Gourmet Girl: Becoming a Royal Merchant Started from Selling Buns

"W-What did you say?!"

Boss Liu never expected such a great happy event to happen. For a moment, he forgot to breathe and stared at Su An in disbelief.

Su An gave him a calming look. She had thought about it carefully over the past few days. Although Boss Liu had bad intentions, he did have a good way of running a business.

The previous teahouse was not only well-organized, but also had many repeat customers. Its reputation was the best in the county. To be able to achieve this level shows that he had good management skills.

"I won't stay in the county forever. I will definitely go out and develop in the future. When that happens, this breakfast shop will be my first branch in Fuyou County. How about you, Boss Liu, take over?"

"Of course, after you take over, you must not leak any of those recipes, and the quality of the breakfast must be guaranteed, otherwise you will be directly imprisoned."

"If you agree, we will sign and let you start as an apprentice."

By the time Su An finished speaking, Boss Liu's face had flushed with excitement. Without thinking, he excitedly shouted, "I agree! I agree! Boss Su, no, aunt! You really are my aunt!"

He never dreamed that Su An would let go of their past grudges and really wanted to hire him!

Now that’s good, he doesn’t have to steal or rob, he’s really going to get rich!

Boss Liu was so happy that he cried, shaking his fat body and swearing repeatedly: "My aunt is really kind-hearted and magnanimous! I just want to make a lot of money to live a good life. Since my aunt has given me this opportunity, I will definitely change my ways and make sure to satisfy my aunt!"

Su An nodded, said nothing, and took out the prepared deed for him to sign.

As long as she signed the contract, she would have recruited a talent, and she was not afraid that Boss Liu would make any more trouble. If anyone had any intention of harming the store, she could send him directly to jail.

Then she asked Boss Liu to come to the shop to help starting tomorrow, and the contract was concluded.

Boss Liu was so excited that his teeth were showing. After he left happily, Fu Zhun looked at Su An and sighed in confusion: "He did something bad to you several times before, but you are so tolerant."

"Not really." Su An chuckled and blinked, "It's not that I'm generous, but he has already paid back what he owed me, so we don't owe each other anything."

"Besides, he does have some skills. As long as he can be honest and dutiful according to the contract, then I will know how to use him well. It is better to let him make money for me than to make an enemy!"

Fu Zhun was slightly stunned when he heard this. Knowing how to use people well, can it also be used on people with grudges and enemies?

He couldn't help but look at her with some admiration, and his dark eyes kept staring at Su An for a few more times. The little girl had red lips and white teeth, and a bright smile between her beautiful eyebrows, and she looked open-minded.

“…” She is truly a wonderful woman.

A few days later, early in the morning, the Su family breakfast shop lit firecrackers and officially opened with great fanfare.

The guests who had been queuing up for a long time suddenly cheered and rushed in impatiently. When they saw the elegant layout, their eyes lit up.

The floor is paved with neatly arranged bluestone bricks, which are clean and bright. There is a bouquet of fresh flowers on each table, which is full of vitality.

On one side of the counter, steam was rising from the steamer, emitting an enticing aroma, and a wide variety of breakfasts were also placed on the counter.

The buns are round and plump, the steamed buns are white as snow, the fried dough sticks are golden and crispy, and the fragrant soy milk and porridge make everyone salivate at the sight.

"This is the first time I've seen such an arrangement for breakfast. It's truly pleasing to the eye!"

"It's all in one glance, so exquisite!"

The new shop received praises without exception. Su An smiled and struck while the iron was hot behind the counter, launching a new product: soup dumplings.

The soup dumplings were served on the table. The round dumpling skin was crystal clear, and you could faintly see the rich soup inside gently shaking.

Then gently bite open the thin outer layer, and the delicious and hot soup and meat filling will instantly spread in your mouth. The unique taste makes the crowd exclaim in surprise.

"Hiss—young boss, how many surprises are you going to give us? The shop has grown, and these buns are getting more and more novel and delicious!"

"Hahaha, that's right, little boss! If you have any other skills, just share them with us. I can't get enough of them!"

Zhou Li also pushed Fu Zhun into the store to show his support. As soon as he tasted the soup dumplings, he was immediately overwhelmed by the fragrance and gobbled up the two that were just served in one gulp.

Fu Zhun, who hadn't even touched the corner of the bun yet, said: "..."

His face just turned cold, Zhou Li stuffed the food in while mumbling: "Hey master, with your friendship with the young boss, just go to the backyard and ask for a few, the young boss might even feed them to you personally!"

"You still remember that I am your master?" Fu Zhun was so angry that he laughed. His bony hands slowly clenched, as if he wanted to hit someone.

Zhou Li quickly shrank his neck and was about to continue to encourage his prince to take the initiative, but unexpectedly, at this moment, an extremely arrogant shout suddenly came from the door, breaking the lively atmosphere in the hall.

"Hey, it's a new store! Where's the boss here? Come out quickly and pay the protection fee!"

The leader was a tall man with muscular body and fierce face. He came in and kicked over a stool, making a crackling noise.

Behind him, a dozen or so thugs rushed in with weapons in hand, and then snatched the food from the guests' table and started eating it without any courtesy.

"What are you looking at! This street belongs to our Master Zhang, get out of here!"

Everyone had never seen such a scene before, their faces turned pale, and they no longer cared about the delicious buns, and quickly ran out.

The family saw this scene as soon as they came out. They didn't expect to encounter trouble just a few minutes after opening the business. Their faces changed.

Su An's face turned cold, and he immediately stepped forward and stopped them, saying, "This shop is under my name. I don't know when it became your territory, and you still have to pay protection fees!"

When they saw a pretty girl coming out, Zhang San, who was in the lead, was suddenly enlightened.

He looked at Su An with lustful eyes and said, "Hey young lady, ask around. Which of the streets around here is not protected by me, Zhang San? If you don't pay the protection fee, it will be difficult for me to do my job!"

"Well, I didn't expect that a beautiful girl like you would open this new shop. If you don't want to pay, then come and serve me for a few days. How about I protect you and let you walk sideways in the future?"

After Zhang Sanliu finished speaking in a vulgar tone, before Su An could react, the two boys beside her immediately became furious.

"You dare to humiliate my elder sister, you are looking for death!" Su Ting was already dissatisfied, and now he was so angry that his eyes were spitting fire. He picked up a bench and rushed over to beat him, but was blocked by a group of younger brothers in the middle.

"Hey, you little bastard, you're pretty arrogant, aren't you? Today, your brothers are going to teach you a lesson!"

"Not good!" Su Jiang's eyes were filled with anger, and he immediately rushed forward with his weapon in hand, "Let him go!"

"Another brat coming for a beating!"

The thugs were unreasonable. Seeing that their leader Zhang San looked disdainful and did not stop them, they looked at each other, surrounded the two kids and started to beat them up.

"Jian Yi!" Fu Zhun's face turned as dark as ink when he saw this, and he shouted immediately.

Then Jian Yi's figure quickly jumped out. He was silent, but with one move he knocked several gangsters away in an instant.

"There are still people resisting?!" Zhang San didn't expect that a newly opened store would be so difficult to deal with. He felt embarrassed for a moment and quickly ordered his younger brothers to take action.

Some started smashing things, some started beating people up, and in the blink of an eye the whole shop was in chaos.

Things happened so fast that when Su An came to his senses, the two sides were already fighting, and his two children had been punched several times in the face, with bruises all over their faces.

She was terrified and had no time to think. She could only stop the farce and hurried forward to shout at Zhang San, "Stop it! Stop fighting. You just want protection money. Let me talk to you!"