Time Travel: The Noble Family
Chapter 413 - 145: Colorful Ribbon_2

Chapter 413: Chapter 145: Colorful Ribbon_2

Chengteng was very displeased with the candidate Ruolan Zhuang and suspected that she was not diligent enough.

Ruolan felt uneasy inside. To be able to choose within ten days, already very challenging, she said, "Father, I’ve approached the families you favored, but their madams and leading grandmothers have all tactfully declined. Father, there’s nothing I can do." The families would refuse as soon as they heard it was for the Second Young Master. Ruolan understood why these madams would decline; Ma Yue was not empathetic and was considered at best, clean-looking, not appealing enough for those families.

In Ruolan’s own opinion, Ma Yue was not even worthy of these two families’ daughters. Not to mention the case with Keyue, a grown man who, failing to pass the examination, blamed it on his daughter who was just a month old; such a man could not be relied upon.

Chengteng felt that his eldest daughter-in-law was outwardly compliant but secretly opposed him.

Ma Yuan felt that the families chosen by the Eldest Young Madam were all decent, especially the merchant’s daughter—aside from her ordinary appearance, her dowry was definitely very generous. Ma Yuan added, "Old Master, the fact that the Second Young Master blamed his failure to become a Scholar on Miss Ke may have caused some resentment in the Eldest Young Master and Eldest Young Madam." As a servant, Ma Yuan was not supposed to discuss the rights and wrongs of the Ma Family’s masters. Still, having grown up with Chengteng, he was utterly loyal and disliked the Old Master disparaging the Eldest Young Master because of the Second Young Master. The future of the Ma Family relied on the Eldest Young Master; the Old Master would depend on him in the future as well. As for the Second Young Master, it would be good if he could not depend on the Old Master.

Hearing this, Chengteng sighed slightly, "Forget it, I will look for one myself." Even if he needed to find a merchant’s family for a marriage alliance, he must choose a girl with good looks. His eldest son was so excellent; the younger son could not fall too far behind; otherwise, conflicts would only increase in the future.

If Yueyao knew what Chengteng was thinking, she would undoubtedly laugh and cry. Ma Peng was extremely fortunate to have married Ruolan and only just managed to be worthy of her after he became a Palace Graduate. Although Ma Yue was talented, he was not practical and had now developed an addiction; he could only find an ordinary family, dreaming of finding a wife like Ruolan would mean staying single for a lifetime.

Ruolan was also pondering whether to find a clever or a foolish girl. Being clever had its advantages, but overly clever people could be troublesome to deal with.

Cai Yi rushed into the room, "young lady, San Gui has come to reply." San Gui, son of Ruolan’s mother’s maid, was brought from the Zhuang Family by Ruolan, a true confidante. Of course, he wouldn’t be tasked with important duties if he were unreliable.

When San Gui entered, he was holding a piece of satin, "young lady, this is dyed according to the formula you provided." San Gui’s voice trembled as he spoke, knowing well what this piece of satin meant.

Ruolan, touching the smooth colored cloth, had Cai Yun and Cai Yi spread out the fabric. The cloth shimmered with dazzling brilliance. This fabric, incomparable to real Shimmering Brocade, could definitely sell for a good price based on its sheen and fine texture alone. Ruolan knew she had truly found a treasure, "Cai Yun, send an invite to Cousin Miss. The product is ready; it’s time to discuss the details. We’ve only mentioned it vaguely before, but now it’s time to get serious."

Yueyao arrived promptly, laughed at seeing the fabric she envisioned, but said no more.

Seeing Yueyao’s casual demeanor, Ruolan seemed proud, "This product will definitely bring huge profits. Yueyao, I’m thinking of bringing in two more shareholders. I plan to give them each twenty percent of the shares, while you have forty percent, what do you think?"

Yueyao felt it was too much, "Forty percent isn’t necessary, let’s give you forty percent, cousin-in-law!" Twenty percent was more than enough for her; handling purchases, sales, and managing the store all required the cousin-in-law’s involvement. She was just receiving dividends, so she couldn’t take so much.

Ruolan thought Yueyao was being too sincere, "Let’s both take thirty percent." She couldn’t let Yueyao be at a disadvantage. She was already getting a great deal; it wouldn’t be right to take advantage.

Yueyao considered it and didn’t object further, "Cousin-in-law, aside from those from the Duke Mansion, who else are you asking to invest?" She hoped they had sufficient social standing to hold their ground.

Ruolan smiled and said, "I plan to offer two percent of the shares to my Great Aunt, and the other person is my close friend Yajing, who married the Heir of Marquis Jingning two years ago and is now the Madam of the Heir of Marquis Jinning."