Divorced Dad's Gourmet Shop

Chapter 379: Chapter 378: Reverse Bargaining, Son-in-Law-Doting Maniac Jun Xinghe

The two men stared wide-eyed, their chopsticks clattering as they fought over the food on the plates.

THUD!

Liu Hong drank the last mouthful of congee and put his bowl down, still wanting more.

By now, the three plates on the table had been picked clean by the two of them.

They didn’t even leave behind a single chili flake.

’So delicious!’

It was his first time eating Boss Jiang’s twice-cooked pork. He had tried queuing up before but was unlucky and didn’t manage to buy any.

He remarked to Jun Xinghe with feeling:

"Delicious! I never thought I’d get to eat Boss Jiang’s cooking in Jing City. *Hiccup!*"

Jun Xinghe just smiled faintly without saying a word.

’This feeling is just fantastic.’

Liu Hong probed indirectly:

"Can you eat Boss Jiang’s amazing food whenever you want?"

"Mm, more or less. My son-in-law treats me, his father-in-law, very well. He just gave me this tie, too." Jun Xinghe deliberately showed it off, stroking his tie.

"What a great son-in-law..."

Liu Hong was so jealous his teeth ached. "You really raised a good daughter. If I were Boss Jiang’s father-in-law, I’d probably wake up from my sleep laughing."

"Haha, it’s not that exaggerated."

Jun Xinghe leaned back in his chair, trying his best to hold back a laugh.

The two chatted about food for a while.

Liu Hong suddenly said, "President Jun, I was just thinking. I feel your previous offer of fifty million is quite suitable. If I work some things out, it’s not impossible for my company to accept it."

He grew medicinal herbs, and his company had contracted over ten thousand mu for its plantations.

Previously, Jun Xinghe had wanted to purchase a batch of medicinal herbs from him, and Liu Hong had quoted a price of sixty million.

But Jun Xinghe wasn’t satisfied, which was why the two were meeting to negotiate today.

Originally, Liu Hong hadn’t planned on budging, but after this meal, he changed his mind.

’If I can use this opportunity to get on good terms with Jun Xinghe, doesn’t that mean I’m indirectly getting on good terms with Boss Jiang?’

He felt a little thrill just thinking about it.

’If I go to Boss Jiang’s place to eat with my friends one day, and Boss Jiang opens a private kitchen just for me... just thinking about it would give me so much face.’

Jun Xinghe was very surprised. He immediately stood up and extended his hand. "Then here’s to a pleasant partnership. I hope we can continue to develop our relationship in the future."

The two men shook hands.

"A pleasure doing business with you, President Jun!" After saying that, Liu Hong immediately showed his true colors. "Ahem, President Jun, seeing as I’ve given you such a huge profit margin, it wouldn’t be a problem for you to treat me to another meal tomorrow for lunch, right?"

Jun Xinghe understood that Liu Hong wanted a meal cooked by Jiang Liu, not from some other restaurant.

He thought for a moment and said with a polite smile, "I’ll ask him later. You know my son-in-law is usually very busy. So many people are waiting for his cooking. I’ll see if he has time. If he does, I’ll have him whip something up for the two of us."

Even though Boss Jiang was his own son-in-law, Jun Xinghe didn’t feel right about constantly troubling him.

After all, Jiang Liu had married his disappointing daughter; he already owed him enough. To trouble him day in and day out on top of that would make him feel too guilty.

Liu Hong nodded and sighed in understanding. "That’s true. Boss Jiang is indeed very busy. If he were my son-in-law, I’d also find ways to dote on him. How could I order him around at the drop of a hat?"

"Hold on, I’ll ask him right now."

Not wanting to disappoint Liu Hong, Jun Xinghe sent a message to Jiang Liu: "Are you asleep, Xiao Jiang? I have a business partner here who would like to have your cooking for lunch tomorrow. Do you have time to make a meal?"

Jiang Liu replied: "Sure. What do you want to eat, and what time?"

