Zhao Qianqian's wealth impressed Gu An'an. She figured that Zhao Qianqian, this rich heiress, would at most give 20,000 taels of silver in a fit of anger.
Who would have thought that they were rich and didn't care about money?
Thirty thousand taels.
The scope of the situation opened up so quickly that Gu An'an couldn't help but admire it.
Thirty thousand taels! That's enough to cover the government's expenses for several years.
This is truly a huge sum of money. Gu An'an's total assets are not even as much as the money that this person took out in a fit of pique. It's really true that comparison is the thief of joy.
Magistrate Du was also stunned; thirty thousand taels.
This money no longer seems like money; it's just toilet paper from the latrine.
"Miss Zhao, this thirty thousand taels is no small sum. Shouldn't you tell your family about it?"
Zhao Qianqian chuckled softly, "Since I dare to take out this money, I'm not afraid of what my family will say."
Every year, her father gives her more than this amount of pocket money.
It's just 30,000 taels of silver, what's the big deal?
Magistrate Gu had to admit that although this Miss Zhao was not of royal lineage, she was living a much more comfortable life than many pampered daughters of noble birth.
That's so enviable!
Gu An'an's feelings were rather complicated as she looked at the money-scattering girl.
It would be a bit difficult to ask a spoiled young lady to be humble.
Actually, it's fine as long as this girl doesn't have bad intentions.
Gu An'an has always been kind-hearted, and this time was no exception.
"Since Miss Zhao is so generous, then I will not take what belongs to her. If this restaurant goes out of business one day, you may consider selling it to me."
Zhao Qianqian chuckled upon hearing this, "You're dreaming."
Selling it to Gu An'an is simply wishful thinking.
The Zhao family has always been exceptionally talented in business. Her restaurant will definitely be unrivaled in the entire Anping County. No, it will definitely become the most luxurious restaurant in the entire Daye Dynasty, even more luxurious and lively than the Taibai Restaurant.
Unrivaled throughout the world!
Gu An'an could only smile bitterly when she heard this. The little girl had been Zhao Laoye's "lucky charm" since she was a child, and had been pampered since she was a child. Who would have thought that outside of Anping County, few people would give Zhao Qianqian any face?
Even if she is Chen Shu's aunt, so what? Feng Yue will not forgive this girl again and again because of this.
Let her do whatever she wants. Perhaps if she focused all her energy on this restaurant, she wouldn't have thought about leaving Anping County to go to the capital, and she wouldn't have suffered that tragic fate later on.
While Gu An'an was thinking, Magistrate Du had already brought the contract.
With the house deed and land deed complete, signing the deed meant that the 30,000 taels would belong to the Anping County government, and Zhao Qianqian would become the new owner of Wenxiang Xiaozhu.
Although Magistrate Du's eyes widened upon seeing the 30,000 taels of silver notes, he still kindly reminded her, "30,000 taels is no small sum. Miss Zhao, are you sure you want to sign this contract?"
Zhao Qianqian looked down on this, saying, "What's with all this rambling? It's not like you have much money."
These words left the incorruptible Magistrate Du speechless. He pointed to several places and had Zhao Qianqian sign her name and press her fingerprint on them. "Then this Fragrant Abode belongs to Miss Zhao. May Miss Zhao make a fortune every day."
The auspicious words made Zhao Qianqian somewhat happy. "When the restaurant opens, Magistrate Du, remember to come and have a look. It's on me, no money needed."
Unlike Gu An'an, who charges people from the county government to eat at her place and doesn't know how to do business at all.
Magistrate Du quickly replied, "Yes, yes, I will definitely bother you then."
Gu An'an also left; losing the auction didn't actually affect her much.
We'll just look for another place.
The two walked out of the county government office almost together. Zhao Qianqian looked at her carriage and asked, "Should I give Manager Gu a ride?"
Gu An'an shook her head. "Miss Zhao is the victor. I, the loser, don't want to see your despicable face. Let's not."
"You know that much!" Zhao Qianqian boarded the carriage triumphantly. "I'd like to give Manager Gu a piece of advice: don't mess with me. I, Zhao Qianqian, will never give up what I set my sights on to anyone else."
She's a woman of exceptional talent and privilege; how could she possibly wrong herself?
no way!
The determined little girl made Gu An'an laugh; she was truly someone who had never been beaten before.
Gu An'an walked towards the shop at a leisurely pace.
She needs to find another courtyard, preferably a large one, to use for making dolls.
This way, he could settle the women that Magistrate Du had entrusted to him. Besides, making dolls had a high added value, and selling them to wealthy young ladies like Zhao Qianqian would be much more valuable than handkerchiefs.
I can make a set of twelve zodiac animal dolls, and then make other styles. I have many ideas, and they don't necessarily have to be big dolls, small ones are fine too.
The more Gu An'an thought about it, the more she felt it was a good deal.
She thought about it and then went back.
Inside the county government office, Magistrate Du was discussing the 30,000 taels of silver notes with his advisor, Liang.
"This Miss Zhao is certainly generous, but it's thanks to Madam Gu who raised the price that Miss Zhao would have paid so much."
Thirty thousand taels! That's incredibly wealthy.
Even Master Zhao didn't know about this money.
However, thinking about this, Magistrate Du felt there was a slight drawback: "What if Master Zhao doesn't agree?"
Master Liang, always full of clever ideas, said, “Master Zhao is probably very wealthy and doesn’t care, but we should inform him about this matter. That way, even if Master Zhao regrets it, we will have the upper hand and he will definitely give us some compensation. Besides, it was originally agreed that the shop would be given to Manager Gu for two hundred taels of silver. By giving the shop to her, we won’t offend either of them.”
"What if Master Zhao supports his own daughter?"
Master Liang laughed when he heard this. "Then we can only apologize to Manager Gu. She offended someone even though someone helped her with this matter. I'm afraid that once the Zhao family's restaurant opens, Manager Gu's life will not be easy."
As the two were talking, Gu An'an came in.
She was already a regular at the county government office, and the yamen runners guarding the entrance never stopped her.
“Master Liang, you are mistaken. I don’t think Miss Zhao has a knack for business. Besides, running a restaurant is not easy. If it were really profitable, Master Zhao would have opened a restaurant long ago. Why let his daughter do it now?”
Although Du and Liang are intelligent, they are not business people after all; they only know what to do but not why.
"If a restaurant is well-run, it will naturally be packed with customers, but if the food is not good, I'm afraid not many people will patronize it."
Magistrate Du wholeheartedly agreed, "As the saying goes, good wine needs no bush, so is Madam Gu so certain that Miss Zhao's business is not doing well?"
"That girl was just being stubborn with me and wanted to make my life miserable. By the way, sir, I didn't come here to talk about that. I wanted to talk about the doll. It's a huge business opportunity. Are you sure you don't want to make some money from it?"
When Magistrate Du, who was holding a 30,000-tael silver note, heard the words "great business opportunity," his eyes lit up like grapes after the rain. "Serve tea to Madam Gu, and we'll talk slowly."
Who would complain about having too much money!
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