Chapter 441 Ancient Business Manual 16
Chapter 441 Ancient Business Manual 16
As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Yuan came in carrying several large bags of things: "Shunzi, why is there a carriage parked in front of the store?"
Shunzi took the things from Chu Yuan's hand swiftly: "There is a guest over there who said he wants to see you, and the carriage belongs to this guest."
Looking in the direction of his finger, Chu Yuan and Shang Jinhe met eyes: "Mr. Shang, why are you here? Have you found a solution to the shop business?" Although he was talking to him, Chu Yuan's eyes were fixed on the box in Shang Jinhe's hand.
Shang Jinhe burst out laughing: "Yes, I have a few deeds here, come and choose one."
Shang Jinhe found several shops that met Chu Yuan's requirements from his father, and this time he brought along the blueprints and deeds.
"Wow!" As expected, good shops are not circulated in the market. After looking at the drawings that Shang Jinhe brought out, Chu Yuan suddenly felt that the shops that the broker had taken him to see before were all shabby ones.
Chu Yuan pointed to one of the drawings and said, "Is this shop really this big? And it has three floors."
Meeting her sparkling eyes, Shang Jinhe's tone softened unconsciously: "Yes, if you don't believe me, I can take you to see it for yourself."
Chu Yuan smiled shyly: "Of course I believe what Master Shang said, but..."
"Okay, let's go. I came here by carriage today to show you the shops."
Chu Yuan stood up decisively: "Let's go, I want to go to the biggest one first."
While sitting in the carriage, Shang Jinhe suddenly felt something strange. Firstly, he didn't know the name of the person in front of him, and secondly, he didn't know what kind of business she was going to do. Why was she here both contributing money and labor?
Looking at the box of very valuable deeds in his hand, Chu Yuan was a little confused: "Master Shang, these are all your family's shops. If you give them to me to open a shop, won't your family blame you?"
Shang Jinhe looked at her with a strange look: "Aren't my family's shops my shops? And they are just a few shops. My father is busy every day, so he doesn't have the energy to blame this and that all day long."
Seeing him acting as if it was a matter of course, Chu Yuan sighed inwardly, "Silly child, silly child, I'm afraid your stepmother has been thinking about these things for a long time."
Fortunately, the child's father was not a fool. Although the affairs of the harem were a mess, he still gave some respect to the eldest son born to Shang Jin and his original wife. This was also the reason why Bai Jinxuan did not dare to act against him too blatantly.
In such large families in ancient times, true feelings are often the most fragile thing, and only relationships that can be maintained by interests are the longest-lasting.
The reason why she chose to bring Shang Jinhe on board was not only because of the huge family power behind him, but it is undeniable that deep in her heart she also had the idea of helping this young master.
As long as there is still value in a person, he will never be regarded as a discarded person.
So when one day her business scale reaches a point that even Shang Rui can no longer ignore, Shang Jinhe, as her partner, will truly be valued by Shang Rui and will be able to take back everything that originally belonged to him.
This can be considered as the reward she paid for taking advantage of Shang Jinhe.
"you you..."
Hearing the voice, Chu Yuan turned to look at the person sitting next to him: "What's wrong?"
It was the first time she saw Shang Jinhe hesitating like this. Hadn't he always been an arrogant young master in the past?
Shang Jinhe didn't know what was wrong with him. He just wanted to ask a name. Was it that difficult?
After repeating "you" for a long time, he finally said it out loud: "Can you tell me your name?"
Oh, she thought it was nothing. To be honest, after being with Shang Jinhe for such a long time, Chu Yuan was most worried that he would suddenly ask her to pay back the money.
But I really don't think I have ever told him his name. This young master is so silly and cute. He invested in her business without even knowing her name and even took her to see his shop.
"My name is Chu Yuan, the same as Yuan from Xinyuan Beverage Shop."
"Oh, okay. My name is Shang Jinhe. Jin means splendid, and He means a harmonious family brings prosperity."
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Soon, the two arrived at the door of the largest shop. Looking at the shop that occupied almost one-fifth of the street and had three floors, Chu Yuan couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction.
After entering, Chu Yuan was extremely satisfied.
The lobby on the first floor can accommodate individual guests, the second floor can be built into private rooms, and the third floor is specifically used to receive distinguished guests.
At that time, we can also follow the example of a famous hot pot restaurant in later generations and invite people to perform shows to increase the interactive experience of customers.
"Don't you want to look somewhere else?"
Chu Yuan shook his head: "No, this place is good enough."
Shang Jinhe took out the blueprints and title deeds from the box: "Okay, this place is yours. Think about how I can make back the money from this shop."
Chu Yuan only took the blueprint and returned the deed to Shang Jinhe: "Master Shang, I can't accept the deed."
A gentleman loves money but he gets it in a proper way. Such a big shop facing the street, located in the most central area of Dugu Town, must be worth at least several thousand taels of silver.
Chu Yuan’s goal has always been the right to use this place, not the ownership.
Shang Jinhe didn't care about these things. To him, or to the Shang family, a shop was just a drop in the bucket: "Okay, whatever you want."
With a suitable shop, the rest of the things can be carried out step by step. Taking advantage of the presence of Shang Jin and the strong laborer, Chu Yuan took him to the carpenter shop.
"Boss, are the tables and chairs I ordered ready?"
The table used for cooking hot pot should have a groove in the middle to place the customized pot, and there should also be a compartment underneath for the charcoal fire.
In order to reduce safety hazards, the tables that Chu Yuan customized were all made of high-quality wood and underwent special fire-proof treatment. Naturally, the price would increase with the complexity of the craftsmanship.
For the owner of the carpentry shop, this was a rare big business, so he deliberately stopped taking other orders and concentrated on making this batch of tables and chairs.
"Okay, okay, the five sets of tables and chairs for use as samples have been made. If you check and confirm that there are no problems, I will start making the next twenty sets."
Chu Yuan checked them carefully one by one and found that they were indeed exactly the same as the drawings she provided. The owner of the carpentry shop also did a good job on some of the details that she had specially emphasized.
"Okay, send these five sets to my shop first. I'll continue with the rest after I put them into use and there are no problems."
Twenty-five sets was just her estimated number. Now that they had such a large store, twenty-five sets of tables and chairs could barely fill the lobby on the first floor. The private rooms on the second floor and the VIP suites on the third floor would have to be redesigned.
After leaving the carpenter's shop, Chu Yuan took Shang Jinhe's carriage to the blacksmith's shop and took away the various pots and kitchen utensils he had ordered before.
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