C10 Not Selling Formulas

Many people crowded around, and even some of the customers from the other shops.

The children were all drooling as they looked at the lollipops. Most of them bought Han Baos and fries to save some copper coins.

Tao Xiaozui saw that the business was getting better and better, so she received the money happily. Ye Yuan helped her pack the bags for the guests. When he saw Tao Xiaozui happy, he was happy as well.

While business was good, there were naturally people who were happy and people who were worried.

When business in the Tao family's shop was good, business in the neighboring shops was bad.

A girl walked out from the opposite shop. She walked through the crowd and saw the things on the table. She rolled her eyes in disdain.

"The things you make are really novel. And this waiter, he looks handsome."

Tao Xiaozui didn't mind. She just glanced at her and praised, "Miss has good taste."

The girl saw that Tao Xiaotu did not have the time to pay attention to her, so she brought the maid beside her into the shop.

Tao Laosan knew that this was the young lady of the Chen family, so he immediately poured tea for her and treated her well.

"Miss Chen, please have a seat. I made you some flower tea to maintain your looks."

Chen Mingxi had never seen Tao Laosan so understanding, so he only smiled.

Tao Xiaosui and Ye Yuan finished selling everything on the table and returned to the shop, only to find Chen Mingxi waiting for them.

"Dad, what's the matter with that young lady?"

Tao Laosan didn't know, but Tao Xiaosui did. Under normal circumstances, there would be a big customer waiting.

Thinking of this, Tao Xiaozui couldn't help but feel happy.

I'm rich, I'm rich...

She quickly walked over and sat across from Chen Mingxi.

When she saw that it was Chen Mingxi, the joy in her eyes faded by more than half.

Forget it, the visitor was a guest. Tao Xiaosui poured him a cup of tea and asked, "What brings you here, Miss Chen?"

Chen Mingxi sized up Tao Xiaosui, the disdain in his eyes telling Tao Xiaosui that she didn't care for a little girl like him.

"I see that the Han Baos and fries in your shop are selling well, so I came to discuss a deal with you."

A deal?

At this moment, Tao Xiaozui didn't believe that Chen Mingxi would be her big customer. It seemed like he was here to take advantage of her.

"Oh? What deal?"

"Since your snack is selling so well, why don't you sell me the recipe and let me make Han Bao and fries so that we can earn money together?"

Tao Xiaozui only made these things to earn money, and the best way to earn money was to be unique.

If an item could be bought everywhere, then it wouldn't be rare.

However, Tao Xiaosui thought that authorization was not a bad idea.

If they only relied on Tao Xiaozui and Ye Yuan to make the desserts, the supply wouldn't be able to meet the demand. But even so, Tao Xiaozui had never thought of selling the recipe.

"I have never thought of selling the formula. I was still thinking of opening a few more shops after I earn some silver."

Chen Mingxi was thinking the same thing. Her brother had just taken over the family business. She couldn't do anything else, but buying Tao Xiaozui's recipe would make the business in the shop prosper.

"Name a price."

In Chen Mingxi's eyes, it was just a matter of money. As long as the price was reasonable, she was willing to pay.

"No, no, no, Miss Chen, you are mistaken. I just want to do my own business. I don't have that much ambition."

Chen Mingxi took the silver ingot, a total of fifty taels, and said in a tough tone, "I want the recipe for the Han Bao and fries, as well as the recipe for hawthorn sauce. Give them to me as well."

Tao Xiaozui saw that she wouldn't give up until she got the recipe, so he simply gave her a sky-high price, so that she would shrink back.

"It's not impossible if you really want to buy the formula. How about a thousand silver taels for one?"

Chen Mingxi knew Tao Xiaozui was making fun of her. He glanced at the maid behind him and gave her a look.

"Don't be so shameless. If you refuse a toast, you'll be forced to drink a forfeit. Quickly hand over the recipe!"

Tao Xiaozui laughed when she saw her being so unreasonable. She had seen robbers before, but she had never seen her being so bold and righteous.

"Miss Chen, we made it ourselves. Why should we give you the formula if you want it?"

Chen Mingxi glared at Tao Xiaozui. He was about to flare up, but Ye Yuan walked over and suppressed his temper.

"I've said all I can. You better hand over the recipe."

"Everything belongs to me. Miss Chen, if there's nothing else, please leave!"

With that, Tao Xiao-Su made a gesture of invitation. She knew that she had unintentionally offended her, so she wouldn't have any good feelings towards her.

A few strong men walked in, and when they saw Chen Mingxi's angry face, the leader immediately asked her, "Miss, what do you want us to do?"

"I want the formula. Do it for me."

Seeing that they were going to attack, Ye Yuan immediately walked up and protected Tao Xiaozui: "What are you doing? If you don't want the recipe, then steal it. What a bandit's way of doing things."

"Our young miss wants the recipe. It's better if you hand it over."

A muscular man thought that he had more people and didn't put Ye Yuan in his eyes, so he walked up to pressure Ye Yuan.

Before they attacked, Ye Yuan didn't attack first. He just carefully protected Tao Xiaozui.

One of the strong men attacked first, and Ye Yuan took care of him. The others saw this and didn't dare to come up again.

"Miss Chen, it doesn't make sense no matter where you go. If you want to buy it, you need Miss Tao to sell it."

Chen Mingxi looked at Ye Yuan, full of reluctance.

He really didn't know what kind of virtue Tao Xiaosu accumulated in her past life to have someone like Ye Yuan by her side to protect her.

"There's nothing I can't get."

With that, Chen Mingxi could only leave with her people.

Seeing Chen Mingxi leave, Tao Xiaozui finally felt relieved. Business in the shop was getting better and better, and Tao Xiaozui couldn't bear to see Tao Laosan working so hard.

"Dad, don't bother. Come sit, I have something to tell you."

Ye Yuan was a discerning person. If Tao Xiaosu wanted to talk to Tao Laosan, he would go to work and try not to get involved.

Tao Laosan sat down beside Tao Xiaosui and asked while wiping his sweat, "What's the matter?"

Tao Xiaotu poured some water for him and said: "Our shop's business is getting better and better. Why don't we hire two people to do the work?"

"Hire people to do the work?"

Tao Laosan did not expect that after working all his life, he would hire people to do the work for him. He immediately felt emotional.

He sighed and thought to himself, "Xiao Su, you also think that your father is useless, so you want to hire someone to work for you."

"You know I am a restless person. If I hire someone to do the work in the shop, do you want me to stay at home all day?"