"! La! Nie!"
Gazing at the golden emblem of the crossed pickaxe and scale above, and recognizing it as the unique symbol of the Molna royal family, Anna, stopped by the guards under the porch, couldn't help but take a deep breath. She turned around and grabbed her sister's ear, gritting her teeth as she questioned:
"Is this the 'small' client you told about?!"
"Ouch! Ouch!"
Feeling the familiar slight pain on her ear, lanie, realizing things had gone awry, quickly stood on tiptoe, trying to appease her furious sister while frantically explaining:
"They didn't buy much, just fifty-sothing bottles, so they really are small clients! I... I didn't know the delivery location was here!"
"It's because you insisted on the high price!"
Little did Anna expect that while she was away for a short while, lanie's seemingly unsellable goods had already stirred up unforeseen trouble, leading them to be escorted into the palace by the guards. Anna couldn't help but fu:
"You set such a high price that even the big rchants shook their heads. Hardly anyone besides the royal family and great nobles could afford it! You… I think you did it on purpose! Tell ! Did you plan this from the start?"
"No, no! Really, I didn't!"
"Anna, you really misunderstood her this ti."
As Anna got angrier and tugged at lanie's ear until she yowled, William, sitting in the carriage, finally spoke up leisurely, gesturing that "Big i Shen" would give them a thirty percent cut:
"From what I know about her, she probably just lost a lot of money this ti and wanted to recoup so capital while scraping together enough to repay her loans. That's why she set such high prices... As for accidentally selling to the royal family, that really seems like a coincidence."
"..."
Not on purpose?
After casting a doubtful glance at William, and given little William's never-lying reputation, Anna finally let go of lanie's ear, rubbing the reddened area with a hint of sympathy before saying in exasperation:
"If it's not on purpose, that's one thing... But you're absolutely not allowed to sell that troubleso batch of goods anymore! And even for those you've already sold, when soone cos later, just return the deposit!"
"Ah?"
Upon hearing Anna's words, Big i Shen, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, suddenly felt a pang in her heart and said with a tearful face:
"Don't do this! I've lost so much, and I'm still in debt to sister-in-law. I was counting on this batch to pay back! What if... I sell just enough to pay the loans?"
"No way!"
Seeing lanie still daring to negotiate, Anna grew furious again and grabbed her ear."You're not allowed to sell that fake wine! Collect them all back! Drink them if you want... No! You're not allowed to drink it either! Pour them all out!"
"How could you..."
Startled by Anna's anger, Big i Shen shrank in reluctance and mumbled:
"I spent money to acquire those, I've exhausted my savings... and... and it's not fake wine I'm selling..."
Not fake wine?
Laughing bitterly at lanie's words, Anna released her grip, rummaged through a cart nearby, and pulled out a label reading "rmaid Brew," saying through gritted teeth:
"How do you explain this then?"
"This... it's just a brand na."
After rolling her eyes, lanie attempted to argue:
"Though these wines are not rmaid brews, they did soak with rmaids, you know, rounding it up to this na as a selling point isn't too bad... At most, it's slightly exaggerated, how could it be called fake wine?...How about I change the na to rmaid Delight?"
You think... this is just about changing a na?!
Seeing lanie still trying to justify herself, Anna couldn't help but close her eyes, clench her fists, and start doubting whether she had been too lenient before.
Previously, when the batch of BB machines got damaged by water, leaving only boxes, Anna assud lanie would face a complete loss. Yet, in just over a day, this rascal found a new opportunity... She actually secured the cargo hold soaked by Miss Wendy!
According to William, who witnessed everything, after crying herself to sleep, the rascal woke suddenly in the middle of the night, tracked down that chubby wine rchant, repurchased all his water-soaked wine at a low price, then woke up the first officer of "Cart Mark," and hired twenty sailors to quickly dry the cargo hold.
Then she made a deal with Veronica's attendant, bought spare containers for storing whale fat on the ship, and overnight, divided and repackaged the intact wine, adding two drops of Miss Wendy's sea-soaked wine to each container, then packaging it in her custom BB machine boxes.
The famous "rmaid Brew" was born!
Claid to be brewed by the most beautiful rmaid maiden from the sea, every drop infused with the ocean's essence, it's said to beautify, improve complexion, aid digestion, relieve coughing, prevent night blindness, ensure safe sea voyages, and benefit cardiac and cerebrovascular health… even Prince Leon praised it!
Rembering the scene of people around lanie's "stall" after buying clothes for their big brother left Anna's palms itching to smack her as she grumbled with a stern face:
"Changing the na doesn't work! You waited until I went shopping to display those advertisents, clearly afraid I'd stop you from selling fake wine! You've sure got guts... even using your big brother's na to deceive!"
"I didn't... I really didn't..."
Seeing Anna genuinely angry, lanie backed away cautiously and then softly explained:
"That part about big brother is true... I poured him a cup this morning, asked him how it tasted, he said it's good, smooth, and even told to help buy a jug to bring back for his colleagues to taste..."
"..."
"And the other advertising claims are actually all true too."
After a glance at the speechless Anna, Big i Shen timidly explained:
"There's still so leftover whale fat in those containers. Before using it, I asked the ship doctor, and he said a bit of whale fat has anti-inflammatory properties and can soften blood vessels. Adding it to the wine improves smoothness too.
Many sailors with night blindness or cough mix water with a little of it; it's really effective. Even mixed with wine, it works great, much healthier than regular drinking!"
"..."
After locking eyes with lanie for a while, Anna couldn't help but clutch her forehead, exasperatedly saying:
"Everything you say... is true?"
"True! Absolutely true!"
Seeing Anna's attitude sowhat soften, lanie couldn't hold back her joy, eagerly nodding her little head and solemnly swearing:
"If I'm lying, may I... No! May I never sell anything again, always facing total losses!"
"..."
Forget it…
Overrun by lanie's sly yet genuine business tactics, Anna bit her lip twice and turned her head in resignation, saying:
"Sell, then… Just don't set outrageous prices, and stop once you recoup your capital!"
"Okay, okay!"
Seeing Anna unexpectedly relent on her newly devised enterprise, Origin Sin Big i Shen could barely contain her joy and quickly patted her chest in reassurance:
"Rest assured, Anna! After selling this batch, I'll stop! Even if…"
"Laine Chamber of Comrce! Is Miss Anna from Laine Chamber of Comrce here?"
As lanie was making her promise, the inner palace porch guarded by the soldiers suddenly opened, and two ornately dressed Internal Affairs Officers quickly stepped out, announcing, to Anna's astonishnt:
"Miss Anna, your chamber's 'rmaid Brew' is excellent! Her Majesty Sena's cough stopped after just two sips! We'd like to order twenty more carts!"
"..."
"Even if sales skyrocket, I'll definitely find ways to keep selling!"
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