Chapter 4: Chapter 4 – A Good(?) Business Deal

At first, she was vigilant since her room is heavily guarded and no one is allowed to enter her room unless it’s the people she trusted

But after reading the letter, she found it was from Qiu Guang

Qiu Guang is one of the reasons why her business is so successful

Three years ago, when she just finished establishing her place in the Jia household, she wanted more power so she can firmly place her feet in the household and for future novel events, so she started a business in the capital using her knowledge from her previous life

However her products weren't very well received at first

Luckily, just when she was thinking of closing down her shops, Qiu Guang appeared and made a deal with her

Qiu Guang will help to promote her shops and even make it stay afloat, in return, she would make her business large enough to have some authority over the capital and she will do him some favours every so often

Jia Jiaying ofcourse knew who Qiu Guang was, he is the CEO of the greatest company in the capital

Qiu Guang did not appear in the novel, but the novel wa centered in the palace, so Jia Jiaying dismissed it as a important mob character that had no influence in the plot

She did not know what Qiu Guang was planning, but she did not find any outer motives, so she decided to take a risk and agreed to his proposal

Actually, Jia Jiaying has never seen Qiu Guang in person, and it was always and aide that comes to meet her, but then again, the figure, Qiu Guang was never seen, even his biggest collaborators has never seen him, his whole figure is shrouded in mystery

Jia Jiaying was curious of what Qiu Guang wanted of her

While Qiu Guang send her letters to help her expand her business, he never sent a request to her, so Jia Jiaying is deeply curious of the contents of this letter

The letter stated to go to Chunhua restaurant a week later and meet a man there

It also said she might even gain a unexpected business partner

Chunhua is a high end restaurant managed by Qiu Guang, so she can talk as much as she wants without being eavesdropped on

Jia Jiaying did not know what's the purpose of this letter, but she owed many favours to Qiu Guang, so she agreed

A week later, Jia Jiaying arrived at Chunhua, an employee came up her as soon as she arrived

“Welcome to Chunhua restaurant, are you miss Jia Jiaying?”

“Yes”

“Welcome miss, Jia Jiaying, we’ve been waiting for you please come this way”

As expected of an restaurant under Qiu Guang, the staff here is very professional

Jia Jiaying was guided to the third floor where all the VVIP guest go, it had only five rooms and every room had an unique theme, but what really made it popular is the view it gave

You can see the whole capital while you eat, and even if you scream on the top of your lunges, no one would hear you, the Chunhua building is almost impossible to infiltrate, so the third floor is a favourite for the wealthy to have a meal in

Seeing she being lead up to the third floor, Jia Jiaying knew her client was not an ordinary person

“You must be the one Qiu Guang told me to meet, I am Jia Jiaying, the leader of Yunbao”

“Hello miss Jia Jiaying, I and Cao Jianyu, the seventh prince”

While she did not show it on her face, Jia Jiaying was shocked, while she knew this was an important person, she did not know she was going to meet a prince, the protagonist at that!

But this is a good opportunity, if she can use this to get closer to the prince, she can have a better advantage in future events!

“First, I would like to thank you for your kindness the other day”

“There's no need to worry, I just did what I needed to do”

“I thought we weren't going to meet again, but who knew we were going to meet here, perhaps it’s fate”

“Fate or not, I'm sure you're here to do business no?”

Jia Jiaying smiled

Cao Jianyu was right, whether past life or now, she is just here to business

“Jia Jiaying, I am offering 5% off the use of Haowong road for all people associated with Yunbao, in return, I want you to help me ascend the throne”

Although 5% doesn't seem to be a lot, but as long as Yunbao and haowang road exist, she can endlessly profit out of it

But to her, it’s not the deal that's inviting—

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The tone of a king

As expected of the protagonist

Jia Jiaying was sure, this man would be the future king

Even if the deal was a bit lower, she wouldn't hesitate to agree, but Jia Jiaying is a merchant, and currently, Cao Jianyu is desperate for an ally, so what's the harm to milk a little bit more?

Jia Jiaying licked her lips

“That is indeed an appealing offer, but I'm sure there isn't anyone else to turn to your highness, I am currently the owner of a large amount of shops, even in the capital, so 5% isn't even something I would put my eyes on don't you think?”

“Well, im sure even 5% would give Yunbao a good profit for the size of Yunbao”

“But I would be helping you to ascend the throne, I'm sure your other brothers are a better pick in my opinion, in addition your highness has not shown any of your talents before, so how can I trust you?”

Cao Jianyu’s poster shifted

Jia Jiayu can feel an oppressive aura on her, she could barely breathe

However, Jia Jiayu is someone that put the Jia family under her feet, and Cao Jianyu is someone who just stepped out of the would

Even if he’s the protagonist, how can a greenhorn compare to Jia Jiaying, a veteran?

Jia Jiaying let our her own aura, almost suppressing Cao Jianyu’s

“I’ll admit, your highness truly have the makings of a king, it’s a pity I never met you sooner, but even so, if your talents are lacking, I cannot help your highness that much”

Cao Jianyu knew, he wouldn't think Jia Jiaying would agree so easily like his brother

He knew that compared to the other princes, he is at the bottom

“But I have a feeling your highness would become something greater, perhaps my merchant instincts are telling me so, so I would give you a chance”

Jia Jiaying’s tone was arrogant, no one would be this arrogant in front of a royal family member

But Jia Jiaying was giving him a chance, and if he gets angry at her because of this, she would leave right away

Cao Jianyu swore, when he gets stronger, he would make sure no one would look down at him so that his mother would be proud of him in heaven

“And that will be?”

Like her previous words was a dream, her words became humble again

“This servant is opening a salon and I would like your highness to manage it, if you can have 3000 customers come in in a week, I would support you”

The request was ridiculous, normally, a restaurant would have an average 2000 people in a week, and that's for the most popular restaurants, much less a newly opened restaurant

Even more, to have a prince manage a restaurant is ridiculous itself

However, if he succeeded, he can not only gain a powerful supporter, but also gain some connections so that he can quickly get his revenge for his mother

So Cao Jianyu reluctantly agreed for the sake of his mother

“Oh also, can we increase the 5% to 10%?”

“Are you ripping me off? 6%”

“8%”

“Tsk, 7%”

“Deal”

Although 7% if better than 10%, Cao Jianyu cannot help being bitter

“Fuhuhu, Happy cooperation” 

“...Happy cooperation” 

And that's how a deal that would go down in history was made