Luo Ning smiled slightly and said: "Brother Lin is not being polite, Qiaoqiao is my sister. Besides, I have other things today, so I came here."
Lin Wanrong nodded, that's right, he wasn't so narcissistic that he thought that Miss Luo came here specially for him. Although he claims to be the most handsome man in Jinling, he also knows that his own charm will not work on this Luo Ning. Luo Ning is cheerful and generous, and treats people sincerely. A woman like her will have many friends, but it is even more difficult for her to fall in love with a man.
No matter what her purpose is, Lin Wanrong should be grateful to her for taking care of Qiaoqiao anyway. She nodded immediately and said, "Miss Luo, let's talk about it later. If you are busy, we will definitely help."
Qiaoqiao was both ashamed and happy, and glanced at Lin Wanrong, but did not object.
Lin Wanrong brought the medicine bowl to Qiaoqiao's mouth and said, "Qiaoqiao, be good, drink this medicine while it's hot, and elder brother will buy you candy."
Luo Ning held back her laughter from behind, thinking to herself, his way of coaxing people is also strange.
Qiaoqiao felt as if she had eaten honey, but when she smelled the medicine, it was unbearably bitter, she couldn't help but frowned and said: "Bitter—"
Lin Wanrong grinned and said, "Why don't you take a bite and deliver it to your mouth?"
Luo Ning felt uncomfortable listening from behind, secretly thought, this person is really not ordinary shameless, if he took advantage of this, he said it casually, without blinking his eyes. Qiaoqiao's body softened when she heard it, and under the supervision of her elder brother, she raised her beautiful neck. Drink up the soup in one gulp.
Seeing that Qiaoqiao's expression recovered a lot, and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, Lin Wanrong let out a long breath, thinking, it's okay for me to be arrested, but it's a great sin to implicate my Yushuang and Qiaoqiao . You can't do such stupid things again. Now that he has magic skills and a pistol, it is really not easy to be captured again.
Qiaoqiao looked a little tired, and after taking the medicine, she was under Lin Wanrong's gaze. An Xiang fell asleep.
Lin Wanrong gestured to Luo Ning, and Luo Ning followed him out, and the two came outside the room. Lin Wanrong smiled and said, "Miss Luo, if you need our help, please speak up."
He moved while talking, opened the window inside the house, and the cold wind on Xuanwu Lake blew, and he felt relieved. The five arms were originally decorated in a rich and elegant way. Looking from a distance, the lake water is surrounded by lights that flicker from time to time. A little shimmering, exceptionally gorgeous. It actually made him feel ecstatic.
Luo Ning felt the same way as him. Seeing the lake scenery outside the window, she couldn't help but smile and said, "Brother Lin, you chose this place, you have a really unique vision."
Lin Wanrong nodded and said, "It's not that I have a unique vision, but that I understand people's psychology."
"Oh, what does Brother Lin mean?" Luo Ning asked strangely.
"From a psychological point of view, everyone wants to be high above and overlook all living beings. This feeling can give people a greater sense of accomplishment. It's like the two of us standing here. Everyone should look up to us , So, it feels good." Lin Wanrong smelled a lot of mental theory.
Luo Ning thought for a while, nodded and said, "Brother Lin, what you said makes sense. Since ancient times, kings, generals and ministers probably have felt this way."
Lin Wanrong smiled and said: "This has nothing to do with the topic we are discussing today, please tell us what you want us to do first."
Luo Ning smiled, and said in her heart, this topic of theory of mind was obviously brought up by you, but now it has nothing to do with the topic again, your jumping thinking is really incomparable.
"Actually, I came to Qiaoqiao this time because I have some embarrassing things and I want her to help." Speaking of this, Luo Ning couldn't help but lower her head. It seems that this time it is really difficult to say, otherwise With her generosity, she definitely wouldn't appear so embarrassed.
