Seeing the hesitation on his face, Su Hua smiled and said, "To be honest, we are only in the beginning stage of selling mala tang at a stall. We will open a restaurant when the time is right."
Yu Cheng's suggestion of investing is indeed very tempting. However, I think we can cooperate in a different way. Instead of investing in Tianxianglou through Malatang, Yu Cheng, you can invest in our future Suji Restaurant in your personal capacity.
This kind of investment only requires you to provide naming rights, and you'll enjoy 20% of the restaurant's profits. How about it?
Upon hearing this, Qin Yucheng couldn't help but feel a sense of novelty.
It wasn't because she said opening Su Ji Restaurant was novel, but because she wanted him to invest.
Since he took over his maternal grandfather's business, this was the first time he had heard someone ask him to invest, and in his own name no less. Investing in his own name meant distancing himself from the Qin and Li families behind him.
Moreover, she actually promised a 20% profit.
Su Dahu, who was standing to the side, was also a little surprised. When Hua'er first started selling snails in Cangwu Town, she had said that she would open a restaurant belonging to the Su family in the future.
But at that time, they had just recovered from a life of not having enough to eat, and they felt that earning thousands of copper coins a day by eating snails was already an extraordinary achievement.
Unexpectedly, Hua'er wasn't joking at the time, but had been planning this all along.
Qin Yucheng thought for a moment, then chuckled and asked, "I wonder what Hua'er means by this naming rights?"
Su Hua blinked her almond-shaped eyes, a sly glint in them. “The naming rights, to put it simply, mean showing up at the opening, or having someone come out to cause trouble, to show that the restaurant is under your protection, Qin Yucheng. Apart from that, you don’t need to worry about anything else. It’s a completely beneficial thing.”
Although Qin Yucheng is not very old, he is a shrewd and calculating person. Hua'er's words meant that she wanted him to hold the fort.
Although it was done in his own name, if he wasn't the only male heir of the Li family or the grandson of the Qin family, what use would his personal name be?
However, the fact that she wanted him to protect her, and not the Li family or the Qin family, or anyone else, made him inexplicably feel a surge of joy.
He pursed his lips, meeting the girl's clear almond-shaped eyes, "Hua'er, besides spicy hot pot, does this restaurant offer any other dishes?"
Su Hua wasn't surprised by his keen observation and explained, "This spicy hot pot is mainly suitable for spring and winter. As the weather gets hotter, especially in summer, it will gradually disappear from the scene. At that time, it will be replaced by barbecue and beer..."
As the words were about to leave my mouth, I thought of how there was no beer in this world, and my tongue twitched around. "It's all about barbecue and sake. In addition, my master has taught me the recipes for snacks such as braised dishes, hot pot, and milk tea. The taste is just as good as hot pot."
Moreover, whether it's mala tang, barbecue, or hot pot, the focus is on novelty and deliciousness, and the price won't be too high. The target customer base doesn't conflict with your Tianxianglou at all.
Yu Cheng only needs to say a few words when necessary to enjoy a 20% share of the profits.
These two percent have nothing to do with the Li family or the Qin family, are not subject to any interference from anyone, and are solely for your personal benefit.
It's absolutely a guaranteed profit.
As Qin Yucheng listened, his initial curiosity turned into shock.
His gaze toward the girl held a hint of surprise. He had been protected by the Li and Qin families since childhood, which meant he carried the burden of both families on his shoulders, especially the Li family.
The Li family's life was not as glamorous as outsiders imagined. Their failure to take sides had already aroused the dissatisfaction of the princes. Moreover, the maternal grandfather was getting old and might not be able to hold on for much longer. This time, Wei Jianjia's visit to the Qin residence was the Third Prince's doing.
No wonder she was unwilling to use the mala tang recipe at Tianxianglou; she was far more intelligent than he thought.
Su Dahu was stunned. Everyone in the family knew what the master was saying. There was no master at all. It was all knowledge that Meng Po had given Hua'er after she fainted in the dilapidated temple.
But isn't Meng Po a local deity who governs the underworld?
Why do you not only know the recipes, but so many others?
Each and every one of them seemed unlike anything from their world.
I've never even heard of it, let alone seen it.
The only thing I know is braised food. On my mother's birthday, Hua'er once braised a pot of pork offal and pig's head meat, and the taste was just as good as hot pot.
After Su Hua finished speaking, she didn't say anything more. She just raised her hand to pour a cup of tea from the table and drank it slowly.
The best pre-rain Longjing tea has a refreshing taste and a fragrance like orchids and osmanthus; it's quite good.
Perhaps she could dig up a tea tree and plant it in the small courtyard at the end of the village. After all, the Su family has always drunk coarse tea, and she's gotten a little tired of it.
After drinking half a cup of tea, the young man's gentle voice rang out, "I agree to this cooperation."
"Yu Cheng is indeed straightforward." Su Hua stroked her teacup, two shallow dimples appearing at the corners of her mouth as she smiled, showing no surprise at his reaction.
Qin Yucheng shook his head, his voice tinged with helplessness, "People often say that the Li family is born to do business. I think Hua'er is just as good at business as the Li family."
Upon hearing this, Su Hua smiled but remained silent.
Actually, if Zuixianju hadn't staged this show this morning, her idea of finding a backer for the Su family might not have come so quickly.
After all, in the small county of Qingshui, a mere head constable could leave them with nowhere to retreat. If they went to Tangshan Prefecture or the capital, to places where a single signboard could be smashed and affect seven or eight nobles, wouldn't the Su family become nothing more than fish on a chopping block?
Li Hongyan promised to protect her out of affection and gratitude, and she was very grateful.
But having lived two lives, she wasn't some naive teenage girl at heart. She knew all along that promises could be taken back, and favors would fade with time.
Only interests that are tied together are truly reliable.
In the absence of conflict, it will only grow stronger over time.
And the Su family, over the years, has gradually grown stronger and stronger, eventually becoming capable of withstanding all kinds of trials and tribulations.
After they finished speaking, they called their servants to bring them writing brush, ink, paper, and inkstone, and signed two contracts.
Su Hua, being an illiterate commoner, only pressed her handprint.
After discussing the cooperation, the three chatted about the restaurant for a while before the Su siblings got up to say goodbye. After all, all four large basins of pig offal were there and they had to take them back to clean quickly, otherwise they would have to work in the dark by oil lamp again that night.
When they left, the return gifts that Li Hongyan and Qin Yucheng had their servants deliver almost filled half a carriage.
Not only Su Hua and her companion received gifts, but also members of the Su family who were unable to attend. Each person received a bolt of cloud-patterned fabric, six portions of pastries from Tianxianglou, three jars of apricot wine, two jars of fine pre-rain Longjing tea, and a wooden box specifically for dried scallops and sea cucumbers.
Su Dahu and his sister tried to refuse, but the other party simply handed them a carriage and left.
It was as fast as the wind.
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