Unable to let go of the restaurant business, Gu Yanyue left the palace and went to the restaurant the next day.

The situation was better than she thought. Business in the restaurant was good. Gu Yanyue randomly found a customer and asked, "Mr. Li, how is the dish today? Is it to your taste?"

"It's the shopkeeper." After a pause, "Today's dishes are very good. Compared with the past, the taste is better. The shopkeeper must have changed to a new chef. His cooking skills are pretty good." Mr. Li praised.

After asking a few people, they all praised today's dishes. Gu Yanyue's mood also improved a lot. It seems that she did not choose the wrong person this time.

This kid Yu An is indeed reliable.

Entering the kitchen, Gu Yanyue found Yu An busy at work. She stood beside him and watched him cooking. "Yu An, don't put this here. Just put the spices."

When Gu Yanyue spoke, Yu An realized that Gu Yanyue had come. After hearing Gu Yanyue's instructions, Yu An hesitated for a while, but still did as he was told.

Unexpectedly, what he made was indeed much better than what he had made before.

After having it brought away, Yu An was a little excited, "Sister, you are so awesome." Yu An was also smart, she did not call Gu Yanyue the Queen, but just called her sister.

"If you want to learn, I will teach you slowly in the future." What Gu Yanyue said was not a lie to fool a child, but she felt that Yu An was a malleable child. If he was trained well, he might become the head of her restaurant in the future.

"Okay, there are still dishes. You cook first and I'll watch you cook." Gu Yanyue said with a smile, and then stepped aside to watch Yu An cook.

She found that this person was very serious about cooking. The vegetables used for cooking were all carefully selected, and there was not a single bad one. Gu Yanyue appreciated this very much.

The most important thing for a chef is to ensure that the food is safe after entering the diners' mouths. This is his responsibility.

Moreover, although Yu An is the head chef of this restaurant, he is able to listen to other people's opinions. He will consider the suggestions put forward by those waiters. Gu Yanyue also appreciates this. It seems that this young man has good character. This time he really picked up a treasure.

After Yu An finished his work, Gu Yanyue took him to work and said, "Yu An, I will increase your wages to three taels, what do you think?"

Yu An looked at Gu Yanyue in surprise, a little bit unbelievable. After a while, he finally reacted, "Sister, no need, two taels is already very high."

"Why not?"

"Sister, I'm still young, and I'm just starting out, so I'm charging such a high wage. The other guys will inevitably think too much. Also, I can't do much, and I'm not good at it. It's unworthy of my position to charge so much." Yu An said sincerely.

Gu Yanyue looked at the young man with a sincere face, and felt that Yu An was really sensible. It was rare to find someone as clear-headed as him. Just for this reason, she had to pay him some money.

"Yu An, you don't have to feel inferior. You cook very well, and you are very talented in cooking. As long as you work hard, you can become whoever you want to be."

Yu An felt a little embarrassed and blushed when he heard Gu Yanrou's praise. "Thank you, sister." He thanked Gu Yanyue and said, "Don't worry, sister. I will study hard." The encouraged young man's blood boiled. Over the years, apart from his sister, only the Queen Mother supported him and valued him so much. He couldn't let them down. He must work hard.

Gu Yanyue increased Yu An's salary. Wanting to train Yu An, Gu Yanyue boldly gave Yu An half of the management rights of the restaurant. Yu An was flattered and thanked her repeatedly.

When Concubine Yu in the palace heard these things, she was even more grateful to Gu Yanyue and felt that she had met a noble person.

After returning to the palace, Gu Yanyue thought that it had been a long time since she had a good talk with Yuwen Ran, so she made Yuwen Ran's favorite food and went to see him.

Yuwen Ran has been having some headaches recently. Some unknown red creatures with pincers suddenly appeared in the Jiangnan area, causing a disaster and the people are complaining.

Memorials from the officials below were submitted one after another as if they were free. In the past few days, Yuwen Ran asked several ministers, and they all knew what to do with these strange creatures. In order to solve this problem, Yuwen Ran had not had a good rest or food for several days.

"Aran, I'm here to see you." Gu Yanyue deliberately asked the eunuch not to announce it and pushed open the door herself. "I made some of your favorite dishes for you, come and try them."

When Yu Wenran saw Gu Yanyue, the worry on his face immediately disappeared, but Gu Yanyue still saw it.

"Ayue, you're here." Yu Wenran said cheerfully. He only felt happy for a moment when he saw Gu Yanyue, but Gu Yanyue had been missing recently. He knew the little girl had plans, so he resisted going to look for her.

"Are you feeling so wronged?" Gu Yanyue looked at Yu Wenran and teased, "Look, I made a lot of food for you to try."

Yu Wen Ran looked at the food basket excitedly. Gu Yanyue took out some side dishes from it. They were all Yu Wen Ran's favorites. Finally, a smile appeared on Yu Wen Ran's face.

While Yuwen Ran was eating, Gu Yanyue went to tidy up the table for him. "Ah Ran, remember to sort the memorials into categories next time. Don't just throw them around after reading them. It will be difficult to organize them." Gu Yanyue criticized him and picked up the memorial, but found that the content on the memorial was unsatisfactory.

A red monster with pincers and whiskers...

Could this be a crayfish?

Gu Yanyue probably guessed why Yu Wenran was frowning just now. Crayfish was a new thing for ancient people. Where had they seen it before, and how would they know how to deal with it?

Thinking that she was about to have a delicious meal, Gu Yanyue walked over to Yu Wenran with a smile on her face and sat down next to him.

"Aran, have you been worried about anything recently?"

"No." Yu Wenran answered simply. He didn't want Gu Yanyue to worry about these things, so he simply kept silent about the unknown creatures.

"Have you found a solution to this crayfish?" Gu Yanyue took out the memorial and waved it in front of Yu Wenran.

"What crayfish are you talking about? What is that?" Yu Wenran was puzzled.

"It's the creature mentioned in the memorial. In our hometown, it's called crayfish. It's delicious when cooked. The meat is very fresh and tender."

Yu Wenran looked incredulous that this strange-looking thing could actually be eaten.

"Don't disbelieve it." Gu Yanyue said, and then a light bulb went off in his head.

She can create so many new dishes with crayfish!

There are plenty of lobsters in Jiangnan, so there is no need to purchase them myself, which saves a lot of costs. Such a new thing will definitely do good business there. Besides, who can resist the temptation of crayfish?

"Aran, is this crayfish problem still not solved?"

"Well, I've been having a headache lately. I don't know how to solve it. The ministers are also at a loss, and I can't find the right person to solve it."

"Then what do you think of me?" Gu Yanyue looked confident.

"You?" Yu Wenran looked at Gu Yanyue, "Does Ah Yue have a solution?"