There is a happy inn in the capital.

Chapter 311 A Life of Debauchery and Indulgence

"Yes, miss"

Grape went to the counter to get her new clothes.

Everyone looked at Li Shuchen with eager eyes.

Li Shuchen, confused, said, "Why are you all looking at me? Are you looking at my new clothes? They're free, so look all you want!"

"Miss, I love you."

Chu Xia's sudden confession startled Li Shuchen. This kid was becoming more and more outgoing, which was a good thing; she was much better than when she first arrived, so timid and hesitant.

I love you too, early summer.

Chu Xia blushed upon hearing this and turned to look at her new clothes.

Grapes were distributed one by one according to name, and after the clothes were distributed...

Wang Shuang'er asked, "Why don't Miss and Grape have new clothes?"

Li Shuchen gave an awkward smile: "I forgot, you can wear them."

Upon hearing this, many girls' eyes welled up with tears, leaving Li Shuchen completely bewildered.

"New clothes are not enough to prove that our inn is qualified to move to the next level. Everyone has worked with me for a long time and worked very hard. Starting today, everyone will get a raise. On top of your monthly salary, each person will receive an increase of five taels of silver per month."

As soon as she finished speaking, everyone fell silent. They weren't as happy as Li Shuchen had imagined, which made her doubt herself and wonder if she had made the wrong decision.

Manager Xu spoke up, "The rewards Miss gives us are already enough on ordinary days. Now she wants to raise our wages. Is the inn really still profitable?"

Cook Wang murmured, "The young lady won't even buy herself new clothes, yet she wants to raise our monthly wages. How can this be?"

Upon hearing this, Li Shuchen's lips twitched. It wasn't that she didn't have money; she was just too lazy to design something for herself. How had everyone misunderstood?

The girls below began to sob, no longer caring about the new clothes in their hands.

Left with no other option, Li Shuchen explained, "I can give you a raise, and the inn will naturally be profitable. We'll buy you clothes; I won't go hungry, so please don't worry. I hope you're happy and don't fret about the inn's business. That's my problem. You just need to do your jobs well."

"Yes, Miss."

Smiles finally appeared on everyone's faces, which pleased Li Shuchen.

"New clothes, you must wear them tomorrow, Eighth Prince and Ninth Prince, too."

The eighth and ninth brothers paled upon hearing this, staring listlessly at the brightly colored clothes in their hands, and said, "Yes, Miss."

"Ha ha ha ha"

The crowd laughed and joked.

Li Shuchen smiled and said, "Alright, this Happiness Meeting is now over. You may all leave, except for Manager Xu."

"Yes, miss"

Everyone left, leaving only Manager Xu behind.

Li Shuchen: "Uncle Xu, the new activity is a bit complicated."

Shopkeeper Xu: "Please speak, Miss."

Li Shuchen: "'Drunken Life, Dreamlike Death' is actually a bathing and massage service, priced at ten taels of silver per session. If you participate in the event before the end of this month, you can receive a fruit platter worth two taels of silver and a pot of fruit wine worth five taels of silver for free. Once we enter August, we will start charging for it."

Shopkeeper Xu: "I've got it."

Li Shuchen: "In addition, there are only two massage therapists, Liu San and Liu Ru. They cannot take more than two customers a day, and they can only be arranged to massage same-sex customers, not opposite-sex customers. If any customer is unreasonable, have Lao Ba and Lao Jiu kick them out immediately."

Manager Xu: "Understood."

"Massage doesn't make a lot of money; the main source of profit is floral essential oils."

After Li Shuchen finished speaking, he opened the wooden box and placed it in front of Manager Xu.

"These four floral essential oils, from smallest to largest, are..."

A 5ml trial pack of essential oil costs 100 taels of silver per bottle.

A 30ml sample of essential oil costs 1200 silver dollars per bottle.

A 50ml sample of essential oil costs 2,000 taels of silver per bottle.

