Chapter 204: Little Big Brother Ah Yan Is The Best Little Big Brother
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
After that, he also reflected on himself. In the current situation, he should have persevered until the end, but the young lady was busy. How could he have the face to enjoy the fruits of her labor? Was he really going to let Yun Yi and the others work as an explanation?
He could not do this, so even though he knew that he was not rational enough, he would still be like this if he did it again.
Seeing that his master, who was dressed neatly, was walking out of the door again, Yun Yi, who had just fed the rabbit, stood up, patted his clothes, and followed. “Master, are you going shopping with Miss Ning again?”
Rong Yan replied seriously, “It’s for the milk tea shop.”
In other words, it was a serious matter, not a casual stroll.
Yun Yi saw through it but did not say anything. The entire time, he was using a father’s loving gaze.
In the past, Master was not in the mood to buy anything. He would just give an order. How could he be so happy to do it himself?
Since she had Rong Yan’s financial backing, Xiaoxiao went all out and plundered everything that she had taken a fancy to in the past but could not buy.
For example, there were beautiful porcelain plates for cakes, tea sets for drinking tea, and elegant small tables. If there were any ready-made ones, they would buy ready-made ones. If there were none, they would order them. They even made a few ovens and placed them in the kitchen of the shop.
The charcoal used in the shops was all good silver frost charcoal. It did not cause any harm to the body or affect the surrounding shops.
There were not many seats in the tea shop. The main thing was to do takeaways. The washed bamboo tubes had already filled one wall. They were prepared to prepare a pot of boiling water in the shop at any time. They could scald the bamboo tubes when they needed to use it. It was also fine if the customers brought their own containers. At that time, they could reduce the price by one copper coin.
In this day and age, there was no glass, so it was inconvenient to show the snacks that she had made in advance. Xiaoxiao asked Rong Yan to help her draw a few paintings and turn all the goods in the shop into promotional pictures. A normal version and a cute version. Not to mention the customers who were about to see this gimmick for the first time, even Xiaoxiao herself wanted to have a bite when she saw these pictures.
Mrs. Shen couldn’t wait to agree to the collaboration to open the shop and was preparing the shop. However, to Xiaoxiao’s surprise, Mrs. Shen chose the first collaboration method. As a boss, Xiaoxiao didn’t have to manage the common affairs and would get a 20% dividend.
Her decision puzzled the nanny and butler who had accompanied her for many years.
“The third method looks clean and straightforward, but it actually has an unreasonable feeling. It’s not suitable either emotionally or logically. Madam must hate it the most.”
“But if you choose the first method, will our people be convinced by Miss Ning?”
Mrs. Shen said,
“Nanny, do you also think that Xiaoxiao took advantage of the 20% dividend?” Nanny was puzzled. Wasn’t that the case? All the ingredients and furnishings in the elegant abode that Madam wanted to open were top-notch. Wasn’t it much more difficult than that girl sitting in the kitchen and enjoying the fruits of her labor?
Mrs. Shen smiled and shook her head. “Although I’m a daughter of the Li Family and my husband is an official, there are many people in the world who are more noble and rich than me. There are also many places for those noblewomen to play and rest. Have you seen any place that can compare to that girl Ning’s ingenuity?”
Nanny shook her head honestly.
Mrs. Shen said, “Any problem that can be solved with money is not a big problem. Anyone can buy expensive furnishings and ingredients, but can you buy Ning’s original snacks and ideas for an elegant abode with money?” For example, I’m not the only one who can buy milk, but other than Little Ning, who else knows how to make Mianmian Cake and Cloud Cake? I’m not the only one who can buy cloth and cotton, but has anyone thought of making such a soft cushion in the past?”
“Besides, as long as that girl still wants to earn money, there will be an endless stream of novel snacks and ideas. In this case, the profits from the elegant abode will be more than 20%.”
Nanny was enlightened. “In that case, we’re the ones who took advantage?” Mrs. Shen snorted. “Nanny was worried that our people wouldn’t be convinced by her just now, but you forgot that this girl didn’t intend to get involved in such nonsense from the beginning. Didn’t you hear her? She only wants the dividends and does not care about anything else.”
