In the years of famine, I led a comfortable life with my husband

"How ridiculous! I think those bailiffs and the robbers are in cahoots. No, we can't just let this go. I'm going to go find the princess. If she intervenes, this matter will be easily resolved."

Xie Chengjin said worriedly, "But the princess is so busy with all sorts of things, how can she have the time to take care of such trivial matters?"

Su Zhizhi calmed down and shook her head. "No, this is a good opportunity. This matter can be big or small. I can take this opportunity to see how much status I have with the princess!"

After saying that, Su Zhizhi stood up and left, ignoring Xie Chengjin's dissuasion behind her, and went straight to the Princess's Mansion.

In the princess's mansion, Xu Wanqing had just finished lunch and was about to rest when she heard a servant announce that Su Zhizhi had arrived.

Xu Wanqing was overjoyed and quickly had Su Zhizhi brought in. As soon as she entered, without waiting for Su Zhizhi to greet her, Xu Wanqing took Su Zhizhi's hand and asked happily, "Zhizhi, how come you have time to come to my place today?"

Su Zhizhi first bowed according to the rules, then explained her purpose, "I greet Her Royal Highness the Princess. I have come here to ask Her Royal Highness to grant me justice..."

After hearing Su Zhizhi's words, Xu Wanqing's face suddenly darkened. "I can't believe there's such a thing. Zhizhi, don't worry, I'll take care of this matter for you. Someone, come here..."

To Su Zhizhi's surprise, Xu Wanqing asked her attendant to take her warrant to the yamen without saying a word. After a while, the attendant brought all the banknotes that those people had robbed from Xie Chengjin.

Looking at the thick stack in her hand, Su Zhizhi almost dropped her jaw in shock, but she quickly suppressed her surprise and thanked Xu Wanqing, "Thank you very much for what happened today, Your Highness. These things are just my token of gratitude for your help. I will definitely come to thank Your Highness the Princess someday with a generous gift."

The more Xu Wanqing looked at Su Zhizhi, the more she liked her. Not only did she not accept the banknotes Su Zhizhi handed over, but she also rewarded Su Zhizhi with a lot of things.

Su Zhizhi was overjoyed. After having dinner with Xu Wanqing, she got on the carriage and went home.

In the room, Xie Chengjin looked at the banknotes in Su Zhizhi's hand, and a dark light flashed in his eyes.

"I didn't expect Her Royal Highness the Princess to be so kind-hearted. I thought I couldn't get these things back."

Su Zhizhi also sighed. Fortunately, the issue of the money was resolved. Xie Chengjin then remembered to ask Su Zhizhi, "Zhizhi, did you find a suitable shop when you went out to look for one today?"

Su Zhizhi recalled and nodded, "Well, today when I was walking down the street, I saw a sweet soup shop with a good location. Although it's in a busy downtown area, business is very slow, with almost no customers. So I decided to buy it. Tomorrow I'll start recruiting workers and try to build the restaurant as soon as possible."

As she spoke, Su Zhizhi was full of anticipation for the future opening of the restaurant.

The next day, Su Zhizhi ran out early in the morning. After Su Zhizhi left, Xie Chengjin called his confidants and said, "Send a few trustworthy people to keep an eye on the Princess's Mansion. If there is any situation there, let me know immediately."

Xie Chengjin heaved a sigh of relief when his trusted confidant took the order and did it. However, his eyes were still obscure and difficult to understand.

Su Zhizhi had a lot of money, so she quickly found suitable workers, set the salary and time, and then Su Zhizhi's Laiyun Building began to be renovated in the capital.

Su Zhizhi made quite a noise, which naturally reached the ears of the eldest princess. Xu Wanqing was afraid that Su Zhizhi would be bullied again, so she sent people to Laiyun Tower to supervise and protect her. As a result, no one dared to cause trouble for Su Zhizhi again.

With the support of silver bills, the renovation of Laiyunlou was soon nearing completion. During this period, Su Zhizhi also found several reliable chefs for Laiyunlou. She planned to replicate the dishes that were originally served in the county town, so she needed to train those chefs.

Fortunately, the chefs in the capital were very intelligent, so Su Zhizhi didn't have to spend much effort, and the chefs learned the taste pretty much the same.

By the time these chefs were able to cook completely independently, the renovation of Laiyun Building was nearing completion.

In order to show her importance to Laiyunlou, she even asked someone to calculate an auspicious time for the opening.

Soon the day of Laiyun Tower's opening arrived. This day coincided with the imperial examination, and many students rushed to the capital to take the exam. The street where Laiyue Tower was located was the only way to enter the palace. Looking at the people coming and going outside, Su Zhizhi was very happy.

During the period of preparation for the opening, Su Zhizhi had been constantly building momentum for Laiyunlou, so on the opening day, the door of Laiyunlou was already crowded with people who wanted to try it.

It was soon time to open for business. When the people outside saw the door of the restaurant open, they rushed in and poured into Lai Yue Tower.

Su Zhizhi stood at the door, looking at the spectacular scene in front of her, and began to imagine in her mind how impressive the restaurant's daily turnover would be in the future.

Just as she was about to go in, Su Zhizhi seemed to catch a glimpse of something out of the corner of her eye. She quickly turned her head and looked over. Her eyes passed through the crowd in front of her and met Shen Wenjun's gaze at the back of the crowd.

The two of them stood there motionless. For a moment, Su Zhizhi didn't know how she should feel.

Similarly, when Shen Wenjun saw Su Zhizhi standing there unharmed, his heart skipped a beat. After an unknown amount of time, Shen Wenjun came to his senses and quickly walked through the crowd to Su Zhizhi, fearing that if he was a step late, Su Zhizhi would disappear again.

Su Zhizhi looked at Shen Wenjun in front of her, sizing her up and down for a long time. Before she could say anything, she heard Xie Chengjin's voice coming from inside the restaurant, "Zhizhi, what are you doing standing outside?"

As Xie Chengjin spoke, he walked out and met Shen Wenjun's eyes.

Xie Chengjin's expression was exactly the same as Su Zhizhi's. They both looked Shen Wenjun over and over, with a hint of amazement and surprise in their eyes. It was because Shen Wenjun had changed so much.

It had been a while since they last met, and Su Zhizhi didn't know what Shen Wenjun had been through. But he looked so much better now than when Su Zhizhi first saw him. Shen Wenjun was wearing gorgeous clothes, which made him look even more handsome. He had gained some weight and looked much stronger.

Su Zhizhi subconsciously sighed to Xie Chengjin, "I didn't expect that after so much time, he would change so much!"