Chapter 287: Chapter 287: Satisfied with Such a Partner 1

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Wei Ruo remained impassive under Fan Chengxu’s glaring stare, her expression unchanged as she gently set down her teacup.

“Mr. Fan, we are both businesspeople, and as the saying goes, ‘Harmony brings wealth’, don’t you think?” Wei Ruo gradually spoke.

“‘Harmony brings wealth’, but Mr. Xu has no sincerity, so how can we talk about ‘harmony brings wealth’?” Fan Chengxu countered.

Wei Ruo calmly analysed to Fan Chengxu, “If Mr. Fan is determined to cut off my source of income in Taizhou prefecture, I have no choice. But have you thought it through, Mr. Fan, as to whether this is a profitable deal or not?” Wei Ruo continued, “All our cooperation so far has been mutually beneficial, whether it has been the five-spice powder, oyster sauce, or tea. We both were able to profit. Even if this white wine is not exclusively for your Zuixian Residence, you will still not earn less silver.”

If we dissolve this cooperation, Mr. Fan, you will suffer too. Cooperation brings profits, anger brings losses. Why should we both end up being hurt?” After Wei Ruo spoke, she calmly refilled her empty teacup.

Her composed and unhurried demeanour puts Fan Chengxu in his place.

Fan Chengxu did not immediately respond, just looked at Wei Ruo for a while.

Others cannot guess his thoughts from his expression at this moment, while Xiumei remains nervous. If Fan Chengxu disregards any principles and does something to harm her mistress, she must react quickly to ensure her mistress’s safety.

After a while, the chill on Fan Chengxu’s face receded, and was replaced by his usual smile.

“That’s right, I am a businessman, and it does not make sense to spell mutual defeat with Brother Heyou. Furthermore, I quite like cooperating with Brother Heyou, and am very optimistic about our future. If I stop now, I’m afraid I might regret it later.”

Fan Chengxu was the first to concede, but he did not feel unhappy. On the contrary, he felt a subtle joy.

Then Fan Chengxu asked Wei Ruo, “So, how does Brother Heyou plan to sell this white wine?”

“In Taizhou Prefecture, I will only sell the white wine to your Zuixian Residence, but only to the tavern. I will still sell it to other stores.” Wei Ruo stated her conditions.

Compared to the agreement that the five-spice powder and oyster sauce would only be supplied to Zuixian Residence and her own store in Taizhou Prefecture, Wei Ruo will have other sales channels for the white wine. It is possible to sell ’ to individuals or other stores, only excluding other taverns.

Although only this one clause is different, in reality, Wei Ruo gains a lot more freedom and is almost not hindered by Fan Chengxu.

Alright, I accept.” Fan Chengxu was quite satisfied with Wei Ruo’s proposal, at least his tavern is the only one having the white wine.

In addition, there is a daily limit on the supply of my wine, one pot per day.” Wei Ruo replied.

“Only one pot? Isn’t that too little?” The shopkeeper blurted out.

In their grand Zuixian Residence, how could one pot of wine be enough to sell? Wei Ruo said, “The production of my wine is limited, I can’t produce more.” Shopkeeper Shen replied, “Why not hire more people? Your wine won’t go unsold. If you can only sell one pot a day, that would be a great loss!” Wei Ruo smiled lightly and replied, “Do not produce more, just sell a little every day.”

“But…”

Shopkeeper Shen wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by Fan Chengxu.

“Since Mr. Xu has said so, then we will sell one pot at most every day from now on.” Fan Chengxu had a smile at the corner of his mouth, and his eyes showed his agreement with Wei Ruo’s statements.

“As for the price of this pot of wine, I will sell it to Mr. Fan for forty-eight taels, and how much Mr. Fan can sell it for depends on his skills.” said Wei Ruo.

The first pot of wine that Fan Chengxu sold for Wei Ruo was at fifty taels of silver. If the subsequent wine was sold at the same price, Fan Chengxu could earn two taels of silver for each pot of wine.

Upon hearing this price, shopkeeper Shen was taken aback. Isn’t this asking price too high?

In this way, their Zuixian Residence would not have much profit from this white wine!

At this point, Shopkeeper Shen dared not say more and looked cautiously at Fan Chengxu.

To Shopkeeper Shen’s surprise, this time, Fan Chengxu showed no signs of anger. Instead, he readily agreed to Wei Ruo’s conditions.

Good, forty-eight taels a pot, one pot supplied per day.”

“Then let’s seal the deal.” said Wei Ruo.

One last question, what is the name of your wine, Mr. Xu?”

“Thyme.”

Thyme? Indeed, the aroma of this wine is rich and mellow, like its name.” Fan Chengxu agreed, “Understood, starting from tomorrow, I look forward to Mr. Xu’s ‘Thyme’.”

Wei Ruo raised her teacup, “I toast to Mr. Fan with tea in place of wine, wishing

Mr. Fan a booming business and making big money every day.”

Fan Chengxu lightly laughed and clinked glasses with Wei Ruo, “I hope that the next time I clink glasses with Brother Heyou, it will be to drink until we drop.” “There will be opportunities.” Wei Ruo said.

Wei Ruo and Fan Chengxu discussed some details about the previous tea business and the progress in the tea plantation.

An hour later, Wei Ruo left Zuixian Residence.

After Wei Ruo left, Shopkeeper Shen asked Fan Chengxu in confusion, “Sir, Mr.

Xu is selling you a pot of wine for forty-eight taels. The Zuixian Residence barely makes a profit. Why did you agree?”

You think that what Xu Heyou is selling to me is just white wine?”

“What is it then?” Shopkeeper Shen still didn’t understand.

“As long as his ‘Thyme’ is good enough, and he only sells it to my tavern, customers will come to my Zuixian Residence just for his wine. In this way, it will bring more customers to my Zuixian Residence.”

On the surface, Zuixian Residence only earns two taels of silver per pot of wine, but in reality, through ‘Thyme’, Zuixian Residence can attract more customers ’ and other consumption.

Shopkeeper Shen suddenly realized, “I see, Sir, you are far-sighted and wise, and I have limited vision.”

“You are indeed somewhat short-sighted, Xu Heyou sees much clearer than you.” Fan Chengxu laughed lightly.

Sir seems not only to be unangry but also somewhat happy?” Shopkeeper Shen was even more puzzled.

It was clear that in today’s negotiation with Xu, Sir had been on the losing side, had made concessions, so why did Sir seem to be quite content?

“A place like Taizhou Prefecture is too boring for me, encountering a business partner who is both intelligent and capable is rare, why wouldn’t I be happy?” Fan Chengxu had a sparkle in his eyes, and the frequency of his fan shaking was noticeably more lighthearted than usual.

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The ‘Thyme’ at Zuixian Residence was finally restocked, and the customers who had been kept in anticipation in the previous days flocked to the place, wanting to savor the taste again.

However, they were once again told that this wine was sold only one pot a day, and each person could only buy two pots per day.

This has indeed made people quite frustrated.

But even though they were frustrated, they still had to come to Zuixian Residence early to make a reservation, so as to not miss these two pots of wine. A few people who initially wanted to buy wine as a gift for the Lu Family were disappointed when they learned of this news. It seems that they could not buy wine from Zuixian Residence to give away..