GTB Chapter 12

Chapter 12: Why Reject the Invitation?

Song Fuge took the silver note, placed it in front of Jiang Jiuchu, and then stood up. “I have something to attend to. Let’s talk another day when I’m free.”

Jiang Jiuchu was taken aback. She had just heard about her various shortcomings and hadn’t even asked for solutions when he suddenly had something to do?

Seeing that he had already stood up, she was too embarrassed to linger. She had no choice but to pick up the four hundred taels of silver note on the table. “Then, Master Fu, please be busy. See you next time.”

Jiang Jiuchu left Mo Feng Pavilion with a gloomy face. After returning to the mansion, the originally confident her suddenly lost her confidence.

Brother Fu was right. With good craftsmanship, one could buy and taste the flavors and styles of things, and after a few tries, one could always imitate them seven or eight times.

But how could she make it impossible for others to imitate? Jiang Jiuchu pondered all day but couldn’t think of a solution.

And when she thought about Brother Fu saying that she couldn’t make much money this way, and the various problems, she became even more worried.

Jiang Jiuchu felt that since she had already rented the shop, she had to quickly find a way to manage it.

Early the next morning, Jiang Jiuchu instructed Aunt Lan to make several kinds of pastries with different flavors.

She thought that since she couldn’t figure it out, she would just go directly to Brother Fu to ask. Anyway, he said he had something to do yesterday and would talk another day, but he didn’t say he wouldn’t tell her.

She picked up the men’s clothing on the hanger, and was about to change into it, but when she thought of what Brother Fu said yesterday, she hesitated for a while and put it back.

Instead, she walked to the bronze mirror, looked at herself left and right, and then carried the wooden box out the door.

Today, she was wearing a soft gauze dress of goose-yellow embroidered with water-blue cloud patterns, which complemented the water-blue brocade skirt under the soft gauze, making her already stunning face even more fresh and refined.

On her all-updo maiden hairstyle, a few delicate yellow flowers were dotted, and the water-blue ribbons of the same color system on both sides hung down her shoulders, showing the agility of a girl.

Agility and refinement were perfectly integrated under her stunning appearance, making it hard to look away for a long time.

At Mo Feng Pavilion, Song Fuge looked at the girl who appeared in front of him, and a never-before-seen look of amazement flashed in his deep eyes.

It was still that stunning face without makeup, but he didn’t expect that just changing into women’s clothing could make her so beautiful.

Jiang Jiuchu shamelessly placed the wooden box in her hand on the table in front of Song Fuge.

“Master Fu, this is the pastry I want to sell. You are knowledgeable and experienced, so I would like to ask you to taste it and see how it tastes. After all, everyone’s tastes are different. Opening a shop still has to satisfy the preferences of most people.”

As she spoke, she opened the wooden box, which had two layers, and each layer was lined with a clean handkerchief.

Song Fuge knew that she would come to him, but he didn’t expect this little girl to come so quickly, and under the pretext of pastries. Was she quite capable?

But… who could tell him why she used a mahogany box for jewelry to hold the pastries?

“Doesn’t your Jiang mansion have food containers?”

Jiang Jiuchu helped to take out the pastries layer by layer and pushed them in front of Song Fuge. Before she had time to ask him to taste them, she heard his question.

She said without blushing or skipping a beat, “Uh… I thought it would be more solemn to send it to you like this. Food containers are too ugly.”

“But don’t worry, this wooden box is new, and I lined it with a clean handkerchief. It’s very clean.”

While Jiang Jiuchu was answering, Song Fuge had roughly guessed the reason. He picked up a piece of pastry with his slender fingers and looked at it.

He deliberately said, “Could it be… that you were embarrassed to be seen sending food to a man, so you changed it to a wooden box!”

Jiang Jiuchu was slightly stunned. She was indeed afraid of being seen sending food to a man, but that wasn’t what she meant! She was worried about gossip, but how did it change its meaning in his mouth?

“No, why should I be embarrassed? You are my savior, not some other man, why should I be embarrassed? I just think it looks better this way, more solemn.”

“Is that so?” Song Fuge didn’t intend to expose her. After tasting the pastry in his hand, he nodded in praise, “Not bad.”

After he finished the entire piece of pastry in his hand, he took out a handkerchief to wipe his hands. “The taste and texture are good, very delicious indeed.”

After he praised her, he picked up the cup and leisurely sipped his tea, no longer speaking.

Seeing that he was no longer talking, Jiang Jiuchu’s mind turned, thinking about how to enter the topic that was interrupted yesterday!

