Chapter 284: Re-Used Arrangement
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Su Wenxiu said, “The tofu products we make aren’t available elsewhere. We’ll considerably profit if we ship and sell them in other towns and villages.
Su Wenwu thought of when he had gone on a trip with his friends and saw other Drunken Could restaurants. He said, “There are Drunken Cloud restaurants in other places too.
“They’re the Xu family’s businesses. No wonder Drunken Cloud is so famous. It seems they know how to do business.”
After some thought, Su Binglan said, “If they plan to ship our products to other places and sell them, Drunken Cloud will order many of our tofu. That’s a big deal. If we discuss a collaboration, we must write down many conditions.”
Su Wenzhe’s head started to hurt. “Sister, you should know these details best. We’d need your help if we were to discuss a collaboration.”
Su Binglan said straightforwardly, “That’s simple. I can help you come up with an agreement contract. You guys can tell me what you think about that since I’ll include many things.
“When other businesses see Drunken Cloud thriving on our tofu products, they will also want to take a share. Those people will also look to collaborate with us when the time comes.”
Su Wenzhe felt a warmth in his heart when he heard that. “In that case, we can make a fortune by relying on tofu.”
He knew it was a good thing since he did not need to be in charge of sales. Others have already begun pre-ordering his tofu. Then, he would only need to collect the money. He did not even need to worry much about selling tofu. Liu Yinyin became excited. She had been in a good mood recently and had eaten a lot.
Su Wenwu also told Su Binglan about the recent progress. He said, “I’ve discussed collaborations with two of my close friends from the neighboring village. They will be in charge of providing pork, mutton, and vegetables to our hotpot restaurant. But should I teach them how to make meatballs?
“Also, I’ll look for someone in our village named Li Dazhuang. We used to play together when we were kids, but I haven’t seen him since his parents passed away. His family isn’t doing well, so I thought I could lend them a hand.”
Su Fengmao had an impression of Li Dazhuang when Su Wenwu mentioned him. Su Fengmao had been watching over the fields over the past few days, so he knew everyone and how they worked.
He said, “That boy is a good person. He can work hard and speak well. I can tell he knows how to repay a debt of gratitude.
“We could put him in charge of delivering our goods. I’ll go and ask him after dinner,” Su Wenwu seconded.
Previously, Li Dazhuang had helped the Su family reclaim land for farming, so Su Wenwu had not gone to look for him. Since the land was clear for farming, Su Wenwu could talk to Li Dazhuang about this matter.
He knew how delicious the meatballs would be in a hotpot. When the time came, many would order them. However, they had to make the meatballs to order to be fresh.
After some thought, Su Binglan said, “Indeed, the meatballs are fantastic. How about this? Since the tofu factory is big enough, we can reserve a space to teach everyone how to make meatballs. Then we can supply those meatballs to the hotpot restaurant.”
Shen Qiuhua hesitated, so she asked, “Does your hotpot restaurant need that many things, Binglan?”
Su Binglan was confident about this, saying, “Don’t worry, Mother. There will be many who will come and eat at the hotpot restaurant. Although the restaurant is expansive and can accommodate many people, I know there will still be a line outside.
“I plan to open a few more hotpot restaurants when the restaurant’s reputation spreads and everyone discovers how delicious it is.”
She thought about opening a chain of restaurants in the future, including Su’s Hotpot restaurants in the entire country. That’s why she wanted a lot of ingredients.
Still, it was just the beginning, and Su Binglan would increase the number of ingredients one step at a time.
Su Wenwu’s blood boiled when he heard his sister’s plan. He was excited to work for his sister. When the time came, the entire Chu Country would know about their hotpot restaurants. Everyone in the Su family trusted Su Binglan because she always did as she said.
Su Binglan still had many things to do but had recently spent a lot of money to open a hotpot restaurant and a tofu factory. She needed to earn more money to do many more things.
After eating, Su Binglan brought Liu Yinyin to the guest rooms’ courtyard on the house’s west side. That was where Luo Kang’s family and Du Xiaoju lived.
When she brought them back the other day, she did not let them work for two days and told them to rest instead. Su Binglan even concocted and brewed medicine for them. After giving them the medicine for two days, Luo Kang’s family and Du Xiaoju completely recovered.
Over the past few days, Luo Kang’s family and Du Xiaoju followed the Su family as they worked. Du Xiaoju was by Su Binglan, working as her assistant, while Luo Kang’s family had been helping to grind soybeans.
Initially, the four had to help with all the Su family’s work. Even when it came to cooking, Qiu He would fight to help Shen Qiuhua. However, Shen Qiuhua was not used to others serving her.
She could not let others serve her after thinking of how she lived in the past. Shen Qiuhua had grown accustomed to doing everything herself and working diligently. She felt at ease that way.
Also, the family typically ate and talked together, so Shen Qiuhua felt her family could not talk about certain things when outsiders were present.
Therefore, Su Binglan let Luo Kang’s family and Du Xiaoju cook for themselves.
Still, the Su family could trust the four people because Su Binglan had their death contracts and could use them if the other four tried anything funny.
Su Binglan usually brought Du Xiaoju along because she wanted to nurture Du Xiaoju. Qiu He and Du Xiaoju felt like they were dreaming during that period.
Of course, they were servants at the Su family’s house, but Su Binglan never treated them as such. The four people ate well, rested well, and did not do much work.
“The Su family members are good people.”
The four were eating together, so Luo Kang and his wife treated Du Xiaoju as their own.
Du Xiaoju said, “Miss Su is wonderful. She teaches me many principles, tells me many things, and even teaches me how to read.”
Su Binglan would teach Du Xiaoju these things whenever she had the time. Du Xiaoju’s eyes showed gratitude when she mentioned what Su Binglan did for her.
Luo Juan looked at Du Xioaju enviously. “I want to be by Miss Su’s side too.”
At first, Luo Juan was afraid and timid, but after being with the Su family for many days, she knew they were good people. Therefore, she was no longer afraid of them.
Qiu He said, “Don’t worry, Juan. Miss Su said she would bring you along in the future. It would help if you got used to the environment first.”
Su Binglan treated Luo Juan like a child and wanted her to get used to the Su family with her parents before teaching Luo Juan.
The four were eating when Su Binglan came over. They hurriedly stood up and greeted her respectfully, “Hello, Miss Su.”
Su Binglan said, “You don’t have to be so polite. I just came here to check on you guys. Are you all used to living here?”
“You’re too nice, Miss Su. The environment is excellent, so we’re used to living here. We must thank you for all this, Miss Su.”
Su Binglan said, “That’s good. Miss Qiu, from tomorrow onward, you will help my mother, and Mr. Luo, you will help my father. As for Juan and Xiaoju, you two will be by my side as I’ll arrange for you to do certain things.”
“Yes, Miss Su.”
Su Binglan returned to her room after saying a few more words. Then she removed many sweet potatoes from her pocket dimension..
