A farmer has a shrewish wife; he's busy making money every day.

A few more days passed. In these few days, Aunt Lu had fully adapted to working at the noodle shop and was doing it with ease, taking on a lot of work for Chen.

In her spare time, Ms. Chen also found a tutor for Xiaoshan.

The learning will begin soon.

Some villagers also asked Ye Qingxue to help them take some mountain products to the county to sell.

Through the price difference and the daily income from the noodle shop, Ye Qingxue could earn about two taels of silver a day.

Even in Qingshui County, this income is considered quite good.

Not to mention the tomatoes that are regularly delivered to Shidinglou.

Ye Qingxue counted the money in her spatial storage; it had reached fifty taels.

The system has already completed 39 out of 50 tasks. At this rate, task three will be completed soon.

Even the goal of buying a house in the county is within reach.

Ye Qingxue thought about it and felt a little excited.

This was the day Ye Qingxue delivered the tomatoes once again.

Arriving at the entrance of Shidinglou Restaurant with a truckload of tomatoes, I listened to the bustling noise inside and curled the corners of my lips into a smile.

With Shi Ding Lou's business so booming, she really made the right choice in partnering with them.

Wen Yanyu knew she was coming today, so he waited at the door early in the morning.

Upon seeing Ye Qingxue, he hurriedly went forward to greet her.

"Young Master Ye, the meal has been delivered today. Please don't leave yet. I've reserved a private seat for you on the second floor. It's my treat today. Would you do me the honor of having a meal before you go?"

Seeing that it was still early, Ye Qingxue agreed.

"Then I'd like to trouble the young master to send someone to find my friends at the noodle shop so we can eat together."

Wen Yanyu nodded and gave instructions to a waiter standing nearby.

Upon reaching the second floor, Ye Qingxue was seated in a private booth by the window, where she could see the distant green mountains – a beautiful view.

A man with a black goatee and a sharp glint in his eyes accompanied Wen Yanyu.

"Young Master Ye, this is the shopkeeper, Manager Tong. You can talk to him when I'm not around."

Ye Qingxue nodded to indicate that she understood.

Wen Yanyu then said, "Then I'll take the liberty of serving you some of the shop's signature dishes?"

Manager Tong wisely clasped his hands in a gesture of respect and withdrew.

Ye Qingxue glanced at him; the service was quite attentive.

She was too lazy to look at the recipe anyway.

"Okay, just a little bit will do."

Wen Yanyu is gone.

Soon, Aunt Chen and Aunt Lu were brought up by the waiter, and even Shan Xuan and the others were invited.

Dan Xuan looked around in surprise, then his eyes widened when he saw Ye Qingxue sitting in her seat.

"Mr. Ye, you're treating us to Shi Ding Lou today! That's incredibly luxurious!"

Ye Qingxue thought quickly for a moment and realized that Wen Yanyu had done her a favor.

"No, Mr. Wen treated us."

Ye Qingxue did not take credit, but she couldn't help but feel more favorably towards Wen Yanyu.

He is meticulous and thorough in his dealings, yet kind-hearted; his background must be extraordinary.

However, Ye Qingxue's body had lived in a deserted village since childhood and was unaware of the outside world, so she couldn't guess Wen Yanyu's background for the time being.

After Shan Xuan and his two companions sat down, the dishes were served shortly afterward.

The four of them picked up their chopsticks and began to eat.

The Chen family had visited before, so they were relatively comfortable with it.

Because of his young age, Shan Xuan felt at ease and enjoyed the meal.

Aunt Lu was a bit nervous. It was her first time dining at such a high-class place, and she didn't know where to put her hands, afraid that if she made any rough movements, people would talk behind her back.

Ye Qingxue found it cute and smiled, telling her to relax.

Aunt Lu still felt awkward.

Chen was trying to think of something to say to ease the awkwardness, and after thinking for a while, she suddenly remembered Wen Yanyu.

