"That's what we thought. You see, your father is old, and it's not good for him to keep working for others. It would be better for you to run a store yourself. We have our own store. We have your things and your father's craftsmanship. Isn't it just right?"
Su's wife became a little anxious as she spoke, and Master Su and Second Aunt Su beside her had the same expression.
Only the third aunt looked at Su Wan worriedly.
Su Wan didn't answer either, but tried to comfort the Third Aunt first. Although she couldn't say it clearly, things were indeed going according to her plan.
At this moment, the Su family is telling her a good way to get rich. Except for asking her to steal things from the palace, everything seems to be going well?
Having just finished New Year’s Day dinner, the “family” cleared the table and began to talk.
The gist of it is as mentioned above. They took back the Su family's ancestral shop that they had rented out, and then opened their own dim sum shop, but they needed Su Wan to give them more baking soda.
It would be better if you could teach me some new delicacies in the palace. There is a cream puff that is very popular recently. I want that.
It seemed that Su Wan didn't have to pay much, but in their eyes, the baking soda was specially made in the palace, and Su Wan brought it back secretly. They thought that Su Wan had stolen it before, and now they wanted her to steal more.
But they had already downplayed all of this and even taught them about the food in the palace. There were regulations on food in the palace. If they could secretly make it every day, then all of Kyoto would be palace delicacies.
So although this seems light and airy, it actually puts pressure on Su Wan.
After all, the most important thing is Su Wan's side. If Su Wan gives things, the store can be opened. If she doesn't, the store will basically fail.
That's why he was so kind to her now.
The Third Aunt said directly: "No, that thing can make the snacks taste good, so it must be very expensive. Just having a little bit of it is already Wanwan's best effort."
The baking soda was something Su Wan made herself, and basically only Xie Pei knew about it.
She never told her aunt about it afterwards, so her first reaction was worry. Even though she couldn't hold her head up in front of this family, she was willing to protest loudly.
"You have no right to speak like that." Su's wife scolded.
Su Wan continued: "She is my aunt, why is there no place for her to speak?"
Everyone was silent, and Second Aunt Su came out to play the good person and smooth things over: "We are all family, talk together, don't be angry."
Over there, the third lady of the Su family, the second aunt's daughter, finally figured out what was going on: "If it's something from the palace, it's not good to bring it out."
"What do you know? Your little sister is going to be a court lady. This is just a small thing. It's easy for her." Second Aunt Su said, "Besides, she must be very careful. If the palace knew that she took things from the palace for a year or two, it would be a serious crime. How could your little sister not be careful?"
The third aunt stood up, shaking with anger: "What do you mean?!"
The third aunt, who had been doing business outside for a long time, naturally understood what was meant, and immediately protected Su Wan and said, "If you talk nonsense, your daughter will forget about getting married."
"Why doesn't she get married? Instead, your daughter cannot get married in the palace. It's already the fifteenth day of the lunar year, and she can't even get engaged." The son of Su's second concubine, the eldest son of the Su family, also spoke.
It was obvious that these three people were in the same group. Miss Su San opened her mouth but was suppressed by her aunt again.
The fact that Su Wan couldn't get engaged was indeed a knot in the Third Aunt's heart. She had been in the palace for six years and was eighteen years old when she left, which was considered an old maid in Kyoto.
The Third Aunt finally felt better when she saw that her daughter was doing well in the palace and might even be able to become a female official in the future. But now they were using these two points to poke at her sore spots.
What Second Aunt Su meant was that the things in your hands are not clean, and we all know it.
It would be fine if you were obedient. We are a family. You take the things and we open the store.
If you don't obey, do you still want to be a court lady? Do you know what happens if you steal things from the palace?
So don't be fooled by her gentle words, those are all hidden threats.
Her son even directly mocked Su Wan's future marriage. Who knew that Su Wan officially left the palace three years later? Even if she became a female official recently, she started as an eighth-rank female official. No matter how fast she was promoted, it was impossible for her to enter and leave the palace freely within three years.
