Yang Shichang: I won't listen to this bastard's chanting.
Yang Shichang arrived as promised at noon.
Not only that, he also brought a lion dance troupe with loud gongs and drums.
There weren't many lively events in the town; usually, a theatrical troupe would come only during festivals.
Such a grand spectacle as a lion dance troupe is only seen on extremely significant occasions, and only when wealthy people are willing to pay to invite them.
Therefore, when the lion dance troupe appears on the street, both adults and children follow behind the troupe with laughter, waiting to watch the performance.
At this moment, Jian Yang had just placed the eight stir-fried dishes on the table, four meat dishes and four vegetable dishes, which had taken her a lot of effort.
Fortunately, the Emperor and Sister Mei helped her, otherwise she would have been in a complete mess in the kitchen.
Especially Sister Mei, who was extremely quick and efficient.
Originally, Jian Yang only asked her to come to work at noon, but she was grateful for Jian Yang's generosity and willingness to take her in, and was afraid of losing this hard-won good job, so she came to help early in the morning.
Therefore, it also relieved Jian Yang of a lot of pressure in washing and cutting vegetables.
At this moment, the three people stood behind the table, each performing their duties, waiting for customers to arrive.
Jian Yang was in charge of serving the dishes, the Emperor was in charge of collecting the cash, and Sister Mei was in charge of serving the rice.
Before the diners even arrived, they heard a noisy banging and knocking sound.
"What happened?" The emperor had never seen such a scene before and couldn't help but ask curiously.
Jian Yang made up a story off the top of her head: "Judging from all that banging and drumming, it must be someone getting married."
Sister Mei smiled and said, "Master, judging from the sound, it should be a lion dance troupe. It's rare to see them in town. Usually, people only pay to hire them when there's a big celebration."
Jian Yang asked curiously, "Is there a happy occasion in town today?"
Sister Mei said, "Our restaurant is now open for business."
"Sister Mei, you're so funny." Jian Yang laughed heartily.
Anyway, she didn't spend money to hire a lion dance troupe, and it was even less likely that the emperor would.
Before long, a colorful lion dance troupe stopped in front of their restaurant and began performing.
Soon, the town was surrounded by layers upon layers of townspeople.
Jian Yang and the emperor looked at each other, both seeing confusion in each other's eyes.
"Dear fellow villagers, today is the grand opening of the restaurant of my good brother and friend, Manager Jian. Welcome everyone to come and support us!"
Yang Shichang's high-profile appearance finally made the two realize who was behind this spectacle.
Then Jian Yang saw the emperor looking at her with considerable resentment.
Jian Yang: "???"
What does that mean?
She didn't hire the lion dance troupe, so why are they looking at her like that...?
Although the townspeople did not know Jian Yang, everyone knew Yang Shichang.
Since they are his friends, everyone naturally has to come and support him.
Soon, Jian Yang's restaurant was packed, and the food she prepared was quickly sold out.
She had no choice but to ask Sister Mei to quickly go to the market to buy another batch of ingredients.
Yang Shichang walked up to her with an arrogant look on his face, as if he wanted to be praised.
However, his eyes would occasionally glance at the emperor, as if to say, "Look, look, I'm much more capable than you."
The emperor glanced at him expressionlessly, then turned and approached Jian Yang, raising his hand to tuck a stray strand of hair behind her ear.
"It's blocking your eyes, I was afraid it would be inconvenient for you," he said gently.
Jian Yang was eagerly awaiting Mei Jie's return and paid no attention to the Emperor's subtle actions, showing little reaction whatsoever.
However, Yang Shichang's fragile ego suffered a devastating blow.
In his view, the fact that Jian Yang did not react to such intimate actions could only prove that the two of them were extremely close on a daily basis, and that she had developed a habit of being intimate with him.
So they really were a couple.
Yang Shichang: In the end, it was all for naught.
If Yang Shichang's lion dance troupe brought fame to Jian Yang's restaurant, then her culinary skills and pricing were what truly kept customers coming back.
After that day, Limin Restaurant was packed every day, and townspeople would line up in long queues as soon as it was mealtime.
The dockworkers, encouraged by Da Han's promotion, also came to support him.
Seeing that her business was booming, Jian Yang made three decisions.
The first decision was to hire people.
Besides Sister Mei, she also hired a cook and two vegetable washers. Of course, the vegetable washers also did the dishwashing.
With these people around, her and the emperor's burden was much lighter; otherwise, with the business booming, they would have been unable to cope.
Her second decision was to teach Sister Mei her skills.
After observing her for a period of time, Mei Jie was indeed a quick-witted, hardworking, and intelligent woman.
If such a woman lived in modern times, she would have no problem being financially independent and supporting herself.
But due to the cruel twists of fate and the times, she became someone abandoned by society.
But it doesn't matter. As long as we teach her a skill, she will have no problem making a living in the future.
When Sister Mei learned of her idea, she was extremely grateful.
In the final decision, Jian Yang decided to limit the daily supply of dishes.
It's not that she's stingy, but as her reputation grows, more and more people choose to eat at her restaurant, which is certainly a good thing for her, but a devastating blow to other businesses.
In order to maintain a normal business ecosystem and prevent malicious competition, it is necessary to give up some customers and business.
When the emperor learned of her idea, he immediately expressed his full approval.
A month passed in the blink of an eye.
That night, Jian Yang returned to her room after taking a shower and was about to go to sleep when she suddenly saw the new shoes she had bought for the emperor that morning on the table.
She bought the shoes while grocery shopping, but she was too busy at the time and put them in her room, forgetting to give them away.
She figured the emperor was probably still awake at this hour, so she took the shoes and knocked on the door of the next room.
However, after knocking for a long time, no one paid any attention to her.
Jian Yang was extremely puzzled, even though the lights in the room were still on.
Could it be that this person fell asleep while reading?
Worried that the emperor might catch a cold from sleeping on his desk all night, Jian Yang gently pushed open the door.
The house was empty.
"Strange." Jian Yang looked around the room with a puzzled expression. Although she did not see the emperor, she did find a letter on the table.
Suspecting that the person had left without saying goodbye, Jian Yang picked up the letter and began to read it without thinking.
Little did she know that this letter was not a farewell letter from the emperor, but rather a report on the current situation of the court sent by an unknown person.
Clearly, the recipient of the letter should be the emperor.
But Jian Yang had already opened it, so she simply started reading.
The letter stated that various factions within the court were becoming increasingly restless and were beginning to stir. More and more people were beginning to suspect the identity of the imposter and hoped that the emperor would make a decision soon and return to the court to take charge of the overall situation.
Jian Yang was reading intently and didn't notice the person who had walked in behind her at some point.
"What are you doing here?" The emperor's voice rang out from behind her, startling her so much that her hand trembled.
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