Chapter 104 Earn Money Part 1
After some deliberation, Cai Wei decided to proceed with her plan. She approached the neighboring dim sum shop’s boss, intending to buy his shop. To her surprise, the boss outright refused, asserting that his shop brought in almost two hundred taels of silver each year, which was the primary source of income for his entire family, hence he wouldn’t sell it.
However, when Cai Wei placed a bill of three thousand taels on the table, the boss instantly changed his tone. He agreed to accommodate her request, on the grounds of helping her expand her operations.
Therefore, without much persuasion, the shop — having the same layout as hers including the backyard — was bought at a high price of three thousand taels. Upon receiving the house deed, Cai Wei sighed in relief. She could finally remove the evildoer from her room!
After settling the housing acquisition, Cai Wei returned to her own restaurant and found Jiujin and Uncle Zhou already at work. Apparently, there were already customers for meat skewers early in the morning. She smiled cheerfully, entered the restaurant, and the shopkeeper immediately greeted her from behind the counter. In a low voice, he said, "Boss, a distinguished guest awaits in the Tianzi Room. The guest has instructed to speak with you once you are back, mentioning a business deal to discuss."
Cai Wei smiled and replied, "I am aware, I am going up right now!"
Cai Wei had a rough idea who the distinguished guest was. The meat skewers caused such a great stir within the An family the previous day. The third and fourth masters of the An family were businessmen, and most of those who came to congratulate were business people as well. How could they not see the business opportunity in these meat skewers? How could they miss out on such a great opportunity to make a fortune?
Indeed, as she entered the Tianzi room, she saw An Qiyun standing up to greet her. He chuckled as he introduced to the dozen or so people around the table, "This little lady here is Miss Mu, the main boss of the Bafu restaurant. She is also the creator of the roasted meat skewers. Whatever you wish to say, please feel free to discuss it with her!"
No sooner than the words were spoken than a round-faced, somewhat overweight middle-aged man stood and bowed, "Miss Mu, we are all in the restaurant business. We’ve noticed the unparalleled taste of your unique roasted skewers, so we’ve come specifically to ask for your BBQ secret recipe. We hope you won’t refuse."
Everything was happening exactly as Cai Wei had anticipated. She replied with a charming smile, "The roasted skewers are something I created after much effort. I originally planned to make my Bafu Restaurant the only one of its kind in the Great Jin Nation. But since Master An has personally introduced you all, I couldn’t really refuse to share, could I? So..."