Xu Yuehuai laughed, "It's nothing to mention."
"If such a magnificent event is not worth mentioning to you, then what is the point of our lives?" An Ning's smile was somewhat bitter. Xu Yuehuai had previously heard that the Emperor was going to arrange a marriage for An Ning, and vaguely understood what An Ning meant.
But they didn't know where to offer comfort.
“People should enjoy life while they can and not always look so gloomy,” Xu Yuehuai said, grabbing An Ning’s hand. “Let’s go to my place, I’ll cook something delicious for you.”
In the Prince's mansion, there was naturally a head chef serving him every day.
But these cooks were far less skilled than Xu Yuehuai.
Now that Xu Yuehuai had invited her, An Ning was overjoyed. She immediately pulled Xu Yuehuai into the carriage and ordered the coachman to go to Xu Yuehuai's place.
When they arrived at the mansion, Anning wasn't surprised. After all, she was a girl from the border region and had seen and experienced everything. Xu Yuehuai led Anning inside and made her some delicious cold drinks.
Anning ate this and then wanted that.
"This is sago pudding? Oh my, it's so refreshing! And what is mango pomelo sago?" An Ning picked up the label and looked at it. Xu Yuehuai couldn't explain it, so she could only gently smile and introduce it to An Ning. Soon An Ning was overjoyed.
After seeing Anning off, Xu Yuehuai arranged to meet Anning again the next day.
The young princess was reluctant to part and held her hand tightly.
“You are my best friend. I have no one to rely on in the capital.”
Seeing that An Ning was about to cry, Xu Yuehuai reached out and wiped away the wet tears on An Ning's eyelashes. "What are you saying? Although you have no brothers or sisters, you have an imperial uncle in the capital, and your father who holds immense power in the court."
"Who wants him to wield absolute power? Now he's in an awkward and difficult position."
An Ning started complaining, and Xu Yuehuai became her confidante, listening to whatever she was told.
Anning has finally finished venting.
Xu Yuehuai also laughed heartily.
Anning left, and no one understood why Xu Yuehuai was acting this way. Business was much better today than yesterday, and Xu Yuehuai did not ask for a price increase. People lined up outside the mansion in an endless stream.
Xu Yuehuai finally understood: in the capital, everyone was curious.
Moreover, there are plenty of wealthy people in the capital, and some have even booked a large number of properties at once.
This allowed Xu Yuehuai to experience the taste of making money.
As night fell, everyone was exhausted. There was no fresh fruit left, and everything was sold out. A few reluctant people lingered at the door. Zhou Wan quickly and gently apologized, and only then did the group leave.
After everyone left, Third Sister hurriedly went to take a bath.
In the courtyard, everyone was already busy. After Third Sister changed into clean clothes and came out, Xu Yuehuai looked at her. Zhou Wan had already calculated the profit. "My goodness, we made three hundred taels today."
This is already an astronomical figure.
The highest revenue they had ever achieved in the restaurant business was only this much, and that included the investment in human resources, rent, and other expenses. Now they are making a net profit.
Xu Yuehuai didn't show any particular reaction to the commendable income. "Tomorrow will be even better. Just wait and see."
He added, "Tomorrow I need to assign a few people to help me sell grains and cereals."
"Buying grain?"
This inexplicable decision feels strange.
Xu Yuehuai, on the other hand, didn't offer much explanation. "We need to buy more food. I have a feeling that the capital will soon run out of food and prices will rise. We have a warehouse in our backyard, so we can buy as much as we can."
Zhou Wan, after all, had fled with Xu Yuehuai and knew the importance of food.
Hearing Xu Yuehuai say this, Zhou Wan nodded, "I'll take care of things here tomorrow, Mother, you can go about your own business."
The next day, Xu Yuehuai got up early and went out to buy grain. She wanted to spend all the remaining money on food, so much so that the storeroom in the backyard was full. Xu Yuehuai was still not satisfied. "Let's build a well-ventilated basement. Let's start now."
Everyone just felt that she was too much of a troublemaker.
At first, she naturally disagreed, but Xu Yuehuai smiled and said, "You'll soon see how wise my decision is."
Xu Yuehuai hired two people to dig the basement. Groups of workers arrived, and after half a month of hard work, the basement was completed. Xu Yuehuai not only bought 5,000 catties of wheat, but also a lot of ice.
But then I was out of money again.
They often seemed very rich, yet often very poor. Third Sister looked at the money bag and sighed, "In the end, we still have nothing to show for it. I thought you were going to open a shop."
"Opening a store now doesn't necessarily mean making money; let's wait and see."
Three days later, the young princess organized a literary gathering.
The wives of high-ranking officials and nobles all attended, so Anning hurriedly sent someone to find Xu Yuehuai, knowing that Anning would not forget her.
"His Highness means that you should bring all your belongings and clothes to Changchun Garden near the Prince's Mansion, because they want you to make cold drinks for everyone on the spot."
Xu Yuehua estimated the number of people, loaded the things she had prepared in advance onto the car, and headed towards Yayuan.
When Xu Yuehuai arrived, the young princess introduced her to everyone. Although these women rarely left their homes, they knew from rumors and gossip that Xu Yuehuai was an extraordinary woman.
Nowadays, quite a few people seek her out for conversation.
Xu Yuehuai made both cold and hot drinks for everyone. No one had ever tasted anything like it before, and for a moment they all forgot to compose poems.
Since then, Xu Yuehuai and his team have added another item to their industrial chain.
Back at the mansion, Zhou Wan had finished her work.
“Mother,” Zhou Wan’s expression was strange, it was hard to tell whether she was more happy or worried. She looked at Xu Yuehuai and said, “You’re absolutely right. Starting today, the price of grain has suddenly gone up.”
Xu Yuehuai nodded.
Say whatever you think of.
"There must be a problem in Sichuan, the land of abundance, right?"
Zhou Wan was dumbfounded. "Oh my, do you have some kind of divine insight? It's true that there's a problem in Xichuan. There's been a lot of rain this year, and the rice was just about to be harvested, but it got moldy. Now that Xichuan is flooded, the grain is even worse than before."
Upon hearing this, Xu Yuehuai nodded, appearing quite confident.
"Wait a minute, don't hoard and speculate."
She went back to rest.
Qi Guze arrived again the next day.
"I heard you've been making a fortune lately." Xu Yuehuai had completely accepted Qi Guze's identity and no longer felt any distance because of it. After all, they were just friends. When the other party teased her, Xu Yuehuai nodded, "I've made quite a bit."
Why not open a shop?
This is not like the Xu Yuehuai who was skilled in strategy back then.
Xu Yuehuai was usually very decisive and quick in his actions, opening a shop whenever he wanted. But the Xu Yuehuai standing in front of him now seemed trembling with fear, as if he were waiting for something.
"We're not open for business right now, but it'll be soon."
Xu Yuehuai grinned mischievously.
Qi Guze looked at her, finding it really strange.
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