A Maid's Days of Buying Her Freedom and Running a Business

[This story will go on a reverse paywall on August 10 (Monday), starting from Chapter 24. Thank you for your support~] After being born into this world, Bei Mian excelled at everything and finally became Third Miss Li's senior maid. She knew how to style hair, apply makeup, and make creams and balms. These three skills secured her position. In less than a year, Third Miss married, and Bei Mian went with her as a maid in her bridal retinue, entering a grand household together. But this was a marriage into a higher-ranking family, and Third Miss was becoming a second wife. After arriving, the old madam made things difficult for her, her sisters-in-law ignored her, her husband was wary of her, and her stepson disliked her... Third Miss had her own troubles, and as her maid, Bei Mian naturally suffered alongside her. How to win over the maids and servants left behind by the first madam, how to help Third Miss make plans and establish herself in her husband's household, and how to avoid being given to her husband as a concubine... Those were the things Bei Mian needed to think through. Life in a grand household was full of twists and turns. Dealing with people and securing one's position were both arts in themselves. It was hard work, but she'd take it one step at a time~ Once she'd established herself and made the right plans, she could help her relatives buy their freedom, open a shop, and live a peaceful life of her own. Reader's Guide: The early chapters follow the daily life of a maid in the inner household. Later, she goes into business and builds her fortune. Theme: Live well.