Chapter 162 Dilemma (pink ticket 720
Chen Zhen lay back in the drunkard chair and picked up Chen Muqing's "plan" and muttered: "Two Taihu stones are stacked, and I don't know if they look good... I think, I have to move a larger one..."
Chen Muqing had no choice but to shake his head and smiled, "If it doesn't look good later, it's not too late to move it."
Chen Zhen did not make any more noise and lowered his head to read the "Plan".
Chen Muqing took the opportunity to ask him: "Look, can my idea work?"
Chen Zhen was silent for a while and said, "Have you decided?"
He asked himself whether he decided to become a businessman?
Chen Muqing nodded: "Economics determine status. I am better prepared for this situation now!"
Chen Zhen nodded, pondered for a while, and then said, "It's okay to let me support you. But you have to agree to my request."
Chen Muqing was stunned and said in a deep voice: "Please speak!"
Chen Zhen looked at Chen Muqing with a burning look: "You have to promise me that you will always be the boss behind Yiwen Tea Shop!"
Chen Muqing thought Chen Zhen wanted him to never see Xiao Sa again... Unexpectedly, this was the condition.
She nodded immediately: "Don't worry, I won't show up in public."
This society does not allow single women to show up in public... Like Shi Jingshu, after all, a minority, and a strong tribe support is required!
Chen Zhen shook his head: "Do you know why Shi Jingshu became like this today?"
Chen Muqing was stunned.
Why do everyone think of Shi Jingshu?
She is so old and has not yet married, so of course she is a person with a story... Chen Muqing is a modern education after all, and Shi Jingshu doesn't take the initiative to mention it to her, and she doesn't ask. Similarly, Shi Jingshu has never asked any private matters about her. Perhaps, this is why Shi Jingshu looks at her differently.
Chen Muqing shook his head: "If she doesn't say it, I'm naturally not easy to ask!"
"She was dismissed from the engagement!" There was a hint of helplessness in Chen Zhen's eyes.
Chen Muqing was quite surprised.
"Among the younger generations, Jingshu has been unique and intelligent since she was a child. Shi Lao liked it very much. She took her by her side to teach her poetry, calligraphy and painting at the age of seven. When Jingshu was twelve, I happened to be the examiner of the Spring Examination. I joked that the subject of the policy was written for Jingshu. Jingmei completed it in less than three quarters of an hour. Moreover, the pharaoh of Lizhen, a group of flowers, was even the articles of the two Jinshis of that year, but that was just like that.
Shi Lao liked her more and more, so he invited a famous artist to teach her at home.
When she was fifteen years old, her writings and poetry were already unique and famous in Jiangnan.
She got engaged to the eldest grandson of the Li family in Qiantang at the age of three.
The bigger the person, the higher the vision.
I don’t know why, but I went to Qiantang in men’s clothing and wanted to try my future husband’s literary talent.
The result can be imagined.
Mr. Li was unwilling to come out to compete with her, so he proposed to break the engagement on the grounds of "not being aware of his wife".
Since then, those who come to the door to propose marriage have either ulterior motives or are filthy..."
Chen Muqing was stunned.
Is it just because of this?
Chen Zhen looked at his daughter with some concern.
"This incident has a great blow to Jingshu. Since then, she has never read poetry and painting again, and has followed her mother's housekeeper wholeheartedly, and later took over her uncle's teahouse... Don't look at Shi Jingshu's life is very happy now, it is because Shi Lao is there, and the Shi family's family is open-minded. If Shi Lao is away one day..." Speaking of this, a little sadness appeared in his eyes, "Mu Qing, I don't want you to be the second Shi Jingshu--respecting you in person, but pointing at you behind your back. And except for business, there is nothing else in life."
I am afraid that she will not see the true meaning of life in the face of money and power, and will lose her essence?
Chen Muqing looked at Chen Zhen with a wet look at Chen Zhen: "Master, don't worry. I know what to do. I will listen to you and just be the boss behind Yiwenshu's tea shop."
Chen Zhen sighed: "I hope you can be really obedient... you must be able to raise and let go of everything you do. It is not too obsessed..."
Chen Muqing nodded and heard footsteps gradually moving outside.
The two of them stopped talking at the same time. After a moment, they stopped at the door of the study room - the curtain was lifted up, Xiao Sa moved in another small Taihu stone, and Chen Muqing hurried over to direct him to set up his position.
The big ones are majestic and the small ones are exquisite, and they are quite wild and interesting together.
Chen Muqing nodded straight and couldn't help but praise him in a low voice: "How smart do you have?"
Xiao Sa quickly glanced at Chen Zhen, who was looking at them with wide eyes, and said with a very fast speed: "I'm doing my business, don't worry!" After saying that, he turned around and asked Chen Zhen: "Uncle, I'll go find Baimu, and then bring a pot of tangerines. After setting it up, you can see if there is anything wrong with it!"
Chen Muqing couldn't help but open his eyes wide.
When did Xiao Sa start calling Chen Zhen the "uncle"?
Chen Zhen slowly got up from the Drunken Man's chair with a calm expression, walked over and looked at it, nodded and said "um".
Xiao Sa hurried out to take the money tangerine again.
Chen Zhen looked at the two stones carefully: "It's okay!"
Chen Muqing breathed a sigh of relief.
It was a cold day, she was really afraid that Chen Zhen would let Xiao Sa move the stones again - it was not that Xiao Sa didn't have the strength, nor that Xiao Sa would not do as he did, but that Xiao Sa caught a cold in the clothes soaked in snow!
