Chapter 459: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 459: Reaching a Cooperation and Stirring Up Trouble (2)
Mo Yan was momentarily mesmerized, realizing for the first time that the phrase "handsome enough to feast one's eyes upon" could indeed be aptly applied to a man without any sense of dissonance.
Yan Junyu, unaware of Mo Yan's thoughts, teased when he noticed her staring fixedly at him, "What's this? Has my unparalleled charm captivated you? If you regret not agreeing to be my attendant earlier, since I'm in a good mood now, I can give you another chance."
Mo Yan's eye twitched slightly, coughed dryly, and withdrew her gaze without changing her expression. She replied calmly, "Many thanks for Young Master Yan's favor, but I don't like to be bound. I'm clumsy and better suited to farming in the small village."
"Hmph, an ungrateful girl!" Yan Junyu chuckled disdainfully, appearing indifferent outwardly but secretly starting to regret. He genuinely intended to have this mysterious girl by his side as an attendant.
Mo Yan couldn't be bothered with his banter and redirected the conversation to business, saying, "Young Master Yan, you've tasted the grape wine. You should understand its value. If you're willing to cooperate, besides the cost of building the winery, I will handle everything else, sparing you any further trouble."
Yan Junyu had already set his mind on sealing this deal after tasting the wine, and his desire grew stronger. Yet, in business matters, although he admired Mo Yan and treated her as a friend, when it came to profit sharing, sentiment couldn't be mixed in. He reverted to his businessman persona and began negotiating with Mo Yan.
"In consideration of your sincerity, I agree to this deal. However, once the winery turns a profit, I'll take 80%, and you'll receive 20%."
Mo Yan had mentally prepared herself to be taken advantage of, but she never expected Yan Junyu to be so ruthless, immediately proposing an 80-20 split. Even if he funded the construction of the winery, she held the secret of wine-making. Moreover, she would handle all the other details. She couldn't afford such a huge loss!
Thinking this through, Mo Yan decisively refused, "Young Master Yan, an 80-20 split is too harsh. No one would agree to such terms."
Unsurprised by Mo Yan's rejection, Yan Junyu adopted a serious tone, "Little girl, without my silver, could you build such a money-consuming winery? Even if you manage to build it someday, without me in front to handle things, could you confidently sell wine and make a profit? Little girl, 20% for you is already quite advantageous!"
As he finished speaking, Yan Junyu pretended to offer a compromise, watching Mo Yan grit her teeth, wishing to smack that smug face of his.
Mo Yan remained uncompromising. Even with Yan Junyu's ruthless ultimatum, she didn't back down. She had already decided that if profit sharing exceeded her bottom line, even if it meant abandoning the winery and wine business altogether, she wouldn't agree. It was too frustrating to work so hard, only to have most of the money go into someone else's pocket.
After a lengthy verbal exchange, Mo Yan staunchly held onto her 40-60 bottom line, refusing to budge a single bit. Seeing her determination, Yan Junyu, unwilling to let go of this potentially lucrative cooperation, reluctantly agreed in the end.
Leaving Huixian Residence, Mo Yan cast a resentful glance at a certain window on the third floor, then angrily drove away in her carriage. To facilitate this cooperation without being exploited too much, she had racked her brains and exerted all her efforts, feeling as exhausted as if she had run three kilometers in a sports competition in her previous life.
Meanwhile, that glance didn't escape the notice of a certain person on the third floor, who sipped a cup of grape wine, hiding a smile that threatened to spill from the corners of their mouth.
Mo Yan visited the rice shop, reviewed the accounts of the past half month, and saw that business had improved considerably, with daily earnings stabilizing around fifteen taels. Only then did she finally feel reassured.
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