"If you want to eat it, I'll give you the recipe. Or if you don't mind, why not go to my house and try it?" Li Mumu said with a smile.

"That's not what I meant." Madam Shang explained hurriedly, "I have a suggestion. Do you think it's feasible?"

"Just say it." Li Mumu put on a listening attitude.

Madam Shang said, "The Gu's snack shop has a great business, but when I asked people to buy food there, I found that all the customers sitting in the shop were men."

"Although the fruit wine is selling well, it's mostly bought by male customers to take back home for their female relatives. There are no female customers eating in the store."

"I think one reason is that the restaurant is full of men, and women find it inconvenient to eat there." Madam Shang said, "Another reason is that most men like to drink when they eat, and drinking too much can easily cause trouble, so women have to be more careful and dare not eat there."

"It's just that the food at Gu's Snacks is so delicious that people like me can still ask people to buy it. But even so, I can only buy a small part of it. Not to mention many women, I'm afraid they don't have the conditions to arrange for people to buy it."

"I have also thought about this question." Li Mumu said, "Originally, I was thinking that once Gu's snacks business became stable, I would open a restaurant and set aside a special dining area for female guests."

"How long do we have to wait?" Madam Shang said, "The Gu family's snack business is booming, but if we want to open a restaurant, we need to accumulate a certain foundation. I don't think it will be solved in the near future."

"That's right." Li Mumu said with a smile, "Since Madam has mentioned this to me, she should have a good idea. Why don't you just tell me directly and don't make me guess."

"I am meddling in your business." Madam Shang said with a smile, "I said, if you think it is feasible, we can discuss it in detail. If you think it is not feasible, just pretend I never said anything."

"After all, I have no experience in business. I have rented out shops, and I don't have to take care of them anymore." Madam Shang explained, "I am just speaking from the perspective of a customer.

"You say." Li Mumu said with a smile.

"Have you ever thought about opening a restaurant that only caters to female guests?" Mrs. Shang asked.

"I have indeed thought about it." Li Mumu said, "But I am not very familiar with these things. I don't know how many female customers will be willing to come and dine when the restaurant is actually opened."

"So I just have an idea at the moment, but I'm not sure yet." Li Mumu said, "To be honest, these days, the restaurant's business has stabilized, and I have been doing market research."

"Market research?" Mrs. Shang became interested when she heard this somewhat unfamiliar word.

"Well, it's to investigate the willingness of women in Chong'an to dine in restaurants and eateries. If we open a restaurant specifically for female guests, can we attract them to dine in? What is the possibility of this restaurant being able to operate successfully?" Li Mumu said.

"But as you said, I haven't been to other places yet, so I don't know. But judging from the current situation in Chong'an, there are indeed not many female customers in every restaurant. Occasionally there are a few, but they all go to the private rooms of the restaurant. But eating in a restaurant is expensive, and only the rich and noble can afford to use the private rooms."

"Female customers like these probably don't like my small restaurant. Even if I opened a restaurant exclusively for female customers, they might not go there," Li Mumu said. "Besides, the original intention of Gu's Snacks since the first store was to make it affordable for most customers to eat at Gu's Snacks, and to have a meal there without causing too much pressure on the customers."

"Since we want to provide convenience for female customers, I hope that more female customers can dine comfortably and relaxedly in the restaurant." Li Mumu said, "And those female customers who can afford to use the restaurant's private rooms can still use the restaurant's private rooms even if I don't open a restaurant."

"It's just that I can't figure out how many target customers I have at the moment," said Li Mumu.

"If we really open it, since it will provide dining, chatting and resting services to female guests, I also want to decorate the restaurant more elegantly." Li Mumu said.

"Your idea coincides with mine," said Madam Shang. "I think there must be many women who think the same as me. It's just that most of the restaurant customers nowadays are men, so even if they want to go, it's not convenient.

"Then these fruit wines can be provided directly in the store that only receives female customers. When they have nothing to do, a few good friends can gather in the store to have a few drinks, chat, tell each other about trivial matters at home, and talk about some of the irritating things about their husbands. Wouldn't that be wonderful?" Mrs. Shang said.

Li Mumu smiled and said, "Actually, I do have some ideas in my mind. Let me go back and think about it carefully, and then I'll tell you."

"Okay, if you really want to do it, I'd like to invest in it, too." Madam Shang would not bring up this matter for no reason. "It can also be regarded as a good place for us to relax while we are away from home."

"Didn't you also send fruit wine to Huilan before?" Madam Shang said, "She also liked it very much. She came to discuss with me and wanted me to ask you if you are interested in opening a shop where only women can go in to drink and relax. It doesn't need to be too big, as long as it provides a place for women to relax and stay."

"I knew that you, Madam, would not bring this up for no reason." Li Mumu said with a smile, "Originally, I was alone and I really didn't have the confidence to do it well. But if I have the support of you and Sister Min, I will be very confident."

"By the way, have you ever given your fruit wine to Miss Li from the General's Mansion to try?" asked Madam Shang.

"I discussed this with my husband before I came here. Last time at the General's Mansion, Miss Li was very considerate of us and showed her sincerity. Although I didn't feel comfortable visiting her rashly later, since it's the New Year, I should definitely go and take a look." Li Mumu said, "I plan to send Miss Li a visiting card and two jars of fruit wine when I return."

After Li Mumu finished speaking, she paused and said, "Madam, what you mean is that Miss Li might also be interested?"

"Miss Li has been with the general since she was a child. She has a straightforward personality and is not the kind of person who wants to be bound by old rules." Madam Shang said, "Hui Lan and I are both daughters of military generals. We naturally know the temperament of those born in military generals' families."

"And from what I've seen from Miss Li's words and deeds, she is also willing to contribute to the women of the world." Madam Shang said, "But there's no need to force this matter, lest Miss Li's impression of you be discounted."

"Even if Miss Li doesn't participate, the three of us alone are enough in Chong'an City." Mrs. Shang said.