Han Ruochen snorted when she saw Xiao Rui fleeing. She then reached out and picked up Han Beijiang, who seemed to be terrified out of his wits. She patted him on the back and said, "Do not be scared of such bullies. If someone bullies you, then you have to fight back, or else they will bully you even more because you are weak." Han Ruochen did not think that there was anything wrong with what she was telling her brother. She would rather hear complaints of parents that Han Beijiang had beaten up their kids rather than hear news of him getting bullied.

Listening to his sister’s words, Han Beijiang started humming but did not say anything. He lowered his head, and no one knew what he was thinking.

Seeing him like this, Han Ruochen also calmed down. Her eyes, which were filled with storms and shadows like sea predators, also calmed down and returned to normal. She turned to look at the proprietress and said to her, "We will buy this set of clothes, and as for the photos, if you want to take them, then you can take them." She paused and added, "You can make a suggestion book out of them."

The proprietress clapped her hands, looking quite joyful. She said to Han Ruochen, "Oh, miss, thank you very much! By the way, I am Xia He. It’s nice to meet you."

"Han Ruochen."

Xia He was quite a novel character. She was not only the owner of a shop at such a young age, but she was also a joyful and giddy woman. She smilingly took Han Ruochen to the room where she took photos of her model while asking Han Ruochen to dress up in all kinds of clothes. Han Ruochen was not much of a fashionista, but her sense was quite good when it came to selecting clothes.

From a floral shirt that she tied with a knot on top of a t-shirt with baggy pants to a long jacket, top and shorts, Han Ruochen selected more and more clothes before putting them on herself. The more she dressed up, the more excited Xia He became. By the time the two of them were done, Xia He was sweating wildly, but she looked quite happy with the outcome. She was beaming from ear to ear while looking at the photos.

"Sister Ruochen, thank you so much! I am sure that once I put these photos up, I will be able to sell a lot of clothes." Xia He had quite a lot of connections, but unfortunately for her, she did not have much sense when it came to mixing and matching clothes. Thus, even when all her clothes were high-end, no one was willing to buy them from her.

If not for the fact that the quality of her clothes was good, this shop would have been closed ages ago.

But now!

She finally had a way to deal with her troubles. She looked at Han Ruochen, who seemed a bit like the goddess of money to her.

Han Ruochen felt a bit awkward upon being stared at like that. She stepped back, as she was worried that the woman might jump on her, given the look in Xia He’s eyes. The way she was looking at her was as if she were a young woman whom she wanted to bully.

"Miss, are you thinking of opening a clothing store in the future? If so, can you work together with me? I am sure that way we will be able to earn a lot of money!" 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

Han Ruochen was about to refuse, but then she thought about her sister, who was still trapped in the faraway land among a bunch of beasts. Once she had established herself, she was going to bring her sister out of that hellhole.

Then she would need to help her sister get back on her feet. She pursed her lips and then said to Xia He, "I have no plans to open a clothing store for the time being, but if you don’t mind, I can help you with the clothing selection and in return, you can help me in the future."

Han Ruochen did not want to let go of this connection that she had built with great difficulty. She pursed her lips and waited for Xia He to respond. If the woman were willing, then she might be able to help her sister in the future. After all, her sister had three kids, and all three of them would need a lot of money. Her elder sister was quite a prideful woman as well, so the chances of her taking money from her were close to zero; she might as well arrange everything for her sister beforehand.

"Sure!" Xia He had nothing against Han Ruochen’s suggestion as long as the woman was willing to help her out; she was going to help her meet with her connections as well. Anyway, from the looks of it, the woman did not have any plan of opening a shop right away, which means that she would be able to earn quite a lot of money by then and even if Han Ruochen were to open a shop in the future, it would only mean that she was more skilled than her.

Xia He then went on to pay Han Ruochen for the photos, but Han Ruochen refused.

Knowing Han Ruochen’s personality, Xia He knew that she was not refusing on the surface and felt even better. It seemed like she was not wrong in choosing the person as her future business partner. In return for the help that Han Ruochen had given her, Xia He told her to go to the shoe shop on the next street and use her name. As long as she told the shopkeeper that Xia He was the one who sent her, Han Ruochen was bound to get a high discount from him.

Han Ruochen indeed wanted to buy some shoes for Han Beijiang and Han Jianyou; when she heard Xia He introducing such a good connection to her, she was quite happy and thanked the woman as she made her way to the shop.