This question is not easy to answer.
Even though Dongyuan Zhiku agreed to Su Shi's conditions, the art of ice making was still hanging over their heads like a sharp sword, and they didn't know when it would be chopped off.
In this case, why did Dongyuan Zhiku do this, losing both his wife and his troops?
At this time, his eyes lit up and he said, "Unless..."
As soon as he said two words, Zhou Xuan interrupted him.
She said coldly: "Unless Su Shi has a brain disease, he will hand over the ice-making technique, so don't expect it."
Tian Wenhao still refused to give up: "No matter what conditions Su Shi puts forward, we can satisfy him."
Zhou Xuan sighed and said slowly: "Do you really want to get this ice-making technique?"
Tian Wenhao was stunned for a moment, then slowly sat down and carefully considered the pros and cons.
After a long time, he sighed and said with a wry smile: "I can't make the decision on this matter. I should go back and ask the master for instructions, and the master will weigh it."
Zhou Xuan nodded and said, "This matter is of great importance and it is indeed not easy to make a decision, but Su Shi doesn't leave you much time."
"Three days! Su Shi will definitely ask me to give him an answer within three days."
Tian Wenhao was silent for a while and said slowly: "Three days should be enough." Then he looked directly at Zhou Xuan: "Since Su Shi refuses to hand over the ice-making technique, won't we be forever affected? With his constraints, the master will never want to see this situation."
"I know."
"Do you already have a solution?"
"yes."
Tian Wenhao asked curiously: "What can I do?"
Zhou Xuan said calmly: "I will buy the ice-making technique."
Tian Wenhan frowned: "Didn't you say that Su Shi would hand over the ice-making technique because he had a brain disease? How could he be willing to sell it to you?"
Zhou Xuan said slowly: "Because I will shelve this ice-making technique and won't use it at all."
Zhou Xuan's words were actually difficult to understand, but Tian Wenhao understood them.
No matter whether Su Shi sells the ice-making technology to the flower shop or the Dongyuan Quality Store, it will definitely break the current fragile balance, and no one knows what consequences it will have.
And Su Shi and the General Mansion may not be able to bear such consequences.
But selling to Zhou Xuan is different. If Zhou Xuan shelved the art of making ice, then this balance will continue. And Su Shi can maximize his own interests without having to bear any consequences. Why would he? Rather than do it.
At this time, Tian Wenhao suddenly smiled and said: "Actually, Dongyuan Zhiku and Shihuaguan can join forces on this matter."
"How to join forces?"
Tian Wenhao said: "If the Flower Garden and Dongyuan Zhiku do not cooperate with Su Shi, then his ice-making skills will have no use."
Zhou Xuan looked at Tian Wenhao with her beautiful eyes, because she didn't expect that Tian Wenhao would come up with such a disgusting method.
Tian Wenhao smiled and said: "I know that besides my two families, there are 273 restaurants and 43 brothels." He said proudly at this time: "But if there is no approval from our two families, who will Dare to cooperate with Su Shi."
Zhou Xuan sighed: "What if Su Shi opens his own restaurant? With the strength of the General's Mansion, it should be no problem to open one or two restaurants by himself."
"What kind of climate can one or two restaurants have?" Tian Wenhao said disdainfully.
Zhou Xuan shook his head and sighed: "I can only say this, if Su Shi wants to open a restaurant, I have a feeling that the first floor of the capital will soon be renamed."
Seeing Zhou Xuan's high regard for Su Shi, Tian Wenhao couldn't help but wonder: "Are you thinking too highly of Su Shi? As far as I know, he has never done business."
Zhou Xuan smiled bitterly and said: "This is just my hunch, but I know that my hunch has always been accurate."
Then she added: "Don't think that Su Shi can only rely on ice-making skills. I think Su Shi's ability is far beyond your imagination. For example, in a small bet, he only used the first The strategy of two cups at half price is an easy win, do you really think he doesn’t know how to do business?”
"If we can't work together to take this road, we can take another road." Seeing that Zhou Xuan refused to join forces with him to suppress Su Shi, Tian Wenhao continued.
"What way?"
"Our two families joined forces to master the art of making ice."
Since the flower shop and Dongyuan Zhiku cannot fight each other, they can join forces to devour other restaurants and brothels first. In this way, their respective powers will naturally expand a lot.
Zhou Xuan said calmly: "Do you think the Flower Shop and Dongyuan Zhiku can really join forces?"
Tian Wenhao hesitated and said: "Faced with such huge interests, I think it is more likely that the two parties will join forces."
Zhou Xuan suddenly smiled and stopped talking.
Tian Wenhao looked at Zhou Xuan's strange expression and fell into deep thought. Suddenly he woke up with a start, and his back was wet with cold sweat.
He immediately handed over his hands and said to Zhou Xuan: "I will inform the master about the conditions proposed by Su Shi, and he will make the decision. As for how to deal with the ice-making technique, it is entirely up to the young lady."
At this time, he thought about many things, and the more he thought about some things, the more scared he became, so he quickly expressed his attitude.
Zhou Xuan smiled and said: "Then I will wait for Mr. Tian's good news."
When Tian Wenhao left the boat, Su Shi was lazily leaving the general's mansion.
Originally, he decided not to go anywhere today and just take a good rest at the house. After all, he had been leaving early and coming back late these past few days, and he was feeling a little tired.
But after he lay on the chair, drank several pots of tea, and counted the bamboos in the bamboo forest several times, he decisively jumped up from the chair and left the general's mansion.
He did not notify Lin Mo when he left the General's Mansion, but when he walked out of the door, Lin Mo had already followed him.
"Second Young Master, where are you going?"
Su Shi said angrily: "I don't know."
Lin Mo was not a talkative person, and Su Shi seemed to be in a bad mood now, so he stood aside silently.
Although Su Shi left the general's mansion, he could only look at the street blankly because he had not thought about where he was going.
Although the scenery of Yudai River is pleasant, Su Shi went there twice in a row, and no matter how beautiful the scenery was, it no longer had much appeal to him.
Although he wanted to see Qin Nan, he had no reason to go to the Qin Mansion to invite Qin Nan. He was afraid that he would be beaten with a stick before he even said anything.
He had no plans to go to Chen Xiaolan's place. After all, she had to learn to deal with many things alone.
It would be too early to go to the flower shop to have a drink and chat with Cui Nong.
Although Xiao Yuelou said that Hechanglou welcomes him at any time, he is not that thick-skinned.
As for taking a boat trip to the lake, it would be too slow to do it alone, but if he and Lin Mo were to take a boat trip to the lake, then Su Shi might as well just jump into the Jing Lake.
Zhou Xuan is a good playmate, but the bet has not yet been concluded, so it is not appropriate to ask her to accompany him on the lake tour at this time, as it may easily cause misunderstandings.
So although Su Shi walked out of the general's mansion, he could only stand at the door in a daze.
