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Chapter 120 Luo Chujiu Opens a Milk Tea Shop on the Street

After having lunch at Luoheng Palace, Luo Chujiu went to the Imperial Preceptor's Hall to find Nalan Qingyin. After saying goodbye to him, she left the palace on her own.

During the journey, Luo Chujiu spotted another familiar face.

Luo Chuxue? Who is the man beside her? Why does he look a bit like Xiao Jinglin?
With some doubts, Luo Chujiu asked the driver to stop the car so she could get out and wander around.

Luo Chujiu noticed that Luo Chuxue and the man maintained a proper distance, but it was obvious that the man's eyes were full of flattery towards Luo Chuxue, suggesting that he liked her.

Meanwhile, Luo Chuxue was enjoying the adoration and favor of the Prince of Chang'an.

Ever since the Prince of Chang'an had a chance encounter with Luo Chuxue on the street, he has become madly infatuated with this beautiful woman.

So a few days later, he went to the Luo residence and invited Luo Chuxue to go out. The people in the Luo residence knew that he was the Prince of Chang'an, so they did not refuse, but told Luo Chuxue to be careful about the distance between the two of them.

Luo Chuxue naturally understood this; since neither of them was engaged yet, they needed to maintain a proper distance.

"Does Miss Luo like this?"

Prince Xiao Jingyuan of Chang'an looked at Luo Chuxue and asked.

"Thank you, Your Highness. Xue'er likes it very much."

"Shopkeeper, please wrap this up. This is a gift from the Prince to Miss Luo."

"Yes, Your Highness."

The shopkeeper immediately wrapped up the hairpin that Luo Chuxue had chosen and handed it to them.

"Is Miss Luo hungry? Why don't we go to a restaurant for a meal together?"

"Then we will follow the Prince's arrangements."

After watching the two of them enter the restaurant, Luo Chujiu did not follow them any further.

Luo Chujiu had no interest in Luo Chuxue's schemes. In her opinion, there was nothing wrong with Luo Chuxue seeking a better future for herself.

As long as Luo Chuxue doesn't flirt with her, she won't care what Luo Chuxue does.

Bored, Luo Chujiu wandered around the streets and suddenly discovered a business opportunity:
It's a real shame that there's so much food but no drink.

If I opened a milk tea shop on the street, wouldn't I make a fortune?

Luo Chujiu thought it was feasible more and more, and decided to discuss it with her fourth senior brother tonight and ask him to invest in her business.

Luo Chujiu skipped back to the Imperial Preceptor's residence, waiting for Nalan Qingyin to return.

After Luo Chujiu told Nalan Qingyin about this, Nalan Qingyin gave Luo Chujiu a thousand taels of silver without hesitation, telling her to buy a shop and start a business.

"So much? I only want two hundred taels."

"Consider the extra as pocket money, take it."

Nalan Qingyin chuckled softly, saying nothing more. His junior sister just needed some money to start her business; how could he be stingy?

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"Didn't your third senior brother give you several boxes of gold before? How come you don't have money?"

"Fourth Senior Brother, how could you be so stupid? I have money, but I want to help you make money, so I asked you for money to invest."

Luo Chujiu thought her fourth senior brother was a complete idiot. Couldn't he see through her obvious intentions?

Hearing Luo Chujiu's words, Nalan Qingyin was flattered and then smiled at Luo Chujiu, saying:
"Then thank you very much, Xiao Jiu, for helping Fourth Senior Brother make money."

"You're welcome, you're welcome. Here's the deal: I'll give you a 20% stake in my milk tea shop, and you'll get 20% of the profits."

Luo Chujiu thought that opening a milk tea shop was a matter that could be solved with a few hundred taels of silver at most, so why did she need so much money?

"Okay, then we'll take 20%. Fourth Senior Brother, wait for Xiao Jiu to give me my share."

"Hehe, Fourth Senior Brother, just wait and see. In three months at most, our milk tea shop will be profitable." Luo Chujiu was full of confidence, and the next day she took Feiyun and the others to the street to look for a shop.

It's best to open this kind of milk tea shop next to a restaurant or food stall, then the business will be steady.

Moreover, the store doesn't need to be too big, just a dozen square meters is enough.

There are plenty of shops like this. Luo Chujiu selected the best one, negotiated a price with the owner, and bought the shop directly.

"Miss, do you need to hire two more waiters?"

"No need, just let Qingying and Caizhao manage this milk tea shop. I'll pay them extra wages."

Luo Chujiu had already planned it out. She didn't actually need so many servants around her. She could just assign Qingying and Caizhao to help out at this shop and pay them their wages separately.

Upon hearing this, Qingying Caizhao looked at Luo Chujiu:
"But we servants know nothing."

"I can teach you if you don't know how. Making milk tea is easy, anyone can do it."

Upon hearing this, Qingying and Caizhao said nothing more. They would simply do whatever their mistress asked them to do.

The next step is the most crucial one:
Making tea products.

To open for business, you need to prepare at least five or six types of drinks.

The previous green tangerine tea could be considered one, but it's highly seasonal, so we need to find a substitute.

Chrysanthemum tea can be considered one type, as can roselle tea, making three in total.

Ripe oranges can also be made into jam, which makes them easy to preserve and can be sold all year round.

Similarly, grapefruit jam and persimmon jam can also be used.

Luo Chujiu had a plan in mind. After buying the shop, she returned to the Imperial Preceptor's residence and started working on it.

I bought a basket of oranges, persimmons, and pomelos, and started peeling them to make jam.

Qingying and Caizhao followed Luo Chujiu to learn. After the jam was made, Luo Chujiu had some goat milk squeezed out.

The jam is brewed with hot tea and then mixed with goat milk, which dilutes the goat milk's fishy smell, resulting in a very unique taste.

"Miss, this orange-flavored milk tea is especially delicious." Fei Yun took a sip of the orange flavor and really liked it.

"This servant thinks the persimmon jam is delicious."

Cai Zhao prefers the sweet taste of persimmons.

Qingying, on the other hand, prefers the sweet taste of pomelo. Seeing that everyone's tastes are different, it proves that these choices can satisfy the tastes of most people.

"Okay, let's make the jam these days. Once the jam is ready, we can start our trial operation."

Luo Chujiu acted swiftly and decisively.

Xiao Beiming had been busy with government affairs these past few days and hadn't gone to see Luo Chujiu. When he came to his senses, he saw the milk tea shop that Luo Chujiu had opened on the street.

The new store launched five drinks: green tangerine tea (sour), orange milk tea (sweet), persimmon milk tea (sweet), grapefruit milk tea (refreshing and sweet), and chrysanthemum tea (cooling and soothing).

The people of Nanzhao Kingdom were seeing a beverage shop for the first time and were very curious about the five drinks offered. Soon, a young lady who went out shopping bought a cup of orange milk tea.

The taste surprised and delighted her.

"Shopkeeper, how is this made?"

"This is a secret of our shop, and we can't reveal it casually. If you like it, you can come to our shop to buy it in the future. As our first customer, you can enjoy a lifetime 20% discount on all drinks."

Luo Chujiu greatly admired the first brave person to try, which is why she gave her such a generous discount.

(End of this chapter)