funbook-pk Chapter 121 This young master has enough face, doesn't he!
Chapter 121 This young master has enough face, doesn't he!
"Where are you all headed?" Jiang Yuchen asked again.
Shen Yuan didn't hide anything and replied, "I want to find a carpenter to order some tables, chairs, and benches. Young Master Jiang is from Jinling, so surely you know which street has the most and best carpenters?"
"That's natural!"
Jiang Yuchen snapped his fan open and said as he fanned himself, "If you want to buy anything made of wood, go to Qianji Pavilion. They have many skilled craftsmen, and the things they make are not only exquisite but also ingenious! All the beds, cabinets, tables, and chairs in my house were carved by their master craftsmen who came to my home!"
Hearing the first few sentences, Shen Yuan was very tempted, but after hearing Jiang Yuchen's last sentence, Shen Yuan suddenly lost her longing for Qianji Pavilion.
After all, what the richest person thinks is good may not be so good for ordinary people like them.
Especially the price... it's definitely not that great.
Shen Yuan smiled and said, "Thank you, but when it comes to things for the shop, I value cost-effectiveness. I wonder if Young Master Jiang is aware of that..."
"Do you know where the cheapest carpenter's shop is?" Jiang Yuchen interrupted Shen Yuan, glanced at her from head to toe, and said, "That's right! Looking at you, even if you had eight pockets sewn into your clothes, you couldn't get half a pound of rice out of them. You're definitely not Qianji Pavilion's target customer."
Shen Yuan: "..."
Is it really necessary to be so heartbreaking?
She's just a little poor.
Knowing that asking Jiang Yuchen would be pointless, Shen Yuan took Chun Tao's hand and walked towards the door.
Upon seeing this, Jiang Yuchen quickly stopped him, saying, "I'm the most knowledgeable person in Jinling City. There's no place I don't know. Wait here, I'll personally lead the way for you!"
After saying that, Jiang Yuchen took the lead and walked ahead of Shen Yuan.
Seeing this, Shen Yuan followed.
The three walked through three bustling streets and finally stopped in front of a mahogany gate.
The gate was wide open. Standing outside and looking in, you could see the courtyard filled with craftsmen busy whittling and sawing wood.
Jiang Yuchen pointed to the plaque hanging on the mahogany gate and said, "This is it!"
Shen Yuan looked at the large characters written on the plaque and carried it into the courtyard.
Jiang Yuchen followed behind Shen Yuan and whispered in her ear, "They may not be as skilled at woodworking, but when it comes to speed, no one in Jinling City can compare to them!"
Speed is exactly what Shen Yuan wants most!
The Flower Garden Restaurant is scheduled to open in January, and she needs to get all the furnishings and utensils ready in the shortest possible time.
Upon seeing Jiang Yucheng and Shen Yuan enter, all the carpenters in the courtyard stopped their work and called out, "Young Master Jiang!"
Jiang Yuchen, with his round belly protruding, stuck it out a bit more upon hearing this, then swaggered into the courtyard with his hands behind his back.
Shen Yuan thought to herself, "Judging from this situation, could it be that Jiang Yuchen is the owner here?"
Just then, he saw an old man with a white beard, wearing a brocade robe, walk up to Jiang Yuchen, cup his hands in greeting, and be very polite.
"Young Master Jiang, you've arrived! I'm so sorry for not greeting you properly!"
Jiang Yuchen waved his hand to interrupt: "Stop talking nonsense! This Miss Shen is my friend. She owns a shop and needs to order a batch of tables and chairs. Bring over your best samples for Miss Shen to see!"
"Okay!"
The white-bearded old man led the way for Shen Yuan: "Miss Shen, please follow me!"
Shen Yuan followed the white-bearded old man into the east-facing wing of the courtyard.
The side room was very large, filled with densely packed wooden tables and chairs, some seating four to eight people, others eight to twenty, in various sizes, round and square shapes.
