In order to wait for Zhao Minggeng, the group originally planned to stay in the lobby for a meal.

After sitting down, Zhao Qingyan said, "Waiter, bring us all your restaurant's signature dishes."

The waiter was secretly pleased, but he still said aloud:

"Miss, our Wangyue Tower has dozens of signature dishes. Are you sure you want them all served?"

Looking at the long table in front of her, Zhao Qingyan pondered for a moment, "Are there any private rooms? If so, let's all go in."

The waiter's eyes crinkled into crescent moons with laughter.

"Then please come with me, sir. I will arrange the largest private room in our Wangyue Tower for you."

The village chief was so shocked he almost lost his composure, but fortunately, having been the village chief for so long, he had developed the ability to keep his emotions hidden.

We went up to the largest private room on the second floor together.

After arranging for several people, the waiter went downstairs to handle the serving of dishes, and the village chief couldn't help but speak up again.

"Qianci's family, I know your family spoils your child, but there has to be a limit to how much you spoil your child."

The food at Wangyue Tower is incredibly expensive. This meal was certainly enjoyable, but how will we make a living afterwards?

Madam Huang couldn't let her granddaughter be labeled as spoiled, and she herself was not one to squander money, so she quickly said...

"Cousin, today's meal has nothing to do with whether or not you spoil your child."

We are all honest and hardworking people, how could we not know the difficulties of earning money?

The reason I eat out is to find out what the food tastes like and how it differs from what I make at home.

To be honest, my family wants to open a food stall in town.

Everyone has their own tastes; if you don't come out and see for yourself, you're just like a frog in a well.

So, this money really needs to be spent; consider it an investment.

What could the village chief say? He sighed.

"Alright, since you and your grandson have your own ideas, then I won't play the villain for nothing."

Then I wish your business booming, with profits rolling in every day and wealth flowing in endlessly.

Mrs. Huang quickly expressed her gratitude.

The table in the private room was already large. When all the dishes were served, there were a total of 42 dishes, and the total cost was 127 taels and 6 mace.

The reason it's so expensive is mainly because most of the signature dishes are wild game.

In order to highlight the unique features of Wangyuelou, they also served a pot of wine costing 10 taels of silver, including dishes such as deer, wild boar, and roe deer.

Although there are many wealthy families in the county, very few are this extravagant.

The shopkeeper took the liberty of waiving the 6 taels of silver and gave away two plates of pastries for free.

Looking at the table full of food, the three of them started eating.

The taste of a fine restaurant is incomparable to that of a small eatery. As she ate and savored the food, Zhao Qingyan could roughly guess the preparation method and ingredients of each dish.

In conclusion, almost no seasonings were used.

Although she didn't cook for herself very often in her past life, she had many part-time jobs.

While helping out in the restaurant kitchen, she could take the opportunity to peek at the head chef cooking.

Besides, with modern technology so advanced, you can find tutorials for any dish you want to cook just by searching.

Even with Huang Shi and Zhao Qingyan, two big eaters, most of the food on the table was still left uneaten.

Zhao Jinfa witnessed the enormous appetites of the grandfather and grandson, and felt sorry for his younger cousin for three seconds.

"No family could afford to feed two such good-for-nothings."

The three of them, having eaten and drunk their fill, slumped in their chairs, clutching their stomachs, when a knock sounded at the door.

When Zhao Minggeng and Zhao Jinzhou came in, they were shocked to see a large table full of cups, plates, and bowls.

"Mother, you're not being held captive by the restaurant and can't leave, are you?" Zhao Minggeng asked naively.

This infuriated Mrs. Huang.

"How could I have given birth to such a blockhead like you? The money has already been paid, don't worry, I won't use you to pay off the debt."

He then glanced at Zhao Jinzhou, his attitude immediately making a 180-degree turn.

"Jinzhou is so festive, could it be that the magistrate has kept you on as a servant in the county office?"

Zhao Jinzhou nodded excitedly.

"Auntie, yes. The master said I should go to the yamen to work tomorrow. I'm so grateful to Mingzi this time."

The village chief was so excited that he stood up.

Mrs. Huang happily said "good" three times.

I called the waiter and had some dishes taken to the kitchen to be reheated.

The two men sat down and devoured the food, finishing everything except the two plates of pastries.

Zhao Jinfa's heart was stirred once again.

"Brother Qianci's family doesn't just have two good-for-nothings, there are three."

After the meal, the village chief and his son went to buy some salt and oil.

Zhao Qingyan bought a lot of silk thread for her two sisters-in-law at the silk shop.

On the way back, Zhao Jinzhou took over driving the carriage, while the village chief sat on the other side of the carriage.

Zhao Qingyan and her two grandchildren sat together in the carport.

There's nothing we can do about it. After all, men and women are supposed to be kept separate. It wouldn't be polite to have a cousin and his wife sitting in the same bicycle shed.

After sending the village chief and his son home, Zhao Qingyan, using the shelter of the cart shed as cover, took out two more bolts of cloth.

After arriving home, he gave the two plates of pastries, along with the fabric and silk thread he had packed from Wangyue Tower, to Liu Xiaohua and Zhang Cuicui respectively.

The two people were so touched that they kept saying thank you.

"Don't thank me yet, you two."

"That fabric isn't all for your two families; it's needed to make a set of clothes for each person in your third uncle's family. The rest is for you."

Huang said, ruining the atmosphere.

The two granddaughters-in-law's faces stiffened slightly, then they broke into smiles and exclaimed "Good!" repeatedly.

Living in a large family, how could anyone possibly think that all that fabric was for them? They must have no sense to even consider that.

Now that I know how much I can keep for myself, I feel more at ease.

Putting everything else aside, the pastries were something I'd never seen before, not to mention all that silk thread; normally, buying them would cost a lot of money.

The two felt especially happy today, as they had gotten a great deal.

Looking at her two granddaughters-in-law, who were grinning like idiots, Huang sighed inwardly.

"You two idiots, do you know that my meal today cost more than a hundred taels of silver? Humph, you're so naive and easy to fool."

The village chief's family is now in an uproar.

The eldest son was already doing a remarkable job as an accountant in town, but now the second son has become a constable.

This is truly a stroke of good luck.

The village chief's wife kept chanting thanks to Buddha.

The village chief was very dissatisfied.

"Old woman, we have to thank Mingzi for what happened today."

"If he hadn't given up his spot and recommended Jinzhou, how could this good thing have happened?"

Zhao Qinshi nodded in agreement when she heard what the old man said.

The village chief is happy today.

"Today is a joyous day. Having lived to this age, I never imagined that my son would one day be able to eat the food of an official."

"Old woman, shouldn't we celebrate today? Let's buy a few pounds of meat, the whole family should have some meat."

Zhao Qinshi was happy, so she readily accepted the money.

He counted out two hundred coins and sent his grandson to Zhang the butcher in the next village to buy meat.

The daughters-in-law were naturally pleased to see their mother-in-law being so generous today.

Since the famine started, my family hasn't had a single bite of meat.

Quickly praise your mother-in-law, then go to the kitchen to prepare the ingredients.

The village chief and Zhao Jinzhou exchanged a glance, as if they could see in each other's eyes, "I'm going to eat my fill of meat today."