "How can this be a shortcoming? My elder brother has always judged people based on their ability, kept a clear distinction between public and private affairs, and never engaged in malpractice for personal gain."
Li Qi felt a little embarrassed when he heard this. He kept shaking his head and waving his hands, his face looking very proud.
A hint of cunning flashed in Bai Qiannuo's eyes, and he said cheerfully: "Brother, how about I introduce you to two more good teachers?"
Li Qi was in a good mood and nodded subconsciously: "Okay!" But as soon as the words came out, he came to his senses, raised his hand and said: "Wait a minute, Qiniang, you're not talking about yourself, are you?"
Bai Qiannuo nodded vigorously and said: "Brother is smart and can tell you right, but I'm not the only one, there is also Sister Hongnu. She also wants to go, but she doesn't dare to tell you."
Li Qi said in surprise: "That's not right. I remember I told you about this at the beginning, but you said your father wouldn't agree. Why do you want to come to the academy again now?"
"This is not because of Sister Hongnu. She said that she also wanted to come to the college to teach like Sister Feng, but she didn't dare to tell you, so she asked me to tell you. But after she said this, I wanted to come even more
So I went to beg my mother, and my mother finally agreed, so my father naturally had nothing to say."
Li Qi frowned and said, "But now that you two have to take care of the foundation, how can you have the time to become teachers in the academy?"
Bai Qiannuo said: "Actually, the foundation usually has nothing to do. Besides, there is no conflict between teaching in the college and managing the foundation, so they can be done together."
This is true. Most of those who work in foundations in later generations still have a formal job. Besides, I will arrange the courses. At most, I can arrange easier courses for them both. Li Qi nodded and said: "Okay, I will give them
You have one chance, but you have to pass the interview."
Bai Qiannuo said happily: "When will the interview be held?"
Li Qi rubbed his nose and said: "Tonight, my house."