Chapter 37 The heart of man is fickle
The restaurant that Song Zhan bought was extremely advantageous, and it was not well managed mainly because his owner was too pit.
Tong Qingyan glanced at the hall and the private rooms on the second and third floors, and felt that buying such a large restaurant in the capital, including tables, chairs, benches, and kitchen utensils, five thousand taels was simply a big sale of jumping off the building, and she knew that it was so cheap to buy it yourself.
"It's all good, there are not many things to add, I will redesign and arrange the private room, and the hall will not have to be tossed."
"It's all up to you."
Tong Qingyan subconsciously glanced at Song Zhan, what's the matter with this kind of old husband and wife's tone?
Song Zhan didn't feel that there was anything wrong with what he said, he reached out and dusted the dust on the counter, and beckoned to Su Yu.
"Here is 10,000 taels of silver tickets, used to purchase manpower, I have already found the people's teeth, and I will call someone to your house when it is convenient for you."
Looking at Tong Qingyan, who wanted to stop talking after taking the wooden box, Song Zhan raised his eyebrows.
"There is no need to be like this between you and me, if you want to ask or what you want to say, you can say it bluntly."
"Actually, it's nothing, I'm just curious that this restaurant is located on Sanbao Street in the bustling East Market, even if there is a restaurant like Yuchunxuan to grab business, it won't be unable to operate? Why the hell is it closing? ”
Not to mention Tong Qingyan, the four pearls are also very curious, normally speaking, the East Market is a place where dignitaries and dignitaries come, unlike the majority of ordinary people in the West Market, as long as the food is not too unpalatable and the pricing is too outrageous, the normal operation is no problem at all, how can it be sold cheaply?
"Do you know that the former owner of this restaurant is the current prince?"
"You know, you told me just now."
"Then do you know what the eldest prince loves the most?"
"What?"
Song Zhan looked at the five girls who were not yet in time, and suddenly felt a little embarrassed, and coughed lightly twice with his right hand clenched into a fist to his lips.
Tong Qingyan hurriedly poured a glass of water and pushed it over, blinking her eyes full of curiosity and waiting for Song Zhan to say the gossip of the eldest prince, and the four pearls also had the same expression.
Gossip, gossip, or the gossip of today's prince, this is generally not to be heard!
"The eldest prince embezzled the silver taels in the treasury a while ago, and it was originally intended to be used to fill this restaurant, but it was reported and revealed that not only did he return the money, but he was also fined 10,000 taels by the emperor."
"Isn't this big prince a fool?"
"Huh?"
"I mean, what does the prince think, some were fined 10,000 taels, it is better to use the 10,000 taels to turn over this restaurant at the beginning."
"Who's to say it isn't? But a large part of the reason why this restaurant is so poorly run is because of the prince himself. ”
"Why?"
"The eldest prince likes extravagance, indulgence and pleasure, this restaurant was originally one of the dowry industries of the eldest princess, and was used by the eldest prince for human relations.
"So this time the eldest prince is unwilling to take money from his own money bag to fill the hole, so he hit the idea to the treasury?"
"Exactly."
This great prince is a talent! Unwilling to touch his pocket money, he put his hand into the pocket of the emperor's father, it was really polite not to be chopped off, the emperor's father dared to make a crooked idea to move his economic foundation when he was in the prime of life, if the emperor was more careful, he would probably be punished according to the conspiracy, right?
Song Zhan didn't know how Tong Qingyan complained about the eldest prince in his heart, but since the operation of the restaurant needs to be handled by Tong Qingyan in the future, this person still has to be clear first.
"In the future, the business of Ruyi Building is booming, the eldest prince will definitely covet it and think about taking it back, I will put some people in, if someone smashes the field in the future, don't be afraid, I will come forward."
Tong Qingyan looked at Song Zhan with sparkling eyes, at this moment, the name of the prince of Huai seemed to be shining above Song Zhan's head, this sense of security escorted by top bodyguards was really great.
"Why are you looking at me like that?"
"Because you're so good-looking."
“......”
Song Zhan felt that it was not a good thing for the girl's family to be too thick-skinned, although Tong Huaiyuan's political achievements were good, but he was really poor in raising his daughter, if he had a daughter, he would definitely not be able to raise Tong Qingyan like this......
Tong Qingyan didn't know what Song Zhan was thinking, seeing that Song Zhan's ears were red, as if he had discovered a new world, he stared at it.
Feicui Feiyan has long been accustomed to her master's occasional surprising words, and when she saw His Royal Highness the Prince, who was heroic and extraordinary, cold-faced and murderous, and shy in front of his master, he suddenly felt proud and proud.
Su Yu lowered his head with a blank expression, no wonder they all said that this man and woman are one thing and one thing together, as if the prince and the princess are also like this.
When he and Song Zhan returned to Tong's Mansion respectively, they happened to meet the doctor of Jishitang who was sent out by Tong Manji's personal maid Xiao Kite, and Shuangxi stopped Xiao Kite at Tong Qingyan's signal to inquire about Tong Manjiao's situation.
"The eldest lady's fever has subsided, and the doctor has re-examined, saying that she is too worried, and she needs to be at ease and calm, but I think the eldest lady will not get better for a while."
