delicious little cook

Chapter 720

It is difficult for outsiders to get involved in the business run by the Ning family. Only caravans can pick up outsiders, and usually they only pick up capable acquaintances. For people like the Gan family, Ning Peilan has to be a lobbyist. The family can only give Gan a chance by looking at her face. It is estimated that the shareholding can achieve one or two achievements, and Gan will definitely not be able to spend any amount of money.

Ning Peilan held Gan Shi's hand, and was about to persuade her a few more words, when there was a movement outside the door, the girl was outside to announce that Supervisor Bai was coming, Ning Peilan hurriedly responded and let people in.

With a snack box in his hand, Bai Kou crossed the threshold with a smile.

"The men haven't left yet. I'm here to ask for a cup of hot tea. This is a small dessert brought back by our master and wife when they went out as guests. Let me bring some over for everyone to eat together. The men have already left a few. It's for the princess."

"Duke Ye and his wife are really too polite."

As Bai Kou put the snack box on the table and slowly opened it, Ning Peilan casually picked up a clean teacup from the tea tray, picked up the teapot and poured it [-]% full.

"Is it cold outside? Take a couple of sips first, and ask someone to reheat it if you feel cold."

Bai Kou was not polite at all, took a few sips of the teacup with both hands, nodded, spotted Yuandun and sat down.

"No, it's fine."

Ning Peilan smiled faintly, then pushed the snack box in front of Gan Shi, and told her to eat.

Gan Shi looked at the small and exquisite dim sum, but he didn't have any appetite, so he shook his head and pushed the dim sum box back to Ning Peilan.

"You are pregnant, you can't stand hunger, and you are easy to get hungry. It's not long since our banquet ended. I'm not hungry."

Ning Peilan knew that she was in a bad mood, so she didn't say anything more. She took a piece and stuffed it into her mouth one by one. After biting the skin with her teeth, the sweet syrup inside flowed out of her mouth. It was sweet but not greasy. Ning Peilan Narrowing his eyes, he shook his body happily.

"It's not bad! Where did your master and wife bring it back?"

"I really didn't ask about this. I'll tell you when I ask tomorrow." Bai Kou warmed her hands while holding a teacup, seeing that Ning Peilan was eating happily, she also smiled happily.

"En!" Ning Peilan nodded, took another piece from the box and put it into her mouth.

Seeing the acquaintance between Bai Kou and Princess Cheng talking and laughing, Gan couldn't help but start to look at Bai Kou again. It could be seen that Ning Peilan really liked Bai Kou and treated her like a younger sister. She is an official servant, but there is no distinction between superior and inferior, not only sitting at the same table, but even the princess poured tea for her herself.

Although Bai Kou lowered his head and took a sip of tea for a while, from the corner of his eyes, he still noticed Grandma Xu's gaze, but he just pretended not to know, and let her see as much as he wanted.

Ning Peilan ate four or five small desserts in one go before she pushed open the box contentedly, and called the girl to come in with a warm wet towel to wipe her hands and refill the teapot. The girls cleared the table and left one by one.

"Bai Kou, do you feel that sometimes when we are chatting, asking someone to come in for more water actually interrupts the mood and atmosphere?"

Ning Peilan gently stroked the rim of the teacup and said thoughtfully.

"Princess wants something new?" Bai Kou rolled her eyes, pursed her mouth and laughed.

"Huh? Have you thought about this too?" Seeing Bai Kou's expression, Ning Peilan regained her energy, and Gan's curiosity was also aroused, and she listened quietly.

"Sometimes I would like to have a container that can keep warm without consuming charcoal fire. If it is filled with hot water, it will still be hot water after a few hours. That would be great, so prepare a few bottles before going to bed. When you get up the next day, you can directly have hot water for washing your face, instead of having to start a fire and burn it now, which saves firewood and time."

"Wow, you think deeper than me, I just had a flash of inspiration, and you think about daily use."

"Because we as servants really need this kind of thing, especially when we wake up in the morning in winter, we can just wash and dress up, and we don't need to go to boil hot water first, so the time we save is better to sleep in bed for a while."

"You think so far, but who said that it is only useful for servants? If you really make a reliable real thing, families in the whole capital will definitely buy it. For a mansion like ours, it will be bought by car by car. , everyone from the master to the servants is guaranteed to have it."

"Well, I thought so too, but it's not that easy. The problem of heat preservation can't be solved. It's useless to think too much. At least six hours of heat preservation must be guaranteed. The boiled water that gets up in the morning will still be there in the afternoon or evening. How nice to drink hot water."

"Since you have thought about this, I believe you will be able to make a real one in the future, and I will be the first to try it out then."

"If it is really made, I will definitely send it to you. On the day of your delivery, if there is such a heat-insulating container, it will save trouble if you prepare enough hot water early."

"You can tell a joke. You don't know when you will be born. Can you prepare enough hot water in advance?"

"Grandma Xu is sitting here. Just ask her. From the time when the amniotic fluid breaks in the pregnant woman to the time the baby falls to the ground, luckily, it takes three hours to give birth. Unluckily, it is not uncommon for a day and a night to be delayed. Time It’s so long, the hot water can’t be cut off for a moment, and it’s kept in a special thermal container so it’s clean, so you don’t have to carry it all the way with basins and buckets.”

