idle king

Chapter 3
Because it was closed today, the entire Zuixiaolou was extremely quiet. In the lobby on the first floor, many tables and chairs had been cleaned up in advance.

"It seems that Dad has made up his mind, and he really plans to sell it at a low price today." Shaking his head slightly, Ye Chu walked up the stairs to the second floor.

He wasn't worried that the agreement had already been signed. Based on what he knew about his father these days, he estimated that when the two sides met, his father would still try to bargain.

The restaurant transfer ceremony was held in an elegant room on the south side of the second floor. When Ye Yu pushed open the door and swaggered in, he saw his father Ye Rong still arguing with the other party. The young master had an impatient look on his face.

Strictly speaking, it was the first time for Ye Zu to enter his own restaurant.

He was already a bookworm, he only knew how to read books to death, and occasionally talked to his own father, but he was also full of words.

In the past, when the restaurant was busy, even he himself would never step foot here, not to mention his father's refusal to ask him to come over to help, for fear of tarnishing his status as a scholar.

Especially after gaining fame and fame, he even looked down on merchants like his father who were full of money.

Because of this, when Ye Rong saw his son appearing in front of him here, he almost dropped his eyes to the ground in shock.

Due to the busy schedule recently, after confirming that his son was fine, and Ye Yu stayed in the study room almost every day, the father and son hardly spoke a few words, which also caused many abnormal behaviors of his son. Not sure.

"Hey, isn't this Ye Shao, the legendary Chinese song star descending to earth?"

Obviously, Liu Zheng was also a little surprised that Ye Yu appeared here.

I saw him sitting on the chair and said in a strange way, "I heard that Young Master Ye was in a coma for three days and three nights a few days ago. If it wasn't for my brother who couldn't get away, I would definitely go to visit him in person."

"Haha, thank you for your concern, Brother Liu." Ye You smiled, as if he didn't hear the other party's sarcasm at all.

After finishing speaking, Ye Chu greeted Ye Rong again, and sat down next to his father.

And the clan brother named San'er standing behind Ye Rong also smiled and nodded with Ye Chu.

Liu Zheng made fun of himself, then snorted and stopped talking, but there was a hint of doubt in his eyes.

This young master of the Ye family is a little different from the rumored nerd.

"Zi'er, why are you here? If you have something to do with your father, just send Xiao Chan over." As he spoke, he cast a sharp look at the servant girl standing behind his son.

Not to mention, as the ruler of the Ye Mansion, Ye Rong is still very majestic in the hearts of the servants.

Seeing the panic on Xiaochan's face, which turned pale in an instant, Ye You understood immediately and hurriedly explained: "Dad, it's not Xiaochan's fault. I asked her to bring me here."

Seeing that his father still wanted to ask, Ye Chu immediately changed the topic to today's matter.

"How did the talk go?"

"Hey, Young Master Liu offered 400 taels!" Maybe he thought his son was bored with studying, so he asked this casually, Ye Rong didn't think much, and sighed.

"Um, why is there another 100 taels missing?" Hearing his father's somewhat resigned tone, Ye You glanced at Liu Zheng who was drinking tea leisurely and frowned.

Originally letting a junior who was a generation behind come to negotiate, Ye Chu had already noticed that something was wrong, but now hearing such a price made him even more angry.

"Hmph, my dad said that from noon today, every hour will be reduced by 100 taels until the signing is successful. Hehe, if you can let this little maid rub my shoulders, maybe we can discuss it again " Liu Zheng said while greedily staring at Xiao Chan behind Ye Chu.

Although this chick's body hasn't opened yet, she has already begun to take shape. Judging from Liu Zheng's vicious eyes over the years, she is definitely a beauty.

"Master..."

Looking at her master's hesitant eyes, Xiao Chan was almost not scared to cry.After finally leaving the mansion once, he was frightened half to death one after another.Stretching out his hand quietly, he tightly grasped the young master's sleeve, feeling extremely wronged in his heart.

Ye Chu laughed angrily at this guy, and before his father could open his mouth, he turned around and comforted Xiao Chan, then narrowed his eyes slightly, and said unhurriedly, "Brother Liu, right? Decided."

"Hehe, you are a scholar after all, and you have a long-term vision. Uncle Ye is really lucky. Haha. How about you think about what I said just now?" Seeing Ye Yu's relief, Liu Zheng was overjoyed, haha smiled.And after meeting, he called Ye Rong Uncle Ye for the first time.

There wasn't much hope for this matter at first, Liu Zheng was just teasing and molesting with his mouth, if the other party's brains were twitched, it would be fine if he agreed.But obviously, Ye Chu was not stupid.

On the other hand, Ye Rong didn't say anything to stop him when he heard his son's words.Now that the result is already doomed, no matter who agrees, it makes no difference.

While thinking, Ye Rong took out the contract of the restaurant.After one last glance, a moment of confusion and reluctance flashed through my heart.

"I've decided..." Ye Chu said again, "Zuixiaolou is no longer for sale."

"Hehe, it should have been like this, it should have been..." Liu Zheng stood up and was about to accept the contract from Ye Rong when he suddenly realized that his voice stopped abruptly.

"What did you say?" After reacting, Liu Zheng's face changed, and the eyes he looked at Ye Yu became colder, "Not for sale? Hmph, do you know the consequences of doing so."

