My sister became the empress, but I'm still growing vegetables and raising chickens

The setbacks caused by Boss Qian seemed to have been resolved. To celebrate, Si Muyan simply prepared a banquet at home, expressing that good things had come after bad times. In addition to the people from Songji Village, Boss Zhao, Boss An, and Boss Yang were also invited to the meal.

The second sister whispered, "Sister, no matter what happened later, you were injured and unconscious, it was all thanks to Fourth Master Xu, and Old Lady Xu sent us some money to help us out. It seems reasonable to ask them to come over, but..."

She looked up at her younger sister who was accompanying her mother outside. They were all busy those days and no one mentioned the Xu family again.

Si Muyan said, "I've thought about this over the past few days. It's not appropriate to contact the Xu family again. Now that I'm done with my work, I plan to find a new place to open a food store. The Xu family can do whatever they want with the current store."

The second sister hesitated and said, "If we change the store, it will be disadvantageous for us. Many customers are already accustomed to our current store."

"Compared to that, my sister's mood is the most important. Now that we can make money, we don't have to care about such a small thing."

The second sister agreed.

The next day, when Boss Yang came to show his support, he brought Boss Feng with him.

Boss Feng presented the gift and said with a smile, "I heard something happened to the Si family before, and I was very worried. Unfortunately, I was busy at the time and couldn't find time, otherwise I would definitely come to see Boss Si. Today, I came here because Boss Yang said that Boss Si was having a banquet at home, so I shamelessly came here. I hope Boss Si doesn't mind."

"How could that be? It's my honor that Boss Feng is willing to come."

Si Muyan knew, of course, that Boss Feng was simply too busy to handle the situation, and that he was just trying to protect himself and see how the situation would develop. However, since they were not related to him, how could Boss Feng go against the more powerful Boss Qian for Si Muyan's sake?

Everyone who came was a guest. Si Muyan personally led everyone to the main table and asked Aunt Zhu to serve the fruit wine brewed by the villagers.

"Everyone, please try this. This is the fruit wine brewed in our village. It's mellow and delicious. I'm thinking of selling it in the shop if it's suitable."

Several bosses had tasted it and nodded in praise. Of course, these were just polite words. With the good weather and abundant harvests, everyone had enough grain to make wine. While this fruit wine was good, it wasn't particularly amazing.

After a few pleasantries, I mainly thanked the bosses for their loyalty and secret help.

When the banquet was almost over, Boss Feng indicated that he wanted to talk to Si Muyan in private, and the two of them left the Si family yard and walked around the village casually.

Boss Feng whispered, "I came here today for another matter. While the Qian family may be a major merchant, they're definitely not so connected as to threaten you. Furthermore, while we merchants have officials we honor, we only seek their protection. No one would dare to commit such blatant evil."

Si Muyan understood: "Boss Feng means that there is someone behind the Qian family?"

"Yes, Boss Qian is lustful, but the concubines he married before were all women from prostitutes or poor families. They could be solved with money, so there is no reason to force them. However... the other family had this kind of thing happen because the person behind that family is not simple."

Si Muyan looked up at Boss Feng, raised an eyebrow and said, "Boss Feng, why are you telling me this?"

Boss Feng sighed softly, "If I said I was just here to warn you, Boss Si certainly wouldn't believe me. So I'll tell you the truth. I think Boss Si might be able to avenge my master."

"Your master?"

Boss Feng nodded. "When I was about fourteen, I went to Lingnan City as an apprentice. My master was a first-rate chef in a restaurant. Only by trying his hand can you truly appreciate his skills. Unfortunately, I never learned even a fraction of his skill, so I ended up following the owner to learn the trade."

"But I was a little kid, all alone outside, and was always bullied by the older kids. My master really protected me. He said he had a son in his teens who drowned while trying to save someone. He treated me like his own son, always buying snacks for me after cooking."

"But later on, he was always worried. I asked him why, but he wouldn't tell me. Not long after that, he was found dead at home. The government investigation said he committed suicide, but I absolutely don't believe it. He had a 60-year-old mother and a paralyzed brother at home. He often said that he would only be able to die peacefully if he could see his mother and brother off properly. How could he commit suicide when his mother and brother were still alive?"

"No one told me the truth, so I secretly investigated it myself, and I finally found it out. It turned out that the man wanted to frame our restaurant and promised my master to put drugs in the food. My master refused, and the man even threatened my master's brother. My master had no choice but to report it to the police, but he lost his life the very first night he decided to do so."

Having said that, Boss Feng couldn't hold it in any longer and turned his back, covering his face.

Si Muyan asked: "Do you want revenge?"

"I do, of course I do." Boss Feng sniffed, wiped his tears, and turned back. "I work incredibly hard because I grew up without parents or family. Only my master treated me well. In my heart, he's my family. But my business keeps growing, and so does that man's business, bigger and better than mine. I have no way of provoking the backers behind him. How can I possibly shake his position?"

Si Muyan said: "If even Boss Feng can't do it, why do you think I can do it? My Si family is far inferior to the Feng family."

Boss Feng was silent for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No, you can do it. I believe you can do it. When I first met you, I thought it was not easy for a woman to run a shop. This time, your Si family worked together, defying the powerful and willing to break even. I knew you were the one who could help me get revenge."

After Si Muyan returned home, she did not tell anyone about Boss Feng's past, nor did she agree to Boss Feng's request, but Boss Feng left happily.

He was happy not because the problem was solved, but because he believed that the person who could fight against his enemy had finally appeared.

"Boss Jin?" My younger sister had heard about this a long time ago. "I guess the owner of Fu Man Lou has long disliked us. Big sister, is Boss Feng so sure that the Qian family framed us this time because of the Jin family's scheme?"

Si Muyan said: "Boss Feng is indeed not sure, but I don't know, but we must be on guard against others."

"But even if we know the Jin family has ill intentions towards us, we can't do anything about it." My younger sister thought for a moment and said, "Why don't we first work hard to expand and strengthen our business? That way, when the Jin family wants to deal with us, they'll have to think twice."