Shopkeeper Zhou touched his nose, ignoring Yunling's words and observing the situation.

Yunling didn't have any special skills, but if she did, she'd definitely be known for her thick skin. She picked up the kettle on the table, took the small cup Gangzi handed her, poured herself a fragrant drink, placed it in front of Manager Zhou, and said with a smile:

"I was thinking that if this show is successful, I'll go to Yuncheng to promote it. But I'm a complete stranger in Yuncheng. I was thinking that if Manager Zhou's Shengfu Restaurant could help, things would be much better."

Manager Zhou was sweating profusely; the weather was damn hot.

"Oh, young lady, that's really true. I'm not familiar with Yuncheng either, so I'm afraid I can't help you."

"You don't need to be familiar with Manager Zhou. Just inform the deputy manager over there, and I will arrange everything."

"Young lady,"

"Manager Zhou, this is a good thing. If it becomes popular, you won't have to spend money on advertising to reap the benefits. Isn't that great?"

Manager Zhou was quite helpless. This matter was still in its infancy, and they were already planning the next one? It was simply outrageous.

But the temptation was simply too great. Fine, fine, he'd take the gamble this time. If it didn't work out this time, he'd have a reason to refuse her next time.

"Alright, then tell me which day you'd like. I need to make sure it doesn't conflict with the banquet my guests have booked."

To be honest, Yunling didn't know which day it would be, but she would need to tailor and match the gauze dress when she got back. She also needed to find female contestants to participate in the special performance, and she needed to have Tang Ling and the others perform a few more times to build their courage. The stage also needed to be designed...

"If young lady hasn't thought of anything, perhaps..."

"Ten days later, just ten days later."

Manager Zhou counted on his fingers, "If it's ten days from now, it doesn't conflict with starting from today. But if it's any later, I'll have to take advantage of the autumn wind to build the stove."

Yunling pursed her lips. "Then how much does the shopkeeper want?"

"I don't want a price. I'll just consider it as lending you a day. But I have two requests. First, you can decide how to seal off the lobby area on the first floor. I won't get involved. You'll be responsible for the layout inside."

"Secondly, you must restore the main hall to its original state as it was before, and after that day, you must ensure it does not interfere with my continued business operations."

Yunling nodded in response, "Of course, thank you for your help, Manager Zhou."

"Hey, in business, if you're good to me, then everyone's good," Manager Zhou's eyes darted around, and he asked again, "So, is the oden that the young lady just tasted really something worth selling?"

"It is possible, but..."

Shopkeeper Zhou raised an eyebrow, feeling a little smug. See? In the end, he was hiding some good stuff waiting to be exchanged. What a little fox.

"But the shopkeeper just mentioned to me that it will be autumn soon. Don't you think it would be better to warm up the products first and then launch them when the autumn winds blow?"

"That makes sense."

Seeing that she had gotten such a great deal, Yunling felt she had to play the innocent and said to Manager Zhou:

"Does the shopkeeper know any talented painters?"

"Well... I can't really help with that. I usually only hear those young masters talking about painting bamboo and flowers, but I don't really know if they can actually do it."

It seems that trying to save effort and take shortcuts won't work.

Yunling concealed her true thoughts and said with a smile:

"Then I'll come to the city to look for it when I have time. If I find it, I'll bring it to Shengfu Restaurant and draw a picture of this pot of oden so that it can be hung on the door and let passersby on the street see it."

Manager Zhou was delighted that Yun Ling had such a kind intention, and quickly said "Okay" before getting up again to attend to the guests.

After Manager Zhou left, Gangzi plopped down in his seat and asked softly:

"How did you know that the manager still had a restaurant in Yuncheng this week?"

"I don't know, I guessed."

Gangzi was truly impressed by Yunling's ability to lie without batting an eye; she spoke so convincingly that he never expected she was just lying.

Yunling looked at the lychee shaved ice, which was more than half melted in the bowl, and hurriedly picked up the bowl to drink the lychee juice inside. Then she said:

“I went to the matchmaking corner to set up an internet cafe. I saw the Shengfu Restaurant website on the Eagle Network. The owner said that the website also existed in Yuncheng. I thought that Yuncheng and Pingcheng are adjacent, and since Shengfu Restaurant has grown so big, it should have branches in other areas. That’s why I was so skeptical.”

"My great-aunt is truly a master strategist!"

"Oh dear, oh dear, are we not allowed to eat? All this whining and complaining, they say they're hosting a dinner party, but the food is already cold and we haven't even had a few bites."

Pei Lin already disliked Yun Ling's hard work, and now this "auntie before" and "auntie after" thing had come along. She was ugly and had a small head and a big body. She was inferior to him in every way. Yet the two of them were so intimate. It really made him feel choked up and his heart pound.

So they didn't care about the occasion or the setting, they just went straight for the kill.

Yunling glanced at the dishes on the table, which indeed hadn't been touched much, and her guilty gaze kept drifting towards Yun Chu's face.

Yun Chu thought for a moment and said, "Ling Niang, I was drawn in by your conversation with Manager Zhou. I wanted to hear how you usually conduct business with people, so I forgot to pick up my chopsticks."

Unlike Yun Chu, Shen Changliu was not one to beat around the bush; he spoke directly:

"One must not speak while eating."

Knowing she was in the wrong, Yunling hadn't even finished her apology when Gangzi picked up the crispy roast goose with his left hand and the braised bok choy in broth with his right.

"It's no big deal, just heat it up in the kitchen, right?"

Everyone talks about business at the dinner table, but if you don't sit down and talk about business while eating and drinking, are you just going to have a dry, unproductive conversation?

These people not only didn't appreciate how hard his great-aunt worked to do business, but they also kept nagging and saying things like "you can't talk while eating." What the hell is that? If you can't talk while eating, why come out to a restaurant to eat and drink? Wouldn't it be better to go home, drink porridge, and count your toes?

After Gangzi left, Pei Lin immediately took his seat to prevent him from getting close to Yunling again when he returned.

"Hey, you little bug, you—"

Yunling picked up a chicken bone and stuffed it into his mouth, saying, "Go ahead and eat it."

Pei Lin felt a sting in his mouth, but all the frustration he had felt earlier vanished. It was Yun Ling using her chopsticks to feed him—those were her chopsticks!

Pei Lin was very happy; even chewing on bones tasted delicious.

Seeing Pei Lin like this, Shen Changliu felt even more strongly that this person who always "disliked matters of love" was bewitched, and in the deepest sense at that.