The stepsister of a peasant family in a book is spoiled by the big brothers

Chapter 149: Pulling Investment

Gong Qi brought various sauces.

Xia Ruwan tasted them one by one and became interested.

"Hearing you say he's a young boss, it means he's not very old. I wonder if I can have a chance to make friends with this clever and skillful person?"

"Ms. Xia, please wait a moment." Boss Ning bowed, turned around and walked out to the next room.

When Boss Ning came in, Qin Huiyin and the others were leisurely savoring the roast duck, seemingly oblivious to what was happening next door. In reality, everyone knew what was happening, as there was no soundproofing in the room.

"Young boss, how do you like the food today?" Boss Ning asked with a smile.

Qin Huiyin smiled: "The chef's skills are getting better and better. Boss Ning, you have to give the chef a raise, otherwise if he runs away, you won't be able to find such a good roast duck chef."

"The salary should have been raised long ago. If it hadn't been, he would have been upset. Business has been much better recently. We roast twice as many ducks every day as before. Not only did we raise the master chef's salary, we also hired him two apprentices."

"Boss Ning is generous to his people, no wonder he is so prosperous."

"Young boss, to be honest, your sauce is really great. Recently, many people have come to me to buy it individually. I only sell one or two bottles, but a wealthy investor came next door and wants to discuss a larger business. Do you think you should contact her?"

"Boss Ning, if I agree to sell the sauce to them, your roast duck restaurant will no longer be exclusive. This deal is definitely good for me, but it's not good for you. Why are you still trying to make this connection for me?"

"They own a restaurant. Even if they buy these sauces, they'll just use them to season their dishes. It won't affect my business. Throughout the entire county, my roast duck is the best. Even if other roast duck restaurants buy sauces, it won't help." Boss Ning was confident. "Besides, I believe the young boss doesn't want to lose me as a customer."

"I really want to meet this wealthy lady. Please, Mr. Ning, introduce her to me!"

Boss Ning took Qin Huiyin to the next room.

Others wanted to follow, but were stopped by Qin Huiyin.

The other person is right next door, and she is a girl. It is enough for her to go and meet her alone.

She told the others to continue eating and drinking without waiting for her.

When Qin Huiyin opened the door and saw the face of Miss Xia, she was surprised. This lady was none other than the light yellow girl she had just glanced at on the side of the road.

"Are you the little boss that Boss Ning mentioned?" Xia Ruwan obviously recognized her and laughed. "Sister, please sit down."

Qin Huiyin sat down opposite Xia Ruwan and said, "Miss Xia is the lady from Xia Manor?"

"That's right," Xia Ruwan admitted generously. "I'm sorry for making you laugh at that farce in the alley today."

Qin Huiyin was surprised.

Xia Ruwan smiled faintly: "I was there at the time, but I left before my sister."

Qin Huiyin smiled: "Miss Xia's family restaurant business is very good, and there is no need for these sauces to enhance the business. I would like to discuss another cooperation with Miss Xia. Is Miss Xia interested in listening?"

"Sister, tell me what you have to say." Xia Ruwan poured tea and placed it in front of Qin Huiyin.

"The hotel run by Miss Xia's family is too high-end, and only rich people can afford it. I want to open a restaurant that ordinary people can afford, but I don't have enough capital. If Miss Xia can invest 1,000 taels, it will be considered as your investment, and I will give you 20% of the dividends earned in the future."

"A restaurant affordable to ordinary people shouldn't make much money! Even if you give me 20%, how long will it take to get my money back?"

"Two months."

"Ha..." Xia Ruwan covered her mouth and laughed, "Sister, I like you very much, but you like to joke too much."

Xia Ruwan was different from Madam Xia. Madam Xia held the reins of the household, having long held a high position, exuding a sense of authority without anger. Although Xia Ruwan had been with her mother in the shop since she was a child, she had a more gentle appearance. However, this gentleness was not weak, but rather a gentleness with strength, and her eyes were shrewd.

Qin Huiyin had just listened in from the next room for a long time and initially thought that this was a sudden business that came to her door. If she took this big order, the money would definitely roll in. However, when she heard that Xia Ruwan was the eldest daughter of the largest restaurant, she had other ideas in her mind.

She keeps setting up shop like this all day long. When will she ever get rich? Even if a small stall does well, it only has a limited customer base and doesn't have much room for growth.

Since Miss Xia is not short of money, then we can treat her as a financial sponsor and see if we can get some investment. If we can get this amount, we can own our own shop in the city.

"Miss Xia, you haven't tasted anything from my house, right?" Qin Huiyin said, "If you had, you wouldn't think I was joking."

"I just came back, and I really don't understand the changes in the past two years. Maybe after I understand it, I will really be willing to discuss this business with my sister, but not now." Xia Ruwan smiled.

"Okay, let's talk about the business that Miss Xia is interested in first!" Qin Huiyin said, "If you are interested in our sauce, I will sell it to you at the price I sell it to Boss Ning."

Xia Ruwan was a straightforward person. When she showed interest in the sauce, she readily signed the paperwork and paid the deposit. When she learned that her family didn't have a horse-drawn carriage to deliver the goods, she even promised to send someone to pick it up in person.

This saved Qin Huiyin a lot of trouble. Similarly, the next couple of days would be even busier. But it wasn't a big deal, just hiring a few more people would be enough.

Qin Huiyin returned to the next room. Li Taohua complained, "This Miss Xia is so short-sighted that she actually refused to agree to my daughter's proposal."

"Mom, it's normal for her not to agree." Qin Huiyin said with a smile, "If she agreed immediately, I would doubt whether she is a qualified partner."

"Why do you want to cooperate with her?" Li Taohua picked up the roast duck for Qin Huiyin, brushed it with sauce, added side dishes, and wrapped it in dough.

"Perhaps he saw her mother's methods, knew her family background, and saw that she was quite attractive, so he wanted to bring her along to expand the business. She has money, and I have skills, so it's the best combination."

She could save up and rent a shop, but rent in the city is high, and renovations and marketing all require significant investment. Her financial resources are limited, and saving enough to start a business would take at least two or three years. If she could secure an investor, she could achieve financial freedom sooner. Thinking this way, securing a desirable investor and sharing profits together was the best path forward.

"Yinyin, how much did she sign?" Tang Luwu asked.

"Five hundred cans, delivered in three installments, all within ten days," Qin Huiyin said. "But after tasting all the sauces, she only wanted black bean sauce and crab roe sauce, 250 cans of each."

"Each can of crab roe sauce costs sixty wen, so two hundred and fifty cans is..." Li Taohua counted on her fingers, "fifteen taels of silver."

Everyone was shocked and overjoyed.