Exotic Cat House (2)
[What happened? My happiness level increased by 5 points.]
Yan Qing was pleasantly surprised and immediately asked it a question.
Effective flood control in southern China has led to an increase in the happiness of its residents.
In Jiangnan, Yan Qing has recently been focused on expanding his business, and his understanding of court politics is limited to rumors circulating in the streets and alleys.
It's not that she doesn't care, it's just that the more she knows now, the more troubles she has. She doesn't yet have the ability to participate or change things, but she will soon have that ability.
"Qing'er, you don't need to worry. It's only right that this shop be given to you." One of Yan Qing's hands was held in Madam Cheng's warm palm, while her other hand was gently stroking the back of Yan Qing's hand. "You don't want anything. Does that mean you don't want to have any contact with me in the future?"
As he spoke, a hint of reproach crept into his voice.
Yan Qing snapped out of her daze and quickly said, "How could that be? You make me feel very close to you, and I want to come see you every day."
Upon hearing this, Madam Cheng beamed with joy, "Alright, alright, I'd be angry if you didn't come. You have to accept this shop, otherwise I'll take it as you trying to appease me."
Yan Qing grasped Madam Cheng's hand and said earnestly, "I can't take this shop. I didn't come here today for a reward. If that's what you think, then I should be angry with you. But I'm worried about not finding a suitable shop. Why don't I rent the Cheng family's shop at market price? That would solve a major problem for me."
If you want to sever ties with the Cheng family, the best way is undoubtedly to accept the shops given to you in the name of the Cheng family and cut off all contact with them in the future.
Yan Qing had initially planned to do the same. She believed that since the Cheng family would have made a gesture, whether it was a shop or something else, she should accept it without hesitation.
But after meeting Mrs. Cheng, she changed her mind.
Hearing Yan Qing's refusal, Madam Cheng did not insist. "Then let's do as you say. If you encounter any problems in the future, you must think of me first."
"Okay!" Yan Qing nodded with a smile.
*
The following day, Yan Qing disguised himself and went to the Prince of Ning's residence.
She wanted to inquire about the flood control efforts in Jiangnan.
Upon meeting Rong Xuan, Yan Qing didn't engage in many pleasantries and went straight to the point.
"I've heard that the floods in Jiangnan have eased recently. Does Prince Ning know the details?"
"Boss Yan's information network is truly impressive." Rong Xuan sighed, then didn't answer. Instead, he asked calmly, "But didn't you promise to provide me with information before? Why are you asking me for information now?"
"If you hadn't sabotaged me so much behind my back, I wouldn't have needed to come looking for you." At this point, Yan Qing became angry, recounting all the trouble Rong Xuan had caused her. "Knowing full well that the Princess and Deng Chan were at odds, you still called her in to cause me trouble on opening day. And the tea you sold me was stale. Every few days, people would come to Cat Cat Tea House to cause trouble. Which of these things wasn't your doing?"
Rong Xuan remained silent, which meant he had accepted it.
Yan Qing was only half-jokingly bluffing him, but she didn't expect it to be true.
Thinking of the newly opened exotic cat cafe, Yan Qing frowned and asked suspiciously, "You didn't open the exotic cat cafe on Zhuque Street either, did you?"
"An exotic cat pavilion? I'm not that free." This time Rong Xuan reacted. "This morning's news says that Prince Qi's disaster relief efforts have been effective and the floods in Jiangnan have been resolved. Boss Yan, you've been living in the inner court for so long, why are you suddenly concerned about Jiangnan?"
"Am I not a young lady from the Yan family of Jiangnan? It's only right that I pay more attention to the floods in Jiangnan, lest I never see these family members again, even though I've never met them before?"
"I see. Boss Yan is truly a man of great loyalty and righteousness."
"Didn't the King of Qi just handle the tax collection in Jiangnan before the new year? Why is he going to Jiangnan again?" Yan Qing asked.
Yan Qing originally thought it was supervised by other ministers and wanted to keep it in mind for future use, but he didn't expect it to be Rong Xiao again.
This further strengthened Yan Qing's determination to help him.
"What, do you think the Prince of Qi has more potential and want to seek another wise ruler?"
Rong Xuan's probing, suspicious, and warning words pulled Yan Qing back to reality. She blinked, her watery eyes sincere, "How could that be? In terms of methods, even the Crown Prince and Prince Qi are probably no match for you, Prince Ning. Why would I go looking for trouble?"
The problem is a lack of foundation. Yan Qing now agrees with Li Yueshu's words.
With two sons under her wing, Consort Shu certainly wouldn't want them to fight amongst themselves. It seems she firmly supports Rong Xiao, and the Cheng family is also leaning towards Rong Xiao.
Rong Xuan really didn't have any support, otherwise he wouldn't have been excluded from the struggle for the throne.
The response she received was a meaningful one: "Is that so?"
Yan Qing felt it was necessary to keep Rong Xuan calm until she had completely established herself, so she explained, "I'll start providing you with information in a month at most. However..."
She paused for a moment, looked into Rong Xuan's eyes, and put a label on him, "If Prince Ning still insists on adding some difficulties for me, then I'm afraid I'm truly willing but unable to do so."
*
In the afternoon, the Cheng family sent someone to deliver the lease agreement and took Yan Qing to see the shop.
There happened to be a shop right across from the Exotic Cat Pavilion. Yan Qing's eyes lit up, and she decided to buy it.
