As the end of April approached, the capital city grew increasingly bustling. The physics exam was on April 28th, and the mathematics exam was on April 9th.
The examination was held in the newly built Qiqiao Academy, which was not located in a remote suburb, but rather two streets away from Prince Yong's Mansion.
That place was originally a low-lying area. After the capital city installed a drainage system, the environment improved a lot. There was no new sewage in the low-lying area anymore, but the old sewage was piled up there, and no one wanted to go near it.
Tong Cheng'er spent a lot of money to have people dig up the silt, fill in the low-lying areas, and then quickly build the Qiqiao Academy.
The Qiqiao Academy covers a vast area and can accommodate 5,000 students at the same time. It also has a library with a rich collection of books, if not all of them. Book lovers would probably be unable to leave once they see it.
Tong Cheng'er was also present during the exam, but she was dressed as a man. Since no one knew her true identity, she finished the exam smoothly.
After the exams, the students were free. The food competition followed immediately after the exams, and while the students were free, Tong Cheng'er became even busier. She didn't have to carefully review all the exam papers, but in order not to miss any talented students, she did give them a general overview.
It made my head spin.
Yinzhen felt sorry for him.
“These things don’t have to be done by you alone. There’s also Mo Chenyu. He’s skilled enough to select the people you need.”
Tong Cheng'er said, "I'm just worried and want to see for myself. I know Mo Chenyu is capable, but I won't feel at ease until I see it for myself."
When you feel uneasy, you naturally want to watch, and you'll watch it no matter how tired you are.
Seeing her resolute gaze, Yinzhen had nothing to say and could only watch with her.
He was also a top student, and he was good at physics and mathematics, though not many of them. But he was certainly good enough to look at these entrance exam papers.
With Yinzhen watching with her, Tong Cheng'er felt her head wasn't so bad anymore.
It took about five days to thoroughly review the materials before selecting 500 people to participate.
Tong Cheng'er was most satisfied with Bian Lan, who was the only one to get a perfect score. Although her handwriting wasn't very good and sometimes her characters were incomplete, Tong Cheng'er didn't care.
These can all be made up for later in life, but one's innate talents should not be wasted.
"Everyone's settled now, come with me to go out and have a look!"
Tong Cheng'er then realized that she had indeed been too busy lately: "Okay."
"The food competition is going well because we had a preliminary selection process. Even those who were eliminated in the first round have skills worth examining. We originally built a street with various food stalls, and the food should taste pretty good."
Chefs who have already competed and do not want to leave so early can take a stall in the food street and sell food by paying a certain amount of silver.
There's nothing a meal can't solve; if there is, then two meals will do.
The land of China has given birth to many delicacies, and the people of Beijing, who are not short of money, are mostly willing to try new things, and most of them are satisfying.
The food street is filled with delicious and affordable dishes, many of which are things that even ordinary people in Beijing have never heard of, making them especially novel and appealing.
The food stalls were surrounded by people, and the unique aroma of the food made Tong Cheng'er's stomach start to rumble as soon as she entered the food street.
If they weren't all dressed in ancient costumes, Tong Cheng'er would have thought she had traveled to a food street in the future.
Yinzhen didn't mind the roadside stalls and would occasionally have Su Peisheng buy some food for them. The two of them ate as they walked, just like ordinary people. By the time they arrived at the restaurant, Tong Cheng'er had already eaten her fill.
Tong Cheng'er immediately said, "This restaurant really doesn't know how to choose a location. It's located in the middle of the street. People who come in have probably already eaten their fill along the way. No wonder it doesn't have much business."
Yinzhen was taken aback by this, then smiled and asked, "Then what do you think this restaurant should offer?"
Tong Cheng'er thought for a moment and said, "Let's have hot pot!"
Yinzhen was dumbfounded: "Hot pot?"
Yinzhen was no stranger to hot pot; the two of them had eaten it during the Chinese New Year—it was a hot pot with chili peppers.
It tasted very good and was very satisfying to eat. However, he was health-conscious and didn't eat much, but the taste was indeed excellent.
Yinzhen noticed that the restaurant's business was indeed not good.
The food street was only recently built, and the focus is currently on these snack stalls. The shops are all under Yinzhen's control and haven't been released or planned in detail. It was only because he said that most of the shops on this street would be food stalls that the people below opened restaurants.
Nothing new, but it's safe and unlikely to make mistakes.
"Since you think hot pot is good, then open a hot pot restaurant and find some chefs who are good at it."
Tong Cheng'er's eyes widened: "This is your restaurant?"
Yinzhen suddenly said, "Didn't I tell you?"
"say what?"
"The whole street is mine."
The area where the food street is now being built was originally a cluster of courtyard houses in a hutong, where most of the residents were not very wealthy. Several family members would squeeze into one or two rooms. Yinzhen then became a developer, bought the land, and relocated the residents to another place.
That's how this food street came to be.
Tong Cheng'er's eyes widened even more.
No wonder she was surprised. She had just seen the food street; it was bustling with people. Now, to be told that the entire street belonged to him, how could she not be astonished?
Although the restaurant's business is not good, with this kind of foot traffic, even after the food competition ends, it will probably retain a lot of customers. With this foot traffic, whether these shops are rented out, sold, or used for business, they will be quite successful.
"You really know how to make money."
The food competition attracted many people and made the capital city lively. Local vendors made money from the tourists, while the tourists made money from the locals in the food street.
If you seize such an opportunity, you can naturally make a lot of money.
Tong Cheng'er felt that apart from Yinzhen, no one else could possibly earn as much as Ma Chao this time.
"I need to earn more money to support you."
Tong Cheng'er muttered to herself, "I don't spend any money."
Upon hearing this, Yinzhen smiled and said, "It doesn't cost any money."
When we arrived at the restaurant, we couldn't eat anything, so we simply ordered tea and snacks and sat in a private room on the second floor to chat.
They were talking about nothing but trivial things, but neither of them thought it was interesting. They chatted back and forth, killing time.
This is one; three people came downstairs.
Bian Lan and Liu and Zhang.
Brother Liu said, "This competition is really fierce. I thought that with Brother Bian's help to fill in the gaps in my knowledge, I would be able to pass. But after the exam, I realized how difficult it was. I'm afraid I don't have a chance."
Brother Zhang chimed in from the side, "Who says otherwise! I'm afraid I won't have the chance either. Fortunately, I only planned to come out and see the world. Going back is fine too."
Bian Lan didn't speak, but Brother Liu steered the conversation towards her: "Brother Bian, this question shouldn't be too difficult for you! Your chances of staying are pretty good."
Although Bian Lan felt there was no problem, she didn't dare to boast, so she immediately said modestly, "The results haven't been released yet, so it's hard to say. This time, the questions were indeed a bit tricky."
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