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

After listening to these words, the old lady thought about them for a moment and felt that they made a lot of sense.

Xu Yanqing was unable to take over household affairs before due to poor health, but now that he is better, it is time for him to take over some of them.

The old lady nodded slightly: "Ning'er is right. Yanzong, Yunshu, why don't we let Ning'er give it a try? Whether it works or not is another matter."

"But……"

Li Yunshu wanted to say something more, but Xu Yanzong stopped her.

"Yun Shu," Xu Yanzong gestured to her with his eyes, "Sit down."

Li Yunshu and Xu Yanzong exchanged a glance before restraining themselves and sitting down.

Xu Yanzong said to the old lady, "Grandmother, I will follow your arrangements."

The old lady nodded in satisfaction.

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On the first day Qi Ning took over, he and Xu Yanqing personally led a group to Zuixianlou.

Li Yunshu didn't want to appear too concerned, so she stayed in the mansion that day and didn't go out, only instructing her servants to check on the situation for her.

When Xiu'er returned, Li Yunshu immediately asked her anxiously, "How did it go?"

Li Yunshu felt that Qi Ning didn't have that much ability to turn the tide.

"Young Madam..." Xiu'er hesitated, seemingly too afraid to speak.

Li Yunshu stared at her: "Just tell the truth."

"Yes," Xiu'er replied, and then told the truth, "Madam, the Second Young Master and Madam invited a lion dance and drumming today, and they also served eight new dishes. The first hundred people could try them. After those hundred people came out, they praised the eight new dishes highly. People outside rushed in after hearing about it, and the whole restaurant was packed with people."

"Eight dishes? Where did they get eight dishes?" Li Yunshu asked, frowning.

"I heard that it was the second young mistress who found the maid Chun Tao in the kitchen. She also has an older brother named Chun Sheng who works as a servant in the mansion. Now the second young mistress has sent Chun Sheng to be the manager of Zui Xian Lou. Their family used to travel all over the country as chefs. Both the brother and sister are good at cooking. Those eight dishes are a recipe passed down from their ancestors."

Upon hearing this, Li Yunshu's face turned completely dark.

She picked up the teacup beside her and smashed it hard on the ground. The teacup made a sharp cracking sound, which startled Xiu'er.

"what happened?"

Xu Yanzong stepped in from outside.

Li Yunshu quickly stood up: "Husband, you're back?"

She always appeared gentle and composed in front of outsiders, and rarely lost her composure like this.

Xu Yanzong waved his hand, signaling Xiu'er to leave. As he sat down, he asked, "Why are you so angry?"

"My lord, I am certain that Qi Ning leaked the recipes for Zuixianlou!"

“Sure, how can you be so sure? Do you have any evidence?” Xu Yanzong retorted.

Li Yunshu choked for a moment, then said, "Yes, I have no evidence, but the moment the recipe for Zuixianlou was leaked, she was able to find two chefs who were her successors and produce eight dishes. Isn't that obvious? What evidence do we need? Who else could it be but her?"

At this point, Li Yunshu wondered again, "I really don't understand why Grandmother couldn't see it."

"You think Grandmother can't see it?" Xu Yanzong chuckled. "I'm afraid Grandmother already knows."

"Then why did she still..."

"What else could it be? It's because my second brother's health has improved. We were going to arrange for him to manage part of the family business anyway. Didn't my third brother manage a few shops? Besides, Grandmother dotes on my second brother so much. It doesn't matter who leaked the recipe. She was just going with the flow."

"So, are we just going to give up Zuixianlou like this?" Li Yunshu couldn't swallow this insult.

"What else do you want? Let's leave the matter of Zuixianlou as it is, and you don't need to interfere anymore."

Li Yunshu gritted her teeth, thinking to herself that in the end it was all because of Qi Ning. If she hadn't married Xu Yanqing to bring him good luck, none of this would have happened.

If she had known, she should have married her off sooner, or even kicked her out of the Xu family.

As Li Yunshu was thinking, she heard Xu Yanzong say, "But I'm curious whether this was my second brother's idea or my second sister-in-law's idea. In addition to the eight dishes they launched today, they also said that they would launch a new dish on the eighth day of every month and supply it in limited quantities during that month. This has really whetted the appetites of those customers."

"If it was my second sister-in-law's idea, then she really has some talent. To find such a brother and sister and come up with such an idea, but can she really come up with a new dish every month..."

Seeing the intriguing look on Xu Yanzong's face, Li Yunshu felt a pang of anxiety. She didn't want to see her husband become interested in other women, so she quickly changed the subject and asked someone to prepare dinner for him.

At this moment, the two people in Guanlan Courtyard were also discussing this issue.

“If we make a new dish every month, even the thickest cookbook won’t last long. Isn’t that a bit inappropriate?” Xu Yanqing asked.

"No problem, my husband, don't worry. Chunsheng and his sister's parents have traveled all over the country for many years and have a wide range of knowledge. How could a single recipe possibly encompass their knowledge? Besides, Chunsheng himself has a lot of ideas about cooking and can come up with new dishes."

That's what they say, but in reality, those dishes are of course from recipes provided by the system.

If you make one new dish every month, twelve dishes a year, you'll only make 1,200 dishes in a hundred years.

The system provides over a dozen cookbooks with at least tens of thousands of recipes, which is more than enough.

Xu Yanqing was skeptical, but then he thought back to the time when he had doubted Qi Ning's medical skills, but Qi Ning had really cured his stubborn illness, so it was clear that she wouldn't exaggerate.

