“HO HO HO, that’s everyone’s opinion. To
each their own!”
Judging that it was the right time to
end that topic, Zhu Bo delved into the purpose of his visit, “Master Cheng,
Miss Cheng, I trust that you have a pretty good idea why I am here today, so I
will be honest. I want to propose a long time deal with the Cheng’s. I am very
interested in your mystical spring water and mystical animals. If there’s
anything that you need, we can also put that on the table. What do you say?”
“There’s no need to be so formal, young
lord,” smiled Cheng Biyuan, “Just as the young lord has said, we have the
intention of doing business with the young lord as well. However, we would like
to clarify a couple items with the young lord beforehand!”
“First of all, we can provide as much
mystical spring water as the young lord would like. But as for the mystical
crops and mystical animals, we could only provide half. Other than supplies for
ourselves, we also have others to feed. We hope you’d understand!”
“Not a problem!”
Zhu Bo had agreed to the condition
without so much as thinking about it. Naturally, he’s very wealthy and could
afford everything that the Cheng’s could produce, but being a business man, he
was also well aware of the fact that if one gets too greedy, it very well might
backfire. Not only would one not get what they want, but it may have
unforeseeable negative impacts. As it stands, he would have control of majority
of the Cheng’s products, why wouldn’t he be pleased?
“HO HO HO….” Zhu Bo’s agreeable attitude also put Cheng Biyuan in a good mood, “Young lord, I trust that you are aware of our current situation here. Temporarily it is a hassle for us to leave town, yet we have needs for certain items. We wonder if we can solicit the young lord’s help to gather these items and send them here for us?”
“Oh, that will not be difficult at all.
Certainly, master Cheng, just give us a list of what you need and I will have
someone gather all of them for you. Not a problem at all!”
No matter what their asks were, Zhu Bo
want them to him for help. The more help he provides for them, the tighter the
bond between them. And that would further solidify their business relationship.
“We have the list already. We will hand
it over and trouble your guys then!”
“No problem. Master Cheng, it will be
our pleasure!”
“Dad, you and the young lord keep
chatting. I want to ask Innkeeper Zhu for a favor!”
Cheng Xiao Xiao interrupted their conversation.
But her words piqued Zhu Bo’s curiosity, he couldn’t help but to ask, “Miss
Cheng, I am curious what kind of a favor you need ask of Innkeeper Zhu?”
“This may sound silly, young lord. We
have recently accepted a few kids from the village into our house to help out
with household chores. I was thinking about asking Innkeeper Zhu to give them
some pointers!”
“Oh….” Zhu Bo paused
for a second and immediately caught on to her meaning. During the last couple
of hours, he had noticed that the Cheng’s helpers didn’t observe a lot of rules
and etiquettes. He was well aware that the Cheng’s has just started taking off,
and couldn’t quite measure up to the well-established families just yet.
Naturally, to manage a large family, rules are
necessary. One couldn’t just let the servants behave freely. He knew full well
about these as a young lord.
He thought about it for
a minute and understood the situation that the Cheng’s were in. On a certain
level it was, indeed, better for the Cheng’s to take in these villagers. But he
could see how it got tricky when it came to establishing the level of
authority. He couldn’t help but to say, “Miss Cheng, naturally Innkeeper Zhu
can help you out some. But, I can send you a specific person to assist you in
managing these matters. Of course, when you have no more need of him, you can
send him back whenever!”
“Well….” Cheng Xiao Xiao hesitated a bit and nodded. She looked at the three
standing behind Zhu Bo. Frankly, the one she had in mind was Innkeeper Zhu.
After all, he was the first person that she had worked with and he didn’t
strike her as someone deceitful.
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I was like ..will it happen.. will it?.
ReplyDeleteSadly no. Oii check the damn list
Thank you
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