The daughter of the first wife is a black lotus, reborn and remarried to kill

Every word her grandmother said was for her own good, so Li Qingqian pondered over it over and over again.

She looked at the face her mother left for her in the bronze mirror and didn't know what to do.

It is said that beautiful women are always confident, but sometimes a beautiful face is not necessarily a good thing.

She didn't know whether Shen Changyun's love for her now was because of her or... Her hand stroked the bronze mirror.

Or is it because I am pampering this face?

She was not a pretentious and sentimental person. It was just because she was a person involved in the situation and did not know Shen Changyun's secret that she fell into the distress of self-confusion.

Li Qingqian knew very well in her heart that if it weren't for the thing given by her mother, Li Zhengkang might not necessarily marry her to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. Based on the foundation that Liu had laid for Li Shuyue over the years, he would most likely find a way to marry Li Shuyue to him, and then marry herself to Jiang Lin to preserve the reputation of the Li Mansion.

During the years she had been on earth, whether in her previous life or before her rebirth in this life, almost everyone emphasized to her that everything she had obtained was due to this face.

What about Shen Changyun's love? If she gets old and loses her looks, will he still cherish her like this? If not, then she should think about her own way out in advance.

Maybe she didn't have such experience in her previous life, and she never loved Jiang Lin, so she didn't know what she felt towards Shen Changyun now.

She covered her heart, knowing only that she was very happy to see Shen Changyun both times, and was looking forward to their next meeting.

This feeling... is it heart-throb?

Li Qingqian felt more expectant. Could it be that Shen Changyun was helping her like this because he loved her as much as she loved him?

Her hand unconsciously grasped a jade hairpin on the dressing table. If it weren't for this face...

The next moment, Li Qingqian was so scared that she threw the hairpin away.

I'm really crazy. We agreed that I should live for myself after this rare rebirth. How can I test Shen Changyun's sincerity by hurting myself?

It’s okay, she comforted herself in her heart. Just like her grandmother said, as long as she didn’t expect too much, she wouldn’t get hurt.

She should be the most important person in her heart besides her grandmother. How could she forget this?

Li Qingqian closed her eyes and slowly exhaled.

I was too idle, so I lost the grace of a noble lady in such a matter. It seems that I still need to find something to do. Li Qingqian thought about it. If she was in Beijing, could she have her own business?

Aning has done a great job in this matter. I will go to her tomorrow and ask her how to enrich my life.

*

At noon the next day, in a private room of Wanhe Tower.

After hearing what she said, Song Ningyan couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of tea, "No, sister, have you been PUA'd by this world for too long? Have you become accustomed to internal friction?"

Li Qingqian didn't quite understand what she said, "What do you mean?"

Song Ningyan didn't know how to explain it to her. After thinking for a while, she said, "It's just like accepting too many voices in this world that deny that you are excellent, which causes you to constantly look for your own shortcomings."

"But I think you're really good," she took Li Qingqian's hand, "You're pretty, you come from a good family, you're smart, and you and Shen Changyun are childhood sweethearts. What are you afraid of?"

Li Qingqian's eyes revealed confusion, "An Ning, your words are becoming more and more unbelievable."

"Forget it," Song Ningyan didn't intend to explain too much on this matter, and got back to business, "I'm planning to open a restaurant in Beijing recently, how about you join me?"

"Okay." Li Qingqian answered without hesitation.

This straightforwardness made Song Ningyan a little embarrassed, "Don't you want to think about it?"

"Food is the most important thing for people. I have thought about it carefully. The reason why Wanhelou is the only one in Beijing now is because of its unique bamboo forest environment and novel dishes. This is exactly what those small restaurants cannot surpass."

She became interested, "But if we also find a special place to open a restaurant and add more variety to the dishes, it may not be a loss of money."

"We are on the same page by coincidence," Song Ningyan was also very interested. "Hey, what places in the capital do you think are special enough?"

