Shameless as Living Off Your Wife May Be

Shen Lantang wanted to teach her, so she said, "The dye incident isn't entirely a bad thing. Handled properly, it could even work in your favor."

Madam Zhao's eyes widened. "How?"

"Come closer, sister."

Shen Lantang whispered a string of instructions in her ear. Madam Zhao's expression shifted from surprise and confusion to dawning understanding, then finally to realization.

"Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant! How did you think of such a way to turn disaster into opportunity?"

You don't have to praise me that much. It's just ordinary crisis management.

After the events of the past two days, Madam Zhao was thoroughly convinced of Shen Lantang's abilities. She clasped Shen Lantang's hand and said earnestly:

"I never knew running a business could be so difficult or require such finesse. I thought one only needed to understand the craft and the buying and selling prices. Only after meeting you today did I realize how much skill it takes. Please help me. I'm willing to pay you a generous salary for your guidance."

"Huh?"

"Well, the thing is, sister, I might be leaving in half a month."

Madam Zhao went on, her face still full of earnest feeling. "I shouldn't put you in a difficult position, but I truly can't find anyone else. Half a month it is. By then, perhaps I'll have learned a little about business myself."

Seeing how sincere Madam Zhao was, Shen Lantang sighed. Fine. With the shop in such dire straits, she could at least help keep things afloat. If all else failed, she could find Madam Zhao a professional manager before she left.

Once the parasites within the business were cleared out, and with the Xie Family name to rely on, the shop should be able to stay comfortably afloat.

"In that case, I accept."

Madam Zhao was