There is a happy inn in the capital.

Chapter 375 Sprint Mission

The 25th day of the twelfth lunar month

Young Master Ruan arrived as promised.

Li Shuchen handed over two hundred bottles of refreshing mosquito repellent to Ruan Jingshang.

Ruan Jingshang received the items but didn't leave, staring longingly at the doorway.

"Want to wait for Changning? Changning never said he was coming to see me today. Young Master Ruan, you'd better leave."

Li Shuchen cracked sunflower seeds, watching Young Master Ruan leave with regret.

Sigh, it's really hard to fall for someone. You want to see them but can't, you want to find them but have no reason to, you can only wait anxiously for an opportunity every day, suffering in vain.

She still only loves herself.

"Now that you've taken the goods, why don't you leave?"

Princess Changning entered the house with her arms crossed, followed by a beaming Ruan Jingshang.

"I have something to discuss with Miss Li, but I'm not in a hurry. Princess Changning, you can take care of your matter first."

Princess Changning ignored him and sat down.

"I've sold out of the floral essential oils, and all the money is with you. Take a look."

Pearl placed a mahogany box on the table.

Li Shuchen opened the wooden box and rummaged through the silver notes. His eyes lit up. There were two silver notes worth 100,000 taels each, as well as other silver notes and ingots of various sizes. A rough count revealed more than 200,000 taels of silver.

"Changning, did you rob someone? The floral essential oils I gave you couldn't possibly sell for that much!"

"How could I do such a petty thing? This is the money from selling the floral essential oils, not a penny more, not a penny less."

"That's amazing! How did you do that? Tell me!"

"It's nothing. I sold the floral essential oils to others at the original price, without a discount. Later, when your inn sold out of floral essential oils, I raised the price a bit, and they sold very smoothly. This way, I made much more money than if you had sold them at the inn."

"This is so much! Changning, you're truly my lucky star. Thank you for your hard work."

Princess Changning smiled smugly upon hearing this.

"a piece of cake"

"Princess Changning is exceptionally intelligent and shrewd in business; she is my role model," Ruan Jingshang said, bowing respectfully.

"Stop flattering me," Princess Changning said, her smile fading as she picked up her teacup. She appeared serious, but the smile on her lips was barely concealed.

"Princess Changning possesses such great strength, yet she is exceptionally humble. Such courage is beyond my reach. I wonder at what age I will be able to reach Princess Changning's level."

"Young Master Ruan, you flatter me."

Ruan Jingshang clapped his hands, and Princess Changning responded modestly.

Taking advantage of this moment, Li Shuchen secretly opened the system to check the task progress.

Happiness level ≥

[Profit value ≥ 2 silver]

[Popularity value ≥]

Happiness and popularity scores have been achieved, but profit is still 46,154 taels of silver short.

There are still five days left until the mission ends, but she can't earn ten thousand taels of silver a day at all.

This is how to do?

"Li Shuchen, why do you suddenly look so gloomy?"

Princess Changning asked with concern

Li Shuchen waved his hand to shut down the system and replied...

"Lacking money"

"How much are you missing? I'll go and find some for you."

"It's alright, I'll figure something out."

Li Shuchen rested his chin on his hand and tapped the table with the other.

Several ideas swirled in my mind, but none of them were suitable.

Seeing Li Shuchen's absent-mindedness, Ruan Jingshang knew his chance to impress Princess Changning had arrived, so he spoke.

"If Miss Li doesn't mind, I can help you relieve your worries."

Li Shuchen snapped out of his daze upon hearing the sound, glanced at Ruan Jingshang, and his eyes darted around—the solution was about to be found.

"If Young Master Ruan trusts me, could you please settle the remaining 30,000 taels of silver for the refreshing mosquito repellent liquid first?"

Ruan Jingshang solemnly replied, "Since Miss Li has asked for my help, I will do my utmost. I will go and fetch the money tomorrow."

