"Dad and little brother have never seen so much silver, they want to keep it at home for another day, just to feast their eyes." Dong Qiaoqiao walked in from outside with a smile, her hands holding some vegetables that seemed to be freshly picked from the ground, sparkling with dew.

  Dong Rende's old face turned red, and he smiled awkwardly: "To be honest with Master Lin, I do have this idea. As a small old man who is almost fifty years old, I've never seen so much silver in my life."

  Originally, this old Dong was not even fifty, but why does he look like a sixty-year-old? In Lin Wanrong's original world, forty or fifty years old is in the prime of life, some people are having affairs, others are doing their own thing, and they're all living comfortably. Maybe it's because the average age here is relatively young, so Dong Rende, who is not even fifty, keeps calling himself a little old man.

  "Look, look, have a good look." Lin Wanrong took out a cucumber from the basket carried by Dong Qiaoqiao, washed it without washing, split it in half and put it into her mouth, chewing loudly without any image.

  Dong Qiaoqiao looked at him with a smile, but her eyes were full of delight.

  "Lin Gongzi, what's our next move?" Dong Rende reluctantly withdrew his gaze and patted Dong Qingshan on the back, who then slowly pulled his own gaze back.

  "Uncle Dong, as originally agreed, we'll split it 50/50. There should be around 5,000 taels of silver here. I also have some more." Lin Wanrong took out all the silver he had sold in the afternoon: "Tomorrow, you go and exchange all this silver for standard silver notes. You can take half directly, and keep the other half temporarily for me too."

  "No, no, no——" Dong Rende hastily waved his hand and said: "Young master, 50% is absolutely not possible. These are all your talents earned, and it's also your capital. I'll just charge the cost of labor plus some labor fees, a total of 50 taels of silver."

  Lin Wanrong was used to the cunning and deception of the business world, but seeing Dong Rende's integrity in seeking profit without forgetting righteousness, he couldn't help but nod his head in approval. "Uncle Dong, this is not just my personal matter, but also your contribution. I've long said that I want to prepare a generous dowry for Qiaoqiao, consider this as a token of my appreciation."

  Dong Qiaoqiao's face turned red, but she looked at Lin Wanrong with a serious expression and said: "Lin Dage, although we also participated in this matter, you are the absolute leader. Without us, you can find a few people to do it well. You just gave us this good opportunity. Although you did it for our own good, if we really accepted these silver coins, it would be difficult for us to feel at ease and not convinced."

  "Yes, big brother, we only take what we should get, and not a single penny more." Dong Qing Shan, although young in age, was also very ambitious, and he echoed Dong Qiao Qiao's opinion.

  Now that it's come to this, what else can be said? Lin Wanrong thought to himself. The three members of the Dong family - father and son, father and daughter - were all stubbornly holding on to their pride. If he continued to speak, he would only end up underestimating them. So he nodded his head and said: "In that case, I have a proposal."

  "What's your proposal?" The three members of the Dong family, who were already deeply impressed by his intelligence, asked hastily.

  Lin Wanrong nodded and said: "Since we don't want this five thousand taels of silver, why not use it as capital to do some other business and let the money make more money."

  "Doing business?" Dong Rende was silent for a moment, then said: "As you see it, young master, what kind of business should we do?" Five thousand taels of silver is not too much or too little, and to do what kind of business indeed requires careful consideration.

  "Qiao Qiao, what kind of business do you think we should do?" Lin Wanrong asked. Seeing Dong Qiaoqiao seemed to be thinking deeply, he asked this question. This Dong Qiaoqiao was an extremely clever and wise woman, not to be underestimated.

  Dong Qiaoqiao thought for a moment and said, "Clothing, food, housing, and transportation are the four things that ordinary people care about. Clothing has already been monopolized by the Xiao family and several other big families, with intense competition. Our capital is small, so we can't get involved in it. However, when it comes to food, we might be able to consider it."

  She finished speaking and looked at Lin Wanrong nervously, afraid that her words would provoke his displeasure. After all, it was beneath a scholar to engage in business. Moreover, Lin Wanrong was clever and she wasn't sure if he would agree with her idea. If he rejected it, Dong Qiaqiao really didn't know how to react.

  "Chuochuo thinks the same as me!" Lin Wanrong said with a loud laugh, Dong Chuochuo felt relieved and looked at Lin Wanrong with delight, then listened to him seriously.

  "The people regard food as heaven, this opening a restaurant thing, how much capital there is, can do how big business, entering the industry is also extremely simple. However——" Lin Wanrong's tone changed and said: "If it's just messing around with a small restaurant, although the capital isn't much, the return on investment is also too low. If we're going to play, let's play big."

  "What's going on?" The three members of the Dong family exclaimed in unison, completely baffled by his words.

  "Not bad, think big. The restaurant we're going to open must have a good location, exquisite craftsmanship, good service, and the price must be just right." Lin Wanrong said word by word with gritted teeth.

  Even the clever and resourceful Dong Qiaoqiao didn't quite understand what Lin Wanrong meant, the first few points were still understandable, but how to interpret the last sentence?

  Lin Wanrong looked at the three people's puzzled eyes and smiled: "The previous points can be understood, our restaurant not only needs a spacious venue but also has to be located in the most prosperous golden area. As for the price, hehe, we need to allocate reasonably, with low, medium and high grades, each grade must have its own. We want customers who come to our store to feel a sense of high-end enjoyment, thinking that we are different from others. As long as the grade is up, even if our prices are slightly more expensive, others can understand it, after all, one penny one penny goods, everyone can understand. Moreover, our mid-range and low-end customers can also be taken care of."

  This remark left the father and son of the Dong family stunned for half a day, unable to understand, only Dong Qiaogui biting her red lips, carefully thinking about what Lin Wanrong had said, seeming to have some enlightenment.

  "And," Lin Wanrong said with a mysterious smile, "for customers of all levels, we will also have irregular promotions to ensure they come in droves."

  "What's a sale?" This time, not only the Dong family father and son, but also Qiaoqiao was stunned, this word had never been heard before, and naturally didn't understand what it meant.

  Lin Wanrong had to waste half a day's saliva explaining this new term to them, and finally managed to get a few of them to understand. Thinking about it carefully, this promotion is actually quite tempting.

  The three Dong family members had blind trust in Lin Wanrong from the start, and upon hearing this, they suddenly thought that Lin Wanrong was also a mastermind, and their desire to open a hotel became stronger than ever.

  Lin Wanrong's move was extremely risky, as he had no experience in running a hotel at all. But this kid has guts and no shame, daring to do anything, let alone the five thousand taels of silver were earned out of thin air, even if he lost it, he wouldn't bat an eye.

  Several people's minds became active, and Dong Rende said: "Listening to Lin Gongzi say this, I suddenly remembered that a few days ago, the boss of Meizhuan by the side of Xuanwu Lake heard that he was old and wanted to sell his shop and return to Suzhou to retire."

  "Oh?" Lin Wanrong was very interested. The lakeside of Xuanwu Lake is a great place, with good scenery and many people. As long as it's managed properly, the profit won't be small.