Chapter 557: Opening Two Shops
After returning from the Shen Mansion, Ye Beixiu stayed at home, practicing martial arts and reading books, preparing for the martial arts imperial examination in a few days.
Zhang Juexia, on the other hand, was not idle. Sometimes she went to the Shen Mansion to talk to Old Madam Shen, and sometimes she was invited by Old Madam Shen to watch a play.
Old Madam Shen knew her intentions in Qingfeng City, and sometimes she would take her shopping and introduce her to some shop owners.
With the help of Old Madam Shen, Zhang Juexia got to know many important figures in Qingfeng City.
When others asked about her relationship with Old Madam Shen, she would hug Zhang Juexia and say with a smile, "In this girl's words, we are good friends."
Everyone laughed in applause, but they also noticed that Old Lady Shen treated Zhang Juexia differently.
Zhang Juexia plans to open two shops in Qingfeng City, one to sell high-end cosmetics made in the workshop, and the other to open a hot pot restaurant.
Old Madam Shen had tried cosmetics before, after all, Zhang Juexia would bring her some every time she came.
After using it, she also felt a lot younger.
She was a little surprised by the hot pot restaurant. "Girl, what is this hot pot? I'm so old, but this is the first time I've heard of this thing!"
Zhang Juexia told her, "When the pot I ordered is ready, I will be the first to treat the old lady.
Madam, based on your many years of business experience, where do you think I should open this hot pot restaurant?"
"Of course it's the shop we saw last. You don't know, but those who live there are all the wealthy people in Qingfeng City!
What's more, there is such a large open space at the door that there is room for the carriages of these dignitaries to park!
Besides, the most important thing is that the shop is not far from my Chen Mansion. If I don’t want to eat at home, I can sneak out through the back door without having to walk too far.
"Old Madam, if your children and grandchildren heard what you said, your image would be completely ruined!"
"It's because there's no one around that I say this!
I'm telling you, I don't treat you as an outsider, so please don't spread this around."
"That's natural."
Madam Shen urged Zhang Juexia again, "When will your pot be ready? The fact that you mentioned this actually piqued my appetite. The more I think about it, the more I want to eat it!"
"Please wait a moment. I will go and ask about the specific time tomorrow.
Then, I asked my family to bring me some sheep.”
"Send sheep?"
"Well, the old lady forgot about the sheep I raised at home. If I don't eat them now, I'm afraid they will get old.
I thought that if this hot pot became popular in Qingfeng City, I would open a few restaurants in Shunhe County and other places.
If this is the case, I'm afraid I can sell all the sheep I raised this year."
"Girl, what you said reminds me of something. If your hot pot is popular this year, you won't have to ask those people in Shunhe County to send you sheep.
I let my people raise sheep on my mountains.”
"Sure, I'll just buy the sheep from your hilltop then."
"You girl, I haven't finished talking yet! If you let me eat for free, I will provide you with sheep for free."
Zhang Juexia understood what Madam Shen meant. She just wanted to help her, but Zhang Juexia was unwilling to accept help from others for no reason. After all, he also had hands and feet.
She looked at Madam Shen with a smile, “Madam, even if you don’t provide me with sheep, I will let you eat for free.
But raising sheep is not easy, so we should at least let the sheep farmers earn some money.
Madam, we have agreed that when my shop opens this year and business is booming, I will use your Shen family’s sheep next year.
The sheep on my mountain are used in Shunhe County."
"She's an ambitious girl. I didn't make a mistake in her."
"Ma'am, do you still remember those peppers I planted?"
"Remember!"
"I also wrote to them and asked them to bring some to me, and the rest will be used as seeds to plant next year.
It will be useful when you eat hot pot.
If the old lady wants to plant some, I will ask them to bring more."
"Not much, I won't be using it for now. If you need more, I'll write to the second brother and ask him to find some more for you."
"Really? Thank you so much, ma'am."
Madam Shen rolled her eyes at Zhang Juexia and said, "Stop pretending with me."
Zhang Juexia hugged Madam Shen again and started to act coquettishly, "I really want to thank you from the bottom of my heart."
"Okay, I'm getting goosebumps now. I don't know how Ye Beixiu endures it at home."
"He's been busy preparing for the exam these days, so he has no time to pay attention to me."
"I heard from my eldest brother that the exam will start the day after tomorrow. How is your Ye Beixiu preparing?"
"I didn't ask. At this point, I didn't want to put more pressure on him. Let's just take whatever results we get!"
After hearing what Zhang Juexia said, Old Lady Shen nodded with satisfaction, "Well, it's really rare for a girl to think this way.
But then again, we all naturally hope that he can make it to high school."
"I hope so!"
Madam Shen then asked Zhang Juexia, "You are planning to do something big with such great fanfare, do you have enough money on you?
If it's not enough, I can give you some.
Don't worry, I won't be in partnership with you, and I won't share your earnings. You just need to return the principal to me."
"Madam, if you do this, how can I do business in Qingfeng City under your name?"
Zhang Juexia said it as a joke, but Old Madam Shen took it seriously, "I'm really short of money, girl, why didn't you tell me earlier?
I'll have Lihua go back to the mansion to get you some silver. Tell me, how much do you need?"
Zhang Juexia was very moved after hearing what Old Madam Shen said. She felt that Old Madam Shen really cared about her and loved her. "Old Madam, I was joking. I'm not short of money, I really am.
If I need it someday, I will definitely borrow it from you."
"Really not lacking?"
Madam Shen looked at Zhang Juexia questioningly, and Zhang Juexia shook his head, "I really don't need it."
So she told Old Lady Shen about the generous gift Zhao Fulai had given her.
"The Zhao family in Qingling City has always had a bad reputation. How great would it be to discuss a partnership openly?
You have to resort to such despicable means, and you have spent a lot of money!
Each generation is really worse than the previous one! At least their previous generation had some rules and regulations, and they weren't so outrageous."
Zhang Juexia looked at Madam Shen cautiously, "Madam, am I offending the Zhao family by doing this?"
Madam Shen glared at her, "It was obviously them who started the mischief, how can you say they are offended?
Besides, I'm here, so I'm not afraid even if you really offend them.
However, in the future, I'd better try to avoid offending the Zhao family members in Qingling City. There's a saying that goes, "It's better to offend a gentleman than a villain!"
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