A 100ml bottle of essential oil costs 5,000 taels of silver.

The fragrance is engraved on the bottom of the bottle, and I have also counted the quantity of each floral scent. Uncle Xu can sell according to the inventory I wrote down.”

Shopkeeper Xu: Yes

Li Shuchen: "Next is the membership system. Purchase a 30ml sample of floral essential oil to become a 'Daisy Member' of our store. You will receive a 10% discount on subsequent purchases of essential oil and will also receive a beautiful white daisy brooch as a gift."

Purchase a 50ml sample of floral essential oil to become a 'Chrysanthemum Member' of our store. You will receive a 20% discount on your next essential oil purchase and a beautiful chrysanthemum brooch as a gift.

Purchase 100ml of full-size floral essential oil to become a 'Rose Member' of our store. You will receive a 30% discount on your next essential oil purchase and a beautiful red rose brooch as a gift.

I'll give you the brooch tomorrow.

Shopkeeper Xu: "Yes, Miss."

Li Shuchen nodded: "Let's leave it at that for now. I'll ask you for more details if I think of anything. Uncle Xu, do you have any questions?"

Shopkeeper Xu: "Upgrading from 'Daisy Member' to 'Yellow Chrysanthemum Member' only costs an extra thousand taels of silver. Isn't that a bit too easy?"

Upon hearing this, Li Shuchen slapped his forehead: "It's my fault for forgetting to mention it. Luckily, Uncle Xu reminded me that 'Daisy Members' need to purchase three 30ml sample essential oils and then buy a 50ml medium-sized sample essential oil to be promoted to 'Yellow Chrysanthemum Members'."

"To become a 'Chrysanthemum Member,' you need to purchase three 50ml sample-sized essential oils and then buy a 100ml full-size essential oil to upgrade to a 'Rose Member.'"

Manager Xu: "I understand everything. Does Miss have any further instructions?"

Li Shuchen waved his hand: "That's all, Uncle Xu, go home."

"Okay, done."

After Manager Xu left, Li Shuchen hung up the "Closed" sign and arranged the four bottles of essential oil from the wooden box neatly in the center of the counter, according to their size, making them conspicuous and eye-catching so that customers would notice them as soon as they entered.

Everything is ready, and we will open for business tomorrow.

Early the next morning

Li Shuchen got up, took the gold hairpin with bellflower that Liang Yuying had given her, and led Grape to Kong Craftsman's shop.

Craftsman Kong: "Miss Li has arrived."

Li Shuchen nodded, took out a box of brooches, and handed it to Craftsman Kong: "Craftsman Kong, could you please have some words engraved on the back of the brooches?"

Upon hearing this, craftsman Kong took out a rose brooch, held it in his palm, and examined it closely.

"This item doesn't seem to come from the capital."

Li Shuchen glanced around out of the corner of his eye, then smiled and said, "Craftsman Kong has a sharp eye. These brooches were bought from a wealthy young master at a high price, and I'm giving them away to the guests of the inn for free."

With so many people in the shop, it would be a shame if she didn't advertise for her inn.

A wealthy lady stepped forward and asked upon hearing this.

"Young lady, are you telling the truth? Such exquisite needles, are you really going to give them to this gentleman for free?"

Li Shuchen smiled amicably and said, "Madam, this is a brooch, an ornament worn on the chest of clothing. It's elegant and sophisticated, a truly rare and precious piece of jewelry."

"Oh my, this brooch is truly exquisite. A wealthy young master never skimps on anything; each piece is beautiful and rare."

The wealthy lady stared intently at the brooch in the wooden box, her eyes brimming with delight.

Li Shuchen was very clever. In order to attract customers, he took out a rose brooch and said, "If Madam doesn't mind, may I try it on for you?"

"Is what you say true, young lady?"

The wealthy lady was overjoyed and looked at Li Shuchen with delight.

Li Shuchen nodded: "It's true, Madam. Please stand still, I'll put it on for you."