No wonder the Third Aunt was so angry that she was shaking. She obviously wanted to argue with them, but Su Wan asked the Aunt to sit down and winked at her.
Master Su asked everyone to be quiet, stroking his beard and said, "Today we are here to discuss what to do with our family in the future. If we open a store, it will be good for everyone."
Everyone was quiet, and things seemed to have returned to the starting point, but in fact, everyone was clear about their respective positions.
They are basically divided into two factions, Su Wan and the third aunt together, and the others form a group, with the goal of allowing Su Wan to use her status in the palace to get more materials and come up with more recipes for ingredients.
Naturally, everyone's eyes were on her at this moment.
I'd like to hear her opinion.
He said he wanted to hear her opinion, but in fact he was already threatening her. For the sake of her own future, she must help him, otherwise she would be finished.
Su Wan smiled, looked at the people around her, and said, "Opening a shop at home is certainly a good idea."
"But who will be in charge of the store from now on? Who will be the first and second shopkeepers?"
Although Su Wan didn't say anything, she looked at Mr. Su and the Su family's eldest son.
This sight made Su Zheng's wife suddenly realize that she had no son, so why did she fight for all these? Wasn't it just to get a shop for the son of the little bitch?
Will this bastard definitely inherit the throne in the future?
By saying so much, wasn't she just preparing for Second Aunt Su's wedding?
Su Zheng's wife immediately looked unhappy. She worked so hard to earn money for others? Or for the second concubine's son? This kind of thing was definitely intolerable.
Not only did she look unhappy, she even wanted to curse. If Su Wan hadn't said this, she wouldn't have thought of this.
Master Su said, "I will definitely be the chief shopkeeper. There is no need to worry about the second shopkeeper. Although our shop has two floors, there won't be that much business when it first opens. Don't worry about it."
Although he said so, the eldest son of the Su family looked obviously proud.
He is the only son in the family!
Of course it is a natural inheritance!
Su Wan wanted to laugh. Xie Pei's ancestors had the throne, but they had to fight for it themselves. You just have a shop, and you want to sit back and enjoy the fruits of others' labor?
Su's wife was a little impatient, but Su Wan continued, "How do you calculate the store's revenue? I provide both the goods and the recipes, how do we split the profits?"
"I heard that the shop has been rented out and half of this year's rent has been collected. Are you going to break the contract?"
"Is it easy to quit the job at Qingfeng Tower?"
Su Wan looked directly at Master Su and said, "At the beginning, we said that the secret of baking soda cannot be told to anyone. Now the whole family knows about it. Does Qingfeng Tower know about it?"
Su Wan asked several questions in a row, making everyone's faces even uglier.
In the early days of the company, everyone was harmonious, of course, but when it came to profits, even brothers would quarrel, let alone them?
Su's wife found that she was powerless. The second concubine Su and the eldest son of the Su family, not counting the third concubine who was about to get married, were also powerful.
When they marry another wife, there will be three of them and he will be alone, and Master Su will definitely favor his son again.
So Su's wife was already angry, and even felt that it didn't matter if the store was not open, as she would be upset anyway if it was opened.
For Aunt Su, the shop is indeed a problem. They have already collected half of the rent before the New Year, and they will not be allowed to move out until at least June. Does that mean the opening of the shop has to be postponed?
Or should we compensate the tenants? But at least we have to compensate three times the amount of silver, which is thirty taels a month and one hundred and eighty taels for half a year.
It's really painful for them.
In the end, Mr. Su was reminded by Su Wan and was completely dumbfounded.
What should we do with Qingfeng Tower?
Qingfenglou now has a good reputation, one of the reasons being its stable peach cakes and date cakes. Although simple, their taste far exceeds that of other places.
When he first limited the quantity, the boss was a little unhappy, but in the end he probably figured out the reason. After all, he cooks in someone else's store every day, so how could he not know?
Otherwise, she would take the initiative to inquire about his daughter's affairs, and encourage him to ask his daughter for some new prescriptions so that Qingfeng Tower could shine.
