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

Soon, the opening day arrived.

Qin Yao deliberately chose to open her business on the same day as Jiang Liu.

Jiang Liu had just finished setting off firecrackers at his "Immortal Pot" restaurant when Qin Yao lit hers as well.

The onlookers were quite surprised. How could two stores open at once?

However, judging from the similar interior, everyone assumed that this was a shop owned by the same person as Guozhongxian.

Since we have the same boss, it doesn't matter where we go.

As soon as the firecrackers stopped, many people went inside.

Guozhongxian Hot Pot is a bit far away. Everyone who has been there says it's good, but it's not feasible to go every day. Now it's great that a branch has opened here, which is much closer.

Invite a few close friends, and you'll have a perfect table.

As for Qin Yao, there were carriages from the Princess's residence and the Earl's family, plus Qin Yao herself greeting them at the door, and the brightly lit sign of Guozhongxian, leaving no room for doubt.

Some curious people went up to ask if they also owned the other street.

Qin Yao immediately denied it.

Upon hearing this, some people were so frightened that they immediately went to tell their friends.

The money spent is a minor issue; the terrible user experience is the most important thing.

Qin Yao didn't publicize it much; she just did her job well.

The branch store was crowded, so Liu Qingping brought the princess, and Chen Yiru also brought her husband and his family to find a table.

This saved Qin Yao a lot of trouble.

To Qin Yao's surprise, the Third Prince also came; it seems he really loves to join in the fun.

Even when he was given the top-tier location, he rarely went there, but he would show up as soon as a branch opened.

Qin Yao sent someone to greet him, and then hid in the backyard.

Just as things were getting busy inside the store, a commotion broke out outside.

Qin Yao had no choice but to come out.

As soon as I came out, I saw several men dressed as servants making a scene at the entrance.

Qin Yao looked at the shopkeeper questioningly, puzzled.

The shopkeeper quickly came over and told Qin Yao what had happened.

It turned out that the staff of Shenxian Hot Pot came to cause trouble. Customers who had entered their restaurant suddenly turned around and left. Customers who had already sat down and received their food left after taking a couple of bites and hearing what others were saying.

And without exception, all of these guests came to Qin Yao's side.

That's why they came here to cause trouble.

Wishing them a prosperous opening and good business, the shopkeeper didn't want to make things difficult for them, so he didn't let the servants and strong men inside come out.

Instead, I wanted to reason with them.

Harmony brings wealth; we're all in business, there's no need to cause unpleasantness.

Unfortunately, the people on the other side thought they were feeling guilty and became even more smug. If Qin Yao didn't show up soon, they were afraid they would have already broken in.

Qin Yao clapped her hands, and five or six burly men appeared behind her. They casually moved around a few times, their joints cracking, which made the skinny servants opposite her tremble.

At this moment, business must not be affected. Qin Yao waved her hand and had someone invite the servants opposite to the side.

Qingzhi and Qiuliu brought over chairs, and Qin Yao sat down on the street.

Qin Yao glanced at the group and spoke impatiently.

"Isn't there anyone in charge? Come out and speak!"

These guys look like lowly underlings; they have no ability and no say in anything.

Qin Yao pointed to someone at random and said,

"Go and fetch your boss!"

The person pointed at quickly turned around and ran away.

A short while later, Jiang Liu arrived in a hurry.

He hadn't considered that there was a hot pot restaurant nearby, so he planned to cause trouble to prevent these customers from enjoying their meal.

Unexpectedly, he ended up shooting himself in the foot, and he even got involved with a woman on the other side. How could he tolerate that?

Jiang Liu angrily pushed through the crowd and immediately spotted Qin Yao sitting crookedly in a chair.

His anger vanished, replaced by a deep sense of confusion.

"Boss..." several servants called out in unison.

Karuie was the first to stand up and satirize:

"Oh! Miss, isn't this Qin Liu, the servant we didn't want in our manor? It hasn't been long! He's already a boss!"

"It seems our Qin family temple is too small to contain such a great Buddha as him!"

Jiang Liu's expression was priceless. What could he say when this was his former master?

No, Jiang Liu quickly looked at Qin Yao, pointing at her with a trembling voice.

"You...! You own this hot pot restaurant?"

Qin Yao looked at him with a half-smile, as if to say, "You only just remembered now?"

Jiang Liu understood perfectly well, and a multitude of thoughts flashed through his mind at once.

Qin Yao did not marry Jiang Su. She managed to escape being framed several times. He was always loyal, but the only time he helped Xia Qiutang, he was discovered.

He was even crippled and kicked out. He went to find Lingna but couldn't find her. He was robbed and killed on the way. Qin Yao opened a hot pot restaurant, while the Jiang family... now doesn't even have a house left.

"It was you! You did all of this! You..."

Qingzhi slapped away his hand that was pointing at Qin Yao, her words filled with disdain:

"What are you pointing at? Point again and I'll chop your hand off! Our young lady is upright and honest, unlike you bunch of scoundrels! Don't try to pin all this on us!"

Interrupted by Qingzhi, Jiang Liu realized that he couldn't go around talking about his rebirth, so he could only swallow his words.

"Boss..." the servant called out cautiously.

Jiang Liu came to his senses.

He almost forgot why he came here!

Remembering his purpose, Jiang Liu looked at Qin Yao again and respectfully cupped his hands in greeting.

"Miss, I know I have wronged you. I have been punished. Please be merciful and spare me. Don't be so cruel as to kill me."

"Oh~" Qin Yao stopped Qingzhi from getting angry and said with a smile, "I wonder what I've done to deserve this?"

Seeing that she wouldn't admit it, Jiang Liu immediately pointed to the surrounding guests and explained.

"These customers are all from my Divine Hot Pot restaurant, but without exception, they all came here instead. Isn't that obvious?"

Qin Yao smiled and changed her posture.

"What's obvious?"

Jiang Liu had made himself so clear, yet Qin Yao still pretended to be oblivious. She simply spoke up directly.

"You! You must have been the one who sent someone to bring them over!"

"Hahaha~" Qin Yao and her two servants all burst out laughing.

Qin Yao smiled for a while, then stood up when she saw that Jiang Liu's face was as black as ink.

Qin Yao walked up to a middle-aged man and gave him a gentle bow.

"Excuse me, sir, could you help Mr. Jiang resolve his doubts?"

"Of course!" The middle-aged man, already angered by Jiang Liu's words, eagerly replied:

"We came here specifically for Guozhongxian. When we saw the sign for Shenxian Guo, we thought it was Guozhongxian with a different sign, which is why we went in."

Jiang Liu had naturally thought of this as well, and his expression darkened even more when someone pointed it out.

So, is his business doing well because of Guozhongxian (a popular restaurant chain)?

"Who says it isn't, Mr. Qin? I thought it was your restaurant too! I even ordered the dishes, but the taste was terrible!" Another man chimed in with his complaints.

By the end, he was practically ready to vomit.

Once the topic was brought up, everyone started talking at once.

Bland and tasteless, stale ingredients, cheap cookware, a strange smell...

There were all sorts of opinions, but no one praised them.

Jiang Liu was about to be drowned in spittle. Without Qin Yao urging him on, he couldn't stand anymore. He ignored his companions and turned to run away.

It has a bit of a sense of fleeing in panic.

"You really think you're a phoenix just because you've climbed up to the Jiang family? Bah!"

Qingzhi spat at his retreating figure.