An Jing led Jiang Shan to a private room on the third floor. After a brief self-introduction, Jiang Shan said with a smile, "Welcome to our restaurant. To express my gratitude, I will be hosting this meal today. I hope you will do me the honor."

The group of people at the table were still in shock. How could the owner of Jiang's Private Kitchen be such a young and beautiful girl?

An Jing's gaze swept across everyone's faces one by one, and he smiled and said, "President Li, every dish at Jiang's Private Kitchen was personally developed by Boss Jiang. She will arrange a top-notch banquet for everyone, ensuring that your trip will not be in vain!"

Chairman Li of the Chamber of Commerce stood up, cupped his hands in greeting, and said with a smile, "Then we'll have to trouble you, Mr. Jiang. We'll be watching with bated breath!"

After saying that, he turned to An Jingzhi and said meaningfully, "From now on, we're all family. Young Master An, there's no need to be so polite."

Every dish served by the waiter in charge of the private rooms on the third floor was personally selected by Jiang Shan. Both the order in which the dishes were served and the style of their plating were unique.

After the waiter announced the names of the dishes, he left. Jiang Shan described the taste, flavor, and characteristics of each dish. Under her guidance, every guest experienced a unique flavor that they had never felt at previous banquets.

After introducing the dishes, Jiang Shan gave the waiter a few instructions and then left the private room with An Jing.

Chamber of Commerce President Li Han watched the two leave the private room, a strange light flashing in his sharp eyes.

Jiang Shan went straight back to her studio, and An Jing followed her.

"This Chairman Li seems to be particularly enthusiastic towards you?" Jiang Shan hadn't forgotten that when An Jing led her in, Chairman Li's eyes were fixed on An Jing, practically glowing with lust!

An Jing smiled and poured himself a cup of tea, saying, "Chairman Li is the manager of Juxianzhuang's Chongqing branch, and we've had business dealings before. These kinds of interpersonal relationships are inevitable everywhere!"

Jiang Shan's eyes darted around, then he shook his head. "No, the way he looks at you is like a hungry wolf eyeing a piece of meat. Don't you think there's something wrong with his gaze?"

"You're overthinking it!" An Jing immediately denied.

Jiang Shan didn't say anything. Everyone has secrets, as long as it doesn't affect her making money.

"Little Erlang, carrying his schoolbag to school, not afraid of the scorching sun, not afraid of the raging wind and rain, only afraid that the teacher will scold me for being lazy and having no knowledge, so I will have no face to see my parents, lang li ge lang li ge lang ge lang ge lang...!"

Sanlang's clear and melodious singing came from outside the window, and An Jing's ears involuntarily perked up.

"Did you teach them all these songs? Did you choreograph the dances for them?" An Jing listened while subtly observing Jiang Shan.

This girl is a real gem!

He had never heard such catchy songs before, nor had he ever seen such unique dances. They were not found in Yuzhou, nor in the capital, nor in the entire Qing Kingdom!

But this girl can sing as soon as she opens her mouth and dance as soon as she stretches her arms. Where did this fairy come from?

"...It's not for officialdom, nor for prestige, but simply so that the poor can rise up, so they won't be bullied, so they won't be treated like cattle or sheep, la la la la la la la la...!"

Jiang Shan started humming along to Sanlang's rhythm, while a ray of sunlight from the window shone on her porcelain-white face, casting a shadow on her eyelashes.

"Sanlang loves singing and dancing, and he's very good at performing, so I just made up some songs for him..." Jiang Shan replied casually, without really thinking.

Since she was unwilling to talk about it, An Jing didn't ask any further questions.

The two sat and drank tea for a while. Before long, Xi'er came over carrying Jiang Huai.

Jiang Huai held Jiang Shan's teacup, wanting to drink tea, but Jiang Shan wouldn't let him. So, he started twisting and turning in Jiang Huai's arms like a piece of candy.

“Miss, the young master still wants to go outside to play, and he insists on going up on the stage. I couldn’t stop him, so I had to carry him back!” Xi’er was exhausted.

As they were talking, Jiang Huai had already struggled to get off Jiang Shan and, holding onto the table, moved step by step along the wall toward the window.

"Sheep, sheep, ah, ah ah...!" Jiang Huai looked up at the window, then turned back and shouted at Jiang Shan unwillingly.

Jiang Shan looked at him unmoved and said, "If you're so capable, climb up yourself! You can't even stand properly and all you think about is running away. Why don't you just fly to the sky!"

Jiang Shan remained silent, and Xi'er dared not make a move. Jiang Huai looked around for a while, then leaned against the wall and moved back, hugging An Jing tightly and grinning at him.

An Jing raised an eyebrow, took a handkerchief to wipe the drool from the corner of his mouth, and said, "If you need something from someone, shouldn't you show some appreciation? Call me a nice name, and I'll carry you over."

"Darling, darling!" Jiang Huai clung tightly to An Jing's sleeve, grinning from ear to ear.

Jiang Shan sat up straight and glared at Jiang Huai.

You brat, calling everyone "Dad"—what a bad habit!

An Jing gave Jiang Shan a strange look, repeating Jiang Huai's words, "Daidai? What kind of address is that?"

He knew that Jiang Shan had a child out of wedlock and that the child had no father, but he hadn't thought of that for a while.

"Darling! Darling! Ah! Ah!" Jiang Huai shouted, tugging at An Jing's sleeve and desperately trying to climb onto his lap.

At that moment, An Jing strangely remembered those two words!

"Hey! Grandpa will take you downstairs to see your uncle!" As he spoke, An Jing held Jiang Huai high, ignoring the glares coming from behind him, and strode downstairs.

Jiang Shan rubbed his temples, frowned, and asked Xi'er, "Does he call everyone 'Dad'?"

Xi'er shrank her neck and stammered, "Well, it's not like I just randomly recognize a father. Young Master is just a handsome young man... He usually calls him Lord Fu more often, and Young Master An is the second one..."

I'm also a sucker for good looks!

"Who taught him to call me 'Dad'?" Jiang Shan asked, exasperated.

She could choose not to marry, and could live her whole life without a man, but she couldn't let Jiang Huai casually recognize someone as his father; that was a matter of principle.

Xi'er's face turned pale, and she shrank back, saying, "This servant...this servant doesn't know, perhaps it's Lord Fu himself...Young Master likes Lord Fu very much..."

"Alright, you can go now!"

While the host, Shen Shusheng, was on stage overseeing the entire event, a group of young actors rushed to their respective posts without even having time to change out of their costumes.

Xiao Si and Xiao Wu inspected the shop from the inside out and from top to bottom. They also chatted with the temporary workers and cleaners maintaining order outside for a while. After confirming that they had not found anything unusual or any safety hazards, they returned to the break room to drink water.

Chun Ge'er met with Hu Zi, checked all the ingredients and supplies delivered to the shop today, and then checked the inventory in the kitchen and warehouse. In the end, they decided to temporarily go and get a truckload of fruit!

All fruit teas were offered free of charge during the opening period, and they were all gone so quickly!