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Lady Liu slowly put down her clothes and did not refuse. She smiled and said, "Then, many thanks little madam."

"Then take a look at the proposal I mentioned before. What do you think?" Song Xiangsi sipped a mouthful of tea and continued her pursuit.

"Mmm, I like your clothes. You look so cool, so I won't blabber on." Lady Liu smiled and pursed her lips. Her tender white fingers lightly covered her nose as a bright light flashed in her eyes.

"What do you think? You can borrow the dancers from me and I'll give you 20%. Everyone else can lend me 20 silver coins, so you only need to pay 16 silver coins."

She pointed with her finger and smiled. "I can also order the clothes of dancers and singers from you, but you have to design them for us. You have to make a dance gown for the entire city. Also, you have to let me have 30%."

This was already considered a big demand from a lion. Both bodies had benefited the Orchid Garden greatly.

Song Xiangsi frowned slightly. She was unhappy and was about to start haggling.

Meng Ling Xuan, who had been silently sipping his tea, suddenly raised his hand and pressed her arm, telling her to calm down.

"Lady Liu is a straightforward and fair person, so my wife and I came to the Orchid Court to do this business with you. Seeing you today, I don't think so.

His voice was light, and the porcelain cup was warm and white. It fell on his broad palm and lightly rotated in an absent-minded manner.

Lady Liu narrowed her eyes. She was still somewhat fearful of this man, as she had the nagging feeling that he was not an ordinary person.

Before knowing the other party's identity, she didn't dare to go overboard and offended him. She smiled and said, "No need for that. Everyone is open for business and there is only money to be earned. Of course they want to help themselves."

Lowering her eyes to think for a bit, she gave a new condition, "How about this? The clothes that we bought from you, you give me 20%, how about that?"

Song Xiangsi shook her head. Clothes were a small problem, mainly due to the price of the dancers. Every time she came up with a new design, she would have to be at least a dancers.

She took a deep breath, raised her head to look at Liu Niang, and said in a deep voice, "I rent the dancers from your Orchid Court Workshop. You have to let me have sixty percent of each price."

As the flower heart fell, Liu Niang frowned and was instantly unhappy. She felt that Song Xiangsi was intentionally causing trouble.

Taking a deep breath, her face darkened as well. "That won't do. If that's the case, wouldn't our Orchid Garden suffer a huge loss?"

After saying that, she stood up and was about to leave, "I still have other things to take care of in my shop, so I won't be accompanying you. If you two would like to eat wine and listen to music, then call the waiter over."

"Why are you so anxious, Lady Liu?" Song Xiangsi smiled and pressed her arm to make her sit down. She then poured a cup of tea for her and smiled, "I have my reasons for pushing the price down to such a level. Why don't you listen to my opinion and see if you lose or lose, then decide whether or not you want to leave."

Liu Niang frowned slightly and looked somberly at Song Xiangsi. Thinking of the two dresses she had taken out just now, she pursed her lips and did not leave in the end. She said indifferently, "Tell me, I want to hear what I can earn from the 40% price."

Song Xiangsi smiled, "You have seen the design of my clothes. When the time comes, we will only provide you the Orchid Garden, and no matter what, your dancing dress here will be unique. With such an eye-catching design, coupled with the dancers' superb dancing skills, I believe it won't be long before you give me the 40% profit Liu Niang, then you will be able to earn even more."

Liu Niang's gaze turned and landed on the two pieces of clothing. She narrowed her eyes slightly as thoughts quickly flashed through her mind, weighing the pros and cons.

"You think you can really earn that much?" Liu Niang looked up at her, her eyes full of scheming.

Song Xiangsi opened her folding fan and gently fanned it. Her movements were indescribably cool and unrestrained, and her face was filled with confidence. "Of course."

Lady Liu was silent for a moment before replying, "Alright, I'll believe you this once. I'll lend you the dancers. We'll do as you say, but you have to guarantee that I'll really make as much as you say. Otherwise …"

After saying that, she paused for a moment. Her delicate hand turned the teacup in her palm and suddenly smashed it on the ground, shattering it into countless pieces.

"If you dare to fool me, then it won't end well."

At this moment, her originally flirtatious face had become abnormally sinister as she stared coldly at Song Xiangsi's face, waiting for her to answer.

Song Xiangsi took a deep breath as she thought, "Those who scamper around in this place are not to be trifled with. She is sure that this Lady Liu is a fierce character!"

"Of course, I only hope that you can keep your promise." Song Xiangsi also retracted the smile on her face. With a huff, she retracted her fan and looked at her with a smile that was not a smile.

As their eyes met, something was already agreed upon.

"He--" Liu Niang retracted her gaze, covered her mouth and laughed lightly, returning to her original smiling appearance, "Alright, then accept it like this, we will sign the agreement now. For today's meal, I will treat you as thanks for these two pieces of clothing."

As Lady Liu spoke, she drained the cup of wine in front of her in one gulp. Her eyes slightly narrowed as she stood up and left.

Song Xiangsi let out a long sigh as her body went limp and she collapsed onto the ground. She could not help but pull at the front of her robe as she felt extremely hot.

Needless to say, posturing was a tiring job.

Meng Ling Xuan turned and glanced at her, a hint of a smile flashing across his face. Silently, he pushed the snack towards her. "Taste it. This snack isn't bad."

Song Xiangsi picked one up easily. It was really not bad. She ate two of them. Her mouth was stuffed as she mumbled, "Hmm, the taste is not bad. Let's take some back to Xiaoxiao and Cheng as well."

With a hand supporting his head, his black eyes flickered with a doting light. "Yes, it's up to you. If you like it, we'll take two more. When you've eaten enough, bring two more plates back."

Song Xiangsi nodded. Feeling that Meng Ling Xuan's consideration was extremely thoughtful, she turned her head and smiled at him. Then, she buried her head in her food once more.

Lady Liu quickly came back with two documents and red mud from her hands.

Song Xiangsi took it and looked at it. Seeing that there were no problems, she signed.

After the business was settled, the two did not plan to stay for long. They bid farewell to Lady Liu and left with her.