"In that case, thank you very much, Young Master Ruan. Rest assured, I will deliver the goods on time."

"Miss Li, please take your time."

"If it's still not enough, you must tell me," Princess Changning patted Li Shuchen's hand.

Li Shuchen shook hands with him.

"Don't worry, I'll try my best and it should be about right."

"Didn't Young Master Ruan have something to discuss with Li Shuchen? I've finished my business, it's your turn."

Princess Changning looked at Ruan Jingshang

Ruan Jingshang blushed, feeling both ashamed and anxious.

What could he possibly want to talk about? He simply wanted to see Changning a little longer, talk to her a little more, and spend a little more time with her.

Li Shuchen stepped in to defuse the situation: "The matter of the final payment we just discussed must be what Young Master Ruan and I were talking about."

Ruan Jingshang nodded vigorously after hearing this: "Yes, yes, Miss Li is absolutely right. I trust Miss Li completely in our cooperation, so I thought I would settle the money before the end of the year so that everyone can have enough money to have a good New Year."

"Speaking of the Chinese New Year, Li Shuchen, what are your plans?"

"I'll live life however I want. Last year I was bedridden due to injury and missed out on some experiences. This year I'm determined to make the most of it. I'll cook a huge feast on New Year's Eve, so remember to come over for dinner."

I'll be there for you no matter what you do; I'll never be absent.

Um, can he spend the New Year with you guys?

Ruan Jingshang stood to the side, longing to see it, but too embarrassed to speak up. It seemed he would have to ask someone for help.

"Alright, the money has been delivered. I'll be leaving now," Princess Changning said, rising to her feet.

"I'll see you off," Li Shuchen also stood up.

"I'll take my leave too," Ruan Jingshang said, following the two downstairs.

After seeing the two off, Li Shuchen began soliciting customers at the door, shouting enthusiastically.

She needs to focus on her mission and cannot afford to slack off.

After a busy day at closing time

Li Shuchen rubbed his aching limbs and slumped onto the warm chaise lounge.

"Grape, I remember there's a box of pearls and a box of colored gemstones in the storeroom, right? Go and get them."

"Yes, the grapes will go now."

A box of pearls as white as jade and a box of sparkling gemstones were placed on the table by Grape.

Li Shuchen got off the bed, sat down at the table, and began counting pearls.

"What are you counting pearls for, young lady? Are you making a necklace?"

"No, to make bracelets."

"With the New Year approaching, Miss really should treat herself to some new jewelry."

"One hundred and eight, one hundred and nine, one hundred and ten"

After counting them, there were enough pearls for her to make several sister bracelets.

Without further ado, they found tools and began drilling holes in the pearls.

"Miss, you've had a long day, you should get some rest. You can do it tomorrow."

"No, we'll be busy at the inn during the day tomorrow, so we can only do it tonight. There aren't many days left, and we need to get the gifts out before the New Year. Grape, go to sleep now."

"It turns out that Miss was going to give a gift to a friend. She'll go to sleep after a while, and I'll come to wake her up early tomorrow morning."

"it is good"

Drilling a pearl doesn't take much time; the difficult part is polishing colored gemstones. These gemstones come in various shapes, and taming them to make them regular in shape and enhance their brilliance requires considerable effort.

Finally, on the evening of the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month

Li Shuchen created five colorful gemstone and pearl bracelets.

Gu Ziying and the other three used eighteen pearls each, while she herself used twenty pearls because her wrists were thick.

Eighteen pearls remain

After thinking about it, I decided to make a bracelet for Cheng Zhian as well. Anyway, he's thin, and eighteen pearls would be enough.

He rummaged through the gem box for a bit and found a piece of white jade.

She didn't know what it was called, but she felt that the jade was very warm and smooth, and perfectly matched Cheng Zhi'an.

After everything is done, put it into a brocade box.

I'll send someone to deliver them one by one first thing tomorrow morning.