Back and forth: I brought supplies to help the impoverished prince

Chapter 182 Confidants

Time flies, spring goes and autumn comes.

Qiao Shinian and the Cao brothers and sisters have established a firm foothold in the capital of Zhou State and are now expanding their business.

Shengping Commercial Bank has made comprehensive development in food, clothing, and housing. At first, the Cao family didn’t understand why Qiao Shinian named all the shops Shengping. It was not until Qiao Shinian explained to them the power of a brand that everyone realized that this was possible.

In the past, they were always hidden behind the scenes, and the names of the shops were all different. Only the shopkeepers knew who the real boss behind the scenes was.

Following Qiao Shinian's suggestion, Cao Jing is already preparing to expand his business to Chuwen, and the Zhou Kingdom's business is temporarily handed over to Qiao Shinian to assist Cao Ming's twins Cao Yu and Cao Xin in managing it.

Because of Qiao Shinian's special identity, the matters of appearance were handed over to Cao Ming, while the actual operation was in the hands of the three children.

The Cao family has been in business for generations, but in this generation, only the eldest brother Cao Jing has a talent for business. The second brother Cao Ming loves reading and painting. The third brother Cao Jinhua is a pampered, carefree person who only wants to know more strange and bizarre knowledge, so he often disguises himself as a man and uses the alias Cao Jinhua, known as the young master of the Cao family.

With Cao Jing's departure, the only ones who could take on the important responsibilities in the capital were Cao Ming's twin sons. Cao Ming knew nothing about business, but his two sons were very talented.

Cao Jing's eldest daughter is sixteen years old this year and is engaged to marry the son of a distant cousin of the Cao family.

As long as Mu Qingchen is there, there will be no problems with Zhou Kingdom's business, so before Cao Jing leaves for Chu Wen, he feels at ease leaving everything to Qiao Shinian and his own children.

"I won't marry!"

That day, Qiao Shinian was taking Mu Qingchen to a restaurant for lunch. After lunch, she heard Cao Yue's voice.

Cao Jinhua shrugged: "Sister Qiao, Xiaoyue didn't want to get married after hearing you say that close relatives would give birth to deformed babies. You'd better not show up in front of my sister-in-law these days. She is quite resentful of you now."

"Ahem, aunt." Cao Xin coughed lightly, "Don't talk nonsense."

"Sister Yue just doesn't like that cripple!" Cao Yu looked at Qiao Shinian and said with a smile, "Miss Qiao, don't worry. My aunt is not that kind of person."

The twins from Cao Ming's family were both here today, so after dinner Qiao Shinian discussed the business direction for next month with the two team leaders.

Mu Qingchen just sat there, watching Qiao Shinian's skillful negotiation in silence.

Cao Jinhua looked at Mu Qingchen carefully, stuck out her tongue and shrugged, saying, "Sister Qiao's idea is not something that ordinary women can accept, and the eldest sister-in-law just wants Xiaoyue to get married and have children as soon as possible."

"I won't marry!" The door was pushed open, and Cao Yue, with a big knife on her back, walked quickly to Mu Qingchen, bowed to him, and then walked to Qiao Shinian politely: "I agree with Sister Shinian's ideas. Why should women be confined to the harem? I want to accompany her to build a new system!"

"Shh~" Cao Xin raised his index finger to his lips to make a silent gesture, then ran to the door, looked around and closed it, "Sister Yue, don't blurt out something like that. If others hear us, we'll be in big trouble."

Cao Yue pouted, then took Qiao Shinian's hand, with an admiring look on her face: "Sister Shinian, I want to create a brand new system with you, where women can be teachers, women can go to the battlefield, and women can stand in the court!"

Qiao Shinian reached out and patted her shoulder: "When the time comes, if you have made great achievements, I will ask Wen Jiu to recommend you to be promoted to general!"

"I want to be the first female general!" Cao Yue raised her eyebrows, a happy expression on her face again, and the unhappiness just now completely disappeared.

"But what about your mother?" Qiao Shinian naturally knew how much importance Cao Yue's mother Jiang Yu attached to this marriage. "There will be problems within three generations, but basically there will be no problem beyond three generations."

"I won't marry that lame little stubborn guy!" Cao Yue snorted disdainfully, "I've already written to tell him that I want to cancel the engagement! I hope he won't pester me."

Watching Qiao Shinian chatting and laughing with the younger generations of the Cao family, Mu Qingchen's lips curled up slightly.

Maybe Cao Jing and Cao Ming were respectful and fearful towards Qiao Shinian and him on the surface, but they would hold back and would not be tied to them in private. However, the younger generations of the Cao family were different.

Let’s not talk about Cao Jinhua, his most beloved sister, but Cao Yue, Cao Xin and Cao Yu, they can still be considered as Qiao Shinian’s confidants.

They admired Qiao Shinian and approved of his ideological theories. Cao Xin and Cao Yu knew very well that their father loved poetry and books and had responsibilities and burdens, but as a businessman at the bottom of society, he had absolutely no chance of entering officialdom.

Cao Yue, who had always loved wielding swords and guns, came across someone who told her that as long as she worked hard with him, she would have a chance to become a general. She might be able to create a new era with her instincts.

This recognition and hope made Cao Yue's admiration for Qiao Shinian reach its peak. The younger generation of the Cao family is at an age of passion and enterprising spirit, so regardless of Cao Jing and Cao Ming, the entire Cao family is almost Qiao Shinian's first team.

Mu Qingchen lowered his eyes. He was ready to go to Chuwen Kingdom with Qiao Shinian and accompany her to create a world close to her world. In this way, perhaps she would be willing to stay forever.

As for his mother, he will leave behind capital that will not shake the entire Liu family. It is time for him to let go and try to step out of the task of protecting his mother.

Cao Yu looked at the abacus, then raised his head to look at Qiao Shinian: "Miss Qiao, you said before that we should start from the source so as not to be strangled by others, but we are now involved in too many types. The source can be solved, but there must be a safe place."

"We can disperse the source and set up more points. Your uncle has already gone to Chuwen to pave the way for our future. Now we need to stabilize Zhou's business. We can't just stay in the capital. There are other places in Zhou. We can spread out like a spider web with the capital as the center."

"But we don't have enough manpower. We have too few people we can use now." After Cao Yu said this, he was too embarrassed to look at Qiao Shinian's face.

Qiao Shinian didn't say to go find people if there weren't enough people. She knew that the Cao family was cautious in doing things. The businesses in various parts of the capital were looked after by old people who had followed the Cao family caravan for many years. There really weren't enough people to expand the scale outward.

"Those shopkeepers in the capital can be sent out, and the newcomers who stay in the capital will be given a contract. If they breach the contract, the penalty will be enough to make his family work for us for the rest of their lives."

"Huh?" Cao Xin was puzzled, but he pricked up his ears and prepared to take notes. He knew that once they expressed doubts, Qiao Shinian would always explain it to them clearly.

Cao Yue saw that there was nothing for her to do here, then looked at her aunt, thought for a moment and said with a smile: "Aunt, how about you get married for me? How can my niece get married before my aunt?"

“Haha.” Cao Jinhua sneered, “I think you are itching for trouble! Even your father doesn’t dare to say that! Also, if you call her Sister Shinian, our generations will be messed up! You should either call her Aunt Qiao, or follow your two brothers and call her Miss Qiao!”

After she finished speaking, she smiled and said, "I want to be like Sister Qiao and have a free love relationship!"

"I'm going to call you Sister Shi Nian, what do you care?" Cao Yue refused to give in and turned around and went out: "I'm going to practice with my sword. If that lame guy dares to disagree, I'll pick up my sword and chop him up!"