Chapter 200
200 Chen Yuan Visits the Wang Family
Everyone from the Wang Family was very excited to know that there would be guests at home at noon and that they would pay a high price to buy the recipe.
Even Cai Niu was a little excited.
The cooking technique of the meat soup dumplings was not created by Cai Niu, but by Madam Zhang and Liu Shi.
To be honest, Cai Niu only participated in the subsequent improvements.
However, the Wang Family was kind and made it clear to him that if the recipe could be sold, they would give him 30%.
If they could negotiate 800 taels of silver, 30% would be more than 200 taels of silver. This was a number that Cai Niu had never thought of.
With his current salary, he would not be able to earn that much even if he worked hard for 20 years.
Cai Niu originally thought that after working with the Wang Family for a few more years, he would have to go out and set up his own business. After all, he had the skills and had more or less saved up. It was not bad to go home and rent a small shop first. In any case, it would be much better than running a roadside stall in the past.
However, after the Wang Family expressed that they wanted to split the money, Cai Niu thought that he should buy a house beside the Wang Family Steamed Bun Shop. Of course, there was no need for it to be as big as the Wang Family’s residence. He could make do with a single entrance house.
He did not have a wife, so he naturally did not have children.
His parents were old, but he also had his brothers to take care of them. As long as the house had two or three rooms, it was enough.
He could still save the remaining money. He might be able to use it sometime.
At noon, Wang Chuanyuan finished his work and invited Cai Niu to Old man Wang’s house for lunch.
Cai Niu rejected them. “I’ll just eat something outside. You don’t have to care about me.”
He felt that if he went, the Wang Family might feel a little uncomfortable.
In any case, he believed in the Wang Family’s character. If they said that they would share 30%, they would definitely share it.
Even if the recipe was sold for less than 800 taels in the end, he would not mind. In any case, this money was an extra income.
However, if he was present, he might even obstruct their discussion.
Wang Chuanyuan and Madam Zhang returned to the Wang Family. At this moment, Wang Chuanfu and his wife had also arrived with Wang Dalang. They had looked at the land in the village before coming over.
When Old Madam Wang brought Little Ah Yu back, everyone had already discussed the matter with Wang Chuanfu and his wife. They did not expect that not only had the house been turned upside down, but they had also gained a new fortune.
They could send someone to a rich man’s house to be a butler?
There were suddenly thousands of taels of silver at home.
Not only that, but there were also suckers who’s willing to spend 800 taels to buy their family’s bun recipe?
That’s right. To Wang Chuanfu, spending 800 taels of silver to buy a recipe for making buns was simply the actions of a rich man with too much money and nowhere to spend it.
Which household didn’t know how to make buns?
Even if their family was the only one making meat soup dumplings, when others saw this, they would follow suit and learn to make smaller buns.
Could it be that turning a big bun into a small bun could sell for 800 taels?
Was this a show of affection?
Wang Chuanfu could not understand. He was even confused.
However, Wang Chuanfu was very smart. He knew that if he questioned her now, he would only receive an eye roll from his mother.
He simply pretended to understand.
When the other two brothers saw Wang Chuanfu’s confident expression, they also began to reflect.
Their eldest brother had always pursued stability and was a steady person. Sometimes, he was even a little silly.
But now that Big Brother heard this series of events, he could actually remain calm. What did this mean?
This meant that Big Brother was really ambitious. They were too narrow-minded.
This won’t do. One of them wanted to take the Imperial Examination and become an official, while the other was already determined to make the Wang Family stronger. How could their horizons remain so narrow?
As the two of them thought about this, they adjusted their expressions.
Only the Wang Family’s grandsons felt that for some reason, their father/uncle suddenly looked different.
Old Madam Wang saw their expressions, but she did not say anything. She only told them not to talk too much.
She had the intention to nurture the children, so of course, she would not settle everything herself. At the very least, she had to let them know when and how to do certain things.
After Chen Yuan came, Little Ah Yu ran to welcome him happily.
“Uncle Chen, you’re here! Second Aunt killed a chicken!” Little Ah Yu could not wait to share with Chen Yuan the delicacies she might be able to eat for lunch today.
Chen Yuan was in a good mood when he saw Little Ah Yu. This child was always smiling and looked especially cute.
Facing such a bright smile, it was difficult for him not to laugh.
“Then I have to taste it well!”
At the side, Wang Dalang was also extremely polite as he invited Chen Yuan to the main hall.
This was specially taught by Old Master Hu.
Many of the children in the village were still learning from Old Master Hu. Wang Dalang was one of them.
Old Master Hu felt that the Wang Family would have better opportunities sooner or later. Wang Dalang, who stayed in the village, should not slack off. He had to have the boldness befitting of the eldest grandson.
Therefore, Old Master Hu did his best to teach Wang Dalang etiquette. He hoped that if he could walk out of Hu Family Village and Nanhe Town in the future, he would not forget the Hu Family Village’s grace.
When Chen Yuan arrived at the Wang Family, he was warmly welcomed by everyone in the family.
Seeing the gifts Chen Yuan brought, their smiles became even more sincere.
Not to mention anything else, when the villagers went out to visit, they basically would not bring any gifts unless they were returning to their parents’ house during the festive season.
Chen Yuan faced everyone’s warm smiles and suddenly trembled. For some reason, he vaguely felt that the way these people looked at him was rather benevolent.
“You should have just brought yourself. There’s no need to bring any gifts. There’s no need to be so polite,” Old Madam Wang said politely.
Chen Yuan did not expect the Wang Family to have so many people. Fortunately, he had bought a lot of things. There were two bolts of cloth and a large box of snacks. There were seven or eight types in it. They were considered the best snacks in Nanhe Town.
These two things had cost dozens of taels of silver. It could be said to be very sincere.
Wang Liulang and Wang Qilang were secretly drooling. Wang Liulang even poked Little Ah Yu.
“Little Sister Ah Yu, do you want to eat some snacks? Look, there are so many snacks there!”
Little Ah Yu pouted. “But I don’t want to eat snacks. I want to eat Second Aunt’s Sanhuang Chicken!”
At the thought of the taste of the Sanhuang Chicken, Little Ah Yu was about to drool.
Wang Liulang also thought of this and immediately felt like drooling as well.
Alright, after eating the Sanhuang Chicken, he would trick Ah Yu to get some snacks.
If they went to get it, they would definitely be scolded.
But Little Sister Ah Yu would not.
He was too smart!
The kitchen was run by Madam Ma and Liu Shi. Madam Feng helped at the side. When Madam Zhang returned, she also went into the kitchen to work.
At lunch, the few of them made more than 10 dishes and placed them on two large tables.
One table was occupied by adults, and the other by children.
The Wang Family liked to chat during dinner. The children talked about what they had seen and heard in the school and private school, while the adults talked about what to do today.
When Chen Yuan arrived, the enthusiastic Wang Family members pulled him over and asked him many questions.
Chen Yuan thought that they wanted to resolve the deal at the dining table.
Every time he encountered a question, he would consider the answer carefully.
In the end, he realized that they were really just asking.
Especially Old man Wang. After asking a question, he asked the same thing again after a while.
“You look young. Are you married?”
Chen Yuan: “…”
Sir, you’ve already asked me this twice.
You didn’t listen to my answer seriously at all. You’re just patronizing me, right?
After the meal, Old Madam Wang said to Wang Dalang, “Bring your younger siblings to play. The adults have something to discuss.”