"What is it? Can't we talk about it later?"
The young marquis, who knew everything in his heart, pretended to be confused on the surface and let Duan Tingye pull him out. Sure enough, before he could stand still, he heard his second brother whispering anxiously: "Brother, the cream recipe in the eldest sister-in-law's hand hasn't been spread out, right? And the ice cream, this time's cake, the recipe won't be known to others, right?"
"What?"
Duan Tingxuan looked at Duan Tingye with amusement, secretly guessing what excuse this sinister brother was going to use to ask for the recipe. Hmm! What should I do to make a lot of money from this guy? Don't refuse the money that comes to your door. You can say I'm cruel or ruthless, but I won't give you the chance to show off.
Just as he was thinking about it, he saw Duan Tingye lower his head again, as if he was struggling and hesitating for a while, then he took a deep breath, raised his head and said in a deep voice: "Brother is the smartest man, I don't believe you can't see the value behind these two things. I'm afraid that from now on, when the nobles in the capital have birthdays, they must have a birthday cake to be decent. Those women have been thinking about pleasing their elders and husbands all their lives, can they give up such an opportunity? If someone asks sister-in-law for the recipe, brother, tell her not to agree, just say that there will be a cake shop in the capital soon, and let them buy it there when the time comes."
Duan Tingxuan thought of no less than five legitimate excuses for Duan Tingye to ask for the recipe, based on the two brothers' deceitful ways of getting along for more than 20 years. However, when Duan Tingye suddenly changed his tone and directly stated his purpose without hiding anything, the young marquis was a little uncomfortable, and subconsciously asked a stupid question: "What do you mean?"
Duan Tingye was also shocked: Is this his cunning elder brother? The powerful elder brother who he could never hide from no matter what he did? Why did he become stupid today when he came straight to the point? Could he be a fake?
But he quickly denied this funny guess. The young marquis's determination was not exaggerated. Just now, because his brother suddenly changed his mode, his brain short-circuited for a moment. Of course, he reacted now and smiled slightly: "Why? Second brother, are you interested in this business?"
"yes."
Duan Tingye nodded in a very lonely way. He couldn't get the recipe out, and he had never won by playing tricks on his elder brother. Faced with such a business opportunity that made him tremble with excitement, he simply took a risk-taking attitude. The brothers were fighting secretly. Duan Erye couldn't learn from his mistakes, but he did learn from his mistakes a hundred times.
His open and aboveboard attitude really disrupted Duan Tingxuan's plan. What does the idiom say? There is an opportunity to take advantage of. So he will take advantage of the opportunity, but now Duan Tingye is here openly, the conditions and the purpose are here, no empty talk. You can name your price. What kind of opportunity is this?
"Well! It's not that I can't give you the recipe, but your sister-in-law... you know her. Her family is in such a situation now, and she hopes to lend a helping hand in the future. She originally wanted me to help her find two shops to do this business. Now my second brother suddenly asked me. You are the helmsman of our family business, so I can't refuse you, but your sister-in-law..."
"I understand. Without sister-in-law's recipe, this thing will never work. So I want to discuss it with my eldest brother. Apart from the regular money for Gongzhong, we will report the rest to father. You and sister-in-law will take 70%, and I will take 30%. How about that? Of course, the bulk of this business still has to go to Gongzhong. There are more than just our family in Anping Marquis' Mansion. There are so many clansmen who need to help support them."
This kid really changed his temper today.
Duan Tingxuan stroked his chin and pondered: Duan Tingye made it clear that apart from the regular silver, the rest should be reported to the Marquis, which means he has no bad intentions to gossip in front of his father. Could it be that he really wants to do this business, so he doesn't even want to play any tricks? When did business make him so single?
"If big brother feels it's inappropriate, I can give you 80% and I'll be fine with 20%. I'll explain it to father myself." Seeing that Duan Tingxuan was reluctant to speak, Duan Tingye was afraid that the deal would fail, so he made up his mind and made another big concession.
Duan Tingxuan narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at his brother without saying anything, but he was already extremely shocked in his heart. He saw Duan Tingye said with a bitter face: "Brother, you can't lower the price any more. This business can't just have a recipe, right? It needs a storefront and employs people. If I only take 10%, it's not even enough to cover the cost. You can't rip me off too much, right?"
"You kid, it's really rare to see you like this."
Duan Tingxuan suddenly smiled. Seeing Duan Tingye was relieved, he smiled faintly and said, "Can you tell me? Why are you so frank this time? Do you really want to do this business? Although it is a new thing, the profit should not be enough to make you do this, right? At least as long as there is no problem with sea transportation, the profit will not be lower than this business."
