PFC Chapter 116: Territory
Chapter 116: Territory
It has to be said that their current situation is quite awkward.
They were unwilling to return to their old profession as prostitutes, but they also couldn't find anyone to take over their jobs.
Wu Weiwei looked at the employees who were looking at her eagerly.
They were all quite young, the oldest being no more than twenty-two.
The youngest is nine years old, and his body hasn't even fully developed yet.
Most of them are young girls around fourteen or fifteen years old.
As the saying goes: "A graceful young woman of thirteen or so, like a budding cardamom flower in early February."
If she were ruthless enough, she could simply pay them a sum of money and disband them, letting them go wherever they wanted.
But Wu Weiwei believes she is not a heartless capitalist.
Regardless of the emperor's original intention in granting her land to build Wei Garden, she wouldn't have done such a thing even without the emperor.
From the crowd, a beautiful young woman stepped forward.
"Master, are you really going to transfer Wei Garden?"
If Wei Garden is sold, they will have nowhere to go..."
Having finally climbed out of the mire, he earns a living through his own skills.
They never want to go back to the days of serving men with servility and subservience.
they?
Wu Weiwei listened to the little girl's words.
I just found her rather interesting.
Is this a way of not including oneself in this group?
"What's your name? Where are you from?"
"My name is Lu Xiaoqian. I was separated from my parents when I was very young, so I don't remember much about the past."
The girl looked at Wu Weiwei with her big, bright eyes.
Wu Weiwei sized her up.
This is a girl with a heroic appearance.
Her facial features were well-defined and her lines were smooth.
His eyebrows were slightly raised like swords, and his eyes were bright and deep.
A thin pink scar remained under the corner of her eye.
It looks like this scar was recently added; the scab hasn't completely faded yet.
"Are you a courtesan?"
Wu Weiwei hit the nail on the head.
The girl looked up in surprise, then nodded.
Seeing her nod, Wu Weiwei roughly guessed the origin of the scars on her face.
Most of the girls who are newly hired in brothels will become obedient and serve customers after being intimidated by the madam a few times.
But looking at the girl's face and considering her behavior just now, she knew that the girl must be a strong-willed and opinionated woman.
It's likely that she was unwilling to sell herself after entering the brothel, which is why the madam gave her a severe beating.
Wu Weiwei looked at her and said, "If I sell Weiyuan, they will have nowhere to go. What about you? Do you have somewhere to go?"
"of course."
Lu Xiaoqian nodded.
“If the owner disbands this place, I can be like the men.”
Go work as a waiter in a restaurant, or set up a small stall to sell handicrafts.
If all else fails, I can always work as a porter at the docks to support myself…
Wu Weiwei understood what she meant when she heard her say that.
Seeing that Wu Weiwei didn't seem like that unreasonable boss.
The little girl's eyes pleaded: "Then, sir, can Wei Garden stay and not be sold?"
She wasn't doing it for herself, but for the sake of her kind older sister here.
To her surprise, Wu Weiwei shook her head.
Seeing this, Lu Xiaoqian immediately deflated.
Seeing her dejected and sad appearance, Wu Weiwei smiled slightly.
"Although I can't keep you in Wei Garden, I have other places for you to go."
Hearing Wu Weiwei's words, everyone was immediately excited.
"Is what you're saying true, sir?"
"Even if Wei Garden disbands, will you still keep us here?"
"Really? We have somewhere to go, and we can continue working as beauticians..."
Infected by their emotions, Wu Weiwei nodded happily to them.
Judging from Lu Hanting's attitude that day, he will most likely buy Wei Garden.
Not for any other reason than to please the female lead.
Perhaps he really is a wealthy man who can spend lavishly on women.
Perhaps Lu Hanting knew in his heart that the female lead was unhappy because he doted on her.
If the prince were to take back his Wei Garden for her sake, she might actually change her mind and accept Lu Hanting.
However, this is just his guess, and also Wu Weiwei's conjecture about the female lead's psychology.
Regardless of whether Wei Garden can continue to operate as she wishes, she now has a bold idea in her mind.
Weiyuan's territory is not big enough.
She needs to find a place to clear space and reorganize her business.
In ancient times, it was unrealistic to rely solely on men and their favor.
Besides, the prince only has his beloved heroine in his heart, and she is just a pastime for him when he thinks of her.
Now that the female lead has returned, her status as a favored concubine is even more precarious.
Instead of wasting time and energy competing with the female lead for his favor, it's better to focus on him and avoid wasting your own time.
Why not use his money to make your business thrive?
She figured it out.
She can't rely on the male lead alone here; she needs to leverage his influence.
Whose power should we rely on? Of course, it's the emperor.
Even if Lu Hanting had great power, he was still under the weight of imperial authority.
Unless he wanted to rebel, he still had to obey the emperor's orders.
Leaving the Crown Prince at this time is not realistic, after all, if she loses the Crown Prince's influence...
With her looks, she might very well be kidnapped.
For example, Prince Min, and the current Crown Prince who is obsessed with lust.
These were all lecherous scoundrels from the Great Wei Dynasty who loved to collect beauties.
Unless she has enough power and money, she has no way to stand against the imperial power.
Most importantly, Lu Hanting would never allow his woman to betray him.
Given his eccentric personality, even if he doesn't love or pamper him, he'll still have to grow old and die in the backyard.
The female protagonist is a typical example.
Don't be fooled by He Yuyan's current obedient presence in the backyard; it's only because the time isn't right yet. Once the time comes, she'll run away again.
She wasn't as suicidal as the female lead.
No one is as troublesome as her.
He spends all his time thinking about being with one person for life.
Sister, this is ancient times.
In ancient times, men had multiple wives and concubines. How can you expect him to have only one partner for life in reality?
Even in modern times, not every woman can have such a mindset.
Even wealthy and powerful men in modern times still keep mistresses and extramarital affairs.
There are more than just one or two capable people; three or four wouldn't be too many.
Monday at Da Bao's house, Tuesday at Si Bao's house, Wednesday at Er Bao's house—a different house every day, and life was wonderful.
In her opinion, it would be best if there were no men.
However, if there are no men, and one has physiological needs, one would have to use a five-clawed girl, which seems not intense enough.
She would rather a man give her tens or hundreds of thousands of yuan every month.
I only come back once or twice a year.
No need to wait on anyone or suffer any mistreatment; any woman would love a life like that.
Ha ha.
In a way, her life now seems pretty much like this, except that she has to be coaxed.
Perhaps one day she'll get tired of this kind of life and want a change of scenery, which would be a chance to challenge the imperial power.
Wu Weiwei thought about the condition she had made to the prince that day.
She was genuinely curious and wondered if Lu Hanting could help her win him over.
If I can secure this deal, it will likely open up another chapter in my business empire.