Transmigration: The Little Chef Calls The Shots-Chapter 1321 - 181, Shop Trivial Matters (First Update)

Having settled the intention to cooperate with Xiao Linshuang, Lin Yuan began to prepare for Frost Pavilion. Fortunately, Dong Tian was being looked after by Shopkeeper Liu, and after two months of adjustment, the new shop had entered the right track. She didn’t need to supervise it every day anymore, otherwise she wouldn’t have had time to prepare other shops.

The shop in Dong Tian was swindled from Xia Zhen by Xia Zheng, so Lin Yuan was not very familiar with the entire shop in the Capital city. This was a good opportunity to explore the Capital city. Liu Limin had mentioned opening a wine shop before, so this time Lin Yuan planned to secure both locations during her visit.

The busiest street in the Capital city was naturally Central Street, but the shops there were mostly opened by people related to the Imperial Court’s dignitaries, like Drunken Immortal Tower and Red Smoke Pavilion. Thus, buying a shop there was as difficult as reaching the heavens, and nobody would easily sell their shop.

Giving up on Central Street, Lin Yuan then turned to nearby streets. The southern part of the city was mostly inhabited by commoners, and opening Frost Pavilion and the wine shop there would hardly attract any customers. The eastern part was where the wealthy lived; buying a shop there would be ideal since women were plentiful.

However, Lin Yuan was disappointed. Not only did she see the business potential here, but many people were interested in buying shops, so naturally, few were selling, almost none at all.

After much consideration, Lin Yuan had to look for a shop in the western part of the city. Although it wasn’t as bustling as the east, the area still had a dense population, and due to several large pawnshops and brothels operating there, she finally decided to settle Frost Pavilion here.

The brothels in the Capital city were different from those in Zhuma Town; they were mostly official courtesans managed by the Imperial Court, so the visitors were all significant figures, and Brothels were located here.

With brothels came women, but to accommodate the well-known officials’ daughters, Lin Yuan kept a distance from Brothels, one shop in the middle of the street, and the other around the street corner.

Just then, a shop was on sale, and Lin Yuan quickly negotiated with the seller. The shop was a two-story small building, bright and spacious on the first floor, but the second floor was somewhat cramped. Hence, she decided not to set up any elegant rooms, and instead, the second floor would be used for manufacturing and storage.

This way, production on the second floor and sales on the first floor was also convenient.

Regarding the shop’s decoration, there were no special requirements, just similar to any ordinary Rouge Store. She left this task to Xia Zheng, since managing the decorations at Dong Tian was his arrangement, he was already proficient in handling renovations.

Meanwhile, Lin Yuan went to handle another important task. Since their shops sold skincare products, which required different ingredients from rouge and powders, finding a suitable supplier for medicinal ingredients was essential.

Xiao Linshuang was a medic herself, but she wasn’t very familiar with the people and affairs in the Capital city, and Lao Fan hadn’t lived in the Capital city for many years and had lost contact with old friends. So, Xiao Linshuang discussed this with Wang Dahai, who readily introduced his supplier to her.

Wang Dahai had since reverted to his previous name, Wang Lexian; his father hoped he would be a person who joyfully connects with the wise, but after his father’s incident, he doubted any truly wise people existed, hence changing his name to Dahai.

However, because of Lao Fan and Xiao Linshuang, his longstanding emotional burden had finally lifted, and he reverted to his former name.

With everything set for Frost Pavilion, Lin Yuan didn’t need to worry anymore and began searching for a suitable wine shop. Unlike Frost Pavilion, the wine shop needed a much larger space, and after much searching, she couldn’t find a suitable place. Ultimately, she had to buy two adjacent shops, planning to combine them into one later.

This matter naturally needed to be discussed with Liu Limin, as she was the actual boss of the wine shop.

Since meeting Liu Limin on the day Xia Zhen got married, Lin Yuan hadn’t seen her for over two months. Seeing her again this time genuinely startled her.

Was this woman really Liu Limin? Hair pulled up high, dressed in crisp clothes, although she still looked like the previous Liu Limin, the expression on her face had changed a lot.