Traveling through time and space

"Brother, did you bring the three of you here to discuss opening a restaurant? If so, we can continue the discussion. If not, just treat you as guests." Su Yuanyuan didn't want to know too much.

"Yuanyuan, you became famous for throwing away those two teacups yesterday." The eldest brother teased.

"What kind of fame?"

"They say you're aggressive and decisive, but you don't know etiquette."

"Brother, these things are empty. How much are etiquette worth? What Yuanyuan needs to do is to do her duty and not let anyone bully grandma or our Marquis of Xiaoyong. This is called self-protection. Brother, are these people interested in the restaurant?" Su Yuanyuan glanced at everyone in front of her.

"Yes, Yuanyuan, no, Miss Su. We have always been friends with Shaowu, and we have also listened to his ideas. Today, we came to ask, what kind of restaurant do you want to open, Miss?"

"Okay, Mr. Jiang, and all the other gentlemen, let's put aside your relationships today and just talk about cooperation. Are you really interested?"

"Of course I have, otherwise I wouldn't be here. What were you drawing just now?"

"I'm sorry, everyone. I haven't recognized this person yet, so my reaction might be a little slow. Mr. Lu, what I drew is a grill, a kind of stove that can be used to grill food. As for whether it tastes good, my eldest brother has already tried it. Yuanyuan also thought of another way to eat it, which is hot pot. You just put various things in the pot and eat them."

"Miss Su, is there anything ready in the mansion now?"

"No, I've been too busy at home these past few days, so I wanted to draw it and have it custom-made, but it's definitely not available today."

"Whether it's good or not, we have to try it before we can decide. We can't just trust you based on Shao Wu's one-sided statement."

"Okay, Yuanyuan agrees with you. Human relations are human relations, and work is work. They can't be mixed up."

"Miss Su, can you continue painting? I'll send someone back to find the blacksmith. You can explain it to him and it will be ready for use tomorrow at noon."

"Okay, then please find two more potters. Yuanyuan wants to make the hot pot as well."

"Miss, it's almost noon. Does the kitchen want to prepare lunch?" While Ru Yan was serving tea, she whispered in Su Yuanyuan's ear.

"Yuanyuan, today Big Brother invites everyone..."

"No need, Ruyan, has grandma returned home yet?" Ruyan shook her head. "Tell the housekeeper to go to the restaurant and order the best meal. If grandma returns home, come and tell me."

"Yes, Miss, I will do it."

"Yuanyuan, Big Brother promised to treat them."

"Brother, once you come to our house, you are a guest. This is Yuanyuan's territory, and Yuanyuan should fulfill the hospitality of the host. Moreover, the two Lu brothers are related to our Su family. I have work to do today, so I will cook for you two cousins ​​another day."

"Shao Wu, it feels like we are just here to eat for free." Someone joked.

Su Yuanyuan's mind raced. This was Lu Zhixu, Master Lu. "Cousin Lu, I should entertain you since you've come to my house. Even though we may become business partners in the future, just because you're my brother's friends and have entered our Su family, we should treat you with courtesy."

"Brother, stop talking to your cousin and let her focus on painting." This was another Mr. Lu.

"Miss Su, can you tell us about it?"

"This is a trade secret. How can I tell you? If you all understood, you might do it yourself."

"Jiang Runyu, do you think everyone else is you?" Looking at them arguing, it was quite interesting. Su Yuanyuan looked at her eldest brother, who nodded. Su Yuanyuan had a good impression of these people.

Su Yuanyuan thought that even if she told them how to do it, they wouldn't know how to use it correctly, so she explained the hot pot, the small grill, and the small charcoal stove to them in detail. At this time, Zhirong came to report that the old lady had returned, and her expression was a little strange. Su Yuanyuan stood up and said, "Brother, you entertain them. Yuanyuan will go see Grandmother."

"Cousin, we want to go and pay our respects to my aunt and mother." asked the two Mr. Lu.

"Everyone, wait a moment. Yuanyuan will go check on Grandma first. Grandma just got back from going out, so she's probably a little tired." The two of them didn't insist. Yuanyuan quickly entered Grandma's room. Mother Yang stood behind Grandma with a serious expression, while Grandma sat in a chair with an expressionless face. "Grandma, what's going on? What happened?" Su Yuanyuan asked, squatting in front of Grandma.

"It's okay, grandma is just tired, she will be fine after a rest," it seemed that grandma didn't want to say anything.

"Grandma, what happened? Did that woman use her status to bully you again? Yuanyuan, go beat her up and avenge Grandma."

"You, you're just trying to make Grandmother happy. How can you just walk into that walled courtyard whenever you want?"

"Then my grandmother is unhappy, it must be related to that concubine Tai Anmi Palace," Su Yuanyuan asked.

"Ever since your mother passed away, Grandmother has felt that she was already pitiful, but after meeting her today, I realized that she is the most pitiful person. Over the years, the Cai family has been quite nice to Grandmother, but she is all alone in the deep palace, without anyone to rely on. Ever since the death of the retired emperor, she has been living in the cold palace."

"Grandmother, she can't come out with her identity. She's the Grand Concubine of the Retired Emperor."

"Yes, young lady, she's a woman in the palace. Even after she dies, she can't be buried in her own ancestral tomb. Little lady, you don't know, she's been crying the whole way." Mother Yang interrupted. She, Qiaofen, and Shufen had accompanied Grandmother to the palace. "Young lady is so soft-hearted. Just a few words from that woman and she opened her heart to her."