Duan Tingye was stunned for a long time before he smiled bitterly and said, "What if I'm not honest? Can I hide it from you? I still haven't got the recipe. If it goes on like this, maybe my sister-in-law doesn't know how powerful it is and will tell the recipe to outsiders. What else can I do? As for the profit you mentioned, I actually know it, but I don't know why. I have been thinking about this business these days, as if I am obsessed with it. I have been managing the family business for so many years, and I have never done such a pioneering business. You say, when we open a few cake shops in Beijing, and the streets are empty, what kind of grand occasion will that be? No, not only in Beijing, but also all over the country. As long as the recipe of this thing can be kept secret, we can do exclusive business for several years, or even more than ten years. This kind of thing really makes me excited, so even if sea transportation is the real source of huge profits, I have never thought about it. Perhaps everyone has a dream in their hearts, hoping that they can do something unique."
"What are you thinking about? Your sister-in-law is unique, and the recipe is also hers." Duan Tingxuan amusedly hit Duan Tingye on the head with his fan, but Duan Tingye said with a dark face: "If I succeed in this business, wouldn't it also be unique? So what if I just take advantage of your sister-in-law's fame?"
"Forget it. Since you are self-aware this time, I won't play tricks on you. I'll split it 50-50. In addition, I suggest you open a few more restaurants. You can experience the taste of the lion's head later. I'm afraid you will be excited again."
Duan Tingxuan smiled and said, then turned and went into the house, leaving Duan Tingye alone in a daze. After a long while, he looked up at the sun: it was still bright and hot, and it didn't turn blue or green. Then he clenched his fist and took a big bite. "Ouch", he cried out in pain, which meant it was not a dream. But...but this guy who seemed like a brother just now, is he really the bastard who suffocated him? No, this is impossible, he must be dazzled, but fifty-fifty...this can't be that he heard it wrong? His eyes and ears can't be broken at the same time, so what the hell is going on?
No one could understand the distress of Mr. Duan Erye. After eating the steamed lion's head at the banquet, he fell into the double torture of pain and happiness: Should I open a restaurant? I must open it, but... but how could the boss be so kind? Is there really no conspiracy here? How is it possible? But just because I am afraid of being calculated, I will give up these two opportunities? Ah! I can't give up. If I can't be the prince, maybe this is my only chance to leave my name in history. Thousands of years later, when people mention lion's head and cream cake, they will say that it was Mr. Duan who did this business. He is a business genius who is no less than his brother. Oh my God, should I open it or not? Should I open it or not?
No one except Shi Yurou knew about Duan Tingye's troubles. Duan Tingxuan and Su Nuannuan didn't bother to guess his feelings. Just as the young marquis said that day, once the prescription was handed over, they would just wait for their share. Duan Tingye didn't have the courage to tamper with the account book because he knew he couldn't get past Duan Tingxuan.
After returning to Chunfeng Garden, the young marquis immediately ran straight to the kitchen like a wild horse. In an instant, he could only hear the sounds of "meow" and "stinky cat". Su Nuannuan held her forehead on the steps, sighed painfully, and asked Honglian beside her: "Do you think Zhaocai, this ignorant guy, would really eat both cakes? Your master will really beat him to death."
“Then why don’t you go and take a look?” Honglian smiled with her hands covering her lips, but saw Su Nuannuan rolling her eyes and said angrily: “What are you looking at? A big rat and a greedy cat, let them fight until both are injured.”
Facts have proved that although Zhaocai is greedy, he has not lost his wisdom as a cat. He only stole one piece of the cake and left one piece for the young marquis. This was the key to his escape from Duan Tingxuan.
"You are too cruel. Just for a piece of cake, is it worth it?" Su Nuannuan stroked the big cat who came to her for comfort after being defeated, and looked at the young marquis opposite who was satisfied because of eating the cake, and said with some anger.
"This cat really needs a lesson, otherwise it won't know that the Horse King has three eyes." Duan Tingxuan rolled his eyes, not feeling that he was wrong at all: "But Nuannuan, I have to say that this cat is much more talented than you. It took me a lot of effort to catch it."
"What do you mean? What do you mean by more talented than me?" Su Nuannuan was puzzled, but she saw her husband laughing and said, "Talent in martial arts. This cat's agility has already begun to show the style of a martial artist. So don't say that I didn't teach you seriously in the future. It's obvious that you can't learn it. Look, it has learned 50% of the method of attracting wealth, and you still don't have 10%...ah..."
The last scream was because Su Nuannuan suddenly took a ruthless action, scooped a peach from the plate next to her and threw it at the young marquis. Caught off guard, and sitting in a swaying reclining chair, the young marquis was half a beat slow to react and was unable to dodge.
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