The pickled crabs yesterday were not marinated for too long, so they may not be very flavorful, but as soon as the pot was opened, a fragrance wafted out. Cao Xiangnan scooped up one with a spoon, sniffed it closely, and thought it tasted pretty good.

So the morning tea snack was added with another item, the drunken crab.

"This is a new snack today, the drunken crab. Would you like to try one?"

"One."

In the past, no one would eat these small river crabs, but today, after tasting the flavor and slowly absorbing the sauce, the flavor was indescribably good. In the morning, only one pot of drunken crabs was opened, and it was quickly sold out.

The newly decorated small playground in the corner was well received by the children.

Today, the children did not run around in the lobby like in the past. The children entered the playground. They gathered together and had company. Some of them ran from one end of the slide to the other, slid down, rode on the rocking horse, and kicked their legs on the small slide. The children had a lot of fun.

"Mom, mom, we want to go play."

"Abao, can you eat something before you go play?"

Seeing the other children playing there, the child who came later refused to eat and wanted to go in to play. The child's mom coaxed him to eat a few bites of food, but the child refused to eat. He asked his grandmother for permission, and only when she nodded did he dare to let the child go to play. A little boy who was going upstairs paused on the stairs and glanced at the corner. The waiter who led the way followed the young master's gaze and told the guests with a smile that it was a place for children to play. He also proudly said that this was unique to their Yipinzhai and no other restaurant had it. He

retracted his gaze, paused and went upstairs again, and the group entered the private room upstairs.

Hearing that someone upstairs invited him up, Cao Xiangnan was a little surprised. Who would let someone invite him? If anyone was to invite someone, it would be Fang, the shopkeeper. Thinking so in his heart, Cao Xiangnan still took off the apron hanging on his chest, and when he came out, he saw the unfamiliar waiter waiting outside.

"Hello, Young Master Cao, our young master asked a little servant to invite you upstairs." The waiter said hurriedly when he saw the person.

"Who is your young master?"

"Our young master is the young master of the Shen family."

Cao Xiangnan was not familiar with some of the families in Nanyang. If Manager Fang was here, he would know who he was as soon as

he heard this title. A light flashed through his mind, and Cao Xiangnan remembered that he asked the carpenter to ask their manager to come to him to discuss the toys yesterday. It was no wonder that the person who came specifically wanted to find him, but he himself forgot about it.

In the upstairs room, there were refreshments on the table, charcoal was burning in the small stove, and the water in the small pot was boiling. There was also a very clever design under the small stove. If the water was boiled and the charcoal fire did not want to continue to boil water, it could be separated by a layer of small iron sheets.

Shen Zhengyang took one look at the small stove and fiddled with it.

"Young Master, don't touch it, be careful of getting burned." A handsome young man was serving him. He made tea for him with his slender hands and said, "Young Master, have some tea."

"Bai Zhi, you are too careful about everything. Look, this is made of wood, how could it get burned?" Shen Zhengyang pointed to the small handle on the pull plate that was specially inlaid with a piece of wood and said.

"Knock knock--" The young man who served went over and opened the door. When he saw the person standing outside the door, he knew that it was the person their young master was waiting for. He made a gesture of invitation and said, "Mr. Cao, please come in. Our young master is waiting for you inside."

Cao Xiangnan nodded to the other party. He had a good impression of the other party's two servants, so he also had a good impression of Young Master Shen who he had not seen yet, so he walked in.

As soon as he entered, he saw Young Master Shen sitting there, looking up at him.

"Did you ask someone to make this stove?" Shen Zhengyang asked with a smile on his face when he saw the person coming in.

It was the first time that Cao Xiangnan met Young Master Shen. He looked very young, with bright eyes and white teeth. He looked like a little brother. It was obvious that he was a young master who had been spoiled since childhood. He raised his eyebrows in his heart. He wanted to discuss business with such a young master? He felt that he was unreliable. He

warned himself in his heart not to judge people by appearance. When he heard the other party's question, he nodded and said, "Yes, yes." "Did you make those toys downstairs with your hands?" Shen Zhengyang asked. "

Mr. Cao, please sit down." Bai Zhi, who was walking in front, poured a cup of tea and put it on the table, and said.

"To be precise, I drew the drawings, and the carpenter made the products." Cao Xiangnan sat down on the chair and saw the untouched snacks on the table, and asked, "Don't you like these snacks?"

"Our young master just sat down and asked someone to invite you up, so you haven't eaten much of these things yet." Bai Zhi explained for his young master.

"You can eat with us." Shen Zhengyang was indeed spoiled. His young master liked whoever he liked and disliked whoever he disliked. It just so happened that he thought this kid was good today and invited him to have dinner with him.

