"If I say... I don't agree?"
When this firm and resolute statement from Wei Tingyu entered Dou Zhao's ears, the young lady's eyes widened in disbelief.
The conditions she had carefully planned and thought over were based on the firm belief that Wei Tingyu would never reject her offer!
She had even considered that Wei Tingyu might greedily try to raise the price, and she had already prepared for this possibility.
In fact, she had even expected that after three years, if she could smoothly divorce, leaving ten thousand taels of silver for Wei Tingyu would still be acceptable!
After all, Dou Zhao was confident she could earn ten thousand taels within three years! She saw it as using money to buy her freedom. After that, she could completely control her own destiny!
"Marquis! Is this... because you're dissatisfied with the price?" Dou Zhao, unable to wait for Wei Tingyu to respond with a counteroffer, immediately spoke up, "We can still negotiate! If five thousand taels isn't enough, we can do seven thousand..."
"A mere few thousand taels, and you want me to give up such a good wife? How could that be possible?" Wei Tingyu chuckled and looked at Dou Zhao, saying, "It wasn't possible before, and after last night's wedding, even more so!"
"Marquis! Don't think you can trap me at home helping the Marquisate with business... If that's the case, I won't earn a single coin for the Marquisate! And as for my dowry, you'd better not touch it..." Dou Zhao's eyes shifted, and she suddenly realized what Wei Tingyu was planning. She quickly spoke up.
"I won't touch your dowry! And I don't need you to make money for the Marquisate!" Wei Tingyu waved his hand dismissively. "The money you make is yours, I won't take a single coin."
"Then, what about the Marquisate's deficit..." Dou Zhao was even more confused. Could it be that Wei Tingyu really didn't care?
How could he be so indifferent? He didn't care about the Marquisate's reputation or expenses. How could she deal with this kind of person?
"I'll make money myself!" Wei Tingyu smiled and said, "Like you just mentioned... we can cooperate to make money!"
"You want to make money? Cooperate with me?" Dou Zhao blinked in disbelief. She never expected Wei Tingyu to say such a thing! She instinctively asked, "How do we cooperate?"
"This!" Seeing the shock on Dou Zhao's face, Wei Tingyu smiled. He then took a transparent glass bottle from a nearby box, which was filled with a deep red liquid. Under the light, the liquid shimmered, making the bottle look exquisite.
Since the system marketplace had opened last night, Wei Tingyu had been thinking about how to exploit the difference in goods between this world and the system's offerings to amass wealth.
He had chosen the first target: women's cosmetics, with perfume being the first item.
Such a luxurious, fragrance-rich product was always a good business in any era!
After all, women's money was the easiest to earn!
"What is this? It's so beautiful!" Dou Zhao's eyes lit up the moment she saw the perfume. She eagerly took the bottle from Wei Tingyu's hand and closely examined it.
Although the bottle was sealed, she could already smell a faint rose fragrance emanating from it.
"This is perfume!" Wei Tingyu, seeing Dou Zhao so captivated, smiled in satisfaction.
He then took the bottle from her and sprayed a light mist on her body.
At first, Dou Zhao had been reluctant for him to take the bottle, but as soon as it was sprayed, she was enveloped by a rich, intoxicating scent.
The fragrance was so powerful and delightful that she found herself mesmerized! It was unlike any perfume or cosmetic scent she had ever encountered before.
The most surprising part was that, after the spray, she noticed her entire body smelled fragrant! She even raised her arm and sniffed the sleeve—there was fragrance there too.
"This bottle is rose perfume, with a very strong fragrance!" Wei Tingyu, seeing Dou Zhao completely taken with the perfume, was even more satisfied. It seemed his business was sure to succeed!
"This is rose... Does the Marquis have other flower-scented perfumes?" Dou Zhao asked, her excitement growing. She had latched onto the key information in his words.
"Of course! Jasmine, lily, and even fruity scents like peach and apple... everything you could wish for!" Wei Tingyu nodded, saying.
"Then, where did this perfume come from?" Dou Zhao asked eagerly.
This was a serious business secret! Any ordinary merchant would never reveal their suppliers, and for Wei Tingyu to be selling perfume from the system marketplace was even more secretive!
"I know what you're thinking!" Wei Tingyu smiled and said, "But don't waste your energy! I made this myself, bottled it in glass, and plan to sell it."
"You made it yourself? I don't believe it!" Dou Zhao froze, unable to trust what she was hearing.
But she quickly composed herself and said, "Congratulations, Marquis. If you can supply perfume in bulk, you certainly won't need my help!"
She didn't really want to say this. After all, if she did, she would lose her leverage.
However, it was true! If Wei Tingyu could sell perfume, he could easily become the richest man in the country in just a few years!
As a woman, Dou Zhao was acutely aware of the allure perfume had on women! Even she, a rational businesswoman, couldn't resist its temptation! How could those noble ladies not flock to it?
But then Dou Zhao remembered that Wei Tingyu had previously mentioned cooperating with her to make money? Could it be that she could still share in the profits?
Her eyes lit up again as she looked at Wei Tingyu and asked, "What do you mean by cooperating...?"
"I supply, you sell!" Wei Tingyu smiled and answered, "How much do you think this bottle should sell for?"
"Thirty taels!" Dou Zhao thought for a moment, then held up three fingers. This was a carefully considered price based on the purchasing power of noble families, excluding the common folk for now.
"What if I only supply 100 bottles a day?" Wei Tingyu scratched his nose and asked.
This wasn't because he didn't want to supply more, but rather because the system had set a limit on how many bottles he could exchange daily.
"Then it would be fifty taels!" Dou Zhao immediately changed her answer, holding up five fingers.
She couldn't help but be impressed—Wei Tingyu really knew how to control the supply to create demand!
But how did this Marquis, who had grown up in the Marquisate, know how to manage such a business strategy? Was he a business genius?