Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 207 The Three Sisters' Martial Arts

The "Shuiyunjian" restaurant will hold a grand "Tail-burning Banquet" tomorrow.

The store is closed today to make all the detailed arrangements.

The selected ingredients must also be processed in advance, so that tomorrow's "Tail-burning Banquet" will be a hit.

Next to the "Shuiyunjian" restaurant, a large flat open space was cleared.

Tomorrow, this place will temporarily serve as a parking place for the guests' vehicles and horses.

Afterwards, "Shuiyunjian" will be the main building here, and a subsidiary building will be built.

Because it is foreseeable that in the future this "Shuiyunjian" restaurant will be crowded with customers, and the current hotel will no longer be sufficient.

In the tea room on the third floor, Lu Xi and Dan Niang sat side by side, each with a cup of tea in front of them.

Luxi had already told Danniang about the plan to solve Kuntai's problem.

According to this plan, they are no longer simply helping people solve crises, but taking advantage of this opportunity to directly intervene in a huge industry.

However, if you are good at studying, you will become an official; if you are good at singing, you will become an actor; if you are good at acting, you will become a director. In the final analysis, it is all for the purpose of expanding your own career.

Since you have seized this opportunity by taking advantage of your career, why not take advantage of it and expand your industry?

With Yang Yuan's directional guidance, Lu Xi no longer asked him about any details.

Of course Lu Xi believed that as long as she asked, her second brother would help her analyze everything in detail, but she didn't want to.

Xiao Luxi is also ambitious, and she wants to complete all the remaining tasks on her own.

She wanted to do things beautifully and let her second brother see that she, Lu Xi, was also capable.

"Sister Danniang, I will take my father to Fanfang."

Lu Xi held the teacup and said sweetly, "My second brother said that people like them always fear power but not morality.

So, we have to make them truly convinced. How can I, a little girl, convince others? If I bring my father with me, I won’t be afraid that they will dare to bully me, so don’t worry.”

Dan Niang nodded and said, "Yes! Sister Luxi, wait for me for a moment. I'm going to get something."

After saying that, she stood up and walked out.

These two women now call each other sister, but the meaning of these two sisters is naturally very different.

Luxi looked at Qingtang, who was fiddling with the red clay stove, in surprise: "What are you looking for, Sister Danniang?"

Qingtang shook his head and suddenly had an idea: "Could it be that my master has a protective armor to give to you?"

Did this child listen to some script?
Luxi sighed with a wry smile.

Dan Niang left quickly and came back quickly, and soon she came back with a small box.

After she sat down at the tea table, she said to Luxi seriously, "Sister Luxi, if we can really control this maritime trade business, it will be incredible in the future."

"Yeah, so I'll do my best."

Dan Niang said, "But human power is limited. Since Sister Luxi wants to focus on maritime trade, Dan Niang has a suggestion."

Lu Xi asked curiously, "What did you say?"

Dan Niang said: "Sister Luxi, from now on you should just focus on the ocean trade and the affairs of Youqiusi.

Why don't you let me take care of Fengweilou and Shuiyunjian? This way you won't be too distracted."

"Song's Flavor House" and "Shuiyunjian Restaurant" are certainly very profitable nowadays, but compared with maritime trade, they are nothing.

What Yang Yuan valued most was definitely the development of "Youqiusi", which was actually a strong guarantee for him to enter the officialdom.

Others first enter the officialdom and then gradually build up their own power. When their strength is strong enough, they begin to cultivate dark forces.

For example, Qin Hui’s development path, as well as his “three-watch killer” and “secret agent of the National Intelligence Agency”.

Yang Yuan did the opposite. He already had his own potential power before he even entered officialdom.

Therefore, Dan Niang boldly proposed that Lu Xi should focus on maritime trade business and managing "Youqiusi" in the future, and she would be responsible for the management of the hotel industry.

This is giving up important power and at the same time avoiding suspicion. The posture can be said to be extremely humble.

The "Shuiyunjian" restaurant now completely belongs to Dan Niang.

In order to form a joint venture with Luxi's "Fengweilou", she specially sent someone to Huzhou to negotiate with the Fang family.

She proposed a solution:
According to the original government verdict, as long as she did not marry, the Fang family could only inherit the restaurant after her death.

If she gets married, the government will pay the price of the restaurant, and she can get a maximum compensation of 5,000 strings of cash.

At that time, the "Shuiyunjian" restaurant was worth only more than 5,000 strings of cash.

Based on the collusion between Prefect Cao and Magistrate Xu, even if the "Shuiyunjian" restaurant was worth 10,000 strings of cash, they would still estimate it to be over 5,000 strings of cash.

So Dan Niang suggested that the Fang family's future ownership of the restaurant be converted into current shares.

She was willing to give the Fang family 10% of the restaurant's shares, so that the Fang family could receive dividends from the restaurant every year.

If the Fang family chooses not to agree, then they can only wait for the young Dan Niang to outlast them all, and then give their descendants a chance to inherit the restaurant.

Even if Dan Niang wanted to get married and the restaurant was sold at the price, they would only get a few hundred strings of cash at most.

Another option is to own 10% of the shares of the "Shuiyunjian" restaurant and receive dividends every year from now on.

As long as the "Shuiyunjian" restaurant does not go bankrupt, the Fang family will always have money to make.

What do you think the Fang family will choose?
Of course I agreed.

In fact, this is also because Dan Niang’s mentality has changed.

She no longer lived a precarious life where she was constantly being plotted against, and her heart became much softer.

By doing this, she was indeed giving benefits to the Fang family.

Although Fang Lao San and the Fang family don't get along, he is still a member of the Fang family after all.

