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Lin Yuan’s concerns were not without reason, mainly because the blueprints drawn by Lin Ershuan were too detailed. Anyone in the industry could understand them at a glance; they had to beware of others taking advantage of their hard work.

Lin Jiaxin completely agreed with his daughter’s words and repeatedly exhorted Lin Ershuan to differentiate the blueprints shown to customers from those used for his own work.

The detailed blueprints should not be taken out.

For customers, showing just the four main views — front, back, left, and right — should be enough.

Lin Ershuan nodded repeatedly, clutching the blueprints in his hand even tighter, as if afraid someone would snatch them away right that moment.

However, there was another issue that Lin Ershuan was quite unsure about. After much deliberation, he still asked, "This, this wheelchair, how should we price it properly? I’ve never seen this item before, and I have no idea what price to ask for it."

Lin Yuan pursed her lips; Lin Ershuan was really too honest for his own good, even shy about naming a price.

But she couldn’t blame him since the wheelchair was indeed a novel item.

If it was priced too high, perhaps no one would dare buy it.

If it was too cheap, it would flood the market, and some competitors with ulterior motives might casually purchase one, take it apart, and learn the structure of the wheelchair.

Lin Jiaxin thought for a moment and said, "It can’t be too cheap."

Lin Yuan agreed, asking, "Brother Ershuan, what is the cost of your wheelchair approximately?"

Lin Ershuan held up a finger, "About more than ten taels, that’s why I only made two of them to start with."

More than ten taels... Lin Yuan thought and held up a hand, "Then you sell it for fifty taels. You can bargain down, but don’t go below forty taels of silver."

Ah? Fifty taels?

Lin Ershuan’s mouth dropped open as he looked at Lin Yuan, almost in disbelief, seeking confirmation that she wasn’t joking.

He only charged twenty taels for a bed, and that was with the finest wood. Now this was just a wheelchair, only with two additional wheels, and the price had exceeded the combined price of two beds.

Would someone really buy it?

As if discerning Lin Ershuan’s worries, Lin Yuan raised an eyebrow and smiled, "Relax, there will definitely be buyers. Once other carpenters start making wheelchairs, we can lower the price, right? Scarcity brings value; you are offering a unique product right now, so why fear no purchasers?"

After all, this mere fifty taels of silver is but a drop in the bucket for the wealthy. She earned more than fifty taels of silver just by making some mooncakes.

Despite Lin Yuan’s reassuring words, Lin Ershuan still felt anxious. He didn’t even hear Lin Yuan’s invitation to stay for dinner and left for home, clutching the blueprints and lost in thought.

Lin Yuan sneered, wondering if she had really scared him off.

She shook her head, went to the kitchen to make noodles, and the whole family happily had their meal together. The mung bean sprouts were a first for them as a dish, but the tender white sprouts were clearly popular with everyone.

Lin Yuan thought to herself that mung bean sprouts were best for hotpot, along with frozen tofu; when winter comes, she’d prepare a small stove, and the family sitting around it enjoying hotpot would be sheer joy!

Unwittingly, Lin Yuan came up with another lucrative idea. Once the Rice Flower Fragrance restaurant was up and running, she would take another storefront next to it and open a hotpot restaurant. In winter, they’d serve hotpot; in summer, they’d sell skewers — sure to be a blazing success.

Last time, the soaked mung bean sprouts were almost completely eaten up, so Lin Yuan thought to soak some more. Besides being used in hotpot and as gastronomic garnishes, mung bean sprouts could also be stir-fried or included as a side dish in other recipes, like boiled fish or boiled pork slices.

She sprinkled some mung beans into a wooden box and placed it where there was water. The mung bean sprouts grow very fast, and in a day or two, they should be ready to eat.