Chapter 338: Chapter 332 – Understanding Women_l
Rebecca’s cheeks turned slightly pink.
She felt embarrassed being bluntly praised for her body by a young man.
Even though this man was a “woman at heart”.
“It seems you understand women pretty well,” Rebecca whispered.
Fang Hao’s designs were bold, to the point where they clashed with the conventions of the time.
Yet, these styles easily captivate women’s hearts.
Conventional corseted ball gowns can be stifling and lacking in allure. Even if a woman has a perfect figure, it can hardly be shown off under such clothes.
Fang Hao’s designs beautifully showcase women’s figures and beauty by eliminating all the intricate workmanship.
“Of course, I understand better than those disgusting men. Why should a woman keep her well-kept skin and well-maintained figure to herself? Who came up with those ball gowns that look like huge covers put on oneself?” Fang Hao said, standing up and twirling a finger.
He did not forget the role he was playing.
If Rebecca found out that his mild demeanor was a disguise, and that he had looked at her body multiple times, she would probably be furious.
Hence, he had to keep playing his role. He was not at a loss anyway.
“You do have your own perspectives,” Rebecca looked at him in surprise.
She somewhat agreed with him.
But given her status, there were some things she couldn’t say.
“Of course, why should we listen to those men all the time? Women can hold up half the sky,” Fang Hao declared indignantly.
Rebecca sighed lightly when she heard this.
“Okay, I’ll reserve these two dresses. How much?” Rebecca decided to buy them outright.
“The first set is 240 gold coins, and the second set is 270 gold coins. Of course, this is the price for you. When the shop officially opens for business, the price will increase by 30% to 50%.” Fang Hao revealed a smile.
This price was set after Tavek gave him an understanding of the market prices.
Among the dresses in the fabric shop, this price was quite high.
However, if it were sold to nobles, this price would just be an average one, not considered high.
If your product is too cheap given its quality, it will not be appreciated.
“Very well, I’ll take them,” Rebecca called her maid to bring the gold coins.
She paid Fang Hao the full amount without any down payment and asked, “The production won’t take too long, will it?”
“Don’t worry, you can trust the efficiency here,” Fang Hao replied with a smile.
After finalizing the purchase of the dresses, Fang Hao discussed some minor modifications with Rebecca.
The embroidery patterns on the cheongsam were altered, and the waist part was made a little looser.
After hashing out the details, Fang Hao did not immediately choose to leave.
Instead, he asked Rebecca, “By the way, Mrs. Rebecca, are there any shops or houses for sale recently? I would like to see if there is anything suitable.”
This was one of his purposes for coming.
Purchasing a house through the City Lord’s Mansion would be more cost- effective, and would also save him the trouble of dealing with multiple parties.
As for purchasing a shop, he planned to open a fabric shop. As for the house, aside from his own living arrangements, Winnie and the others would be staying there too.
Fang Hao had no plans to put his maids in the commoner district or the employee dormitory.
Apart from potential threats, Lyss City was not all that safe either.
There were quite a few gangs, and the rabbit girls attracted attention. A location near the affluent district would be safer.
“Someone.” Rebecca called softly.
“Madam.” A maid pushed the door open.
“Take him to check if there are any suitable houses and shops on record. If he likes any, sell them to him at the price set by City Lord’s Mansion,” Rebecca commanded generously.
“Alright, madam.” The maid looked at Fang Hao, “Mr. Fang Hao, please come this way.”
Uh
After saying goodbye to Rebecca, Fang Hao left with the maid.
Property Registry Office.
With the guidance of the maid, Fang Hao checked the list of shops and houses on record.
They didn’t have a suitable shop, but there was a mansion that looked rather good.
It was located in the affluent district and very close to the City Lord’s Mansion.
The security and environment were all quite good. It had a courtyard and enough rooms for the maids from the hotpot restaurant to live in.
“This one isn’t bad. I’ll take it.”
The maid at his side was somewhat surprised at the speed of Fang Hao’s purchase.
Is this decision made just by a glance?
After the payment was made, a maid from the City Lord’s Estate led Fang Hao and Anjia straight to the mansion they had purchased.
It was not far from the City Lord’s Estate. After about a five-minute walk, they arrived at the house.
Once the main door was opened, a courtyard full of flowers, greenery, and a fish pond was revealed.
Fang Hao led Anjia inside, directly passing through the courtyard into a three- story building.
The rooms were somewhat messy, traces of a quick search and a hurried tidy- up were apparent, but the furniture was still in place and wall decorations were intact.
“Has there been a burglary here?” Fang Hao asked.
The maid from the City Lord’s Estate, who was standing at the door and had not entered, smiled and replied upon hearing his question, “This is likely the result of a guard’s search. Sir, there is no need to worry about this.”
“Oh!” Fang Hao responded.
Search!
This word suggested that the maid might know something.
“Why did the original owner of this house leave everything behind?” Fang Hao prodded further.
“Sir, due to some special circumstances, this house was put up for sale by the City Lord’s Estate,” the maid replied.
There could only be two reasons for the City Lord’s Estate to put a house up for sale.
Either the house was consigned for sale by the City Lord’s Estate.
Or the owner was jailed for a crime, and the house was confiscated.
Fang Hao didn’t ask any more questions, given that the guard had searched the place, it must be the latter.
He proceeded to survey every room in the house with Anjia, climbing the staircase.
Apart from the main building where Fang Hao would stay, there were also several other buildings nearby.
There were plenty of rooms, more than adequate to accommodate the maids working in the shop.
After a full round of inspection, Fang Hao was quite satisfied.
They could have Winnie and the others move in today.
“Mr. Fang Hao, if there are no other issues, I will take my leave.” The maid spoke up.
“Right, thank you.”
The maid nodded slightly and left the house, before climbing into a carriage and departing.
As dusk approached,
Fang Hao and Anjia returned to the hot pot restaurant.
They informed Winnie and the others about their purchase of the house.
Once the shop closed, they could move to their new home.
Upon hearing they were moving into the rich district, Winnie and the maids were thrilled.
In any case, living there was much better than living in the shop.
The hot pot restaurant remained open while Fang Hao went straight to the tavern.
He sat down at the front desk, his eyes landing on the bulletin board nearby.
“What can I get you?” asked the tavern owner enthusiastically.
Fang Hao casually ordered a few dishes before curiously inquiring, “Are there no new rewards or maps today?”
Lyss City was such a large city, with presumably more merchants passing through.
So why were there so few newly posted rewards and single-page maps?
“Are you looking to undertake some rewards?” the tavern owner asked curiously.
The tavern owner was observant.
Fang Hao had come a few times and had always purchased maps, and the owner had noticed this.
“Yes, I like to venture out with a group of people to do some exploring,” Fang Hao gave his reason.
“In that case, I have a suggestion you might want to hear.”
“Oh? What suggestion.”
“The City Lord’s Estate has issued a new regulation, controlling the adventure rewards outside the city. You might want to form a mercenary group and take up reward tasks over there.”
“The City Lord’s Estate controls those too?”
“Yes, I heard that, because of the high mortality rate in reward tasks and occurrences of people posting fake rewards to lure and kill others, the City Lord’s Estate decided to enforce control.”
Fang Hao listened, it seemed to make sense.
City Lord Estate’s control would ensure the authenticity of the rewards.
“Any kind of mercenary can take it?”
“Not those bandit mercenaries, but those who need to be filed with the City Lord’s Estate.”