“This lazy girl only plans to guard the kitchen. She leaves all the trouble to us to deal with ourselves.”
Hence, there was no need to calculate who would take advantage. Nanny nodded. “Madam is still the most thorough.” This way, it did not hurt their relationship or their interests. As expected of the eldest daughter of the Li Family, who used to be the most business-minded. Unfortunately, after the Second Madam entered the family… Sigh…
Xiaoxiao didn’t know what Mrs. Shen was thinking. She didn’t care which one she chose. She had just seen too many relationships break down because of interests, so she made things clear in advance. She was just a farm girl. She partnered up with Mrs. Shen to earn money to support her family. She didn’t want to get involved in some strange entanglements.
Actually, if she had to choose, she was more inclined to the second option. She had a cheating tool like the space processing factory after all. However, after thinking about it carefully, it would be unbelievable if she could supply the entire elegant abode with pastries and refreshments alone, so Mrs. Shen’s choice was quite good.
Without having to worry about Mrs. Shen’s shop, Xiaoxiao was more in the mood to decorate her milk tea shop. She didn’t know for the time being if Mrs. Shen planned to let her go to the elegant abode to cook delicious food before leaving, or if she would make it at home and send it over. Hence, she didn’t add any consumables in this area for the time being. However, she bought a large cart of dishes and cutlery for herself.
Anyone who often cooked could not stop when they saw good-looking dishes, especially when they had money. After buying them, she was shocked by her ’ spending power and looked at Rong Yan in embarrassment.
Would Little Big Brother doubt their future if his business partner was so prodigal?
Noticing her gaze, Rong Yan leaned over and said very naturally, “Although this plate has a good artistic conception, it doesn’t match the snacks you made. The color of the plum orchid bamboo chrysanthemum plate just now is brighter.”
Aiyo, he was actually giving a serious opinion?
Hearing no answer, Rong Yan clenched his fists and said, “Of course, if you like the artistic conception set more, you can always use them after we bought them.”
There was still no answer. He turned around strangely and saw Xiaoxiao resting her chin on her hands. She said in a rather exaggerated tone, “Little Big Brother Ah Yan is the best Little Big Brother-”
A few steps away, Yun Yi vaguely felt that he should not be here, although he did not know where he should be.
Speaking of which, look at the pots and pans in this cart. Doesn’t Master and Miss Ning look a little like newlyweds buying a new house?
Tsk, Yun Yi, who thought of that, looked up at the sky. Out of sight, out of mind.
After shopping for half a day, the cart could no longer hold them. Rong Yan asked Yun Yi to send the things back to the shop while he stayed behind to continue accompanying Xiaoxiao.
In broad daylight, Yun Yi did not have to worry that his master, who had Ying
Zi following him, would encounter danger. Moreover, he felt that if he continued to stay by these two people’s side, he might not be able to breathe properly, so he left obediently.
The moment he left, Rong Yan’s relaxed expression tensed up.
Xiaoxiao guessed that the matter of the poisonous mushrooms had not been resolved. She had once heard Rong Yan mention that those guards were loyal servants who had been by his side since they were young. No matter who it was or why they betrayed him, they were all a sharp blade in his heart. She pretended to be relaxed and changed the topic. “By the way, Little Big Brother Ah Yan, I developed a new delicious food today.”
Rong Yan did not intend to affect others’ mood because of his own matters, so he followed her words and said, “I know. It’s called a rice cracker, right? It’s a very nice name too. Your second brother especially flaunted it for a long time when he went out early.”
Xiaoxiao was interested. “What did Second Brother say?”
Rong Yan looked up at her. “Your second brother said that only he and your father have that. We don’t have any…”
Xiaoxiao was speechless.
“Second! Brother! Is! Really! Silly!”
Rong Yan did not retort. Probably because he could not let go of the fact that someone among his personal guards had betrayed him, Rong Yan suddenly wanted to throw a tantrum and be childish for once.. He sighed and said softly “But I really didn’t…”
