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

When the main character leaves, the play can no longer continue.

The crowd quickly dispersed.

Shen Qing watched his elder sister staring at the figure at the door, and remained lost in thought for a long time after the figure disappeared.

He gently tugged at Shen Cao's hand.

"Sister, do you know her?"

"What do you think about what just happened?" Shen Cao didn't answer his question, but instead asked him with a gossipy look on her face.

Shen Qing was somewhat puzzled, but he still answered truthfully, "I think that woman in red was exceptionally skilled!"

"What about the other one?"

Shen Qing rested his chin on his hand, thought carefully for a while, and then shook his head. "Forgot?" He hadn't even noticed the other person at all.

Shen Cao chuckled lightly, deciding that he had passed the test.

How can appreciating someone's skills not be considered a form of enjoyment?

Shen Cao waved his hand, called over the waiter, and asked, "Young man, do you have any private rooms available?"

The waiter looked the two people up and down; he had noticed them earlier.

These two look like they secretly ran away from home.

Although the clothes he was wearing weren't the best, you could tell they weren't something an ordinary person could afford.

Especially their calm and composed attitude suggests that they must have been worldly-wise.

From the moment they entered until now, apart from watching the excitement, their eyes haven't wandered off at all.

It's obvious they've seen this before.

Actually, the waiter guessed wrong. The reason Shen Qing acted this way was because he had never seen the world and had no idea how to react after seeing it.

The other Shen Cao, on the other hand, was too worldly-wise. She had seen all kinds of luxurious restaurants in her previous life, so she didn't react at all.

When the waiter heard Shen Cao ask about the private room, he knew he hadn't guessed wrong.

He said with a slight apology, "Gentlemen, it's really unfortunate, all the private rooms are booked for today."

He pointed to a seat by the window in the lobby on the first floor, "Why don't you two sit in the lobby?"

Shen Cao looked in the direction he pointed. The place was by the window and was in a quiet corner.

She nodded. "Okay." They were here to eat anyway, so it didn't matter if there was no private room.

After leading the two to a seat by the window, the waiter had an even better impression of them.

Because the two of them were always very polite to him, unlike other guests who always treated him arrogantly.

The waiter smiled and asked, "Judging from your accents, you two don't seem to be from the capital. Would you like me to recommend a few of our restaurant's signature dishes?"

Shen Cao shook her head, "No need, just bring out all of your restaurant's signature dishes."

"What?" The waiter was incredulous, wondering if he had misheard. He scratched his ear and asked again.

"Does the young master mean he wants to order all of our restaurant's signature dishes?"

Shen Cao nodded. "Mm."

"Don't worry, my... my second brother has brought the money." Shen Qing smiled and pointed to Shen Cao, thinking that the other party was worried that they hadn't brought enough money.

They had just gone to the bank to withdraw some money in order to have this meal today.

"By the way, can I pay with bank drafts at this shop?"

The waiter nodded blankly.

Who is this child from a reclusive family? He actually asked him if he could pay with silver notes.

Silver notes, silver notes.

Who knew that the shock he felt upon hearing those words was no less than when someone asked him if gold was valuable?

After ordering, the siblings looked out the window.

The streets of the capital are very different from those of Xin'an County.

Not only are the roads much wider, but they are also paved with bluestone bricks.

The most frequent sounds coming and going were not shouts, but the ringing of bronze bells on the carriages.

The clear sound of the bell could be heard from afar, and pedestrians would start to make way upon hearing it.

This was indeed the capital city. As they walked to the restaurant, they saw many incredibly luxurious carriages.

Just as the two were engrossed in looking out the window, the waiter who had just left returned with a slightly older man.

"Young masters, may I ask your names?" the older man asked.

"Our surname is Shen." Upon hearing the surname, the shopkeeper recalled which family in the capital had the surname Shen.

That family? No, wait, I've seen that family's young master before, he doesn't look like this.

Could it really be as the waiter said, that he's a young master from some reclusive family who's come out to have some fun?

He snapped out of his thoughts, smiled, and greeted Shen Cao and the others with neither arrogance nor servility.

"Young Master Shen, this fine Biluochun tea is for you to try. Please wait a moment, your meal will be served soon."

After greeting them, he turned to the waiter and instructed him, "Take good care of the two young masters." Then he prepared to leave.

At that moment, a voice suddenly rang out.

"Shen Cao! Shen Qing!"

Following the sound, the shopkeeper saw a familiar figure.

Before he could even walk over and greet the man, the man ran over excitedly.

He quickly walked up to the person who had come, and said with a smile, "Young Master Wei, you've arrived."

The other person simply nodded to him, then walked towards the table by the window without looking back.

He watched as Wei Siyu chatted familiarly with the two of them.

It's no wonder I know Wei Siyu.

Shen Cao and Shen Qing were also surprised to run into Wei Siyu, and they greeted him with smiles.

"Why didn't you tell me you were coming to the capital? Cao'er, you really don't treat me like a friend."

Wei Siyu muttered something and sat down next to Shen Qing.

He reached out and picked up the sunflower seeds from the small dish on the table, and skillfully started cracking them open.

When Wei Yuxin walked in, she found that her brother's servant was waiting at the door.

"Where's my brother? Has he already gone up?"

The servant shook his head. "Young master is over there!" He pointed to the table by the window.

Wei Yuxin followed the servant's gaze and saw her brother grinning and waving at her.

How embarrassing! She sighed, rubbing her forehead.

She walked over to the table, looked at the unfamiliar faces there, and turned to ask Wei Siyu, "Who are these two?"

Wei Siyu quickly introduced them, "These two are my friends."

Friends? Wei Yuxin looked at Shen Cao and Shen Qing. Both of them seemed quite reliable. Why would they be friends with his brother?

She greeted the two of them with a smile.

Shen Cao looked at the girl in front of her. At first, she thought that Wei Siyu dared to have dinner with other girls behind Wanyue's back. But after the girl got closer, she saw her appearance.

That face, somewhat similar to Wei Siyu's, reminded me. Wei Siyu had mentioned that he had two older sisters and a younger sister.

"This must be Brother Wei's sister!"

Shen Cao greeted Wei Yuxin with a smile.

This person actually knows her; it seems he really is his brother's friend.

"Cao'er, why don't we go up together? I've booked a private room."

Shen Cao turned to Wei Yuxin and asked, "Is this convenient?"

Wei Yuxin didn't hesitate at all. "You're my brother's friend, so you're my friend too. There's nothing inconvenient about it."

Besides, if she wasn't mistaken, this guy was a woman disguised as a man.