After Transmigrating, the Female Lead Went Dark (GL) - Chapter 21
Xiao Xinyue soon discovered that while she was busy with her and the Cult Leader’s marriage, the lively and active Cult Leader, who usually wished she could run outside every day, was instead hiding in her room all day and nowhere to be seen.
A female disciple came to report to her, “Ever since the Cult Leader received writing brushes, ink, paper, and an inkstone, she has not allowed me to get close. I suspect she is writing secret letters to the Demon Sect remnants!”
Xiao Xinyue did not comment either way, but she still set aside part of her miscellaneous work and made time to go take a look.
When Zhou Zhuying was lying over the table, drawing and marking things, the corner of her eye caught someone entering. She immediately gathered up all the draft papers. However, when she saw that the figure appearing at the door was the female lead, her movements stopped instead.
“So it’s Sister Saintess!” Zhou Zhuying let out a breath of relief.
“Who else did you think it was?” Xiao Xinyue had noticed her movement of hiding things, but because she took those draft papers out again, Xiao Xinyue was slightly surprised. “What is the Cult Leader hiding?”
“My secret weapon for getting rich!” Zhou Zhuying held nothing back in front of Xiao Xinyue.
When Xiao Xinyue heard “secret weapon,” her brows lifted, but she did not say anything. Only when she approached the table and picked up one of the draft papers to look at it did she relax. “What kind of secret weapon is this that can make the Cult Leader rich?”
Zhou Zhuying leaned close to her ear and whispered, “This is the structural diagram of a sewing machine that can improve sewing efficiency!”
After saying this, she paid no mind to Xiao Xinyue’s reaction and muttered to herself, “It’s just that the requirements for making some of the parts are extremely precise. I don’t know whether there are any skilled craftsmen who can forge these parts.”
“There are,” Xiao Xinyue suddenly cut in.
“That’s wonderful!” Zhou Zhuying clapped her hands happily. A moment later, she looked at Xiao Xinyue in shock. “Sister Saintess can understand this structural diagram? No, wait. Sister Saintess knows such skilled craftsmen?”
Xiao Xinyue looked at her, suddenly smiled, and nodded. “I do.”
“Then…” Zhou Zhuying rubbed her palms together.
Xiao Xinyue knew her little thoughts and asked with a smile, “I can find the people for you, but what benefit can the Cult Leader give me?”
Without another word, Zhou Zhuying gave away thirty percent of the profits. “I’ll give Sister Saintess thirty percent of the shares. How about we get rich together?” She paused, then changed her words. “Actually, I should give you fifty percent. After all, once we are married, this will be shared property between wife and wife.”
“Shared property?”
“It means Sister Saintess’s things are mine, and mine are Sister Saintess’s.”
Xiao Xinyue laughed in anger. “The Cult Leader has calculated very well.”
“If Sister Saintess isn’t willing, then we can draft a contract now. That way, it will count as premarital property. Mine will be mine, and Sister Saintess’s will still be Sister Saintess’s. However, based on my contribution of technology and Sister Saintess’s contribution of manpower, the share should still be seventy percent for me and thirty percent for Sister Saintess.”
Xiao Xinyue felt both annoyed and amused. She returned the draft papers to her. “Do as you like.”
“Then when will Sister Saintess find the people? If the parts I need can be made before our wedding, then I’ll have a sewing machine as my dowry!”
Zhou Zhuying’s idea was quite beautiful. She would be marrying with a dowry rich enough to rival a nation—though that was a matter for the future. Who would dare bring up a high bride price then?!
Xiao Xinyue did not give a definite answer and only said, “Draw the blueprints properly. I will have someone help you make it.”
Zhou Zhuying took a deep breath and asked earnestly, “I can trust Sister Saintess, right?”
Xiao Xinyue knew what she meant. She shot her a look and said, “You may choose not to trust me.”
“Then I absolutely have to trust you.” In the end, Zhou Zhuying still handed the blueprints and some detailed explanations to Xiao Xinyue.
Xiao Xinyue put away the blueprints and left. When she turned back, she saw the Cult Leader reclining sideways on a chair, happily imagining the wonderful life she would have after becoming the richest person alive. The corners of Xiao Xinyue’s lips lifted slightly, but in the next instant, a low mood surged into her heart.
After leaving the courtyard, she spoke to the air. “Go to Yunxi Pavilion and have someone send over a sewing machine.”
“Yes.” A voice answered from beneath the shade of the trees. “But why not tell her directly that Yunxi Pavilion already has sewing machines?”
“First it was menstrual cloths, then thermal pants. If I tell her that Yunxi Pavilion even has sewing machines, I’m afraid it will greatly strike her self-confidence. These things were originally hers anyway. Let her be happy a while longer!”
Xiao Xinyue paused. “Besides, she has found something to do recently and has become much more well-behaved. At such a critical moment, reducing the number of times she goes out is also helpful to my plan.”
“Then I will go to Yunxi Pavilion immediately.”
“No. This matter should be slow rather than fast. If the sewing machine is delivered too quickly, she will become suspicious. Send it over in three to five days.”
“Yes.”
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After Zhou Zhuying handed the blueprints to Xiao Xinyue, she still felt somewhat uneasy. It was not that she did not trust Xiao Xinyue or worried that the other party would seize her achievement. She was worried that once she made the sewing machine, how could she ensure that her technology would not be stolen?
The number of sewing machines she could assemble by herself was limited, so she would inevitably need to find people to help. How could she guarantee that no one would learn the technology and immediately turn around to sell it to others?
