RPAGF Chapter 112 Shake hands, good friends
Chapter 112 Shake hands, good friends
"Your Highness, this is a cooperation agreement that my brother wrote. The remuneration and profit sharing are all specified. Please sign and affix your seal."
Yuan Huaize's eyes and lips twitched simultaneously. Signing and pressing his fingerprint? It sounded more like a death row inmate being thrown into prison!
“Ahem! Prince Ze, as Yan’er said, I have written down all the relevant terms. You will not be shortchanged. Both of you should write down your names and become partners of ‘Sweet Words’ from now on.”
"Hey, wait a minute, something's not right," Yuan Huaize hurriedly stood up. "Yan'er just said that I would be the supplier of bamboo tubes and pipes, so how did I become one of the partners in the milk tea shop?"
Xin Moyan licked her lips and chuckled dryly, "Your Highness, I'm thinking that once the business in this shop is stable, I can open a few more milk tea shops in other markets in the future."
"Oh? So what if you open a shop? What does it have to do with me?" Yuan Huaize shrugged. He wasn't short of money, nor was he as greedy as Lou Shenghan.
"By then, the demand for not only bamboo tubes but also milk will be quite high. I heard that there are several hills near the royal hunting grounds of Muli Garden, where farmers raise many cattle and horses. Hehe~ Your Highness, I heard that His Majesty bestowed a large area of forests around there upon you the year before last, as well as bamboo forests. You must have cut your bamboo tubes there not long ago, right?"
Yuan Huaize's eyelids twitched. So this was Yan'er's real purpose. He said dejectedly, "Yan'er, how did you know about this?"
"Hehe! Of course, it was me, the most intelligent and beautiful woman, who found out! Having stayed at Yunxiang Tower for so long, nothing, big or small, about Yuanqi can escape my ears, Hua Buyu."
Hua Buyu's face was filled with pride and self-satisfaction. It wasn't from gossip, but from a message given to her by a certain young master.
Xin Moyan turned around, a beautiful smile curving her lips, and said to Yuan Huaize, "Prince Ze, you're not at a loss. These bamboo and dairy cows are all your assets, and they're useless just sitting there. Why not cooperate with us? You can get some extra income. Besides, my cooperation agreement states that during the cooperation period, no matter how many shops there are, you'll get 10% of the profits. You don't even need to help out in the shops. You're getting 10% of the profits for free. Isn't that great?"
"Yan'er, are you determined to get me to join your group?"
“Yes!” Xin Moyan nodded sincerely. She had finally found a large family that produced bamboo and raised dairy cows. She would no longer have to trouble Yunxianglou to help her purchase goods. Moreover, Yuan Huaize was a prince. If something happened in the future, at least she would have connections in the court, which would make things much easier to resolve.
Cailian then brought out the brush and ink, and the four of them stared intently at Yuan Huaize's face, making him feel particularly uncomfortable.
"Alright, alright! Let's cooperate then. But it's a deal, Yan'er, no matter how many shops you open in the future, I won't interfere or help you. You can't use my status as a partner of 'Sweet Words' to pressure me into helping you."
Yuan Huaize spoke with utmost seriousness. He disliked meddling in other people's business the most. He had visited a milk tea shop that day, and the bustling scene there made him hesitate to even enter.
"Okay! I agree. You'll only be a nominal boss. You only need to be in charge of the bamboo tubes and milk. I'll take care of everything else."
Yuan Huaize quickly signed the cooperation agreement, but he still felt uneasy, as if he had been sold out by these two.
Xin Moyan held up the contract with a bright smile. Yuan Huaize is now the biggest supplier for the milk tea shop. She had her brother inquire about the mountain areas, and they were all auspicious places with excellent flora and fauna. This main source of supply has now been stabilized.
"Prince Ze, it's a pleasure to cooperate with you!" She extended her hand, gesturing for Yuan Huaize to shake hers, but neither of the men understood the gesture.
"Oh! That's it! Shake hands, good friend, happy to cooperate!"
Hua Buyu couldn't stand it, so she grabbed Yuan Huaize's wrist and put it in Xin Moyan's hand.
Upon seeing this, Xin Moyan quickly and warmly grasped his hand, then gently shook it before letting go.
Yuan Huaize's hand remained suspended in mid-air. He was completely stunned. Yan'er had actually... taken the initiative to shake his hand. The warm touch seemed to linger in his palm. What a wonderful feeling!
"Yuan Huaize!" Xin Moling called out to him in a low voice with a dark face. Yan'er actually touched another man's hand, and this guy even had a look of ecstasy on his face. It was really annoying.
"Cough cough cough! Yan... Yan'er, I'll go back later and send someone to cut some bamboo and send it to the shop. Then I'll send someone to take inventory near the hunting grounds, to count the number of dairy cows and bamboo forests, and then arrange for someone to deliver them regularly."
"it is good!"
Yuan Huaize calmed down for a moment, then suddenly remembered something, raised his eyebrows, and said excitedly, "Yan'er, I have something else to do today."
"Ok?"
"I went to pay my respects to the Empress Dowager this morning. She kept saying she wanted to see you, and she's hosting a banquet in the Imperial Garden the day after tomorrow. Even though Brother Ling didn't invite me to his residence just now, I was thinking of coming to see you after court. Are you going to the palace the day after tomorrow?"
Before Xin Moyan could answer, Hua Buyu hurriedly and excitedly asked, "Will many people be going the day after tomorrow? Can I go?"
"No! Hua Buyu, you stay at the General's Mansion. Don't forget, you caused a lot of trouble at your aunt's birthday banquet that day."
"Xin Moling, don't be so stingy! Besides, the Empress Dowager likes me very much too!" Hua Buyu shouted at him indignantly after being rejected.
Seeing that he ignored her, Hua Buyu turned around and stared at Yuan Huaize with a grin.
"Flowers...flowers don't speak. If you have something to say, just say it. Don't look at me like that, it's creepy." Yuan Huaize felt a chill run down his spine from her gaze. This woman was no normal woman!
"Prince Ze, no matter what, I am quite familiar with you all. May I attend the banquet the day after tomorrow?"
After Hua Buyu finished speaking, she gave Yuan Huaize a flirtatious wink, which startled the gynophobic prince. He blushed and said, "Go if you want, why ask me? Didn't you and Brother Ling pledge your lives to each other? No one will dare to stop you if you stay by Brother Ling's side."
When will Xin Moling and I pledge our lives to each other?
"Yuan Huaize, do you want to dislocate your shoulder too?"
The two men growled at him in unison, and Yuan Huaize shrank back, holding his breath and not daring to speak again, frightened by their sharp eyes.
The next day, Xin Moyan couldn't sit still at home, so she asked Hongluan to arrange a carriage for her and Hua Buyu to go to the milk tea shop.
At the entrance of 'Sweet Words', a master and a servant stood in front of the door.
"Young master, do you think Miss Mo Yan will be coming today?"
Liu Fuchen was still dressed in a blue robe, his long black hair held up by a white jade hairpin with auspicious cloud patterns. His brows were gentle and warm, and his slender figure exuded a faint air of refined elegance. His plain clothes were like frost, and his sleeves fluttered lightly, giving off the fragrance of ink.