But this boss didn’t know that he was instigated by his second aunt to reopen the family business?
But if this gets to the boss's ears, I'm sure he won't be happy with it.
Afraid he'll complain?
If an ordinary employee resigned, that would be it, but he was different.
And what about the boss of Qingfeng Tower? He fired an old man just because the business of Qingfeng Tower was not good at that time. Wouldn't this be a form of revenge?
Second Auntie knew that stealing things from the palace was not good. Last year, the palace was in turmoil for a whole year. Wasn't it all about dealing with the theft of palace property? Many people were killed in the autumn.
What if the boss of Qingfenglou knew that he was leaving to start his own business and wanted to take revenge on him?
What if they are implicated?
These people had different thoughts. Su Wan just thought it was extremely exciting and comforted her aunt, saying that these were all small problems and could be solved slowly.
Her words were enough for these people to digest for a long time.
Wait until they have solved these problems themselves, then come back to her.
But it's also funny. Master Su only knows that it's not good to "steal" things from the palace?
This is not the time to encourage her to take more.
How could he feel dangerous if the incident didn't happen to him?
Seeing that they were still thinking, Su Wan said directly: "Compared with profit distribution, store repossession, and resignation from Qingfeng Building, it is better for me to solve it."
Aunt Su immediately responded: "You mean, as long as these can be solved, then your side won't be a problem?"
Su Wan just smiled, but the meaning was very clear.
Of course she could solve it. After all, she didn't steal the things, they belonged to her. It would be very easy for her to increase the quantity.
It's just that you don't know it.
When Su Wan and her aunt left, as soon as they stepped out of the door, they heard Su's wife say, "No, the risk is too great! We can't open it!"
The main reason is that she won’t get any money, and the shop will still belong to this bitch’s son in the future, so why should she do this?
Aunt Su immediately said, "Why not open it? Su Wan has already said that there is no problem with her."
Master Su was also hesitant. What if the owner of Qingfeng Tower exposed him? Although he didn't say it, he was treated preferentially in Qingfeng Tower because his daughter was very powerful in the palace.
If I go out now, everything will change.
Moreover, the owner of Qingfeng Tower knew that the materials Su Wan gave him were from the palace!
He had been working for Qingfeng Tower before, so naturally he didn't care and even wanted to ask for more.
Now that they are leaving, how can they swallow this?
You know, last year, a shop opened up from the Miyazato Sweets Department, and the trend of making sweets in Kyoto has become popular, and there is even a list of the top ten sweets in Kyoto.
One of them is the peach cake he made. Although it is ranked last, it has brought a lot of fame to Qingfeng Tower.
So his interests are consistent with the owner of Qingfeng Tower, and he will even help conceal the matter.
But once he leaves, will it still be hidden?
Mr. Su felt a slight headache.
On the one hand, he opened his own store and with the help of Su Wan, he would definitely make huge profits.
He had increased his monthly salary several times, but it was only twenty taels of silver a month. If he really opened a shop, not to mention a sweet shop, he might be able to make twenty taels a day.
On the other hand, he could live a peaceful and stable life without worrying about anything. This was pretty good. Maybe he could ask Su Wan for more baking soda and ask the boss of Qingfeng Tower to increase his monthly salary.
But Second Aunt Su wanted the first one. After all, what she was fighting for belonged to her son.
So she is most passionate about this matter.
I see one doesn't want to open, one wants to open, and the other is wavering.
Not enough firepower.
After Su Wan heard the news from Jing Ju, she said a few more words to her.
On the third day of the New Year, Su's wife returned to her parents' home and told them about the incident.
When Master Su's wife came back that night, she brought with her a clever boy of about thirteen or fourteen years old, saying that he was the youngest son of Su's wife's brother, and that he was sent over to be an apprentice.
Is this an apprenticeship? He is clearly a son, so that Su Zheng's wife can rely on him. If he really opens a shop, it means that he is helping Su Zheng's wife to make money.
Sometimes the woman’s family is indeed reliable, and no matter what, there will always be people coming to help.
