While comforting his daughter, Chen Zhonghou apologized to Zhang Tianci: "I'm sorry, President Zhang, I spoiled this child. Since the contract is inappropriate, just let it go.
It's just money... I spent five taels yesterday to buy some more expensive ingredients, thinking I could make two more dishes to attract customers. If you need to refund the money immediately, you have to allow me to collect the accounts on credit from old customers..."
Zhang Tianci finally took a breath and found a way to speak: "Boss Chen, where are you thinking? It was my eldest brother who said that your restaurant is in a good location. Although the business is temporarily weak, you can't discount the capital so cheaply.
The eldest brother said that of the five hundred taels of silver, we only hold 40% of the shares, and you hold 60% of the shares. I don’t dare to delay, so I’ll come to you to sign again as soon as possible. "
Chen Zhonghou was stunned and looked at Zhang Tianci at a loss, thinking that Zhang Tianci was making fun of him.
Liu Ruyun was also stunned. The tears in her eyes were rolling back and forth. She didn't know whether she should fall or not. She kept rubbing her hands on her floral apron and her face turned red. She probably felt a little regretful. It's too early to get angry.
"Is this...is this okay? Otherwise, let's do it 50-50."
It took Chen Zhonghou a long time to hold back a sentence, and while speaking, he looked at his daughter's face. Liu Ruyun nodded and agreed.
Zhang Tianci shook his head like a rattle: "No, no, my eldest brother said 40%, that's 40%. You two, okay, don't let me run back and forth, okay?
I have this contract here. Take yours and tear it up together. Miss Liu, please turn on the light of the oil lamp, and let's rewrite the contract. "
Chen Zhonghou took out the contract from his arms, Zhang Tianci took it, tore it into pieces along with his own share, and then spread out his pen, ink, paper and inkstone.
The two tables of old customers who were drinking heard the conversation and felt it was new, so they came over to watch with glasses in their hands.
Zhang Tianci's handwriting was not very good, but he wrote quickly enough. He finished the new contract with a few clicks, and said to the two old customers next to him: "As a new shareholder, I am deeply grateful that you two can support me here." , it’s hard to find a guarantor at this late hour, how about taking the liberty of asking you two to be your guarantors?”
A customer who looked like an old scholar nodded and sighed: "I've seen a lot of old people doing business, and I've seen a lot of people arguing over the amount of money, but I've never seen Boss Zhang and Master Xiao like this.
Lao Chen, with a partner like this, do you still have to worry about your future business? Today I am the guarantor! "
The three of them signed their names, pressed their fingerprints, and kept one piece each.
Chen Zhonghou was so excited that he insisted on leaving Zhang Tianci to drink. Zhang Tianci ran around without touching the ground for a day, and he was really hungry, so he was rude.
"Miss Liu, make two of your specialty dishes!"
Liu Ruyun agreed quickly. When she got to the kitchen, she looked at the ingredients she had just bought today. After thinking about it, she decided to boldly try dishes other than the five specialty dishes.
As a result, the new boss Zhang Tianci walked home with a sad face, muttering to himself.
"Brother, this girl really can only cook those five specialties. Can we really make back our investment?"
It's not like you fell in love with this girl and took these five hundred taels as a betrothal gift. If that's the case, that's fine. "
When Liutai heard that Zhan Feiyun returned empty-handed, he was so angry that he slammed the table: "You just came back empty-handed? You idiot! Idiot!"
Zhan Feiyun said with a bitter face: "Sir, I can't compete with Jin Yiwei for people. The Criminal Department and Shuntian Mansion have to step aside for the prisoners that Jin Yiwei wants to arrest."
Liu Tai slapped the table and shouted, "Where is his family? Jinyiwei only captured Wang Shun, where are his family members?"
Zhan Feiyun swallowed his saliva and said without confidence: "Sir, Wang Tuiguan sold his wife and daughter to others as slaves. In this way, he is no longer a member of his family, and the villain does not have any There’s no reason to take people away.”
Liu Tai's eyes almost fell out of his head: "What? What what? Say it again?"
Zhan Feiyun's voice became much softer: "Sir, that Wang Tuiguan sold his wife and daughter to others as slaves."
Liu Tai roared angrily: "Fart! When did he sell it? Selling it again while arresting him will not count!"