The business across the street is slow, but that doesn't affect the Cat Tea House's profits. If business is booming, her cat supplies shop will still make money, which is great.
According to Yan Qing's plan, from now on, they will rely solely on the cat supplies shop for financial support, and the cat tea house will also change its approach to provide cat home play services.
Firstly, it would be convenient for Yan Qing to use the cats to understand the various powerful and influential people. Secondly, the Cat Tea House was limited in size, and it was mostly frequented by young gentlemen and ladies, while older people were unwilling to join in the fun.
Once you activate the □□, things will be completely different; you can win over men, women, young and old alike!
Although the income from a cat supplies shop will be much less, the potential profit is huge.
Once the exotic cat cafe across the street opens, there will be more and more cat shops like this. Cat trees and cat toys will be indispensable, so people will have to come to the cat supply shop to buy them. It will be a big business.
Just as Yan Qing had predicted, the cat supplies shop's signboard had been hung up and the interior was not yet ready, but a lot of business came in, with many people coming directly to the cat tea house to order cat supplies.
Old Zhang and his team of craftsmen resumed work, rushing to complete orders.
These orders mostly consist of large items, presumably for opening a cat shop. However, in the capital, Yan Qing has only seen one cat shop called Exotic Cat Shop.
After making some inquiries, Yan Qing learned that they were going to open shops in other cities.
Ten days later, a big red flower was hung on the signboard of the cat supplies shop, marking its official opening!
Whether by coincidence or otherwise, the Exotic Cat Pavilion also opened its doors to customers on this day, making the cat supply shop seem much quieter in comparison.
Yan Qing looked at the endless stream of people coming and going in the store and was quite surprised. He thought he would go and learn from Deng Chan's experience in a couple of days, but he was taken aback by Deng Chan's grand gesture.
She held the general in her arms, while the three- or four-month-old kitten was even more active, crawling restlessly around in Deng Chan's arms, its yellow and black markings on its forehead resembling the general's crown.
Cheng Changfeng left five days ago, so it was natural for Deng Chan to continue taking care of the general.
Today, she arrived in a sedan chair and stopped in front of the cat supplies shop, followed by many empty carriages and horses.
"Sister Yanqing, the General and I have come to patronize your business!"
Upon seeing her arrival, Yan Qing hurriedly stepped out from behind the counter and said with a smile, "With such a grand entrance, anyone who didn't know better would think you're here to deliver goods to me."
"I'm here to rob you! I'm taking everything with me." Deng Chan raised her eyebrows, feigning a fierce look.
Yan Qing played along, saying, "Miss, have mercy! I'll wrap them all up for you right away."
Deng Chan laughed heartily and started browsing the store.
Yan Qing followed behind and asked, "Are you really planning to take them all? General, can you handle this little guy?"
"There are many things here that I've never seen before. I want to buy everything that the general doesn't have." Deng Chan picked up a small fish doll and teased the general.
When Deng Chan wanted to buy it, Yan Qing didn't stop her. He had someone load it into the car for her and continued to chat and shop with her.
The shop sells all kinds of plush toys.
This is a new job that Yan Qing started a few days ago. She posted a notice outside the Cat Tea House, inviting those who are skilled in embroidery to come to the Cat Tea House to get work, such as sewing small cloth dolls and embroidered portraits of the Cat employees.
Since the posting began, many women have come looking for it, as have some young girls, and even some refugees who want to give it a try.
Yan Qing took a lot of different kinds of plush toys directly from Cat No. 1 and placed them in the courtyard where Old Man Zhang lived so that they could learn the styles.
They also purchased a lot of fabric and cotton for their use.
Yan Qing also arranged for the refugees to work in this residence. As for those who had a place to live in the capital, Yan Qing did not impose many restrictions on them. He simply asked them to take the finished items to He Yi to exchange for money.
In just a few days, hundreds of people came to claim the work.
As for why they didn't directly source the goods from CatCatNo.1, this is their answer.
[The items provided by this system have no happiness level limit, so they are limited. We recommend that you increase your happiness level to acquire more special cat-related skills!]
[Special skill, like communicating with cats?]
[That's right, the current happiness level of the population is 19%. Reaching 20% will unlock basic treatment for cats. Please keep up the good work, host!]
With repeated reinforcements, the war in the northern border eased somewhat, and fewer and fewer refugees came. Yan Qing alone took in dozens of refugees in the city, and the others were able to barely get enough to eat under the arrangement of the government.
People's happiness level is no longer declining slowly, but is gradually rising.
If nothing unexpected happens, it should reach 20% in about ten days. That's basic treatment for cats, which sounds pretty good.
Deng Chan ransacked the place, filling three carts to the brim with goods before she was satisfied. Yan Qing didn't intend to take her money, since the general was an unofficial member of the Cat Tea House, and of course he could take as much as he wanted.
But Deng Chan insisted on giving it to him, so he threw the silver behind the counter, grabbed the general, and ran out.
Just as she reached the door, she ran back anxiously to Yan Qing and said, "Sister Yan Qing, do you also own the Exotic Cat House across the street? Why didn't you tell me!"
"No, someone else drove it..."
Before Yan Qing could finish speaking, Deng Chan exploded, angrily saying, "You copycats! Why don't we see them doing cat business since the Cat Tea House hasn't opened yet? They're just trying to steal your money because they see you're making money. I'm going to teach them a lesson and show them what they can and can't learn!"
After saying that, he shoved the general into Yan Qing's arms and rushed out like a cannonball.
Yan Qing hurriedly chased after him.
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