delicious little cook

Chapter 431 Planning for Future Business

Gu Yun's throat choked up, Bai Kou usually didn't call him that, but once she called him that, it naturally meant that her temper was going to explode.

"I haven't lost my temper yet, but you did it first!"

Bai Kou rested her hands on her lap, looked at Gu Yun calmly, without saying a word.

Gu Yun was stared at by this kind of gaze, his heart gradually became hairy, his high arrogance gradually weakened, his mouth was flattened, and he grumbled with grievance.

"You look at me like that again, I'm so angry!"

"You know what the servant girl said is reasonable, so you won't get angry, otherwise you would have turned the table over."

"Are you sure about what I mean?"

"This is the meaning of praising you as the most sensible son in the world."

Gu Yun couldn't sit still any longer, so he stood up all of a sudden, walked back and forth in the room a few times, and finally stood still in front of Bai Kou, Bai Kou wanted to get up and talk, but Gu Yun pressed his shoulders and sat back down.

"There is still more than half a year until next year. The matter of the new factory next year will be discussed at the end of the year. Maybe there will be suitable manpower by then."

"It is possible to dig new craftsmen from other places, but the maidservant has to supervise the construction of the new factory. It has nothing to do with whether the maidservant understands it or not. It is an attitude, so that the people below should not think that they can play tricks casually. You know, the people below are extremely snobbish, as long as the manager is a little polite, they will dare to put their noses in the face, and we must establish good rules from the beginning."

"Okay, okay, everything is right for you, let's see how much money you earn this year before planning for next year."

"Even if we don't build a factory for the time being, we still have to buy the land, right?"

"It's okay to buy land. Anyway, the land price is cheap. Let's seal a piece of land and put it aside. It can be used to grow vegetables if it can't be built into a factory. Anyway, it won't be left there."

"Yes." Bai Kou lowered her eyebrows and looked down, docile and well-behaved.

Seeing Bai Kou like this, Gu Yun lost all anger, stretched out his hand to pick up Bai Kou's chin, under the gaze of her innocent eyes, bent down cheekily, and printed a series of tiny kisses on her smooth forehead.

"Sooner or later, I will be mad at you for all kinds of high-sounding reasons."

"It's no good for the servant girl to get mad at you. Don't worry, the servant girl won't do it." Bai Kou said seriously, but there was always a hint of a joke in his tone.

"Hey, is it more exciting?"

"Don't dare."

"Really."

Pretending to be displeased, Gu Yun reached out and touched the tip of Bai Kou's nose, lowered his head and pecked her lips like a dragonfly, then quickly jumped away, narrowly avoiding Bai Kou's fist.

"The new store opens today, let's celebrate in the evening, you and I have a drink or two."

"Yes, son, maidservant will go down to cook now."

Bai Kou rolled her eyes at the smug prince, stood up slowly, straightened her clothes, and left the room dignifiedly.

Gu Yun, on the other hand, went to pay his respects to the elders with a smile, and told them how he felt today. The old matriarch was delighted to hear that his grandson's business was going so smoothly.

When it was time for dinner, Bai Kou served a table of wine and food. Gu Yun really pulled her to sit down and eat and drink. She didn't drink, and she watched the prince not let him drink too much. The two of them drank a lot of soda in the end.

Because they had seen the elders before, they also knew that Gu Yun was tired today, so they promised him that he didn't have to go after dinner. After Gu Yun was full of wine and food, he would go to the study to rest, read a book, review his homework, and then go to sleep.

In the early morning of the next day, everyone in the Zhongming Court sent the young master to school. Bai Kou went out with the daily routines and went out with the guards. He went straight to the shop on Shizi Street, looked at yesterday's account book, and waited for a customer to arrive. Name and date are written in the appointment book of the women's tea room.

The daughters of yesterday would definitely tell about all kinds of fun when they returned home. Gu Hui's performance was a pleasant surprise. If someone really came to Gu Hui to learn chess next time, this women's tea room would be regarded as having a steady flow of customers.

There are many people who love to play chess, but there are few capable female chess players. The wealthy female family members who have been taught by good teachers will not come out to compete with others all day long. The performance is completely qualified to compete with male chess players. As long as she plays famous, many people will naturally attract her to challenge her.

Bai Kou began to think about whether to vacate a wing room on the second floor for Gu Hui to use as a chess room. One or two days a month is fixed for her to compete with outsiders in chess. Welcome to make an appointment to watch the game. Tickets are not accepted, only refreshments are accepted. money.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this plan was feasible, so Bai Kou immediately wrote it down in his notepad.

In just two or three days, the appointment book in the hands of shopkeeper Bi has left appointments for more than a dozen ladies. The dates can be early or late, all day or half a day, or in the morning or in the afternoon, whatever they like, But not in the last few days. The earliest appointment is at the end of the month, most of the dates are set for the next month, and a few people have set a date for the second half of the year.

Gu Hui's chess skill was also spread among chess player circles through the publicity of the daughters. The letters inviting her to try chess skills were sent to Ye State Duke's mansion like flakes. Aunt Rong asked Bai Kou to help sort out the letters, and Bai Kou came from Bi The shopkeeper found a blank day in the appointment book, arranged four training sessions for Gu Hui in May, and spread the news through the circle of daughters. Welcome to make an appointment to watch the game, just pay a little refreshment money .

Naturally, the refreshment fee is not cheap. Bai Kou is well-known for her culinary skills. Faced with the price she offered, those who were interested in watching the game paid for it while making an appointment. Subtle psychology, regardless of whether Gu Hui's chess skills are worth watching, at least Bai Kou's dim sum is worth tasting.

It took a few days to schedule Gu Hui's discussion meeting, and the women's tea room has been fully booked even in June, and at the same time, it also welcomed the first guest who made an appointment since it opened.

The guests are all new faces, and there are no acquaintances that Bai Kou has dealt with. The sisters hold a reading club in this tea room. They come in the morning and leave after taking a nap. They have a great time. While dressing up, some people sent their own servants to find shopkeeper Bi to set a date and come back next time, but it would have to be in July at the earliest.

The last few days of April passed in a blink of an eye, and it ushered in an even hotter May. This year, Bai Kou used saltpeter to make ice, so the girls could use ice trays in their rooms to cool off the heat, even in the bathroom. A large ice tray is used to eliminate the stuffiness in the shower.

The ice cellar is no longer used to get ice from there, except that the food will be refrigerated, and this method is only used by the old lady and the first room. The second room and the third room only know that Bai Kou has a new idea, but they don't Knowing the details and details, not to mention that their masters will not lose their ice, so they don't bother to ask so much.

The business of the women's tea room has stabilized in the past month, and the maids sent to work there have also adapted to this busier life. As long as there is an appointment, they will go there early to do it Get ready, although it's hard work, but the son will pay them wages from the account, and don't ask them to do free work, if there is money to make, naturally there is no objection.

(End of this chapter)