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Chapter 161 Li Quan, Meet the Boss

Chapter 161 Li Quan, Meet the Boss

"I'm sorry to bother you and be a bad guest. Please forgive me, Manager Li." Zhang Mu smiled warmly and touched the head of the child next to him. The child was playing with the building blocks that Zhang Mu had just made for him and gave Zhang Mu a sweet smile in return.

Li Quan's smile remained unchanged, but the corners of his eyes twitched slightly: "Mr. Wei, you are too polite."

Then he shouted to the child, "Yuan'er, go find your mother."

The child named Yuan'er nodded and ran into the house. Li Quan was visibly relieved when he saw that Zhang Mu did not stop him. He regained his spirits and asked, "Master Wei, what brings you here?"

"If it's official business, why don't you go to the business?"

Zhang Mu put away his smile and did not answer Li Quan's question. Instead, he explained, "Shopkeeper Li, you misunderstood. I just thought the child was cute and played with him for a while. I didn't mean anything else."

Li Quan didn't comment, just looked at Zhang Mu, and had no intention of inviting him into the house.

Zhang Mu and Ye Hanzhou looked at each other and smiled awkwardly.

It's over, I've been treated as a bad guy.

"Shopkeeper Li, how about we talk for a moment?" Zhang Mu said.

Li Quan hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "If Master Wei doesn't mind, let's chat in the yard."

……

Li Quan brought three chairs from the house and asked Zhang Mu and Ye Hanzhou to sit down. Without waiting for Zhang Mu to speak, he said directly, "Mr. Wei, I am the head shopkeeper of Yongxiu Trading Company. I only take care of business matters and know nothing about other matters."

If you ask me about channels or accounts, I will tell you everything I know.

If you want to ask me about the attack, I'm sorry, I don't know.

Zhang Mu smiled and said, "Shopkeeper Li, I heard from Brother Han that you are very prestigious. Yongxiu Company has grown so large that it must have been built with your dedication. I wonder if you can stay and help me after I take over?"

This is how negotiation works. If we can turn you and me into "us", many things will be easier to talk about.

If Li Quan could continue to stay as the shopkeeper, I believe some secrets could be revealed.

Li Quan looked at Zhang Mu with some surprise and shook his head, saying, "Master Wei, I am too old to be driven. Even if there is no change of ownership, I will have to resign within the next year or two."

"Brother Han and I said the same thing before."

"What about doubling the salary?" Zhang Mu asked.

Li Quan heard this and smiled faintly: "The money I earn is enough to spend."

Zhang Mu hesitated for a moment, then made another offer: "What if I grant you shares at the same rate as the dividends?"

The shopkeeper already had a dividend, but it didn't involve shares, so it disappeared when the owner left. Zhang Mu's offer was equivalent to promoting Li Quan to become the owner. As long as the Yongxiu Company survived, the shares would be passed down through the family.

As for whether it's worth it?
You know, Yongxiu Company is not in his hands now, so it is still questionable whether he can take it over.

If Li Quan wants the shares, he must wholeheartedly help him get the Yongxiu Company back.

Now that the boss is dead, Li Quan, as the chief manager, has even more say.

At least from the current perspective, it is definitely worth it!

This condition made Li Quan hesitate for a moment, but in the end he shook his head.

"Thank you for your appreciation, Master Wei."

"It's just that I'm determined to leave."

"Is it because of old age and frailty, or do you just not want to get involved in this mess?" Ye Hanzhou suddenly spoke up from the side.

Li Quan was stunned. He glanced at Ye Hanzhou and was silent for a moment before he sighed, "To be honest, my two lords."

"You have just seen my child."

"I have a son in my old age. I plan to take my wife and child to the capital to seek out a famous teacher. I also hope that my Li family can produce a scholar."

"This was agreed upon early in the morning."

"Please forgive me, Master Wei." Generally speaking, once you bring up your wife and children, it means that the other party's decision cannot be changed.

For example: I definitely want to drink with you, but my wife won’t let me…

Another example: I was really busy that day because I had to go to a parent-teacher conference for my child...

However, Zhang Mu's eyes lit up and he said slowly, "Shopkeeper Li, have you heard of Zihu Villa?"

"Young Master Wei, you're joking. I've heard of the renowned Purple Lake Villa!" Li Quan was stunned for a moment before replying, "It's a place where talented people gather. Even the current Prime Minister Zhang studied at Purple Lake Villa when he was young. How could I not know about it?"

Zhang Mu's smile became even brighter: "That's easy to explain now that you know."

"I am not talented, but I have some friendship with Mr. Zhao, the owner of Zihu Villa."

"If Shopkeeper Li thinks it's suitable, I can recommend your son to attend Purple Lake Villa. What do you think?"

This was a fate (future) and separation (pen) that was formed when I was helping Mr. Song deliver a message a month ago.

If you don't mention it, you'll forget it.

Li Quan's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Really?"

"Absolutely true!" Zhang Mu nodded.

Old man Zhao from Zihu Villa seemed to admire me very much. If it really didn't work out, I could just copy...write a poem and put it in the letter of recommendation, and then this matter would be done.

After receiving Zhang Mu's affirmative answer, Li Quanzhen hesitated.

What he said before was not an excuse, he really wanted to take his child to study under a master.

But as a shopkeeper, he didn't know any great scholars or famous teachers, so he could only ask for help in going to the capital.

The Imperial Academy in the capital was a place of nobility, and naturally, the salaries were modest. However, living in the capital was not easy, and these learned scholars also had to support their families, so many would take in students to earn some tuition to supplement their family income.

Li Quan asked someone to inquire about it. Although the teacher was not Hanlin himself, he was at least a disciple of Hanlin and had the title of scholar. Of course, Hanlin would occasionally give personal guidance.

It's much better than the local country Confucian scholars.

Even so, the annual tuition would cost three to five hundred taels of silver. Taking into account the expenses of a family of three in the capital, it would cost about a thousand taels of silver a year.

Old Li has struggled for decades, and now for the sake of his children, he can afford it by gritting his teeth!
After all, they are all students of the Hanlin Academy!

But compared with Zihu Villa, it is nothing.

Zihu Villa is the place where Hanlin scholars are trained!
However, the children accepted by Zihu Villa are either young geniuses or recommended by people recognized by Zihu Villa. You can't get in just by paying money.

This Master Wei said he is qualified to recommend?
Li Quan raised his head and looked at Zhang Mu with a smile on his face, like a fish seeing the sweet bait on the hook.

Seeing that Li Quan was still hesitating, Zhang Mu sighed and said leisurely -

"Shopkeeper Li, no matter how hard life is, we must not let our children suffer; no matter how poor we are, we must not let our children suffer from education!"

"There are no fewer than three great scholars in charge of Zihu Villa!"

“Don’t let your children lose at the starting line!”

When Li Quan heard this, his whole body shook as if he was struck by lightning!

Good! That makes sense!
If you are behind at the starting line, won’t it take several times more effort to catch up?

Oh shit!

For the sake of Quan'er's future, what is my weight worth?
Isn’t it just a few more years?

It's done!

At that moment, Li Quan stood up and bowed respectfully to Zhang Mu.

"Li Quan, meet the boss!"

(End of this chapter)

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