Zuijianglou opened at the end of last year, and the magistrate of Taoyuan County took office this year. No one could have imagined that Zuijianglou was actually opened by the magistrate's wife.
The three members of the Gu family were all worldly-wise, and they showed no fear on their faces.
"Granny Sun, who are they?" Just as they arrived at the magistrate's wife's room, two handsome little boys and girls came out. They looked very similar and were probably siblings. The little boy asked curiously, while the little girl hid behind her brother and also looked at the three members of the Gu family with curiosity.
"Second Young Master, Third Miss, these are guests invited by Madam," replied Granny Sun.
"Is she the sister who makes delicious cakes?" The little boy's eyes lit up as he looked at Gu Nian.
The little girl's eyes lit up when she heard about the cake, but she wasn't as quick to spot it as the little boy.
"Jin'er, take your sister back and let the guests in. Mother has important matters to discuss with them!" At this moment, a gentle female voice came from inside the house.
"Okay, Mom!" the little boy replied, then looked at Gu Nian with a big smile. "Big sister, I'm Cheng Huaijin, and this is my sister Huaiyu. We really like your cake and your chili sauce!"
"Thank you for your kind words, young master. I am Gu Nian." Gu Nian thought the boy had a handsome smile, so she smiled back. It was the little girl who seemed a bit shy, and her gaze was sometimes a little vacant.
"Jin'er!" came a voice from inside the room again.
Cheng Huaijin stuck out his tongue, waved at Gu Nian, and ran off with his younger sister.
Only then did Granny Sun lead the three of them, grandmother and grandson, into the house.
A middle-aged woman, who looked to be in her early thirties, was sitting on the couch inside the room. She was probably about the same age as Cai Xiaolian.
"You've come! Please have a seat. My foot is injured and I can't move around easily, so I asked you to come. Please forgive me!" The magistrate's wife was very kind and approachable, and had no airs of superiority at all. She seemed very down-to-earth.
Cai Xiaolian sat down and introduced her mother-in-law and daughter to everyone.
She was a businesswoman, and the magistrate's wife was such an approachable person, so the atmosphere in the room quickly became familiar.
"Madam Cai, I wonder what you mean by compromise? If we can reach an agreement, I'm willing to cooperate with you." Once the atmosphere had warmed up, the magistrate's wife got straight to the point.
“Mrs. Cheng, the flexibility I’m referring to is actually changing the business model. Since business hasn’t improved after a year, we naturally need to consider other aspects besides the taste issue,” Cai Xiaolian said.
The magistrate of Taoyuan County was surnamed Cheng, and his wife was surnamed Sun. Cai Xiaolian naturally called her Madam Cheng.
"These other aspects naturally refer to business operations. For example, how do we attract customers? Before I came here, I didn't know that the owner of Zuijianglou was you, the magistrate's wife. I believe many people don't know either. So let me guess, Madam Cheng, you certainly don't want to use Lord Cheng's name to make the business better, right? In that case..." Cai Xiaolian went on and on.
Her words won over Mrs. Cheng, and at the same time, they also won over her mother-in-law.
Grandma Gu could hide the surprise in her eyes, but the turmoil in her heart wouldn't subside anytime soon.
Did the second son's wife receive guidance from a celestial being, or was she hiding her true abilities before?
It seems that it's okay if I don't come this time; my second son's wife can handle it perfectly well!
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