A family with three widows, after severing ties with relatives, she became wealthy and married into

Chapter 117 Signing the Contract

"What?" Mrs. Qian was stunned.

“Mother, don’t rush into adopting a goddaughter.” Qian Fulai pulled Madam Qian to sit down. “I need to discuss something with you.”

He was about to speak when he paused, "Let's wait until Dad comes back before we talk about it."

Madam Qian was displeased upon hearing this, "What? Is there anything in the family that I, as the mother, cannot decide?!"

Qian Fulai helplessly took her arm. "Mother, that's not what I meant. It's Tian Er, she..."

He relayed Tian Tian's message to Madam Qian, "So I want to wait for Dad to come back so our family can discuss it properly."

Upon hearing this, Madam Qian pondered for a moment and then sent a servant to summon Manager Qian back.

Manager Qian returned half an hour later.

"What happened?" Manager Qian asked as soon as he returned.

“Father, here’s the thing…” Qian Fulai explained again, “Do you think Tian Er’s idea is feasible?”

“Forty percent of the profits…” Manager Qian muttered.

He stood up as soon as he sat down, then paced back and forth with his head down.

"Four percent dividend..."

He paced back and forth, muttering to himself, while Madam Qian and Qian Fulai followed him around with their eyes.

I don't know how much time had passed, but Manager Qian suddenly stopped.

"promise!"

He was so excited that he spat out his saliva, "I promise, Sweetie!"

"Don't even mention 40%, even 50%, no, even 60%, we'll agree."

Qian Fulai looked at Madam Qian, whose eyes were wide open just like his own, with surprise.

"Dad... wouldn't giving Tian Er 40% of the profits be too much?"

Manager Qian strode up to Qian Fulai, his grip tightening without restraint, and delivered a sharp flick to the forehead. "What do you know?!"

Qian Fulai, looking utterly miserable after being beaten, covered his head with his hands and cried, "Father, just say what you want to say..."

Manager Qian sat down nearby and beckoned Madam Qian and Qian Fu to come over, saying, "I have a question for you."

“We earn one hundred taels a day now, and we take one hundred taels.”

"What if we earn five hundred taels a day? Even if we only take 60%, that's still three hundred taels."

"To put it simply, even if we earn two hundred taels a day, and we take sixty percent, we'll still have one hundred and twenty taels left."

Mrs. Qian and Qian Fulai nodded, they understood the reasoning.

"In that case, why not?" Manager Qian spread his hands, raising his eyebrows as he looked at the two of them.

Qian Fulai voiced his concerns, "But Father... do you really trust Tian Er so much that he can earn so much money?"

"You really believe all those novel dishes she described?"

Manager Qian nodded emphatically, "I believe you!"

Why don't you believe it?

The example of Baishi Teahouse is right there!

In Daqi, teahouses have always been places for drinking tea, eating sweet and greasy snacks, gossiping, and watching operas.

But once Tian Tian started making changes, it became completely different from ordinary teahouses.

"Look, before we left Baishi Teahouse, there were steamed buns, shumai, shrimp dumplings... have you ever heard of them?"

Qian Fulai and his wife shook their heads repeatedly.

I've never heard of it, nor have I ever eaten it.

Manager Qian and his wife originally planned to continue their sightseeing, but upon hearing that a new teahouse had opened in Baishi County, they made a special trip back.

They went to try it on their first day back, and the delicious food amazed them.

During these months of travel, I saw many beautiful sights and ate a lot of delicious food, but the best food was found in Baishi County.

They even felt that they had wasted so many trips.

"But Tian Tian managed to get it done." Manager Qian proudly raised his head.

"Therefore, I absolutely believe what Tian Tian said. Those novel vegetables she mentioned will definitely make Fulai Restaurant famous throughout Daqi."

Shopkeeper Qian stared at Qian Fulai, "Fulai, the reason Father wants to adopt Tian Tian as his goddaughter..."

"Father admits that Father also had selfish motives."

The most important point is that he realized Tian Tian really didn't have any romantic feelings for his son, and there was absolutely no chance that the Qian family could ask to marry Tian Tian.

He also realized that Tian Tian had feelings for Qian Fulai, the kind of feelings that come from friendship.

Therefore, after quickly assessing the situation, he decisively expressed his desire to become godparents.

On the one hand, it was to make the relationship between Fu Lai and Tian Tian more reasonable and avoid causing gossip and suspicion.

On the other hand, it also strengthens their bond; the relationship between sworn brothers and sisters is always more solid than that of simple friends.

Of course, he and his wife genuinely liked this Miss Tian.

Let's go back to Tian Tian's suggestion...

Manager Qian felt that by bringing this up at this time, she was actually showing great sincerity to the Qian family.

If she brings it up after they've become godparents, everyone will feel awkward.

"Fu Lai, regarding this matter... before we formally become godparents, let's find a time to have Tian Tian sign the contract."

Since Tian Tian is taking this matter seriously, they should also take it seriously.

Qian Fulai frowned. "Do we have to be so serious?"

He lent money to Tian Tian... without ever writing an IOU.

He trusted her completely.

"We specifically asked Tian Tian to come...and we even have her sign a contract. Won't that make her think we don't trust her?"

Manager Qian shook his head. "No! It is precisely because of trust that we need to sign the contract."

As the saying goes, even close brothers should keep clear accounts!

"When doing business together, the worst thing you can do is not sign a contract."

"Everything should be discussed upfront so that any disputes later won't damage relationships."

Qian Fulai nodded thoughtfully.

Fu Lai Restaurant has always been a business exclusively owned by the Qian family, and they have never partnered with anyone else.

Therefore, he had never been exposed to this kind of thing.

"Then...should I ask Tian Er to come along?"

Shopkeeper Qian rolled his eyes at him. "Stop calling her Tian Er. After we become godparents, she will be your real sister."

"No rules!"

Qian Fulai frowned. "Isn't that something that has to wait until after we're officially recognized as godparents? We haven't done that yet."

"Then I'll... go and ask Sister Tian out."

"Okay, let's arrange to meet tomorrow at noon. We'll reserve a private room at the Baishi Teahouse..."

Qian Fulai reminded his father, "Baishi Teahouse doesn't accept reservations."

The business at Baishi Teahouse is so good... the seats are extremely sought after.

"However, there haven't been many guests lately, so if we go early we can get a private room."

Manager Qian nodded, "Okay, then let's go early."

*

The next day, heavy snow fell, and the streets of the county town were deserted, with the Baishi Teahouse also nearly empty.

Lu Tao and Liu San Niang, who were usually busy in the kitchen, also had a rare moment to come to the teahouse entrance and watch the snowflakes dance in the sky.

"Sister Lu, let's go back to the village in a couple of days." Liu San Niang's gaze followed the drifting snowflakes.

"Clean up the house and bring anything usable to the county."

"Throw away what's useless."

Her and Daya's household registrations were also moved to the newly purchased courtyard along with Lu Tao's family.

Tian Tian also gave Daya a nice new name, Qin Youyou, saying that she hoped Daya would live a carefree and leisurely life in the future.

Almost everyone was satisfied with the name, especially Youyou herself.

"Guests have arrived?" Qin Youyou noticed the group of people walking towards them...