Lin Qingyu was walking ahead when she saw Ji Qing waiting for Ruan Meng's reply, so she stopped.
"Thank you, Jiqing!"
Ruan Meng casually said, "I'll have my second brother drag it over! I have something I want to talk to Manager Yu about."
Ji Qing lifted his leg to follow, but after being glanced at by the young master, he immediately turned around.
He bowed to Ruan Meng and Ruan Yi, quickly apologizing, "Oh dear! Look at you!"
"I've been out for half a day, and I'll definitely be busy when I get back, but Manager Du, didn't you prepare some herbs for the young lady?"
"I haven't sorted them yet. Otherwise, why don't you go ahead and do your work first? You can come to the pharmacy and take them all with you when you're done."
Ruan thought about it for a moment, realizing she still had many things to buy later, and then agreed.
Ji Qing followed, and just as he was about to leave, he heard a voice coming from the stairs.
"Wait!"
A clever young man ran down and bowed to Ruan Meng and her brother, Lin Qingyu, and Ji Qing.
After nodding to Manager Yu in agreement, the young man said enthusiastically:
"Young Master Lin, Brother Jiqing, our young master happens to be in the shop today. We'd like to invite you both," the young man turned around, "and Miss Ruan and Young Master Ruan to join us..."
Lin Qingyu turned to the side and uttered two words in a cool tone, "No need."
While the young man was still in a daze, he walked away.
Ji Qing bowed in apology, said goodbye to Ruan Meng and Ruan Yi, and ran upstairs.
The young man paused for a moment, then turned to look at Ruan Meng and Ruan Yi, seeing that they were still there.
Shopkeeper Yu smiled and said, "The young lady just said she had something to discuss with me?"
"Come on, I'll go up with you. There are some things we need to discuss with the young master; you might be pleasantly surprised!"
Ruan Meng raised her eyebrows and followed Manager Yu upstairs.
As Ruan Yi went upstairs, he gave Xiao Kai a thumbs-up, saying, "Great job coordinating just now!"
As expected, the private room had its door open.
On her first two visits, Ruan Meng noticed that the guests were dining in the lobby.
At that time, she looked upstairs and Xiao Kai took the initiative to explain that only distinguished guests or his own people would be arranged to stay in a private room on the second floor.
The young man lifted the curtain and led Ruan Meng and Ruan Yi inside.
Ruan Meng then saw a young man with delicate features, fair skin, and smiling eyes, who stood up to greet them.
This was the first time Ruan Zheng had ever seen such a refined man.
The eldest brother is handsome, he is dashing, the third brother is heroic, but the young man in front of us looks like a pampered young master from a wealthy family.
With an air of nobility, red lips, and white teeth, her mother must have been a great beauty.
In contrast, Nguyen Manh and Nguyen Nghia, whose skin was already tanned, had vastly different skin tones.
Manager Yu personally introduced, "Young Master, this is Miss Ruan, whom I introduced to you before."
"This is Young Master Ruan, Miss Ruan's second brother."
Manager Yu turned his head and said, "Miss Ruan, Young Master Ruan, this is He Cong, the young master of our He Family Restaurant."
"Young Master is very easy-going. If you have any requests, you can tell him."
He Cong smiled and looked Ruan Meng up and down.
Ruan Meng didn't take it to heart and sat down as instructed by Manager Yu.
"Just now, thank you very much, Miss Ruan, for speaking up for us and helping He Family Restaurant out of its predicament."
Ruan Meng smiled and said, "I didn't know. So the young master is here. If you step in, there definitely won't be any problems."
"It was my second brother and me who were showing off our limited skills before Lu Ban."
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Ruan Meng got down to business.
"Manager Yu, to be honest, I came to the city this afternoon to discuss a business deal with you."
Manager Yu, who was helping He Cong scout, winked at Ruan Meng.
Ruan Meng looked at He Cong, "Since the young master is here, is it convenient for us to talk?"
He Cong smiled calmly, "Of course, please speak, young lady."
Ruan Meng spoke frankly, "Recently, Xiao Kai, representing He Family Restaurant, bought several menus from me."
"To be honest, I have many more dishes like this. I'd like to make a deal. I can guarantee to provide sixty menus, but I only want half the price, and the payment must be made in advance."
He Cong asked, "Does the young lady need the money urgently?"
Ruan Meng nodded and recounted how her family had been targeted recently.
"For the long term, to ensure the safety of food and medicinal materials, we need to build houses."
Three hundred taels was her estimated price.
My sister-in-law could keep the money for future use, but she would soon have to pay the money to offset her corvée labor.
He Cong didn't answer easily, but instead asked, "What do you think of the farce that happened in the store today, young lady?"
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