With this in mind, Xu Yanqing finally felt relieved.

He replied, "That's good."

Qi Ning pulled Xu Yanqing aside and said in detail, "Only Chun Sheng and Chun Tao, the siblings, and the two of us know about the recipe. We need to be careful to prevent the recipe from being leaked."

"Besides, it's inconvenient for me to go out every day. Once the business of Zuixianlou is stable, I'll hand it over to you completely. You need to learn how to socialize, how to get along well with those government officials, and how to manage Zuixianlou well. Mother and elder sister's good days depend on you."

Xu Yanqing looked thoughtful: "Why do I feel like you went through all that trouble to take over Zuixianlou, and now you're just throwing it back to me like this? Are you trying to be a hands-off manager?"

Qi Ning coughed lightly; he'd been seen through.

She really didn't want to deal with those trivial matters; she had other things to do.

However, Qi Ning was thick-skinned. She leaned on Xu Yanqing's shoulder and said, "I'm the one who does all the work behind the scenes, and you're the one in the public eye. Isn't that better?"

Xu Yanqing stared at Qi Ning for a while before finally replying, "Okay."

He had to admit that someone like Qi Ning was not destined to be a maid. Her ideas, intelligence, and abilities far surpassed those of ordinary maids, and even he felt inferior to her.

He couldn't help but think that agreeing to marry her was perhaps the best decision he had ever made.

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Within a few days, Zuixianlou was once again brought back to life;

In less than a month, just as Qi Ning had predicted, the business of Zuixianlou reached a new level.

Today, Zuixianlou truly resembles the premier restaurant in Yangzhou.

Xu Yanqing did indeed have a talent for business, and after a month, he had basically adapted to the business world.

Aside from Qi Ning, the happiest people about this matter were the old lady and the second wife.

Seeing the Xu family's business flourishing and his beloved grandson transform from a sickly child into a pillar of support like his father, the old lady was still gratified, even though Xu Yanqing was not yet at the level of the second master.

As for the second wife, she was even happier. In recent days, she had straightened her back considerably. With her son becoming successful, she naturally felt more confident.

Li Yunshu originally intended to retaliate in kind, so she also sent people to steal the recipe.

But firstly, she couldn't steal it, and secondly, Xu Yanzong forbade her to do those things, so she gave up the idea and accepted her fate.

It's impossible for her to be in a good mood after Zuixianlou was taken away like this.

At this time, Jing'er went to Li Yunshu after her postpartum confinement and begged her to make the decision, as she wanted to divorce Axi.

But Li Yunshu simply advised her calmly, "Jing'er, a woman should follow her husband wherever he goes. Just accept your fate and live a good life with Axi. What good will a divorce do? Do you think Afu would still want to marry you?"

Ah Xi is still working under the young master, and the embezzlement incident last time did not have a significant impact on him. Li Yunshu does not intend to let the grudge between Jing'er and the young master's subordinates cause trouble.

Upon hearing Li Yunshu's words, Jing'er felt her heart sink.

“Young Madam…” she said, tears streaming down her face.

Li Yunshu glanced at her: "Alright, stop crying. If you haven't made up your mind yet, go back and rest for a while. If you have, then come back to work."

Li Yunshu knew she was ruthless, but she had long understood that a person who wasn't ruthless couldn't achieve great things. If she weren't ruthless, she wouldn't have been able to rise from a lowly concubine's daughter to the position of matriarch.

Jing'er wiped away her tears: "This servant understands. This servant will live a good life with A-Xi."

Li Yunshu patted Jing'er's hand: "I'm relieved that you've thought it through."

On the other side, Qi Ning had just come out of the Second Madam's courtyard. Passing through the garden, she thought she would take a stroll and listen to the system tell her about Li Yunshu and Jing'er's situation.

The system had just finished speaking when it detected Yao Zhiying walking towards Qi Ning.

It quickly reminded, "Host, Yao Zhiying is here."

"Yes, she's just in time."

Qi Ning sat down in the pavilion next to him and waited for Yao Zhiying to arrive.

Not long after, her voice came over.

"Hey, Second Sister-in-law, Zuixianlou is so busy, how come you still have time to stroll around the garden?"

Although Yao Zhiying felt that the second branch of the family was better at managing Zuixianlou than the first branch, she couldn't help but feel jealous when she actually saw Zuixianlou in the hands of the second branch.

Qi Ning smiled and looked over: "Yan Qing is in charge of Zui Xian Lou, just like Third Brother, who also manages the shop, doesn't he?"

Yao Zhiying rolled her eyes inwardly: "Compared to the first and second branches of the family, what are Yan Yi's few small shops?"

Moreover, Xu Yanyi didn't manage it much, leaving it all to the shop manager. He was even more idle than Yao Zhiying.

She sat down next to Qi Ning, wanting to say a few sarcastic remarks, when she saw Qi Ning cover her mouth and nose with a handkerchief.

Why do you smell so strongly of medicine?

"Is it heavy?"

Yao Zhiying paused, then lowered her head and sniffed. It did smell a bit strong; it was the medicinal smell from the medicine she had taken to prepare her body for childbirth.

Qi Ning put down the handkerchief and said casually, "Seeing you like this, I'm curious. I've heard that some men can't have children either. I wonder if men take medicine to treat it."

Yao Zhiying found Qi Ning's words a bit puzzling: "What do you mean by that?"

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