"Manager Cheng, I advise you not to mention Young Master Cheng. The child's grandmother and mother might still be able to talk to you properly." Grandpa Gu knew his daughter-in-law well; her current calm demeanor was just the prelude to an explosion.
"Manager Cheng, let's talk about terminating the cooperation!" Cai Xiaolian said, suppressing her anger.
"Alright!" Manager Cheng sighed, then took out the original contract and a new one, saying, "This is the new contract from the master, Madam Cai can take a look. From now on, Miss Niannian can sell any new dishes she creates to Zuijianglou for double the price. The master will buy the two banquet menus and four individual dishes that Miss Gu Nian launched before the New Year for one hundred taels of silver, and future dishes can be sold at even higher prices."
"Also, the owner said he's willing to continue helping Madam Cai sell her shampoo and conditioner sets. This time, the owner also asked me to come and buy ten sets," Manager Cheng continued.
"Manager Cheng, I'd like to ask, if I'm unwilling to sell the shampoo and conditioner sets and unwilling to sign a new contract, will you send someone to arrest me? Or will you secretly try to undermine our family and deal with us?" Cai Xiaolian asked with a half-smile.
"How could that be? My master is the most upright and incorruptible man. Even if a deal falls through, goodwill remains. Besides, this is a matter between Madam Cai and the owner; my master will not side with the owner," Manager Cheng quickly explained.
"That's good! Go back and tell your boss that we've stopped making the shampoo and conditioner sets. We're worried about retaliation from the magistrate's family, so we've decided to stop doing anything and just farm at home. As for the vegetables, my eldest daughter is still too shocked to recover, so I'm sorry, we can't help Zuijianglou with that." Cai Xiaolian shrugged.
"...Madam Cai..." Manager Cheng was both amused and exasperated, and asked, "If I had just said that Lord Cheng wanted to help, would Madam Cai have been sold to the owner?"
"No! We don't have any goods at home, how can we sell them? I just wanted to see if Lord Cheng was as upright as the common people say. It seems that Lord Cheng is just like the rumors say!" Cai Xiaolian said with a sarcastic smile.
If Manager Cheng can't understand her sarcasm, he might as well quit.
He looked at the elderly couple again; their expressions were indifferent, and he felt a pang of sadness.
It seems that we can't continue the discussion today.
“Alright, in that case, I’ll present you with the money for the dishes you bought for Miss Gu Nian. I hope you can write me a receipt, Madam Cai.” Manager Cheng stopped trying to persuade him.
Grandpa Gu immediately picked up a pen and wrote a receipt.
He knew that his second daughter-in-law was learning to recognize and write characters, but probably didn't know how to write many of them yet, so he offered to help.
Cai Xiaolian could write, but she wasn't used to writing with a brush. After Grandpa Gu finished writing, she stamped her handprint on the brush.
This money is too good to pass up.
"Then there's no need for these three contracts. Please take a look. If there are no mistakes, I'll burn them," Manager Cheng said, pointing to the three contracts on the table.
Cai Xiaolian picked it up and looked at it; it was indeed the document they had signed earlier.
Let it burn!
Once it's burned, they'll have no more constraints.
I thought they would keep the contract in place, but I didn't expect them to leave it.
However, considering the new contract that Manager Cheng mentioned and that scoundrel Cheng Rui even sent Gu Nian gifts and a letter of apology, she guessed that this family probably hadn't given up on Gu Nian's earning ability!
Didn't you all want to make it a fait accompli before?
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