Chapter 589: Help
Zhong Yingcai was delighted and excited, and nodded quickly, "Yes, I'll go right away."
After that, he toasted Chu Jinnian and Zhuang Qingning with a glass of wine, then went to the private room next door with an apologetic look on his face, clinked glasses with other customers one by one, and talked about the soap business.
When Chu Jinnian saw Zhong Yingcai leave, he breathed a sigh of relief and quickly picked up his chopsticks to pick up a piece of fish for Zhuang Qingning. "You must be hungry. Come and eat."
"It's a pity that Shopkeeper Zhong thought you cared about the business, but it turns out that you just wanted to trick people out." Zhuang Qingning smiled, "If Shopkeeper Zhong knew what you were thinking, I'm afraid he would be very sad."
"How come?" Chu Jinnian took a piece of crystal jelly and put it in his mouth. "I am just concerned about business."
"Besides, I never ask about the business and the family's assets. Shopkeeper Zhong has always felt aggrieved. Seeing that I care about the business, he is already happy. No matter what others say, I'm afraid he won't believe it."
"That's true..." Zhuang Qingning nodded in approval.
From the moment Zhong Yingcai saw Chu Jinnian, Zhuang Qingning noticed Zhong Yingcai's subtle emotional changes, which was exactly the same as what Chu Jinnian said.
“But in this way, Shopkeeper Zhong seems a bit pitiful…” Zhuang Qingning raised his eyebrows.
Zhuang Qingning has seen Zhong Yingcai's talent and courage in business, as well as his decisiveness in doing things. He can be said to be a very rare businessman. If such a person were placed outside, he would be a wealthy businessman who could indeed become wealthy, even if he were not as wealthy as Shen Wansan.
But such a Zhong Yingcai only wanted to gain Chu Jinnian's recognition and approval...
Zhuang Qingning always felt that Zhong Yingcai's talent was not being used properly.
"Speaking of this matter, it was he who insisted on doing so."
Chu Jinnian said, "When I returned to Beijing from Yangzhou, Zhong Yingcai was already a big manager of the Qiao family, and was even highly praised by my grandfather. Many people said that Zhong Yingcai would definitely be the right-hand man of the Qiao family's head in the future, but Zhong Yingcai didn't seem to care much. When my grandfather wanted to choose someone who could manage the business for me, he volunteered to go back to the capital with me."
"My grandfather was very curious at the time, wondering why Zhong Ying made such a decision. He even said that I didn't care about money. He also valued his own abilities and was very confident. I was afraid that if he stayed with me, he would only feel wronged."
"But Zhong Yingcai said that it was because he saw that I was not interested in money that he didn't believe it. He wanted to prove to me how fun it was to do business and how rewarding it was to make money. He insisted on doing so, and my grandfather didn't say anything else but agreed."
"So, he followed me to the capital and was responsible for managing all the shops and various lands under my name. I also heard that all the businesses he handled over the years were profitable, but I really didn't care much about money, so I never asked him about it. I originally thought that Zhong Yingcai would give up when he encountered difficulties, but I never thought that he is still very persistent and unwilling to give up."
Zhuang Qingning blinked.
I never thought that there would be such a thing.
This Zhong Yingcai seems to be so active in business, but I never thought that he is so stubborn in nature.
But then again, it is probably because of stubbornness that people insist on doing something, and this kind of persistence often makes people achieve success in certain fields.
"Come to think of it, I had almost forgotten about Zhong Yingcai. It was only because you asked me if I could help you find a reliable business partner that I thought of him. Now I have made the best use of his talent." Chu Jinnian said with a smile.
It can make Zhong Yingcai feel that he has a place to use his talents, be happy and have a great sense of accomplishment. On the other hand, it can also make Zhuang Qingning's business better.
More importantly, you can make a lot of money.
Although he was not short of money, since his future would belong to her, he would fully satisfy Zhuang Qingning's need to make money.
After hearing what Chu Jinnian said, Zhuang Qingning felt that there was some truth in it. He nodded and stopped talking about it. He just concentrated on having lunch with Chu Jinnian.
The chef of Hanfenglou has excellent cooking skills and all the dishes are exquisite and delicious. Zhuang Qingning and Chu Jinnian enjoyed a very delicious lunch. After the meal, they followed Zhong Yingcai to visit the soap shop and the soap workshop.
Zhong Yingcai was a good manager. Whether it was the workshop or the shop, he managed them in an orderly manner. He also added many of his own ideas to the management and operation. Even Zhuang Qingning was full of praise for many aspects of his work.
Needless to say, this was another business where she didn't have to worry about anything and could just lie back and count the money.
Zhuang Qingning was quite satisfied with this.
Both the weaving workshop and the soap business were progressing very smoothly, and Zhuang Qingning could be said to have felt much more at ease.
Seeing this, Chu Jinnian once again suggested going boating on the lake with Zhuang Qingning.
Zhuang Qingning tilted his head and thought for a while, feeling that there would be nothing to do tomorrow, so he nodded and agreed.
But before she could say anything, there was a noise outside, followed by Han's voice, "Is Miss Ning at home?"
"Aunt Han?" Zhuang Qingning was a little surprised to see Mrs. Han coming to her house. She quickly made some tea and asked Mrs. Han to have a cup of tea.
"No, no, Ning girl, please stop working." Han's face was full of a kind smile. "I am here today and would like to trouble Ning girl to help me."
"Why are you being so polite, Aunt Han? Just tell me if you have something to say." Zhuang Qingning said with a smile.
"This is actually a happy event." When Han mentioned this, the smile on her face became even more intense, and the wrinkles on her face were almost squeezed together. "Daya and Sifu's marriage has been decided, and tomorrow is a good day. Sifu was originally scheduled to come to our house tomorrow to give the betrothal gift."
"It is said that Daya and I are not from this village, so we have no home. But now we live in your uncle Wen's house. For the time being, I have the audacity to regard your uncle Wen's house as Daya's natal home. I will marry from here in the future."
"It's just that we have this place, but if Sifu comes to give the betrothal gift tomorrow, as Daya's family, there will only be me and your aunt Wen, so it seems a bit too few people. I was thinking that if you are free tomorrow, can you come and join in the fun?"
"Aunt Han, your words are so polite. What do you mean by joining in the fun? Since it's Sister Zhou's big wedding, we have to go no matter what." Zhuang Qingning agreed without hesitation.
In public, she is the boss of Zhou Daya and Zhuang Sifu, and she has to attend any happy event for her employees. In private, she has a very good personal relationship with Zhou Daya and Han, and Han is a close friend of Wen.
(End of this chapter)
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