One had to know that this era did not have the protection of intellectual property laws. If someone really stole her achievement, who could she ask for compensation?
Therefore, at such times, cooperating with someone or some force that had status and methods was extremely necessary. For example, if she cooperated with Xiao Xinyue and encountered pirated sewing machines, then Moshan Sect could take measures and make sure those who stole her achievement would have no good ending!
After making up her mind, she finally put her heart back into her stomach.
That night, Xiao Xinyue returned to have dinner with her, so Zhou Zhuying took the opportunity to bring up cooperation.
Xiao Xinyue asked, “Didn’t we already discuss it during the day? Why are we talking about cooperation again?”
Zhou Zhuying said, “What we discussed during the day was cooperation on the technical level. What we’re talking about now is cooperation in operations. Operations means…”
“Marketing and the market,” Xiao Xinyue said lightly.
Zhou Zhuying was shocked. “Sister Saintess knows that?!”
“I know a little. Just a little.”
Zhou Zhuying thought, What kind of bizarre genius is the author? Look at the female lead’s range of knowledge. If someone said the female lead had transmigrated too, people would believe it!
Her ability to accept things was also strong, so she immediately said, “Since Sister Saintess understands, things will be much easier! We cooperate and split the accounts fifty-fifty. After all, technology is the most important part, so I take half. As for the remaining half, it should naturally go to Sister Saintess, who contributes money and effort.”
Xiao Xinyue said, “I did not agree to cooperate with you.”
“Ah…” Zhou Zhuying’s expression collapsed.
Right. She was currently a prisoner who ate and lived off someone else. Xiao Xinyue was already conscientious for not claiming her achievement as her own. How could Zhou Zhuying expect to borrow the other party’s power to protect her legitimate rights?
Her worried expression made Xiao Xinyue’s heart choke, as if a breath were stuck in her throat, unable to go up or down.
Unable to bear seeing her like this, Xiao Xinyue said again, “The businesses operated by Moshan Sect do not involve this field, so your best partner is not Moshan Sect. It should be Yunxi Pavilion.”
Zhou Zhuying instantly regained her spirit. “Yunxi Pavilion? Right!”
Although she did not know exactly what kind of place Yunxi Pavilion was, judging from the fact that everything related to her food, clothing, housing, and daily needs had connections to Yunxi Pavilion, Yunxi Pavilion was a boutique shop—and moreover, a major brand that had already grown from individual stores into a chain.
For such a large brand to have penetrated every aspect of daily life, its ordinary business should be quite good. Judging by the female disciple’s evaluation of clothing produced by Yunxi Pavilion, Yunxi Pavilion also had a very good reputation in this area.
If tailoring and garment-making were one of Yunxi Pavilion’s main businesses, then Yunxi Pavilion should understand the value of the sewing machine, and also know how to use it to quickly seize the garment market!
However, how was she supposed to contact Yunxi Pavilion?
She again set her sights on Xiao Xinyue. She stopped eating, put down her chopsticks, ran behind Xiao Xinyue, and began massaging her shoulders. Her voice was soft and sweet. “Sister Saintess, you are so knowledgeable and widely traveled, and your circle of friends must be very large. I wonder whether there is anyone like a shopkeeper from Yunxi Pavilion in your circle?”
The corners of Xiao Xinyue’s lips lifted. “There is. I even know the Pavilion Master of Yunxi Pavilion.”
Zhou Zhuying massaged even more attentively. “Then, I wonder whether Sister Saintess can introduce me?”
“What benefit is there for me if I introduce you?”
“Didn’t I give you thirty percent of the profits? If I successfully negotiate with Yunxi Pavilion, you can profit from it too, can’t you?”
“I do not care about that little bit of money.”
Zhou Zhuying smelled the scent of a Versailles humblebrag. She sighed. “Sister Saintess, you are a full person who does not know a hungry person’s hunger. You are the Saintess of Moshan Sect, so you have no worries about food or clothing. I’m different. I’m a fake Cult Leader. Everything I eat, wear, and use depends on Moshan Sect. If one day we divorce, then I’ll be leaving with nothing, penniless. Won’t I end up wandering the streets?”
After she said this, she felt the temperature around her drop quite a lot. When she lowered her head, she saw Xiao Xinyue looking at her coldly. “We are not yet married, and you are already thinking of separation?”
The Cult Leader’s courage trembled under her gaze, and her eyes began to dodge. “Well, about that, I haven’t thought about separation. But there are accidents in everything. What if one day you no longer need me and kick me away… I need money. Having money gives me a sense of security.”
Xiao Xinyue abruptly stood up. Turning around, she grabbed the Cult Leader’s wrist with one hand, while her other arm directly wrapped around the Cult Leader’s waist, tightly imprisoning her in her arms.
Her expression showed displeasure as she said, “I can agree to you, but you must pay something.”
“P-Pay what?” The Cult Leader looked at her anxiously.
Xiao Xinyue pressed her lips together.
The Cult Leader’s gaze swept across her lips, and her mind suddenly recalled the spring dream whose contents she had long since forgotten. Then, she did not know where her amorous thoughts and sky-high courage came from, but she quietly leaned close to Xiao Xinyue and kissed her on the lips.
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Ashkar
The level of absolute stupidity of the MC is getting to be enraging, why the hell is she trying to act like she has knowledge when she clearly doesn’t know shit having not read the book, and she keeps acting like shes gone back in time instead of into a new world she knows nothing about, she hasn’t tried to learn fuck all, before coming up with “genius” ideas.