Chapter 237: Chapter 237 - 237: Franchise

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He, his brother, and his parents analyzed, “After more shops joined the franchise, those people who were watching us in the dark did not dare to be too presumptuous. After all, they touched our family’s interests in the past. From then on, this is the common interest of many people.”

Ning An was not convinced. “But if there are more shops selling milk tea, our family’s income will definitely be reduced.”

Xiaoxiao poked his head. “Second Brother is so stupid. It’s not like I’m teaching milk tea recipes for nothing. I will collect money for the franchise. At that time, I will charge one shop 200 taels, so 10 shops will get us 2,000 taels. You don’t have to be busy and you can still count the money until your hands cramp.” Sigh, thinking about it carefully, that seemed to be the case?

Xiaoxiao continued, “Besides, our shop was originally only famous outside the academy. When we open our franchise shops all over the country, won’t our reputation spread too?!”

That’s right! Ning Anhui was enlightened. “Sister, you’re so smart!”

That was a must. Xiaoxiao continued to bluff. “Aiya, but in that case, our shop’s accounts will definitely be more complicated and difficult to calculate. I’ll also be busy teaching others and helping Mrs. Shen’s shop. I wonder if it is safe if we find an outsider to manage the accounts.”

Ning Anhui was speechless.

“Alright, what do you want me to learn again? Just say it.”

He finally realized that although his sister had given up on making him read and write, her heart of forcing him to learn had always been active. A few days ago, she had gotten him a “Basics of Arithmetic” from somewhere and stuck out her little head every day to urge him to read it. She even took out an abacus that she had bought. When she was free, she squatted beside him and said that she wanted to listen to the abacus.

Did she want to hear the abacus? Did she want to hear his brain creak as he was tortured?!

However, compared to the densely packed words, Ning Anhui felt that it was much easier to calculate, especially when he treated them as silver.

Just as this naive thought appeared in his mind, Xiaoxiao took out a small notebook from her pocket and drew a bunch of incomprehensible symbols. “I like it when you’re so straightforward!”

Ning Anhui was speechless.

Xiaoxiao took out the basic knowledge of mathematics that she had copied. She had everything, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, but first, she had to teach her brother to understand Arabic numerals.

“Second Brother, look. Only our family can understand these symbols. Moreover, it’s easy to write with fewer strokes. Isn’t it especially suitable for recording accounts?”

Ning Anhui wanted to press his “clean and efficient” self back into his mother’s womb, but it was too late. It was already too late. His sister was in high spirits and taught him for half the night!

Xiaoxiao hated that she didn’t have enough time when it came to books. She felt that her brothers didn’t have enough time either.

Moreover, she saw her Big Brother reading at night and Second Brother working hard and was a little tired the next day. This could not be replenished by eating and drinking alone.

Sensing the change in its Master’s emotions and hearing her frustrations, the space wished it could raise an expert’s hand to attract attention. [Master, Master, your problem will be easily resolved once you reach level-six!]

The space had never lied to her. Xiaoxiao nodded. [Don’t worry, why do you think I opened a franchise shop?]

The space was extremely touched: [Master, I will definitely work hard to grow up and be a useful assistant in the future!]

Xiaoxiao asked: [What’s the score now?]

The space took a look and its tone was no longer as low as before: [Almost 40,000, Master!]

The space was not in a hurry, but Xiaoxiao was a little anxious. Although she did not care about status, Little Big Brother was definitely noble. Even if she did not care about other people’s gazes, she wanted to be able to help when he needed it.

There were many people watching the day after the franchise notice was posted, but not many people actually came to negotiate. These people either wanted to lower the price or had evil intentions. Clearly, they wanted to take advantage of the situation.

What “I’ll give it a try first and pay if it succeeds” and “I’ll decide after taking a look”? Tsk, she was young, not a fool.

What surprised Xiaoxiao was that she actually saw a familiar face among the people who came to consult.

“Shopkeeper Qian?”

The appearance of Shopkeeper Qian—who had recovered from his leg injury— really comforted Xiaoxiao a little. This was because he was not like those people who came to cause trouble. He followed the rules from the beginning to the end and asked very serious questions.

For example, how to train the employees, how to open a shop, and what requirements there were when opening a shop. There was a girl around the same age as Ning Anhui beside him. Xiaoxiao felt that this girl seemed to be even more serious than her father. Her heart skipped a beat and she asked, “Shopkeeper Qian, may I ask if you want to open this shop?”

Shopkeeper Qian, who had gained some weight, scratched his head and smiled a little foolishly. Seeing that he could not understand after hesitating for a long time, the girl beside him rolled her eyes. “It’s me. Little sister, where’s your Boss?”

Xiaoxiao was speechless.

Ning Anhui couldn’t help but burst out laughing.

The girl brought by Shopkeeper Qian walked to his side solemnly and bowed. “May I ask if you’re the Boss of ‘So It’s You’? I’m Qian Jiao’er. Don’t worry. If you can agree to let me join the franchise tea shop, I’ll definitely open more and better tea shops for us under the premise of adhering to the industry’s regulations! Please believe me!”

A confident and strong girl’s eyes would shine.

Xiaoxiao had just finished thinking about this when she realized that her sharp-tongued second brother had suddenly become mute.

He looked at the girl in a daze. After holding it in for a long time, he said, “1,1, I’m not the Boss…”

Shopkeeper Qian covered his eyes and pulled his daughter back. “Sorry, sorry.”

“This is my daughter, Jiao’er.”

“After hearing that your milk tea shop is going to have a franchise, she studied the franchise instructions you wrote for the entire night. Early this morning, she urged me to bring her here to sign up.”

“At first, I thought that with my luck, I really wouldn’t dare to do business again, but I couldn’t dissuade her.”

Shopkeeper Qian sighed and said helplessly and dotingly, “As a girl, she doesn’t want to stay at home to learn needlework and insists on coming out to do business. She refuses to change her mind no matter what. Miss Ning, Young Master Ning, help me persuade her.”

Xiaoxiao was a little disappointed. So he didn’t really want to franchise. He was here to ask them to dissuade his daughter.

Ning Anhui looked at the indignant Jiao’er and then at his sister. He said disapprovingly, “Shopkeeper Qian, you’re wrong.”

“What’s wrong with being a girl? As long as the girls want to, they can do a career that’s not inferior to a man’s.”

“I think there are many girls who are even more powerful than men. For example, my sister. Look at our ‘So It’s You’. Wasn’t it established by my sister?”

“Do you know about Fragrance Restaurant? Their signature dish was also developed by my sister. Not to mention Xijiang County, it’s the only one even in the Luo Prefecture and the Imperial Capital!”

Qian Jiao’er’s eyes lit up.. “Little Sister Ning, you’re amazing!”