Chapter 511: Chapter 512, Mrs. Han’s Twisted Heart
Han Tianci couldn’t wait and crisply responded, "Good!"
He didn’t like being cooped up at home either, and following Yun Jinnian, he could learn a lot.
When Yun Jinnian brought up the matter of the Duan Family again, upon hearing it, Han Xuzi said, "This must stem from some deep-seated enmity; otherwise, why would they be so ruthless!"
"Indeed!" After hearing this, Han Tianci felt chills run down his spine.
The thought of being cut off from descendants made his scalp tingle.
Mrs. Han came in with a bowl of sweet soup, "What are you talking about? I’ve made some sweet soup, drink some and then talk slowly!"
"Thank you, mother!" Yun Jinnian stood up.
Han Tianci also stood up and bowed with his hands clasped, "Thank you, mother!"
The fleeting sigh from Mrs. Han quickly turned into an adjustment of her mood.
"Drink the sweet soup quickly!"
After drinking the sweet soup, Yun Jinnian then talked about the matter of the Duan Family’s medicinal recipe and the three shops that the old lady of the Duan Family had given.
He took out the property deeds to show Han Xuzi, who smiled upon seeing them, "These are all in the best locations of the Capital City; even if someone wanted to buy them, they might not be for sale. The old lady of the Duan Family really is willing to part with them!"
"I feel ashamed to take them!"
In fact, Yun Jinnian had never thought about getting anything from the start; it was all because of Ruan Wanrong.
"Take it if it’s given to you. If you don’t, they won’t feel at ease. By taking them you make them feel that you have benefited, which will ensure they put their hearts into their efforts," Han Xuzi said.
Upon hearing this, Yun Jinnian felt there was some reason to it.
He turned to look at Han Tianci, "Tianci, do you want to take one of the shops to try and see if you can make some silver? As for the other two, I plan to lease them out and just collect the rent."
After thinking for a moment, Han Tianci said, "Sister, how about we sell rouge?"
"That’s a good idea, but although the rouge we make is high-quality, the cost is too high, and ordinary families can’t afford it!"
"We’ll sell only the best. Ordinary families may not afford it, but there are too many wealthy households in the Capital City. We should create a sensation that having our rouge is an extraordinary thing, symbolizing status and power. With that feeling, are you afraid no one will buy?" Han Tianci spoke, having a clear plan in mind.
Not that he was money-focused, but he craved that sense of achievement.
Now that Yun Jinnian suggested it, it was certainly to his liking.
"Mhm, your idea makes sense. We will then initially develop some products and, at the grand opening, invite the Princess, Hemei sister, Ruan sister and the others. We will surely make a big impact and become one of the top rouge shops in the Capital City!"
The siblings began to discuss their plan.
Mrs. Han wanted to say something, but Han Xuzi shook his head at her and quietly gestured for her to walk outside the study.
After they were far enough from the study, Mrs. Han changed her tone, "Father!"
"What’s wrong with you today? You don’t seem quite right," Han Xuzi asked.
She seemed distracted, and even the flavor of the evening meal seemed off.
Either too salty or too bland.
"Father, Tianci is not affectionate towards me!"
Han Xuzi was stunned upon hearing this and after a long pause, he sighed, "Before, he was always raised within the estate, not exposed to much, so he wouldn’t know how to behave. But don’t think that just because he is young he doesn’t understand. He knows that these years, he has been abandoned by you. That is why he is particularly close to Jinnian because he and Jinnian sympathize with each other. Seeing that Jinnian bears no grudges against you, he feels that if Jinnian can be like that, then as a man, he should be more open-minded and thus grows slightly closer to you. But to say he has devoted his heart to you would be impossible. Even Jinnian cannot have absolutely no resentment at all!"
"This trip out must have brought something about, something they didn’t tell us, but it is indeed their secret. Hemei and Henuan couldn’t get it out of them. I asked Han Zhong, and even he was evasive and afraid to tell the truth!"