coobybook Chapter 261 Negotiating the Details of the Milk Tea Shop
Chapter 261 Negotiating the Details of the Milk Tea Shop
Boss Qian thought for a moment and said, "Forget it. If there really is too much milk, I'll take it home for my wife and daughter to drink. At worst, the rest can be used for washing my face and taking a bath."
He had heard that taking a milk bath could whiten the skin, but he didn't know if it was true. He had several concubines, so if he had any extra milk, he could give it to his concubines to bathe with, which should be fine.
"We want five cows and one bull too," said the other four.
"Okay, that's settled then. But it will take nearly a month to transport the cows from Daliang, plus it will take another half a month to send the letter to Daliang. So you all will have to wait for a while. During this time, you can go back and choose a shop and decorate it." Shen Wanning said.
"Okay, no problem. Boss Shen is welcome to come and check it out at any time." Boss Qian immediately responded.
"Well, when I send someone to inspect the shop, I will bring the milk tea recipe and raw materials. Mainly things like cassava flour and tea leaves. The shop needs to hire at least five people to make condiments, make milk tea, serve tea, and so on." Shen Wanning said again.
This time it was Boss Qian who immediately asked, "I wonder how many people are helping Boss Shen in his milk tea shop now?"
Shen Wanning thought for a moment and replied, "Adding up everything, there are more than ten people."
"So much? Wouldn't that cost a lot of money?" Boss Wu said with a frown.
"Oh, it's very busy just to make the side dishes. There are too many types of side dishes. If we make so many at one time, they are not easy to store, so the manpower required is huge." Shen Wanning sighed.
In ancient times, unlike modern times, things like pearls and boba balls can be purchased online in advance. In ancient times, these things had to be made by hand.
"That's right. I've had milk tea in Boss Shen's shop. There were five or six kinds of condiments alone." Boss Qian nodded.
"By the way, speaking of condiments, there is one more thing. If it is summer, the amount of ice cubes needed will be huge. You will have to spend money to buy these, so compared to me, your cost will be slightly higher. I have to say these things in advance." Shen Wanning continued.
She was considered the only one who could make ice in ancient times. Her milk tea recipe was marketable, but her ice-making skills were not. This skill was far more sophisticated than making milk tea.
Boss Qian's mind raced, and he immediately asked, "So, the ice at Mingyue Tower is actually made by you guys?"
Shen Wanning nodded. "That's true. Preserving ice in winter requires more manpower and resources, so I just make it myself."
Boss Qian chuckled, "I wonder if Boss Shen could sell us the ice-making recipe? We'll take it no matter how much it costs."
Shen Wanning shook her head. "That won't work. I've already sold you the milk tea recipe, but the ice-making recipe won't work. Boss Qian, don't tell me you don't know how much money can be made from ice-making technology? Everyone has already had a share of the milk tea pie, so Boss Qian wouldn't want another share of the ice-making pie, would he?"
"Boss Shen is right. Qian is too eager for quick success. Please forgive me." Seeing Shen Wanning's firm attitude, Boss Qian no longer insisted. It was his greed. Ice making was even more profitable.
"By the way, there's one more thing I need to clarify with you. Although I'm planning to introduce a new product to each of your five Mingyuelou branches, since fruits ripen at different times, the new products will be released at different times. So, the five new products will be decided by drawing lots. What do you think, bosses?"
"So, the new product is related to fruit?" asked one of the bosses.
Shen Wanning nodded. "Indeed, since tea can be combined with milk, why not fruit? As for what the new product is, I'll have to wait until I've done some research before I tell you. But I can assure you that every store will have a new product."
"Okay, of course we trust Boss Shen on this matter. Since Boss Shen is so open, we are not the kind of people who would hide things. Let's draw lots now!" Boss Qian responded.
"Okay, then I'll write down five kinds of fruits and everyone can draw lots to decide." Shen Wanning said, then called the waiter and told him to get pen, ink, paper and inkstone.
The waiter brought pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and Shen Wanning wrote on five pieces of paper: grapes, pears, oranges, lemons, and peaches.
Next, fold the five pieces of paper again and again to make sure the text inside is no longer visible. Finally, play with the five pieces of paper randomly a few times to confirm that they cannot be distinguished.
Then, the five bosses began to pick up the paper balls on the table and opened them to take a look. After determining each boss's fruit, Shen Wanning silently memorized it in her mind.
Oranges are simple; just make orange juice. Lemons are even easier; everyone knows Mou Xue's lemonade. Peaches can be made into peach oolong tea. Pears can be made into rock sugar snow pears. Finally, grapes are difficult to make into grape juice. So she's thinking, maybe she could make it into wine and sell it, which would definitely be a big profit.
"Now that everything's settled, I wish us a happy cooperation," Boss Qian said. "I'll have the waiter serve the food."
Then, the waiter came to serve the dishes, and everyone at the table chatted about some details of the milk tea shop. Finally, the matter of opening a branch of Mingyue Tower was completely settled.
After dinner, Shen Wanning returned to the house and took a nap.
She had been so busy in the past few days that she slept until dusk. Seeing that she hadn't woken up for a long time, the servants were almost scared.
After dinner, Shen Wanning tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep, still thinking about what to do next.
I have to go back to Daqing Village tomorrow to finish all the things here, then go back to the county town to check out the rouge shop over there, and also buy aloe vera to make conditioner.
Thinking that there was still a lot of things to do, Shen Wanning sighed again.
After a good night's sleep, the next day was finally free. I visited Mingyue Tower and spoke with Shopkeeper Yang about purchasing thirty dairy cows. Afterward, I wandered the streets for a while and bought some food for my friends online. Finally, after the milk tea shop closed in the afternoon, Shen Wanning and Lin Jingcheng returned to Daqing Village together.
"Hey, second brother, why haven't you come back for several days? The milk tea shop must be very busy these days?" Aunt Zhang asked when she saw Lin Jingcheng jumping off the carriage.
Lin Jingcheng gave a bitter laugh. "That's not the case. These past few days, everyone's been saying that a monster has appeared in Qinghe County. It's been very scary. Wan Ning has to discuss business these days, and I was worried that she wouldn't be safe alone, so I stayed in the county for two days."
As soon as Shen Wanning got off the carriage, she heard Lin Jingcheng's words and paused, looking a little embarrassed. After dinner, Shen Wanning returned to the house and took a short nap.
She had been so busy in the past few days that she slept until dusk. Seeing that she hadn't woken up for a long time, the servants were almost scared.
After dinner, Shen Wanning tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep, still thinking about what to do next.
I have to go back to Daqing Village tomorrow to finish all the things here, then go back to the county town to check out the rouge shop over there, and also buy aloe vera to make conditioner.
Thinking that there was still a lot of things to do, Shen Wanning sighed again.
After a good night's sleep, the next day was finally free. I visited Mingyue Tower and spoke with Shopkeeper Yang about purchasing thirty dairy cows. Afterward, I wandered the streets for a while and bought some food for my friends online. Finally, after the milk tea shop closed in the afternoon, Shen Wanning and Lin Jingcheng returned to Daqing Village together.
"Hey, second brother, why haven't you come back for several days? The milk tea shop must be very busy these days?" Aunt Zhang asked when she saw Lin Jingcheng jumping off the carriage.
Lin Jingcheng gave a bitter laugh. "That's not the case. These past few days, everyone's been saying that a monster has appeared in Qinghe County. It's been very scary. Wan Ning has to discuss business these days, and I was worried that she wouldn't be safe alone, so I stayed in the county for two days."
As soon as Shen Wanning got off the carriage, she heard Lin Jingcheng's words. She paused and looked a little embarrassed.