Lin Wanrong saw her faltering expression, and thought to herself, what's wrong with this girl, could it be that she is thinking of spring, should Qiaoqiao introduce her boyfriend
He chuckled and said, "Miss Luo, if you have anything to say, just say it. Luo Yuan is my brother, and you are his sister. We are a family, so why be polite?"
Luo Ning was silent for a long time before she said: "I came to find Qiaoqiao this time. Actually, I have two purposes, but to put it bluntly, they are all about the same problem. I want to ask her to get some money."
Charity? Lin Wanrong understood at once, day, what kind of charity, to put it bluntly, is sponsorship, I didn't expect that she would already have such a mind in this era, this Luo Ning is indeed the most talented woman in Jinling, such an idea can be thought of come out. If this chick comes to do business, she must be a big profiteer just like me.
"Oh, charity money? What is charity money?" Lin Wanrong pretended to be puzzled.
Since Luo Ning opened her mouth, she simply said to the end: "The charity is to collect some silver taels from big households in the city for charity purposes. A few friends and I organized a charity hall to help orphans and widows."
Damn, isn't it the Red Cross Society? This Luo Ning's ideas are quite advanced, but she is the daughter of the governor of Jiangsu, and she is so beautiful and lovely. If you wave your hand, don't others just send you gold and silver treasures? Where is the turn to raise money like this
Luo Ning seemed to have seen through his doubts, and said seriously: "Brother Lin, although my father is the governor of Jiangsu, he is a clean man and never allows us to take things from other people casually. Although I am a woman, I also know this truth , I will definitely not collect those unjust money."
Lin Wanrong smiled. She didn't expect this girl to still have such a chaste personality, and she was a bit interesting as a talented girl.
"In the past few years, we could still get some donations, but in recent days, we have found all the rich and powerful people we can find. They have been sponsoring for a long time, and they have lost interest in these things, so this donation Things are getting more and more difficult." Luo Ning continued with a sigh.
Lin Wanrong thought, that's natural, you found it in the first year. People see you as the governor's daughter's face, so they have to take care of you no matter what, but you can't do it again and again, you always go to him, and your father doesn't do others any favors, so naturally others will not be so enthusiastic. There are good people. It didn't do that either.
Lin Wanrong is a big traitor, and naturally he is not a benevolent person. He thought for a while and said, "How many children are there in your adoption? How old are they?"
Luo Ning nodded and said: "There are more than a dozen children, the older ones are eleven or twelve years old, and the younger ones are three or four years old."
Lin Wanrong was silent for a while and said: "Miss Luo, I can pay for this donation-"
"Ah, really? Thank you so much. Brother Lin, I thank you for those children—" Luo Ning hadn't finished listening to him, but thought he had agreed, and jumped up happily.
Lin Wanrong smiled wryly and said, "Miss Luo, you misunderstood, I didn't want to pay money—"
Luo Ning let out a cry, her face was full of disappointment, Lin Wanrong said heartily. You girl, do you think money is so easy to earn? These are Qiaoqiao's hard-earned money, how can you get it for nothing like this.
"However, I can give you an idea." Lin Wanrong continued.
Luo Ning is not very emotional. She has traveled many places for this charity, but the result is the same. How can she not be disappointed.
Lin Wanrong sighed, thinking, you young lady only thinks about doing good deeds, but you never think that the good deeds you do are taking advantage of others. How can it be long.
"Let me give you an idea. Miss Luo, aren't you the most talented woman in Jinling? Your friend is also a talented woman, so your calligraphy and painting skills are naturally good. Why don't you collect your calligraphy and regularly call some people who like it?" A big family of calligraphy and painting, hold some charity auctions." Lin Wanrong said.
"Charity auction? What is an auction?" Luo Ning asked in surprise.
Lin Wanrong explained the concept of the auction to her. Luo Ning pondered for a while, thinking, this method is really good. It not only increases the popularity of talented scholars and talented women, but also obtains a source of money, which is indeed very reasonable.