Su Wan watched the drama unfold. The Second Aunt also smashed plates and bowls, obviously knowing why Su's wife did this.
But the second aunt didn't know that it was Su Wan who let Jing Ju spread the word about going to her mother's house to complain and helping her nephews and nephews.
After all, when two sides fight each other, what should we do if their strength is uneven?
As a trader, she must balance them out.
On one side are the wife and her brother's child, and on the other side are the concubine and her own son.
It's a draw between the two sides, it will be interesting if they fight in the future.
However, bringing his sons and nephews here means that Su Zheng's wife has agreed to open a shop.
Then we have to start competing for profits, and the profits must be agreed upon in advance.
Master Su was in a headache. What was the point of arguing now? Was it easy to quit his job? The dispute over profits was suppressed, mainly because of the resignation of Qingfenglou and the recovery of his own shop. Even if it was a breach of contract, he had to tell them a month in advance so that they could prepare.
Although everything cannot be settled for the time being, there will still be noise. Not only is Third Aunt's side very quiet, but everyone has to be polite when they see her.
Even when Su Wan returned to the palace on the morning of the fourth day of the New Year, the whole family came out to see her off. Xie Pei did not dare to lift the curtain in the carriage. He waited until Su Wan got on the carriage before saying, "I almost thought they were going to follow you into the carriage."
Su Wan smiled, listening to the outsiders praising her aunt, and said casually: "Everyone in the world is busy for profit."
When Xie Pei saw her, he knew it was definitely not as simple as opening a store. He was just trying to find something to talk about, begging to listen: "You are so capable, you must have a lot of ideas, let me listen and learn something from you."
Here it comes again.
Is what you said true or not?
Su Wan felt that Xie Peidiu had mastered the art of tea without any teacher.
Seeing that Su Wan didn't say anything, Xie Pei took the initiative to sit over and said, "Just listen and learn."
Su Wan simply sat across from him, and when she saw Xie Pei was about to follow her, she immediately stopped him: "Stop, can't you guess it?"
"I can't guess. I'm just stupid."
In other words, the sound insulation inside is good, so the coachman outside cannot hear it, otherwise the carriage would have to stop for a moment.
Su Wan said casually, "Isn't it just to let them solve the problem of Qingfeng Tower first, so that Qingfeng Tower will not sue me for misappropriating the ingredients and recipes from the palace?"
"It will definitely cost a lot of money to solve this problem."
How could the boss of Qingfenglou, who could easily fire an old man, not take the opportunity to make a big profit? When the time comes, let Wei Jun go there a few more times. It seems that the matter cannot be settled without a few hundred taels of silver.
Qingfeng Tower also relies on the dim sum made by Master Su to stabilize its business, so they will certainly not miss out on this treasure trove.
"The second step is to figure out how to get the shop back since it has already been rented out. Either wait until June, or pay three times the money to get it back."
Even if they are not in a hurry and want to wait until June, Su Wan will make them anxious and it would be best if they could compensate more money.
These people didn't care about her life or death and let her steal a lot of property from the palace. They also used this matter to threaten her. Naturally, Su Wan would not show mercy.
And only by making them pay more money can things be handled more easily in the future.
"This is also a sum of money."
"The third step is the distribution of benefits among themselves. They will not stop until they fight to the death. After the fight, they basically become enemies."
The last step involves the least words but the most work.
It's not something that can be explained in just a few words. House fighting must be very interesting.
Xie Pei continued: "They have finished everything, and they have no money and no peace. Are they looking for you for the recipe and materials to start a shop?"
"What recipe? What baking soda ingredients? I don't know." Su Wan blinked, "What does it have to do with me if they open a shop?"
Xie Pei raised his eyebrows, you are worthy of it.
After paying so much, the whole family suffered a lot, and spent at least several hundred taels of silver, but in the end, there was no baking soda and no Su Wan's prescription.
Just think about how big of a blow this is for them. They own and open this store, but without delicious food, they will just expect to lose money day by day.
