After the cannon fodder father and daughter married into the family, the whole family regretted it

Fang Tong was just about to say "How embarrassing" when they arrived at the private room. The shopkeeper knocked on the door, and when he heard the noise, he pushed the door open and motioned them to go in.

As soon as Fang Tong entered, he saw people and was a little surprised.

Different from the businessmen in our impression, this one looked to be in his forties. Rather than being a businessman, he looked more like a scholar, like the teachers in the academy.

Qin Yan and Fang Nanzhi also had this feeling. The owner of Juxianglou was so...elegant?

"Brother Fang, right? I'm the owner of Juxianglou, my last name is Wu."

Fang Tong quickly returned the gift and took his family to sit down. After a few pleasantries, which were nothing more than the approaching New Year, they quickly got down to business.

"The shopkeeper should have let me know beforehand. My idea is to expand the cake business. If you don't want to get involved in the business, we've been working together for so long, so you can sell me the recipe."

"Of course, you can also use the recipe to invest and get a share every year. What do you think?"

"Yes, the shopkeeper told me about it before, but I haven't met you in person, so the matter has been put on hold."

In fact, Fang Tong had discussed this with Qian Fengping, but neither of them felt comfortable giving the recipe to others, let alone selling it completely.

As for investing...what should we do with the current business?

"That's perfect. Since you guys are coming to the city today, why don't we talk about this matter properly?"

Fang Tong hadn't figured out how to respond to this for a moment when Qin Yan, who had been silent, suddenly spoke.

"Mr. Wu, may I ask if the share you mentioned refers to the revenue from all the cakes in the store?"

Wu Dongjia nodded.

Qin Yan pondered for a moment, then spoke directly: "This matter is not urgent. I'm busy at home. Why don't we discuss it first and give you an answer tomorrow?"

Wu Dongjia was slightly stunned, but when Fang Tong didn't say anything, he smiled and agreed, "Okay, let's talk about it tomorrow. Today, consider it as treating everyone to a meal at Juxianglou. I'll show my hospitality."

Fang Tong nodded with a smile, but he was actually very confused. He glanced at Qian Fengping out of the corner of his eye, and they both had the same expression. What did Brother Yan mean?

During the meal, Fang Tong and his wife had a bad taste in their mouths, but their two children and one older child ate with relish.

Juxianglou is worthy of being the largest restaurant in the county. It has a variety of dishes, and even Qin Yan, who usually eats a few more dishes, couldn't help but pick up a few more chopsticks of each dish.

After dinner, when the family was saying goodbye to Wu Dongjia, he asked them to stay.

"Why don't you all stay in the county today? I'll arrange accommodation for you."

Fang Tong quickly waved his hands and said it was too troublesome and he was busy with family matters, so they would come again tomorrow!

The family got on a bullock cart and headed out of the city.

The shopkeeper stood next to the boss and saw him smiling, wondering what he was thinking.

"This family is quite interesting."

"Boss, are you talking about Brother Fang?"

Wu Dongjia nodded subtly: "And his son, at such a young age, will become a great figure in the future."

The shopkeeper didn't think much about it. He knew that Fang Tong's two children were studying in the county town, so he naturally felt that this was much better than ordinary children. However, it was a pity that the child was unable to walk.

On the other side, as Fang Tong drove the ox cart out of the city, Qian Fengping couldn't help but asked her son what he thought.

"All our business now depends on the cake recipe. Why don't you refuse Mr. Wu today? This recipe cannot be sold!"

Fang Tong thought so too.

Qin Yan slowly exhaled and began to tell them his thoughts.

"The cake business has been going strong and has shown no signs of slowing down. Uncle Fang has turned down many offers from clients because we're too busy. Whether it's these or other shops, I'm afraid we'll have to endure this at this rate."

They were stunned when they heard it.

"The city government has placed several orders, and the last time the shopkeeper even came in person to introduce someone, which shows that our reputation has spread. But our family has no power or influence. If we keep holding on to the recipe and refuse to give it up, I'm afraid we won't be able to do this business peacefully in the end."

Fang Tong and Qian Fengping were both very surprised, but they had to agree that what he said made sense. Just because everything was fine for the time being didn't mean it would always be fine. It was probably just that others hadn't figured out what to do yet.

There is no need to compare with any big shots. Just look at the owner of Juxianglou. In terms of power and status, he is completely different from them.

"We want to make money peacefully, but if the business goes this way, others won't feel at ease."

No one can refute this.

Not to mention other people, even the Fang family got involved in the chestnut business before. However, the method of making sugar-roasted chestnuts is simple, so it is not surprising that it was researched.

If this cake is not developed, it is hard to guarantee that others will come up with something to try.

As soon as this problem was put before them, they could not hide their worry on their faces.

Qin Yan continued, "Also, our family can't control all the business ourselves. Ever since we started making cream rolls, we've been so busy that we barely have any free time every day."

"The purpose of making money is to make life better for my family, not to make you more and more tired."

These words are indeed Qin Yan's true feelings.

Of course he knew that his parents were very hardworking, but business could not be treated as hard work. Many times, he had to make some concessions with appropriate measures.

It is naturally pleasing to make money temporarily, but one must also consider whether the business can be sustained in the long run.

This is truly a case of "appealing to their emotions and moving them with reason", and both adults were speechless.

Hearing this, it seemed reasonable and unnecessary for them to hold on to the prescription and fight to the death with an invisible opponent.

Perhaps it's because things have been going too smoothly lately that they can't help but want to continue like this, but this peaceful life can't be had forever just because they want it.

Fang Nanzhi kept listening to his brother and felt that he was right!

"Dad always says that it's not easy to make money by doing the same thing all the time. Sooner or later, we have to come up with new cakes. We have all the new variations of the recipe. We can launch new ones every six months or a few months. That way, even if they know the cake recipe, they won't dare to do anything to them, right?"

Qin Yan nodded: "Zhizhi is smart."

Fang Nanzhi would be very happy when she was praised. So, it seems like she has been praised every day since she started studying and learning medicine?

Fang Tong and Qian Fengping fell into deep thought.

After a while, Qian Fengping spoke first: "If we give the recipe out, what will happen to the people we employ now? And the stores that buy goods from us now have all signed documents."

Breach of contract requires compensation.

Qin Yan nodded: "This is the condition we want to negotiate with the other party."

After a while, Fang Tong turned back and said in a relaxed tone, "I think what the kid said makes sense. In order to make more money, we still have to find someone who has a say in the county. We have been in partnership with Juxianglou for so long, I think Wu Dongjia is indeed worthy of consideration."