Chapter 403 - Chapter 403: Chapter 410: Satisfied and Relieved (2/2)

“Shu Yu, I’ve been saying you’ve made good progress recently. You’re steady and unruffled in your work. Why are you so unsettled now? This is such a trivial matter, and yet you’ve lost your sense of proportion,” Su Wenyue glanced at Shu Yu as she spoke.

“Madam, isn’t it because I’m worried about you? You’ve put a lot of effort into this store. Especially that flighty Chen Li, who wouldn’t know in the mansion that she once had designs on the Master? Maybe she hasn’t given up yet. You can’t let her take advantage!”

Although the servant girl was a bit rash and lacked the demeanor of a great general, her loyalty was commendable, which was what Su Wenyue valued most. “Rest assured, who is your madam? I will certainly not let Chen Li take any advantage. Keep your heart at ease within your stomach.”

Hearing Su Wenyue say this, Shu Yu’s eyes lit up. She knew that madam had put so much effort into the store, so how could she remain indifferent? It turned out that madam had already thought of a solution, otherwise, she wouldn’t be so calm and collected, not worried at all.

“Madam, do you already have a method to deal with that woman?” Shu Yu asked curiously. It was also because Su Wenyue was not too harsh on the servants that Shu Yu dared to ask. Normally, Shu Yu was not one to overstep her bounds. As a loyal servant, it was natural for her to dislike any woman who coveted her madam’s position.

Su Wenyue simply smiled without saying a word. It wasn’t that she had a strategy in mind, but rather, there was no need to stoop to Chen Li’s level. Earlier, Su Wenyue had been worried that Chen Li might have some tricky moves up her sleeve, but after today’s events, with Chen Li cutting off her own path, she was no longer a threat, at least not in the matter of the store.

Shu Yu was just a servant girl. Even if she was intelligent, her vision was ultimately too narrow to see through the underlying principles. Chen Li’s actions today in winning over those servant girls and female servants seemed like a clever diversion, finding another way to achieve her goals. But in truth, it was the most foolish thing to do.

Especially since Chen Li was giving away items from her store to those servant girls and female servants, hoping that if they enjoyed using them, they would recommend them to their masters. This approach was even more misguided. Think of those noblewomen who lived in luxury with every aspect of their lives exquisite. How could they ever use something that their servants had used? Even if the product was good, it wouldn’t be appropriate. To use what the servants used would be a degradation of their status.

After all, Chen Li was just a merchant’s daughter. Although she had a talent for business, her vision was hardly higher than that of a servant girl; otherwise, she wouldn’t have committed such a foolish act and still be so self-satisfied, even fantasizing about her store’s opening day and the bustling business, unaware that she had already cut herself off from the upper-class nobility.

With that said, Chen Li’s easy co-opting of those female servants and maids was also a result of Su Wenyue’s laissez-faire attitude. Otherwise, it couldn’t have been so effortlessly accomplished.

That evening, when Su Wenyue returned home and talked to Han Yu about the day’s events, Han Yu immediately saw the inappropriateness of the situation. Seeing his daughter-in-law analyzing the situation so logically, he felt very satisfied and reassured.

Everything was ready for the opening day, which soon arrived. Not only did Su Wenyue go, but Han Yu also personally came to support his daughter-in-law. The auspicious time had been carefully selected, and as the moment arrived, they set off the firecrackers.