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

Granny Zhang suddenly walked up to the group and said, "Old Madam, Young Master Ji has arrived and says he wants to visit you."

Old Mrs. Zhou couldn't recall who this Young Master Ji was for a moment, so she asked Granny Zhang to invite him in.

Zhou Qingzhu had never heard of his grandmother knowing anyone with the surname Ji, so he looked curiously towards the door.

Then the curtain was lifted, and a tall figure appeared before them.

The figure was much taller than him; when he stood up, he could only reach the person's shoulder.

As he got closer, even though he considered himself to be good-looking, he felt inferior in front of that person.

This man is incredibly handsome, with striking eyebrows and bright eyes; he's even more handsome than the most dashing young noblemen in storybooks.

He considered getting to know him, but gave up in an instant.

He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he felt the air around him had gotten colder.

And that person glanced at him.

It was as if a god high above had looked down at him, making him feel incredibly inferior.

He, the son of the richest man in Xin'an County, was actually looked down upon.

Who is this person!

After Ji Lingfeng approached, he glanced at Shen Cao gently before turning around and bowing to Old Madam Zhou with his hands placed in front of his chest.

Only then did Grandma Zhou see who it was.

She quickly sat up from the soft couch and had Zhang Mama help her stand up.

What brings this person here, especially since they're visiting her as a junior?

"Master Ji..." Old Mrs. Zhou walked up to him and bowed, wanting to greet him.

Ji Lingfeng quickly stepped forward to help the old lady and spoke first, "Grandma Zhou, I happen to be staying in Xin'an County on business, so I came to visit you."

Grandma Zhou was taken aback. Did he mean she shouldn't reveal his identity?

Putting aside her doubts, Old Mrs. Zhou stood up somewhat awkwardly and accepted his bow with trepidation.

"Young Master Ji, you're too kind."

"Granny Zhang, quickly serve tea to Young Master Ji."

After Ji Lingfeng sat down, he looked at Zhou Qingzhu.

Grandma Ji quickly introduced him, "This is my grandson, Zhou Qingzhu."

Zhou Qingzhu stood up and bowed to him.

"Greetings, Young Master Ji."

He was very courteous and had the demeanor of a scion of a prominent family.

However, the person opposite simply nodded and picked up their teacup to drink the tea.

This person is so unreasonable.

He looked at his grandmother, hoping she would support him, but she ignored him and instead spoke cautiously to Ji Lingfeng.

He was so cautious that he felt his grandmother was being very careful in her response.

"This is my goddaughter, Shen Cao."

She had assumed that Ji Lingfeng would ignore Shen Cao after treating him this way.

Unexpectedly, before Shen Cao could even stand up, Ji Lingfeng stood up and respectfully bowed to her.

"Greetings, Miss Shen. My name is Ji Feng."

Shen Cao was speechless. What was this guy doing?

Didn't they come together?

Shen Cao rolled her eyes at him.

This shocked not only Zhou Qingzhu, but also Old Madam Zhou.

She thought Ji Lingfeng would be angry, but to her surprise, he seemed unfazed and nodded with a smile.

This……

"You two know each other?" Old Mrs. Zhou asked, noticing their demeanor, as if it wasn't their first meeting.

Shen Cao nodded, "Grandmother, Young Master Ji is now working as the accountant in my restaurant."

Grandma Zhou paused, almost dropping her teacup.

The accountant, a famous general of the Great Xia Kingdom, works as an accountant in his granddaughter's restaurant.

Ji Lingfeng nodded, "Miss Shen is now my manager."

Grandma Zhou felt she had lived a long time and encountered all sorts of things.

calm down.

"By the way, what were you guys talking about just now?"

"Let's talk about things at the docks." Zhou Qingzhu finally had a chance to chime in.

Since Shen Cao was frightened last time, Ji Lingfeng inquired about what happened at the dock and roughly understood what Shen Cao was going to do.

He actually felt that Shen Cao didn't need to go through all this trouble. With her skills, she could open a few more restaurants and make a lot of money.

If you really don't have the money to buy a shop, you can always go to the capital; his family owns many restaurants.

You can hand it all over to her and let her run it.

Of course, he didn't dare say any of these things to Shen Cao.

The storybook says that you shouldn't teach a girl how to do things; you should help her secretly when she can't see you.

He had just asked Master Zhou in his study to find some people to rent stalls.

He instructed Master Zhou not to be too deliberate and to do it discreetly.

Grandma Zhou then remembered that she had something she wanted to ask Shen Cao.

"Grass, can you tell your grandmother why you want to contract the dock and do this kind of business?"

Ji Lingfeng looked at Shen Cao, eager to hear her thoughts.

The sun hid behind the clouds.

in the room.

An old lady sitting on a soft couch.

The little girl sitting opposite the old lady.

The young master leaned against the chair in the very center.

The young man standing next to the old lady.

A soft yet powerful voice slowly approached.

"Speaking of the wharf in Xin'an County, when I first lived in Shitou Village, I sold vegetable dumplings with my younger siblings in Xin'an County."

Ji Lingfeng never expected that she had done such a thing. Thinking of her small frame pushing a heavy cart, a trace of heartache flashed in his eyes.

"Back then, because my vegetable dumplings tasted so good, they always sold out early."

"But the other uncles and aunties who set up stalls would stay there all day long."

"Later I secretly inquired and found out that they probably only made a little over a hundred coins a day, not much, but enough for household use."

It's only suitable for home use.

"At the time, I was very puzzled as to why there were so many people at the dock, but not many food stalls, and why they only made so little money in a day."

"Until I heard from the dockworkers at Shen's restaurant that the food sold at those stalls was not good, and some of it was not even as good as what they made at home."

"Therefore, they would rather walk a few more steps to eat in the restaurants and eateries in the county town."

"So there is a strange phenomenon: the food stalls closest to the dock don't make money, but the restaurants on Xin'an Street, which are furthest from the dock, are packed with people."

"This is undoubtedly because those people are not good at cooking."

“I’m best at cooking, but I can’t possibly teach everyone.”

"So I invented many, many kinds of seasonings."

"As long as they use my seasonings and cook the snacks according to my instructions, they will taste at least seven or eight tenths as good as mine, if not exactly the same."

"With so many ships coming and going at the dock and so many dockworkers, they will definitely be able to earn more money than before."

"Those dockworkers don't need to travel that far to eat."

"At the dock, you can sit down and eat comfortably and peacefully."

The more Grandma Zhou listened, the more she felt that Shen Cao had indeed not disappointed her.

She wasn't after the people; on the contrary, she was teaching them how to make money.

"Cao'er, can you guarantee that your seasonings will definitely make them make delicious snacks?" Old Mrs. Zhou asked with some concern.