vstars Chapter 202 7 Lixiang
Chapter 202 7 Lixiang
"This is Mr. Liu Mingtai from Liuji Cloth Shop. Liuji Cloth Shop is the fabric supplier for half of the garment shops in Lanzhou City. In addition to common fabrics, Liuji Cloth Shop's precious fabrics such as floating luster brocade and cicada wing gauze are widely praised. The price once soared to 100 taels of silver per piece, but it is still in short supply."
Upon hearing this, Liu Mingtai waved his hand at Chen Shundong and said, "That price is just a rumor spread by the common people. The highest price of Fuguangjin is only fifty taels per piece. It has never been sold for a hundred taels."
Chen Shundong couldn't help rolling his eyes when he saw Liu Mingtai's superficial correction but actually showing off, "Yes, yes, you are right."
Qian Lai saw through it but didn't say anything. He just sat there calmly watching them bicker.
Chen Shundong quickly remembered the important matter and stopped talking to Liu Mingtai. He continued to give Qian Laiye the money to introduce him.
"These two are Mr. Sheng Xinglongsheng of Shengji Tea Shop and Mr. He Fuguihe of Heji Winery. They are both the heads of their respective families. Both the Sheng and He families are century-old families. They are masters of tea-frying and wine-making techniques. In addition to being sold in Lanzhou City, the tea and wine produced every year are also provided in large quantities to other prefectures."
This actually aroused Qian Lai's interest. It seemed that he could let Lin Wu have more contact with these two people in the future and learn about their transportation experience, which would definitely be of great benefit to the development of Lulutong.
After Chen Shundong introduced the names and identities of the people he brought to Qian Laiye, he began to introduce Qian Laiye to his friends.
"You all heard it downstairs just now. This is Qian Laiye, the head shopkeeper of Yipin Guo. He is also my sworn brother and my great benefactor. It can be said that if it weren't for the help of my brother Qian, I'm afraid the rice shop passed down by the Chen family would have been ruined in my hands."
Qian Lai also heard what Chen Shundong said, and smiled and waved his hand: "Look at what you said, I don't have that much ability, to get through the difficulties, it mainly depends on your own courage, brother. Well, it's all over, let's not talk about it anymore."
"Everyone here is a big merchant in Lanzhou City. Although I have never seen your true faces before, I have heard about your businesses. It is my honor to meet you. I would like to toast you first."
After Qian Lai finished speaking, he raised his glass and drank it all. Seeing this, the others also raised their glasses and drank up the wine.
He Fugui is the owner of the winery and he is also a wine lover. After drinking a glass of fruit wine, he immediately tasted the benefits of this wine.
"This wine has a bright color and a fresh fruity aroma. It tastes refreshing and sweet, but not intoxicating. It really has a unique flavor. I wonder if Shopkeeper Qian has any similar wines in his shop? How many are there? If Shopkeeper Qian is willing to part with them, I will buy them from you and sell them in my winery."
The three bosses sitting on Boss He's left were stunned when they heard what Boss He said, and then they started to curse He Fugui in their hearts for being cunning and treacherous.
They wanted to take advantage of the situation to talk business with the shopkeeper Qian, but it turned out that Lao He's entry point was his own old business, and no one could find any fault with him, which really made them depressed.
Qian Lai was always cheerful and pretended not to know what He Fugui was up to.
"This wine is just an ordinary fruit wine. There are two or three other similar wines in the store. If Boss He is interested, we can discuss cooperation alone another day. Our store's main business is still hot pot, and the wine is just to add to the fun. You must enjoy your meal here today."
After a pause, Qian Laiye continued, "My boss has a wide range of business interests and has now opened a store in Lanzhou. We will definitely have cooperation in the future. I hope that we can achieve win-win cooperation and mutual benefit."
After Qian Laiye finished speaking, he poured himself another glass of wine and raised his glass to everyone. After probing for so long, the bosses finally got a firm answer from Qian Laiye. Feeling happy, they stood up and filled their own glasses with wine, clinked their glasses with Qian Laiye's, and drank the wine in their glasses.
Everyone smiled at each other. No need to say much, everything was said without words.
Just then, there was a knock on the door. It was the waiter delivering the food. Qian Lai also shouted towards the door: "Come in."
The three waiters heard the response from inside the house. One of them pushed open the door, and the other two came in pushing two food delivery carts.
After putting the food away, the two people who pushed the food cart left with the empty cart. The remaining person wanted to stay and explain to everyone how to eat hot pot, but Qian Lai refused: "I'll take care of it here, you can go and do other things."
The waiter responded and left, remembering to close the door of the box when he left.
Qian Lai also personally cooked the pot and instructed them on how to prepare the dipping sauce. The scene was quite harmonious and the relationship between them became closer as they ate and drank together.
After Lin Chuyi left Yipin Guo, he went near Qilixiang, disguised as a rich young man, waving a folding fan in his hand, and walked on the street where Qilixiang was located, pretending to be a passerby attracted by the aroma of pastries emanating from Qilixiang, and walked towards the Qilixiang store.
Qilixiang's shop was originally a rouge shop, which was divided into two floors and the area was not very large.
The dim sum business is mainly based on freshness, and Lin Chuyi did not intend to expand the store too much, so he only set up the first floor as a sales place, and the second floor was equipped with simple tables and chairs for customers to rest and enjoy the dim sum.
When Lin Chuyi arrived at Qilixiang, Qilixiang had already completed the opening ceremony and entered the formal business stage.
Although there were many people on the first floor of Qilixiang at this moment, there was no crowding or pushing. Everyone lined up obediently.
Among these people, some were diners who had tasted the small cakes given away at the opening of Seven-Li Xiang and were impressed by the taste, so they came in to buy the small cakes; some were passers-by who came following the aroma of Seven-Li Xiang; and some came in just to join in the fun because there were so many people.
When Lin Chuyi bought the shop, he also bought the house behind the shop. He erected two connecting high walls between the two houses, opened a passage, and converted the house at the back into a baking room and employee dormitory.
All the employees of Qilixiang are women, so they can eat, live and work here, which is both convenient and safe.
The first floor of the Qilixiang lobby is divided into two areas. The side facing the main door is where customers queue up to place orders, pay bills, and receive desserts, while the side facing the backyard is where Qilixiang staff collect money and ship goods.
After the customer has selected the desserts they want to buy and queued up to pay at the small window in the checkout area, they can choose to dine in or take out. Then they can take the receipt issued by the clerk to the food area to find the clerk in charge of distribution to exchange for the corresponding dessert.