Driving a Street

The booming business left Li Ziran somewhat dumbfounded. He spent nearly the entire morning seeing patients.

Ailey was even worse off. The endless consultations had smoke practically rising from her mouth, while Aimer constantly prepared potions. As for Ivy, she was busy beyond belief, endlessly sorting copper coins.

She had finally experienced what it felt like to count money until her hands cramped.

When evening came, everyone stopped, not because business had dried up. Some ladies even neglected their own work to beg Li Ziran for alterations, but he refused them.

He still understood the principle of balancing work and rest. More importantly, he could not drain the mermaid girls' enthusiasm dry.

That very day, Li Ziran took everyone for a stroll along the streets and let the girls spend to their hearts' content.

Making money was an interest, but spending money was an art as well.

Those who did not know how to spend money would never truly think about earning it.

He needed to stir up the girls' initiative.

Though the mermaid girls had once spent money like water, Li Ziran took them to the black market, gambling houses, and arenas—places they had never entered before.

The arena especially thrilled the three girls. The sensation of fists striking flesh had them shouting with delight.

Sure enough, the girls' enthusiasm surged the next day.

"Desire!" Li Ziran silently sighed. "It truly is the hardest thing to satisfy."

The ladies' business was outrageously booming. Li Ziran had estimated that he could recoup his costs in around ten days, but in less than seven days, the shop had brought him the terrifying income of three gold coins.

He had to admit that Hippo Ancient City truly was a treasure basin. And these were merely ladies without much money. If he served