After the arranged marriage, she farms and survives under the tutelage of the villainous boss.

After all, the dishes are exactly the same as those at Jiang Zhiyun's shop. To go to such lengths, too many coincidences wouldn't be coincidences.

As the dishes were served, Ye Qi began to frown: "The plating is just like my wife's."

Jiang Zhiyun chuckled: "This is really interesting."

"Looks like they're still acquaintances of ours."

"Sit down and have a taste."

Yu Mantang was still busy introducing his seedlings when he sat down and asked, "Is this the shop run by Madam Jiang?"

"Is someone imitating you?"

"This shop does good business in this area. Rumor has it that you opened it. Xie Shuheng is a general here, and you even opened a shop here."

"After all, many people have seen what the new restaurant looks like in storybooks."

"Madam Jiang, what should we do?"

Yu Mantang said confidently, "Why don't you take me as your apprentice? If you do, I'll buy this restaurant and give it to Madam Jiang as a gift when she becomes your apprentice."

As a local gentry who had long held sway in the Northwest, Yu Mantang still possessed this confidence.

Jiang Zhiyun smiled upon hearing this: "Why do you insist on becoming my disciple? I've already said, I have nothing to teach you."

"Firstly, you are my master, and I will follow your instructions regarding the plan. This will allow me to learn more from him and also give you the advantage of your reputation. Secondly, Madam Jiang's reputation in the Southwest business world is already well-established."

“I know this perfectly well. Don’t lie to me, Madam Jiang. Even if I open a business in Luxian, it’s still far inferior to yours. Even the shops that imitate your Xinsheng Restaurant are bigger than mine.”

“The gentry or wealthy landowners who are responsible for farming here don’t actually earn as much as you food vendors.”

Food is the most important thing for people; of all things under heaven, food is the most important.

The price of raw millet or vegetables produced is never as high as that of processed products; this has always been the case.

Jiang Zhiyun originally had no intention of taking on any disciples, let alone getting involved with this so-called Yu Mantang.

But... Jiang Zhiyun thought about it again and realized that it might actually work.

"There's no need for such formalities as master and apprentice, but we can be partners walking side by side. We both need to make money, so how about we collaborate?"

“Of course it’s feasible, Master.”

Anyway, since Jiang Zhiyun said that, Yu Mantang had already tacitly agreed with her. So now he added "master" without any hesitation.

"What's going on? Are we going to open a shop right away?"

“We own our own land, and we can grow whatever we want to be self-sufficient. As for cooking and running a shop, I have a young cook here who was very skilled back in the Southwest, which is why I brought her here.”

"As long as we have enough manpower, we can start operating immediately."

Jiang Zhiyun was absolutely certain about this.

“Then I’ll put my word here. As long as Madam Jiang is willing to take me along, I’ll do anything you ask!” Yu Mantang said earnestly.

For the past few years, he has been living off the family's wealth. Now, Yu Mantang is thinking that he can make his own way in the world, and he is happier than anyone else.

"How exactly do we do this? There's already a new restaurant here. Should we just say it's fake and we're the real one?"

"Should we get a new signboard and open a new shop? Besides, shops in this area are quite expensive. Should we find a different street to open a shop on? Or perhaps a better market street?"

As Yu Mantang said this, he was already somewhat anxious.

Ye Qi was anxious: "If you ask me, wouldn't it be enough to just kill the owner of this shop?"

"Any shop impersonating ours deserves to die."

This place is mainly the result of Jiang Niangzi's hard work.

No one knew better than Ye Qi how much effort they had put into the Freshman Restaurant. The name itself was unique, and now it was being used so casually by someone else.

That's absolutely outrageous!

"I'll go and assassinate them, they'll die, and I'll be arrested by the authorities. That'll end it all."

Jiang Zhiyun patted Ye Qi's head: "Now that you've made our freshman restaurant your home, it finally feels a bit like home."

"But Ye Qi, why should you risk your life for those scumbags? It's not worth it."

"Killing is easy, but the things behind it are not. They may not be the same person. What if they are connected to the capital? Who knows?"

"..." Ye Qi frowned. The adult world is so troublesome.

He was getting a little annoyed.

Jiang Zhiyun continued, "Don't panic, just follow my pace."

“We don’t need to change our name. We just need to buy the shop across the street and then put on a more eye-catching sign. It will still be called New Life Restaurant.”

"When cooking, just do it the way we do in the Southwest. As for incorporating the characteristics of the Northwest and the local flavors, I'll have to trouble you, Yu Mantang, to find someone to come and help."

"We can combine our strengths and make slight changes to the menu. We'll focus on doing our own thing well, open a shop, and customers can choose to eat here or across the street."

"Of course, I sell braised meat at the door every day, and there's even a better business... but I still have to ask first."

Jiang Zhiyun looked at Yu Mantang: "Are Xie Shuheng's and my storybooks really selling that well?"

"Of course! Although I am over thirty, I have heard touching stories like those of Lady Jiang and Mr. Xie."

"I heard that the author of this book was a very handsome young man. It seems that he fell from the sky while a group of people were out eating during the imperial examinations. The book was then passed around among the students and eventually ended up in our area."

"In the Northwest, the circulation of information is still slow. It's clear..." Yu Mantang didn't say much more, but he believed Jiang Zhiyun already understood.

Jiang Zhiyun nodded.

I see, that makes sense!

She sighed, "Then I have even more confidence."

Ye Qi: ?

"What do you mean by that, Madam Jiang? Are you trying to use your relationship with your husband for publicity? That won't do. You can promote yourself, but I won't accept it. He's upright and honest, and he's never liked these things."

"I don't allow it."

Ye Qi has always kept Xie Shuheng in her heart, regarding him as the best possible husband.

Looking at Jiang Niangzi like this now, it's as if she's ruining Xie Shuheng's life. Ye Qi felt a pang of discomfort in his heart.

Jiang Zhiyun said, "I'm not going to bring Xie Shuheng here for any reason. I was thinking that since our shop is spreading around here for this reason, it would be better to put up pictures of us all over the shop. It could be Xie Shuheng holding me, or the two of us standing together."

“Even the peach blossom wine we drink has images of our family on the little jar: Mother, Xie Shuheng, me, Xiuhe, Cuizhen, and Panchun…”