Looking at Ye Rong again, the outstretched hand was also stiff, and then he looked at his son with a puzzled face, with disbelief in his eyes.

"Cu'er, don't mess around." After regaining his senses, Ye Rong glared at Xiao Chan who bowed his head and said sternly, "Take the young master back first."

At this moment, he also felt that his son seemed to be a little abnormal today.But in order to prevent accidents, it is more reliable to send him back.

"Father, if Zuixiaolou is only worth 400 taels in your heart, then I have nothing to say." Ye Chu looked into his father's eyes, and his tone was more serious than ever.

Looking at the silent old man, Ye Chu said something amazing again: "If I say, I am [-]% sure that Zuixiaolou will not only not close down, but also become famous all over Qinhuai for ten miles."

"Haha, I really laughed to death. Could it be that my brother is stupid in reading?" As soon as Ye Yu finished speaking, Liu Zheng sneered unabashedly.

"Firstly, there are no signature dishes available, secondly, we can't afford to invite famous actors and storytellers, and thirdly, the customers are all ordinary and low-status people. Come on, Young Master Ye, what do you think you can compare with my Tianxiang Tower? Hmph Hmph. I really thought that after reading some books, I would be able to start a business, what a joke!"

"Brother Liu, do you want us to make a bet?" Hearing this, not only did Ye Chu not have the slightest worry on his face, but he started betting with Liu Zheng with great interest.

"Heh..., what do you want to bet on?" Seeing that Ye Chu was indifferent to his words and looked like he was not crying when he saw the coffin, Liu Zheng said disdainfully.

"Within one month, I doubled the restaurant's turnover compared to when it was the most prosperous before. Within three months, I let the entire Jinling know the existence of Zuixiaolou. If I fail to do it, I will count as a loser. By then At that time, Zuixiaolou offered it with both hands, and didn't take any money." Ye Chu said lightly.

"Okay, I'll just bet with you. If you can do it, it's the same, so what if I give you Tianxiang Tower for free." After listening to Ye Chu's words, Liu Zheng's eyes began to glow green.

Isn't this a free gift?No one forced him to do this.If you deliver it to your door by yourself, you'd be a bastard if you don't take advantage of it.

After all, under Liu Zheng's eager urging, the two parties immediately drafted a contract document, and after signing and posting each other, Liu Zheng left with an expression of excitement.

Although the ending and the purpose of coming are somewhat different, the contract has become a bet.But in Liu Zheng's mind, is there any difference?It's just a few days late, and you can save hundreds of taels of silver for nothing, so why not do it.

Hmph, black and white, even if you want to deny it at that time.

Maybe they still want you to cheat...

Until Liu Zheng left for a long time, Ye Rong's head was still buzzing.He was really frightened by what his son said just now.

Within three months, the restaurant's performance has doubled, and the restaurant is famous in Jinling?What a joke!
"My son, tell me, are you stupid in reading, or are you trying to cheat your father?" Ye Rong sat tremblingly on the armchair, and sighed weakly.

Hearing his father's words, Ye Chu's face was darkened instantly.

"Don't worry, Dad. What the boy said, he can do it of course!"

"Well, I also believe that the young master can do it." Xiao Chan clenched her fists and said with pouting.

"Forget it, I don't care about this restaurant from now on. Anyway, all that's left to you is this family business. It's up to you."

After speaking, Ye Rong shook his head, walked out of the room with his hands behind his back, a little lonely.At this moment, he couldn't tell what it was like in his heart.Relaxed, resigned to fate, or guilty, unwilling...

"By the way, third brother, don't rush to leave, help me get the restaurant account book." Seeing that clan brother was about to leave with his father, Ye Chu hurriedly called him.

As the manager of the restaurant, Ye San is also the junior of Ye Rong's family who is the owner and shopkeeper of the restaurant. Under Ye Rong's deliberate training, he can be said to be the second in command of Zuixiaolou.

"Hehe, the young master can call me San'er, you can also call me San'er, but you don't dare to be the third elder brother. Wait a moment, master, I'll go get the account book." San'er said with a simple and honest face.

Although it was a bit strange for the young master to look at the account book, he still obeyed the young master's words and went to the accounting room.

Ye San naturally noticed the series of abnormal operations since Ye Chu came in just now.At first, I was a little worried about how to deal with myself after losing the restaurant, but I didn't expect it to end like this.

But it's okay, he is the manager of the restaurant, as long as the restaurant is still in the Ye family's hands, he is always useful.As for how long the restaurant can last in the young master's hands, this is not something I have to worry about.

As the old man said, it's just a waste of time.Anyway, I won't be able to starve myself to death for a while, and with a little experience, I can always find a way out.

Soon, San'er brought the ledger.

"Did my father make this account?" Ye Chu asked after casually flipping through a few pages.

"It's Uncle Zhao who did the accounting. The master is usually in the cloth village, so he doesn't come here very often, he just comes here to check the accounts occasionally. Oh, Uncle Zhao is the actual shopkeeper and accountant of our restaurant." Ye San explained.

At the same time, he muttered to himself.Is there a problem with the ledger?Impossible, the master can't even find out, he doesn't believe that a scholar who only reads sage books can understand the account book.

"In this way, the big rectification of the restaurant will start with him." After closing the account book, a smile suddenly appeared on the corner of Ye Chu's mouth, and said softly.

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(End of this chapter)