"Brother Yan, I apologize to you on behalf of my sister. She really didn't mean any harm, and I hope you won't mind."
After leading Tang Ye into the private room upstairs, Cheng Hao went over to Gao Yan and said something.
"Alright, I'm not that sensitive. Besides, didn't your sister already apologize?" Gao Yan said with a smile, patting Cheng Hao on the shoulder.
"Brother, thank you for your understanding!"
Cheng Hao said gratefully, "By the way, I have to go in and keep my sister company. Please keep an eye on things at the shop."
"Alright, go ahead!"
Gao Yan waved his hand.
Ten minutes later, in the private room upstairs.
The pot in the copper basin was boiling, emitting a rich aroma of hot pot. Urged by Cheng Hao, Tang Ye picked up a piece of tripe and put it into the pot.
More than ten seconds later.
She picked up another piece of tripe, blew on it, and then put it in her mouth to chew.
"Sis, how are you feeling?"
Cheng Hao, who had been watching her expression intently, asked somewhat nervously.
"It's much better than I expected!"
"Right!" Cheng Hao's face immediately lit up with a smile: "Even someone as picky as you thinks it's delicious, so we'll definitely have no trouble making a living in the future!"
"Xiao Hao, I have a question for you!"
Although Tang Ye was already captivated by the taste of the hot pot, she restrained herself from continuing to eat, put down her chopsticks, and said with a serious expression.
Cheng Hao's heart tightened again: "Sis, what do you want to ask?"
"You bought this hot pot base recipe from Gao Yan, right?" Tang Ye asked.
"right!"
Cheng Hao nodded, somewhat smugly saying, "Originally, Gao Yan wanted to sell this formula to Yang Yue's family, but unfortunately, that woman Yang Yue was too arrogant and didn't give Gao Yan a chance at all. I guess I got lucky!"
"Did you sign the acquisition agreement?" Tang Ye asked again.
No, that's not true!
Cheng Hao shook his head: "Sis, I know what you're worried about. Gao Yan and I are best friends, and I trust him too!"
Hearing this, Tang Ye frowned slightly: "Xiao Hao, you need to understand one thing: friendship is friendship, and business is business. Moreover, human nature is the most vulnerable to testing. To be honest, the business model of hot pot restaurants has been figured out by others. If you want to grow bigger and stronger, you have to win with taste."
If you want your hot pot restaurant to become a top success, then your hot pot broth recipe is your trump card. But now, this trump card is no longer solely in your hands; it will become your biggest weakness in your future expansion!
"Sister, what do you mean?" Cheng Hao asked in a deep voice.
Tang Ye said firmly, "Sign a transfer agreement with Gao Yan!"
"Isn't this a bad idea? Signing an agreement would be a clear sign that we don't trust him," Cheng Hao said, shaking his head with difficulty.
"This has nothing to do with trust!"
Tang Ye said with exasperation, "If he considers you a brother, he should understand you instead of putting you in a difficult position. However, the acquisition price of 500,000 is a bit low. If he is willing to sign the contract, we will compensate him with another 1.5 million. He will still own 30% of the hot pot restaurant, and the annual profits will be enough for him to live a very comfortable life. But everything else will be none of his business!"
Cheng Hao was torn, but in the end, he gritted his teeth and said, "Sister, I still believe in Gao Yan. He is my only friend and brother, and I don't want this to cause a rift in our brotherhood!"
"Silly boy!"
Tang Ye was almost laughing in anger: "I've made myself very clear. Friendship is friendship, and business is business. I'm asking you to do this for your own good. If someone sets their sights on this hot pot base recipe in the future, they won't dare to mess with you, but they still won't dare to mess with Gao Yan."
Only by plugging all the loopholes can Gao Yan avoid being caught in a dilemma, and only then can the bond between you brothers last. Don't you think so?
Cheng Hao nodded, agreeing that this was indeed the case.
He grew up in a merchant family. His father intended to cultivate him and told him about the treacherous ways of the business world.
"But sister, I still can't bring myself to say that!"
Seeing that Cheng Hao was persuaded, Tang Ye also breathed a sigh of relief. Actually, she didn't want to be the bad guy, but what could she do? This task was given to her by her aunt.
Tang Ye: "Okay, since you can't bring yourself to say it, I'll speak up for you as your older cousin. Alright, stop worrying about it. Go and call Gao Yan in, I'll talk to him alone!"
"Okay, but sis, please don't say anything too offensive!"
Cheng Hao reminded him with concern.
"Don't worry, he's your good brother, I'll consider your feelings!" Tang Ye assured her.
A short while later.
Cheng Hao walked out of the private room and saw Gao Yan busy inside the store, so he quickly walked over and whispered, "Brother Yan, my sister wants to talk to you!"
Seeing Cheng Hao's somewhat hesitant gaze, Gao Yan nodded: "Okay, I'll go right now!"
"Knock knock!"
"Please come in!"
Gao Yan pushed open the door to the private room and went in. He saw Tang Ye slowly putting the hot tripe into her mouth. She didn't say anything, but pointed to the chair, indicating that he should sit down and talk.
After swallowing the food in his mouth, Tang Ye finally spoke, "Xiao Gao, I'm sorry to have made you laugh. This is the first time I've ever had such a delicious hot pot!"
"I'm glad Sister Tang likes it!"
"Smack!"
Tang Ye placed her chopsticks back on the plate, looked at Gao Yan, and smiled, "I heard that you sold this hot pot base to Little Mouse for 500,000?"
"Yes!"
Gao Yan nodded, also wondering why Tang Ye wanted to see him alone. Did he think the price was too high?
"This price is too low!" Tang Ye said again.
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