A farmer's daughter who traveled through time: Marrying a sickly man

"Madam, given the number of customers today, we may need to hire two more chefs," said another chef.

Xia Tian nodded. Indeed, with two floors of the restaurant, two chefs really couldn't handle it all. Although they both had apprentices, the time to serve customers was still a bit tight.

If the serving speed cannot keep up, customers will easily leave.

"Do you two have any chefs you know that you would recommend?"

This would require her to post notices to recruit chefs herself, which seemed a bit untimely.

If you know a chef who is skilled, you can basically start working right away.

"Madam, I know someone, but I need to ask him if he is willing to come." said the one who just said that he was short of people.

"Okay, if he's willing to come, have him come directly for the interview tomorrow. Let's make it clear first, he needs an interview, and no one can introduce him to you."

"Got it, ma'am."

Xia Tian talked about the various small problems he had discovered today. Seeing that it was getting late, he gave everyone a red envelope and let everyone go.

When I got back to Jinglan Garden, Xia Tian was so tired that I collapsed on the bed and didn't even want to move to wash up.

Shen Nian also went straight back to Lingyun Pavilion. He had to be on duty tomorrow, so he went to bed early.

For the next three days, Xiatian stayed in the restaurant until it closed.

I thought there would be fewer people after the three-day discount, but unexpectedly, there were even more customers, and even some young female customers came.

Cuiling and Xiaoyou have been very busy these days, especially the various stews and snacks in the restaurant, which are most popular among girls.

The restaurant opened without any big publicity in the summer, mainly relying on the attention of students who came to take exams nearby.

I didn't expect the business to be so prosperous.

Seeing that everything was on track at the restaurant, Xia Tian rested at home for a few days and worked overtime to paint the emperor's portrait.

Now it seems that she can no longer make a fortune by running a restaurant, and if she wants to save money she still has to rely on painting.

Although the emperor hired her as the imperial painter, she was different from the imperial painters in the palace. They received salaries, but the emperor paid her directly.

Therefore, you must hold on to such a good wallet tightly, and no matter how hard it is, you must not neglect this biggest customer.

As for the portraits given to the little princes and princesses, the reward given by the Queen Mother was really generous.

After this comparison, Xia Tian’s enthusiasm for painting instantly increased by eight degrees.

At the end of July, Lin Sayu asked her to meet him.

The location is her Yuejin Pavilion.

Xia Tian was surprised. How did they know that she opened a restaurant?

Did the news spread so quickly?

When they met, Hu Mengyao was the first to complain, "I say, you are really not considerate. You didn't even invite us to the restaurant when it opened. Are you afraid that we won't pay for the meal?"

"I didn't dare say anything because I was afraid you would laugh at me." Xia Tian said as he led the three of them to the innermost private room on the second floor.

Aunt Gu personally made tea and brought over snacks.

Xia Tian quickly greeted the three people, "Try it and see how the food in my shop tastes."

Wen Jin smiled and said, "Your restaurant is still small. I didn't expect you to be so capable in the summer and open the restaurant."

What Wen Jin said was true. They were still at the stage where their mother was the housekeeper. They didn't expect that Xia Tian would open a restaurant on his own and manage it quite well.

They came early today, around ten o'clock. When they came up just now, there were already guests sitting in the lobby drinking tea.

"Hey, I just want to make some pocket money for myself." Xia Tian smiled embarrassedly and poured a cup of tea for each of them.

"You're still short of money? One of your paintings is worth more than the silver I have saved." Hu Mengyao yelled dissatisfiedly, "Among the four of us, you are the richest now."

"That's right, you don't know, my mother also wants to ask you to paint her portrait. When I saw the portrait you painted for the Empress Dowager, I was really envious. I kept talking about it every time I thought about it." Lin Sayu also said.

Five thousand taels of silver for a painting is not something that everyone can afford. Even the general's wife would have to think about it.

Mainly, I don't know if it's worth it.

Xia Tian didn't care. The price of five thousand taels of silver was just hyped up. It just so happened that the Empress Dowager misunderstood it that day and mentioned it casually. Then everyone thought that she really wanted five thousand taels of silver for a painting.

"If you want a portrait, I'll give you a discount." Xia Tian joked.

"Really? How much discount?" Hu Mengyao asked anxiously.

"20% off, that's good enough, right?"

"Twenty percent off, that's one thousand taels, really? You can't regret it!"

"Really? More real than pearls." Xia Tian laughed. One thousand taels of silver in her restaurant was almost two months' profit.

"That's great." Hu Mengyao cheered.

Wen Jin and Lin Sayu also laughed.

In fact, several of them wanted to have their portraits taken, just like modern girls like to have their photos taken, but they really couldn't bear to spend the five thousand taels of silver.

This portrait is not worth eating or drinking. Unless you are a really rich person, who would be willing to spend so much money just to paint a portrait?

"How about this, I won't accept the money. As a friend, when you get married, I will give you one each as a gift, just as a dowry."

"Really? Then you're going to bleed a lot." Wen Jin looked at Xia Tian with a smile.

"No problem. It saves me from having to rack my brains to think of what to get you." Xia Tian leaned forward, grinned mischievously, and whispered, "By the way, when are you three getting married?"

Wen Jin and Lin Sayu blushed at the same time.

What is going on? Are they really getting married?

"What's the matter? Has the date been set?" Xia Tian asked curiously.

Wen Jin was not so bad. She had agreed to marry the son of Prime Minister Xu at the beginning of the year, so the marriage was a natural outcome.

Why is Lin Sayu blushing? Remember last time I told her that Liu wanted to marry her to Shen Ke? How long has it been since then, and she's getting married?

"Hey, why are you two so shy? Come on and tell me." Hu Mengyao couldn't bear it anymore and started to get anxious herself.

Xia Tian was amused. How did Miss Hu develop such a bad temper? Aren't young ladies from wealthy families all well-mannered and polite? They wouldn't even help someone if a fat man fell over.

How come their personalities are nothing alike!

Lin Sayu said embarrassedly, "We asked you to meet today just to tell you this."

Xia Tian pricked up his ears, waiting for them to continue.

Wen Jin pursed her lips, then whispered with a flickering look in her eyes, "My family has set a date for me: October 18th."

After saying that, he quickly picked up the teacup and took a sip.

Xia Tian looked at Lin Sayu again.

Seeing Wen Jin's words, Lin Sayu stopped being shy and said, "I've booked it for March next year."

Xia Tian looked at Hu Mengyao again.

"Why are you looking at me? My mother said she can't bear to let me go and wants me to stay for another year." Hu Mengyao glared at Xia Tian and said proudly.

"Stay still here? If you stay any longer you'll become an old maid." Xia Tian deliberately provoked her.

"Hmph, you're the old maid!" Hu Mengyao rolled her eyes.

"No, I'm curious about something. Which young man are you two engaged to?" After talking for a long time, she still didn't know which young man Lin Sayu and Hu Mengyao were going to marry.