Sheng Shuyun transmigrated into the book Doted-On Beloved Concubine, becoming the cannon-fodder matriarch whose role was to set off the tearjerking love story between the leads.
From the start, she was faced with the classic concubine-taking scene. Sheng Shuyun waved a hand. "How can a noble heir keep just one concubine? Bring in another."
She successfully shook off the reputation of being jealous and silenced the Qin family's endless complaints.
A favored concubine tried to seize control of the household. Sheng Shuyun waved a hand. "What's there to fight over in a poor marquis' household that's all show and no substance?"
She could have it all. Every bit of it.
On the surface, Sheng Shuyun lazed around every day. In reality, she was plotting how to make money.
"What do you mean, the Tingyu Restaurant? Rename it Wonderland, and put everyone through a month of pre-service training."
Drawing on memories from her previous life, Sheng Shuyun wrote up a set of service standards modeled on Haidilao, with a focus on high-end customers.
The moment it launched, it set the capital's restaurant scene ablaze. In just half a month, it became the industry's leading establishment.
"The plays at Tingyun Society are too old-fashioned, no different from what every other theater troupe puts on. Change them."
Sheng Shuyun found several storytellers to ghostwrite for her through the night, churning out new scripts.
The Matriarch's Ordeal, The Maid's Rise to Power, and After the Matriarch Gives Up, the Duke of the State Kneels and Begs for Forgiveness.
She even wrote The Favored Concubine Seduces Her Lord and Battles the Matriarch herself, with Qin Yi and Su Ling'er’s romance as its central plot.
People kept imitating it, but no one could surpass it.
The heroine made a fortune with her innovative business methods, while the marquis' household descended into chaos.
They withheld the servants' wages, bought fake jewelry, and sold off the family's treasured paintings and calligraphy...
Qin Yi put on a sycophantic smile and pleaded, "My dear, you've always managed the household so well. Surely you'll put the past behind us and help the marquis' household through this crisis."
Sheng Shuyun sneered. "Get lost. Don't bother me while I'm making money."