Li Qingqian thought for a moment, "How about the small island in the center of Qingyu Lake? I noticed it before I left Beijing. Although the scenery there is unique, you need to take a ferry to get there. If you just want to recite poems and compose essays, it seems a bit inadequate. But if you can not only enjoy the flowers and the lake, but also taste the unique dishes, I'm sure many people will be willing to go there."

She thought for a while and added, "We can also get some boats and hire some boatmen. The boatmen will only have to pay 10% of the boat rental fee each month. This way, we can not only provide a convenient way for diners to come to the restaurant, but also collect more money. Moreover, the rental fee is not much, and the boatmen will not be dissatisfied."

Song Ningyan looked at her admiringly, "See, I told you you were smart, right? You can see the way of doing business at a glance."

Li Qingqian was also happy in her heart, "This is also your idea. Ah Ning, I am really grateful to you."

Song Ningyan smiled and refilled her tea. "Don't be too happy too soon. We are opening a restaurant together. You have more ideas, so I will pay 60% of the capital. Sisters have to settle accounts clearly. Don't think of evading the remaining 40%."

"How could that be?" Li Qingqian assured, patting his chest. "Someone gave me a large sum of money a few days ago. It's more than enough for me to open a restaurant with you."

The restaurant plan with Song Ningyan was initially formed, and Li Qingqian was also much happier because of her guidance.

Yun Shang saw that her daughter was much happier just because she spent some time with Miss Song Er. Not only did she no longer have any prejudice against her, she also felt more grateful to her.

It seems that Miss Song Er not only will not harm the girl, but also is a good way to relieve the girl's sad mood.

Li Qingqian returned to Jingyingju happily, counted the money spent on the restaurant, and asked Yunyi to deliver it to Song Ningyan as soon as possible.

Not long after, Yun Yi came back with the contract on which Song Ningyan had pressed her fingerprints.

*

Then, in the next month, it is time to deal with those people in the mansion who used to be on the same side as Liu. They must be sent away and replaced with a new group before Liu comes back, and the sooner the better.

When the month ended, the servants came to collect the agreed silver as promised, but found that Li Qingqian not only distributed the monthly allowance according to the agreed amount, but even added an extra portion.

So he hurriedly began to express his loyalty to Li Qingqian.

But Li Qingqian smiled slightly, and asked Yun Shang to read out in front of them what she had asked the nanny before, and also asked them to come forward and put their fingerprints on what they had done.

Afterwards, Li Qingqian warned: "This money is used to dismiss you. I know how many evil things you have done with Madam in the past, and now they are all written off. After you take the money, you are not allowed to stay in the capital anymore. The farther you go, the better. My Li Mansion will never use people like you again!"

The people below looked at each other in bewilderment. Even though they were dissatisfied with Li Qingqian's actions, the black and white paper recorded clearly what they had done, and now they had put their fingerprints on it. How could they escape?

Since the third lady had given them money to go back to their hometown, why didn't they do so? If they wanted to find someone to work for after the New Year, the deed of residence and the contract of sale were in their hands, which was a good thing no matter how they looked at it.

After they left, Li Qingqian immediately assigned tasks to the people that An had found earlier.

It was clean, efficient and swift, as if those people had never appeared in Li Mansion before.

Li Qingqian knew clearly that when Liu came back and found that his people were out of control, the first thing he would do was to get rid of them.

This was her backup plan. She had to make sure these people could gain a foothold somewhere else before Liu came back, so that Liu wouldn't be able to kill them on the way or wipe them out completely.

If Liu harms me again at that time, I can just follow the information about these people's hometowns and relatives that I have copied down before, and I won't be worried about not being able to find them or get any evidence against Liu.

Li Qingqian raised her head and looked out the window. It had already started snowing.

If nothing unexpected happens, my eldest brother will be back in the middle of this month.

She couldn't tell why, but she always felt a sense of panic in her heart, as if something big was about to happen.