Chapter 14 Expanding Business
"You can't say that. Uncle Luo has also contributed! And I also said that I would give Miss Hui a generous dowry. How can I go back on my word?"
Luo Ahui waved her hands quickly, her face flushed, "Brother Jiang, you are too polite! In fact, we have already made a lot of money, how dare we take half?"
Luo Dongchuan also echoed.
Jiang Chengfeng sighed inwardly. This family was very simple and honest, which really touched him. If it were in modern times, they would probably clamor for a bigger share, right?
Jiang Chengfeng stroked the rim of the cup with his thumbs and said with a smile: "Since no one wants to share the money, why don't we just not share it! Use all the money for business!"
Luo Youcai, Luo Ahui and others asked questions and looked at Jiang Chengfeng with expectant eyes. It was obvious that they were also very interested in doing business.
Jiang Chengfeng did not answer, but turned to look at Luo Ahui, "Miss Ahui, do you have any suggestions?"
Luo Ahui thought for a moment and said, "How about opening a restaurant?"
After she finished speaking, she felt something was wrong and looked at Jiang Chengfeng eagerly, fearing that he would object. In this era where literature is valued over martial arts, it is a disgrace for scholars to cook. Moreover, she was a bit overstepping her authority.
"Great minds think alike!"
Jiang Chengfeng nodded in praise. In fact, he had also wanted to open a restaurant. After tasting Ah Hui's cooking, he felt that with Ah Hui's cooking skills, she could definitely support a restaurant.
"only……"
Jiang Chengfeng suddenly drew out his voice, attracting everyone's puzzled looks.
"But since we're opening a restaurant, we can't just run a breakfast stand or something like that. That would be too boring!"
"Mr. Jiang means..." Luo Youcai and the other three didn't quite understand what Jiang Chengfeng meant, and they were all waiting for Jiang Chengfeng's next words.
"Since we are going to open a restaurant, we need to have delicious food, good service, a beautiful environment, and great prices!"
Luo Ahui could understand the first few sentences, but she was a little confused by the last sentence. What does "price is quack" mean?
"Most of the people who can come to the restaurant to eat are rich people! If we want these rich people to patronize our restaurant frequently, the first thing we need is delicious food! This is the most basic condition! Secondly, our restaurant must also provide high-quality service to make these rich people feel at home!"
"The third one is not hard to understand. With an elegant environment, you can feel more at ease when dining! Since we have achieved the first three points, we can set the price a little higher and those rich people won't complain!"
After listening to Jiang Chengfeng's explanation, Luo Youcai and others also thought it made sense, and everyone's face showed excitement and eagerness to try it out.
"Hearing what Master Jiang said, I remembered that at the Bi Bo Lake, the owner of Yipinxuan, Du Xuan, said that he was old and sick, and was planning to sell the restaurant and return to his hometown to recuperate!" Luo Youcai interrupted.
"Bi Bo Lake?"
Jiang Chengfeng's eyes suddenly lit up. The environment of Bi Bo Lake was impeccable. If he could buy Yipinxuan, his business would definitely be booming!
"I've been to Yipinxuan before to deliver vegetables, so I'm quite familiar with it!" Luo Youcai took the teacup handed to him by his daughter, took a sip of hot tea, and continued, "This Yipinxuan has six floors, and it's spacious and the environment is great!"
"If that's the case, why would Du Xuan be willing to transfer it?" Jiang Chengfeng frowned. Logically speaking, with a restaurant like this, one can make a lot of money even if he just does nothing. Could it be that Boss Du is so stingy with money?
"Yipinxuan is indeed very good , but Du Xuan is greedy and stingy. Not only is the food in the restaurant not tasty, but even the waiters are very rude! Going back to his hometown to recuperate is just an excuse, an excuse he made because he couldn't continue running the business! I heard that his son is an official in a certain county, so he should be enjoying the good life with his son!"
Jiang Chengfeng nodded in understanding. It turned out that Boss Du had killed himself.
"How much silver does Boss Du plan to sell it for?" Jiang Chengfeng asked.
Luo Youcai made a gesture of the number eight, "Eight thousand taels!"
Jiang Chengfeng frowned. This amount was not a small amount. Even if he bought the restaurant, plus the renovation costs, the total would be at least 10,000 taels!
After pondering for a moment, Jiang Chengfeng decided to go talk to Du Xuan tomorrow, and asked Luo Youcai to go with him.
At this time, Luo Ahui interrupted and said, "Brother Jiang, didn't you say you were going to the Shen Mansion tomorrow?"
Jiang Chengfeng smiled bitterly. If Ah Hui hadn't reminded him, he would have almost forgotten it.
Luo Dongchuan, who had been silent the whole time, smiled slyly and said, "Brother Jiang, are you really interested in Miss Shen?"
Luo Ahui glared at her younger brother, then looked at Jiang Chengfeng, lowered her head and said nothing.
"What are you thinking about, little brat?" Jiang Chengfeng scolded with a smile.
Since I have promised Uncle Wu, I must keep my word. And there is only one year left, it will pass in the blink of an eye.
To put it another way, even if Jiang Chengfeng didn't work as a servant, he would do business. But he was used to being lazy, so he naturally didn't want to stay in the restaurant every day. The reason he wanted to open a restaurant was nothing more than to let Luo's father and daughter and others work for him, and he only needed to sit and wait for the money!
Of course, if this kind of thing were to be exposed, he would appear to be extremely shameless, so he was too embarrassed to say it out loud.
Seeing Jiang Chengfeng silent, Luo Ahui suddenly felt a sour nose, her beautiful eyes dimmed, and she whispered: "In fact, Mr. Jiang is very knowledgeable , and Miss Shen must be extremely beautiful. You two may be a good match!"
"Miss Ah Hui, you think too much! I went to the Shen Mansion to be a servant just to keep my promise!"
Luo Ahui didn't quite understand, but this was someone else's private matter, and since the other person stopped talking about it , she didn't feel comfortable asking any more questions.
During dinner, Jiang Chengfeng asked Luo Youcai about the specific details of Yipinxuan and decided to find time to go to Yipinxuan to negotiate with Du Xuan.
After dinner, Jiang Chengfeng called Luo Dongchuan out and stuffed fifty taels of silver into his hand. When the latter looked at him in surprise, he explained, "Dongchuan, if you want to win over your brothers, you can't just rely on loyalty. You have to give them benefits when necessary! Otherwise, they won't follow you for long!"
Luo Dongchuan rolled his eyes, then showed a look of gratitude, and said: "Brother Jiang, I understand! After listening to you, I know what to do!"
Luo Youcai was worried about having a mountain of silver at home, so he asked his son to go to the money house in the city after dinner to exchange the silver for banknotes.
Jiang Chengfeng looked at the sky and prepared to go home to sleep, but Luo Ahui called him from behind. Jiang Chengfeng didn't understand what was going on and asked Luo Ahui what was going on.
Luo Ahui's pretty face blushed slightly, and she did not answer. She just asked Jiang Chengfeng to wait a moment, and she took out a pair of brand new cloth shoes from the inner room and helped Jiang Chengfeng put them on herself.
