It took a month to get everything inside ready. The signboard was covered with red silk, and they were just waiting to choose an auspicious day to open for business.

All the chili peppers and other mountain products from Maocao Village were sold to the Su family's general store, and then Da Shi and Su's father escorted them to the town.

Several large carts were loaded with chili peppers, and a security escort agency was even hired to transport them.

The chefs Guan Chang had hired were already in place; they were all contracted to work for him and weren't afraid of leaking the secret recipe.

Liu Huan confidently handed over the formula to them and even hired several children to promote it at the entrance of the county school.

"Hey, have you heard? That restaurant changed owners and they're selling things we've never heard of before, and the prices are cheap. It opens tomorrow, let's go give it a try."

"Sure, I'm tired of eating out all the time, let's give it a try."

"I heard it's still run by the Guan family, the Guan Chang family next door."

The next day, before dawn, Liu Huan went there, but she didn't plan to show herself; she just hid in the kitchen to keep watch.

The head chef greeted him with a smile: "Second boss, you've arrived."

"Hmm, let's see how the preparations are going."

Liu Huan inspected the skewers; they were very fresh. Next to them were prepared chili oil and ingredients for hot pot. Everything was prepared according to her instructions.

Because they were operating under the Guan family's name, many of the shopkeepers who were on good terms with them arrived early.

When the appointed time arrived, Lord Guan unveiled the plaque, which bore the large, gilded characters: Chunhui Tower.

They even hired dragon and lion dancers, making it a very lively event.

"Brother Guan, congratulations!"

"Thank you, thank you. Please come in. My son was just playing around with it, please forgive him."

Upon entering, the layout was noticeably different from the traditional layout, with each seat separated by a screen and a menu on each table.

"Let's skip the private room and eat in the main hall."

A slightly older shopkeeper said, "Oh, this is the first time I've seen this."

"Yes, there's even a small stove here. Like father, like son!"

Xiao Dong smiled and stepped forward to ask, "Sir, what would you like to eat?"

Since I had no idea how to use it at first, Xiao Dong explained: "The store has hot pot, skewers, and stir-fries, all made with exclusive secret recipes. You can try them."

"Let's have hot pot, everyone!"

The others had no objections: "It's fine, let's have a little of everything, and try the new dishes that my nephew has prepared."

Several tables of people arrived one after another; they were all relatives of the Guan family.

Everyone ordered their favorite dishes, and Xiao Dong took the menu to the kitchen, saying, "These are the dishes ordered by the first table of guests."

The chef took it, glanced at it, placed it on the counter, and quickly began making the soup base.

Then, Dunzi prepared the ordered dishes, and the others prepared the skewers. Soon, the soup base was served.

Then someone else added firewood that had been prepared beforehand, and the whole process went perfectly without any mistakes.

The people in the booth stared at each other, bewildered, at the soup broth and the undercooked vegetables.

Fearing that people might feel uncomfortable having everyone's chopsticks in the rinsing water, they thoughtfully provided serving chopsticks.

"Just put your favorite vegetables in and cook them. This is a dipping sauce; it tastes even better with it."

Everyone cooked it according to his instructions, and it really tasted pretty good. Since we ordered the mild spicy version, it felt warm and comforting in our stomachs.

"Hmm, my dear nephew, this hot pot is quite good, especially the soup. It's not too strong or too bland."

"Brother Wu, you should try this. The skewers are really good and very flavorful."

Another person, feeling uneasy, called out to Xiao Dong, "Waiter, bring me a bottle of wine."

Xiao Dong stepped forward to take notes and casually added, "Sir, these braised dishes are perfect with alcohol, and how about some of these 'drunken peanuts'?"

"Let's go, let me see just how delicious it is."

They ate for so long that it was already noon and they still hadn't left. "Waiter, another plate of braised dishes, please."

At noon, the students from the county school had all come out.

Heading straight for Chunhui Restaurant, before even entering, they started calling out, "Waiter!"

"What would you gentlemen like to eat? Please take a look."

The student opened the menu and said, "I'll have this skewers, one vegetarian and one meat, and a bowl of rice. Hurry up!"

Okay.

After the food was sent to the kitchen, another table arrived. "Waiter, a spicy hot pot, mildly spicy, please."

Guan Chang led Su Yi into the building and was overjoyed to see so many people sitting in the lobby.

"Brother Su, would you like to go to a private room upstairs or stay in the main hall?"

Su Yi said, "Let's stay down here. I need to go back to school later."

Master Guan came downstairs with his friends and saw Guan Chang in the booth.

"Oh, my dear nephew, you've finished school. We uncles had some local cuisine, and it was excellent—it's the only place in the county that serves it."

Lord Guan said modestly, "Everyone, don't praise him. He was just joking. Alright, let's go."

The group sitting in the booth finally finished eating and were drunkenly taken home by the servants.

Guan Chang went to the kitchen and pulled Liu Huan out, saying, "What are you doing in there? It smells so bad. Let's eat together."

Su Yi consciously pulled out a stool inside and served her a bowl of rice.

"Are you tired?"

Liu Huan hadn't done anything, so why would she be tired? "I'm not tired, I'm just looking around."

"How about that? Aren't I amazing?"

Su Yi picked up a meatball for her and said, "Great, eat up."

Lian Lou laughed and said, "Of course it's amazing, otherwise how could I have come up with such a delicious thing?"

The people around him strongly agreed.

Many people arrived one after another, and the lobby was already full. Many people kept ordering more food and couldn't stop eating.

"Waiter, another vegetarian serving of this skewers, please."

Xiao Xi: "Alright! Please wait a moment, sir."

"Add a serving of vegetables to this hot pot."

"..."

The place was bustling with people all noon, and when they left, they were all talking about it, saying, "I think this place is really good."

"Yes, I think it's good too. I heard there are other dishes as well,"

"Let's come again this afternoon, the popcorn is pretty good too."

After the students finished eating and left, the onlookers outside felt relieved and came in. As long as those teenagers liked it, the taste couldn't be bad.

Business was booming until evening, and the dishes at Chunhuilou were completely sold out before things calmed down.

Guan Chang rushed over with Su Yi as soon as he got off school that evening, asking, "Huanhuan, how is it?"

"With me here, what are you afraid of? All the vegetables for today are sold out, and we went to buy some more later because we didn't have enough."

The accountant was also a member of the Guan family, and he had already settled today's accounts.

He handed the ledger to Guan Chang and said, "Young Master, take a look. This is today's profit."

Guan Chang took a look and his eyes widened: "So many?"

Liu Huan earnestly reminded him, "It's only for the next couple of days. Once the discount stops, the price will drop significantly."

He was very confident: "It's okay, it can't drop much further, I'm still very confident."

However, Liu Huan underestimated the enthusiasm of those students, who would come over whenever they had time to chat about literary matters and refined tastes.

They even competed with other tables in writing poems and painting, and Chunhuilou quickly became popular.

It has become a popular spot for students to take photos and check in.

Looking at the restaurant that was gradually getting on track, Liu Huan felt very happy. With the dividends and the money from the chili peppers, she was making quite a bit of money each month.

In my past life, it was easy to make money off students, and it's the same here.