Free Web NovelChapter 143: Chapter 143: Sheng Hao Came to the Bar
"Why so much chatter? Keep running your mouth and you’re covering today’s bill!"
Lu Yunque shot Li Yuexing a look, then turned and entered the resort.
Meanwhile, afraid that Qin Sitong might suddenly change her mind, Yun Zijin drove at the maximum speed limit the entire way.
Since she had told Aunt Wang that Qin Sitong was coming to Jade Lake, Qin Sitong was already on the 36th floor of Unit 1 by the time Yun Zijin returned.
"You’re sure you won’t regret this? Once we open this shop, you can’t just give up so easily."
’With Wangyou Milk Tea as our star product, I’m confident we can’t possibly lose money,’ Yun Zijin believed.
"Mhm! I’ve thought it all through. But you’re providing the milk tea recipe and the shop space, so we have to split the profits seventy-thirty. You take seventy percent, and I’ll take thirty."
Even with this split, Qin Sitong felt like she was taking advantage of Yun Zijin.
"You don’t have to give me that much. I’m not going to be involved in the management, and you’ll be the one running the shop."
’Since I’ve already decided to help Qin Sitong,’ Yun Zijin thought, ’I might as well see it through to the end. I’ll be fine with just a small cut. The main goal is to help her secure a stable source of income.’
"Sixty-forty is the most I can accept. You take sixty, I take forty. Otherwise, I really couldn’t open this shop in good conscience."
’I only have this opportunity because I’m relying completely on Yun Zijin’s support,’ she thought. ’I would have been perfectly happy taking just a ten-percent cut, or even just a regular salary with a sales commission.’
Yun Zijin gave Qin Sitong a helpless look, but Qin Sitong wouldn’t budge. Her position was clear: if Yun Zijin didn’t agree, she wasn’t opening the shop.
"Alright, alright. But I’m telling you now, I’m not getting involved in the management at all.
Tomorrow, I’ll take you to check out Gourmet Street. As long as a space is vacant, you can have whichever one you want."
Although she owned the entire street, Yun Zijin couldn’t just kick out other vendors with active leases for the sake of one milk tea shop for Qin Sitong.
But Gourmet Street was in a prime location anyway. Even the vacant storefronts were in great spots with guaranteed high foot traffic.
"Okay. Over the next couple of days, I’ll make the rounds at the relevant agencies and get the business license and other necessary permits."
If you want to sell food, a business license alone isn’t enough.
She also needed to go to the hospital for a physical to get a health certificate, as well as a food handler’s permit. All of these were essential.
"Sounds good! If you run into any trouble, just let me know."
’Dealing with the bureaucracy to get the permits was something Yun Zijin had no desire to be a part of.’
Qin Sitong didn’t think anything of it. Yun Zijin was already willing to contribute the Wangyou Milk Tea recipe, so her running a few errands was hardly a big deal.
"Alright, it’s settled then. I’ll teach you how to make Wangyou Milk Tea now!"
Since it wasn’t too late, Yun Zijin decided to teach Qin Sitong the recipe.
’She wasn’t worried about Qin Sitong learning the recipe and then betraying her. Wangyou Milk Tea was, after all, a product from the system. Without her approval, Qin Sitong wouldn’t be able to replicate it, even if she used the exact same ingredients.’
This was the Randomly Spend system’s protection mechanism for its products.
Qin Sitong followed Yun Zijin into the kitchen, which was stocked with every ingredient imaginable. Yun Zijin quickly gathered all the raw materials needed for the Wangyou Milk Tea.
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Word that Yun Zijin and Qin Sitong were partnering to open a milk tea shop somehow got to Su Mengyao and Sheng Yang, and their reactions were explosive.
That very day, Yun Zijin was "kidnapped" by Su Mengyao and Sheng Yang and dragged to the Nightclub. Tagging along was Qin Sitong, who hadn’t dared to utter a single word the entire time.
"Sister Yun! Why the sudden urge to open a milk tea shop?"
"The milk tea market is completely saturated right now. What were you thinking?"
Just look at the street outside Dijing University—there are several milk tea shops right next to each other. If your drinks don’t taste good or your service is bad, the shop next door can easily poach all your customers.
"Don’t worry, we have a secret weapon. You’ll see when the shop opens."
Yun Zijin decided to keep them in suspense. Once the shop opened and they tasted the Wangyou Milk Tea, they would understand exactly why she was so set on it.
"A secret weapon?"
’What kind of secret weapon could a milk tea shop possibly have?’ Sheng Yang and Su Mengyao wondered. ’It’s always the same few flavors.’
Yun Zijin simply smiled, not saying a word. She had no intention of telling them beforehand.
Su Mengyao and Sheng Yang turned to Qin Sitong. ’Yun Zijin won’t talk, but surely you know, right?’
"I’m following Zijin’s lead. If she’s not talking, then I can’t say anything either!"
’Are you kidding me? Yun Zijin was the sole reason the milk tea shop was even possible; of course Qin Sitong wasn’t going to undermine her.’
"Alright, fine. So when is your milk tea shop opening? As your friend, I’ll be there to show my support."
Yun Zijin was a major investor in the Nightclub; Sheng Yang’s hands were tied when it came to her.
Su Mengyao shot Sheng Yang a look of exasperation. Yun Zijin hadn’t done anything, and he’d already folded. It had to be a new record for caving so quickly.
"Stop asking. Since it’s a secret weapon, of course, the fewer people who know, the better.
Once we open, you don’t even have to come to the shop. I’ll have it delivered right here for you guys, my treat."
Hearing Yun Zijin’s firm tone, Su Mengyao knew the matter was non-negotiable and gave up on trying to dig for more details.
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK!
Just as the trio’s conversation lulled, they heard a series of urgent knocks on the door of their private room.
"I’ll get it. You guys wait here."
Sheng Yang got up and opened the door.
The person knocking was a young waiter from the Nightclub. He let out a huge sigh of relief when he saw Sheng Yang emerge.
"B-Boss... P-President Xiaosheng is here!"
The young waiter was drenched in a cold sweat. He never imagined that Sheng Hao would show up on his shift.
Sheng Yang never hid his identity, nor did he hide the fact that his family disapproved of him running a nightclub.
Sheng Hao was his biggest critic.
No one had expected Sheng Hao to show up at the Nightclub so unexpectedly, without any warning whatsoever.
As for Sheng Yang, he froze solid when he heard the waiter’s words.
"What did you say? Who’s here?"
"I am."
Sheng Hao’s voice rang out from behind the young waiter.
’I really should have checked my horoscope before leaving for work today,’ the waiter thought.
Sheng Yang’s head snapped up. Sure enough, there was Sheng Hao, dressed in a crisp suit that looked completely out of place amidst the glitz and glamor of the Nightclub.
But Sheng Hao seemed oblivious to it all, calmly striding toward Sheng Yang.
"Brother! What are you doing here? Did you want a drink? You should’ve just said so! I would’ve had it sent over to you right away!"
’I have to calm down,’ Sheng Yang told himself. ’Maybe he’s just in a bad mood and came for a drink. I can’t lose my cool!’
Inside the private room, Yun Zijin and the other two girls heard Sheng Yang’s cry of "Brother!" and exchanged a look.
There weren’t many people in all of Dijing whom Sheng Yang would call "Brother."
And for Sheng Yang to call someone just "Brother," without adding a family name, meant it could only be one person in all of Dijing.
Su Mengyao and Qin Sitong instantly sat bolt upright, a completely involuntary reaction!
