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You... you...

Mother.

Miss Han.

Although the Su family can't compare to the Han family's immense power,

we are not to be bullied by others.

I must ask for an explanation today.

Miss Su, you have quite a temper.

The Su family is overstepping their bounds.

You can't even tell who is the master here.

Shouldn't you be taught a lesson?

What a perfect example of punishing one to warn others.

This is a warning to me.

Young lady

After all, the Su family has already sided with me.

Show me some respect.

Sun Hongyan

You were the one who had someone dilute the wine, weren't you?

Diluting the wine

How could it possibly be me?

My staff in the backyard of Wangjiang Tower

all saw it.

They also heard it.

And you still want to argue?

Mother, what's going on?

About the fake wine

This involves tens of thousands of taels of silver.

Your Su family should take full responsibility for this.

What?

Tens of thousands of taels?

Tens of thousands of taels?

Dear son-in-law

About diluting the wine

It was Xiao Ning who told me to do it.

He said we could make a lot of money this way.

You should explain this properly to Miss Han.

Father has already entrusted this matter to the young lady.

She has full authority to handle it.

I can't help either.

This... this...

Xiao Ning

You are the one who caused this trouble.

Why won't you face it?

You really are mother and daughter.

If you don't want to pay, just say so.

Do you really think I'm that easy to push around?

Setting aside the matter of the wine for now

whether or not it was done by Mother

since you are the wine seller at Wangjiang Tower

you should make sure the wine meets the standards.

You can't avoid responsibility for this.

That's right.

I have nothing to say to you.

You—

What kind of attitude is that?

Miss Han,

You see, you get to keep the money you earn,

but if something goes wrong, I have to take responsibility.

Doing business with you is just too difficult.

I won't be making this wine anymore.

Young Master Xiao, please wait.

All of you, listen carefully.

Young Master Xiao is not a servant of my Wangjiang Pavilion,

but a great contributor to the Han family.

I will not allow anyone to tarnish his reputation.

Is that clear to everyone?

Yes.

Miss Han, you are truly reasonable.

How you deal with the Su family is none of my business.

I'm going to bed.

Young Master,

Lingluo still has important matters to discuss.

There's still more?

Madam Su,

I don't wish to report this to the authorities.

If this gets out of hand, it will only harm our relationship.

But as for the compensation,

please send it to the Han residence as soon as possible.

Young Master,

Let's go.

Hongzhi

Xueyan, is there anything else?

Father has found out about the Wangjiang Restaurant incident.

He was furious.

I'll take my leave and head back first.

This...

Good son-in-law,

how did this matter

even reach the Prime Minister?

Go back and explain things properly to the Prime Minister.

Otherwise, our Su family will really be finished.

The restaurant business is the foundation of our Han family.

You've caused such trouble.

Even I can't help you.

Hongzhi

Mother

Mother was momentarily confused and made a mistake.

Miss Han has already been hit.

Our Su family has lost face as well.

This debt of tens of thousands of taels of silver

is truly a huge burden for the Su family.

We ask the Han family

to show the Su family a way out.

Yes, son-in-law,

whatever the Prime Minister wants us to do,

we'll do it.

Just please don't make us pay for the losses.

Well...

Actually, I have a solution that benefits both sides.

Please tell us, son-in-law.

Do you still control the salt and tea trade routes?

Yes.

But the salt and tea routes

have long been blocked by the Nong Tea Pavilion.

We haven't made any profit for days.

Then why not turn the salt and tea routes

into channels for selling wine?

That way, you can not only pay off your debts,

but might even make a big profit.

Son-in-law is right.

Now that this Xiaoyao Spring is so popular,

as long as our Su family makes use

of our imperial merchant channel advantages,

and sells this wine outside of Shangdu,

we're sure to make a fortune.

As for the shares,

Xueyan, don't worry.

With Xiaoyao Spring being so profitable,

Mother will definitely have Xiao Ning increase production.

By then, you can have as many shares as you want.

In the end,

we're still family.

Son-in-law is right.

We are family, after all.

Young Master Xiao, have some tea to refresh yourself.

We lost tens of thousands of taels of silver for nothing.

Miss Han

Are you planning to end our partnership?

Quite the opposite.

On the contrary, I hope you

can provide more Xiaoyao Spring.

Why is that?

Let me be honest with you.

Selling Xiaoyao Spring in Shangdu

was just a test for me.

Now it seems

this wine

is truly in high demand.

Finally aiming for something bigger.

Of course.

Anything produced by me, Xiao Ning, is guaranteed to be top quality.

Young Master Xiao, you are impressive.

My next step is to

sell this wine through all the major channels in the region.

If you can deliver on time,

my Han family is willing to give up another half percent of the profit.

Supplying to all the major sales channels in the region

That half percent of profit is nothing to scoff at.

Only a fool would turn down easy money.

Just tell me how much you need.

Ten thousand jars.

Ten thousand jars?

The silver needed to make that much wine

would be no less than a million taels.

A million taels of silver

is something my Han family can easily afford.

The question is whether you, Young Master Xiao, can handle it.

She's a real gambler.

Young Master Xiao is stunned.

If you agree to cooperate with my Han family,

Lingluo can even ask the master to step in.

He can help your father

become the head of the Xiao family.

Let my father become the family head?

There's such a good deal?

Then you would be the young master of the Xiao family.

But don't forget what Lingluo has done for you.

Alright.

Miss Han, just based on my words alone,

you believed I didn't make fake wine.

This kind of trust in my business ethics

really moves me.

You truly understand me.

Luckily, I hired enough people before.

Tomorrow, I'll expand the suburban facilities.

Your ten thousand jars of wine are on me.

Cheers!

Then I'll send someone to deliver it tomorrow.

The base wine needed for Xiaoyao Spring.

Thank you for your hard work.

This woman's way of winning people over

is truly frightening.

If I get tied up with her,

I'm afraid I'll be left with nothing.

Jiang Yun.

Where is Jiang Yun?

Young Master Xiao.

I have something to discuss with her.

Young Master Xiao.

You...

W-what do you need?

You...

Why is your face so red?

Are you sick?

No, I'm not.

So this is where you're drinking.

Qingfeng.

I told you your young lady is a drunkard.

But you didn't believe me.

I'm just tasting the Jade Nectar wine.

Seeing if there's anything that needs improvement.

You're about to finish the whole bottle.

You call that tasting?

Give it back to me.

Qingfeng, you have no idea.

She got drunk at my place.

She slept all sprawled out.

It was hilarious.

Isn't that right?

Stop making things up!

I'm just saying you drank.

No need to exaggerate so much.

Qingfeng was just here.

Why are you so careless with your words?

Did you forget about a lady's reputation in ancient times?

Um...

I was wrong.

I didn't treat you as an outsider.

Not an outsider?

Could it be that Xiao Ning...

Jiang Yun.

If you're not feeling well from drinking too much,

you should rest for a while.

As for dealing with the Han family,

I can handle the preparations myself.

What?

Are we finally going to take on the Han family?