Allure of a Country Maiden-Chapter 46 - 45 Cooperation Pleasure

Chapter 46: Chapter 45 Cooperation Pleasure

Chapter 46 -45 Cooperation Pleasure

Xiao Fuzi brought the visitors to the entrance of the private room, then gently knocked on the door, “Master, the guests are here.”

“Come in,” a pleasant male voice resonated, carrying a breath of fresh wind.

Xiao Fuzi made a gesture of invitation.

“Please come in,” he said.

Mrs.

Liu led the children inside.

At a distance of about one meter from the pair, she bowed, “Greetings to the two young masters.”

Shangguan Xuanyi gave a slight nod.

Di Zhaowei greeted familiarly, “Madam need not be overly respectful, and you two little guys and missy, it’s great to see you well.

Is your father not accompanying you?”

Shangguan Xuanyi glanced at Xiao Fuzi.

Xiao Fuzi was surprised.

Was his master offering them seats?

Or did he have other intentions?

For the first time, he found it challenging to guess his master’s intentions.

In the end, he concluded that the likelihood of his master offering the seats was low, so he presented the dolls he had purchased.

“My father has also come to town, but he’s currently busy with business matters,” Jingrui replied.

Shangguan Xuanyi glanced briefly at the table before instructing in a mild tone, “Please sit.”

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His master was indeed offering the seats!

Although shocked, he showed no sign of it on his face, hastily bidding Mrs.

Liu and the children to sit.

Xiao’er took a closer look at the two gentlemen.

Both had healthy complexions, evidently the injuries from the previous encounter had largely healed.

As Jingrui and Jinghao had previously interacted with the two men, they didn’t seem constrained.

Jinghao then asked, “Have both of you fully recovered from your injuries?”

“It’s nothing serious,” Shangguan Xuanyi shook his head.

If anyone else had asked him this way, he would’ve assumed they were after something in return.

However, he didn’t harbor such feelings towards this family for some reason.

“Those were minor scratches.

They are nothing compared to the injuries I got from the beatings by my father when I was a boy,” Di Zhaowei, who grew up under his father’s strict disciplinarian hand, chimed in.

Mrs.Liu had heard about the two men from Shen Chengyao.

She knew that one of them was related to the Marquis Mansion and the other was of higher rank.

Meeting scions of distinguished families for the first time, she was inevitably nervous and only dared to sit on half the chair.

Di Zhaowei picked up the toys on the table, appreciative of the vivacious and lovely depictions of the small dogs, pigs, insects, and rats.

“Did you make these yourself?” Shangguan Xuanyi stared at Xiao’er, waiting for her reply.

“Yes,” Xiao’er nodded.

“These rag dolls are quite novel and cute.

Did you come up with them?” Shangguan Xuanyi played with a Tigger doll as he asked.

Xiao’er didn’t deny it and nodded, “Yes.”

“Did your master teach you?”

Ugh.

He had to hit a sore spot.

Xiao’er thought irritably, “No, it was my own idea.”

“Quite a creative mind.”

“How did you come up with the idea to make even such a disgusting rat look so cute?” Di Zhaowei flicked the tail of the Mickey Mouse doll.

“I thought it up.” In her previous life, plush toys were ubiquitous.

She merely remembered their appearance and reproduced it.

Of course, she couldn’t tell them this directly.

Di Zhaowei: …

Shangguan Xuanyi coughed lightly, masking his own amusement, “Miss, you have a quick mind.”

“Thank you for your compliment, sir.” She knew this well, even without him saying it.

“Can you come up with other designs for rag dolls?”

Xiao’er had already guessed their intentions, and she came prepared today, just like ‘Jiang Tai Gong fishing,’ so she nodded, “Of course, I can come up with many more.”

“We want to buy your rag doll designs completely, what would be the price?” Di Zhaowei, too, was quite earnest when it came to doing business.

“I’m not selling.” Xiao’er refused without any hesitation.

She knew that the easiest money to be made is from women and children, and she planned to open her own toy store.

The two men didn’t seem too surprised.

Shangguan Xuanyi had already mentioned that she wouldn’t agree to sell.

He could tell that she was a decisive young woman.

Di Zhaowei had prepared some arguments to persuade her and was about to speak, when…

Xiao’er jumped the gun and said, “I won’t sell the design, but we can form a partnership.”

“How would you like to collaborate?” Shangguan Xuanyi raised an eyebrow.

“We can partner to open a specialty shop that only sells children’s toys.”

“Wouldn’t a shop that only sells toys be too monotonous?” Di Zhaowei voiced his doubt.

“No, there are many different categories of toys.

There are blocks, amusement parks, toy cars, rag dolls…

we can also sell some enlightening picture books for children.”

Blocks, amusement parks, toy cars?

What on earth were those?

Those were all new to them.

The two men exchanged a confused look, realizing they had something new to learn.

“Sounds promising.” Di Zhaowei stroked his nose in agreement.

He felt that he had quite a bit to learn from a mere young girl.

“How would you like to collaborate?” Shangguan Xuanyi cut to the chase.

“If both of you gentlemen could participate in the partnership, I would be responsible for designing all the products in the store, including the layout and decoration.

One of you would manage production, and the other would oversee operations.

I’m offering technical shares, but the initial investment required to start the store should be provided by you two.

After deducting all costs and expenses from the money earned, I want thirty percent of the net profit.

The remaining seventy percent is for you two to divide.

Is that acceptable?” Xiao’er had thought it through.

Given her social status in this society, opening a store on her own would likely attract troublemakers.

By partnering with the two high status gentlemen seated before her, it would be the best possible arrangement.

Moreover, her impression of them was positive after two encounters; they weren’t the ungrateful type and treated others with respect regardless of their status.

The two were indebted to her family, making them the best choice for opening a store together.

Shangguan Xuanyi and Di Zhaowei glanced at each other and nodded in agreement.

Di Zhaowei then said, “Alright, let’s go for it.

I’ll handle the production.”

“I’ll oversee the shop then.

Miss Xiao’er, do you have any specifications for the size or location of the shop?

I can send people to find it.”

Xiao’er went into great detail about her plans for the shop, including its size, the location, how to choose the best location, how to decorate it, the preferred style of decoration, and what amusement facilities should be inside.

She also discussed a production line for the toys, how to prevent their products from being stolen by competitors before being sold, as well as some cost-conserving methods, such as collecting scrap fabric and growing cotton.

The two men were amazed and could hardly believe that such a thorough business plan came from a girl who looked no older than seven or eight.

Mrs.

Liu and her two sons were left in awe, amazed at Xiao’er’s remarkable potential.

Xiao’er’s voice had become hoarse from all the talking.

She took a sip of water before turning to the two men, “What do you gentlemen think?”

Di Zhaowei coughed to suppress the overwhelming surprise on his face, “I have no objections.

It’s excellent”

Shangguan Xuanyi averted his gaze from Xiao’er, “The plan is very thorough, I have no objections either.

Let’s go along with your proposal.”

“Then I’ll draw up a detailed plan and give it to you later.”

“Sounds good, not a problem.” Di Zhaowei nodded eagerly.

Even though several words in Xiao’er’s speech were new to him, he didn’t have trouble understanding her.

The three of them further discussed the details of their cooperation, Xiao’er orally dictating the contract.

Xiao Fuzi and Di Zhaowei’s attendant wrote it down.

They each signed three copies of the cooperation document, output their handprints and each kept a copy.

The two gentlemen were in awe of Xiao’er’s meticulous no-loophole partnership contract.

With this, a toy store that would soon take Minze Country by storm was about to be established.