GBP Chapter 271 Jiaoyan Pavilion
Chapter 271 Jiaoyan Pavilion
"Yue'er wants to open a shop, is it to sell beauty and skin care cream?" Xi Ningzhi asked.
"No, I want to open a shop that specializes in beauty treatments, just like today, specifically for the ladies and young women of the capital to take care of their skin." The ingredients for the beauty and skin care cream are not very precious, so they can't be sold at a high price, and the effect of using the cream alone will be greatly reduced.
If it were an experiential beauty treatment, it would be completely different; only attentive service can bring out the full value of the beauty cream.
"Sister-in-law, would you like to come with me, Third Sister-in-law?"
"Huh? What does Yue'er mean?" Qu Yin didn't understand.
"Does Yue'er want us to open a shop with you?" Xi Ningzhi's mind worked quickly, and she immediately realized what was going on.
“Yes, let’s open a shop together, and we’ll split the profits 30% each.” Xiao Siyue nodded.
Qu Yin and Xi Ningzhi were happy that their younger sister was thinking of them, but they didn't intend to do so. They had personally experienced the effects of the beauty treatments, and if they really opened a shop like that, they would definitely make a fortune. They couldn't take advantage of their younger sister.
Qu Yin and Xi Ningzhi, the two sisters-in-law, exchanged a glance and understood each other's meaning.
"Yue'er, we won't get involved. We don't know how to do any of these things, so we won't cause you any trouble," Qu Yin said with a smile, rejecting Xiao Siyue's suggestion.
"Sisters-in-law, why would you cause me trouble? You can help me a lot." Xiao Siyue was actually just thinking of finding something for the two of them to do, as staying at home all the time was quite boring.
"What can we do about this?" Qu Yin asked, puzzled.
“Sister-in-law, you used to run a shop, so you have experience in shop management. Third sister-in-law, you know a lot about the ladies and young women in the capital. You can find us customers,” Xiao Siyue said.
The two were still a little hesitant. They could help with this small matter if their younger sister asked, but they felt guilty about taking any share of the profits.
"Yue'er, how about this, if you need anything, just tell your third sister-in-law, and we'll split the profits," Xi Ningzhi said.
“Yes, your third sister-in-law is right,” Qu Yin quickly echoed.
"Third sister-in-law, please don't refuse. Let's work together to open the shop. Eldest sister-in-law, you know I don't lack money. We don't have much to do all day, so let's just treat it as a way to pass the time. As for the profit sharing, let's do as I say."
"Okay, then. Just tell us what you need us to do." Seeing that Xiao Siyue insisted, the two sisters-in-law agreed and immediately asked Xiao Siyue to assign them tasks.
"Well, we need to find a shop first, and then find some people for Chun Tao and Lan Yi to train."
“Yue’er, leave the shop matter to me. When I made the offer, there were several shops in the dowry, including a rouge shop. It’s quite large, so we can vacate it later,” Xi Ningzhi said immediately.
"Third sister-in-law, no way, that's your dowry. We can go look around in the next few days and find one to buy. There's no rush." Xiao Siyue immediately refused. She needed to use her sister-in-law's dowry to open her shop; she couldn't do that.
"Why not? Yue'er is being too polite with me."
"Besides, I still have a share in this shop, right? I believe I'll earn just as much as I do now," Xi Ningzhi said coquettishly.
Xi Ningzhi, being a pampered young lady raised by a wealthy family, possessed her own discernment. Although her rouge shop did decent business, the rouge she sold was rather ordinary and readily available anywhere. However, once Xiao Siyue opened her beauty shop, the income would be substantial.
"Third sister-in-law, you..."
"Let's use this shop, we'll listen to Third Sister-in-law." Xiao Siyue was about to speak when Xi Ningzhi interrupted her.
Seeing that Xi Ningzhi was determined, Xiao Siyue could only give up: "Then how about this, Third Sister-in-law, how much silver do you think it costs? We can buy it, or we can rent it and pay the rent to Third Sister-in-law. Once the shop is open, the rent will be deducted from the shop's profits. What do you think?"
Xi Ningzhi originally wanted to give up the shop directly, but seeing that Xiao Siyue was unwilling, she said, "Alright, let's do as Yue'er says."
Qu Yin agreed to this method, and it didn't matter whether it was renting or buying.
"I'll leave the shop to you, Third Sister-in-law. I'll give you the shop layout plans tomorrow."
“Okay, leave it to me. I’ll definitely handle it well,” Xi Ningzhi replied confidently.
"Yue'er, what should I do?" Qu Yin asked quickly when she saw that her third sister-in-law already had a task but she didn't.
"Sister-in-law, you'll be in charge of recruiting people, and then you'll also need to train them and teach them beauty techniques," Xiao Siyue said after thinking for a moment.
"Okay, what are these people's requirements?" This is the key point, since they are all going to serve the ladies and young women of prominent families.
"Try to find a woman under 25 years old, someone with a flexible personality."
"Oh, right, there's one more important thing: these women's hands must be long, slender, and smooth. They need to be specially pampered when the guests arrive." Xiao Siyue suddenly remembered that these women's hands would be used to give facial massages to the guests, so they needed to ensure that their hands weren't rough and could hurt the guests.
"Okay, I understand." Qu Yin nodded.
"How many people do we need?" Qu Ying asked again.
"Let's start with twenty people, and then we'll see how it goes later," Xiao Siyue roughly calculated.
Now that the preliminary work is basically in place, her task is to make the beauty cream. Actually, it's quite simple and easy to make. The main issues are the proportions and the processing of the medicinal herbs. She plans to have the servants in her household help her make a batch first.
If business is good later, we'll consider other options.
"Sister-in-law, Third Sister-in-law, now that we're opening a shop, we need to come up with a good name. Do you have any suggestions?" Xiao Siyue asked the two of them.
"Hmm, let me think. Our main purpose here is to enhance the women's appearance. What do you think of Furong Pavilion?" Xi Ningzhi said. Furong represents beauty, which matches their shop well.
"Hmm, this name is quite good. Has Sister-in-law thought of any others?" Xiao Siyue nodded. It was indeed a good name. She was terrible at naming things, as could be seen from the names she had come up with before.
"I've thought of one, what do you think of the name Jiaoyan Pavilion?" Qu Yin looked at the two of them expectantly; this was the name she had thought of after a long time.
"This one is good too." Xiao Siyue was having trouble making a decision and couldn't decide for the time being.
"The name 'Jiaoyan Pavilion' is more suitable, let's go with that." In the end, Xi Ningzhi made the final decision, and from then on, a shop appeared in the capital that the noble ladies and young ladies of the capital would rush to visit—Jiaoyan Pavilion.