I relied on a system to prolong my life in ancient times.

Chapter 276 The Beauty Pavilion is thriving

Xiao Siyue waited at Jiaoyan Pavilion for several days, and gradually more and more people came. After a few days, there were even more people. Xiao Siyue had no choice but to make some signs so that they could make reservations and queue up in advance.

Xiao Siyue's appointment slots are already booked until next month.

Beauty and skincare are not a one-time thing. Based on what she knew from her time in the modern world, Xiao Siyue even created VIP cards and recharge cards.

Several extremely famous noble ladies in the capital deposited tens of thousands of taels of silver into the service and made a year's reservation. They even designated specific people to serve them. According to their wishes, they would come every seven days, even if it wasn't for beauty treatments, just a massage would be fine. They had plenty of money.

With the help of these people's promotion, Jiaoyan Pavilion's business flourished, and a month passed in the blink of an eye.

As soon as Qu Yin finished sorting out the accounts, she excitedly said to the two of them, "Wow, we actually made so much money!"

Xiao Siyue picked up the ledger and looked at it. The income was about 800,000 taels, and the profit after deducting costs was at least 500,000 taels. She was extremely satisfied. Sure enough, women's money is the easiest to earn, especially from wealthy women.

"Third sister-in-law, take a look too." Xiao Siyue handed the account book to Xi Ningzhi.

"This way of keeping accounts is quite unique, it's very clear at a glance, sister-in-law, you're really amazing."

Xi Ningzhi was first attracted by the bookkeeping method. She also owned some businesses and had to look at the accounts every month, which gave her a lot of headaches. This bookkeeping method made it easy to see the profit and loss within a month, which was exactly what bookkeepers liked.

"This wasn't my idea; Yue'er taught me," Qu Yin said with a smile.

“It’s Yue’er! Yue’er, you can’t favor one over the other. When you have some free time, teach me too. You don’t know how much my head aches from looking at the account books every month,” Xi Ningzhi quickly said, pulling Xiao Siyue along.

“Sure, Third Sister-in-law, I can teach you anytime. It’s very simple.” It’s just a spreadsheet accounting method. Xiao Siyue won’t hold back. Whoever wants to learn, Xiao Siyue will teach them.

"Hmm, but let's look at the accounts first. Our profit margin is really too high. At this rate, I can't even imagine how much we'll earn in a year." I knew this business would be profitable, but I never expected it to be this profitable, with such low costs!

"Third Sister-in-law, we earned so much this month because there were a lot of people topping up their accounts. We'll earn less next month," Xiao Siyue explained, otherwise she was afraid the two of them would be disappointed when they reconciled the accounts next month.

"Yes, Third Sister-in-law knows, but that's still a lot. The combined profits of all my shops over several years don't even reach what we make in a month." She earns seventy or eighty thousand taels a year, which is already a high profit, but it's still incomparable.

"Yes, Yue'er, you're so smart! We've both benefited from working with you." Qu Yin was also grateful and glad that she could cooperate with Xiao Siyue.

"What are you two doing? This is all thanks to our hard work. Don't say that anyone is taking advantage of anyone else." Xiao Siyue quickly waved her hands. The two women's gazes were too intimidating, making her feel like the hen that laid the golden eggs.

"Hehe, let's not talk about it anymore," Xi Ningzhi said with a smile.

"Eldest sister-in-law and third sister-in-law, we've transferred the money. Today, I'll treat you to dinner at Tianyun Restaurant to celebrate," Xiao Siyue said generously, waving her hand.

"Alright, let's have a good feast for Yue'er today," Xi Ningzhi said cheerfully to Qu Yin.

The three of them went to Tianyun Tower together and went straight to a private room.

While waiting for the food to be served, Xiao Siyue looked out the window and unexpectedly saw Zhou Qingran in Songyue Study across the street.

"Third Sister-in-law, do you think that's Sister Qingran?"

"Hmm, it seems to be Qingran." Xi Ningzhi also came to see. Since learning about what happened to Zhou Qingran's family some time ago, Xi Ningzhi spent two days with Zhou Qingran. Seeing that she was not unhappy, she stopped caring and had not seen her for several days.

"Sister Qingran really loves reading. She's always running to the study." Xiao Siyue couldn't help but sigh. Ever since Songyue Study opened, Zhou Qingran has become a regular visitor.

She thought that going there a few times would get boring, but Zhou Qingran would go to the study whenever she had free time, it was almost like her second home.

"Yes, that's one of her hobbies too."

"Third Sister-in-law, who are the other two people? Is that man Qingran's brother?" Xiao Siyue could see three people in Zhou Qingran's private room from here, and the three of them were very close. Xiao Siyue naturally assumed that the man was Zhou Qingran's brother.

"No, I do know that woman; she's Qingran's half-sister. I don't know the man either." She knew Zhou Qingran's brother, who was from her maternal uncle's family, but she had never seen that man before.

How could Zhou Qingran be so intimate with that person? And that man not only treated Zhou Qingran, but also her half-sister Zhou Lan in the same way. The interaction between the three of them made people feel a little awkward.

"Oh, I see." Xiao Siyue didn't want to ask too many questions. Although she couldn't see the other person's expression clearly, Xiao Siyue felt that there was more to Zhou Qingran and that man than met the eye. If she was right, he was probably someone Zhou Qingran liked.

"Alright, the food is here, let's eat first." Xi Ningzhi thought she would ask Zhou Qingran later.

“Hmm,” Xiao Siyue sat down in a chair with Xi Ningzhi. Looking at the dishes on the table, Xiao Siyue’s appetite was whetted, and she picked up her chopsticks and started eating.

"Ugh." Xi Ningzhi suddenly vomited.

"Third sister-in-law, third sister-in-law, what's wrong?" Xiao Siyue was startled, thinking there was something wrong with the food.

"I don't know either, I just feel a little nauseous." Xi Ningzhi clutched her chest, feeling very uncomfortable in her stomach.

"Third sister-in-law, are you not pregnant?" Qu Yin, the only one here who had ever been pregnant, looked at Xi Ningzhi's appearance and felt that it was somewhat similar to her own pregnancy.

Xi Ningzhi touched her belly, saying she was pregnant.

"Ah, pregnant?" Xiao Siyue was also taken aback. Yes, it's been almost three months since the three sisters-in-law got married, so it's indeed possible that she's pregnant.

"Yes, very likely. Third sister-in-law, have you had your period this month?" Qu Yin nodded.

"My period is indeed late. I thought it was just delayed, so I didn't pay much attention. Could it be that I'm pregnant?" Xi Ningzhi thought back for a moment, feeling a little happy.

"Sister-in-law, Third Sister-in-law, shall we go to the clinic for a check-up?" Xiao Siyue suggested.

“Okay, let’s go then. It’ll put our minds at ease if we take a look.” Qu Yin agreed.

"Sister-in-law, little sister, I'm so sorry. I was hoping to have dinner together, but now we can't," Xi Ningzhi said apologetically, feeling guilty for interrupting their meal.

"What are you saying, Third Sister-in-law? We can't eat anytime. Your affairs are the most important. It's the same if we go back to eat."

“Yes, Yue’er is right. This is the important thing for you. Let me support you.” Qu Yin said, supporting Xi Ningzhi’s arm.