Previously, several of their classmates wrote several satirical poems mocking Wanxianglou because Gu Lili was mistreated there.
The students at their academy even made a pact to never eat at Wanxianglou again.
Therefore, upon witnessing Gu Lili being granted the title of County Princess, Qiao Zijie hurriedly returned to the academy and invited all his close classmates to dinner.
Almost all of them had their lives saved by Gu Lili's prescriptions.
People come here for a meal now out of a sense of gratitude.
Gu Lili said apologetically, "I'm so sorry about today. It was my oversight. I didn't expect so many people to come and support us. We've run out of food. How about you all come again tomorrow?"
Gu Lili really couldn't bear to see Zhang Dahua continue wielding the ladle; she figured Zhang Dahua was already exhausted.
"When you come over tomorrow, I'll bring an extra dish for a few more people. How about that?" Gu Lili continued with a smile.
Gu Yun Chu looked at Gu Li Li with some confusion, but with so many people around, he didn't ask directly despite his questions.
Qiao Zijie felt a little regretful, but he didn't show any displeasure on his face. Instead, he readily nodded and said he would come again tomorrow.
After the others left, Gu Yun Chu couldn't contain her curiosity and finally asked.
"Sister, if there are no vegetables, I'll run and buy some! Why make them come back tomorrow!"
Upon hearing this, Gu Lili rolled her eyes at Gu Yun Chu and jumped up to give him another flick on the forehead.
"You silly boy, your big sister Hua is probably exhausted. There's no rush to make money right now. We're doing this called scarcity marketing. If word gets out, we'll sell out all the vegetables before noon. I bet a lot of people will be curious and want to try them."
Gu Yun Chu covered her head, only then remembering Zhang Da Hua.
He was a man, and although he was running around, he didn't feel tired. Zhang Dahua, a girl, must have been hot and tired from cooking so many dishes.
Thinking of this, Gu Yun Chu disregarded the pain in her head and quickly poured a bowl of tea before running to the kitchen.
Gu Lili watched Gu Yun Chu's retreating figure speechlessly. Whenever Zhang Da Hua was mentioned, this kid would run away incredibly fast.
Actually, besides these two reasons, there was another reason that Gu Lili didn't mention: she wanted to see what the courtyard bestowed by the Emperor looked like.
“Lili… oh, no, Princess, I…” Gu Chenxi didn’t know what to say for a moment.
Having lived in Gu Lili's house for so long, she had no idea that Gu Lili was the girl who had been crowned the village head not long ago because of a prescription.
Everyone had left, but Gu Chenxi still hadn't realized what was happening.
Gu Lili smiled and said, "Chenxi, you don't need to care too much. Whether I am a township head or a county head, I am still Gu Lili. Let's continue to get along as we always have."
Gu Lili noticed Gu Chenxi's discomfort, so she specially comforted her.
As the two were chatting, Zhang Dahua came out of the kitchen.
"Sister Lili, I'm not tired! Let Yun Chu go buy groceries, we'll continue selling tonight!" Zhang Dahua said anxiously.
Zhang Dahua felt that today was the happiest moment of her life. Watching Gu Yun Chu carry the empty plates left by the diners to the dishwashing basin in the back kitchen, she felt extremely proud.
Because a clean plate means that his cooking skills have been recognized by diners.
This made her feel incredibly motivated, and she didn't want to stop at all.
Gu Lili glanced at the sun outside and said, "Dahua, let's call it a day. It's getting late, and the vegetables probably aren't very fresh anymore. Let's continue tomorrow!"
Since the brand has been established, the ingredients must be of the highest quality.
Tomorrow morning, I'll go to the market and see which vendor has the best vegetables and meat. Then I'll consider a long-term partnership with them.
From now on, there will be no need to go grocery shopping in person. Whatever you need, just have the vegetable vendors and butchers deliver it to you.
Zhang Dahua also looked outside, just like Gu Lili. It was indeed getting late.
As a chef, she knew how important fresh ingredients were, and immediately nodded in agreement.
Gu Yun Chu also put up the "Closed" sign. After the remaining few tables of people in the restaurant finished their meals, Gu Li Li and the other three cleaned up the mess and closed the door.
Gu Lili glanced at the location of the land deed, jumped onto the carriage, and drove the group toward the courtyard bestowed by the Emperor.
Gu Lili, driving the carriage, suddenly found it somewhat amusing.
She was probably the first county princess who needed to drive the carriage herself, but she still preferred to do everything herself.
If you really had a bunch of people serving you, you might not be used to it.
The land deed is located in the most prosperous area in the south of the city. He had just overheard the county magistrate mention that this courtyard used to belong to a wealthy merchant.
Because he made a mistake, his home was searched, which is why he was not admitted to public school.
This time, it just so happened that the Emperor bestowed it upon Gu Lili.
Following the address, Gu Lili quickly arrived at the gate of the courtyard.
Gu Lili stood at the gate of the courtyard in shock. This really was a wealthy businessman's house; it was truly magnificent.
Before even entering the door, Gu Lili was captivated by the scene at the entrance.
Looking at the intricately carved doorway and listening to the mechanical voice of the system in her ear, Gu Lili couldn't quite close her mouth.
"A huanghuali wood gate, two thousand taels!"
This is outrageously extravagant! Gu Lili never imagined that someone would use huanghuali wood for a front door.
Gu Yun Chu didn't understand any of this. Seeing Gu Li Li standing there in a daze, he nudged her elbow with his hand.
Gu Lili then came to her senses and quickly asked Gu Chenxi to open the door with the key. The outside was all made of huanghuali wood, and Gu Lili became even more curious about the interior decoration.
Gu Chenxi opened the gate, and the group stepped inside.
Gu Lili was instantly disappointed.
Perhaps because no one has lived there for a long time and no one has taken care of it, the yard is full of weeds.
The group walked toward the front hall. As soon as the door opened, they were all choked by the falling dust and coughed. They quickly covered their mouths and noses with their hands.
Once she regained her senses, Gu Lili looked up and couldn't help but gasp.
"A rosewood tea table, eight hundred and ninety taels!"
"A rosewood chair, five hundred and sixty taels!"
"Huanghuali..."
Gu Lili's mind was filled with the mechanical voice of the system, and everywhere she looked, there was furniture made of huanghuali wood.
Just how much did this wealthy merchant love huanghuali wood? He even used huanghuali wood for his flower stand.
Gu Lili roared inwardly!
I'm going to strike it rich!
"Sister, it's so dusty! Let's go to the backyard and take a look!"
Gu Lili was still overjoyed when Gu Yun Chu pulled her towards the backyard.
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