Chapter 23 Being Tracked Now that they've shown themselves, it's late...
Following the sound, everyone looked over and saw that the more handsome young man among the two had returned. Their attention immediately shifted, and their excitement grew even higher.
"Young man, tell us, why are you showing your face in public? Are you betrothed?"
"Isn't that your wife next to you?"
"In my opinion, it's probably not."
"I think so too. With such a handsome husband, I wouldn't want to bring him out!"
"That's right, that's right! Young man, you should really consider getting married! You can suffer less that way."
Having lived for nearly thirty years, this was the first time Fu Yun had been so enthusiastically watched by women. Her feelings were complicated, and she couldn't describe the strange feeling she was experiencing.
He suppressed his strange feeling, clapped his hands, and shouted, "Everyone!"
After everyone quieted down for a while, he spoke up and said, "First of all, I want to thank everyone for your kindness. I consider myself weak and powerless, and unworthy of all the heroines present. I want to tell you that I will not use marriage to change my living conditions, nor do I need anyone's pity, nor will I depend on anyone for a living. Please stop making fun of us. We are no different from you. We just want to support ourselves and the people around us."
These words shocked almost everyone present.
After a long pause, someone sneered and said sarcastically, "Oh, whose young master is this, daring to speak so arrogantly, saying that one can survive without relying on women? I'd like to see how capable you are to be able to associate with us."
"Exactly! I don't know whether to call him stupid or ignorant."
"Isn't that right? He's not that old, but he's got quite the big mouth."
"I'm leaving, I'm not going to watch anymore. He's just a madman. I guess if I marry him, I'll just have to treat him like a Buddha statue. It's not very meaningful."
"Oh dear! What a waste of his stunning looks."
Those who originally intended to take him home as their husbands all gathered around with great interest, then left grumbling and cursing.
Fu Yun and Lu Zhisheng looked at each other, feeling both amused and exasperated, with a touch of sadness mixed in.
I've finally witnessed what it means to turn on someone faster than flipping through a book.
"Sigh!" The old man, who was holding a little girl's hand and had been waiting for Lu Zhisheng to register, sighed after witnessing the unfolding events. He glanced at the passersby on the street and said in a hoarse voice, "It's good that this young master has ability, but you really shouldn't have been so blunt. Not only will you not gain their approval, but those high-ranking officials will also feel that you are questioning their abilities and challenging their rights and status. If you really offend them, I'm afraid you will find it difficult to move an inch in the future."
Upon hearing this, Lu Zhisheng's handsome face flashed with surprise, and then he looked at Fu Jun with some fear, clearly frightened by the old man's advice.
Fu Yun patted Lu Zhisheng on the shoulder and gave him a look that said, "Take it easy."
He stepped forward and replied gently, "Grandpa, thank you for your kindness. I will try to be more mindful in the future. However, for the two of us, setting up a stall is essential for the long term. If we don't make our stance clear, it will bring us a lot of unnecessary trouble and annoyance. Therefore, we can only handle it this way for now."
The old man shook his head, sighed, and ultimately said no more. He took the little girl's hand, turned, and left.
After most of the day had passed, both buckets of milk tea were sold out.
By lunchtime, the number of people had finally decreased.
Su Mang went to a small inn and borrowed two long benches. The four of them sat down to rest together.
She took out the large steamed buns she had prepared and gave one to each person.
Fu Yunsi gently ate her steamed bun, her gaze fixed on the inn not far ahead.
Su Mang followed Fu Yun's gaze and assumed he was looking at the inn because he was craving the food inside. She couldn't help but feel a little sad: "Young master, do you want to..."
She couldn't continue, afraid of hurting the young man's pride.
Just as she was thinking about whether to buy some other food for the young master, she heard him suddenly say, "I have an idea."
"Hmm?" The other three all looked at Fu Yun.
Fu Yun swallowed hard and gestured for the three of them to move closer.
Once the three people gathered around, he said, "We don't need to set up stalls on the street to sell Coca-Cola and soda ourselves. We can bring them to various inns and taverns and have them put them up in their shops and sell them at marked prices."
"What?" The other three were stunned, not quite understanding for a moment, and were somewhat confused.
"We negotiate with them to sell it like alcohol, which would save us the time we would otherwise spend setting up a stall and allow us to make more drinks."
The other three stared wide-eyed in disbelief.
Su Mang gazed at the tavern not far ahead and hesitated, "Will this work? Would they even want our tea?"
Fu Yun smiled and said, "Of course, no problem. Not everyone can drink alcohol. For those who don't like alcohol, our tea is definitely the best choice."
He quickly added, "It doesn't matter if the inns and taverns don't trust us at first. We can let them try the product first, and then talk to them about cooperation and do some advertising. I believe no one will refuse such a novel and delicious product."