They wanted to make money in the first place, and they would definitely be upset if they lost money and suffered losses every day. They would definitely threaten Su Wan next, and Su Wan had already thought of the reasons for the threat. Isn't it considerate?
The reason was, of course, that Su Wan, as a female official who was about to take office, had actually stolen the palace's property! They wanted to kill their own relatives for the sake of justice!
If you don’t want them to sue you, then give them things and money!
Su Wan would certainly not give it to him, and would even find some rational people to persuade her.
"We are all family, it's not necessary."
"Su Wan is your daughter after all, and her biological mother is your aunt. It would be bad to sue her."
"Is it necessary to be angry about such a small matter? You are too narrow-minded."
"Look at how petty you are. It's not Su Wan's fault that the store is not doing well."
As soon as the rational person appears, the air pressure will definitely rise.
There is no need to elaborate on the rest. He severed the father-daughter relationship, divorced Aunt Gui, and then filed a lawsuit.
By then, it will be proven that the things belong to Su Wan and have nothing to do with the palace. Instead, they are the ones who not only made false accusations but also were aggressive.
Divorcing a concubine who has given birth is also unacceptable to the world.
Needless to say, what will happen then.
Anyway, Su Wan can get away with it safely, and leave with a pitiful reputation and her poor aunt.
Not only will you not be scolded, you will also be sympathized with.
It's hard to say to whom this trick was told.
Finally, Su Wan made the final decision: "Don't say you learned from me. I clearly learned from you. Right, poor little thing."
Xie Pei couldn't help but laugh: "Don't be like this, let's learn from each other."
As they were talking, they were near the palace gate. Xie Pei still didn't let Su Wan get out of the car. He said seriously, "Forget about it recently. You can always make time on your birthday, right?"
Before Su Wan could refuse, Xie Pei said with a slightly aggrieved tone: "Since the winter festival, you have rejected me at least three times."
"It's not that you can't refuse, but you have to find a good reason, right?"
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Waiting here?
Xie Pei said: "There is a courtyard on the outskirts of the city, the scenery is very beautiful, and the plum blossoms are also very beautiful."
"Most of the spies who came back from the southwest are probably recuperating in the backyard of the villa. They should have brought back news about Hu Yanqiang. Do you want to hear it?"
Huyan Qiang?
If you say that at the beginning, Su Wan had a general impression of her, but after getting to know her, she began to like her.
Huyan Qiang was brave and resourceful, and even invited her to go to the grassland at any time.
He even gave me a "big gift" when he left.
Su Wan naturally wanted to know about her affairs, as well as the situation in the northwest and the current movements of the Shiyi clan, which were all very important.
"Can't you tell me now?"
As soon as Su Wan opened her mouth, Xie Pei covered her eyes directly: "Don't look at me like that, this trick won't work today."
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Covering your eyes won’t help?
Su Wan smiled and said, "Really?"
Su Wan's voice was soft to begin with, and she deliberately smiled at this moment, asking Xie Pei to speed up the process of sending her off the carriage. He almost half-embraced her slender waist and carried her down, then quickly returned to the carriage, half-opened the curtain and said, "Really, really, please leave quickly."
The coachman was trying to hold back his laughter. The prince only acted like a real young man when he was with Miss Su Wan.
Su Wan had no choice but to stuff a small wooden sculpture from her purse: "New Year's gift."
The Ruyi hairpin on her head that she used to show off was given by Xie Pei. She did not forget to give Xie Pei a gift in return while watching the show these days.
With her skills, it's normal for her to be good at knife skills.
This small wooden carving is a book press, which is used to be placed on books for easy reading. It is shaped like a small, exquisite, vivid and cute little tiger head. Xie Pei is a tiger, so this carving was made specially for him.
Xie Pei rubbed his eyes with a smile for a while, and was about to lift the curtain and say that he would tell Su Wan everything she wanted to know now.
This trick really works.
But when the curtain opened, Su Wan was already on her way back to the palace. She met a few familiar palace servants on the way, and they were chatting and laughing on their way back to the palace!
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