A quarter of an hour later, Dazhu, Sanshun, and Siping, each holding their tools, stared dumbfounded at the magnificent Yumantang before them.
Sam-soon: "Isn't this the Jade Hall that Old Bide Deng just mentioned?"
Dazhu: "Mother, why did you bring us here?"
Siya was a little excited: "Mother, are you planning to take us in to cause trouble?"
“How could that be? Mother isn’t stupid.” Wan Shu shook her head, and patted the restless Siya as she analyzed the situation for her.
“Yu Mantang is so big, there are not only many waiters inside, but also guards who are specifically there to prevent people from causing trouble. There are only four of us. Going in would be like throwing eggs against rocks. We would only get a good beating.”
Siya sighed, "Does that mean we're just going to be bullied by them?"
“Of course not.” Wan Shu shook his head again: “Although we ourselves cannot harm Yu Mantang, we can use the power of others to take revenge on them.”
Wan Shu turned around and looked at the Golden Goblet Tower, which stood opposite the Jade Hall and was equally magnificent and luxuriously decorated.
"This is the reason why your mother brought you here."
After saying that, Wan Shu didn't explain further and led them directly to the Golden Goblet Tower.
Well... no matter how much you say, it's not as good as letting them experience it firsthand. This will encourage them to think more and help improve their intelligence.
Wan Shu pretended not to see the confusion and helplessness on the faces of the three boys behind her, and led them into the Golden Goblet Tower.
The waiter from Jinzunlou immediately came to greet them.
The customers of Jinzunlou and Yumantang are the wealthiest 1% in Sishui Town.
Although Wan Shu and his companions didn't wear patched clothes like the other villagers in Qingshui Village, their coarse cloth clothes made them look anything but wealthy.
Not to mention, the three kids were also carrying a lot of tools they needed for setting up their stall, as well as two large buckets of braised food.
Even so, the waiter did not show the slightest disrespect and asked them with a smile.
"Gentlemen, what would you like to eat?"
Wan Shu smiled and said, "Brother, we're not here to eat. We're here to discuss some business with your manager."
Jinzunlou is the largest restaurant in Sishui County, besides Yumantang.
People who want to come to Jinzunlou to discuss business every day are as numerous as carp crossing a river.
Their manager, he doesn't have time to meet with just anyone.
The waiter was about to politely refuse them as usual, but Wan Shu's next words made his eyes widen.
"Brother, do you know what braised food is? We are a family that sells braised food on West Street."
The waiter certainly knew about braised food!
In the last ten days or so, braised food has become incredibly popular throughout Sishui County!
Almost every customer who comes to Jinzunlou Restaurant asks if they sell braised dishes.
Their manager just mentioned yesterday that if they knew the recipe for braised food and sold it at Jinzunlou, Jinzunlou would definitely have a booming business and surpass Yumantang!
Moreover, he had indeed heard that the family that sold braised food was an exceptionally beautiful young woman with three teenagers.
In just two seconds, the waiter's gaze towards Wan Shu and the others completely changed!
What was originally just a polite smile now carried a hint of sincerity and seriousness.
"Young lady, please sit in the private room with the children for a while. I'll go and fetch the manager right away!"
The waiter led Wan Shu and his group into the best private room in Jinzun Tower, and served them a pot of fine Biluochun tea and several plates of exquisite pastries.
The waiter, seeing Wan Shu and his companions' coarse clothes, assumed they would devour the snacks like other poor people.
Unexpectedly, they each took a small piece of pastry to taste before drinking tea with little interest.
There was no way around it; ever since they started making money, they never lacked pastries. Every time they finished a box, their mother would immediately buy them another one.
Moreover, the pastries my mother bought are much tastier than those in this Golden Goblet Restaurant!
Having tasted the delicious, modernly improved pastries, how could the three kids possibly still be interested in the outdated ancient pastries of the Great Sheng Dynasty?
The waiter, unaware of the reason, noticed their listless expressions and began to ponder the matter.
Although they appeared to be poor, it was clear from the demeanor of the young woman in the lead and the three children's lack of interest in the pastries that they were not ordinary people.
Who knows, this might be some powerful family that doesn't want to flaunt their wealth, hence their attire for business negotiations!
With this in mind, the waiter became even more respectful to the four of them and went to call the manager even faster.
The shopkeeper arrived shortly after.
The shopkeeper was a middle-aged man in his forties. He wasn't particularly handsome, but his dark eyes made him look exceptionally shrewd.
He looked at Wan Shu with a smile: "I heard from the waiter that the young lady wants to talk to me about the braised food business."
"Yes." Wan Shu nodded, took out the pork offal and crayfish that had been wrapped in dried lotus leaves in advance, and pushed them in front of the shopkeeper.
"Shopkeeper, you can try it first and see if our braised food is qualified to be served at Jinzunlou."
With such famous braised dishes, and the owner of Jinzunlou being quite wealthy, he must have already tried them.
Even so, after tasting the braised food brought by Wan Shu, he couldn't help but praise it repeatedly.
"That's enough, that's more than enough! Young lady, your skills are superb; this braised dish is comparable to our shop's signature dish!"
He looked intently at Wan Shu: "Young lady, I'm willing to spend a thousand taels to buy your braising spice recipe, what do you think?"
Wan Shu's eyes widened suddenly.
One thousand taels?! The manager of Jinzunlou is too generous! This price is much more attractive than the four hundred taels that old Bi Deng from Yumantang offered!
To be honest, Wan Shu was tempted for a moment to actually sell the recipe for the braised food.
After all, she has no shortage of business ideas.
However, she thought again that even if Jinzunlou knew the recipe for braised food, it would be useless if they couldn't find all the spices.
A businesswoman values her reputation above all else; she couldn't possibly do something so unethical as to ruin her own reputation.
Wan Shu could only suppress her excitement and shook her head: "Shopkeeper, you misunderstand. I came to you today not to sell my braising spice recipe, but to distribute my family's braised food at Jinzunlou."
Even someone as knowledgeable as the shopkeeper didn't quite understand Wan Shu's meaning: "Distribution? What does that mean?"
Wan Shu explained, "My family doesn't sell the recipe for braised food. We only provide the finished braised food to Jinzunlou so that they can sell it in their store."
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