"And it doesn't matter if we can't sell them in a short time. The tea cups we use later are all individually sealed, meaning they should be opened and drunk immediately, which can extend the shelf life."
The three of them were all delighted when they heard this, and they all thought the method was very feasible.
Having someone else help you sell is much more time-saving and labor-saving than selling it yourself.
“But…” Mother Lu hesitated.
Fu Yun: "It's alright, feel free to share your thoughts."
Lu's mother glanced at Su Mang and explained their current predicament: "We don't have enough silver to make tea."
Fu Jun reassured her, "You don't need to worry about that. After we accept the order, we'll collect a partial deposit before production begins, which will be enough to cover our initial production costs."
Relieved, Lu's mother took the initiative to act as a mediator at the inn and tavern.
Fu Yun had no objection, after all, it would be more convincing if Lu's mother came forward.
The sales channel issue was decided just like that.
After finishing their lunch and resting for a while, Lu's mother picked up the Coca-Cola that hadn't yet gone on sale and went into a nearby inn and tavern.
Su Mang then went to Lu Zhisheng's house and brought out the two buckets of leftover soda.
During a break, Fu Yun explained to Su Mang and Lu's mother how to promote her products more persuasively, as well as some appropriate marketing tactics involving discounts. As long as customers believe this is a business opportunity that can make a lot of money, there's hope for cooperation.
The most important thing right now is to secure the orders; we're not in a rush to make a lot or a little money.
Originally, the plan was just to have the two of them test the waters first. It wouldn't matter if they couldn't sell anything on their first try; they could just give some to the shop owners and then sell it all off at a street stall.
After waiting for more than half an hour, none of them returned to report any news.
While waiting for their message, I ran into several repeat customers who had bought the original milk tea that morning, asking if they still had any other tea drinks available because their kids wanted some.
The two were somewhat helpless. If they had known the milk tea would be so well received, they would have made more milk tea and made one less batch of other drinks.
Remembering that she had important things to do, Fu Yun decided not to wait any longer and took Lu Zhisheng directly to the home of the couple who had agreed to make the lotus leaf cup that morning.
Currently, not only do the lotus leaf cups need to be improved and optimized, but they also need to be mass-produced and sealed. Lu Zhisheng also needs to write out the production process in written form and give it to the couple.
Fu Yun was naturally unaware that the Su family had appeared the moment he left.
After finishing her work, Su Tan returned home and received a report from her servant that there was news about the young master Su.
Finally, news of that bastard arrived, and Su Tan personally went to capture him and bring him back.
Unexpectedly, she rushed over only to find no one there, which infuriated her.
After she calmed down, she sent two people to wait where they were, while the others searched along the streets.
She refused to believe that the brat could escape her grasp; now that he had shown himself, she would catch him sooner or later.
After selling the drinks she had, Su Mang returned to her original spot but didn't see the young master. Instead, she saw Su family servants waiting there. Her heart tightened immediately, and she quickly began searching around.
The fact that they were waiting in the same spot proved that they hadn't caught the young man yet.
Su Mang searched for a while but couldn't find any trace of the young master. Instead, she felt less panicked. She figured the young master must have realized something was wrong and quietly returned home, avoiding the servants.
She returned to the various taverns to search, found Lu's mother, explained the situation, and the two quietly left the danger zone.
By the time Fu Yun and Lu Zhisheng finished their business and were preparing to return home, it was already dark.
Instead of taking the main road through the bustling city, the two took a shortcut through a side street.
As Lu Zhisheng stepped out of the alleyway and was about to enter the main road, he noticed two unfamiliar women lingering at the intersection, clearly waiting for someone.
He felt a lingering fear when he recalled what had happened at noon, worrying that some of those people might have felt they couldn't swallow their anger and then come back to cause trouble for him and Young Master Su.
Thinking of this, Lu Zhisheng quickly took a few steps back and retreated to the path, directly blocking the footsteps of the person walking behind him.
Fu Yun's heart skipped a beat, and he almost bumped into her. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and stopped in time, leaning back slightly to avoid the embarrassing situation of hitting Lu Zhisheng's back.
He composed himself: "What's wrong?"
Lu Zhisheng pulled him to hide by the wall and whispered, "Something's not right at the intersection. It looks like someone's trying to cause us trouble."
Upon hearing this, Fu Yun slowly peeked out and looked towards the crossroads. He immediately recognized the two people guarding the crossroads as being dressed in the uniforms of Su family servants.
He explained, "They are servants from the Su family, probably here to see me."
"Huh?" Lu Zhisheng was terrified. "They want to take you back? What should we do? Avoid them?"
Fu Yun shook her head, her expression calm: "To get home, you have to go through that intersection."
"Master, the young master is here."
A voice suddenly came from behind them.
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