Marry a Duke

Chapter 279 New Store Opening

Wei Lin just thought about it and didn't dare to make excessive demands. Not to mention asking her second brother to obey her, it was already a good thing for her if he didn't make things difficult for her.

On the day the shop opened, Fu Ran didn't take a break and was busy running around.

Because it had been preheated in advance, the name was promoted during the decoration, and a lot of small advertisements were posted outside, which created a wave of anticipation.

There are discounts for those who come on the first day.

Whether you are eating hotpot or barbecue, there are corresponding drinks and beverages available.

The gifts are not too bad, they are just limited in quantity, so people won’t take advantage of them.

Customers came in waves, and after half a day, the ingredients prepared in advance were almost gone.

Fu Ran had to ask someone to prepare some more ingredients as soon as possible.

Wei Lin is good at running around inside and outside.

On the first day of opening, several of the owners went together to entertain the guests, and Lan Yin was behind the counter collecting the bills with the accountant.

A Lin and Cheng Jiang both had to run errands temporarily, and they didn't know how many times they ran in and out.

Qiao'er was also busy inside.

The raindrops did not come, and stayed at home with Wuyou.

Qian Wu helps in the kitchen.

At the end of the day, Wei Lin was so tired that she couldn't move at all.

"I never knew doing business was so tiring." Wei Lin said excitedly while tapping his leg.

Even if I am tired, it is a happy tiredness.

"Today's guests are coming in one after another. We can't serve them all. There are also many people waiting outside. If it weren't for the limited ingredients, we probably wouldn't be able to finish the work now."

Wei Lin felt that the discount on the first day was too big.

With such a large flow of people, although we made a small profit, the discounted drinks were at a loss. When we calculated it all, we actually didn't make that much.

It was rare for Fu Ran to be so tired. She had calculated that there would be a lot of people coming in the first few days of business.

The guests all want to try something new.

Moreover, even if you think it tastes good, you can’t eat it every day.

If they eat this much every day, their shop may not be able to handle it all.

"In the first three days, there are indeed many customers. We will prepare more materials tomorrow. Since customers have come to support our new shop, we should not let them down."

Let everyone who comes have a taste.

The kitchen is also very busy today.

Fortunately, the ingredients for the bottom of the pot were prepared in advance.

It takes some effort to wash, cut and prepare the side dishes.

Lan Yin and the accountant Liu Niangzi calculated together and found that after deducting the costs and labor costs, they still made a little profit today.

"How much did you earn? Don't even mention that you only earned three or five taels? I can't accept that." Wei Lin raised his eyebrows.

The guests came and had a great time.

Many people left after eating and drinking to their heart's content, saying the food tasted good and they would come back next time.

But who knows what will happen next time.

"Alin, the profit is not small. Although the wine is free, the wine comes in batches, so the price is low. Moreover, only the wine is purchased. The drinks are prepared by our chefs according to Fu Ran's recipe, so the cost is even lower. After all the calculations, the total income today is 115 taels."

Lan Yin said excitedly.

"What? Is it really that much? I thought I could only make thirty or fifty taels at most, but I didn't expect it to be over a hundred taels." Wei Lin immediately felt that this deal was done.

"Yes, this one hundred and fifteen is the net profit, minus the raw materials, labor and everything else. If we prepare more materials tomorrow, we can sell more."

The wine is good, just in limited quantity.

The cost of wine is not low either, which is one of the reasons why we can only make this much today.

But Fu Ran didn't want to use inferior wine instead. No matter who the people who came to show his support were, he couldn't let them drink inferior wine.

At the very least, it should be presentable.

"It's a good start. We should hire two more temporary workers to help out tomorrow. We've been busy all day and haven't had a good meal. Do you have any ingredients in the kitchen?" Fu Ran asked.

I woke up early in the morning, ate a quick meal, and then went to the shop.

Opening, fireworks, and a series of other things happened, she even forgot whether she had lunch or not.

After the busy opening in the morning, customers started arriving around noon and I have been busy until now, when it is completely dark.

They all missed dinner.

There are only some scattered ingredients and scraps left.

Fu Ran asked the kitchen to process all the leftovers and serve them up.

Everyone managed to eat the meal reluctantly.

The taste is ok.

"It's getting late. Let's disperse early after eating and go home to rest. We have to work again tomorrow." After eating, Fu Ran asked someone to clean up and then went back.

She also asked someone to prepare more meat dishes.

It was already late when we returned to the Duke's Mansion.

Wuyou couldn't wait and fell asleep.

Fu Ran went to the next room and kissed Wuyou. He felt guilty and sorry for his daughter. He hadn't spoken a word to Wuyou or teased her the whole day.

"Did Wuyou make a fuss today?"

“No, Miss Wuyou is very well behaved. Madam only asked her several times and spoke to her nicely, but she didn’t cry or make a fuss.” Madam Xu praised.

Wuyou was very well-behaved. She played with Nian'er at home, and was accompanied by a wet nurse, a nanny, and Yudi. Later, when the Duke returned home, he kept playing with Miss Wuyou.

Wuyou didn't make any noise at all.

Only then did Fu Ran feel relieved.

It's just that in the first few days after the opening, she needs to go there every day. When everything is stable, there will be a dedicated person to take care of the shop and serve the same dishes every day. She only needs to go and inspect it and doesn't need to do everything herself.

There is no need to be busy from morning to night and not even have time to spend with my daughter.

When I first came to Nanxiang, I was indeed working to make a living. If I hadn’t been busy from morning till night, I’m afraid I wouldn’t even be able to sustain my daily living expenses.

The situation is different now than it was then.

The Duke's Mansion has no shortage of food and clothing, but what they pay more attention to is the spiritual aspect.

She can start her own business, but she still has to put her children and family first.

Back in the room, Wei Xuan was looking at the files on the desk.

Seeing her come back, he raised an eyebrow.

"Have you visited Wuyou?"

"Well, Wuyou is asleep." Fu Ran muttered softly, "The little guy didn't see me all day, and didn't cry or make a fuss. It makes me feel distressed."

"Wuyou is so good. She asked about you when I came back." The empress called out several times, "You don't need to make yourself so tired. If there are many guests, you can ask more people to help. You can just give instructions from the side."

He frowned slightly, stood up and walked towards her.

"Let me see." He stood in front of her, stretched out his long arms and lifted her chin, letting her little face look straight into his eyes, without hiding anything.

He saw that her eyes were dark.

There were still bloodshot in his eyes.

He frowned almost imperceptibly.

"Fu Ran, the Duke's Mansion is not short of money. Now most of the affairs in the mansion are handed over to you. You don't need to work hard outside to make money."

Fu Ran nodded slowly.

"I know, but this is what I want to do, so even if it's tiring, I'm not afraid."