She nodded and said: "Brother Lin, I have never seen the auction you mentioned, and I don't know what the result will be, but I can try it. But, is there really someone willing to pay a lot of money to buy our calligraphy and painting?" ?”
Lin Wanrong nodded and said: "That's natural. You are talented men and women. Future calligraphers and painters will be born among you. Those with vision will definitely pay for it. In addition, you can also give them some sweetness. For example, add some names of the people who bought it to the calligraphy and painting, and then register their good deeds and set up a monument, so that they can have a reputation and buy the calligraphy and painting they like. The best of both worlds, why not do it? ?”
Luo Ning gritted her teeth and said, "Okay, I'll try to activate them when I get back."
Lin Wanrong smiled slightly and said, "Go ahead and try it, I guarantee you will be satisfied. If your calligraphy and paintings sell well by then, remember to leave some for me."
Luo Ning giggled, but didn't speak.
Lin Wanrong said again: "Well, since you are so caring, I will do my best. But you have to be cautious about money matters. If those children only give them some money, they may be able to support them now, but what will happen in the future? You can't feed them for a lifetime, right. Give a man a fish, and teach him how to fish. Send all the ten-year-old children you adopted to this restaurant. We are responsible for training them and let them learn how to be chefs. Ah, the waiters, they are in charge of eating, drinking, and housing every month, and on top of their monthly salary, because they are still apprentices, it will be less for the time being, five renminbi a month, what do you think?"
Luo Ning said gratefully: "Brother Lin, you are still thoughtful. I only thought about how to support them, but I didn't expect to let them learn some self-reliance. Thank you so much, Brother Lin."
Thank me? Hehe, Lin Wanrong was amused. Lao Tzu employs child labor now. In his own world, he would be arrested and imprisoned, but here he is appreciated by others. He is in business, and he will never do business that loses money. Anyway, the restaurant is short of manpower now, and these little guys can't spend some money in a month now. If they are trained, they will definitely become the backbone of the restaurant in the future. This is called talent reserve and has a long-term vision.
"By the way, don't you have two things? This is the first one, and it can be considered solved. Let's talk about the second one." Lin Wanrong said with a smile.
As soon as she finished speaking, Luo Ning lowered her head in embarrassment. Lin Wanrong saw the posture, and immediately understood, well, this matter can't be escaped, and it's for money again.
"Brother Lin, we have a poetry competition in Jinling every year, and this year is already the tenth." Luo Ning said softly.
Poetry Competition? I rely on. This thing is a bit interesting, but this poetry competition and I can't compete with each other. It's all you talented men and women who go up to have a flirt, and finally it turns into a collective blind date. What does it have to do with me
"Is it still short of money?" Luo Ning, who has always been cheerful and generous, can be embarrassed like this. It is only a matter of money.
Luo Ning lowered her head even more, and said embarrassingly: "It's still short of a thousand taels of silver."
Lin Wanrong was taken aback, day ah. so much? What kind of waste of money is it to hold a fart poetry competition? Damn, these young masters and ladies are burning money to play. This Luo Ning must have come here to beg for alms because she saw that my restaurant makes a lot of money every day. But this thousand taels of silver can only be earned by the restaurant in two or three days. You think it is so easy to get it out.
He shook his head helplessly, Xiao Luo, you are quite a real person. But you, a talented sister, are a bit unkind. In any case, rabbits don't eat grass beside their nests. But she only looks for soft persimmons, does she think that Qiaoqiao doesn't know how to refuse? Damn, Qiaoqiao is my wife, she has to listen to me in everything.
Lin Wanrong was thinking indignantly, but Luo Ning said: "Actually, I am too embarrassed to open my mouth to Qiaoqiao, but the time is pressing now. We have already searched for those big families in Jinling City in the past few sessions. Raise money."
A thousand taels of silver is not a small number, in this Jinling City. There are only a handful of big families who can spend thousands of taels of silver to sponsor this stupid poetry competition. They must have hit a wall elsewhere, and Luo Ning is unwilling to rely on her father's power, so she has nowhere to go Find Qiaoqiao.
