"Boss lady, you're too kind. Won't this hurt our business?" Peng Wan asked worriedly. "You always think of others, but what if our business suffers?"
"No, business will only get better and better," Su Xiaonuan said. "Harmony brings wealth. Our street will only get more and more prosperous. With more customers, every shop will have a better business. There is a large floating population in the provincial capital. If each shop makes good use of its own specialty dishes, more diners will come from far and wide."
"So, does this mean our street will become Want Want Food Street from now on?"
"Wangwang Food Street?" Su Xiaonuan said happily. "That's a good name. After the iron gate is installed, we'll apply to name this street Wangwang Food Street."
Xiao Nuan was overjoyed. She never expected that the Wangwang Food Street, which was later recorded in the provincial annals, would be created under her own hands.
In her previous life, Wangwang Food Street left a deep impression on Su Xiaonuan. In order to investigate the case, she checked the records in the Provincial Annals. Wangwang Food Street later became not only a famous landmark in the provincial capital, but also a famous tourist attraction for tourists from home and abroad.
Su Xiaonuan was as happy as if she had won the lottery for this discovery; it was wonderful!
This food street has a quaint and antique feel, with the entire street paved with bluestone.
According to the provincial gazetteer, the property value here has increased to an astronomical figure. It seems that her next step is to buy property here. As long as someone sells, she will buy it.
Previously, she couldn't understand why she didn't have a cheat system. Everyone else who transmigrated would have a cheat system, but she had nothing and was dealt a bad hand.
Now, they've managed to play this bad hand of cards well again.
The establishment of Want Want Food Street provided her with a path to wealth.
Accumulate funds and gradually buy up all the shops in Want Want Food Street.
Haha, from now on, Su Xiaonuan will live the life of a landlady.
"Boss lady, those people have left the Grand Hyatt Hotel." Xiao Cui was instructed by her to secretly keep an eye on the people's movements.
Su Xiaonuan was awakened from her sweet dream by Xiao Cui. "Okay, I understand."
Just as he was about to leave, he turned back to Xiaohong and said, "Give me three hundred yuan as emergency funds."
"Okay." Xiao Hong took the key and opened the cash box. The money inside was neatly stacked. She and Zhong Ling were mainly responsible for collecting the money. Each bundle of money was a hundred yuan. They didn't even need to count it. They took out three bundles of money and handed them to Su Xiaonuan.
Su Xiaonuan took the money and went to the Grand Hyatt Hotel.
The waiter greeted her warmly upon her arrival. "Hello, ma'am!"
"Hey beautiful, is your boss here?" she asked with a smile.
"Yes...yes..." The waiter was a little incoherent after being called "beautiful lady." "The boss is upstairs, I'll take you up."
"Okay, thank you." Su Xiaonuan found that the word "beautiful woman" sounded more fashionable and was much more effective than the terms used back then, such as "comrade," "girl," or "sister."
Su Xiaonuan was led by the waiter into Boss Zhu's private office, which could also be considered a small meeting room.
"Boss lady, what brings you here?" Boss Zhu immediately got up to greet her and instructed the waiter to serve tea.
"Heh, this is really good." Su Xiaonuan looked around the small room, which was decorated very comfortably. "Look, this is what a boss should be like. It's much better than my little shop."
"Please excuse my poor appearance, ma'am!" Boss Zhu invited her to sit down.
“I said, could you please stop calling me ‘boss’s wife’?” She sat down in the chair, crossing her left leg over her right. “It sounds awkward. It’s fine if other people call me that, but it really makes me feel embarrassed to be called that by a boss as big as you.”
"Then what should I call you?" Boss Zhu sat down in the chair opposite her.
"Call me Xiao Su, or you can call me Su Xiaonuan."
"Then I'll call you Little Warm Girl."
"That's great! From now on, Brother Zhu will have to look after his little sister."
"Of course."
The waiter brewed hot tea, served it to the two of them, and then left.
Su Xiaonuan held the cup lid over the tea, blew on it, took a small sip, then placed the teacup on the table and took the money out of her bag and placed it on the table as well.
"What are you doing?" Boss Zhu looked at her in confusion.
"The money for installing the iron gate." She held out her hand. "I must accept this money. Look, those merchants whose businesses are not doing well can be exempted. Don't add any more pressure and burden to them. Originally, I was the one who proposed this. I wanted to pay for it all myself. Since Boss Zhu has taken on this heavy responsibility, I should also do my part."
"Little Nuan, you're so kind." Boss Zhu no longer refused. "Then I'll accept it. I just called and made arrangements. They'll come over to take the measurements right away and install it in a couple of days. In the next couple of days, I'll arrange for people to patrol at night to ensure the safety of our food street."
"Thank you for your hard work, Brother Zhu." She clasped her hands in a fist salute.
"Little Nuan, I have something I want to tell you." Boss Zhu rubbed his hands together, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping himself.
"Just tell me what's wrong, and I'll do my best to help."
"It's not that I need your help, it's..."
"Oh, just tell me what it is!"
"Then I'll tell you."
"Speak up! You're driving me crazy!"
“Little Nuan, I…I secretly had my wife franchise your restaurant…” He paused here. “You…you’re not angry, are you?”
"You privately arranged for someone to franchise my restaurant?" Su Xiaonuan wasn't that surprised; she remembered the newspaper she'd read that morning and immediately guessed. "That branch of Yaleju is yours, isn't it?"
"How did you know?" Boss Zhu was taken aback.
"I guessed." Xiao Nuan smiled. "Besides you, Boss Zhu, who else would be so generous? I read the newspaper, it's opening tomorrow, and the franchisee didn't invite me to give any guidance, which means it's run by an insider. The decoration is also high-end, much prettier than my store."
"Little Nuan, aren't you angry?" He looked at her cautiously.
"Why would I be angry?" Su Xiaonuan said magnanimously. "I'm overjoyed! It's a great honor for me that such a famous boss like Brother Zhu has joined Jiuya Restaurant."
"To be honest, I initially looked down on your shop and even hired people to cause trouble. But after eating there myself, I had to admit defeat," Mr. Zhu said with shame.
"As expected, these thugs were hired by you." Su Xiaonuan applauded Boss Zhu's honesty. "Just as I suspected."
"Little Nuan, I'm so sorry," Boss Zhu said regretfully. "I was also ripped off by those thugs. They took advantage of me and then tried to extort money from me. If I hadn't had someone intimidate them, I don't know how I would have ended up like this."
“We’re in the business of doing legitimate business, so it’s best not to mess with those thugs. They’re people who would rather die than give up money. Brother Zhu, you must learn from this lesson.” Su Xiaonuan said with a heart full of joy. The man surnamed Zhu really has connections; the people he found can even keep thugs in check.
"Hmm." Boss Zhu let out a long sigh. "I feel much better after speaking frankly with you today. Otherwise, I would have felt like a petty person and that I had let you down."
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