It turned out to be that doctor...
Hearing this, Chaoge was completely relieved, but once bitten, one becomes afraid of the rope for ten years. Ever since the incident with Concubine Yan, Chaoge no longer dared to trust Yun Chaoyu.
"Dad, have you arranged the courtyard for Chaoyu to live in?"
"It's been arranged. She said she wants to live in a yard closer to you. She has already cleaned it up today."
"Okay then. I'll take Chaoyu to her yard to talk for a while. Dad, you should go to bed early."
Yunchang knew that the two sisters had something else to say, so he had to nod.
"master......"
Unexpectedly, just as the two were about to get up and leave, Ruan Qing's figure suddenly appeared outside the main hall, holding dishes in her hands, and two maids followed behind her. A joyful voice rang out unexpectedly, and the person quickly walked to the door.
Such a Ruan Qing made Chaoge and Yun Chaoyu stunned!
After Ruan Qing walked a few steps forward, she saw Chaoge and Yun Chaoyu were there. The expression on her face suddenly changed, and she hurriedly bowed to Chaoge and Yun Chaoyu.
"Meet the eldest lady, meet the second lady!"
"No need to be so polite. Ruan Qing, why are you carrying dishes here at this time? Haven't my father and the others eaten yet?"
Seeing the trays in Ruan Qing's and the maid's hands behind her filled with exquisite herbs, Chaoge couldn't help but think more, and the look in her eyes when she looked at Ruan Qing also showed a hint of suspicion.
After all, it was already the middle of the night at this time. For a normal family with servants serving them, how could they not have had dinner yet?
Moreover, in many palace fighting dramas and house fighting dramas in previous lives, many servants who wanted to get promoted would do so by delivering food to their masters at night.
Although Chaoge trusted Ruan Qing's character before, people's hearts change, so she had to be more cautious.
But if Ruan Qing was sincere, she would feel that Yunchang being with her would be a spiritual comfort and a companion.
But if Ruan Qing was completely pretending before, then inviting Ruan Qing to her house to be a cook was undoubtedly inviting a wolf into the house.
"Oh, no, no, I've already had dinner. Bring it in first. My daughters are here. Let them help me taste it."
Seeing Chaoge with something wrong in his eyes, Ruan Qing was just about to explain, but Yunchang came out hurriedly from the main hall, trying to smooth things over.
Upon hearing this, Ruan Qing bowed slightly, and respectfully carried the dishes into the main hall with the maids.
Watching the exquisite dishes being placed on the table, Chaoge picked up the chopsticks and tasted each one one by one.
If there were drugs in the food, she would normally be able to tell the difference. However, the dishes made by Ruan Qing, apart from being extremely delicious and making people unable to stop eating, there was nothing unusual at all.
"Big sister, this cook's cooking skills are really good. I've had enough of their dishes in the palace of Zhannan Kingdom. When I came to the capital, I didn't expect that there would be such a good cook in our house. As soon as I ate it yesterday, I fell in love with it!"
Chaoge put down his chopsticks, glanced at Ruan Qing who was standing cautiously with his eyes slightly lowered, and said "hmm" softly.
"Indeed, it is because of Ruan Qing's cooking skills that I spent a lot of money to invite him back to my house. You should try it."
Hearing this, Yun Chaoyu immediately picked up the chopsticks and started tasting the food.
"It's like this. The master saw that the pleasure boat you bought was a waste of space in the river, so I suggested that we use the pleasure boat to open a private restaurant, only receiving one group of customers a day and charging a higher price. In this way, we can quickly recover the original investment of the pleasure boat."
I see.
Looking at Ruan Qing who was explaining, Chaoge looked at Yunchang with a smile, "Dad, are you looking for something to do?"
"Yes, I wanted to go back, but my son-in-law said that he would take you to the palace in a few days, so I should not go anywhere and stay in the capital. He also said that if I go back and something happens, others might threaten you with Dad, and then distant water will not be able to put out the fire. Dad doesn't want to cause trouble for you, nor does he want to be an idle person, so he wants to find something to do.
Then Dad went out for a walk, and when he came to the moat, he saw the pleasure boat you bought that day, and thought about renting it out, but Ruan Qing gave me this suggestion. "
"Oh, it seems that I can't keep you, Dad. Your son-in-law is still useful. But Yu Mo is right. If you go back, if someone wants to use you to deal with Yu Mo and me, we will be far away at that time and there will be nothing we can do. It is right for you to stay."
After saying that, Chaoge looked at Ruan Qing, "I didn't expect that Madam Ruan is such a thoughtful person. It seems that she is quite talented in doing business. In this case, my father wants to do it, so you can help him build the pleasure boat. If the business is good, I will buy a few more pleasure boats."
Yun Chang breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that his daughter supported him so much, and Ruan Qing also bowed in gratitude.
"I will work wholeheartedly for the young lady and the master."
"In that case, you'll have more work to do. Let's put it this way. What the family eats is secondary. If my dad can do something to kill time and make himself happy, that's the most important thing. Just buy a cook for the family.
At that time, a table of private dishes will be charged according to the prices in the capital. Generally, if you go to Yuefeng Restaurant, a table of good food will cost at least two or three hundred taels of silver. And you also have to provide a pleasure boat. On weekdays, renting a pleasure boat will cost fifty or sixty taels of silver a day.
When the time comes, buy a few excellent singers and dancers, and you can improve the quality of the dishes. You don’t have to worry about the cost of the dishes and give three price ranges.
There are three price levels for dishes: one is one thousand two hundred and ninety-nine taels, one is nine hundred and ninety-nine taels, and one is six hundred and sixty-six taels. You are to decide on the dishes based on the prices.
If we serve one table at noon and one table at night, the turnover of a pleasure boat can be more than 1,000 taels. I will give you commissions based on the business performance. Your monthly salary will be increased from the current 50 taels to 90 taels."
When Ruan Qing heard Chaoge's proposal and the fact that Chaoge was going to give her such a large monthly allowance, she was both surprised and delighted!
"Thank you, Miss. Let's not talk about the monthly salary for now. But isn't this price a bit too high?"
"Not much. I will ask Yuefeng Restaurant to buy some seafood for us when they purchase goods. With seafood, plus your profits and the scenery on the pleasure boat, the nobles will enjoy the appearance and the artistic conception. With more than one thousand taels, they will invite people to eat and show off. They may even respect the high price. This is how rich people think."
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