12dz Chapter 94 Cooperation
Chapter 94 Cooperation
Since receiving Shen Junru's letter, Xiao Qinian has become even busier and is rarely seen.
Xiao Siyue also got busy, constantly planning how to develop Qianyuan County.
That day, Xiao Siyue received an invitation from her best friend Mu Li to meet at Tianyun Tower. Xiao Siyue was a little puzzled, as Mu Li usually came to see her directly, but today she sent someone instead.
Xiao Siyue arrived at Tianyun Tower. This was her first time here. After entering, she couldn't help but sigh. It was indeed worthy of the name Tianyun Tower. Not only was the exterior charming, but the interior furnishings were also very tasteful.
After entering, Xiao Siyue went straight to the private room where Mu Li was.
Xiao Siyue thought Mu Li was alone, but it turned out that her brother Mu Xuan was also there.
"Yue'er, you're here. Please sit down." Mu Li and the others seemed to have been here for a while, as they had already drunk more than half of the tea on the table.
"Have you been here long?" Xiao Siyue couldn't help but wonder. She had arrived at the agreed time, even a quarter of an hour early. Did Mu Li and the others have something urgent to do?
"I haven't been here long," Mu Li said with a smile.
"Why did you invite me here today?" Xiao Siyue didn't ask further when Mu Li didn't answer.
“It’s not me who needs to talk to you today,” Mu Li said, raising an eyebrow at Mu Xuan.
Xiao Siyue understood and looked at Mu Xuan.
"I wonder what business Young Master Mu has with me?" Xiao Siyue asked, puzzled. Why would Mu Xuan summon a child like her?
“Miss Xiao, it is indeed because I have something to discuss with you today that I asked you to come out under my sister’s name. Please forgive me.” Mu Xuan did not state his purpose directly, but apologized to Xiao Siyue first.
As soon as Mu Xuan said this, the atmosphere in the room became somewhat tense. Xiao Siyue was even more angry that Mu Xuan had actually asked her out in Mu Li's name.
If there's anything he wants to say to Mu Li, given their relationship, she wouldn't refuse him directly. However, what he's doing is a bit inappropriate.
Mu Li noticed that Xiao Siyue's expression had changed.
Thinking about it, she realized that her brother was being really unfair. Mu Xuan had mentioned it to her before, but she hadn't agreed. Yue'er had kindly given her a gift, and her brother actually wanted Yue'er's recipe.
Now, she even used her name to lure Xiao Siyue out. She only found out after Mu Xuan brought her to Tianyun Tower that Mu Xuan had invited Xiao Siyue.
But now that it has happened, she can only hope that Xiao Siyue won't be angry. She cares about Xiao Siyue as a friend and doesn't want there to be any estrangement between them.
She glared at Mu Xuan and said, "Hmph, you still have the nerve to say that? You actually used me. You'll have to pay for all the expenses today."
Turning to Xiao Siyue, he said, "Yue'er, today just look at what's the most expensive and order that dish. We'll go out and buy some more things later."
Xiao Siyue was initially unhappy, but when she heard Mu Li say that, she burst out laughing.
"Lili, aren't you afraid your brother will scold you when he gets back? You're just messing with him like this." Xiao Siyue laughed.
"He wouldn't dare!" Mu Li relaxed immediately after seeing Xiao Siyue smile, and then glared fiercely at Mu Xuan.
“My sister is right. You can eat or buy whatever you want today,” Mu Xuan said with a smile. He was now a little regretful that he had been somewhat inconsiderate.
"Then I won't stand on ceremony." Xiao Siyue smiled, and the atmosphere in the room finally eased.
“Young Master Mu, please speak freely. However, I do not wish for such a thing to happen again.” Xiao Siyue was no longer angry. She picked up the teacup in front of her and took a sip.
"This will not happen again. I was reckless this time. Thank you for your forgiveness, Miss Xiao." Mu Xuan knew that the matter was over when he saw Xiao Siyue say this.
"It's like this, Miss Xiao. When my younger sister had her birthday before, you gave her two gifts. I found them quite novel, so I thought I'd like to ask you for advice." Mu Xuan then explained his situation.
"Oh?" Xiao Siyue was quite surprised. She didn't expect Mu Xuan to be upset about this. However, she was not surprised for long and quickly guessed that the Mu family was in business, and most of their business was in cosmetics. They probably saw the value in lipsticks and perfumes.
"What does Young Master Mu wish to know?" Xiao Siyue did not state her intentions explicitly; she wanted to know Mu Xuan's plans.
"I want to cooperate with Miss Xiao," Mu Xuan said, adding that he had his own motives.
"How do we cooperate?" Is it to buy the formulas for lipsticks and perfumes?
“Miss Xiao, Lili should have told you that our family owns many cosmetic shops. These two items you made are very suitable for sale in our shops.”
“So, you want my prescription,” Xiao Siyue said directly.
"Yes, I want to buy Miss Xiao's prescription," Mu Xuan said, seemingly relieved.
"I can buy these two formulas for ten thousand taels of silver," Mu Xuan added.
Xiao Siyue pondered for a while. Ten thousand taels was indeed a high price, but she did not intend to do so.
“I can work with you, but I won’t buy the formula.”
Mu Xuan was pleased to hear Xiao Siyue agree, but then he was puzzled when he heard that she wouldn't sell the formula. He looked at Xiao Siyue with a questioning expression.
"I know you have workshops that make rouge. I can give you the recipe, but I want 40% of the profits." Originally, she wanted to set up her own workshop and open a shop, but now that there are ready-made ones, it saves her a lot of trouble.
"I wonder, is this the forty percent profit that Miss Xiao mentioned?"
"That's right, I want 40% of all the profits from the lipsticks and perfumes you sell in the future," Xiao Siyue stated.
After Xiao Siyue finished speaking, Mu Xuan did not reply. Xiao Siyue was not in a hurry, but picked up her teacup and took another sip. Hmm, it still tastes terrible.
Mu Xuan was astonished to see the eight-year-old girl in front of him calmly negotiating with her.
She had always thought Xiao Siyue was a smart child, but now that she realized that wasn't the case, she treated her with more respect than before.
"Forty percent is too much, I can only give you thirty percent at most." After a while, Mu Xuan finally spoke.
"Okay, it's a pleasure to do business with you." Xiao Siyue readily agreed. She had originally planned to ask for this much, but when it comes to business, you always have to leave some room for negotiation.
"It's a pleasure to cooperate with you," Mu Xuan said with a smile.
Seeing that the matter had been settled, Mu Li smiled and spoke.
"Can we eat now? I'm starving."
"Alright, tell the waiter what you'd like to eat. Miss Xiao, please don't be shy," Mu Xuan said to the two after calling the waiter over.
After dinner, Mu Li invited Xiao Siyue to go shopping, but Xiao Siyue declined. She wouldn't actually spend Mu Xuan's money as Mu Li suggested.