Quick Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Female Supporting Character's Revenge

Qi Ning understood Xu Yanqing's meaning, and she said, "Your body is not fully recovered yet..."

"so?"

Qi Ning paused for a moment, then changed the subject, saying softly, "But if you want, it's not impossible now..."

After saying that, she closed her eyes, appearing completely submissive.

Xu Yanqing stared at her for a long time, but made no move.

Qi Ning waited a moment, then opened her eyes in confusion.

Xu Yanqing withdrew his gaze and closed his eyes, saying, "Rest now."

"Oh," Qi Ning responded, without saying anything else, but she put her arm around Xu Yanqing's and fell asleep as well.

Although Xu Yanqing closed his eyes, he was not sleepy at all. He felt a soft body leaning against him, her hand holding his.

He thought to himself that Qi Ning probably only agreed to have a child with him to solidify her position in the Xu family.

Otherwise, how could she not feel any shyness between a man and a woman when facing something like a wedding night, as if she wanted to complete a task?

Perhaps in her eyes, it doesn't matter who lies next to her, shares her bed, and bears her children, as long as it's the second young master of the Xu family.

The system couldn't understand Qi Ning's actions: "Host, didn't you realize Xu Yanqing was angry?"

Qi Ning said calmly, "Then let him get angry. He's such a stubborn guy, let him suffocate."

It seems there's some truth to the saying that illness makes one more thoughtful. Xu Yanqing probably tended to overthink and speculate when he was sick and alone for long periods.

Now that I'm healthier, I haven't changed my habits.

The next morning, the two were to go to Shou'an Hall to pay their respects.

Xu Yanqing woke up early in the morning with a cold expression, and even left the house a step ahead of Qi Ning.

Qi Ning quickly called out to him, "Husband, wait for me."

Xu Yanqing paused, still wanting to keep her cold, but his body had already subconsciously stopped and waited for her.

Qi Ning quickly caught up with him, smiled, and said, "Let's go."

Xu Yanqing responded indifferently and walked with her towards Shou'an Hall.

The two arrived at Shou'an Hall, paid their respects to the old lady for the New Year, and the family sat together and chatted.

Li Yunshu glanced at the couple casually and noticed that Xu Yanqing's expression was off. A thought flashed through her mind, and she said jokingly, "What's wrong with Second Brother and Second Sister-in-law? Why aren't you saying anything?"

Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look at the two of them.

The old lady had a sharp eye and noticed something was wrong. Qi Ning seemed fine, but Xu Yanqing's expression was noticeably cold. He didn't look at Qi Ning or speak to her.

They seemed fine last night, but things turned out like this today. I don't know what happened.

Seeing this, Yao Zhiying laughed and said, "Second brother and second sister-in-law, are you having a fight? It's the New Year, and you're already arguing?"

Qi Ning looked at Xu Yanqing. Xu Yanqing saw her innocent eyes and sighed inwardly. He still couldn't bear to let her be bullied, even verbally.

Her background was not as noble as her two sisters-in-law, so they looked down on her. No matter how strong-willed she was, she couldn't succeed without someone protecting her.

"It's nothing, you're overthinking it."

As he spoke, he took a pastry from the table and handed it to Qi Ning: "Have a snack."

Qi Ning smiled and accepted it, saying, "Thank you, my husband."

Seeing that they were still very much in love, and that Qi Ning was still wearing the jewelry that Xu Yanqing had bought for her, Li Yunshu and Yao Zhiying turned away without any interest.

Xu Yanqing picked up his teacup and drank the tea, trying his best to appear as if nothing had happened.

But he pretended nothing had happened. Qi Ning seemed completely unaware of his emotions, treating him the same way she had treated him before, which made him seem overly concerned.

After the New Year holiday, the weather gradually warmed up, and merchants from all over the country flocked to Yangzhou, making the city even more lively and prosperous.

That day, Qi Ning said to Xu Yanqing, "Husband, would you like to go out for a walk? We haven't gone out in a long time. The last time we went out was before the New Year."

Xu Yanqing held a book in his hand. He looked up at Qi Ning from the book and said, "No, if you want to go out, you can have Chun Tao go with you, and bring a few more servants."

"Aren't you coming with me?" Qi Ning asked.

Xu Yanqing lowered his eyes and continued reading: "It doesn't matter whether I go or not. Just bring more money and buy whatever you want."

Anyway, she only asked him to come out with her when she was buying things, and that was all she did.

He never restricted her when it came to money; it didn't matter whether he went or not.

"Ah..." Qi Ning said with a disappointed tone after hearing his words, "But I wanted you to come with me."

Upon hearing this, Xu Yanqing's expression changed slightly.

He looked up at Qi Ning again, scrutinizing her expression as if trying to discern the truth of her words.

Xu Yanqing didn't respond for a long time. Qi Ning turned around and said, "Fine, if my husband isn't going, I won't go either. You can continue reading."

After saying that she was leaving.

