A sneer curled up on Su Mingyu's lips, but she remained calm on the surface. "What do you mean, Manager Wang?"
Thinking Su Mingyu didn't understand, Wang Manwen repeated herself. "Due to our previous mistake, we'd like to offer some compensation to Miss Si Nan."
Su Mingyu let out an "oh." "Then what price are you going to offer me, Manager Wang?"
Seeing that Su Mingyu seemed interested, Wang Manwen breathed a sigh of relief in her heart. "I'll give you a 20% discount on each bolt of cloth."
Before Su Mingyu could reply, Wang Manwen continued. "Although it may not seem like much, I know Miss Si Nan has a large order. In total, it will be a considerable amount."
It was indeed a good price, under normal circumstances.
Now, Su Mingyu just glanced at Wang Manwen indifferently. "Manager Wang, do you know that in order to deal with the pirated clothes, on average, we had to lower the price of each piece by at least 30%, not to mention the monthly wages of the workers in my garment workshop."
The implication was obvious: isn't a 20% discount too little?
Wang Manwen didn't expect this girl to be so greedy, but fortunately, she came prepared.
Wang Manwen nodded with a smile. "I really didn't know about this."
"I'm here with sincerity. Otherwise, I wouldn't have come here myself, right?"
"How about this? I'll give you another 10% off. From now on, whenever you buy cloth from us, I'll give you a 30% discount."
As she said this, Wang Manwen even showed a heart - wrenching expression. "This is an unprecedentedly low price in the entire cloth business. If I lower it any further, not only will I not be able to cover my costs, but it will also disrupt the market. No one will be happy about that."
If Su Mingyu didn't know Wang Manwen so well, she might have almost believed that Wang Manwen was really willing to give her a discount.
She might even have been touched.
However, Su Mingyu just looked at her calmly and then asked, "30%? It's really tempting."
Su Mingyu changed the subject. "But so what?"
"Now everyone in the capital knows that there's a problem with your cloth, Manager Wang. Girls will get rashes after wearing clothes made from the cloth of your workshop."
"Do you really think I'm stupid? It's bad enough that you've been leeching off my clothes."
"Now that you can't sell your cloth, you still want me to clean up your mess?"
"You're really the epitome of someone who is shameless for the sake of silver. I really should learn from you."
Su Mingyu curled her lips into a smile, and her sarcastic words poured out like a machine gun aimed at Wang Manwen. "Manager Wang, you're the guiding light on our business path and the stepping - stone for me to reach new heights."
Su Mingyu's words were heart - piercing and harsh. "Thanks to you, I've learned that one can't be too shameless. Otherwise, one will be like you, scolding oneself for being shameless just to reduce losses."
It was only then that Wang Manwen realized that Su Mingyu had been playing her for a fool.
Wang Manwen's face turned as black as coal.
She glared at Su Mingyu with gritted teeth, her eyes wide open. "I'm being polite to you because you're a junior!"
"How dare you be so rude! I think you don't want to stay in the capital anymore!"
Su Mingyu didn't even lift her eyelids. "Manager Wang, if you want to daydream, please go back to your own mansion. This is not the place for you to brag. Be careful not to bite your own tongue when your boast goes too far."
"You!" Wang Manwen was so angry that her eyes were about to pop out. This girl looked so small, but she was so sharp - tongued.
As a result, she was scolded by Su Mingyu from head to toe and had no way to fight back.
Wang Manwen angrily swept all the things on the table to the ground. Still not satisfied, she grabbed everything within reach and started throwing things around.
Su Mingyu just sat there quietly, watching her without any intention of stopping her.
After almost wrecking the entire meeting hall, Wang Manwen finally felt a little better.
She gasped for breath and glared at Su Mingyu. "Little girl! Remember, in this capital, I, Wang Manwen, am the one who has the final say in the cloth business! You've humiliated me today. Let's wait and see!"
Su Mingyu yawned and called out to the door. "Xia Mian."
"Remember to take inventory of the damaged items later and make a list to send to the Su Mansion. Oh, choose a day when Minister Su is at home."
Wang Manwen paused for a moment but still left without looking back.
Xia Mian couldn't help but take a deep breath. "My lady, Wang Manwen really has a lot of power in the cloth business in the capital. Is it unwise for us to do this?"
Su Mingyu pretended to think. "Yes, it might be a bit inappropriate."
Xia Mian felt a little relieved. "Should I prepare a gift to go to the Su Mansion to apologize later?"
Su Mingyu curled her lips into a smile. "Since Wang Manwen made such a ruckus, you calculate the list and send it to Su Zhengyi. Remember to hire a waist - drum team to play gongs and drums. The commotion must be big."
As she said this, Su Mingyu snapped her fingers. "Oh, by the way, hire a few storytellers to stand in front of the Su Mansion and tell this story over and over again until everyone in the capital knows about it."
Xia Mian was so shocked that she almost forgot to breathe.
Her own mistress wasn't trying to make peace at all. She was clearly trying to offend the Su family to death.
She pursed her lips and it took her a long time to find her voice. "Isn't this... going too far?"
Su Mingyu propped her chin with her hand and stared at Xia Mian with her bright eyes without blinking. She looked so innocent, like a fairy. "Really? I think it's okay."
"Ah, there's one more thing." Su Mingyu suddenly remembered something. "If anyone from the Su Mansion dares to make a move, you report it to the authorities. I'd like to see if Su Zhengyi can cover the sky with one hand under the emperor's nose."
Xia Mian swallowed hard. A chill suddenly climbed up her back and she couldn't help but shiver.
She had never seen Su Mingyu angry before, so she always thought that Su Mingyu was a gentle and well - behaved young lady.
But today she finally realized that Su Mingyu was either too lazy to care or would calculate someone to death.
This girl, who was six or seven years younger than her, was really terrifying.
Su Mingyu had a great time scolding Wang Manwen today and was in a really good mood, so she didn't notice the complex emotions in Xia Mian's eyes at all.
She just greeted Xia Mian and left Sinnan Pavilion early for the Rui Xian Prince's Mansion.