As for Song iqin, she went to stay in the West Wing by herself.
That night, Lu Yuan and Su Liyan didn’t get up to anything. For one, they were a bit tired, and for another, they just weren’t in the mood.
Of course, it was also cold.
They weren’t even allowed to burn Spirit Stones here, just a small charcoal brazier underneath.
They couldn’t be bothered to move.
...
The next morning, everyone had breakfast together in the East Wing.
The food was still delicious; after all, the cook was soone Aunt Zhao had brought from her own residence.
Just like always.
But even though the food was just as delicious as ever, no one could taste much of anything today.
When Song iqin arrived this morning, her eyes were red.
It seed the old hag had nothing better to do that morning. She had taken a stroll through the courtyard, and upon seeing that Song iqin wasn’t up yet, couldn’t resist making so nasty remarks.
You couldn’t really bla Song iqin for it.
Back ho, the four of them always woke up late.
After all, there was nothing to do after getting up in the dead of winter. It was much more comfortable to just stay in bed.
They usually slept until seven or eight in the morning, then lay in bed chatting or spacing out for a bit before finally getting up after nine.
They were all used to it.
Seeing Song iqin in this state, everyone sighed inwardly.
Lu Yuan was also rather exasperated.
Truth be told, once you got to know Song iqin, you’d find her personality was actually quite wonderful.
Aside from a bit of the typical pride of a young lady from a wealthy family.
But she was actually very gentle and intelligent.
She was, after all, a young lady from a great, prominent family.
Cultured and well-read, she understood a bit of everything.
But when you first t her, you’d think she was arrogant, unreasonable, and completely unapproachable.
’It must be because of that mother-in-law of hers.’
If you didn’t act tough with a mother-in-law like that, you’d just be waiting for her to walk all over you.
Now that Song Chi had beco a General, the old hag was limited to just running her mouth.
He could only imagine how the old hag must have tornted Song iqin when she first married into the family.
After the tasteless breakfast,
Lu Yuan looked at the three won in the room and said,
"You three should go out and have so fun today.
After I finish drawing up the plans for the main house’s Underground Heating System and hand them over to the workers, I’ll go out for a walk by myself."
Zhao Qiao’Er and Su Liyan didn’t say anything, simply nodding in agreent.
They felt it was a sha that Lu Yuan wouldn’t be joining them.
However, today was mainly about cheering up Song iqin and keeping her company, so other things could wait.
Hearing this, however, Song iqin quickly said,
"It’s alright, I’m really fine. Yuan’Er, you should co with us. Don’t let this ruin your mood."
Looking at her sowhat pitiful expression, Lu Yuan grinned and said,
"There’s plenty of ti ahead. We’ll have lots of opportunities to have fun.
Besides, I have so other business to take care of."
In the end, Lu Yuan got dressed, put on his hat, and headed out.
He went to the main house first, took out a charcoal pencil, and drew up the design plans.
All he had to do was give them to the foreman.
These were the sa foren Lu Yuan had found at the East City Gate before.
They had been building the Underground Heating Systems for him all along.
They were all veterans. He just had to give them the plans, and there was no need for him to stick around and supervise.
After finishing the plans and leaving the main house, Lu Yuan intended to find the old housekeeper.
As for the three won, they had already left while Lu Yuan was drawing.
Just as Lu Yuan stepped out the main gate, he happened to run into the old housekeeper returning.
As soon as he saw the old housekeeper, Lu Yuan asked,
"Did you find any spots?"
The old housekeeper imdiately nodded repeatedly and said,
"From yesterday afternoon until now, I’ve already found seven locations that et your requirents, Young Master."
Lu Yuan nodded and said as he walked toward a nearby carriage,
"Let’s go take a look."
Lu Yuan hadn’t co to the Provincial City to see so three springs.
Nor was he here to go boating on Great Ming Lake.
The weather was so cold right now, with snowflakes drifting down from ti to ti.
’Am I crazy? Why would I go freeze on a lake?’
Naturally, Lu Yuan had co to the Provincial City on serious business.
And that was to find a large storefront!
In the future, only selling the factory’s products in Taiping City honestly wouldn’t be enough.
After all, Lu Yuan’s products were actually quite expensive.
Few people in the towns and villages could afford them.
Only the city dwellers could.
But Taiping City only had a population of a few hundred thousand.
Even counting the daily foot traffic of people coming and going, the entire Taiping City area didn’t reach a million people.
’The market is just too small.’
He had to co to the Provincial City to sell his goods.
This was also why Lu Yuan had chosen to build his factory next to the main official road.
Once it was built, he could ship goods directly to the Provincial City right from his doorstep.
Therefore, he naturally needed to set up a large shop here in the Provincial City.
There’s an art to choosing a storefront for a business.
After all, even the finest wine fears a deep alley.
If the location is bad, your business won’t be great, no matter how good your product is.
However, that applied to small-ti operations.
Lu Yuan’s was not.
Lu Yuan was practically building a factory!
As for this shop, his requirent could be sumd up in one word: Big!
As long as it was big, it would do!
It just needed to be large enough to display a dazzling array of products.
Like a departnt store from Earth.
The things Lu Yuan wanted to sell were valuable, novel, and had the potential to beco essential needs!
Just like how car dealerships on Earth don’t need to be in bustling downtown areas; they are usually located in the suburbs.
Lu Yuan didn’t need to worry about whether there was a lot of foot traffic around his large storefront, either.
It’s like when a new hospital, school, or subway station is built, even in a desolate area.
Soon enough, the area becos bustling with people simply because those things are there.
After a full day of looking around, Lu Yuan had a few favored locations in mind.
The next step was to send soone to start haggling down the prices.
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