"Have breakfast first. There's no rush to register," he said.
Yan Funing nodded: "Yes, Brother Chengwen, have you had breakfast?"
Liu Chengwen said honestly, "I did eat, but I was in a hurry and only grabbed a bun to eat."
Not full.
"Let's share some. I'll go to East Third Street with you later." Yan Funing said.
"Okay."
The three of them walked towards the dining room.
During breakfast, both cold wind and cold shadows appeared.
The two of them no longer avoided others and bowed to Fu Ciyi, saying, "Young Master."
Fu Ciyi said calmly, "Prince Jin already knows some things. He asked you to come here mainly to protect the safety of the mansion."
"I understand."
Both of them said in unison.
Yan Fu stared at them and said, "The scar is better now. Have you been applying the ointment on time?"
"Madam, we must apply it twice a day. We must not forget." Leng Feng said.
Hearing the unfamiliar voices, Wan Niang asked her eldest son, "Who are they?"
"Mom, they are the ones who saved me from the fire that year."
Fu Ciyi explained calmly, his expression also indifferent.
Only Yan Funing knew that he must feel uncomfortable every time he talked about this.
Wan Niang nodded: "Good, good man."
"Princess, we are the prince's people. The prince saved our brothers' lives. We should do whatever we want." Leng Ying said.
Fu Ciyi said: "My mother is blind and has lost her memory, so I won't mention her past identity."
"So that's how it is." Leng Feng Leng Ying was astonished, "I understand."
After breakfast, Fu Ciyi went to the Hanlin Academy.
Yan Funing took Caiyu, Fu Jiang and Liu Chengwen to East Third Street.
Inside Chengwen Building, seeing Yan Funing approaching, Liu Song hurriedly greeted her, "My daughter is finally here. Fufeng Restaurant is bidding, and the starting price is 10,000 taels of silver. Shall we join in?"
"I'll participate." Yan Funing frowned and thought, "The prince will definitely want to buy it back. If that happens, the price will only continue to go up. We must prepare enough money."
Liu Song raised his hand, and the accountants came over in unison.
Yan Funing said, "There should be sufficient funds on the books in the past few months."
The head accountant said, "Miss, over the past few months, Chengwenlou has made the most profit, followed by the clothing store and the jade shop. The other shops are new, and their profits aren't very high yet. But after adding up all these factors, after deducting the funds needed to operate the entire East Third Street, there's still 50,000 taels of silver left to purchase the Fufeng Restaurant."
Liu Song sighed, "The main reason is that all the shops on East Third Street are newly opened this year. If the bidding for Fufeng Restaurant is delayed a year or two, we will have more money and it will be much easier to handle."
"We must buy the Fufeng Restaurant to prevent the prince from using the restaurant's name to commit evil deeds. If you don't have enough money, I will find a way." Yan Funing said.
At worst, you can just take out your own private money.
It’s just that those gold ingots looked so beautiful that she couldn’t bear to part with them.
Liu Song nodded: "I feel relieved when my daughter said this."
Yan Funing looked at Liu Chengwen and said, "Brother Chengwen, I've seen your performance on East Third Street over the past few days. It's really a waste of your talent for you to be a guard with me."
"Sister, what kind of talent am I?" Liu Chengwen blushed rarely.
Yan Funing smiled and said, "Brother Chengwen always said he didn't like the restaurant business, but now I've discovered that you're good at planning and coordinating. I plan to let you manage the entire East Third Street business from now on."
"No way? Sister, I'm scared if you leave it to me like this."
"Originally, this job was supposed to be done by my third brother, but he's currently busy with official duties and can't spare the time. Furthermore, his official duties make it unsuitable for him to run a business. I can't come to East Third Street every day, and Brother Chengwen is also my brother. I'm relieved to leave this to you. Of course, I'll also take care of it myself. Let's work together to run East Third Street well."
"Okay, I will definitely follow my sister and do business well." Liu Chengwen agreed excitedly.
"Now hurry to Jingzhao Prefecture and register under the name of East Third Street."
"Okay, I'll go right away."
Liu Chengwen walked out quickly.
Seeing that their son had taken on responsibilities, Liu Song and He were very pleased.
"Thank you for thinking about this brat."
He held Yan Funing's hand and kept thanking her.
"Aunt, you're so polite. I originally wanted to let Brother Chengwen go to work for Master Fu, but unfortunately, Master Fu doesn't need anyone around him anymore. The most important thing is that we need talented people in East Third Street. Brother Chengwen is very skilled and smart, so it's perfect for him to stay in East Third Street."
After a few more words, Yan Funing went to the jade shop.
"It's so cold, why are you here, young lady?" Yang Shu greeted her warmly.
Zheng poured out hot tea, and Yang Yutang brought out snacks.
"I just want to tell you that I'm planning to bid for the Fufeng Restaurant. If I'm successful, I'd like to give you some shares. It won't be much, just a token of my appreciation."
"That's great!" Yang Shu said excitedly, "The Fufeng Restaurant is built there, it's impossible to tear it down. Miss, you're doing a great job!"
Yan Funing smiled faintly. "If this succeeds, I'll also give shares to the people whose houses were originally occupied by Fufeng Restaurant. If they want to work in the restaurant, they'll be given priority. I don't know these people personally, so I hope Manager Yang can help me talk to them."
"Okay, leave it to us." Yang Shu agreed without hesitation.
Caiyu added, "The main reason is that the Crown Prince is now also bidding, so my young lady's chances of success are slim."
"The Crown Prince is wealthy. If we keep raising the price, our chances of winning are slim," Yang Yutang murmured. "But Jingzhao Prefecture will definitely give the natives some face."
He turned to look at Yang Shu: "Dad, let's convey the young lady's intentions to all the neighbors."
In this way, the lady has a greater chance of winning the bid.
Yan Funing drank some tea, ate some snacks, and walked around the counter. Suddenly, she saw a lot of small jade swords piled up in the corner of the counter.
"Have you done so much?" She picked it up and played with it happily.
"I made a lot, but I didn't sell any." Yang Shu shook his head and sighed.
"I'll take them all and give them away." Yan Funing smiled. "Whatever the total amount is, put it all in my account."
"How can that be possible?"
“Record what needs to be recorded.”
Yan Funing persisted, carefully examining a small jade sword.
The Yang family once said that they could not find Xiao Ajian's body, so there is a certain possibility that Xiao Ajian is still alive.
But there are so many people in this vast sea of people that it’s hard to find someone.
Many people around Fu Ciyi were said to have been rescued from the mass grave. She would use these small jade swords to ask them, perhaps there would be some clues.
Even if there are no clues, it is appropriate for the guards to send the small jade sword to someone.
Thinking of this, she handed the knife in her hand to Fu Jiang: "Here you go."
"Young Madam, are you really going to give me this exquisite little jade sword?" Fu Jiang was surprised.
"Yes." Yan Funing nodded. "Did you have a small jade sword like this when you were a child, or have you heard anyone mention it?"
Fu Jiang took the small jade sword, examined it carefully, and shook his head, saying, "I didn't have such exquisite things when I was young, nor did I hear anyone mention it. We were all children from poor families and couldn't afford to wear jade."
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