Jun Xinghe was delighted. "Anything is fine. Tomorrow at noon. You decide on the time. Whenever it’s convenient for you."

Jiang Liu: "Okay. By the way, Uncle Jun, if you have other business partners who want to eat my cooking in the future, just go ahead and agree. I’m basically open for business every day, so I can just set some aside from the dishes I’m already making."

He remembered all the kindness Jun Xinghe had shown him.

’It’s just a few meals. It’s no trouble at all, just a casual matter.’

Jun Xinghe’s heart felt warm.

’My son-in-law is truly good to me. He’s willing to help me from the bottom of his heart.’

Thinking of his own cold and foolish daughter, he felt even more guilty.

He deleted the message he had just typed out.

He retyped and sent a new one: "My business partner was very satisfied after eating your food today. The project negotiations went very smoothly, and he offered a ten million discount right off the bat. Your cooking was a huge help. So, how about we just consider the money for the villa paid off?"

Jun Xinghe never wanted his son-in-law to give him money in the first place.

Now was the perfect opportunity to write off the villa’s cost.

After reading the message, Jiang Liu replied with a smile: "That’s not necessary, Uncle Jun. It was just one meal, worth a few hundred at most. How could it be worth that much money?"

"If you insist on putting a price on it, five hundred is more than enough."

"Even if he offered a huge discount, that belongs to your company. It’s the result of many people’s hard work. I can’t take all the credit."

Jiang Liu definitely couldn’t agree to that.

He had only made one meal. Even if he deserved some credit, it wasn’t worth that much money.

Ten million was no small sum. He certainly couldn’t be so presumptuous as to take all the credit for himself.

Jun Xinghe saw Jiang Liu’s message.

The more he looked at his son-in-law, the more satisfied he became.

’What a great personality. He wants to make money, but he isn’t greedy.’

Jun Xinghe replied: "Your meal really did help me a lot. If not for your food, this deal would have taken me at least a week to chew on. And I can get a lot done in a week, right?"

"Don’t refuse. We’re family."

Jiang Liu: "But ten million is just too much..."

Jun Xinghe: "9.99 million! Not a penny less!"

He was genuinely anxious now to have his son-in-law pay off the house, and he was also looking for an excuse to give him some spending money so he could live a comfortable life running his small shop.

’And he’d better hurry up and give me a big, chubby grandson to hold.’

Seeing Jun Xinghe’s shameless negotiating style, Jiang Liu didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. "How about you just give me two hundred thousand? That’s more than enough. I only made one meal. How could I take so much money from you?"

Jun Xinghe: "No way. Two hundred thousand is far too little. I’m not exaggerating, but if you announced you were taking reservations, forget two hundred thousand—plenty of tycoons would pay a million for your food."

Jiang Liu: "Three hundred thousand?"

Jun Xinghe immediately replied with cold resolve: "Six million! That’s my bottom line!"

Jiang Liu was speechless. "Let’s make it three million. If you insist on more, I won’t take a single penny."

Jun Xinghe clicked his tongue, reluctantly accepting. "Fine. Three million."

After seeing off a reluctant Liu Hong.

Jun Xinghe was in a very good mood.

He sent another message to Secretary Wang, who was working overtime: "Next time you schedule a meeting with a client, you can set it up around mealtime. If they offer a good discount, treat them to a meal cooked by my son-in-law as a reward."

Secretary Wang: "...Okay."

Jun Xinghe took the photos Secretary Wang had sent him, combined them with the ones he took himself, and posted them on his Moments.

(9 Photos)

"Son-in-law Jiang’s shop wasn’t open today, but luckily, Xiao Jiang went home and specially cooked a meal for me and had it delivered. Eating the food my Son-in-law Jiang made at the office is the best! Oh, right, my son-in-law picked out this tie and these leather shoes for me. The shoes feel a little small. It’s all my daughter’s fault; she can’t even remember her own dad’s shoe size!"

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