Be With You Episode 7 Recap
> Be With You Recap
Ji Mingzhao, the daughter of the Ji family, was initially intended to be betrothed to Liu Yungui, the third son of the Liu family. However, Ji Mingzhao had witnessed her elder sister's unhappiness in a forced marriage due to family arrangements and didn't want to experience the same fate. She approached her parents, hoping to avoid such a future. Her mother criticized her for lacking skills and challenged Ji Mingzhao to prove herself by earning money for the Ji family. If she succeeded, she could make her own choices.
Ji Mingzhao decided to use 4,000 silver taels as startup capital to turn the most unsuccessful shop in Mu Yun City into a profitable one. She also aimed to develop her employees, including Ye Wuzhi, Meng Sanxi, and Yan Sifang, into skilled core members. She set the ambitious goal of increasing the shop's profit tenfold within a year, renaming it "Wuming General Store."
Ye Wuzhi, Meng Sanxi, and Yan Sifang returned with Ji Mingzhao, and she offered them employment contracts, paying them five taels of silver each per month. However, she set the condition that they must remain in the shop during working hours and obtain approval for any leave requests. Ji Mingzhao planned to expand the business, selling not only groceries but also other goods like firewood, rice, oil, salt, fruits, vegetables, and textiles. She decided to rename the store "Wuming Department Store" while retaining the "Wuming" part of the name. Ye Wuzhi, Meng Sanxi, and Yan Sifang were pleased with these developments.
Meng Sanxi negotiated with the suppliers, pressuring them to sell the goods back at their original prices, creating a commotion to attract Ying Baichi's attention. When Ying Baichi learned of Meng Sanxi's intentions, he eventually agreed to the lower price to avoid further trouble, saving the Wuming Department Store some money. When Yan Sifang tried to purchase fabric, the Ji family's fabric shop initially refused to sell to them due to a prior notice. However, Yan Sifang threatened the shopkeeper with reporting him if he didn't sell the fabric, which led to the successful purchase.
Ye Wuzhi needed dice for the store's games, but the owner of the dice shop refused to sell them. Ye Wuzhi decided to gamble to win the dice table itself. She succeeded and won the dice table, which conveniently matched the fabric Yan Sifang had bought.
When Ji Mingzhao had urgent business outside, she instructed Meng Sanxi, Yan Sifang, and Ye Wuzhi to manage the store autonomously. She promised them bonuses based on their performance. Meng Sanxi became suspicious, thinking that Ji Mingzhao might be trying to restrict their freedom, but Ye Wuzhi believed that Ji Mingzhao simply had a lot of money. They agreed to work honestly without speculating on Ji Mingzhao's intentions.
Wei Dongyang visited the store and informed the three that he had successfully distracted the authorities. He had returned to Mu Yun City and now worked for Ying Baichi, offering to call Ying Baichi if they needed assistance, for a monthly fee of seven taels. Meng Sanxi and Yan Sifang envied Wei Dongyang's salary but grew suspicious when they learned he had returned to investigate the actions of the Sanqi Dao sect members.
Ye Wuzhi wanted to invite Wei Dongyang to join their revenge organization, but Meng Sanxi and Yan Sifang changed the topic. Ye Wuzhi later realized she needed money and decided to gamble again, but she ended up losing everything. She resolved to focus on her work and save up one hundred taels.
Ji Mingzhao learned that Mr. Fan was designing the eighth bathhouse for the Liu family and went to visit him with some fruits, hoping to form a joint venture to boost the store's reputation. Gu Nianjiu, from the Yuting Court, had a similar idea. The two of them met outside Fan's residence and competed to get his attention. In the end, they managed to persuade Fan to collaborate with them.
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