klisemfg Chapter 221 Looking at the shop
Chapter 221 Looking at the shop
Seeing the white horse running into the bamboo forest, Tang Wenhao also turned around and entered his own yard. The yard was cleaned up, just like when he lived here before. In fact, since Tang Wenhao moved out, there were not so many chores to do in the bamboo garden. Just when Tang Wenhao's nephew was born, Tang Wenhao sent half of the servants to his eldest brother's yard. The Tang family members were all very kind and would not torture the servants. Originally, the servants in the yard were worried about whether they would be dismissed from the Tang Mansion. Later, they learned that Tang Wenhao sent them to Tang Wenyuan's plum garden, and they were all grateful to Tang Wenhao.
Tang Wenhao entered his study. The house deeds and land deeds under his name were all in the study. He did not take these things away when he moved out. After all, although Qicheng had good public security, the shops were crowded with people, and it was not as safe and secure as this private space.
In the study, every inch of space revealed signs of being carefully maintained. The tabletop was as smooth as a mirror, without even a speck of dust, which was obviously the result of Zheng Ma's regular cleaning. Although the bookshelf was not as full as before - there were actually not many books in his study, all of which were stored on the second floor of Tang's Pastry, but the remaining books were still carefully classified and placed in an orderly manner, trying to preserve the appearance of Tang Wenhao when he was there.
Tang Wenhao has many shops under his name, some of which were forced upon him by his mother. He was stubborn at the time and stuffed them directly into the secret compartment under the drawer without even looking at them. Now he took them all out and sorted them out, paying special attention to the shops marked as vacant, to see if there were any suitable places for opening a restaurant.
After careful screening and comparison, Tang Wenhao finally picked out three shops. These three shops not only have a superior geographical location, close to the main road of Qicheng, with a large flow of people, but also have spacious spaces. Each shop has a large enough square meter. What's more rare is that they are all equipped with a second floor. In this era, food culture has become popular, and dignitaries are becoming more and more picky about the dining environment. Even for a small gathering of only two people, they tend to choose restaurants that can provide private rooms to show their identity and taste. Tang Wenhao is well aware of this. If you open a restaurant, you must have two floors. The first floor is set up as a spacious and bright hall to meet the needs of daily individual customers; and the second floor is carefully laid out into multiple exquisite private rooms, tailored for customers who pursue quality and privacy.
After taking a good look at the shop, Tang Wenhao took the key out of the box and took it with him, intending to go and see what was going on inside. He wanted to make preparations early so that he could take Xu Congyi to see it tomorrow.
Just as Tang Wenhao stepped out of the door, a familiar figure came into view - Madam Zheng was holding a plate of fresh fruit and walking towards the study with a smile on her face. Seeing Tang Wenhao, her smile became even bigger and she quickened her pace, "Master, I just saw a white horse in the woods, and I thought it must be you who came back. So, I washed some fruit and brought it to you to quench your thirst."
Tang Wenhao took a bright red apple and took a bite. The sweet juice instantly burst in his mouth. "Thank you, Mammy. But I have something urgent to deal with now, so I have to leave right away. You can keep these fruits for yourself."
Upon hearing this, Madam Zheng asked, "Young Master, are you not having dinner at home tonight?"
"No, no," Tang Wenhao took a bite of the fruit, "I won't be back tonight, so Nanny doesn't have to tell father and mother." After saying that, he went into the bamboo forest.
Tang Wenhao whistled a few times, and the white horse understood his call and immediately ran over from the depths of the bamboo forest, lowering its head docilely for him to stroke. He jumped on the horse with a swift movement. The white horse carried Tang Wenhao and quietly left the mansion through the back door, heading in the direction of the three shops.
These three shops are located in the prosperous south of the city, the quiet west of the city, and the convenient east of the city, respectively, and each has a unique geographical advantage. Tang Wenhao checked them one by one, carefully checking every place, from the first floor to the second floor, and then to the backyard, without missing any details. He carefully recorded every advantage and disadvantage of the shop, and also paid attention to the surrounding environment, so that he could be prepared when he took Xu Congyi to see it tomorrow. After returning to Tangji, Tang Wenhao drew the conditions around the three shops on paper. Although he already had a bias in his mind, he still felt that he should listen to Xu Congyi's opinion. Drawing it on paper would also make it easier for Xu Congyi to understand in advance.
Xu Congyi didn't know about it yet. She just asked Tang Xiaowu to pass a message to Tang Wenhao. She didn't expect that Tang Wenhao had made such detailed preparations and even selected the location for opening the restaurant in the future.