"How do you say that? Won't the fever get better soon? ”
"The eldest lady has a fever and refuses to eat anything until now, oh yes, even the shredded chicken porridge brought by the Zhishu of your hospital has been taken away."
"Huh? Really? ”
"I saw with my own eyes, the shredded chicken porridge cooked by Miss San is delicious, I was fortunate to be rewarded by Miss two or three spoonfuls, this time I watched Zhishu bring it into the house, Zhishu left the porridge untouched and was brought out, thrown on the stove in the small kitchen, it's a pity...... Ay! Don't tell your young lady, lest she be sad. ”
"That's natural, I'm sure I won't say it, if you want to drink shredded chicken porridge, I'll leave you a bowl if you cook it next time."
"Really? Double happiness is so good for you! I won't tell you, I have to go back, lest the young lady find me if she has something to say. ”
"Okay, there you go."
Shuangxi returned to Hanlian Garden and relayed the words of the little kite to Tong Qingyan word for word, Tong Qingyan didn't say anything, and the pearl was already muttering dissatisfied.
"Miss kindly got up early to make porridge herself, and was practiced like this, I knew that it was better to sleep a little longer."
"Maybe the porridge I cooked is not the right one, or maybe I don't like salty food after taking medicine."
"Miss, you just have too good a heart, don't you say that people are good at being bullied and horses are good at being ridden."
"Yo, when did we pearls not only use our minds on eating, but also know such profound words?"
"Miss knows how to make fun of the slave maid, the slave maid doesn't think that the young lady is going to marry into the Huaiwang Mansion in the future, wouldn't it be a loss of face for the young lady to learn more."
"Well, that makes sense. But here's the problem...... Did I say I was going to marry you into the palace? ”
"Huh? Miss, don't you want to be a slave? Do you dislike slaves? Slaves can be changed! ”
"What did you change? Eat two bowls of rice less or eat three less chopsticks of meat? ”
"Change everything, as long as the young lady doesn't like it, the slave can change it."
Seeing Pearl's anxious sweaty appearance, Shuangxi, who was watching the play on the side, couldn't help it, took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat of Pearl, and sighed.
"Okay, silly girl, you can't see that Miss is teasing you, go to the small kitchen and have a look, and prepare snacks for Miss to take a nap."
Pearl was still a little uncertain, glanced at Tong Qingyan, and saw the bright smile on Tong Qingyan's face, so she felt at ease and walked towards the small kitchen.
Feicui and Feiyan also followed to help with interest, and Shuangxi and Tong Qingyan were left in the house, and after the three of Pearl went out, the smile on Tong Qingyan's face was put away.
Seeing this, Shuangxi helped Tong Qingyan to sit on the bed, and after thinking about it, he comforted him.
"Miss, don't think about it, maybe it's really what Miss thinks, and I want to eat some sweet ...... after drinking the medicine."
"I am comforting the pearl, do you believe it?"
"Miss......"
"Actually, I know that my aunt's resentment has told me for so many years, my mother is right, no matter what the so-called truth is, after all, it is my grandmother's decision between my father and uncle, and it should not involve our generation."
It's still very frustrating to think about it, Tong Qingyan is not really an ignorant girl of twelve or thirteen years old, she can clearly feel the negative emotions of her aunt Zhou and her eldest sister.
Although everyone has lived together for so many years, the face is harmonious and friendly, hello, hello, hello, everyone, but in the end, what is the heart, the details of weekdays are more or less revealed.
Wen Lan was reluctant to confront the Zhou family, even if she gave birth to Brother Ping'er until now, she had no intention of taking back the housekeeping rights at all, and the old lady also respected Wen Lan's decision, and turned a blind eye to Zhou's actions.
Everyone has a bottom line in their hearts, as long as it does not touch the fundamental interests of the Tong family, it is understandable that the Zhou family wants to fight for the two daughters.
It is also thanks to Zhou's strong psychological quality, and what he does on his face is also leaky, even if he went to Beijing to invite his aunt to teach the rules, he also sent someone to invite Tong Qingyan, but Tong Qingyan herself refused not to go to class.
It's just that now that I've entered the palace, I haven't come to any holy decree yet, so it's like this, and people's hearts are really changeable.
On Tong Manjiao's side, Zhou was still patiently persuading with little care.
"If Jiao'er doesn't like to drink that shredded chicken porridge, my mother will drink it for you, why ......"
"I just don't want to drink and I don't want anyone to drink for me, can't I?!"
Tong Manjiao roared in a hoarse voice, but because of the sequelae of high fever, he couldn't make a big move at all, covering his throat and frowning uncomfortably, which immediately made Zhou's heart distressed.
"Okay, good, don't drink, don't drink, everyone doesn't drink."
Tong Manjiao shook off Zhou's approaching hand, turned around and pulled the quilt on her shoulders facing inward, looking like she refused to communicate.
Zhou looked at his daughter's indifferent back, sighed softly, reached out to put down the tent at the head of the bed, and turned around and walked out of the house.
Standing on the steps and looking at the depression of the garden, Zhou closed his eyes, if time could be turned back, he would never say those words, but unfortunately, time will not go back, and now he just hopes that there will be no holy decree in the palace......