Soon, Xiao Sa brought in the money jujube and placed it next to the Taihu stone as Chen Muqing said.
Chen Zhen suddenly went away, looked closer for a long time, nodded: "It's okay. Just put it like this!"
"You go and change your clothes too!" Chen Muqing looked at the water droplets on his temples, "It's cold and hot, be careful of getting cold."
"I'm fine!" Xiao Sa smiled and asked Chen Zhen again: "Uncle, do you want to move the painting to this place?"
Chen Zhen looked at Chen Muqing's frown brows and said lightly: "No need!"
He walked to the painting table and looked at the Taihu stone in the corner of the wall, "I will follow the painting of the distance later."
"Okay!" Xiao Sa said attentively, "When you want to draw a close-up view, I will help you move the drawing plan here."
Chen Zhen nodded and walked to the painting table.
Xiao Sa hurriedly said, "Uncle, do you want to write? Or do you want to draw?"
While speaking, he walked to the bookshelf where the paper was placed.
Chen Zhen thought for a while and said, "Write!"
Xiao Sa responded, immediately pulled the rice paper to help Chen Zhen pave it out, and then rolled up his sleeves to help Chen Zhen polish the ink.
Chen Muqing sighed softly and walked to the painting table: "Young Master Xiao, go and change your clothes - just have me here."
Xiao Sa looked at Chen Zhen who was silent and smiled and said, "It's okay, I'm very strong. I'll change my clothes when I put the ink on the inkstone stove."
Chen Muqing glanced at Chen Zhen.
Chen Zhen lowered his head, and after a while, he said lightly: "Xiao Sa, go and change your clothes." As he said that, he paused and said: "Mu Qing has something to come to you later!"
Xiao Sa looked at Chen Muqing in shock.
Chen Muqing nodded at him with a smile and said, "It's the matter of Yiwen Tea Shop. I want to ask you!"
When Xiao Sa heard this, a cheerful smile appeared on his face and said, "Okay. I'll change my clothes and come."
Chen Muqing nodded.
But Xiao Sa insisted on grinding the ink and putting the inkstone on the inkstone warmer, then greeted Chen Zhen and left to change his clothes.
Chen Muqing walked forward and said "Thank you" to Chen Zhen gently.
Chen Zhen smiled and touched his daughter's head.
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Xiao Sa quickly changed into a blue-colored face and turned around and turned back.
The three of them went to the warm pavilion, and Chen Zhen and Xiao Sa sat left and right, while Chen Muqing stood behind Chen Zhen.
Chen Zhen showed Chen Muqing's "plan" to Xiao Sa: "Do you see if it's OK?"
Xiao Sa looked at the "plan" carefully and looked up at Chen Muqing: "This, did you write it?"
Chen Muqing nodded.
Surprise flashed in Xiao Sa's eyes.
Chen Muqing smiled and said, "I have no experience, and I don't know if I can do it?"
Xiao Sa looked at Chen Zhen and said, "Uncle, I think this idea is feasible!"
Chen Zhen nodded with a smile on his lips.
"However," Xiao Sa said again, "I'm afraid it will cause a dispute... I need to be mentally prepared!"
Chen Zhen nodded: "Then what's your idea?"
Chen Muqing couldn't understand: "How could there be a dispute? I do ordinary people's business and shouldn't have conflicts with those century-old tea merchants, right?"
Speaking of which, she was inspired by the low-priced operation of modern supermarkets. In this plan, Chen Muqing proposed to sell large-leaf teas worth a penny per pack for those with relatively low consumption capacity, and sell them at cost prices to occupy the low-end market with price advantages to increase the popularity of tea shops. At the same time, she launched various mid-range teas of different prices to attract customers with certain consumption capacity - because Yiwen Tea Shop's business positioning is aimed at middle and lower-level consumers. Putting aside the high-end market, it can reduce trouble and avoid competition with old tea merchants with backgrounds.
Xiao Sa looked at her with some appreciation: "Everyone wants to drink tea. After all, there are a few people who are really rich and willing to pay for tea. For example, our family usually drinks the average Longjing. Only when guests come will they use the better Longjing and Wuyi hospitality. Therefore, those century-old tea merchants actually use top-quality tea products to improve the store level. The real money-making tea is still the medium-priced tea. Your idea coincides with the way of those century-old tea shops, but they use high-end to drive the medium-grade, and you use low-end to drive the medium-grade..."
Chen Muqing understood.
She frowned: "So, as long as I want to become bigger and stronger, I will definitely have conflicts with them?"
Xiao Sa nodded and looked at Chen Zhen: "Uncle, I mean, it's better to hire a capable shopkeeper from our family. At the beginning of the business, there must be many twists and turns. If you hire someone with experience to help, the first thing you do will be easier in the future."
Chen Muqing and Shen Zhen were both stunned.
Xiao Sa said: "Our family had a dispute with the Yue family for the raw silk business a few years ago. I think my uncle should have heard of the intensity at that time."
Chen Zhen nodded: "I heard that the raw silks collected from five taels of silver are sold for five coins - in the end, who is the one who has the money!"
Xiao Sa nodded: "At that time, the two more strategic shopkeepers in our family were our family, one was Pang Debao and the other was Pang Dexue."
Pang Debao?
He actually planned to let Pang Debao take care of her Yiwen Tea Shop?
Chen Muqing looked at him with all his eyes confused.
What's this guy's idea?
Chapter completed!