Both of them are very straightforward.
What should have been an hour-long conversation ended in just three sentences.
"Alright, thank you, Manager Deng."
Meng Yu's eyes were filled with surprise.
He hadn't expected things to go so smoothly.
The waiter came in with two menus. Meng Yu ordered five dishes, and Deng Qiuzhi ordered three.
The lunch cost eighty taels of silver.
Meng Yu's balance decreased by one-third.
But he felt it was worth it.
After a hearty meal, Deng Qiuzhi returned to the shop with a slip of paper tucked into his waistband containing Meng Yu's address.
When Manager Yan arrives in Jiangnan County, he will instruct Xinbao to fetch Young Master Meng according to the address provided.
The next day, two more people came to the door.
One was asking for an introduction, and the other actually wanted to buy his secret recipe.
"I'm sorry, our shop doesn't have any secret recipes. Our branches only purchase the goods; we don't make the pastries."
He turned down the second person.
The address of the first person was left.
May 10th.
Yan Xia followed Qian Yi to Jiangnan County.
"Manager Yan, here is the account book. Please check it. It totals 1600 taels."
It was already dark outside.
The two only handed over the accounts after the meal.
Yan Xia quickly flipped through the document and took the silver.
"Manager Yan, should we pay for the goods now, or will we collect payment every 10 days as usual?"
"Let's collect every ten days to avoid difficulties in reconciling the accounts. It's good that you keep some silver on you, just in case it comes in handy."
Yan Xia said nonchalantly.
She trusted Deng Qiuzhi's character.
The money for purchasing goods in 10 days is only a little over a thousand taels. If Deng Qiuzhi were to run away for such a mere thousand taels, then we should consider her blind.
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