Chapter 497: Old Heng Scounting
Chapter 497: Old Heng Scounting
They gave Lin Xuan Qi a ’we know’ look and he was glad to see them being cordial with each other.
It might be a huge headache for him if they were to be jealous of each other.
Especially when it was about something crucial, like having the heir for the Clan.
Unlike the other young masters, Lin Xuan Qi had no elders to help him with things in the mansion.
And with all the matters he had on hand, he wouldn’t have the energy and time to deal with such matters if they were to fight among themselves.
"Here, have some." Xue Cong picked up some of the braised meat for him as usual as if nothing had happened.
He gave her a smile and thought about how she would look when she found out that she too was pregnant at that very moment.
But he would rather keep quiet and let her find out by herself like what Yue Xin did.
Meanwhile, Yue Xin was taken care of by Yue Jie.
A small pile of food piled up in front of Yue Xin.
The pile of food appeared even before she had taken the first bite.
"It’s a little too much?" Yue Xin glanced at Yue Jie with her eyebrows pulled towards each other in the middle of her brow and said.
Yue Jie glanced at her handiwork and she had to agree with Yue Xin.
It was too early and she was maybe being overzealous with taking good care of Yue Xin.
"Take as much as you can." She said and reminded herself not to make the same mistake again.
Lin Xuan Qi chuckled at the rare sight of Yue Jie being so anxious.
Everyone was adapting slowly to the changes in the family. He thought.
And as long as they weren’t being confrontational with each other, he would rather let them be to figure out what was the most comfortable arrangement between them.
It would be best for him to come in when they couldn’t reach an agreement.
The breakfast went on smoothly and when Lin Xuan Qi was done, he left the mansion to continue what he was doing the few days before.
He went out into the streets with the food carts to get the name of ’Old Lin’s Rice Noodles’ out into the city.
When he got to one of the food carts selling the rice noodles, he saw a few familiar faces.
"Master Lin, didn’t expect to see you." Old Heng greeted him when he saw Lin Xuan Qi arrive at the food cart.
"Pleased to meet you again." Lin Xuan Qi cupped his hands at Old Heng and the other businessmen who were with him.
They had a bowl of the rice noodles in their hands and they were halfway through it when he arrived.
"I might be rude, Master Lin, but this rice noodles is much more delicious than I expected." One of them said and took another slurp of the noodles he had in his chopsticks.
The other businessmen let out a burst of laughter and one of them taunted him, "Too late now, you have to pay the full price to join the franchise now."
"What? I..." The man who spoke earlier stuttered and he glanced over at Lin Xuan Qi.
Lin Xuan Qi gave them a laugh and said, "I am a man of my word, so, it’ll definitely be at the discounted price for all of you."
Old Heng nodded his head and said, "Keeping your word is definitely most important for us businessmen."
The others agreed with him and they nodded their heads.
Lin Xuan Qi couldn’t help but feel as if he had found his type of people.
They were much easier to deal with compared to the cultivators or members of a huge Clan or Family.
He went on and said, "Feel free to try the other dishes that we have."
The servants tending to the carts quickly came and offered the rice cake and spring roll to Old Heng and the others.
"This is also just as good!" Old Heng exclaimed after he had a bite of the spring roll.
The others, after hearing him, changed target and had a bite of their rice cakes and spring rolls.
And when they did so, they closed their eyes and savored whatever it was they had in their mouths.
"When you join the franchise, what you get isn’t only the recipe and ingredients to the food, what you get is the whole deal."
Lin Xuan Qi had wanted to showcase to them the whole system running when the store was up but since they were here at the food cart, he might as well brief them on it.
He went on and talked about the branding, training and operating procedures that they would get when they joined the franchise.
Many of them were already halfway there in joining the franchise after they tried the rice noodles, and now, after what they had heard from Lin Xuan Qi, they would want in as soon as possible.
The taste of the rice noodles was exceptional, and to make it even more enticing it was sold at an affordable price.
If they wanted to replicate what Lin Xuan Qi had done, it might cost them twice the price since they would need to buy the rice noodles, rice cakes and rice paper rolls compared to Lin Xuan Qi.
And on top of that, they would also have to get the Lin Clan Taste Transcendent Essence to get the food to be as tasty as what he had.
With their years of experience in business, they didn’t even need to have a look at the store that Lin Xuan Qi had promised earlier before they made their decision.
All of them shot glances at each other with a side-eye, each waiting for the other to approach Lin Xuan Qi.
Finally, Old Heng got annoyed enough at them and he came up to Lin Xuan Qi and said, "Master Lin, after some consideration, we can maybe join the franchise now?"
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