Gu Wenheng understood with a single glance and smiled. "This must be the first challenger to come to our door since we arrived in Shangjing. It's time to properly swat their paws away."
Hopefully, this show of force will serve as a deterrent, and those who are itching to make a move will retract their claws.
Jin Qianqian nodded in agreement. Lately, whenever she attended banquets, many people had hinted, both overtly and covertly, at wanting to buy into their business.
Everyone wanted to pick the ripe peaches, but it all depended on whether she, the owner, was willing to let them.
"There's one more thing—the bookshop. We've received some rather interesting stories lately. I've already had the housekeeper pay for them, and at a very good price. After getting paid in silver, the scholars are in high spirits. I estimate we'll be getting even more submissions soon.
The only issue is that hand-copying is too slow, and the printing costs are too high. I was wondering if we should..."
