Chapter 113,
Qingluan looked up at the nosy waiter and said, "Do you know how many famous restaurants there are in Bianjing?" How dare he compare Su Guoer with the chef of a first-class restaurant?
Chang Qi replied, "You know? There are five first-class restaurants, eight second-class restaurants, and there are so many third-class restaurants, I can't even count them all."
"But I'm not wrong. The dishes made by my boss are just as good as those sold in a first-class restaurant. So why should I give you guys a free ride?"
"When doing business, who doesn't want to make money?" He sneered, showing no fear of Qingluan.
It was exactly like Su Guoer's substitute, saying everything she was about to say.
It just so happened that one of them played the good cop and the other played the bad cop, so there was room for negotiation.
After all...Su Guoer still needed the Mingyue Tower location to open a restaurant. It would be difficult to just turn against her.
Qingluan laughed after hearing this and said, "You're such a talkative fellow! Since when did a servant like you get to talk to me like that? Madam Su, what do you think? This fellow is being disrespectful and contradicting me, and you don't even bother to do anything about it?"
Su Guoer then replied calmly, "What my waiter said is true. Although my cooking skills cannot compare with the top chefs in the restaurant, compared with those second-rate and inferior restaurant chefs, I still have some advantages. Please don't look down on me anymore. I think... there is nothing wrong with my waiter."
This obviously means standing on the side of Changqi.
Qingluan smiled.
Naturally, she knew what Su Guoer meant, and she also understood that she was actually trying to maneuver around, but she couldn't say anything else. If she continued, things would get awkward and it would be difficult to handle the situation.
So she could only say: "You are a sincere man."
"Since Miss Su is confident in her craftsmanship, she should cooperate with me."
"Cooperating with me will not only help your restaurant gain a foothold in Bianjing City, but I'll also ensure you make it to the second round of the Bianjing Chef God Competition and make you famous. How do you think?"
"I won't take too much of your profit. Twenty percent, Miss Yan and I will take twenty percent. Besides, my restaurant won't ask you for rent anymore. Just consider it as deposit interest. I'll also give you ten thousand taels of silver as my investment. How about that?"
After hearing this, Miss Yan also took the initiative to say, "In that case, I will also give you 10,000 taels of silver. In addition, I will also give you the dozen or so recipes from Mingyue Tower. However, I can't do anything about those chefs who have already learned them."
Su Guoer thought for a moment: Twenty thousand taels of silver just to open a restaurant with her?
This sounds like... there's a pit, and it's a big one.
By investing 20,000 taels of silver at one time, they can reap the benefits and receive money every month in the future. It must be said that they made a good calculation.
But...Su Guoer also has her own considerations.
Why did she want to do business with them? Wasn't it just to find a backer? Not to mention that she had no experience running a restaurant, even if she did, there was no guarantee that the diners would buy into her business.
If you open such a large restaurant and sell food to ordinary people, the profit will not be very high. Therefore, the most important thing is to expand the channels and attract more diners.
Miss Yan and Qingluan knew a lot of people, and all of them were rich. The money they brought in for dinner every day was worth more than what she earned in a day.
So let’s take a comprehensive look.
Su Guoer still needs to open this restaurant with them, and it is still unknown whether the Bian Jing Chef Competition will be as she said.
But if I work with her, can I really make it to the finals?
Su Guo'er doesn't covet wealth and fame, but her father's death is unexplained, and she needs more money to investigate the cause of his death. She heard that there is a Baihua Tower in Bianjing City, and there is a young man named Xie Wuyou in the tower.
Known as the 'know-it-all', he knows everything about the world and nothing can escape his sharp eyes.
So Su Guoer planned to save up some money and go to him to ask him.
But I also heard that just to see him would cost 12,000 taels of silver, and asking him questions would be charged separately, and...the price would depend on the difficulty of your question.
And because this token was not only seen on Qi Zhang, but also on Master Wang. One of them was an official's family member, and the other was a former teacher of the prince, so it is conceivable how much silver would be needed to get the answer to the question Su Guoer asked?
I'm afraid it would cost one thousand taels of gold?
The money Su Guoer had was far from enough, and she had no connections to investigate the matter, so she could only pin her hopes on this person.
This is also the reason why Su Guoer wants to expand the restaurant.
It just so happened that this restaurant had someone backing it up, so she felt more at ease. All that was left was to run it well.
Su Guoer: "Deal, 20% profit and dividends, settled every month. I will exchange them into silver bills and have someone deliver them to you." She immediately made the decision and was determined to finalize the matter.
Qing Luan: "You are a straightforward person. Fine, then, you can arrange for someone to renovate Mingyue Tower today. It's better to renovate it properly. That store has been ripped off and ruined by that group!"
She was furious just talking about it. A perfectly good restaurant had been ruined with missing bricks here and tiles there, and the kitchen was leaking? Even the rockery in the backyard with the spring was covered in moss, obviously it hadn't been cleaned in a long time.
Of course, pots and pans, tables, chairs, counters, everything needs to be repaired.
Overall, it costs a lot of money.
She told Su Guoer the truth.
Su Guoer: "No problem, as long as the beams and pillars are good, I will renovate the rest."
Qingluan also readily took out a silver note from her sleeve and handed it to Su Guoer: "Here, this is for you."
After reading it, Su Guoer accepted it without hesitation.
Seeing this, Miss Yan called her maid over, and the maid brought a box down from the carriage. When the box was opened, there were recipes inside.
"This is the recipe that our Mingyue Tower collected from all over the place, and there is also a silver note." He handed it to Su Guoer.
Su Guoer was very interested in the recipe, so she picked up one and took a look as soon as she got it.
The name is Qiansi Sun.
It tells the story of the freshest bamboo shoots, which are cut into delicate shapes and then immersed in honey for three days and three nights. Once the bamboo shoots become sweet, they are fried in oil. The honey is then stretched into thin strands and wrapped around the bamboo shoots. The resulting bamboo shoots are sweet, crisp, and tender, making them a favorite among ladies.
It is worthy of being the Mingyue Tower, the first-class restaurant in Bianjing.
The dishes here are really...amazing.
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