She has already planted several pieces of high-quality jewelry, intending to place them in Jincheng as bait.
However, this bait must be cast at the right time and in the right way; it must be done after her commercial street has been established.
In this way, word of mouth from those who have visited will spread the word about Jincheng Commercial Street, which is the so-called advertising effect.
However, the most pressing issue right now is that the construction of this commercial street cannot be forced; we need to find a way to acquire several streets as pilot areas for the commercial street.
She has already decided to conduct the pilot program nearby, and the location is set in Linghe Town because she lives there, making it more convenient to manage.
Any problems can be detected in a timely manner.
But how can all the shops and storefronts in this town be acquired and renovated?
This is a tricky problem.
Many of the shops in this street are connected to residential houses. If they are to be demolished, they will all have to be demolished, which will make the housing problem of the residents quite troublesome.
However, if the money is right, many people will definitely be willing to move away from here and sell their shops and residences.
This matter needs to be resolved by the Kingdom of Islaile, since it is nominally under their jurisdiction anyway.
If they were to step in and manage it, that would be perfectly logical.
As for the money to acquire these commercial streets, she naturally paid for it herself.
In that case, she'll have to go to the neighboring Red City to auction off some jewelry and other items to make some money for the acquisition.
I'll just treat it as an investment.
With that in mind, Anle started to schedule another trip for Yu Rong. Although this trip was necessary, it was temporarily put on hold and would have to wait until Yu Rong returned before making any further arrangements.
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Three days passed in the blink of an eye. It was Madam Zhou, the matriarch of the Cui family, who personally visited the Paradise Dessert Shop. To be precise, she came to talk to He Yusheng about the debt repayment.
The timing was also very tight, exactly three days. Zhou had been thinking for three days before she came up with this compromise: to transfer a portion of the shops and land to He Yusheng.
As for the few shops that were handed over, they were already losing money anyway, so giving them to him was fine.
Keeping it is just throwing money away and making a losing proposition.
With this thought, Zhou finally felt relieved. Helped down from the carriage by her maid, she looked up and glanced at the shop in front of her. The interior design caught her eye.
She had never seen a shop like this before. Although there was a pastry shop under the name of the Cui family, it was nowhere near as good as this one.
The doors and windows are even made of glass; this is far too extravagant.
This large piece of glass is probably worth more than her entire pastry shop.
"This town has really come up with something new."
A maidservant supporting Zhou Shi's side sparkled with excitement when she mentioned Paradise Dessert Shop. Gazing at the glass windows and doors of Paradise Dessert Shop, she couldn't contain her excitement.
She had only heard of this famous pastry shop before, and this was her first time visiting it.
"Madam, you may not know this because you don't go out often, but this shop is not only famous in this town, but also in the surrounding towns."
The pastries made here are said to be so delicious that they've outshone all the other pastry shops in the area.
This sounds famous, but I've never tried it here. I heard the pastries sold here are quite expensive.
But given Jincheng's current state, how many families can afford pastries? I doubt this Paradise Dessert Shop will last long in this town.
As the maidservant spoke, she helped Zhou Shi into the Paradise Dessert Shop.
The Paradise Dessert Shop has reopened, but just as the little maid said, business is very slow, and there are no customers at all in the shop.
Although there were no customers, He Yusheng still cleaned and tidied up as usual, without slacking off in the slightest.
When Zhou entered the Paradise Dessert Shop, He Yusheng was wiping the floor.
“Look at you, child, doing such lowly work that only laborers would do. I think you should come back to the Cui family with me.”
Upon hearing this, He Yusheng looked up and paused in his actions.
Seeing Zhou's pretentious and affected manner, I couldn't help but feel a chill.
That old woman would do anything for that little bit of money.
Where did her previous arrogant and disdainful attitude towards him go? Compared to being servile, this old woman was no less fearful than him.
Anning, who was also cleaning nearby, frowned when she heard Zhou say this. She couldn't stand it anymore. What kind of human language was this? What kind of work is this that only lowly laborers would do?
If this place isn't cleaned properly, why would anyone want to stay in her shop eating and drinking?
She had previously been somewhat puzzled as to why her younger sister was so strict, insisting that the house be spotless.
But ever since those wealthy VIPs who came to her Paradise Dessert Shop mentioned that it was different from other dessert shops and that they really liked its clean and comfortable environment, she felt that her younger sister's strict requirements were right.
Everyone is here cleaning at any time; no one's work is for nothing.
Although she disliked the old woman's words, she still understood the principle that guests are always welcome. Forcing a smile, An Ning stepped forward and politely asked with a beaming smile.
"Distinguished guest, what would you like to order? Is there anything you need?"
He Yusheng handed the rag in his hand to An Ning, saying, "There's no need for that. She's here to pay off her debt; she's a debtor, not a guest."
An Ning raised an eyebrow, picked up a rag and left. There was no need for her to do that; she was happy not to serve.
She wouldn't even want to entertain that kind of old woman who spews nonsense.
But when it comes to paying off debts, she's genuinely curious and wants to hear about it.
Holding the rag, An Ning didn't leave. She stood by the counter, pretending to be busy, but secretly kept an eye on He Yusheng's movements, glancing over every now and then.
He Yusheng and Zhou Shi just stared at each other expressionlessly, neither of them saying anything, waiting for Zhou Shi to take out the money.
Mrs. Zhou had a kind and gentle appearance and spoke in a kind and gentle voice.
“Sheng’er, the Cui family is indeed a bit short of money lately. If you ask me to come up with so much silver all at once, I definitely can’t do it.”
But it's not like my maternal grandmother won't pay back the money.
"How about this? I have some shops and land at my Cui residence. I'll transfer some of them to you as payment, that will settle the debt. Is that alright?"
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