Chapter 273: I’ve Made Up My Mind
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Obviously, he was not the kind of person who had a shallow mindset.
He even had the strength of a scholar.
Han Qiao smiled and pointed at the box beside her, “Inside are the books that your Auntie Feng’s son noted. He got first place in the Elementary Scholar examination this year.”
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Han Chi’s eyes lit up when he heard that.
His calm face was instantly filled with anticipation and even a little eagerness.
“This is something your Auntie Feng lent you temporarily. You have to take good care of it, understand?”
“Don’t worry, Mother, I will!”
Han Chi asked the servants to move the box into his room.
He bowed respectfully to Han Qiao and Feng Xinru. Before he left, he squeezed Ah-Yao’s hand and then hurriedly strode back to his courtyard. After turning the corner, the two women heard the sound of hurried footsteps.
Feng Xinru chuckled, “I thought he was calm. At the end of the day, he’s still a kid.”
He was not affected by worldly possessions, but he liked things that helped him improve his knowledge.
“He’s better than many children.” Han Qiao murmured softly as she stared at the place Han Chi disappeared to.
“It’s his fortune to meet you and be considered a son by you.”
Han Qiao smiled gently, “It’s also my blessing.”
It was indeed her fortune to meet All-Chi.
And there was great fortune behind their meeting.
He Cheng, on the other hand, didn’t need to study or read. Plus, he decided to come here to look for his mother as soon as he woke up in the morning.
He ran over and shouted for her from afar.
He jumped into Han Qiao’s arms happily and noticed Ah-Yao in the cradle.
Just as he was about to go play with his younger brother, Han Qiao pulled him back, “Cheng’er, this is Auntie Feng.”
“Auntie Feng.”
The chubby little kid was raised by Han Qiao and Heng Yi, so he didn’t have many schemes in his mind. He was also loved by his siblings.
Those who should be taught would be taught, and those who were wrong would be criticized and punished.
He Cheng immediately bowed to Feng Xinru, “Greetings, Auntie Feng.”
He had long memorized all the surnames and remembered the people with the surname Feng.
Feng Xinru asked someone to bring over a brocade box with a jade lock inside.
The rope had already been woven.
She put it on He Cheng, “Do you like it?”
“I like it. Thank you, Auntie!” He Cheng said obediently.
He also had a jade pendant around his neck, just like his brothers and sisters.
It was his favorite.
Feng Xinru patted his head.
Chubby children were always rare.
He Cheng went to tease Ah-Yao.
Feng Xinru looked at Han Qiao and asked, “He’s the child from the He family?”
“He is my second son.”
With one sentence, He Cheng’s identity was confirmed.
He was the second young master of the Heng family.
“You’re too kind.”
Han Qiao smiled and asked Pucao to carry Ah-Yao away. She then offered Feng Xinru a tour around the house.
“I’m going to start a tofu workshop soon.” Han Qiao said, mid-tour.
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Feng Xinru still didn’t think that tofu could make much money.
She had never thought of investing any money in such a business.
After all, Han Qiao had opened more than a dozen tofu shops in the city. Each shop had three people, and they sold tofu all day long. Their business was just ‘okay’.
“Have you thought it through?” Feng Xinru asked.
“If you want, Sister Xinru, would you like to invest some money?” Han Qiao asked with a smile.
“I’m not interested in tofu shops. But if you want to buy land outside the city to open a restaurant, 1’11 invest money.”
Han Qiao nodded, “Does my new restaurant give the Gong Prince’s consort a bonus?”
Feng Xinru took a deep breath, “1 have to give it to her, unless…”
The Gong Prince collapsed.
Otherwise, as long as they still wanted to survive in Chenzhou, they would not be able to avoid the dividends.
Han Qiao understood, “Then if the princess consort allows me to meet her, I will tell her about this. The dividends will still be based on the fast food restaurant. 1 can pay all the money to buy the restaurant, manpower, and material resources, but the title of the deed and house deed will belong to me.”
Feng Xinru agreed without hesitation, “Alright. Since I want 20%, I won’t be stingy. I’ll pay as much as 1 can. Our private relationship is one thing, so we should settle it on the account so that we don’t have any conflicts over money.” “Sister Xinru is right.”
Han Qiao also felt that it was better to settle accounts with sisters.
Han Quao was never stingy with what she gave, even for Bai Cha and the others.
Because they had given up a lot to help her too.
The Gong Prince’s consort quickly sent someone to inform them that Han Qiao would be sent to the Gong Prince’s residence in the morning.
Feng Xinru and Han Qiao winked at each other.
Although Consort Fei was a princess consort, the Gong Prince was planning something big and needed a lot of money to recruit talents.
Although this fast-food restaurant had only been open for a few months, the profits were being moved into the Gong Prince’s residence.
As his mistress, the princess had many people to reward.
She was also very short of money.
After lunch, Feng Xinru brought the oranges back to her home.
Han Qiao returned to the main courtyard and asked someone to prepare a brush and ink. She drew the framework of the restaurant and inn on a piece of white paper.
Since they were cultivating outside the city, there were many places to choose from.
Moreover, the advantage of cultivating outside the city was the fact that they didn’t need to adhere to curfew. As long as there was enough fun, there were plenty of rich sons who were willing to stay until dawn. It was common for them not to return home for three to five days.
There was one thing that the restaurant and the inn had to pay attention to; safety.
Whether it was the goods or people of the merchants, there had to be a certain guarantee. Only then would people be willing to spend a high price to stay in their inn.
Therefore, Han Qiao felt that the guest house had to be particular.
At the very least, horses and goods could enter the courtyard right under their noses. There had to be a place for them to store their goods and for the horses to rest.
Therefore, the price of such a courtyard was naturally expensive.
She had to build a house that could house a few horses, ten horses, dozens of horses…
Therefore, the place had to be very, very big.
The workers and cooks needed a lot of people to work for them too.
The villagers who lived there all year round were also very likely to be relocated.
All of these required a lot of silver.
Some people might not be willing to move to other places. After all, it was better to live a lazy life than to die a good death.
Most people probably didn’t want to leave their former residences…
Therefore, it would not be easy to do this peacefully.
How much silver does she have?
All of this required time, and each step would not be quick.
The first step was to visit the Gong Prince’s consort, the second step was to visit the Feng family, and then manage the tofu shop.
“Wow…”
After Ah-Yao woke up, he cried when he was hungry.
Pucao picked him up and took him to the washroom to relieve himself.
Han Qiao heard Ah-Yao’s cries and put down her brush, letting Xue Yue wash her hands with water.
She went over to hold Ah-Yao in her arms and feed him.
When Heng Yi returned, Han Qiao said to him, “Send someone to find a few nannies. I’ll be a bit busy and I can’t let Ah-Yao starve when I’m not around.” “Alright.”
Heng Yi answered and went to play with his son.
Han Qiao sat at the side and watched the father and son, one teasing and the other giggling.
Han Qiao continued, “I was thinking of calling Bai Cha, Lan Cheng, and Shopkeeper Zhu over to check the accounts after 1 returned from the Imperial Residence. I wanted to see how much silver we have on hand and reward them.”
“I plan to use the remaining silver to build a big inn..”