Matthew didn't have any misgivings about Harper entering the clothes business. It was no longer like
the beginning of their
marriage. At that time, he would have had his doubts. How could such a young lady from a powerful
family who barely went
outside know how to do business in different fields? However, he had learned to respect her
capabilities after being married to
her for so long. Moreover, he was mystified by her way of thinking. The more he knew her, the more
she intrigued him.
"What kind of garments do you want to make?"
"Matthew, do you have outstanding female embroidery workers?" Harper asked. The couple had visited
all the garment shops in
the city, and had seen the wide scope and abundance of garment makers there, but not many of them
were outstanding.
"Yes. How many do you need?" Matthew asked decisively.
Harper stretched out three fingers and said, "I need thirty. All of them must have exquisite embroidering
skills."
Matthew nodded, looking at her lovingly. "Don't worry. I will find only the best ones for you."
"Why don't you ask me what I have in mind? Aren't you afraid that I will do something foolish or bad?"
Harper asked with a smile.
"Will you? Do you need a knife? I will prepare one for you," Matthew said after a moment's
consideration.
With a smile, Harper punched her husband. "I want to create a brand in River City."
"Who is 'Brand'? Is it a boy or a girl?" Matthew asked innocently.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHarper's mouth twitched in a mixture of amusement and irritation, and for a moment she didn't know
how to answer, but then she
calmed down. "I mean, when people see any garment that comes from my shop, they will recognize it
straightaway. This is the
brand."
"I see. It's a form of fame." Then he made a deduction. "We can use the rich and powerful people in
River City... Hmm, Pearce
and his wife are our best choices, I think. We can invite them to your shop to buy some clothes. Your
brand will spread twice as far with half the effort if they wear the clothes with your brand." "That's what I
am thinking too. So, now, let's try our best to keep them happy. If we need any help, we'll just ask
them," Harper said frankly. "Smart girl!" Matthew praised as he stopped in front of a tea house. "How
about using this building as your shop?"
Harper looked the building up and down several times. It was a three-floor house, which met her
requirements for a clothing shop perfectly. She walked into the building with her husband in order to
have a look at the interior. This tea house was quite busy with customers. The waiter walked over to
them as soon as he saw them enter. "Welcome! There are private rooms upstairs, please." "Yes."
Harper nodded her head and was pleased to see how the hall was decorated. She walked upstairs to
the second floor, following the waiter. The arrangement of the second floor was also nice, but if she
wanted to make a clothing shop there, she would need to make some adjustments. "Waiter, what is on
the third floor?" she asked the waiter. "The storeroom is on the third floor, and our shopkeeper lives
there," the waiter said with a smile. "Sir, ma'am, what would you
like to drink?"
"A pot of green tea, two plates of your best desserts."
"All right. Hang on, please."
"Honey, it won't be easy to buy this place, since they are doing such good business," Harper
commented cautiously.
Matthew stared at her and smiled. "If they don't sell it, we can just snatch it. Or, we can kill them all and
loot it."
Harper's face darkened immediately, but she would have been a fool if she couldn't see that he was
joking. "Is this tea house
yours?" she asked.
Matthew nodded and said, "Yes, but if you like it, it's yours now." "Well, thank you very much. When will
the embroidery workers be ready?" A pleasant smile spread across Harper's face. She had faith in his
speed. "Within three days, I will have the embroidery workers arranged for you. Although outstanding
embroidery workers are easy to find, their embroidery styles are almost the same without any
specialties. How do you make the clothes of your shop distinguish
from other shops'?" Matthew asked curiously. He had once gone to the gambling house improved by
her, and found that it had
drawn many new customers in an instant and defeated all its competitors within a few neighboring
blocks. When Felix became
aware of it, he almost wanted to take back the title deed. This time she wanted to open a clothing shop,
and Matthew looked
forward to her good performance.
"We won't leave here until the New Year, at any rate. I have enough time to think about it." Harper
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmsmiled mysteriously. "By the
way, all the embroidery workers you find must be morally upstanding."
"Don't worry. I will find all the workers for you and give their indentures to you. If you find problems with
any of them, you can
beat or kill her."
"Cruel beast." Harper rolled her eyes. "But I like that."
"Well, you always need some method of intimidating your subordinates, after all. But I'm curious. What
exactly are your
intentions, Harp?" asked Matthew.
"There are many gifted scholars and beautiful ladies in River City. It's natural to make good use of
them. We need to persuade
Marquis Pearce and his wife to help us and let everyone else think it is their business. Since we are
doing business outside the
imperial capital, we must keep a low profile as much as we can. His Majesty is always waiting for me to
make a mistake." Harper
was excited by her plan.
"Are you afraid?"
"I'm not afraid of him, but I don't want to get in trouble." As she spoke, Harper poured a cup of tea for
her husband. "Honey,
please support me in the following days."
"No problem. By the way, when you're free, you should train Rufus more. Turn him into a money-
making slave for us."