"After all, she is also a daughter of our Su family. She is my cousin who grew up playing with me."

"Grandma, Yuanyuan knows that no matter whether you are brothers or sisters or what you do, it is only in this life and not in the next. You two have grown up together, but no matter how sad you are, please don't hurt yourself. Yuanyuan will feel bad."

"Silly child, grandma is just feeling a little emotional. Grandma also knows that she can only die in that place."

"Grandma, there are some things that are beyond our control. No matter how sad we are, we can't change anything. My eldest brother brought a few friends here, and he said two of them are your relatives. They wanted to come and see you. They came yesterday, but they didn't see you."

"They are the Lu brothers, right? They are just related by some distance. Their great-grandmother was my grandmother's mother's aunt's cousin, but she has long passed away. The Marquis of Xiaoyong's Mansion has long been in decline over the years," sighed the grandmother.

"Grandma, they came so suddenly that Yuanyuan asked someone to order a table outside."

"Okay, you guys go have fun. Grandma is a little tired and needs to rest for a while. Yuanyuan, I won't be going to Peng'er's first birthday party. You can go on behalf of the Su family."

"Okay, Yuanyuan, go ahead. Grandma, in this world, we are the only two of us in the Su family who depend on each other for survival, so if you feel unwell, you must tell Yuanyuan."

"Okay, Grandma will ask Mother Yang to prepare the gift."

"So Grandma means that Yuanyuan can open this restaurant with them?"

"The Su Mansion has been handed over to you. This is also an opportunity for you to train."

"Grandma, aren't you afraid that Yuanyuan will be a spendthrift and squander all our wealth?"

"No, grandma believes you." Grandma was a little listless, and Su Yuanyuan could see that she had something on her mind. Forget it, if she didn't want to talk about it, she wouldn't ask. When Su Yuanyuan lay next to her grandmother again, Su Yuanyuan was very happy to show off that today the five of them would jointly open a restaurant, named Yuezhonglou. Someone suggested that since they wanted to do it, they should do it big and well, and make it the best restaurant in the Qingyang Dynasty. Each person would have two shares, which means that the future profits would be divided equally among the five people. Jiang Runyu had a ready-made shop in his house, but he would pay the rent. If there was anything, the five of them would discuss it. Of course, the first problem these five people encountered was the one they proposed themselves. They would invest their own technology. At the beginning, the three of them were a little reluctant. Su Yuanyuan was very confident. She believed her cooking skills were unique and could definitely make the restaurant prosperous. If the restaurant failed in the future because of poor food, she would contribute the same amount of money as them to make up for it. The goal was for them to try it first and then discuss the next step. Of course, Su Yuanyuan gave them two options: one was to use their own recipes to offset their investment, and the second was to pay for their shares as usual but have the restaurant pay for all her recipes, such as fifty taels of silver per recipe. Young Master Lu objected. One hundred thousand taels of silver was a lot, but Su Yuanyuan insisted that her cooking skills were worth more than one hundred or two hundred thousand taels of silver. Moreover, she would not open a food-related shop in the future and would contribute all her ideas to Yuezhonglou. They also agreed to give it a try, but if the store needed additional investment, then he would need to put out the same amount of money as them, so that it would be fair. Su Yuanyuan also agreed, but she would be busy for a while, participating in the decoration of the hotel and all matters. When Su Yuanyuan got up the next day, her grandmother was no longer in bed.

Hearing the noise in the house, someone came in, "Ruyan, where is the old lady?"

"In reply to the young lady, old lady, she got up at daybreak. Mother Yang and Mother Liu accompanied her out the door. They told the young lady to go to the Cai Mansion and that the gifts were ready."

"You went out so early, what did you say?" Ru Yan shook her head.

"Something must have happened. Are the two maids who accompanied the old lady into the palace yesterday still in the mansion?"

"No, he went out with the old lady."

"Something must have happened," Su Yuanyuan shook her head. "Let's get ready to go to Cai's Mansion." Along the way, Su Yuanyuan was thinking about whether the concubine had said something to her grandmother when she entered the palace yesterday. No, she must find out clearly when she comes back today. When she arrived at the gate of Cai's Mansion, it was decorated with lights and colorful lanterns.

"Miss, you are here." The group got out of the car and the doorman came forward to greet them.

"Good boy, you still remember me. Zhiju, prepare some money for tea for me." Su Yuanyuan was very happy.

"Miss, the second young master said that you are here and asked me to tell him."

"Okay, thank you for your help. I need to go to the eldest young lady's place first, and then visit my second brother later." Su Yuanyuan nodded. "Ruyan, lead the way to the eldest young lady's place first."

"Cousin, you're here," the cousin from the eldest wife's house appeared at the door.

"Hello, cousin," Su Yuanyuan avoided from a distance, but she still stepped forward, "I'm sorry, Miss Liu, I don't like to hold hands with others." Su Yuanyuan put down her arm.

"Cousin, I didn't expect you to be my aunt's child."

"Yes, I am my mother's biological daughter, that's why I was able to marry into the Cai Mansion."

"Cousin, Yuanyuan, you're here too. Let's go. There are a lot of young ladies in the backyard. Let me introduce them to you." After walking a few steps, I met Cai Wenjing.