Time flies by. The summer heat is slowly dissipating, the autumn wind is cool, and the vegetation throughout the capital city is beginning to wither.

The Zhao family successfully replaced the Wang family as the top medicinal cuisine merchant in the capital, and Jiang Bai's business also flourished.

Zhao Ping'an went to the army with Lei Yun and rarely returned home. Only Zhao Xile would return to the Zhao residence with Ying'er every day at sunset.

"Still busy?" Zhao Yi had already rested and saw Jiang Bai sitting on the couch, still flipping through the account books.

Jiang Bai took a moment to look up and replied, "Almost done."

Zhao Yi got up and walked to her side, adding another candle for her: "Take care of your eyes, you haven't had a proper rest these past few days."

"Our profits are now more than fifty times higher than before." Jiang Bai looked at the ledger, his eyes filled with gleaming silver.

Zhao Yi ruffled her hair: "You little money-grubber."

"The more silver the better, right? There will be many places in the future where Xiao Ping'an and Le'er will need silver." Jiang Bai said this. Zhao Yi took the things from her hands and picked her up horizontally: "Alright, it's late, go to sleep."

Jiang Bai blushed slightly as he was carried to the bed.

In the middle of the night, Jiang Bai lay in bed, looking at Zhao Yi's peaceful sleeping face beside her, and her heart was filled with warmth.

Life is finally getting better and better.

Moonlight shone through the gauze window, casting a soft glow inside. Jiang Bai pondered how to capitalize on this opportunity to further expand her business.

"What kind of business should we get?" Jiang Bai pondered for a moment, and suddenly a brilliant idea struck him.

"With so many medicinal cuisine shops and wine shops in the capital, I might as well take over this business myself and handle the entire supply and sales process."

Jiang Bai grew happier the more he thought about it, and he didn't fall asleep until midnight.

Jiang Bai woke up very early the next morning. Zhao Yi pulled him into his arms, still sleepy-eyed, and asked, "Why are you up so early today?"

Jiang Baitou, still buzzing with excitement, laughed and said, "I want to expand into a new business."

"New business?" Zhao Yi followed up with her question.

He glanced out the window; it was just dawn. He then tightened his grip on Jiang Bai.

"Sleep a little longer. The shops aren't even open yet. There's no point in getting up now."

Jiang Bai felt a little warm from his embrace and laughed, "Loosen up a bit, I'm about to strangle you."

Although she said that, she still excitedly described her plans to Zhao Yi, who listened quietly with his eyes slightly open.

The drowsiness was slowly dispelled by Jiang Bai's words. As the first ray of sunlight shone through the window, Zhao Yi reached out and patted Jiang Bai's head: "Madam's idea is indeed quite good."

"In that case, I'm afraid all the wine shops in the capital will have to go out of business."

Jiang Bai was amused by him: "Well, it's not that exaggerated. Everyone just does business based on their own abilities."

"Alright, alright! Get up, I need to go check on the shop!" Jiang Bai got up, stepped over Zhao Yi, and got out of bed.

Zhao Yi came down after her, and the two had breakfast and then went out together.

Zhao Yi was originally going to deal with the Zhao family's shop, but the helper he recently recruited handled things very well, so Zhao Yi didn't need to worry about it. He decided to go with Jiang Bai to check on the shop.

The two walked around the most bustling area of ​​the capital, where land prices were the highest, making it extremely difficult to acquire. If they could secure a shop here, coupled with the uniqueness of her goods, it would surely be a popular destination.

You can recoup your investment in no more than two months.

Jiang Bai considered it for a moment, then turned to Zhao Yi and said, "You can't catch a wolf without risking your cub. Let's just take over a shop here."

Zhao Yi pondered for a moment. Making this decision was indeed too risky, but he had an inexplicable trust in Jiang Bai, as if Jiang Bai never failed in anything he decided to do.

"Okay, this is the place. Take a look and see which one you like, then we'll go ask about it."

Jiang Bai glanced around. At the corner of the intersection, a building stood at the center of the three intersecting roads. Her gaze was slightly cool, and a smile appeared on her lips.

Found it!

She only wanted the three-story attic: "This is it."

Zhao Yi nodded: "It's a good location. No matter which road you come from, this is the place you have to pass by. Whether you want to rest, eat, or stay at a hotel, it's the best location."

Zhao Yi had to admire Jiang Bai's sharp eye and willingness to take risks.

If it were someone else, they certainly wouldn't have thought of this, and they certainly wouldn't have had the courage to take such a desperate gamble.

"Let's go ask."

"good."

Jiang Bai's chest heaved slightly, her heart filled with excitement. She seemed to see the future bustling scene of diners coming and going.

The two walked to the door, but the door was tightly closed, and it seemed that no one was there.

It's strange, though. This place is so bustling, and even though it's an empty shop, the owner doesn't keep the door tightly closed during the day.

Is anyone home?

After a while, footsteps came from inside: "Who goes there?"

It was an old man's voice.

Passersby all turned their gazes toward them, seemingly quite curious and surprised.

"I never expected that some people would dare to ask about this shop. They really have guts!"

Upon hearing these words, Jiang Bai felt a slight tightening in his heart.

What does this mean? Does this shop have some special background? Is she going to fail right from the start?

Jiang Bai took a deep breath: "Old man, we came to ask if you'd like to buy this shop?"

The old man suddenly stopped, and his tone became somewhat agitated: "Not for sale! Not for sale!"

"You should leave now!"

Jiang Bai found it rather strange; how could a commercial street like this not have shops for sale?

"Sir, we are sincerely here to buy this shop. Would you please open the door and talk to us?"

"There's nothing to discuss, I'm not selling this shop."

Seeing that Jiang Bai was a little agitated, Zhao Yi pulled her back a little and said, "Okay, don't rush. Let's figure out what's going on so we can find the right solution."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Bai calmed down a bit: "Alright then, old man, please consider it again."

There was no more sound coming from inside. Jiang Bai felt a little disappointed, as he hadn't expected things to start this way.

It turns out that opening this shop won't be so easy.

Zhao Yi noticed her mood and patted her head: "Let's take it slow."

"Once we take over the shop, everything will be fine."

Jiang Bai nodded.

That's right, nothing is that difficult. It's just a matter of taking over a shop. She didn't believe that the old man wouldn't waver if he came to this place every day.

She wants to show her sincerity.

Just then, a familiar voice came from behind: "Jiang Bai, Zhao Yi?"