Brother Yu followed his gaze and looked over there.
A tall, imposing figure in green walked up to the girl who was grilling. The girl looked up and was quite surprised to see him.
"It's Jiang Jingxing, do they know each other?" The fair-skinned man wondered to himself, glancing at Brother Yu discreetly. Sure enough, Brother Yu's expression was quite unpleasant.
Brother Yu stared for a few seconds, then looked away, stood up, and said, "Let's go."
After saying that, he strode away without looking back.
Su Yan was unaware that she was being discussed, and she was enjoying her baking when Jiang Jingxing arrived.
"Huh? How did you know I was here?" She looked at him with a bit of surprise.
Jiang Jingxing explained, "I asked the people at the guesthouse, and they said you came looking for a late-night snack. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to not pick you up and let you go hungry."
"Didn't your friend explain it to you? It's understandable. By the way, has your grandfather woken up?"
Su Yan wouldn't dwell on this matter too much.
If she were in that situation, she would definitely go to be with her family first.
Jiang Jingxing nodded, his voice sounding cheerful: "You're awake. It's all thanks to the medicinal herbs you took me to find; otherwise, Elder Jue wouldn't have been able to develop the antidote so quickly."
The night he brought back the medicinal herbs, Mr. Jue immediately began to study the antidote. After three attempts, it finally worked.
“Those medicinal herbs aren’t particularly rare; you can’t possibly not find them in the capital. So someone must be sabotaging things. Be careful,” Su Yan cautioned.
First it was the important figure Tang Li mentioned, and now it's Jiang Jingxing's grandfather. The waters in Beijing run very deep.
Hearing her concerned tone, a warm light flashed in Jiang Jingxing's eyes, and he said earnestly, "I've already checked, and we'll have the results in a couple of days."
With so many people around, it wasn't a good time to delve into that topic, so he changed the subject, asking, "Why did you bake it yourself?"
Su Yan explained about the garlic eggplant and said with a smile, "The boss treated me to this. See if there's anything you'd like to eat, and I'll grill it too."
Seeing her proud expression, Jiang Jingxing couldn't help but smile. "That's all, I'm not hungry."
It was too hot, and he didn't want her to work so hard grilling.
Su Yan didn't force him. She brushed a little honey on the plate, then put the food on a plate and found a seat.
The two found a relatively quiet corner.
Without saying a word, Su Yan started eating.
She took a bite of the roasted eggplant, and the long-lost flavor delighted her taste buds, making her eyes squint with enjoyment.
Jiang Jingxing took a bottle of soda, inserted a straw, and placed it in front of her. "I'll take you to see that leader tomorrow. What are your plans after that?"
Su Yan didn't answer immediately. After thinking for a moment, she hesitated and said, "The leader you mentioned should have been poisoned by the same poison as your grandfather, right? Since there's already an antidote, I don't need to go see him."
She went to see that leader with the intention of finding out exactly how bad things had gotten that caused the ginseng to be consumed so quickly.
But now it seems unnecessary, and won't the mole be caught soon?
Since she rarely came to Beijing, Jiang Jingxing naturally followed her advice.
"If you don't have any plans, I'll show you around properly."
His vacation ends in two days, which is just enough time for him to spend with her.
Su Yan shook her head. "Go ahead and do what you need to do. I'll just wander around Beijing."
Her business may not expand here so quickly, but that won't stop her from buying a house here, since the capital's housing prices are sure to skyrocket in the future.
Ideally, she would want a courtyard house near a bustling area. However, she only had enough money to buy one courtyard house, and the rest of her money would have to buy a house in a less desirable location.
“I’m fine. Wherever you need to go, I’ll be your driver. It’ll be more convenient for you to have a car and someone to guide you,” Jiang Jingxing said.
Upon hearing this, Su Yan did not refuse again and told her her thoughts.
"I'd like to buy a house here first. Do you have any good recommendations? A courtyard house would be best."
Buying a house?
Jiang Jingxing raised an eyebrow and asked, "Do you plan to settle down in Beijing in the future?"
"No, I might be traveling to Beijing frequently in the future, and staying in guesthouses all the time isn't a good idea. I might as well buy a house. Besides, I have a feeling that housing prices in Beijing will skyrocket in the future, so it'll be a good investment," she said confidently.
Jiang Jingxing wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he always felt that Su Yan seemed to have a very clear understanding of the future.
From what we've seen so far, every step she's taken has been the right one.
She continued, "If you have the money, I suggest you buy one too."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Jingxing blurted out, "I bought a small villa, intending to use it as my future marital home."
Small villas... are not cheap.
Su Yan was surprised for a moment, but then she felt relieved.
Jiang Jingxing was a regimental commander, and the allowance he had saved was not enough to buy a small villa.
But he's so smart, he must have found a way to earn the money to buy it.
A man who is rich, handsome, powerful, and ambitious...tsk, even she, who doesn't want to get married, is a little envious of the future Mrs. Jiang.
“I know a few people who want to sell their houses to raise cash. They have both courtyard houses and small villas. I’ll take you to see them tomorrow.”
Jiang Jingxing knew she wasn't short of money. If she sold the ginseng from a few days ago, she would have enough money to buy more than four courtyard houses in Beijing.
"good."
After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Jiang Jingxing escorted her back to the guesthouse. When he saw her to her room, he said, "I'll take you out for breakfast tomorrow morning. It's a Beijing specialty, douzhi (fermented mung bean juice). Many people don't like it, but you can try it."
Upon hearing the words "douzhi'er" (fermented mung bean juice), Su Yan's smile froze on her face.
She and her friends had tried it in her past life; she took a sip, and the taste was unforgettable...
She doesn't know about others, but she really can't accept any of it!
"Never mind... I don't really like bean-based drinks. Just take me to get some noodles." She politely declined.
Jiang Jingxing rarely saw her with such an indescribable expression, so he couldn't help but laugh and say, "Okay, whatever you say. You should get some rest."
"Okay, you can go back now."
Su Yan watched him leave before closing the door.
She had just finished eating and wasn't sleepy yet, so she simply took out her cookbook and continued writing while leaning against the bed.
She's made up her mind about opening a chain of braised food stores.
She's thinking about the business she'll start in Guangzhou. Although she needs to observe the market a week before school starts, she can't completely ignore it.
She remembered that there was a large clothing wholesale market in Guangzhou. Most of the clothing in later generations came from Guangzhou and Hangzhou, so it could be said to be the leading clothing market.
So her first thought was to sell clothes, and her second thought was to open a restaurant.
The cookbook she's writing now contains recipes she developed in her past life, all of which have been tested and proven to suit popular tastes.
If she wants to sell clothes, she can start by setting up a stall; she has plenty of funds.
However, opening a restaurant is not that simple. Not only do you need to find a suitable restaurant, but you also need a good location, training for chefs and staff, and then there are the costs of decoration and procurement. No matter how you look at it, it is a considerable expense.
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