Gu Qingdai ran to the door of Xu Xuannian's house early in the morning to wait, paying special attention to today's hard-won meeting.
After finally waiting for the Xu family to let her into the house, Cheng Yaojin came out halfway.
Gu Qingdai gritted her teeth with hatred. She and Lian Beichuan were destined to be at odds, and he must be the biggest stumbling block on her career path!
Fortunately, Xu Xuannian's youngest daughter, Xu Qiuxia, is a sensible person. This middle-aged woman is considered half of her father's clerk and often handles various affairs for her father.
Gu Qingdai visited the thatched cottage three times. Before she could impress Xu Xuannian, she was deeply moved by the clerk.
The last time she learned that Gu Qingdai had been standing in the rain for half an hour, Xu Qiuxia rushed out of the door, patting her chest and promising to let her father see Gu Qingdai.
She also scolded Gu Qingdai for being a dead-brained person. Why did she have to ask her father, a half-buried old man, to do something?
Gu Qingdai joked with her at that time that since she couldn't invite the old man, it would be one thing to invite his successor.
Xu Qiuxia refused repeatedly. Her father taught her a lot of knowledge, but she was completely blank in the tea ceremony.
The old man's aloofness and stubbornness are not just for fame, he does have that ability and is recognized by everyone in the industry.
When Gu Qingdai was led into the central hall by Xu Qiuxia, Xu Xuannian was the only one inside. The damn Lian Beichuan didn't know whether he was hiding or had left the house.
She still didn't know the relationship between Xu Xuannian and Lian Beichuan, and wondered how such a clean figure could meet a young man in black clothes like Lian Beichuan, who was playing in the world.
Little did he know that most people could not see Xu Xuannian, but he admired Lian Beichuan alone. The two were typical friends who had never forgotten each other.
"Mr. Xu, I am from the Lion Awakening Teahouse..."
As soon as Gu Qingdai opened her mouth, Xu Xuannian raised his hand to indicate that she didn't need to say any more.
"Your father and I met several times in the past few years, and I also drank the tea from your Lion Awakening Tea House."
Xu Xuannian stood up from the Grand Master's chair. His hair was already gray, but his eyes were very serious.
He stood with his hands folded, and if he added a big braid, he would look exactly like the scholar-bureaucrats of the previous dynasty.
"The tea you sell is just for people to drink to quench their thirst. It has nothing to do with me."
Gu Qingdai thought to herself, this old man’s realm is really high!
She is just a philistine businesswoman. It doesn’t matter whether it is a black cat or a white cat, as long as it can catch mice, it is a good cat.
She was also prepared to be rejected. How could she take the old man under her command so smoothly?
"After our teahouse is renovated, you can choose a room and decorate it according to your preferences. No one is allowed to enter without your permission."
Xu Xuannian ignored it indifferently. It was because his family did not have such conditions, or the old lady did not receive such treatment.
"You only need to come to our teahouse two or three times a month. As for when you come and when you leave, it's all up to you."
Xu Xuannian secretly touched the pocket watch in his pocket. He was really not in the mood to listen to Gu Qingdai's chatter here.
Gu Qingdai was a little discouraged. She just glanced at the lower end of the large pine wood relief screen, and saw a few shadowy feet walking back and forth, which instantly forced her to regain her strength.
Lian Beichuan and Huo Jie were crouching there watching her joke. How could she let them succeed?
Gu Qingdai knew that the last thing people like Xu Xuannian should not ask for was money. As long as he was willing to take it, it would be fine. If he was not willing, even giving him a gold mountain would be useless.
Fortunately, she had done enough homework before coming to Xu's house, so she smiled calmly: "Forcing Mr. Xu is a lack of consideration for me. I was just too anxious. I thought that if I could invite Mr. Xu again, I had just invited Zhu Xiaojiu.
Enough."
Hearing Zhu Xiaojiu's name, Xu Xuannian immediately cheered up, "Is this the Zhu Xiaojiu from the Zhu family's time-honored brand?"
"That's right, he is the fourth generation descendant of the Zhu family pastries. The Northern-style pastries are amazing. I have been greedy during this period and have gained two pounds."
"How could he agree to make pastries in your little shop?" Xu Xuannian had to ask more clearly.
"You don't know. It's true that Zhu Xiaojiu is the heir to the Zhu family's time-honored brand, but there are a lot of old people behind him, right? He went to several southern provinces to pursue skills in the past few years, and when he came back, he wanted to make some improvements based on his own pastries.
and innovation, but it is a pity that it is unanimously opposed by the elderly."
Only then did Xu Xuannian realize, "You girl agreed to him doing experiments in your teahouse?"
Gu Qingdai pursed her lips and smiled, "Their craftsmanship is there, I just get a big deal."
"How long will it take for your teahouse to reopen?"
"It's coming soon, it will be open by the end of the year at the latest, which is only a few months away."
"You are very good at predicting the situation, um..." Xu Xuannian looked outside in the courtyard, but could not find his little daughter.
Gu Qingdai quickly figured out what he was thinking, "Don't worry, Mr. Xu, no matter what delicious cakes Zhu Xiaojiu makes, I will deliver the first plate to your table."
Xu Xuannian finally had a smile on his face.
He especially likes to eat Zhu's cakes, but as he gets older, his youngest daughter is worried about his health and refuses to let him eat them even once.
Sometimes the old man is so greedy that he can't stand it anymore, so he runs out alone to buy some food secretly, and then goes home after wiping his mouth clean.
Even so, I was caught by my youngest daughter several times.
"You come to my house again tomorrow." Xu Xuannian said to Gu Qingdai mysteriously.
"What do you want Mr. Xu to say?"
"I'll treat you to tea tomorrow, and you can just organize it according to my tea room."
Gu Qingdai laughed out loud, she really succeeded in doing this.
She also imitated Xu Xuannian's mysterious look, "Mr. Xu, but we have to explain in advance that your health is the most important thing. I have to watch you how much cakes you eat, and I have to report truthfully to Aunt Qiu."
"What did you say?"
Xu Xuannian thought that he could go to the Lion Teahouse and eat pastries to his heart's content. He never expected that this little girl would have a good relationship with her daughter!
"Are you going to regret it?" Gu Qingdai looked at him pitifully.
Xu Xuannian flicked the sleeves of his robe and shouted behind the screen: "Beichuan, let's go Beichuan!"
Lian Beichuan and Huo Jie finally appeared from behind the screen, but Xu Xuannian had already walked out of the Xu family courtyard first.
Gu Qingdai gave them both a hard look, then turned sideways to let them go first.
Huo Jie quietly raised a thumbs up for Gu Qingdai to express his admiration.
Lian Beichuan leaned close to her ear and asked in a low voice: "I said Shopkeeper Gu, have you really invited Zhu Xiaojiu to come down?"
"Not yet, what's wrong?" Gu Qingdai admitted openly, not afraid of boiling water.
Lian Beichuan stepped out of the threshold and said, "Seriously, come to the trading house and help me. Your brain is good for business. Tomorrow I will go to other provinces to discuss business and take you to deal with those people."
Gu Qingdai snorted coldly and didn't want to pay attention to him.
"If you don't agree to me, I will go to Mr. Xu and Zhu Xiaojiu to dismantle you." Lian Beichuan put down the threat, smiled evilly and walked away. This chapter has been completed!