Transmigration: The Little Chef Calls The Shots-Chapter 1486 - 305, Idle Tea House (22)

Lin Yuan chuckled and said, "About that wall you mentioned earlier, just open it up. I’ll string some Glazed Beads into a curtain to hang there."

"Glazed Bead curtains? That’s a brilliant idea!"

Head Liang immediately laughed, his face radiant with excitement: "But it’s tough to get Glaze!"

He had been working in the Capital city for many years, seen all sorts of fine things, and naturally understood the wonders of Glaze. He also knew that finding it in Dayong nowadays was extremely difficult, let alone using it for curtains.

There’s a room on the third floor of Dong Tian made entirely of Glaze that had become a sensation after several months of promotion, now a hot pursuit by all the handsome young men and beautiful women of the Capital city.

Merely spending a little time in that room was enough for them to boast about it for a long while among their friends in the Capital city.

Sadly, this room was only opened once a month, and it was said to be booked until the latter half of next year.

However, as coveted as this room was, the price was not very high, making it even more attractive to many.

With that Glaze room in place, Shopkeeper Liu knew that Lin Yuan must have a way to acquire the required Glaze.

Just as Shopkeeper Liu expected, she did indeed have Glaze; otherwise, wouldn’t Xia Zheng’s trip to Xiliang have been in vain?

That Xiliang fox robbed their cart full of Glaze, so Xia Zheng burned his "Fox Fur" and took the opportunity of the nations being at war to send men to the Western Region and haul back two more carts of Glaze.

There are always those who profit from a country’s misfortune. With the Crown Prince of Xiliang intentionally inciting the war, many people internally were quite dissatisfied with him. Thus, more people deliberately acted against him, providing Xia Zheng with an excellent opportunity.

Thinking back on how Xia Zheng described the event, both relieved and amusing, Lin Yuan couldn’t help but smirk. When that Xiliang fox came to the Capital city, she definitely had to personally bring him around her Dong Tian and Tea House, just to infuriate him half to death.

After discussing the Glaze with Shopkeeper Liu and Head Liang, Lin Yuan handed the matter over to him.

Head Liang had already memorized the layout on the drawing paper. When he looked at the Tea House again, he could almost visualize the future scene of it opening and welcoming guests.

Lin Yuan was quite pleased with this New Tea House, even though it had three floors, every floor had been planned differently by her.

On the eastern side of the first floor, she planned to erect a slightly elevated platform, intending to hire a storyteller to perform there. Moreover, unlike typical storytellers in Tea Houses, she planned to have a woman storyteller using stories written by herself.

Although she said written by herself, it was actually inspired by others. Lin Yuan didn’t think she, a chef by nature, could really write any earth-shattering, captivating stories.

Currently, she had two stories at hand, one of them was the story of Journey to the West, and the other was Dream of the Red Chamber. Both stories were historically well-known great tales, one filled with gods and oddities, the other sorrowful and protracted. Whether men, women or even children, they would surely enjoy listening to these two stories.

She arranged Dream of the Red Chamber in the morning and Journey to the West in the afternoon, ensuring there would be people coming to listen throughout the day.

Right now, the Tea House was just starting, so having two performances a day was enough. When these two books reached halfway through, Lin Yuan planned to add two more. The first would be new stories, and the second would be repeated old stories, allowing those who missed previous ones to catch up.

Although the first floor was for storytelling, Lin Yuan didn’t want it to be noisy like other Tea Houses, so she set a higher price and also decided that no more people would be allowed in once it was fully seated to keep things controlled somewhat.

As for the second floor, the place where Head Liang was set to break down the walls, it was designed to be a high platform, not for storytelling, but for performing Tea Ceremonies.

How could a Tea Ceremony be complete without music?

Lin Yuan also planned to have a young girl who could play melodies accompany the performing ladies, allowing guests in the rooms to enjoy the Tea Ceremony while savoring their tea.

While there was musical accompaniment, Lin Yuan’s main aim wasn’t just to let people appreciate the music but to cast a lure.

The performance of the Tea Ceremony was very elegant, and there was much to learn from it. Seeing it once or twice definitely wouldn’t reveal its nuances, but if one wanted to delve deeper, just watching from a distance on the second floor wasn’t enough.

Therefore, Lin Yuan set up private elegant rooms on the third floor, arranging one woman to perform the Tea Ceremony and another specially to play the music in each room.

Of course, the elegant rooms on the third floor were considered premium service—they had performances to watch, melodies to listen to, and it was a perfect opportunity to discuss private matters, naturally attracting the wealthy and noble families.

Moreover, this time she planned to use the same method as with the Glaze room, requiring each room to be booked in advance. If someone favored a particular girl performing in one of these rooms, they could even book the room exclusively.

However, under any circumstance, there were to be no inappropriate actions toward the girls performing the Tea Ceremony; otherwise, Lin Yuan would not hesitate to blacklist those people.

Of course, that wasn’t just for the clients—Lin Yuan also made it clear to the girls that if anyone thought about using their guest relations for a shortcut to success, she would demand a hefty compensation.

As for the girls she was hiring, Lin Yuan also planned to name them after tea leaves. Regardless of their actual names, in the Tea House, they had to go by these names.

Besides the girls’ names, even the names of the elegant rooms were to be named after teas, which could be considered her Tea House’s special touch.

After touring around the Tea House, Lin Yuan was very satisfied with the enthusiasm of Head Liang and everyone else.

Shopkeeper Liu asked with a smile, "Miss, you’ve thought of all the minor details, but have you figured out the major one?"

Seeing the unrestrainable grin on Shopkeeper Liu’s face, Lin Yuan laughed too: "Shopkeeper Liu, stop hoping to see me slip. Are you talking about the name of the Tea House? Don’t worry, I’ve already had someone make it."

Shopkeeper Liu gave a self-deprecating laugh, shaking his head; he knew Lin Yuan wouldn’t forget such an important matter, but this girl, taking on everything herself, wasn’t she tired?

"What name did Miss come up with?"

Shopkeeper Liu was always looking forward to Lin Yuan’s shop names, far better sounding than what Xia Zheng could think of, like those fragrant and prosperous ones.

Lin Yuan giggled, her red lips slightly parted, and softly unveiled the name: "Idle Tea House."

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