The Lucky Heiress

That’s a thousand taels! How many years of marinated delicacies would this shop have to sell to make this sum!

Wei Ruo smiled, “I’m not selling the recipe for the marinated dishes, but I think

I can discuss another deal with Boss Fan, which will be more suitable for Zuixian Residence than this marinated dish recipe.

Shopkeeper Shen looked puzzled, “The young master has other business to discuss with our family’s young master?

“Yes, please return and tell Boss Fan that if he is indeed interested, we could arrange a meeting to discuss further.” said Wei Ruo.

Shopkeeper Shen looked at Wei Ruo, his surprise very evident.

This young master surely is brave. This novice, who hasn’t even made a household name for himself yet, dares to ask to deal directly with their master.

Should he be called a young calf that is not afraid of the tiger, or should we commend him for his courage?

After contemplating for a while, Shopkeeper Shen said: “Alright, I will go now and ask our young master. Please wait here for a moment young master, I will be back soon.”

“Okay.” Wei Ruo agreed.

Shopkeeper Shen stood up and left, quickly returning to Zuixian Residence. On the second floor of the private box, Shopkeeper Shen repeated the pitch he just had.

“Oh? He wants to discuss business with me personally?” Fan Chengxu showed

an interested smile.

“Yes.”

Fan Chengxu pondered for a while, then said, “Bring him over.

“Yes, I’ll go right away.”

Due to the close proximity of the two shops, in less than a joss stick’s burning time, Wei Ruo, led by Shopkeeper Shen, walked into the door of the Crane Pavilion on the second floor.

This time, Fan Chengxu carefully looked at Wei Ruo at a close distance.

He was young, small in stature, had a large area of blue birthmarks on his face

and ugly black moles. His looks could be described as ugly.

Only those pair of eyes were clear and clean, smart and spirited, it could be considered the only redeeming feature on his face.

“I heard from Shopkeeper Shen that you want to talk business with me?” Fan Chengxu looked at Wei Ruo with a half-smiling expression.

“Yes.” Wei Ruo answered.

“Tell me about it.” Fan Chengxu leisurely sipped his tea, waiting for the rest of

the conversation.

“Zuixian Residence is the most famous restaurant in Taizhou prefecture. There are many kinds of dishes in the building. The marinated dishes are just one of the hundreds of dishes. It’s not worth spending a lot of money to buy a marinated dish. But I have something more useful to Boss Fan that I want to supply to you in the long run.

“Oh? What is it?” Fan Chengxu admitted that he was quite interested in what

this young master was saying.

Wei Ruo did not answer directly, but took out three porcelain bottles from the brocade bag he had brought.

Wei Ruo placed the three bottles on the mahogany round table in front of him, lined up in a row.

-These three bottles are all ingredients for seasoning. The spices used in my marinated dishes shop are these. Boss Fan, if you are interested, you may take a look.” said Wei Ruo.

Fan Chengxu stared at the three porcelain bottles in front of Wei Ruo.

After scrutinizing them for a while, he signaled to Shopkeeper Shen.

Shopkeeper Shen immediately came forward and took all three porcelain bottles to Fan Chengxu.

Fan Chengxu opened one bottle and sniffed it near his nose. There was a scent inside, the smell was rich and layered.

The fragrance did indeed resemble the smell of the marinated dishes sold in

Xu’s marinated dishes shop.

Wei Ruo explained, “The smell might be a bit pungent if you sniff it directly, but if you cook it into food, the taste will definitely be better and it can effectively neutralize the fishy and mutton smell in meat and fish.

Fan Chengxu poured out some of the powder in the bottle onto a plate.

The dark brown powder seemed to be a mixture of many things. Just by looking at it, without any knowledge in this area, one would not be able to distinguish the specific ingredients.

Then Fan Chengxu put down the first bottle and opened the second one. If smelled, the second bottle had a stronger aroma, and it was a liquid when shaken.

So Fan Chengxu poured some into a small bowl. After seeing the black-brown liquid, Fan Chengxu dipped some with his chopsticks and prepared to put it in his mouth.

“Master!” Shopkeeper Shen was worried.

“This is soy sauce.”

Fan Chengxu said as he put it in his mouth. It was indeed soy sauce, but the taste was much more delicious and richer than any soy sauce he had tasted before.

Not only is there a divide in the quality of wines, but soy sauces are the same. Good soy sauce and bad soy sauce differ greatly.

Without a doubt, the small bottle of soy sauce in front of him was the cream of the crop.

Finally, Fan Chengxu opened the third bottle. This time it was not powder, nor was it a liquid with strong fluidity.

He tipped the bottle over for a while before a bit of the viscous liquid flowed

out.

The color was a bit lighter than soy sauce, and it gleamed brightly.

“What is this?” Fan Chengxu asked Wei Ruo.

“Oyster sauce.” Wei Ruo answered.

“Oyster sauce?”

“Yes, it’s a sauce made from oysters. It has a delicious flavor and can be used for cooking many dishes. It can also be eaten as a dipping sauce.” Wei Ruo answered.

She did not conceal the main ingredient of this sauce, which was oyster. After all, even if she told him the raw material was oyster, he might not be able to make the exact same oyster sauce.

just like everyone knows that the raw material of soy sauce is soybeans, but to make delicious soy sauce, the craft is most important.

After listening to Wei Ruo’s description, Fan Chengxu again scrutinized the viscous substance.

Just by looking at it, one could not see any connection between this substance and oysters.

Fan Chengxu picked up his chopsticks again and dipped some into his mouth, tasting it carefully.

The first response was freshness, a unique fresh and salty taste of seafood, without any fishy taste common to seafood.

The taste was not as strong as soy sauce, but the texture was equally rich and tempting.

He finished examining the three items. Except for the five-spice powder, Fan Chengxu had tasted both the soy sauce and the oyster sauce.

After a while, Fan Chengxu raised his head, his sharp gaze once again fell on Wei Ruo: “Are you trying to sell me the recipes for these spices?

“No, I am not selling recipes, I am selling spices. I want to provide spices to Zuixian Residence in the long run.” Wei Ruo answered, her eyes filled with confidence and determination.

Wei Ruo’s answer surprised Fan Chengxu, and he asked with interest: “So how much stock do you have on hand now?”

“None.” Wei Ruo replied.

“None? And you still have the audacity to say that you want to establish a long-term supply relationship with me.” Fan Chengxu asked.

“Once the deal is made, I can immediately set up a workshop for production.” Wei Ruo answered.

“So you have nothing right now, in other words you’re trying to talk me into a business with no investment for high returns?

-My capital is my art. I know how to make these condiments, I know how to conquer diners’ taste buds. This is my capital and it is valuable. If they were worthless, Boss Fan would not have let Shopkeeper Shen come over to buy the marinade recipe from me today, would he?” Wei Ruo retorted..