Xu Yanqing threw down the book in his hand and grabbed Qi Ning's wrist with his other hand: "I'll go with you."

Qi Ning turned around, her face showing surprise: "Really?"

"Of course it's true. When did I lie to you?"

Xu Yanqing asked her, "Where do you want to go?"

Qi Ning immediately said, "I want to go to Zuixianlou."

"Zui Xian Tower?"

"What, is it not allowed?" Qi Ning moved closer to Xu Yanqing. "Isn't Zuixianlou a property of our Xu family? I even went there when I was a maidservant to the eldest young mistress. Now, can't I go there anymore?"

"No," Xu Yanqing denied.

However, Zuixianlou had always been managed by his elder brother Xu Yanzong, and he hadn't been there much, so he was a little surprised.

Of course, even if Xu Yanzong is in charge, it is still the Xu family's property. Since it is their own property, they can go wherever they want.

“Then let’s go.” Xu Yanqing agreed.

He instructed Aji to prepare the carriage, and after getting ready, he took Qi Ning out.

The Xu family's Zuixianlou, along with Piaoxiangfang and Jiuzhongke, were known as the three major restaurants in Yangzhou.

From the very beginning when Old Master Xu founded the restaurant, the income from Zuixianlou accounted for almost half of the Xu family's total income, with the other half coming from various grain shops.

With the passing of both Old Master Xu and Second Master Xu, the Xu family's grain business suffered a major loss of customers, and business plummeted.

Meanwhile, the business of Zuixianlou was taken over by Piaoxiangfang and Jiuzhongke, and it was almost on the verge of bankruptcy.

The entire Xu family began to decline.

The master and the young master managed to salvage part of the grain business, though it did not return to its former glory, they were still able to make a living.

What's truly worrying is Zuixianlou; if no solution is found, Zuixianlou will have to close down.

In the original storyline, after Li Yunshu married into the Xu family, she always wanted to help the eldest son, Xu Yanzong, solve the problems of Zuixianlou in order to win the favor of Xu Yanzong and the elders of the Xu family.

She personally led people to Zuixianlou twice, but couldn't come up with any solutions.

Perhaps due to the protagonist's halo, one day, she encountered an old man stopping a horse-drawn carriage to beg on the street. She had someone give him a few copper coins, and the old man chased after her, saying he wanted to sell her something.

The old man sold Li Yunshu a recipe book with detailed instructions on how to make three dishes.

After Li Yunshu obtained the recipe, she had the Xu family's kitchen try making the dishes, and they were indeed incredibly delicious.

So Li Yunshu handed the recipe to Xu Yanzong, and Zuixianlou was revived with those three dishes, its business flourished, and the entire Xu family began to regain its former glory.

Qi Ning asked Xu Yanqing to accompany her to Zuixianlou today because she wanted to personally taste just how delicious those three dishes were.

After she and Xu Yanqing got into the carriage, they soon arrived at Zuixianlou.

"Second Young Master, Second Young Madam, we have arrived."

Aji stopped the carriage, and Chuntao reminded him from outside.

The couple got off the carriage and were welcomed inside by the waiter at the entrance of Zuixianlou.

"Gentlemen, what would you like to eat?"

"I heard that Zuixianlou has three signature dishes, so let's order these three," Qi Ning said.

"okay!"

The waiter seemed unsurprised and agreed, perhaps because most of the customers at Zuixianlou order these three dishes.

Qi Ning and his companions were led upstairs by the waiter to a private room.

After taking their seats, Qi Ning casually asked Xu Yanqing, "Have you tried those three signature dishes, husband?"

Xu Yanqing replied, "I've heard of it, but I wasn't feeling well before and couldn't eat just anything. I could only eat light and nourishing foods, so I've never tried it."

That's true," Qi Ning nodded slightly.

When the original owner was serving Li Yunshu, she was given leftovers as a reward, so she had tasted them, but Qi Ning didn't know what they tasted like.

That's when she decided to try it herself.

Perhaps because the business was booming and there were so many guests, their dishes took quite a while to be served.

There were three dishes in total: a plate of fried fish, a dish of roasted pork, and a bowl of chicken soup.

The appearance and smell are both quite good.

Qi Ning tasted it and found it to be better than what you'd find in a regular restaurant, but it was nothing compared to the imperial cuisine served in the palace.

"System, what do you think?" Qi Ning asked.

system:"……"

"Host, this has stumped me. I'm just a system, I can't taste it, but judging from its appearance, it doesn't look very good."

"Judging from your tone, you've seen better ones?"

“Of course!” the system replied.

Do you have a recipe?

"So the host wanted the recipe? You should have said so earlier."

After saying that, the system casually pulled out more than a dozen suitable recipes from the database, which Qi Ning could view in his mind.

"Host, what do you need the recipe for? Is it for Zuixianlou?"

I guess so.

Qi Ning intended to use it at Zuixianlou, but did not intend for Li Yunshu and Xu Yanzong to enjoy the fruits of her labor.

She wants to take Zuixianlou from the eldest son's family.

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