The disgraced official I took care of was actually Zhu Houcong's childhood friend.

Upon hearing this, Sun Jiaojiao and the other women exchanged glances.

Then Sun Jiaojiao looked at Zhou Chu with some emotion.

“Hengqi, you’ve put so much effort into this restaurant; you shouldn’t be spending so much.”

"Exactly. Hengqi is just too good to his friends. Look at Shen Qing. If it weren't for Hengqi, how could she have become the owner of Yun Gui Fang? It's because she met Hengqi when he was still a nobody."

The daughter of the Vice Minister of Revenue sighed.

"Besides these, I have some other good things."

As Zhou Chu spoke, he took out four bags of white sugar and handed one bag to each of the four people.

"This is icing that I asked a friend to buy from Southeast Asia. It's much better than the icing available in stores. Take some back with you."

These four bags of white sugar, each weighing about one pound.

Even high-ranking officials and nobles usually ate sugar frosting by dipping it in taro or other foods.

I never dare to dip too much.

So one pound should be enough for them to eat for a while.

The four of them lit up when they heard this.

Of the four, only the Vice Minister of Revenue could regularly enjoy icing sugar at home.

Sun Jiaojiao had only eaten it a very few times and missed the taste of the frosting.

It's not that white sugar tastes particularly good.

People always tend to miss things that are not easily obtained.

White sugar is the ultimate luxury.

Most officials' families couldn't afford to eat this.

The group took the candy bags one by one, opened them, and took a look.

How can it be so white?

Sun Jiaojiao exclaimed in surprise.

"Don't even mention it. The icing at home is all a bit yellowish. It can't compare to this icing at all."

Han Yuan'er, the daughter of the Vice Minister of Revenue, dipped her index finger in white sugar and put it in her mouth.

"The taste is much better than those icings, there's no comparison. Those icings must be so expensive."

Upon hearing this, Sun Jiaojiao and the others all looked at Zhou Chu.

"Why do you care about all that? My friend has connections in Southeast Asia. It's not as expensive as you think. Just eat whatever you want, and come back to me for more when you're done."

Zhou Chu smiled indifferently.

"The restaurant will open in three days. In the next few days, please spread the word to your friends and family. Our restaurant is high-end and ordinary people can't afford it."

"Don't worry, we've already started promoting it. Many of my father's colleagues and my husband's colleagues will come to support us."

Sun Jiaojiao said, as if showing off a treasure.

Upon hearing Sun Jiaojiao's words, the other three nodded in agreement, indicating that they had also already promoted it.

Hearing this, Zhou Chu felt much more at ease.

The restaurant's future success depends on whether it can be a hit on its opening day.

The battle has begun, and the place will be bustling with activity in the future.

If there aren't many people on the opening day, most people will think that this restaurant is no good.

Business won't be much better in the future.

Zhou Chu also sent invitations to the daughters of officials who were on good terms with him.

“My student is destined to be an extraordinary person. Logically speaking, he has no need to open this restaurant, but since he has done so, his ambitions must be great. In that case, let this old man lend him a hand.”

The old drunkard swept away his previous dejected state and his aura became incredibly sharp.

"I've been drunk for so many years, it's all about timing and luck. I was caught up in the Prince of Ning's rebellion back then, which was not my wish. I had no interest in life and just wanted to get drunk and end my days, but I never expected to meet this kid."

"First there was Wang Shouren, now there's this kid. Both of them are cautious and meticulous in their conduct and actions, and they are also very resilient. It seems that nothing can defeat them."

"Compared to the two of them, I seem to be too fragile. The imperial examination cheating case back then made me despondent. If we really want to talk about it, the reason I was framed back then was because I was arrogant, didn't take others seriously, and wasn't careful enough in my actions."

"Alright, alright. Fortunately, I'm still alive. I'll give this kid a hand."

As the old man spoke, his brush moved with incredible speed and fluidity, unrestrained and carefree.