"You want to buy the blueprints?" Mo Lan looked at the eight pairs of eyes staring at her in the room. Even with her thick skin, she couldn't keep up the act and could only awkwardly pick up her tea and take a sip.
Before Uncle Zheng could speak, Madam Zheng spoke up first, "If you're interested, we're willing to buy it. Of course, if you'd like a more affordable option, we can build you a two-story teak pleasure boat for free, and charge only the cost price for the other two. How about that?"
Mo Lan: "..."
So, she can save nearly 20,000 taels of silver?
Seeing Mo Lan deep in thought, Madam Zheng's heart stirred, and she immediately smiled and spoke.
"As I just said, teak is precious and priceless. As far as I know, only the Zheng family has some in stock. I'm going all out for the young lady. As for the other two pleasure boats, I'll charge you seven thousand taels of silver at cost price, with labor free. In the future, whenever you order boats, I'll give you cost price. How about we become friends?"
Mo Lan: "..."
Once waterway transportation is opened, she will need many boats.
At cost price, this deal is worthwhile.
"girl······"
"Deal!" Mo Lan nodded and said directly, "Shall we sign the documents?"
Madam Zheng: "...Okay."
The documents were signed, the advance payment was made, and the matter of the pleasure boat was settled. However, the delivery time would be around July or August of next year, which would take more than half a year.
After leaving Zheng's shipyard, Han Shuang was still in a daze. It was so easy to get it done, and people were even eager to buy the blueprints.
"Boss, wouldn't a two-story pleasure boat made entirely of teak cost nearly 20,000 taels of silver?"
"About that? It should be more than 10,000 if not 20,000." Mo Lan nodded and glanced back at the Zheng family's shipyard. "If they make good use of that blueprint, they'll have a steady stream of orders. Jiangjun is a great place, and what they need most are high-end large ships."
Han Shuang nodded and followed her boss, still feeling a little uneasy.
Just as the two were about to return to the restaurant, a carriage stopped beside them, and Zhao Ziyun's smiling face appeared through the carriage window.
"Little sister, what a coincidence! I went to the inn to look for you, but the waiter said you went out early this morning. I thought I had missed you, but I didn't expect to meet you on the road."
As Zhao Ziyun spoke, she told the maid to open the car door, "Little sister, get in the car first. I'll take you wherever you're going, and then we can talk."
“I’ll go back to the inn. It’s just a few steps away. I don’t need to take a carriage.” Mo Lan looked at the inn a few steps ahead and refused directly.
“Sister…are you still angry? My grandfather and father already know what happened, and they hope you will visit our mansion again.” Zhao Ziyun originally wanted to say that even her grandmother had been scolded by her grandfather that day, and these words could not be said on the street, as it would damage the Zhao family’s reputation.
"Alright, get in the car."
Mo Lan, noticing the frequent glances exchanged around her, simply called out to Han Shuang and stepped into the carriage. She quite liked Zhao Ziyun, but because of the Zhao family, she didn't want to have anything to do with her.
Just after they left, a young nobleman led his horse around the corner, accompanied by a servant carrying a bundle.
"Young Master, the person sitting in that carriage just now seems to be Miss Zhao, your fiancée."
"Yes, it's Yun'er. Follow her and see." That direction is clearly not the route back to the Zhao residence.
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