Zhan Feiyun squinted his eyes at the few detectives who went with him. He had already explained everything on the way, and no one said much and listened to him.
"Sir, the date on the contract is indeed from yesterday. Both the buyer and the seller have it, as well as the guarantor. It's hard to deny it."
Liu Tai angrily laughed back: "How can such a clumsy trick be hidden from me in the Criminal Department? Wang Shun is a sixth-grade official, and Shuntian Mansion is not a poor yamen. How can he be so poor that he sells his wife and daughter? Not to mention the time. What a coincidence, the two parties clearly colluded to get away with it!
Since Wang Shun was arrested by the Jin Yiwei, the buyer was arrested and tortured, and everything was done in one sentence, then the document contract naturally does not count! You have been a head catcher for so long, why should I teach you this? "
Zhan Feiyun lowered his head: "Sir, I have seen the buyer, but I don't dare to catch him."
Liu Tai said angrily: "You are acting under my order. Even if it involves court officials, you should take action! I am temporarily taking charge of the Ministry of Justice, so I will naturally support you!"
In fact, when Yu Maojian retired and returned to his hometown, Liu Tai, who was the left minister of the Ministry of Punishment, should have been promoted to Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment as a matter of course. Because Liutai has been the Zuo Shilang for ten years, he is only one step away from being the Minister of the Ministry of Justice.
Moreover, the Criminal Department is different from other departments in that it is more business-oriented and often prefers to be directly promoted from Zuo Shilang.
It's a pity that in the last Gaoliang case, Liu Tai wanted to show positive performance and get promoted as soon as possible, but Zheng Huan, who was jumping up and down, was slapped in the face by Xiao Feng and made a fool of himself in front of Jiajing. Although Yan Song said good things for him, Jiajing still made some moves.
The first was the delay in approving Yu Maojian's retirement, leaving Yu Maojian to recuperate in the capital with the title of Shangshu. However, Liu Tai still served as his left minister of the Ministry of Punishment, taking charge of all affairs of the Ministry of Punishment. This is a warning and an encouragement.
The warning is to tell Liu Tai that if you can't show a decent performance, as long as Yu Maojian still breathes, you won't be able to be a minister. Maybe one day a minister will parachute in from somewhere else.
The encouragement is to tell him that the court still trusts you and allows you to continue to manage the Ministry of Justice. You still have a good chance of becoming a minister.
Liu Tai was tormented by Jiajing's imperial methods, and he also had his own countermeasures.
On the one hand, try not to make any more mistakes, and on the other hand, stay closer to the strict Party. He knew that as long as Yan Song did not fall, he would one day become a minister.
So at this time, he was not only angry at Zhan Feiyun's incompetent performance, but also confident enough in his identity and deterrence to be able to deal with any officials who dared not cooperate with his promotion plan.
Zhan Feiyun said helplessly: "The buyer is Wang Tuiguan's next-door neighbor, Xiao Feng from Zhongshushe."
Hiss... Liu Tai took a breath as if he had a toothache, and his momentum and confidence were suddenly compromised.
Xiao Feng, this bastard, almost made him fall into a pit last time, and this time he became a stumbling block on his way to success! The key is that I really don't dare to be hard on him.
Zhan Feiyun stopped talking, and the detectives also lowered their heads and secretly glanced at Liutai from the corners of their eyes.
Liu Tai had drawn his bow too full just now, and he was a little embarrassed to hold back for a moment. But if he continues to push hard, can he really order Zhan Feiyun to go to Xiao Feng's house to rob someone?
When he was in a dilemma, a cough came from behind the screen. Liu Tai twitched the corner of his mouth and waved his hand: "You go down first. I will give you new orders after I have considered it."
Zhan Feiyun and the other detectives eagerly saluted and excused themselves, running as if there were dogs chasing and biting them behind them.
Liu Tai turned around and returned to his private office. A man was sitting upright drinking tea. Liu Tai respectfully helped him refill his cup.
"Yan Shaoqing, what do you think about this matter?"
Yan Shifan said with a deadpan smile: "Forget it, I quite appreciate Xiao Feng's interest in other people's wives and daughters.
Anyway, the target this time is not them, so there is no need to create extra complications. "
