I traveled back to ancient times, but I was able to lie down and relax.

Once the proprietress, Zhou, started talking, she couldn't stop. If they continued chatting, Uncle Liu would probably get impatient waiting outside the city gate, so after finishing the document, Liu Nanjia and the others took their leave.

They agreed to come back in a few days, and after Aunt Zhou and the others had finished tidying up, they would pay the rent and hand over the keys.

Perhaps things were really urgent back in Aunt Zhou's hometown, because they left a week later.

Aunt Zhou didn't say what it was about, so Liu Nanjia didn't ask.

In short, they have now been given the keys to the shop and can begin renovations.

It was originally a restaurant, so the tables and chairs in front have been preserved and can be used directly.

Their original kitchen was behind the lobby, out of sight from the outside, but it could be used directly. Tasks like kneading dough, processing chicken, and frying the first batch of food could all be done here.

The only thing that needs to be changed is the oven. Several more need to be built. Liu Nanjia plans to build them in the yard, and then build a simple hut to keep out the rain and make it easy to dismantle later.

The design of their ovens is a closely guarded secret and cannot be easily revealed.

As for the main dining area, Liu Nanjia also plans to make some changes. He plans to put a fryer outside, just like the one currently used at the stall, and fry the food again before handing it to customers to improve the taste.

The bright yellow fried chicken displayed outside can also attract more customers.

For the renovation work, Liu Nanjia naturally asked their acquaintances, Carpenter Fang and Uncle Wang, to do it.

Uncle Wang was in charge of building the oven and house in the courtyard, while the work in the main hall was handled by Carpenter Fang.

"Nan Jia is really amazing, she's opened a shop so quickly." Carpenter Fang was also very happy to learn that Liu Nan Jia and her family had already rented the shop. "It will be much more convenient to find you in the future."

Actually, Liu Nanjia wanted to create a display case where the finished bread and fried chicken could be displayed, just like in a modern bakery. This would be both visually appealing and dust-proof, making it more hygienic.

But after hearing her request, the carpenter Fang was in a dilemma: "The glass you mentioned sounds a lot like crystal. That stuff is very precious; even a small piece costs several taels of silver. Besides, you want it to be transparent so you can see through it, which makes it even more difficult."

So Liu Nanjia had no choice but to give up.

Instead, place a sample on the counter, change it daily, and only bring out a new one for customers to choose from.

Then, although Aunt Zhou's original restaurant was clean and tidy, the decoration style was rather simple and not particularly attractive.

Liu Nanjia doesn't plan to make major changes, but she can still beautify it a little.

For example, you can decorate the wall with some decorations. Since fried chicken and bread are very popular with children, especially bread, you can draw cartoon designs on the wall and hang them up. This can serve as both a menu and a decoration, killing two birds with one stone.

As for this painting... Liu Nanjia herself couldn't paint it; her skill level was only good enough to produce a simple sketch.

So, she dragged Song Chen along. She knew that the academy Song Chen attended before was not comparable to the one in town. It emphasized all-round development, and students had to learn the Six Arts of a Gentleman: rites, music, archery, charioteering, calligraphy, and mathematics.

The term "books" includes calligraphy and painting, so Song Chen is naturally the most skilled painter in their family.

"No, you can't paint like you learned before. Such a light ink painting won't make people's mouths water. Be more realistic, but not too realistic. You should be able to tell what it is, but not exactly the same."

"Listen to what you're saying! What do you mean by 'similar yet different'?" Song Chen had been driven to despair by Liu Nanjia these past few days, and even the usually good-tempered Song Chen was starting to lose his temper.

Liu Nanjia was also quite helpless. She was indeed a bit like an unscrupulous client, the kind who wanted "a colorful black".

But you can't entirely blame her. How could she explain the request to an ancient person to "draw it a little more cartoonish"?

"How should I put it, it's just that the drawing has a childlike charm."

Liu Nanjia had no choice but to take matters into her own hands and draw a somewhat distorted sketch.

"Something like that, but it has to look better, plus some color and stuff."

After much effort, Song Chen finally produced a work that satisfied her, and he probably won't want to pick up a brush for a long time.

The paintings were then framed and hung on the shop wall, with an added wooden frame.

The rest of the furniture, the tables and chairs, will remain the same, but the tables can be decorated a bit more. Liu Nanjia asked carpenter Fang to carve some small trinkets to put on the tables.

Some are dolls, some are vases, and others are just abstract geometric structures without any real meaning.

They also customized some small, colorful signs with numbers and placed them on the tables, just like in a modern fast-food restaurant, serving food according to table number for easy identification.

In addition, there were some other small design changes. Anyway, after she did this, the whole store was completely transformed and looked completely different from before.

Carpenter Fang was also amazed by her various ideas, saying, "Where do you get so many strange and fun ideas, girl?"