BXBX NOVEL Chapter 43 - 43: Happy Cooperation
The woman panicked and reached out to grab Su Li.
Sun Ming stopped the woman with a cold expression.
The woman looked at Sun Ming as if she was looking at a fool. “Don’t help the evil person count money after you are being sold by her. What’s so good about that fat woman? If you’d like a wife, I’ll introduce my niece to you.”
Sun Ming said coldly, “I don’t have the fortune to enjoy your niece. Also, Ms. Su and I are innocent. If you dare to say anything, I’ll tear your mouth apart.”
It wasn’t like he didn’t know about Su Li’s marriage, but his master had already called Su Li a Ms. He couldn’t possibly call her “Madam Su”!
Looking at the carriage in the distance, the woman stomped her feet in anger. She decided that when she returned from the market, she would definitely talk to Wang Chunhua. She should teach this daughter-in-law of hers a lesson.
She was flirting with a strange man in broad daylight and the other party had even come to the village entrance to pick her up. This adulterous couple had gone too far.
Su Li asked Sun Ming for Sun Yuangui’s address. She planned to go to the
Exquisite Pavilion to hand over the goods first before looking for Sun Yuangui.
Sun Ming said, “Ms. Su, go ahead with your work. I’ll wait for you at the door. When you’re done, I’ll bring you to my master. If I go back alone, I’ll definitely be scolded!”
Su Li didn’t want to make things difficult for him, so she asked him to wait near the Exquisite Pavilion.
In a room on the second floor of the Exquisite Pavilion, Yue Yingying was looking at the recent accounts. Ever since she had the fragrant soap and soap provided by Su Li, the performance of the Exquisite Pavilion had visibly increased. This was because everyone would also purchase some other things when they came to buy soap.
The only pity was that Su Li refused to hand over the formula for the soap and fragrant soap. Their people had studied it for so long, but they still couldn’t figure it out.
Yue Yingying could not help but rub her temples. Did she really have to agree to
Su Li’s plan?
However, it was obviously impossible. Even if she agreed, the owner of the
Exquisite Pavilion would not agree. After all, this had never happened before.
“Manager, Ms. Su is here!” The maidservant walked up and said to Yue Yingying.
Yue Yingying closed the account book in her hand. “Invite her up!”
After Su Li and the waiter confirmed that there were no problems with the quality and quantity of the good stuff, they followed the maidservant up to the second floor.
“Have a seat!” Yue Yingying poured tea for Su Li.
Su Li sat opposite Yue Yingying and took a sip of tea. She was really thirsty after traveling for so long.
“Ms. Su, have you considered what we had discussed last time?” Yue Yingying went straight to the point.
Su Li felt that she had already made it very clear last time. Why was Yue Yingying still unwilling to give up?
“Steward Yue, if you can agree to my conditions, I’ll provide the formula without hesitation.”
Su Li’s meaning was very clear. There was no way she could buy her formula with so little money!
Yue Yingying sighed and said, “To tell you the truth, we’ve already sent people to study your formula. In the future, we’ll definitely be able to study the things inside. While it’s still popular, I advise you to sell the formula!”
“Otherwise, it would really be worthless. I’m only telling you this because we really hit it off. If it were anyone else, I wouldn’t care. After all, doing this won’t do me any good.”
This time, Su Li did not reject her directly. “Let me think about it!”
She knew that Yue Yingying was telling the truth. Actually, soap and fragrant soap were not too difficult to make. As long as she found the most important thing—alkaline, it would be easy to make soap.
Yue Yingying picked up her teacup and slowly sipped her tea as she quietly waited for Su Li. She knew that Su Li was a smart person, and she understood the key to this.
Su Li said leisurely, “You can buy my formula, but I want 200 taels of silver. Moreover, I only sold the formula to you. I still have the right to make it in the future, but I promise that other than you and me, I won’t tell anyone else.”
“It’s too expensive!” Yue Yingying frowned. It was fine if she sold it to them, but Su Li even asked to keep the right to make it. This made her a little dissatisfied.
Su Li chuckled and said, “It’s expensive, but it’s worth it, isn’t it? Look at how many people are coming for the soap now? Moreover, your Exquisite Pavilion doesn’t only have this shop. What’s a mere 200 taels to you?”
“Instead of wasting time researching and completing the formula, it’s better to buy the formula back and start producing it. You can calculate how much profit you can make in a day if you produce it on a large scale.”
“Don’t worry, the soap I made won’t be sold elsewhere. It will only be sent to the Exquisite Pavilion, but only if you give me a reasonable and fair price.” If the price was not reasonable, that would be another matter.
Yue Yingying thought for a while and said, “Sit here for a while. I’ll discuss it with the shopkeeper.”
She was the one who handled some of the miscellaneous matters in the Linglong Pavilion, but she was not the one who could make decisions on major matters.
Yue Yingying knew that Su Li must not have eaten since she came so early, so she instructed someone to bring Su Li a bowl of noodles.
“Thank you!” Su Li revealed her eight white teeth and thanked the maidservant.
She was indeed a little hungry. She picked up her chopsticks and started eating. People who cared about their reputation would starve. She was already in this state, so what dignity did she still need?
Su Li had just put down her chopsticks when Yue Yingying returned.
“Ms. Su, I’ve discussed this with the shopkeeper just now. The highest price we can offer now is 100 taels of silver. Also, the soap and fragrant soap you make in the future can’t be sold elsewhere. They can only be sold to the Exquisite Pavilion. Of course, we’ll still settle the price at the current price.”
This condition was already the best condition she had fought for. It had already increased by five times compared to the initial price.
“150 taels. This is my greatest concession. If you don’t have this bit of sincerity, then I don’t think you need this formula much,” Su Li said.
Yue Yingying felt a headache coming on as she watched Su Li’s mouth open and close. This was the first time she had met such a difficult person. If it was someone else, they would have agreed to it, she wouldn’t have to bargain with them like what she was doing now.
Yue Yingying gritted her teeth and agreed, “Alright, I promise you!”
They couldn’t delay any longer for such a small sum of money. If they had agreed on the matter last time, they wouldn’t know how much money they had earned!
Su Li and Yue Yingying signed the draft document. Su Li wrote down the formula, and Yue Yingying got someone to get money for Su Li.
“Happy working with you!” Su Li extended her hand to Yue Yingying.
Yue Yingying was stunned for a moment before she smiled and held Su Li’s hand. “Happy working with you!”
When Sun Ming saw Su Li coming out of the Exquisite Pavilion with a smile, he
could not help but ask.
“Ms.. Su, why are you so happy?