“You brought these girls here to sell your bottles and jars?”
Ling Muzhu’s voice sounded from behind, and as expected, she received a few eye-rolls from Feng Jin.
“These aren’t bottles and jars; they are skin lotions, rose essence, seaweed moisturizing cream…”
Feng Jin patiently introduced them one by one, finding it tiring to discuss such matters with men.
“I know, no need to say more.” Ling Muzhu was dazzled, her mind filled with creams and lotions.
“Young Madam, they are all dressed up.”
Led by Cai Qing, several girls walked out. Indeed, just as they say, gold makes the Buddha shine, and clothes make the person. After this makeover, they looked much more pleasing to the eye.
The skin of girls in their mid-to-late teens was truly excellent. Even though they had never been cared for, their skin was still supple, firm, and smooth.
“Cai Qing, go teach them the sales pitch I taught you last night, one by one. Once they’ve all learned it, practice mock transactions, with one playing the customer and another the shop assistant.”
Opening a beauty shop was different from opening a medical clinic; communication was the most important thing. These girls, with no experience and afraid to even speak to people, needed proper training.
She had stayed up late last night writing a set of sales pitches, which would be much easier to follow directly.
“It’s probably difficult to have these girls, who have never dealt with such things before, learn to sell them.”
Ling Muzhu said with a look of pity, even doubting Feng Jin’s thinking. Could they sell anything?
“Then tell me, who would be more suitable?”
“Naturally, it would be people familiar with these things,” Ling Muzhu replied without hesitation.
“There are two types of familiar people: one is those with power and influence, and the other is girls from brothels. Which of these two types do you think is more suitable?”
The wives and daughters of wealthy and influential families were used to being served; they would never do such work. As for the girls from brothels, there was no need to even consider them. They were the public enemy of all women. How many women in the world would willingly spend money to buy something from an enemy?
Only someone with a mental illness would do so. Therefore, her only option was to find ordinary girls and train them little by little.
Ling Muzhu was rendered speechless by Feng Jin’s question and didn’t know how to answer. She chuckled awkwardly, “Just pretend I didn’t say anything.”
“Do more, talk less.”
Feng Jin said coldly and continued with her work.
After several days of preparation, under Feng Jin’s training, the girls who were once dusty and dared not even speak loudly to people had now completely transformed.
“Everyone, today is our opening day. We’ve trained hard for so long for this moment. Everyone, work hard and cheer up!”
After a pre-opening pep talk, the shop officially opened. As Feng Jin had predicted, they were swamped.
It was all worth the effort she had put into preparations in the days leading up to the opening. She had spent a considerable amount of silver just on promoting to the ladies and madams, and today she could finally recoup it all.
The day was so busy that it wasn’t until late at night that the customers finally trickled away.
Feng Jin’s eyes shone as she flipped through the account book, calculating the day’s earnings. On the very first day of opening, the net profit reached ten thousand taels of silver.
If this continued, she would become the richest person in no time. Next, she planned to open branches all over the capital and then across the country.
“Young Madam, what are you thinking about? You’re smiling so happily!”
Cai Qing, seeing Feng Jin beaming, leaned over and asked.
“It’s nothing. I’m just so happy thinking about becoming the richest person in the country soon.”
After all, no one ever complained about having too much money. Life was good with money.
“Cai Qing, I’ve decided to hire you as the head manager to help me manage Yu Yan Fang.”
“Ah… me?” Cai Qing asked in surprise. After a moment, she shook her head, “I can’t do it, Young Madam… please find someone else?”
She had only learned to do accounts recently. How could she manage a shop?
“If you don’t know, you can learn bit by bit. I’ll teach you step by step.”
Feng Jin patted Cai Qing on the shoulder, expressing her trust. Most importantly, she wouldn’t have time to manage Yu Yan Fang frequently; she still had research to do and new products to develop.
Seeing Cai Qing still hesitant, Feng Jin reassured her, “Don’t worry, I believe in your ability. You don’t have to worry about losing money; your Young Madam has plenty of money. It’s fine to lose a little.”
“Ah?”
Cai Qing exclaimed in surprise. Her Young Madam was truly wealthy and powerful, to the point where losing money didn’t matter.
“Everyone worked hard today. Go back and rest early tonight. It will be busy for the first few days of opening, thank you for your hard work. Once this rush is over, I’ll let everyone rest.”
She considered herself a good boss and would never exploit her employees. Moreover, she believed in work-life balance and helping everyone find joy in their work.
“Thank you, Young Madam.”
“Young Madam is truly beautiful and kind-hearted.”
“Young General is truly fortunate to have married Young Madam.”
Suddenly, the entire room was filled with praise for Feng Jin.
Feng Jin’s heart fluttered upon hearing this. She coughed lightly, trying to calm herself down. She must not become arrogant or proud; she needed to maintain a balanced mindset.
As she left, a slight smile played on Feng Jin’s lips. It felt truly good to be praised by so many people, and she was beginning to enjoy it.
“Young Madam, today was truly wonderful. The smile hasn’t left your lips.”
Cai Qing, with her excellent observational skills, spoke appropriately.
“Of course! Who wouldn’t be happy earning money? My goal is to earn a lot of money and then live a good life.”
Feng Jin spoke her grand ambition. Her sole objective now was to earn money, earn money…
“Then I will work hard to earn money with Young Madam.”
Cai Qing said, raising her chin in agreement. She firmly believed that everything Young Madam said and did was correct.
“You’re teachable. Follow Young Madam, and you’ll definitely prosper.”
“Yes, Young Madam.”
Laughter and joy echoed between the mistress and her servant in the room, creating a harmonious scene.
…
“Sister Feng Jin, does this lipstick color look good on me?”
Lin Yuwei held up a lipstick and asked Feng Jin for her opinion.
Feng Jin, who was calculating accounts, looked up at Lin Yuwei when she heard the sound. “This color is a bit too light. Try this one.”
Feng Jin picked up a box of cherry-colored lipstick and handed it to Lin Yuwei.
“This one looks better.” Lin Yuwei applied the lipstick and looked at herself in the mirror. This color suited her better.