The aroma of cooking filled the house: I sent my eldest brother to become the Grand Secretary.

"Not just good, she's amazing." Wei Siyu seemed to have forgotten that she was just angry with Shen Cao and the others. As soon as they left, she approached Shen Cao.

"Cao'er, didn't you see how those people's faces turned black when they heard you didn't sell seasonings?"

"If Shen Yu'an and I hadn't been here, I think those people would have tried to rob us."

"I just saw them secretly pocketing the seasonings you replaced."

Shen Cao saw it too, but that little bit of seasoning wouldn't last long, and even if they went back to study it, they probably wouldn't be able to figure it out.

One very important seasoning she added was MSG.

This flavor enhancer was only produced around the 1970s in my previous life, and it's impossible to make it with today's technology.

Moreover, her secret seasonings are not limited to just this one; there are many seasonings that only existed in her previous life, which she does not believe the ancients could make.

The seasonings she uses have no cost; she can have as much as you want.

Ever since she decided to start a dock business, she has been taking out all sorts of spices that she doesn't currently have from her storage space every day.

Anyway, it will be automatically replenished the next day.

Three months have passed, and the seasonings she brought out have filled the kitchen storage room.

"Besides, I only changed one type of seasoning, but I have more than one type of seasoning here."

"Even if they can't figure out my seasoning, it would be great if they could come up with a similar substitute."

"I didn't happen to contribute to the development of this seasoning, did I?"

"Besides, we snack vendors don't necessarily have to be the only ones in the business; it's good for many to compete."

"It would be great if our dock could attract 80% of the guests by then."

"Only by progressing together will the diners be happier."

"What we've done is just throwing a stone into the road ahead. We still need to figure out the way forward slowly and take it one step at a time."

Shen Yu'an was surprised that Shen Cao could say such things, which made him seem narrow-minded.

He originally thought that Shen Cao wanted to monopolize the supply of goods from all the stalls at the entire dock.

He gently tapped his jade-bone fan on the table, his expression relaxed, and said to Shen Cao, "Cao'er, your words have made me look at you in a new light."

“I originally thought you wanted to monopolize all the stalls on the entire dock. These past few days, Wei Siyu and I have been thinking about whether we should find an opportunity to persuade you.”

"After all, water that is too full is prone to overflow. Once you monopolize it, it will affect the interests of more people."

Shen Cao understood their concerns. "Brother Shen, I understand. Actually, I thought that way at first too."

“I agree with your thinking. I also understand the principle that pride comes before a fall. At first, I thought they had my secret seasoning, and they had no choice but to buy from me in order to improve their business.”

"However, after considering what you and Wei Siyu said, I think we can change our approach to making money."

"Providing the source of goods is only part of the reason; we can also provide them with better services and a better environment."

"We'll just charge a small amount of money, but once the scale grows, it will be a huge profit."

After listening to Shen Cao's words, Wei Siyu and Shen Yu'an exchanged a glance, and it was clear that they had relaxed a lot.

Shen Cao's words completely dispelled the last trace of concern in Shen Yu'an and the others' hearts.

Is she really that scary? These two have such concerns, yet they don't say anything.

If she hadn't suddenly come to her senses, she really didn't know when the two of them planned to come looking for her.

Shen Cao pointed at herself, "Am I that scary? You two never tell me about these things."

"Not really. It's just that you said you would find a way to dispel our concerns, so we discussed it and decided to tell you later."

"Just as Shen Yu'an predicted, he also thought that your method would start with food."

"But if you start with food, it's easy for others to imitate you. Even if they can't imitate your taste, the food you make might still be liked by some people."

"After all, everyone's tastes are different, and you can't make everyone like your tastes."

As Wei Siyu spoke, she looked at Shen Cao and said, "In that case, making money solely from food would be very limited, since the food sold at the docks isn't particularly expensive."

He was afraid that Shen Cao would be angry because of what he said, but to his surprise, Shen Cao was not angry at all, but listened to him very humbly.

Shen Cao nodded. She had indeed found two reliable partners. She could only see one side of things.

If she hadn't seen them with furrowed brows and preoccupied expressions every day these past few days, she wouldn't have thought of these things.

"You two need to communicate with me promptly if anything comes up in the future. I don't want to end up losing both my business and my friends." Shen Cao looked at them earnestly.

It's worth noting that she agonized over choosing these two people as her partners for a long time.

In her past life, she had seen many people whose friendships turned into enmity because of business dealings.

There are even many cases where brothers eventually turn against each other due to unequal distribution of benefits.

The first friend she made here was Shen Yu'an. Through Shen Yu'an, she met Wei Siyu, and then Wanyue.

She didn't want to lose her friends because of doing business.

"And I feel that even if I don't do this business, I can't lose my friends."

Both of them were moved by Shen Cao's words. They were both businessmen, and businessmen value profit, but they also valued relationships, which was why they could become friends.

Before Shen Cao, the two of them had done a lot of business. Every time they split the money, Shen Yu'an was in charge, and he usually chose to split it equally.

On rare occasions, Wei Siyu would secretly take a portion of her interest from Shen Yu'an's hard work and give it to him.

"Cao'er, Wei Siyu and I were wrong this time. We were narrow-minded and thought you would be angry because of our concerns."

"It won't happen again from now on."

Shen Cao was very happy that Shen Yu'an could say these words.

"Well, I see."

"Since we're doing business together, we do need to work things out. There's no rush, we'll take it slow. Just don't keep things from each other in the future."

"I'm not a stingy person, am I?" Shen Cao pouted and teased deliberately.

Sure enough, the two of them laughed when they saw her expression.

"Understood," they both said in unison.

Wanyue, who was standing to the side, finally understood the meaning of what Shen Cao had told her before.

Indeed, doing business together requires a lot of work and constant adjustment between partners.

She thought the three of them would argue because of their disagreements, but to her surprise, they all calmly discussed their issues.

Then we talked it out little by little, and the problem was solved.

She should make sure to communicate with Sister Cao'er promptly if she has any questions in the future, so as to avoid arguing over these matters.