Chapter 445 Opening a store?

Butler Huang was just about to talk about tomorrow's shopping when he heard this sentence outside the door: "Ancestor, you can't say that."

Wen Zhen turned around and saw Butler Huang, who was almost getting extremely anxious. "Butler Huang, I'm telling the truth. It's better to be self-reliant than to rely on others, right?"

Butler Huang felt that this was correct, but it also seemed to be a different story: "Miss, do you want us to open the store while you are not at home?"

"Yes, you see, Fan the chef is very skilled. There are quite a few maids and servants in this mansion. You are more than qualified to be a waiter, a side dish preparer, or a dishwasher. You can even become a shopkeeper."

"This is a mess. Now they're opening shops. What will happen to the Princess Mansion?"

"Just leave some people at the Princess Mansion to clean and take care of it, and you can take turns. If we make money, apart from the expenses of the Princess Mansion and the shop, the rest will be given to you."

"Ah!" The servants who were listening nearby opened their mouths wide.

Wen Zhenyi smiled at them and said, "No, thank you. I only come to the capital once every few years, and I can't give you any gifts during the holidays. Now I'm using my money to open a shop, and you can earn money on your own. If you earn more, you get more, and if you earn less, you get less. But there are a few things: don't use my name to drive up prices, and don't evade taxes or commit crimes."

"How could we possibly do this?"

"Just do the accounting. This shop doesn't make money for me, but to give you more benefits. You don't have to open the shop every day. You can open the shop one day in seven, or one day in a month."

Butler Huang looked at Chef Fan, and both of them didn't know what to say: "Miss, are you really opening a shop?"

"That depends on how well Chef Fan has learned from me recently. If he's learned well, the restaurant will be packed every day and I'm afraid you'll be too tired. If he hasn't learned well, I'll have an excuse for the lack of customers."

Butler Huang and the others all looked at Chef Fan, as if it would be a sin for him if he didn't study hard.

Beads of sweat appeared on Chef Fan's forehead. He raised his hand to wipe the sweat off his forehead and said, "Miss, is this okay?"

"You are my eldest princess's cook. If you can't go out, won't it damage my reputation?" Wen Zhenyi turned his head to look at him: "Do you want people to think that I, the eldest princess's cook, am not good enough?"

"Well, that can't be done."

"That's all. Starting tomorrow, you'll be responsible for preparing all the meals, including the New Year's Eve dinner."

"Okay, I will complete the task."

"That's right, I'm rooting for you." Wen Zhenyi said as he slipped away.

After seeing her run away, Chef Fan turned to look at the people present and asked, "Am I doing the right thing?"

No one dared to speak.

Butler Huang walked up to him and patted his shoulder: "Old Fan! You mustn't embarrass the young lady!" After saying this, he was about to turn around and leave, but then he remembered why he came here: "By the way, remember to give me the shopping list for tomorrow's New Year's Eve dinner."

Chef Fan scratched his head and squatted aside to think about what dishes to prepare tomorrow. He always had the illusion that he was going to be tested by the chef.

Wen Zhenyi returned to the yard, took a shower, changed into clean clothes, and then went to look for the children.

Wenwen Naonao's mouth is always busy now, and she keeps asking questions, but Feng Qianlan and Wen Chengwen are left with no answers.

Now that they saw Wen Zhenyi and Shen Hanxing coming, the two felt relieved. They left the child to them and went to do other things.

Wenwen looked at the two of them noisily: "Aunt, Uncle, why are there stars in the sky?"

Shen Hanxing was also stumped by the two children's question. How should he explain this question?

Huanhuanxi also looked up at the two of them.

Wen Zhenyi sat on a cushion on the ground and asked them to sit next to him: "The place where we live now is a round ball, and the stars you see are in another round ball far, far away."

“Are there people like us there?”

"I know this because the world outside is so huge. You will need to work hard to explore it in the future."

Wenwen: "Is it bigger than a watermelon?"

“It’s much bigger than a watermelon.”

Nao Nao: "Is it bigger than a wheel?"

"It's much bigger than a wheel, with no end in sight. It's wider than the ocean."

“We’ll see when.”

"I don't know about this aunt."

Huanhuanxixi doesn't speak very fluently now, but she really likes listening to these things.

Chen Hanxing had heard Zhenyi say something before, and he was also full of curiosity: "I used to hear the old people say that the stars in the sky were transformed by deceased relatives."

"This is a kind of comfort for the living. I also heard that when someone disappears in the world, a star will appear in the sky to show you the way."

"My grandfather used to tell me the same thing, saying that my parents had turned into stars in the sky. So at that time, whenever the weather was good, I would sit in the yard and look up at the stars."

"Do you know which one it is?"

"Grandpa said it's the brightest star."

Wenwen pulled Wen Zhenyi's sleeve and said, "Aunt, is the sea big?"

“The ocean is so big and vast that you feel so small when you’re on it.”

Wen Yongman went for a stroll in the market, and when he came back he heard Wen Zhenyi talking to some children about the sea, so he sat down next to them and said, "Sister, tell us about the sea."

“The sea is boundless and bottomless. No one knows what lies at its deepest point or how many secrets it holds.”

Nao Nao looked at her curiously: "Auntie, will there be a lot of small animals?"

Wen Zhenyi smiled and nodded. "Yes, there are whales that are bigger than ships, transparent jellyfish that look like small mushrooms, and cuttlefish that spit out ink when they encounter danger."

"Sister Wen, you have never been to the depths of the sea, how do you know all this?" Xiao Abu and Zhongli Zhuang stood outside the door.

Wen Zhenyi turned his head and looked at the two of them: "Just because you haven't been there doesn't mean you don't know."

Zhongli Zhuangzou also walked in and sat on the mat: "What else do you know?"

"There are many creatures in the sea, including sea snakes that can kill with a single bite, schools of colorful fish, ferocious sharks, and friendly and intelligent dolphins."

"dolphin?"

"I think you must have seen a lot of marine life."

Little Abu nodded: "Yes, but we don't really know what they are used for or what dangers they pose."

"Nature is a very magical world. In the ocean, there is an animal whose males reproduce. It's called a seahorse."

"Ah?" Everyone's attention was attracted by this strange animal.

Lian Huanhuanxi was anxiously hoping that she would continue to speak: "Mom."

Wen Zhenyi patted the two children's heads and said, "I'll tell you slowly."