Xiao Feng shook his head and sighed, "Oh Zhao, Zhao, you're really an embarrassnt to n. I just casually ntioned it, and you're already this scared without even seeing the person. I can only imagine your status at ho."
Zhao Guo'an wiped the sweat off his forehead and pretended to be calm, "Tsk! You think I was telling the truth just now?
I was just deliberately playing along with you, trying to create so codic effect.
Let tell you, at ho, when I cough, if she doesn't kneel down, she at least has to shiver a bit."
Xiao Feng turned his face away and said, "Sister-in-law, did you hear that?"
"Co on!" Zhao Guo'an scoffed, "Even if she were right in front of , I'd still dare to say it with my chest puffed out. A man stands tall..."
At this point, Zhao Guo'an's eyes widened, and the words "on solid ground" got stuck in his throat and couldn't co out.
Or rather, dared not co out.
Because at the door, Zhen Jinghan really appeared!
Protecting male dignity or considering personal safety beca a question Zhao Guo'an had to face.
"Ahem..." Zhao Guo'an gave a dry cough, thinking that personal safety was more important, and since there were no outsiders present, there was no need to endanger his life for dignity.
What he didn't expect was that almost as soon as he coughed, Zhen Jinghan's body trembled slightly, and she hurriedly ran in to wipe the sweat from his forehead, asking, "Tired? How about I cook dinner?"
"Uh..." Zhao Guo'an was montarily confused, but quickly understood that she was deliberately playing along with him.
He turned his back to Xiao Feng, looked at Zhen Jinghan, and said, "Get out of here!"
His tone was severe, but his facial expression was completely opposite, winking continuously to hint for her to keep playing along.
Zhen Jinghan nodded and said, "Okay, if you need any help, you..."
Before finishing the sentence, Zhao Guo'an interrupted without delay, "Stop babbling, you chatterbox, just disappear from my sight!"
Zhen Jinghan obediently walked towards the house, looking as if she would follow Zhao Guo'an's lead no matter what.
"Clap... clap... clap..."
Xiao Feng applauded, "Wonderful, truly wonderful, truly does us n proud."
"Do you even need to say it?" Zhao Guo'an glared, "A man has to be like a man, saying what goes!"
"Well said!" Xiao Feng nodded in agreent, then reminded, "Be careful when cooking later, last ti the pot exploded, make sure this ti it doesn't directly burn your face off."
After speaking, he headed next door to discuss so get-rich-quick plans with Sun Shijie.
Zhao Guo'an thought it over and decided to take his apron off and send a ssage to the group, "Not feeling great today, second chef will handle the cooking."
Old Ha, who was in an intense chess match with Aspergillus oryzae, replied with an "Okay," then turned on his phone cara to take a photo of the chessboard.
"What's that supposed to an?" Aspergillus oryzae asked displeased.
Old Ha replied earnestly, "We'll continue when I return."
"Continuing is fine, but why take a photo?"
"Duh! If I don't take a photo, sothing's definitely going to be missing when I co back, either a horse or a cannon."
Aspergillus oryzae retorted annoyed, "Would I do sothing like that? Besides, to beat you in chess, I don't need to use tricks like this!"
"Anyway, I've secured evidence, so think twice if you're planning to ss with my pieces."
After saying this, Old Ha got up and left.
Aspergillus oryzae couldn't help but curse, "This old guy, he's really getting good at this."
The people around looked at each other, all speechless, having these two old jokers around really makes life a lot more interesting.
...
At Zhao Guo'an's house, Xiao Feng sat across from Sun Shijie, took a sip of tea, and said, "That's the situation, do you think it's doable?"
"Making this dicine isn't hard, but we need to clarify the profit sharing first," Sun Shijie said.
Xiao Feng responded without hesitation, "I've thought it through already, I get sixty and you get forty, since you're providing the raw materials and making it, I can take a bit of a loss no problem."
"..." Sun Shijie.
You must have so misunderstanding around the word "loss."
"Fifty-fifty, that's the bottom line. I have to buy raw materials and make it. Offering you half is already very generous," Sun Shijie said plainly, "Besides, as you know, I'm not short on money.
I'm not very interested in money, or rather, I don't have a strong need for it."
If a young person said this, it'd definitely sound laughable.
Is there anyone in the world who doesn't love money?
There's no doubt there are!
But is there anyone who doesn't need money?
Ninety-nine point nine nine nine percent of people would answer no.
The reason is simple, even setting aside personal hobbies, the basics of food, clothing, shelter, and transportation are all tied to money.
You might not like money, have no interest in it, but having no interest doesn't an you don't need it.
But Sun Shijie is different, with no children, no attachnts, and definitely not short of money, naturally, he has little motivation to earn more.
Xiao Feng leaned back slightly and said, "Old man, that's not fair. Yes, you supply the materials and do the work, but once the product is made, it needs a buyer, right?
It takes a lot of ti and energy, inviting people for dinners, saying nice things, all these are basics.
You know, getting soone else's money into your pocket isn't easy."
"By that argunt, we should definitely split it fifty-fifty," Sun Shijie argued, "It's not easy finding buyers, true, but if I don't make the product, what will you sell?
In this regard, we're equally important, therefore the share should be equal."
Xiao Feng nodded, "I agree on that point, but aren't you the one who said you didn't have a strong need for money?
As for , I have a strong need, so distributing accordingly, taking an extra ten percent shouldn't be an issue, right?"
Sun Shijie replied firmly, "No need to try, even if you talk flowers into existence, it's still fifty-fifty, otherwise we just don't make the money."
"Alright, you win, fifty-fifty it is, make sure to get the stuff ready." Xiao Feng said, pretending to make a tough decision.
Sun Shijie, suspicious, asked, "You agreed so quickly, there isn't any trick, is there?"
"What kind of trick would I have?" Xiao Feng said, a bit annoyed, "You're the one insisting on fifty-fifty, blocking any room for negotiation, what else can I do but agree?"
"That makes sense." Sun Shijie nodded slowly, "Alright, wait for my news."
At this point, the matter seems tentatively settled.
On the surface, Xiao Feng seed unhappy, as if taking a big loss, but inside he was secretly pleased.
Initially, his bottom line was sixty-forty, and he could even barely accept seventy-thirty.
After all, Sun Shijie was providing both the materials and the effort, Xiao Feng just had to sell the product to the interested parties, essentially a sales task.
When has the one responsible for sales and the one for production split it equally?
So, achieving a fifty-fifty split was already quite good.
However, Xiao Feng wasn't completely satisfied, he was thinking that once Sun Shijie had the finished product ready, he had to find a way to secure that extra ten percent profit.
It didn't matter before the product was made, but once it's ready, that's a whole other story.
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