Dan Niang was unwilling to collude with the government, so she sold the restaurant to the Fang family for a few hundred strings of cash. The "Shuiyunjian" restaurant was going to stand firm, and the Fang family would be able to get dividends from it for generations, so she had done her utmost.

Of course, after she and Lu Xi invested in each other, their original shares were diluted, and the Fang family now holds only about half of the shares.

However, with the explosive popularity of the "Shuiyunjian" restaurant, the dividends that the Fang family can get from their half-tenth share are more than the previous tenth.

After hearing what Danniang said, Luxi was surprised and asked, "Sister Danniang, are you not going to help me in the future?"

Dan Niang said: "In fact, if you want to talk about help, in Youqiusi, Father Song and Uncle Ji can help you more.

In the future, when we start the maritime trade business, Brother Ya will also be able to play a big role. How much help can I provide?"

"So I thought, I might as well focus on one place. That way, maybe in the future our Yang family's restaurants will not only be these two, nor will they be limited to Lin'an."

"We can open branches all over the world, even in Dali and Xixia!
Later, following our sea vessels, we can sail to Srivijaya and the entire Kunlun Kingdom. That is not impossible."

Kunlun Kingdom is the general name given by the Central Plains to the countries in the South China Sea.

The Kunlun slaves mentioned in the Tang Dynasty referred to the people from various countries in the South China Sea who were trafficked as slaves.

Dan Niang smiled and said, "By then, I won't be the owner of one or two restaurants anymore. I will be as powerful as you, right?"

"Um……"

Luxi tilted his head and thought about it, and his heart couldn't help but beat fast.

If the Yang family's restaurants really opened all over the world, and you could go to their restaurant wherever you go and eat your favorite food, what would that feel like?
Furthermore, by that time, the various branches of the Yang family’s restaurants should not just be a few restaurants, right?

It might be of greater use to my second brother.

Moreover, she now involves Dan Niang in everything she does. She can sense that Dan Niang is a little restrained and is secretly watching her expression in everything she does.

For Yu Danniang, this was very uncomfortable and she felt uneasy.

"to make!"

Lu Xi nodded readily and said with a smile: "I'll tell my father later, and he will agree."

Dan Niang was stunned. Before she could finish her words, Lu Xi agreed.

Dan Niang suppressed her excitement and gently pushed the small box to Lu Xi: "Well, please keep this thing, sister."

"what?"

Luxi took the box curiously, and found several neatly folded pieces of paper inside.

When Luxi opened it, he saw the four words "Dian Shen Wen Qi" clearly.

Dan Niang looked at her with a smile.

This can be regarded as Dan Niang's "letter of allegiance" to Lu Xi, asking to run the restaurant on her own.

As long as Luxi has this "body indenture" in hand, as the eldest lady of the Yang family, Dan Niang's body will also belong to Luxi.

Luxi never has to worry about her being able to turn over the palm of his hand.

Lu Xi was surprised and said: "Ah, so it's this..."

Dan Niang said softly, "Dan Niang wanted to give it to Er Lang, but Er Lang didn't want it and told her to keep it for herself.

But there is no reason for me to keep this bond. I will give it to Sister Luxi today."

Lu Xi shook his head: "Second brother doesn't want to accept it. If I accept it, won't I make Second Brother angry?"

Dan Niang said anxiously: "No, Dan Niang has no intention of instigating, it's really..."

Lu Xi smiled softly before she finished speaking: "It would be inappropriate for me to return Sister Dan Niang's sincerity to you."

As she spoke, she picked up the pages of paper and slowly crumpled them into a ball.

"Why don't we just not want any of them!"

After Lu Xi finished speaking, he threw the ball of paper into the small red clay stove.

The red charcoal fire immediately burned a ball of paper.

"Sister Luxi..."

With tears in her eyes, Dan Niang looked at Lu Xi with emotion, then at the ball of paper that was gradually burning to ashes in the small red clay stove.

Dan Niang has been controlled by her family and a gang of idlers since she was a child.

She had always wanted to break free from this control, but she didn't know that during this long process, although she hated being controlled by others, she gradually came to regard this control as a kind of dependence.

In fact, this was the reason why she took the initiative to sign the "body pawning document" to Yang Yuan after she finally got rid of her parents' control with the help of Yang Yuan and solved the hidden danger of the Fang family.

It was just that she herself was not aware of this subconscious effect.

She was like a little animal that was used to being locked in a cage. It hated that place, but also regarded it as its home.

She is like a puppy that is used to being tied up with a rope and wants to break free from the restraint of the rope.
But when the rope is really thrown away by someone, it will pick it up and bring it back to its owner before it dares to walk with confidence.

At this moment, watching the ball of paper burn to ashes in the stove and seeing Luxi's clear and gentle eyes, Dan Niang's heart was truly freed from the shackles.

Qingtang was very excited. She certainly knew what this meant to Dan Niang.

To her, Dan Niang is her mother, her teacher, her elder sister, and her lifelong benefactor and support!
Seeing Dan Niang's relieved look, Qingtang couldn't help but well up in his eyes.

She rushed over happily and took Dan Niang and Lu Xi's hands.

"Great! From now on, Sister Luxi's boats will sail all over the world, and Sister Danniang's shops will open all over the world!"

Luxi quipped, “What about you?”

Qingtang said: "As for me, I will ride on Sister Luxi's boat and eat at Sister Danniang's restaurant. The three of us sisters want to be the sun and the moon in the sky, and be the most powerful martial artist in the world!"

Dan Niang was embarrassed: "My daughter, you should read more books. That word is pronounced Zhao!"

(End of this chapter)