coobybook Chapter 197 Bole
Chapter 197 Bole
Lin Qingchuan nodded vigorously and replied with a smile, "Okay, we'll listen to Manager Su and call it Lin's Braised Pig Trotters. We must work hard to run the pig trotters shop well and live up to Manager Su's trust."
"Brother Qingchuan, you're too kind." Manager Su waved his hand and said with a smile, "How big of a shop are you planning to open, and how much investment do you need?"
Lin Xiaotang smiled and held up three fingers.
Shopkeeper Su exclaimed in surprise, "Xiao Tang, you want to invest three thousand taels? That's no small sum. You must be careful when you first start a business!"
What the hell?
Three thousand taels?
Manager Su really knows how to guess. People like them toil away from morning till night, earning only a meager living, most of which comes from their two restaurants. Where would they get three thousand taels? Three hundred taels is all the wealth her family has.
She also wanted to know when she could save up three thousand taels of silver to hire people to help her work so she could lie down and count the money.
Lin Xiaotang laughed awkwardly, "Second Uncle, have you forgotten? When we first started working with you, our family was dirt poor. Most of our money came from you. During the New Year, the restaurant received more orders, and we didn't have enough capital. We asked you to settle accounts every half month."
"It wasn't long ago, during the harvest season, the fields yielded a good harvest, and we had some extra income. We finally managed to save three hundred taels." She smiled like a little fox and asked, "Second Uncle, how much are you considering investing?"
Manager Su quickly followed suit, holding up three fingers. He smiled elegantly and said, "I'll also invest three hundred taels. How about we split the profits fifty-fifty?"
"Okay, it'll be split 50/50, that's settled then." Lin Xiaotang was very satisfied.
She thought that six hundred taels of capital should be enough!
Lin Qingchuan was somewhat unhappy. After listening to his daughter's analysis that opening a pig's trotter shop was very profitable, he didn't understand why his daughter wanted to share half of the money-making opportunity with Manager Su all at once. Wouldn't it be better to open a smaller shop and make money slowly on her own?
However, since his daughter had already reached an agreement with Manager Su, he couldn't very well ask his daughter in front of Manager Su, so he had to suppress his doubts for the time being.
Manager Su was a man of his word; he immediately wrote down the contract, signed his name, and made two copies.
Lin Xiaotang didn't sign it; she had her father sign it. Recently, Xiao Jiu has taught her father how to write his own name.
As the business grows larger, there will be many more situations like signing contracts. It's inappropriate for a child like her to sign such important documents; it would be more convincing if her father signed them.
After signing the contract, Manager Su took out three hundred taels of silver notes and handed them over, and personally saw them out of the restaurant.
Lin Xiaotang jokingly asked, "Second Uncle, we haven't rented a shop yet, we've only signed a contract with you. How can you be so at ease? Aren't you worried that we'll run off with your money?"
"I trust you to handle things. Three hundred taels is not the answer. After all, you have skills and can earn more than just three hundred taels. I believe my judgment is correct. Just go for it. I trust and support you completely."
Unexpectedly, Manager Su trusted her and her father so much. Although when she first talked to Manager Su, he was worried that they would affect the business of Wanhe Restaurant, after she opened up, he immediately changed his attitude, invested generously, and gave her enough trust.
Manager Su was truly her and her father's mentor. Without Manager Su's agreement to let them supply braised pig's trotters to the restaurant, they wouldn't have gotten to where they are today.
She nodded emphatically, gave a soft "hmm," and her face was full of smiles.
Lin Qingchuan clasped his hands in a fist salute to Manager Su and said, "Thank you for your trust, Manager Su. We will arrange it as soon as possible."
"Brother Qingchuan, we are now business partners and friends, so you don't need to be so polite anymore."
friend?
Lin Qingchuan was stunned. He looked incredulous and said, "How can an ordinary countryman like me be friends with a wealthy person like Manager Su?"
This is incredible, it's like a dream!
When he and his daughter returned home, he was still pondering what Manager Su had said.
Lin Xiaotang tugged at her father's sleeve, looked up at him, and asked, "Dad, what's wrong? What are you thinking about?"
Lin Qingchuan, looking completely bewildered, chuckled and said, "Tang'er, Manager Su said that we are business partners and friends. He's so rich and seems to have an extraordinary background; he must come from a wealthy family. Why would he want to be friends with us?"
Lin Xiaotang almost rolled her eyes. Manager Su was just being polite. Besides, he was approachable, gentle, and kind. If he said he was friends with her and her father, then he really was friends.
Friendships should be based on equal footing and mutual benefit. If one party is constantly giving and helping the other, while the other is weak and incompetent and always needs to ask for help from others, and may even become a burden to the other, then such friendships are unlikely to last.
But she can't generalize and condemn everyone. Perhaps there are a few genuine people who ask for nothing in return and are truly willing to give to their friends.
She could only vaguely say, "Father, maybe Manager Su has a good personality and doesn't care about our status. But there are all kinds of people in the world, and everyone is different. No matter who you meet in the future, don't trust them too easily. Not everyone is as honest as Manager Su. As we expand our business, we will meet more people. You must be careful when you make friends with others and never be deceived."
Lin Qingchuan agreed with his daughter, so he stopped grinning and nodded seriously, "Alright, I'll remember what Tang'er said. In the future, I will carefully select and discern people when I meet them so as not to be deceived."
"Good, it's good that Father is keeping an eye on things."
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They braised extra pig trotters, bought some good tea and pastries, and after delivering the pig trotters to Fuqing Restaurant, they followed their memory and found the Xue family.
After Lin Xiaotang and her father got off the carriage, they stood outside the Xue family's gate carrying their belongings. Lin Xiaotang said to the gatekeeper, "Please inform the young master that we are from the Lin family of Qinghe Town. We were the ones who escorted Young Master Xue back home."
The servant took a close look at the father and daughter before recognizing them and confirming that they were the benefactors who had brought the second young master back. One of the servants immediately went inside to report.
Not long after, Xue Hanxing ran out excitedly. He stopped a few feet away, straightened his clothes, and then slowly walked over.
He seems to be someone who pays attention to his appearance.
However, before he could reach Lin Xiaotang, his younger brother Xue Ruifeng rushed past him like a gust of wind and ran ahead of Lin Xiaotang.
Xue Ruifeng took Lin Xiaotang's hand and said with a look of surprise, "Xiaotang, it really is you! The servants just went to the backyard to tell us that you and Uncle Qingchuan have arrived. I couldn't believe it. This is the first time you've come to see me. I'm so happy."
Xiao Tang and Uncle Qingchuan are both wonderful people, but they never visit their home when they come to Pingding County.
Recently, the braised pig's trotters sold at Fuqing Restaurant taste exactly the same as those made by Xiaotang. He knew that the braised pig's trotters at Fuqing Restaurant must be made by Xiaotang, but he went there several times and never ran into Xiaotang.