Du Qi would usually wake up naturally in the morning, only getting out of bed when the sun was high in the sky. Under Liu Jian's care, Du Qi washed up, ate breakfast, and drank tea in the courtyard.
A cup of tea refreshed his entire body.
Liu Jian stood to the side, asking, "Sir, are we going out in the morning?"
"No!"
Du Qi shook his head, "We'll wait in the residence to collect the money."
Liu Jian looked puzzled, saying, "Sir, it's only the beginning of the month. The teahouse won't pay for now. If we want to collect the money, who will send it to us? "
Du Qi blew on the tea leaves in the teacup, taking a sip, and said, "Just wait, someone will come."
He looked confident.
Liu Jian didn't understand, but since they weren't going out, he had something to do. He had to continue cooking. Although Liu Jian had learned thirty-six dishes, including steamed dishes, cooked dishes, stir-fried dishes, cold dishes, and so on, to Liu Jian, he could not be considered to have completed his apprenticeship before he finished learning Cai Shi's recipe.
Therefore, Liu Jian asked for instructions and went to the kitchen to get the side dishes.
Du Qi had wok, steamer, and so on in his courtyard. As long as Du Qi brought all the supplementary ingredients and side dishes, Liu Jian could study the dishes on his own.
In Du Qi's eyes, Liu Jian was already at the level of a master chef because he was familiar with cooking. Under this premise, even if he only had the recipe, as long as Liu Jian made the dishes he hadn't cooked before, the taste wouldn't be too bad.
It was just that he wasn't skilled enough.
Before long, Liu Jian returned with a basket of vegetables. He busied himself in the corner of the courtyard. Du Qi saw this and gave him pointers from time to time.
At this time, the residence's gatekeeper entered, saying, "Sir, the eldest son of the Yuchi family, Yuchi Baolin, is here to visit."
"Let her in!"
Du Qi ordered.
The gatekeeper went to pass on the order. Soon, Yuchi Baolin entered.
Du Qi had actually met Yuchi Baolin before and had some impression of her. However, he couldn't really remember her clearly. When he saw Yuchi Baolin, he thought to himself that this Yuchi Baolin was practically a carbon copy of Yuchi Gong. Her cheeks were dark, and she wasn't old. There was a ring of fluffy hair above her lips and below her chin. In a few years, she would definitely become a burly man with a full beard.
This was Yuchi Baolin.
He wore a black robe and entered the courtyard. He grinned, revealing his white teeth, and laughed boldly. "Erlang, I heard that you fell into the water, so I came to visit you. Unfortunately, I don't have the time right now. I'm really sorry. "
Du Qi said, "Brother Yuchi is too polite."
Yuchi Baolin walked over to Du Qi, picked up a cup of brewed tea, and took a big gulp. She sighed. "Speaking of which, this tea is more authentic than Erlang's."
Du Qi smiled, but didn't reply.
Yuchi Baolin's manner was clearly not a tea drinker. Drinking tea was like drinking water. One couldn't taste the tea leaves at all, so there was nothing authentic about it.
Du Qi tasted his own tea, but still didn't say anything.
Yuchi Baolin had been a little too friendly at first, but Du Qi didn't say anything. After he said a few words out of boredom, Yuchi Baolin felt a little awkward. After all, he wasn't here to visit, but to ask Du Qi for a favor.
Yuchi Baolin smiled sheepishly, no longer jesting. She said seriously, "I'm here because I have something I hope Erlang can help me with."
Du Qi finally said, "Brother Yuchi, there's no harm in asking."
He was deliberately making things difficult for Yuchi Baolin.
Last night at the Duke of Qin's residence, Du Qi had talked about opening a restaurant. With Cheng Chumo and Fang Yiai's precedent of investing in the tea shop, many people in the Duke of Qin's residence were inevitably tempted.
Du Qi had no objections to these people wanting to invest. After all, this was what Du Qi wanted to see. However, these investors had to follow Du Qi's lead. For example, Fang Yiai and Cheng Chumo had never interfered with the tea shop's affairs, only managing the dividends.
This was the prerequisite.
Yuchi Baolin said, "Erlang, my father came home last night and told me about your plans to build a restaurant. This time, my father said that he hoped that Erlang could help me build the restaurant and let me invest in it. Erlang, I've brought a thousand strings of cash with me on this trip. My father said that our Yuchi family's requirements aren't high. Ten percent of the shares is enough. "
A thousand strings of cash, ten percent of the shares!
In Du Qi's eyes, this kind of business was still profitable.
After all, ten percent of the dividends was definitely more than a thousand strings of cash per month.
This was a sure-win deal.
Du Qi glanced at Yuchi Baolin. This kid had Yuchi Gong's appearance, but wasn't as thick-skinned. Moreover, he lacked scheming, immediately revealing his trump card.
Fortunately, Du Qi was clear that although Yuchi Baolin was the one taking the shares, it was actually the Yuchi family taking the shares as well. Ten percent of the shares in exchange for the Yuchi family backing the restaurant was worth it.
However, Du Qi didn't immediately respond.
He and Yuchi Baolin had indeed known each other before, but they weren't close friends. Even if they were both from the Duke of Qin's residence, public and private matters were private matters. He had to deal with the matter impartially to prevent future problems.
Seeing Du Qi's silence, Yuchi Baolin felt even more uneasy.
This time, he had received his father's orders. Yuchi Gong had told him that he had to get things done. If he couldn't, he'd be beaten up when he returned.
Yuchi Baolin said, "Erlang, give me a definite answer as to whether or not this will work out. If it really doesn't work out, why don't you tell me what I did wrong and I'll correct it. "
Seeing Yuchi Baolin's anxious expression, Du Qi knew that the time was right.
He said, "Brother Yuchi, I have no objections to your Yuchi family taking ten percent of the shares with a thousand strings of cash. However, the precondition is that the Yuchi family doesn't interfere with the restaurant's arrangements. I'll have the final say in all management, personnel, and arrangements. I'll make all the decisions in the restaurant and won't allow anyone to have a say. Of course, you can check the accounts every month. I'll make this public to all the shareholders and won't hide anything. "
Yuchi Baolin immediately laughed when she heard this.
As long as Du Qi agreed, everything was negotiable.
Yuchi Baolin said seriously, "Erlang, we'll do as you say. You can make the arrangements for the restaurant. We won't care about anything else but the monthly dividends. "
Du Qi said, "No problem!"
To Du Qi, everything in the world was for profit. Binding the Yuchi family with profit was the only way to secure a stable relationship.
"Young master, Young master Cheng Chumo is here. I can't stop him."
Suddenly, the doorkeeper rushed in.
The moment the doorkeeper entered, Cheng Chumo's anguished wails could be heard from outside. "Erlang, you have to save me. You've done me in this time. If you don't save me, I won't be able to live. "
The sound of a pig being slaughtered was heard first, followed closely by a limping Cheng Chumo. His face was covered in bruises, and there were even dark circles under his eyes as he walked into the courtyard.
When Du Qi saw this, he was also shocked. He asked, "Brother Cheng, what happened to you?"
"I've suffered!"
Cheng Chumo walked in front of Du Qi and said with snot and tears, "I don't know where my father heard your father say that he beat me three times a day. If I'm obedient, I'll be beaten. If I'm disobedient, I'll be beaten even more. That's the only way to make a child grow up. That's why I've become like this. Erlang, I've suffered! "
He was choked with sobs as he spoke, full of grief and despair.
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