"Really?" Li Juan was a little skeptical.
She couldn't quite put her finger on what was wrong with her daughter, but she was acting strangely compared to usual.
And he smiles less; he's usually all smiles.
"It's really nothing." Su Yan forced a smile and said, "I've already cleaned the ingredients for tomorrow's braising. You can go to the shop to clean them from now on, so you won't have to carry them around so much. Also, Uncle Li, have someone tell him to come to work tomorrow. I've been so busy lately that I almost forgot about him."
Li Juan nodded, "Yes, I'll have your grandpa go and call him."
"Also, tomorrow is the last day that Grandma Tao will eat medicinal food, and the day after tomorrow I will go to Guangzhou to investigate the situation."
"What? You're going alone?" Li Juan asked worriedly.
Su Yan said, "And Qiu Xiaorou, eh? Didn't she move in?"
Li Juan rolled her eyes when she heard this and said irritably, "She went out to buy something. She was talking to you when she went out, but you ignored her."
Su Yan: "...Maybe I was too engrossed in my work."
Honestly, she didn't do it on purpose.
"Qiu Xiaorou is my bodyguard now, responsible for protecting my safety, so she has to go. Sister Caixia is also going; she took a week off. Uncle Tang is going to Lanzhou for a meeting soon, and he'll be in charge of buying tickets for us."
It takes a whole day and night to get from Lanzhou to Guangzhou by train, which is farther than getting to Beijing.
"That's good. With more people around, you'll be safer. Otherwise, your mother wouldn't feel at ease with you."
"I have to be at ease, after all, I spent four years of university alone in Guangzhou, it's unacceptable..."
"Su Yan!"
"Su Yan! Why didn't you invite me to your braised food shop opening? You really don't treat me like a friend!"
Tao Yue stormed in, her makeup still on and her pajamas and slippers on, clearly having come out of her house immediately after receiving the news.
Su Yan felt a headache coming on whenever she saw her, and explained, "I'm sorry, I've been too busy lately, and I haven't been able to invite many people."
She is indeed very busy. Besides taking care of the braised food shop, she also needs to improve the restaurant's plans and write out the menu. She has lost seven or eight pounds and her face has become more slender.
When Tao Yue saw that she had lost a lot of weight, her anger vanished instantly.
Li Juan delivers the medicinal meals to the restaurant across the street every day. She knows Su Yan is busy, so she doesn't bother her every day. These past two days, her grandmother's health has improved a lot, and she keeps asking Li Juan to accompany her out for a stroll. They end up spending most of the day out, so Li Juan doesn't have a chance to visit Su Yan.
Thinking about her tone just now, she felt extremely guilty. "I'm sorry, Ayan, I didn't mean to be angry with you."
Su Yan waved her hand dismissively and said, "You can start packing your luggage now. After you finish tomorrow's medicinal meal, your grandmother won't need to eat anymore. I'll give you the recipe for the consolidation medicinal meal. When you get back, just give your grandmother a bowl of the medicinal ingredients and cooking method before 9 o'clock every day."
"It's done so quickly?" Tao Yue asked, stunned.
Thinking she didn't believe her, Su Yan patiently explained, "Grandma Tao is so old. The medicinal diet can only improve her minor health problems. Her condition is much better now than before she started taking it, so continuing to take it won't have much of an effect."
Upon hearing this, Tao Yue lowered her head in disappointment and mumbled, "Okay."
Then he took the prescription for strengthening the body given by Su Yan, turned around and left, as if he had lost his soul.
"Grandma Tao doesn't need to take medicinal food anymore, shouldn't Miss Tao be happy? Why is she so dejected?" Li Juan was extremely puzzled.
Su Yan also felt that Tao Yue's attitude towards her was excessively enthusiastic.
Suddenly remembering something, she slapped her forehead and quickly chased after him.
"Tao Yue, wait a minute!"
Tao Yue turned around and saw her. Her eyes lit up instantly, and she quickly said, "Are you sure you didn't get the time wrong? My grandma won't stop the medicinal diet for another few days?"
"No," Su Yan said, "I want your older brother's phone number. I have a big business opportunity and I'd like to ask him for a favor."
Hearing this, Tao Yue's smile vanished, and her mood soured again. However, she still said, "Then come with me. I just need to call him."
"OK."
The two arrived at the phone booth.
After telling Tao Jin that Grandma Tao would no longer need to take medicine after tomorrow, Tao Yue handed the phone to Su Yan and listened in.
Su Yan chatted with Tao Jin for a few minutes about Grandma Tao's health before getting to the point, "I have a ginseng that is 4,500 years old and I plan to sell it. So I would like to ask Mr. Tao to help me find someone who needs it. After all, you have a wide network of connections and your friends must all be from wealthy families."
"Four thousand five hundred years?" Tao Jin couldn't remain calm upon hearing this year and asked again, "Are you sure it's this year? Don't make a mistake."
"Of course, I had a professional examine it. This ginseng has already grown facial features, so there's no mistake. Besides, I'm not that reckless," Su Yan said with a smile.
Tao Jin continued, "What price?"
"Two and a half million, what do you think?"
She quoted that price on purpose, just to see how Tao Jin would react.
There was a few seconds of silence before a voice came from the other end, "I'll try, but it's not certain anyone will buy at the original price... What's the lowest price you can accept?"
Su Yan thought for a moment, "Two million two hundred thousand, if that's not possible, I'll lower it by another one hundred thousand. I'll try to sell it at a higher price, because I need to spend money recently, and I've spent quite a lot."
"Do you need to spend that much money to open a shop?" Tao Jin asked, unusually curious.
"To be honest, I'm planning to open a restaurant in Guangzhou," Su Yan said calmly. "And I want to buy the restaurant and the land together."
Tao Jin and Tao Yue: "..."
They were children from wealthy families, but they wouldn't dare to easily say something like buying a restaurant in a place like Guangzhou.
"Aren't you afraid of losing money?"
Worried that Su Yan might misunderstand, Tao Jin explained again, "You've invested too much money. There's always a chance of something going wrong. What if we can't make it back and the restaurant can't be sold?"
In his eyes, Su Yan was his grandmother's benefactor, so he didn't want this young girl to fall into a trap.
Su Yan said, "Thank you, but I've secured two investors. One has over ten years of experience managing restaurants, and the other is also a leader, so I don't think there will be any problems."
Besides, since I'm opening a restaurant, I have the ability to run it successfully. Mr. Tao, please rest assured. On the day of the restaurant's opening, I hope you will do me the honor of attending the event.
"Sure, no problem!"
Before she could finish speaking, Tao Yue eagerly agreed on behalf of her brother, "If my brother isn't in the country, I'll come alone. If he is, I'll definitely come with him!"
Su Yan and Tao Jin: "..." You're the most excited one.
Tao Jin chuckled and said, "My sister likes you a lot and hopes you can become good friends."
Su Yan raised an eyebrow. "Of course, we're friends now."
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