"Hello, Auntie and Uncle!"
Upon entering, they saw a middle-aged man and woman sitting in the living room.
Recalling their memories from freshman year, Qiu Xi and her two companions confirmed these were Dai Yao's parents and quickly greeted them.
"Good, good, good~"
"Dad, Mom, let me introduce them..."
With a glance, Song Dai Yao immediately began introducing her three roommates to her parents.
"Such good children. Come, you must all be hungry. Let's go eat."
As soon as their daughter finished speaking, Madam Song, Mo Lanxin, was ready to usher the three young girls to the dining table.
"Mom! There's this too. Can you have someone tidy it up~"
"You rascal, didn't I tell you..."
Seeing the pile of things their daughter was pointing at, she felt a headache coming on.
"Ms. Mo! Be careful of aging!"
Thank goodness! She had learned this trick from her elder brother; it was effective against her mother.
"Uncle and Auntie, the three of us brought these. It's not much..."
"Oh, we don't mind at all, we don't mind. When you come here, it's like coming to your own home..."
"That's very thoughtful!"
Seeing how the three girls had successfully diverted her mother's attention, Song Dai Yao's eyes darted around, and she secretly gave a thumbs-up.
"Don't just stand there. Go call your brother down for dinner."
"Right away~"
Temporarily escaping the predicament, Song Dai Yao happily went to call her brother.
...
"Qiu Xi, then I'll take the liberty of calling you Xiao Xi."
After dinner, as the group had agreed in the dorm, the only one from the Song family whom they truly met was Qiu Xi.
"As a junior, Uncle can call me whatever he likes."
"Okay! Then I'll get straight to the point!"
"Regarding Dai Yao's milk tea shop, I've inquired. While it's said to be a joint effort by the four of you, the recipe was yours."
"Mhm, so what are your intentions, Uncle?"
"We want to buy it out!"
In business, no matter how many relationships exist, they cannot bypass profit. Especially when there are no pre-existing relationships.
"Mr. Song, I assume before you came to find me, you saw more than just this recipe!"
She had already seen it before they arrived. Although their milk tea shop had just opened, with continuous promotion, there was already a clear trend of it becoming popular, especially in this era of big data and the internet.
"Yes!"
It was precisely because they saw this and had it evaluated that they made this decision.
They hadn't expected that a young girl in her second year of university could see this.
If it were an ordinary person, they would probably still be reveling in the joy of opening a shop and making money.
"Then you should also know that if we wanted to, our milk tea shop would not stop here."
"So?"
Seeing the elder begin to tap the table, Qiu Xi curved her lips into a smile, "Buying it out is impossible."
"..."
They had underestimated her; they hadn't expected it to be so difficult!
"Then how do you propose we cooperate?"
She wanted to remain passive and respond to change with constancy. She was indeed an old fox of the business world!
"Technical investment! For now, Dai Yao's shop will be our free franchise."
"But this technology only has these one or two types..."
This couldn't be free. If there were only one or two, it might work in the short term, but in the long run, it would be a loss.
"You can rest assured about this. I have more. I can let you test them before signing the contract."
"Moreover, quality over quantity. As long as the operations are managed reasonably, Uncle Song, you won't have to worry about not making money."
Truly a little fox, so shrewd!
And you, old fox, are not bad either!
"Alright! But I need to discuss this with them."
"You may!"
She understood this; it wasn't a one-person decision.
"Good, then that's settled. Uncle will make one more bold inquiry: about the source of this recipe?"
He couldn't help but be suspicious. If such a young girl had it in her family, they would likely have become rich long ago, and it wouldn't have come to him.
"Oh, my master gave it to me not long ago. However, he has already passed away."
Xiao Hua: I have inexplicably become an old person who has passed away?!!
"My condolences! But you also know..."
"Uncle Song, please rest assured. The source is legitimate. I'm mainly not focused on this; otherwise, I wouldn't have approached Dai Yao."
To be precise, she had initially just wanted to help a friend and earn some extra money.
"However, if you discuss it and decide, we can also include this in the contract..."
"Alright! With you saying that, I'm relieved."
Truly a promising young person! It was her daughter's good fortune to meet such a friend!
"Then that's all for today."
"Okay, I'll await your good news, Uncle."
"Hahahahaha~ Good!"
As expected, she was confident!
Outside the study -
"Xiao Xi, how was it? Did my dad give you a hard time?"
As soon as Qiu Xi came out, Song Dai Yao rushed over.
She knew her father somewhat. He would eat anything, but he hated losing, especially in fields he was familiar with.
"It's okay, Uncle is a very nice person."
Pulling away the hand reaching out, Qiu Xi smiled cheerfully.
"You little girl! Whose side are you on!"
Song Mingcheng, just coming out, heard his daughter's words. Fortunately, his heart was strong!
"I... I was just worried. You, this... old fox..."
She spoke softer and softer, and in the end, she hid behind Qiu Xi.
"..."
This little padded jacket was indeed leaky!
Sometimes he really felt like he would die of anger!
"Uncle and Auntie, it's getting late, and we have class tomorrow morning, so we'll be going now."
Seeing the situation, Qiu Xi quickly chimed in.
"It does seem a bit late. Would you like Uncle to have someone drive you?"
Interrupted, Song Mingcheng glanced at the time. It did seem a bit late.
"It's okay, we drove here ourselves, so we'll be fine heading back."
"Alright, then be careful on your way!"
"Mhm!"
"Uncle and Auntie, goodbye!"
...
On the way back -
Because it involved their current milk tea shop, Qiu Xi relayed what had been discussed regarding the matter to all three of them.
"Xiao Xi, you're really great!"
"Mhm, mhm! Love you~"
"Enough, stop being sappy!"
Driving, she could feel goosebumps all over!
"But, Xiao Xi, this milk tea shop..."
"Stop! No need to say anything more."
She knew these two wouldn't accept it so easily. When they had first talked about opening it together, these two had deliberated for a long time.
"You two just manage it well and give me my share of the profits."
As long as money was involved, they would have to move, even if they were reluctant!
"..."
"Okay."
As expected, they weren't suited for sentimental moments; it was quite annoying, and she didn't like it either!
"So, Xiao Xi, you really persuaded my dad!"
Hmm... this was something unexpected.
"This... isn't it obvious?"
"Xiao Xi! You're my idol~"
Aside from her brother, she hadn't really met anyone her age who could talk to her dad like that.
You know, her dad was an old fox. Since she was little, she had heard family members complain that even when he was pursuing her mother, he was a fox! Very cunning!
"Dai Yao... if Uncle knew what you were thinking right now, he'd probably come after you."
"It doesn't matter! He doesn't know."
With a casual wave of her hand, Song Dai Yao was now carefree, showing none of the timidness she had at home just moments ago.