“Miss Shen, these tables and chairs are all set. If you see a set you like, just ask me. Since you are Mr. Jiang’s friend, as for the price…”
The old man stroked his beard, his gaze shifting between Shen Yuan and Jiang Yuchen, and said, "I'll definitely give you the best deal!"
Shen Yuan raised an eyebrow imperceptibly. Why did she feel that she would be taken advantage of because she was Jiang Yuchen's friend?
"This eight-immortal table is nice. The design is simple, and the tabletop and chair backs are polished very smoothly, so it's not easy for dirt to accumulate. It's also easy to wipe with a cloth!" Chun Tao took a liking to a set of tables and chairs and asked Shen Yuan for her opinion with her eyes.
Shen Yuan also thought it was good, so she asked, "How much does this set of table and chairs cost?"
“Miss Shen, you have a discerning eye! The set of tables and chairs you’ve chosen is one of our best-selling items! It’s incredibly popular! But since you’re a friend of Young Master Jiang…” The white-bearded old man held up five fingers, squinted, and smiled, “…It sells for eight taels to others, but I’ll only charge you five taels and eighty cents. If you order more, Miss Shen, I can even round down the price by one zero.”
"How many sets would Miss Shen like to order?"
Five ounces and eight ounces?
Shen Yuan twitched the corner of her mouth. Sure enough, intuition is always very accurate.
Chun Tao leaned closer to Shen Yuan and asked in a low voice, "Are prices in Jinling City really that high?"
Shen Yuan didn't answer, but continued along with the old man with the white beard: "I need to order 36 sets."
"The total cost for 36 sets is 208 taels and 8 strings of cash. Let's go with 208 taels. Half of the deposit needs to be paid upfront, which is 104 taels!"
Shen Yuan pursed her lips. So, rounding down by one zero meant it was eight hundred coins?
Jiang Yuchen was also dissatisfied with the quote and said unhappily, "Give me some face and waive the 8.8 ounces!"
"Young Master Jiang, this... it's not that I'm disrespecting you, it's just that our line of work really doesn't make any money!"
The white-bearded old man looked troubled: "These craftsmen need to be paid! And this timber also needs to be purchased! Five taels and eight ounces is already the cost price, we really can't go any lower!"
At this point, the white-bearded old man suddenly changed the subject, "However, out of respect for Young Master Jiang, I can give Miss Shen a money box, with a lock! It will cost eight taels!"
"Alright!" Jiang Yuchen waved his fan, looked at Shen Yuan, and raised an eyebrow at her.
"How about that! I have enough influence, don't I! Not only did I get you the cost price, but I also gave you an extra money box!"
Shen Yuan: "..."
As the group was talking, a little girl's soft, sweet voice suddenly rang out from outside the door.
"Grandpa! Xuexue has come to see you!"
As the voice spoke, a figure in a peach-pink dress rushed into the room.
Shen Yuan was taken aback when she saw the person who came; Jinling City was really small!
Upon seeing his granddaughter, the white-bearded old man immediately smiled, bent down, and picked her up: "Xuexue, what brings you here?"
"I missed Grandpa, so I came to see him!" After Li Luoxue finished speaking, she turned to look at the other people in the room. When her eyes met Shen Yuan's, she jumped down from her grandfather's arms.
"Sister Shen! It really is you! When did you arrive in Jinling? Why didn't you come to see me?"
Li Luoxue affectionately took Shen Yuan's hand.
Shen Yuan lowered her head and touched the fluffy flower in Li Luoxue's hair. She and Li Luoxue met at Zuichunlou. She was worried that her appearance would remind Li Luoxue of bad memories, so apart from the first time she came to Jinling City, she did not go to see Li Luoxue.
I never expected to run into you here today.
It's been a year since I last saw her, and this little girl has grown taller; at nine years old, she's already up to my waist.
Seeing Li Luoxue's bright smile, Shen Yuan knew that she had emerged from the shadows of the past.
So he gently patted the fluffy flower in her hair and said with a smile, "I only came to Jinling a few days ago!"