Chapter 828 Unexpected Things
It has been some time since Shen Lingchuan won the top prize in the imperial examination. Li Yingyue has been busy every day. When she finally has some free time, she quickly writes a letter to Zhang Juexia to tell her the good news.
After finishing the letter to Zhang Juexia, she thought for a moment and then picked up her pen to write a letter to the Li family.
After finishing writing, she sent someone to deliver the letter.
When Shen Lingchuan came back from socializing, he saw Li Yingyue sitting alone by the window, lost in thought. He hurried forward and asked with concern, "Madam, are you missing home?"
Li Yingyue looked back at Shen Lingchuan and shook her head, “I’m thinking about something.”
“My lady, don’t worry too much. I can’t help you with business matters.
But now that your husband has become a top scholar, you can be lazy now."
"Sir, this is not right!
It is precisely because my husband won the third place in the imperial examination that I must work harder to earn money!"
Shen Lingchuan didn't understand what Li Yingyue meant, so he clasped his hands together and said, "Forgive my ignorance, please enlighten me.
What do you mean, my lady?"
Li Yingyue pointed at Shen Lingchuan's forehead and said, "Have you become stupid from studying? We have lived in the capital for a while. Everything is expensive in the capital. With your salary, if I don't work hard, how can we buy a house in the capital early?"
Shen Lingchuan stood up and hugged Li Yingyue, “Then let’s rent a house.
My wife, I don't want you to suffer too much. You marry me so that you can enjoy happiness."
“I know, but I just can’t sit still.
Husband, do you know?
Our canned food business is doing very well in Beijing.
After you won the third place in the imperial examination, I immediately changed the name of our canned food shop to the Tanhua Canned Food Shop."
Li Yingyue turned around and blinked at Shen Lingchuan, "Is your wife smart?"
"My wife, the third-place winner, is quite clever."
Shen Lingchuan thought of something else, "Today I met the young master of the Chen family, and he said that Sister Juexia wrote to ask about my situation.
My wife, please write a letter to Shunhe County immediately and don't let them worry about it."
"I've already written it."
"That'll do."
Shen Lingchuan yawned and rubbed his forehead. "It's better to study at home than to go out for social events every day!"
"Once you have a specific official position, you shouldn't have so many social engagements."
"That should be the case. Fortunately, Lord Shen is still in the capital. His presence has helped us and saved us a lot of trouble."
"In two days, we will go to the Shen Mansion to thank Master Shen."
“This has to be done.
Madam, Lord Shen asked you that day.
"Ask me?"
Li Yingyue pointed at her nose in surprise. "It's incredible! Lord Shen is so busy, yet he still thought of asking me?"
"He has a good relationship with your third uncle, and also with Mr. Qian. They all have a good relationship."
Li Yingyue made an expression as if to see that.
"Then we have to go to Lord Qian's house as well."
"Yes, I have to go. When I'm done with these few days, I'll go with you."
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Zhang Juexia asked Li Le to call Zheng Yan from Qingfeng City, and Shen Liang was quite reluctant.
Zheng Yan does have some talent in cooking, because he is the chef in the shop and there is always a crowd of people eating there.
Zhang Juexia suddenly called Zheng Yan to Shunhe County, and Shen Liang was very worried about the business in Qingfeng City.
Shen Liang personally sent Zheng Yan to Shunhe County, and told Zhang Juexia about his concerns.
“Chen Liang, I’m opening a new shop, so I must have a few specialties.
If this fish shop becomes prosperous, I will open another similar shop in Qingfeng City.
As for Zheng Yan, I will persuade him to accept a few disciples.
If Qingfeng City really can't do it, just spend a lot of money to hire a few chefs."
Chen Liang explained to Zhang Juexia, "There are cooks in the shop, but they are not as talented as Zheng Yan in cooking."
"Then there's nothing we can do about it. After all, Zheng Yan is the only one who is wrong."
After hearing what Zhang Juexia said, Shen Liang laughed out loud, “Madam is still as persuasive as ever.
I have also made up my mind that I will spend a lot of money to hire a chef when I get back.
I just can't believe it. I'm willing to spend money but still can't find a good chef.
However, Madam, if Zheng Yan doesn't want to stay in Shunhe County, he must go to Qingfeng City!"
Zhang Juexia waved his hand impatiently to indicate that he understood.
With a little guidance from Zhang Juexia, Zheng Yan cooked the fish in Cuiliu Village's pond in various ways.
Steamed fish, braised fish, sweet and sour fish, deep-fried fish, fish balls, boiled fish, chopped pepper fish head, fish head stewed with tofu, grilled fish, and delicious fish soup.
This time, Zhang Juexia used the hot pot shop as a means of attracting customers to Shengxia Fish Restaurant.
Of course, these guests must be good eaters and have a certain influence in Shunhe County.
For several days in a row, Zhang Juexia received several waves of people. After eating the fish, these people all asked when the shop would open.
Shengxia Fish Restaurant had not yet opened for business, but its reputation had already slowly spread.
Li Jinyuan was fine because he knew Zhang Juexia's ability, but Liu Wanru became uneasy after hearing the news on the street.
"Why is it that Zhang Juexia can do anything she wants? You keep saying that she has a good relationship with our Yingyue.
But when our shop was in trouble, she didn't even show any intention of helping."
"How do you know she didn't help? I'm telling you, don't ever say that again."
"Just protect her!
I just don’t understand. When Yingyue was not married, you protected Yingyue.
This is to protect Zhang Juexia, who has nothing to do with him.
I just want to ask you, who is more important, them or our son."
Li Jinyuan angrily threw his sleeves and said, "That's unreasonable."
Before he even left the gate of Li's house, a servant came to report, "Master, there's a letter from the young lady."
Li Jinyuan took it quickly. He had been waiting for Li Yingyue's letter for a long time, and he knew the importance of this letter.
He took the letter and returned to the study.
Without caring about anything else, I opened it and started reading.
"Okay, okay, I got it, okay!"
Immediately, Li Jinyuan ran out without caring about his image and said to Liu Wanru, "Madam, our son-in-law has graduated from high school."
"Master, are you saying that our son-in-law has won the prize?"
"Yes, he won. Our son-in-law has become the third place in the imperial examination."
After hearing this, Liu Wanru fainted without noticing.
If Li Jinyuan hadn't caught it quickly, Liu Wanru would have fallen to the ground.
"Madam, although this is a happy occasion, you can't be so excited!"
Liu Wanru tugged at Li Jinyuan's sleeve tightly, "Master, you didn't lie to me, did you?"
"Madam, I dare not treat such a matter lightly.
This is a letter from our Yingyue, and the handwriting is definitely hers."
Liu Wanru snatched the letter from Li Jinyuan's hand and read it quickly. As she read, she said happily, "I really didn't expect that our son-in-law would actually win the third place in the imperial examination."
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