"Isn't your poetry competition a membership system? Why don't you ask them to collect money, such as registration fees?" Lin Wanrong asked.
Luo Ning shook her head and said: "The purpose of this poetry competition is to discover more talents. If money is collected, there will be some confusion."
Lin Wanrong nodded. He had seen too many model contests and talent contests in his previous life. Which ones didn't have black gold transactions or sex transactions behind them? It's really rare for Luo Ning to realize this.
"Who are you inviting for this poetry competition?" Lin Wanrong asked after pondering for a while.
Luo Ning saw that there was some looseness in his tone, and hurriedly said: "This poetry competition is very famous, and all the talented people from five miles and eight towns in Jiangsu Province will come, and when the time comes, Master Xuezheng of Jiangsu will be there in person. It can be described as a myriad of sights and bustle.”
Mr. Xuezheng came to the scene in person, and those gifted scholars were naturally flocking to it. Lin Wanrong nodded and said: "Miss Luo, I will pay for the thousand taels of silver, but I have a few conditions—"
"Brother Lin, just tell me what conditions you have." Luo Ning's already desperate heart immediately came to life again.
"My conditions are very simple." Lin Wanrong smiled. "First, before this poetry competition, I will be named Shiweixian, the exclusive sponsor of Shiweixian, Jinling Poetry Competition."
"This—" Luo Ning hesitated for a while, and she immediately thought of the key point, thinking, this is really a profiteer, and she would never let go of any opportunity. But there has never been such a precedent, and she was a little embarrassed for a while.
Lin Wanrong smiled and said: "Miss Luo, this will not cause any loss to you, but it will also benefit me. It's the best of both worlds, so why not do it?"
Luo Ning hesitated for a while, gritted her teeth and said, "Okay, I promise you."
Lin Wanrong smiled lightly and said: "This is called a win-win situation, Miss Luo, there is no need to be so embarrassing. In addition, I want all your supplies, such as the four treasures of the study, pens, inks, papers and inkstones, official boats and flower boats, lanterns and silk, toilet paper and face towels, They all have my food as a fairy logo printed on them."
Squeeze my money, I will advertise, let me eat as a fairy everywhere, live as long as the sky, and earn back the lost silver ten times and a hundred times. Lin Wanrong thought hard.
Luo Ning was angry and annoyed, how could you raise conditions like this, although the previous sponsors were also treacherous, none of them could catch up to one-tenth of Lin Wanrong's thick-skinned.
She sighed, as a result, an originally very elegant poetry competition was made to smell like copper, and she didn't know how the person in front of her would think of these harsh conditions.
Lin Wanrong doesn't care about his smell of money, this is called taking what he needs, business is king, shit, let you shit, talented men and women play in the spring and snow, I like the lower Liba people.
"Miss Luo, don't worry. In order to show my sincerity, I will specially provide some elegant gifts for this poetry competition." Lin Wanrong laughed.
"What gift?" Luo Ning asked strangely.
"For all the gifted scholars and beauties who attend the meeting, we, Shiweixian, will give away a free oiled paper umbrella." Lin Wanrong laughed.
"I'm afraid that you still have to print your logo of immortality." Luo Ning said angrily.
Lin Wanrong laughed: "Everyone takes what they need, and everyone takes what they need."
Just imagine that on a rainy day in Jinling, there are oil-paper umbrellas on the street, all of which are printed with the three characters of "Food Immortal".
Luo Ning completely convinced the man in front of her. She used to think that he was very knowledgeable and special in how he behaved, but she didn't expect that this specialness would soon make her suffer.
She sighed, and thought to herself, she doesn't know where he came up with these ghostly ideas. After this, this poetry competition has become his exclusive advertising conference.
Luo Ning felt like a lamb had fallen into a wolf's den, and she wanted to cry without tears.