Chapter 206: The Reckless Daily Life of the Demon Lord Princess Chapter 206: Earning a Basin and Bowl Full

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Protagonist:

Yan Qianqian

One can imagine how extraordinarily lively the scene was on the opening day of this shop! The several shop assistants inside spun like tops without stopping, so busy they could barely find footing. And Shangguan Xingyan took on multiple roles, at one moment warmly welcoming customers entering the shop, introducing in detail the features and highlights of various jewelry;

at another moment hurrying to crowded places, striving to maintain order on site, ensuring everyone could shop safely and in order. Though extremely busy, his face was always beaming with a brilliant smile, and he enjoyed it thoroughly.

At the same time, Yan Si was not idle either; he had been silently following behind Shangguan Xingyan, helping with whatever chores he could manage. The two cooperated with tacit understanding, complementing each other perfectly.

Amidst this bustling prosperity, inside a private room on the second floor of a teahouse directly opposite the small shop, a slightly sharp voice spoke: "I really didn't expect that this shop, just opened, could attract so many guests. It seems this Sixth Prince truly has quite a head for business, really impressive!"

Only to see Shangguan Peilin, dressed in an utterly ordinary outfit, holding a cup of steaming fragrant tea in his hand, suddenly burst into unrestrained laughter. His hearty laugh echoed throughout the entire room, as if it would shake the roof apart.

After laughing, he said in a loud and appreciative voice: "Younger Brother, truly impressive! However, I must also frankly admit that, comparatively speaking, Yan Si is slightly better. After all, many of the affairs arrangements and overall planning layout of this shop were all carefully formulated by Yan Si himself."

"Younger Brother merely came in the esteemed capacity of proprietor to preside over the opening ceremony. But I sincerely hope that in the future Younger Brother will redouble his efforts and manage this shop to flourish and prosper!"

Just then, the eunuch standing beside Shangguan Peilin was quick-eyed and quick-handed, hurriedly echoing: "Your Majesty speaks truly! In this old servant's opinion, this Sixth Prince Highness will certainly not disappoint you."

"Think back then, when the Sixth Prince insisted on opening a bookstore, everyone was not optimistic about it, thinking this move would most likely fail. But who could have imagined that, to this day, this bookstore has actually become a unique and unrivaled existence in the industry!"

Shangguan Peilin quietly listened to the eunuch's words of praise for his son, and a surge of indescribable joy welled up in his heart.

At this moment, his face was full of relief and satisfaction, and his originally tense nerves gradually relaxed. It seems that after leaving court today, he hastily changed out of his cumbersome Dragon Robe, rushed here without stopping to join the excitement, and it was truly not a wasted trip!

As for Shangguan Xingyan and Yan Si, they were busy all day long, not even having time to carefully prepare lunch, so they had to hastily buy something outside, then return to the backyard of the small shop to eat a few mouthfuls hastily, before throwing themselves back into the busy work.

Time passed quietly, and before they knew it, it was already sunset, but the customers coming to patronize did not decrease in the slightest. It turned out that a considerable number of them were people who, after eating dinner, went out for a walk because they had nothing to do, and happened to hear that this shop had just opened, so they curiously walked in to look around.

Thus, Shangguan Xingyan and Yan Si naturally could not get away, and could only stay in the shop to greet customers.

When the shop finally closed for the day, the palace gate had already been locked with the curfew. Left with no choice, the two decided to make do for the night in the courtyard in the backyard.

That night, they lay on the simple bed. Though their bodies were exhausted to the extreme, their hearts were full of yearning and anticipation for the future.

The next morning, before the sky was fully bright, Shangguan Xingyan and Yan Si got up early and quickly tidied everything up. As expected, today's customer flow increased rather than decreased compared to yesterday.

The reason was that during yesterday's opening, many customers had purchased jewelry here that was both beautiful and affordable. After these people returned home, some happily showed it to their families, while others eagerly showed off to their friends.

Thus, by word of mouth, news of this small shop spread like it had grown wings, causing more and more people to know of this place, and making more and more people yearn for it, flocking here one after another to see for themselves. According to the previous agreement, all goods in the new shop were discounted by twenty percent for the first three days after opening.

It was precisely thanks to this extremely attractive promotion strategy that, in the first three days of opening, after deducting various costs, the two made quite considerable profits—it could be said they earned a basin and bowl full.

During these full three days, they stayed in the courtyard behind the small shop so they could attend to the shop's business at any time. On the other side, Shangguan Peilin, having personally witnessed the spectacular scene of the shop's opening with its booming business and crowds of people, knew it was not wise to urge the two to return to the palace to report at this time.

Thus, he not only did not send anyone to urge them, but personally went to the Empress's Qin Gong, describing in detail to the Empress the lively scene of the shop opened by Shangguan Xingyan.

Speaking of which, on the opening day itself, Shangguan Xingyu had also brought her personal palace maid Xiao Huang to patronize the shop together. The moment they stepped through the shop door, the dazzling array of exquisite jewelry inside instantly caught their eyes, making them unable to help but marvel.

However, despite loving them greatly in her heart, Shangguan Xingyu ultimately did not choose to buy any jewelry. The reason was simple: she knew very well in her heart that as long as she said a word to her elder brother Shangguan Xingyan, these beautiful pieces of jewelry would be sent to her as gifts, so why spend her own money?

Furthermore, the shopkeeper probably did not recognize her, this Princess Highness. Thus, after idly strolling around the shop with great interest, she left contentedly. However, before leaving, she did not forget to carefully remind Shangguan Xingyan and Yan Si that even if business was busy, they should remember to eat on time and take care of their health.

The two nodded in agreement repeatedly, but during these three days, their mealtimes were uncertain; whenever they were not too busy, they took turns eating.

After the first three days passed, the customer flow decreased somewhat, but compared to other jewelry shops, there were still many people, because new styles only came every so often, so those who had bought their desired items would not come back for the time being.

They would wait for new stock before coming again, but there were also people who had taken a liking to a certain item but lacked funds temporarily, so they would come back to buy it in a couple of days. By the time the shop basically stabilized, it was already the fifth day of opening.