The merchant's rebirth led to the complete downfall of the Marquis's mansion.

With Jiang Liu's care, Jiang Su's life became much easier. Although the food wasn't anything special, it was improved from time to time, so he recovered quickly.

After settling the Jiang family in, Jiang Liu would often visit Jiang Su in prison to discuss how to quickly earn some money.

Money makes the world go round, and their conversation naturally reached Qin Yao's ears without missing a single word.

The two were surprisingly in agreement. Jiang Liu inquired for a long time but couldn't find out that Lingna had come to Kyoto. However, they both felt that either someone else had memories of their past life, just like them.

Or perhaps someone else is from the same place as Lina.

Regardless, now that they have the upper hand, they cannot afford to waste it.

So, they decided to open a hot pot restaurant! And they wanted to open it in the same place where Lina used to run it.

Since Jiang Su couldn't leave, Jiang Liu took the lead and became the one to negotiate business with the Third Prince.

Jiang Liu was full of confidence, feeling that his idea would definitely be favored by the Third Prince, just like Lingna in his previous life.

Qin Yao saw their plan and laughed at it without any politeness.

The men who followed Jiang Liu returned and told Qin Yao that Jiang Liu couldn't get into the Third Prince's mansion, so he blocked people at the gate. When the prince returned, before he could say a few words, he was beaten up by the prince's men, who mistook him for an assassin.

This time, not only Qin Yao, but also Qingzhi and Qiuliu couldn't hold back anymore.

Who does he take him for?

Why should a prince listen to the words of a commoner's steward?

Having been in high places for too long, I've lost all sense of my own worth.

However, to Qin Yao's surprise, Jiang Liu was not discouraged and went to the Third Prince's teahouse the next day.

He went there as a guest, and the innkeeper couldn't very well turn him away, so he simply ignored what the innkeeper was saying.

This teahouse is not only the property of the Third Prince, but also has the task of gathering information. How could it possibly give up just because Jiang Liu mentioned a business that could make money?

Whimsical!

The shopkeeper ignored him, but Jiang Liu didn't give up. He went to report for duty every day until he was thrown out.

Even as he was being supported, Jiang Liu continued to shout.

"I'm a customer! How dare you! Just because it's the Third Prince's shop, does that give you the right to bully your customers like this?!"

Jiang Liu was only targeting the Third Prince because he wanted to maintain his reputation; he certainly wouldn't have any ulterior motives towards him.

But his response was a loud thud as he fell to the ground.

The two burly men who threw him out spat at him.

"A guest? You come every day, order the cheapest loose tea, and sit there all day, even harassing my manager. We don't care what your special fetishes are, but harassing the manager is unacceptable!"

Another guy chimed in,

"That's right, we're doing legitimate business, we don't welcome you! Everyone, please be the judge, can we keep a customer like this?"

Jiang Liu was upset after hearing the whole thing, especially with the people around him pointing and whispering.

He wasn't harassing anyone. He was just trying to talk to the shopkeeper a little more.

And the cheapest tea...

He's just short of money right now...

Jiang Liu saw that more and more people were gathering around him, and he couldn't stay any longer, so he got up, turned around, and ran away.

Having wasted so much time without any progress, Jiang Liu was too ashamed to face Jiang Su and could only return home.

All the way, Jiang Liu kept thinking about how to open the shop.

If it doesn't work with the Third Prince, then...

Jiang Liu slapped his forehead and said, "As long as the wine is good, what does it matter if it's in a deep alley?"

Jiang Liu laughed. He could find another place!

Jiang Liu's smile froze as he reached the door.

The house isn't very big, so you can hear an argument right outside the door.

Inside, Jiang Xiaoxiao was making a huge fuss; she wanted to eat meat.

It's not pearl cream, it's glutinous rice trotters...

And the meat...

Liu's complexion had turned sallow from eating only vegetables these past few days, and she remained noncommittal about her daughter's requests.

Especially when the object of affection is Xia Qiutang.

They have three dishes a day, while the three servants can only make do with whatever they can find in the kitchen.

And Xia Qiutang? She gets meat at every meal, every single day! What kind of differential treatment is this?

Jiang Xiaoxiao was still making a fuss when Jiang Liu went inside.

"You! It's you! What kind of housekeeper are you?! How can you treat us so poorly? And you only send meat and vegetables to Xia Qiutang's room?"

Before Jiang Liu could even speak, he had already been slapped across the face.

Mrs. Liu sat in the chair, letting her daughter go crazy.

"Miss, Madam, money is tight right now, and Madam is ill, so we're only making exceptions for her..."

"Nonsense! Don't we need to be taken care of?" Jiang Xiaoxiao vented all her anger from eating vegetables these past few days on Jiang Liu.

"Mother is old and doesn't need care, and I, the young lady, am still young and don't need care either? Only Xia Qiutang has recovered and still needs to take supplements, right?"

Jiang Xiaoxiao seemed to realize something, glanced at the two of them, her eyes darted around, and the words had already slipped out.

"You know what, ever since my brother went to jail, you've been going to her yard the most. What's your relationship with her?!"

"Sister, watch your words!"

"Miss, please watch your words!"

Two voices rang out at the same time. Xia Qiutang and Jiang Liu exchanged a glance, then turned their heads away.

"Mother, look how well they've got it all in common! Could something really be going on? My brother's been cuckolded..."

"Alright!" Liu interrupted her.

Although Liu was also surprised, this was a very serious matter and she couldn't speak carelessly about it.

"Xiaoxiao is right. Qiutang needs nourishment, and so do we. Jiang Liu! Starting tomorrow, add a meat dish every day."

After saying that, Liu waved for Jiang Liu to leave without waiting for him to say anything more.

She didn't stop him from doing big things with his son, and she endured the decline in her quality of life, as Jiang Liu promised that he would definitely earn money to restore their lives.

But how can we let her live the life of a poor person?

Jiang Liu couldn't persuade him otherwise, so he had no choice but to compromise, thinking that as long as he could get through this difficult time, making money in the future would definitely not be a problem.

Jiang Liu didn't delay and went to look for a place the next day. To save time, he looked next to his old shop.

I don't care how big it is or how good the location is, I just want it to be fast.

They actually reached an agreement in just one day.

He then hurriedly began arranging for people to start making preparations.

Qin Yao found out but didn't stop it.

Jiang Liu found a place just across the street from her branch, and he even rented her shop.

Yes, rent, because Jiang Liu really doesn't have much money left, so he has no choice but to rent.

Qin Yao agreed because she was also about to open her business.

She will definitely go to the opening ceremony in person.

I wonder what Jiang Liu's expression will be like when he finds out the shop belongs to her.

We'll have to wait and see.