While sipping tea, Song Fuge looked up at the girl across from him whose eyes were darting around. The corners of his mouth under the cup raised unconsciously.

“Master Fu thinks this pastry is delicious, so can the remarks from yesterday be overturned?” Jiang Jiuchu thought for a while and deliberately said.

She stared at Song Fuge opposite her, waiting for him to refute, and then she could naturally ask him.

“What do you think?” Song Fuge put down his teacup and asked instead of answering.

Jiang Jiuchu was stunned when she heard this, and had to refute herself, “I don’t think so, I just remembered what you said yesterday, that it’s not enough to just have a good taste?”

“So you remember it all!” After Song Fuge finished speaking, he stopped trying to expose her and tease her when he saw the little girl’s embarrassed expression.

He took out a list of business strategies from his sleeve and handed it over. “I had something to do yesterday and didn’t have time to tell you in detail, so I wrote you a copy.”

Jiang Jiuchu’s eyes widened, looking at the paper full of words in front of her in disbelief. The vigorous and powerful words were very beautiful.

She quickly picked it up and looked at it carefully. Yes! Pastries had to be sold expensively. Only expensive pastries could enter the tables of those princes and ministers. Not only did they have many people in their mansions, but they also held various banquets. Doing business with them would indeed make more money.

And her most tangled second floor could actually be decorated into a place for guests to chat.

How could she not have thought of this? Such a good location, enjoying the lake by the window, and chatting while watching the boats, was perfect. It was completely different from other pastry shops where you bought and left, and it was very novel.

As for the question she had been thinking about all day yesterday, she also got the answer. After reading it, she seemed to have opened up a new way of thinking.

Indeed, if the shop name was printed on the pastries and packaging, they would have their own unique mark, which would not only be conducive to publicity, but also allow people to recognize at a glance which shop’s pastries they were.

Over time, what they valued was not the pastries, but the reputation, which others could not imitate.

Song Fuge adjusted his sitting posture, leaned back, and saw her gaze fall to the bottom, he asked, “Do you understand?”

Jiang Jiuchu was overjoyed for a moment, looked up at Song Fuge: “I understand, I understand, thank you, Brother Fu, with such a pastry shop opened, why worry about not making money.”

As soon as she finished speaking, the happy expression on her face froze, and she became aware of her embarrassment. She unnaturally picked up the teacup in front of her and sipped lightly.

Song Fuge heard the word Brother Fu, and the corners of his mouth raised imperceptibly. He just helped her list a few business ideas, and she was willing to call him Brother Fu again?

Then, thinking of something, he asked again: “Does your shop need me to help you find someone to repair it?”

“This… wouldn’t that be too much trouble for you.”

Jiang Jiuchu was a little surprised. He not only helped her with ideas, but also took the initiative to offer to help her find someone to repair it. It was obvious that he was helping her, and he didn’t look like he didn’t want to associate with their family at all.

“No trouble, it’s just a matter of telling someone, and they are also happy to take the job.” Song Fuge’s tone was casual, as if it was a trivial matter.

“Okay, then thank you, Brother Fu.” Jiang Jiuchu didn’t refuse, thinking that the craftsmanship of the people Brother Fu was looking for must be better.

She looked at Song Fuge opposite her, thought for a while, and still asked the doubts in her heart.

“Brother Fu, why did you reject the invitation my brother sent?”

Song Fuge’s fingers stroking the hidden weapon on his wrist paused slightly, and then he opened his mouth indifferently:

“There’s no why, don’t think too much, I just don’t like visiting other people’s mansions, I can accept your thanks, there’s no need to visit the mansion.”

Seeing that his expression didn’t seem to be fake, at least not like what her parents and brother had guessed, Jiang Jiuchu felt relieved.

“Is that all?”

“Naturally.” Song Fuge paused and then continued: “If you really want to thank me, then save it first, and when I need something in the future, I’ll tell you!”

“Okay, if I can help Brother Fu, I will definitely not refuse.” After Jiang Jiuchu responded heroically, she happily stood up, “Brother Fu, then I’ll go back first, thank you for today.”

Seeing her smiling face, like a hundred flowers blooming in spring, Song Fuge couldn’t help but raise the corners of his mouth, and there was a warm smile from the bottom of his heart in his always light and gentle eyes.

He slowly retracted his gaze, poured a cup of tea, took a sip, and looked downstairs. Before long, that slender figure appeared on the Magpie Bridge opposite.

After Jiang Jiuchu returned to the mansion and had lunch, she re-transcribed a copy of the business plan and went to the Ji mansion.