"Young Master Ye, why is the young master of Shi Ding Lou treating you so well? Could it be that he has taken a fancy to you?"

"Pfft, cough cough cough!" Ye Qingxue was drinking tea and almost spat out her mouthful of water.

After she calmed down, she lowered her voice and said, "Aunt Chen, what are you saying? How could that be?"

Dan Xuan was also a little confused: "Aunt Chen, isn't Boss Ye... a man?"

Ms. Chen chuckled awkwardly, "Oh, I misunderstood."

Dan Xuan clutched his stomach and laughed, "Hahaha! Aunt Chen, you're so funny!"

"Pfft." Aunt Lu laughed too, and only then did she relax a lot.

Because of this little incident involving Mr. Chen, the atmosphere at the table became much more cheerful.

The group chatted and laughed, and soon the plate was empty.

Ye Qingxue called over the waiter and ordered two more dishes, intending to take them back to her parents.

Just as she was about to pay, Wen Yanyu came over and stopped her.

"Young Master Ye, it's a deal, this meal is on me today."

Ye Qingxue declined, saying, "No, you're inviting the four of us. These two dishes were packed up for my parents. How can I let you treat me to them?"

Then he asked to pay again.

Wen Yanyu pushed her hand back and then led her aside.

“Young Master Ye, you really don’t need to. Actually, I invited you here for a little selfish reason.”

Ye Qingxue raised an eyebrow: She needs her help with something.

"Need my help? Then let me pay for it."

Ye Qingxue's personality is such that she takes things one step at a time. Inviting Wen Yanyu to dinner was a kind gesture, packing food for her parents was her own intention, and asking for her help was another favor.

You can't mix them up.

Wen Yanyu couldn't refuse her, so she had no choice but to accept the money.

"Speak, what is it?" Ye Qingxue asked at this moment.

Seeing her straightforwardness, Wen Yanyu didn't beat around the bush and said directly, "It's like this, because of our great reputation, many wealthy families order food from our restaurant when they hold banquets, and it is delivered to their homes."

"These past few days, the Lu family, who just came to our county, is going to hold a birthday banquet for their young master. They also heard that the young master loves the tomatoes that our shop has. So they asked our shop to prepare a tomato feast for them."

"But as Young Master Ye knows, our shop has only just learned about tomatoes. We only know how to add some tomatoes to our sweet and sour dishes. We don't know what other dishes tomatoes can be made into. Even if we wanted to study them, we wouldn't be able to make anything in just a few days, let alone make a whole birthday banquet."

At this point, Wen Yanyu finally revealed his request: "Our shop is truly at its wit's end, so we would like to ask Young Master Ye if he knows of any other dishes that can be made with tomatoes to help our shop solve this problem."

Wen Yanyu's usually gentle and composed face now showed signs of anxiety.

With only five days until the banquet, time is extremely tight. They can't come up with a new menu, so they have no choice but to pin their hopes on Ye Qingxue. If she can't do it either, then they'll have to cancel the order.

But I've heard that the Lu family has a mysterious background, and they might be from the capital. If we refuse them, it would be a huge blow to the reputation of Shidinglou.

Unless absolutely necessary, Wen Yanyu still really wants to do a good job on this order.

He looked at Ye Qingxue nervously, awaiting her answer.

After listening, Ye Qingxue scratched her chin with her hand, and the corners of her lips curled up slightly.

Oh, I see.

Memorizing recipes is one of her strengths!

"Young Master Wen, you don't need to worry, I have a way."

As soon as Ye Qingxue spoke, Wen Yanyu's eyes lit up with excitement, and he quickly clasped his hands in a fist salute.

"That's wonderful! Thank you, Young Master Ye."

Ye Qingxue glanced out the window: "It's getting late, we need to hurry home. I'll write down a tomato-based recipe for you tonight and bring it to you tomorrow."

"A word is settled!"