Ning Peilan couldn't help laughing, and turned to look at Gan, "Look at the videos of this little girl, she is young and has a lot of experience."

Gan Shi also found it funny, "That's right, but what Bai Kou said is right, when a woman gives birth, the hot water should not be cut off, the mother should wipe her body, the mother-in-law should wash her hands, the baby should take a bath, and all tools should be washed with boiling water." , The consumption of hot water is very high, if you can really make a thermal insulation container before your concubine gives birth, you don’t have to worry about clean hot water.”

"Since sister-in-law Xu has said so, Bai Kou, I'm waiting for your thermal insulation container. It doesn't need to be kept warm for six hours. It will come in handy when I give birth. With the hot water consumption at that time Speaking of it, half an hour is enough to keep it warm." Ning Peilan smiled, "If it is really done, I promise to publicize it in my circle, so that all the female relatives who are about to have children will be your probationers. "

"With Wang Hao's words, I really need to use my brains, but I will wait until next month, and now I still have to worry about completing the errand in the palace before the end of the month."

"Yeah, it's said that the full-length mirror will be sent there before the end of the month, how is your progress?"

"The mirror is easy to make, but we need to make more other supporting items. Today is only the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and there is still half a month left. I will bring some newly completed samples for you to try in a few days."

"Okay, I'm waiting."

"I've also prepared baby supplies, but you don't need them now, wangfei. The youngest son under the princess' knees can use them. That child can almost sit and crawl now."

"Huh? You know that you miss the Crown Princess. Sister-in-law Xu is still sitting here. Isn't the daughter under her knees useless?"

"Babies under half a year old are mainly active on the bed and don't go down to the ground. At most, they are preparing in advance. But for babies who are seven or eight months old, they already know how to grasp things and play with toys. Toys are thrown all over the place and cleaned up That's enough of a headache."

Gan Shi smiled, "Since Bai Kou said so, then I will boldly wait for the Crown Princess' trial experience."

"Grandma Xu just don't worry, when our little eldest sister reaches the end of the month, the prince will definitely give you a set."

"That's right, it's a gift from my uncle to my niece. Sister-in-law Xu just accept it, and if you have any comments, please raise it." Ning Peilan smiled and raised her hand to touch her belly, "Oh, call Bai Kou to speak up now. Hook, now I can't wait to give birth as soon as possible."

Both Gan Shi and Bai Kou laughed at once, the dignified atmosphere in the room when they were chatting earlier has long been unknowingly scattered.

The three had a great time chatting, and Gan knew that her family ugliness had been completely exposed in front of Ning Peilan and Bai Kou, so she became more and more relaxed. As they chatted, the topic of the three returned to business.

Bai Kou really can't come up with any good ideas. Grandma Xu is fighting alone now. She doesn't know how long she can hold on now. She has to prepare for her withdrawal and let other shareholders take over her shares.

"Actually, I can transfer my shares to my second brother, but if I do it rashly, they will definitely ask why, and I can't lie to them, but if I tell the truth, my second brother will definitely rush over and beat Gu Xu violently." Stop." Gan said in embarrassment.

"If your second brother is involved, in addition to causing conflicts between the two of you, there is another point that we shareholders may not be willing to accept your second brother to replace you. After all, your second brother is an outsider to our circle. We don't know what he thinks about this kind of business that invests a lot of money but doesn't know when to see the benefits. Will he cooperate all the time? What if he gets dissatisfied and adds chaos to it? This will make us very upset. It's embarrassing, not to mention that if you want to withdraw the shares, the rest of our shareholders have priority, and the contract is clearly written, just to prevent unfamiliar outsiders from entering and destroying our overall unity." Ning Peilan had a business-like expression Analyzing calmly, Bai Kou didn't say a word, she generally didn't speak on farm matters, and even if she wanted to speak, it was only among the major shareholders.

"Well, I'm really not good at business. I only thought that he is my second brother, and he might be willing to take over my shares, but I didn't think about whether his joining is suitable for all shareholders." Gan shook her head dejectedly.

"Sister-in-law Xu, it's not that I don't give you face. You also know the reason for this farm. Gu Yun has made a lot of money by himself, and brought his buddies to make money together. The risks in farming are the same as in business. A natural and man-made disaster may result in nothing. I didn’t think clearly when I invested in it at the beginning, and I followed it in a daze until now I found out that I couldn’t hold on. This is a very irresponsible thing. No matter which shareholder is willing to take over, it is personal. An unplanned expenditure, and it will definitely kill you. You can't get back the money you spent, and you will lose money. At the same time, the reputation of your husband and wife in our circle will also decline. There will be good things in the future. Who will miss you?"

Listening to Ning Peilan's words, Gan was so sad that she wanted to cry again. She couldn't say anything to defend herself. Her husband had the idea, but she was the one who paid for it. She didn't accurately estimate her own financial resources and invested in it. Now The situation is self-inflicted, and there is no one to blame.

(End of this chapter)