She had it relatively easy, only responsible for managing sales. That task could easily be handed over to a trusted Shopkeeper. But Xu Su Ying's duties? No one could replace her.
After all, she was full of ingenious ideas, and the incense formulas she developed were genuinely popular.
Even now, her incense formulas maintained impressive annual sales, earning the two of them a massive fortune.
Back then, her good friend would often sigh, complaining that she had taken a huge loss. "You're buried in the house all day like a Fragrance Lady. You don't even look like a noble young lady," her friend would say, adding, "Even beggars live more freely than I do!"
Unfortunately, with the allure of Silver dangling in front of them, they couldn't bear to watch their hard-built business decline. They had to hire new Fragrance Ladies to develop new formulas while ensuring they released at least one or two of Xu Su Ying's original formulas each year.