Bai Zhi knew that his young master liked Mr. Cao, whom he met for the first time. He helped the young master to set the dishes and put the food that the young master liked into his bowl.

"Then Xiangnan would rather obey your order. I've been so busy that I haven't eaten much." Seeing that the other party was not arrogant, Cao Xiangnan took a sip of tea without hesitation, picked up the chopsticks and put a meatball into his mouth. He ate it. He was really hungry, and he was even hungrier when he saw the food.

"Are you the chef of Yipinzhai?" Shen Zhengyang looked at the boy suspiciously and asked.

"Well, a senior chef consultant hired by Yipinzhai, one level higher than the chef." It's true that Cao Xiangnan was trying to bluff the young master, but he was also right. He was not the chef of Yipinzhai, but he was one level higher than the chef.

Not surprisingly, seeing the suspicion in the other party's eyes grow even bigger, Cao Xiangnan laughed out loud.

Young Master Shen stared at the laughing man, but he was not really angry, but felt that the other party was laughing at him.

Shen Zhengyang thought it tasted very good after taking the first bite, "What is this?" he asked.

"This is roasted wheat, with half fat and half lean meat, water chestnuts, radishes and other things mixed together, and wrapped in tofu skin on the outside. Do you like it?" Cao Xiangnan said after taking a look at what the other party was eating.

Shen Zhengyang nodded, "Not bad." He said.

"You came to talk to me about wooden furniture?" After swallowing the food in his mouth, Cao Xiangnan saw the tender face of Young Master Shen and felt that it would feel good to bully him. Of course, it was more important to talk about business. After eating, there were still many things waiting for him to do.

He had a good idea in his mind, but it would be better if the person he talked to was more reliable?

"Well." Shen Zhengyang nodded, glanced over and asked, "Can't I do it?"

"No." Cao Xiangnan glanced at the person serving on the side and said.

"Don't worry, my man, it doesn't matter if he's here." Shen Zhengyang wasn't really stupid, he understood what the other party meant

with just one look. Cao Xiangnan told the other party his idea in general, what he meant was that he didn't sell blueprints, he wanted to cooperate with the other party, "... You have the craftsmen, I have the blueprints, I don't just have those small toys, there are many more." He pointed his hand to his head and said.

Children's toys in later generations are simply rich in variety, there are all kinds of toys, unlike this era, children have almost no fun toys. Besides, baby carriages are also good, baby product stores in later generations are opened all over the world, and they are very popular everywhere.

Cao Xiangnan told Young Master Shen about his idea of ​​opening a store specializing in children's supplies and toys in Nanyang. Seeing that he listened carefully, he knew that he had taken it to heart. Finally, he said, "I don't want much. You pay for the labor and the store. I'm only responsible for the design. I just want 20% of it."

After listening, Bai Zhi looked at Young Master Shen.

Shen Zhengyang was also thinking about this problem. He didn't want the other party to take 20%, but the opening of such a special store.

"I just have this idea now, but it's not that easy to implement. You don't have to give me an answer today, go back and think about it, and we'll talk about it later." Seeing that the other party didn't answer him immediately, Cao Xiangnan was afraid that the price he offered was too high, so everyone should leave some room and talk about it later.

The toys yesterday were all made by the other party. If it were a less shady merchant, there would be no need to ask him for the drawings, and he could sell them directly. I guess he thought he might have other things here, so he proposed to do business with him.

Cao Xiangnan felt that the manager he mentioned yesterday was completely different from the young master he met today. He didn't know why this young master came today.

Bai Zhi was afraid that their young master would agree right away.

"Yeah." Shen Zhengyang nodded, thinking it would be a good idea to go back and discuss it before continuing.

"I won't stay in Nanyang for too long, I'll be leaving in a few days." So what he meant was that if you miss this time, you have to wait until the next time I come to talk to me, otherwise he will go home to celebrate the festival with his wife and children. "If you come to Yipinzhai to find me and can't find me, leave a message for the store owner Fang so that he can contact me."

Shen Zhengyang glared and asked, "Aren't you the chef of Yipinzhai?" Shouldn't you stay here? "

I was specially hired, so you don't have to stay here all day." Cao Xiangnan shrugged, thinking this kid was not bad.

The two of them had a morning tea, and he sent the person away.

When Cao Xiangnan met Fang, the shopkeeper, he asked Fang about the young master just now, and also talked about what happened yesterday. He briefly mentioned the matter to Fang. Fang whispered a few words in his ear, and he raised his eyebrows. His luck is not that good, right? He hugged a thick thigh.