Inner city, trade hall.

"If you have 20,000 kilograms of toilet paper... it can be supplied, but you have to wait for three days..."

"Please, this noble man, your kimchi order has been submitted to the account. It will take a cup of tea to confirm the amount. We just happened to have a new batch of good dried fish, which is spicy and has five spices... Try it..."

"Consignment? Let me see... Oh yell, this batch of blankets is good, you knit them yourself... OK, if you consign, our chamber of commerce will charge a 10% handling fee, and you have to pay the municipal tax yourself..."

"Oh, Mr. Hong is here. Look, these are the furniture you ordered last time. All of them are made of nanmu. This tea table was designed by our husband. It is carved from tree roots and is named Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea. Look at this character, they are all lifelike."

"...If Erguotou is out of stock for now... I wonder if you like Jiannan Shao, this Jiannan Shao was refined by my husband from Jiannandao's cellar wine. The liquid is as clear as Erguotou, and it also retains the unique spicy taste of Jiannan Shao..."

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The servants in charge of the reception are still busy, with all kinds of goods and various customers. They are the busiest people in Shuofang Dongcheng every day. Of course, what matches this busyness is the high income that all Shuofang people envied.

In Ma Zhou's office, several officials from the chamber of commerce sat around.

"Master Ma, Wule Dried Fish Floor has sent another batch of new goods here. This time it is fish paste for soup making..."

"The dried fruits in Hualou have been selling well recently. I was wondering if I could open a store specializing in selling dried fruits on Zhongshan South Road."

"When it comes to Hualou, the most discussed thing recently is mahjong. Although renting a mahjong table is not cheap, there are still a constant stream of people going to Hualou to play cards every day. Ma, can we open a few gambling shops..."

"The cement used for road construction outside the city has been prepared. This batch of cement totals 80,000 stones. We need to pay 4,600 guan to the cement workshop. This is the receipt..."

"Zhang Yajiu of the smelting workshop commissioned us to collect distribution maps of mines in various parts of Hanoi, saying that he wanted to find a thing called tungsten. I have asked someone to issue a reward, this is a bounty application form..."

Xi Yunfei's various industries are on the surface and are responsible for their own profits and losses, but in fact, Ma Zhou is the one who coordinates behind the scenes. The industries must sometimes communicate with each other, but they all have to go through formal financial processes, which also avoids a lot of unnecessary troubles.

Although there is no concept of a group company in this era, Ma Zhou has read dozens of business management books from later generations, and his ability to coordinate in this regard is no less than that of professional managers in later generations.

After arranging the division of labor for each manager, the regular meeting of one day came to an end.

After looking at the time, it was almost time for lunch.

Sure enough, before the documents on the table were cleaned up, the office door was knocked, and then a gust of fragrant wind blew.

Li Qing'er walked in with Ning'er Shiran, who was carrying an exquisite square food box in his hand.

"You are still so on time." Ma Zhou smiled and stood up and walked to the tea table to sit down, rubbed his hands, and asked impatiently: "What delicious food did you make today...sniff...it smells so good!"

Li Qing'er and Ning'er smiled at each other, put the food box on the tea table, and Ning'er brought out exquisite dishes one by one.

Li Qing'er walked to the desk and helped Ma Zhou stack the documents on the desk neatly...

"Sweet and sour carp, sweet and sour tenderloin, sweet and sour pork ribs, fish-flavored shredded pork..."

"Sister knows that you like to eat sweet foods. You add sugar to each dish, so you can make your husband have a good meal and say."

"Hahaha, Erlang is really a big deal. I have read so many books, but I have never seen any disease that I can't eat sugar..."

"Master Ma, don't take it seriously. Since the husband said there is, then there must be. It's better to be careful."

"Ha...Okay, um, this sweet and sour tenderloin is delicious..."

Li Qing'er, who was tidying up the table by the desk, felt sweet in her heart when she heard this. There was nothing better than the dishes she cooked and she was sure to get her lover.

After serving Ma Zhou for lunch, Li Qing'er said goodbye and left. The Chamber of Commerce had only half an hour off for lunch, and she was about to start a new busy schedule. She delayed Ma Zhou's work here.

However, not long after Li Qing'er left, Ma Zhou had to leave the office.

"Master Ma, something happened in Hualou. Miss Liu was forced to be taken away by her family...Manager Mu was so angry that he took a group of people to surround Yuelai Inn..."

"What?"

Time returns to an hour ago.

During these days, due to the papermaking workshop, Liu Rushi and Mu Xiaoxiao have basically become inseparable good sisters.

Liu Rushi taught Mu Xiaoxiao to read and write, and Mu Xiaoxiao called Liu Rushi to manage and calculate. The two sisters communicated with each other and got along well.

However, today the two girls just finished lunch in the flower building and walked out of the gate and were surrounded by people.

"My wife, please go back with us. The head of the family has been waiting for a long time."

"My father?" Liu Rushi didn't expect that he would come so quickly. He just improved a little, so he couldn't wait to find him in Hedong, and... it was his father Liu Shi who took action himself.

When the visitor saw Liu Rushi's expression was shocked, there was a faint resentment in his eyes. He frowned at first, and then said coldly: "Does my wife think the head of the family should not come? Some words should not be said, but I should still recognize it clearly... You are from the Liu family after all. After hearing that the head of the family came, he was still so hesitant and hesitant, which made people gossip."

"I..." Liu Rushi's pretty face was as pale as snow, and he had no way to argue.

Mu Xiaoxiao saw everything and said in her heart that something was wrong. This person obviously knew Liu Rushi very well and knew to suppress her with family righteousness. Liu Rushi was bound by family rules since childhood. Once the righteousness came out, she could not have the intention to resist at all.

Sure enough, with a wave of his hand, two middle-aged women like nanny walked up, supporting Liu Rushi from left to right, and taking her away with her, with a very tough attitude.

"What are you doing?"

Seeing this, Mu Xiaoxiao shouted loudly, but saw that Liu Rushi looked miserable and looked pitiful, so she was so angry that she was not angry.

The manager who led the people thought Mu Xiaoxiao was young and thought she was Liu Rushi's new maid. He waved his hand unceremoniously and pushed Mu Xiaoxiao to the ground. If there weren't more people watching around him, he would have wanted to teach this girl who didn't know her rank and inferior.

When Liu Rushi saw Mu Xiaoxiao being pushed, a trace of struggle flashed in his eyes. He was about to step forward to help Mu Xiaoxiao up, but the nanny beside him pulled into a sedan chair with force...

"Sister!" Mu Xiaoxiao's butt hurt, and she forced herself to stand up, and was about to stop the sedan chair.

Unfortunately, the person who came was prepared for a long time. He called a few servants to come up and blocked Mu Xiaoxiao's way. He also threatened fiercely: "If it weren't for the crowds of people in the streets, the labor and capital would have to be a good-looking girl. How could you interrupt the master's affairs?"

"Dare you?" Mu Xiaoxiao was small but had a big heart. She raised her eyebrows and glared at the manager.
Chapter completed!