A peasant girl travels through time with a hospital, rising to become an empress.

Liu Xiong and Liu Yan were still dazed, their minds reeling from Nie Qianqian's astonishing words, and were struggling to process them when they heard Nie Qianqian say again:

“Mother, I mentioned to you several months ago that your culinary skills are superb, and you could definitely consider running a restaurant to make the most of your strengths. Now, this opportunity is right in front of us, and I plan to entrust Guangjuxuan to you to manage.”

Upon hearing this, Liu Yan felt her head buzz, and she froze on the spot. Instinctively, she was about to wave her hand to refuse: "Leave it to me? That's impossible, I'm afraid I can't shoulder such a heavy responsibility..."

Nie Qianqian quickly grasped Liu Yan's hand and encouraged her:

“Mother, why can’t you do it? When Liu’s Restaurant first opened, weren’t you also full of worries and thought it wouldn’t work? But what happened? Your food was delicious and it didn’t take long for Liu’s Restaurant to become a household name in Fulin County, earning more money than many restaurants that were located in shops!”

"But Liu's Restaurant owes its success today entirely to your strategic planning..."

Liu Yan knew that if Nie Qianqian hadn't come up with novel dishes like mala tang and braised pork offal, and hadn't come up with ways to attract customers, Liu's restaurant wouldn't have become so famous on its first day of business.

“Mother, what I did was just icing on the cake. What truly keeps customers at a restaurant is the skill and service. You were able to run Liu Family Restaurant so successfully, and you will definitely be able to do the same at Guangjuxuan!” Nie Qianqian said with a determined look in her eyes.

Liu Yan unconsciously twisted the hem of her clothes with her fingers. Her successful experience in running Liu Family Restaurant had indeed given her a lot of confidence, but this time, facing Guangjuxuan, the top restaurant in Fulin County, she was still very uneasy and full of worries.

Nie Qianqian noticed Liu Yan's concerns, took her hand, and gently squeezed it to comfort her:

"Mother, don't worry, I will stay with you and make Guangjuxuan even more prosperous than before, so as not to let down Doctor Qian's trust."

Liu Yan looked up and met Nie Qianqian's unwavering gaze, momentarily lost in thought.

Her thoughts drifted back to the time when she had just divorced the Nie family. At that time, she and her daughter wore patched clothes, and their food rations were secretly taken from the Nie family by Nie Qianqian.

Later, the mother and daughter went up the mountain to dig for wild vegetables, set up a stall in the city, and then built a new house. One thing after another, scene after scene, flashed slowly before her eyes like a scroll.

She and Qianqian relied on each other for survival, overcoming difficulties time and time again. This time, with Qianqian by her side, they are sure to run Guangjuxuan well.

Liu Yan nodded firmly. "I trust you more than I trust myself. With you here, this will definitely work out. Just tell me what you need me to do, and I will do my best."

Nie Qianqian's lips curled up slightly, revealing a smile: "With your words, Mother, this matter will surely succeed."

Confidence is sometimes more valuable than gold and silver. If you can do something with full confidence, you've already won half the battle.

After comforting her mother, Nie Qianqian turned to Liu Xiong and said, "Uncle, we can't run such a big restaurant as Guangjuxuan so successfully without your help. I would like to ask you and Mother to run it together, and we can split the profits 50/50."

Upon hearing this, Liu Yan's eyes lit up with joy, and she immediately looked at Liu Xiong.

She and Liu Xiong had a deep friendship and worked well together at Liu's Restaurant. Naturally, she hoped that Liu Xiong could run Guangjuxuan with her.

Upon hearing Nie Qianqian's words, Liu Xiong reacted even more strongly, standing up abruptly, the stool landing on the ground with a muffled thud.

Liu Xiong was so excited that his face turned red, his mouth was slightly open, and he made a few indistinct sounds in his throat, but he couldn't say a complete sentence.

At that moment, he felt as if he were in a dream, as if a giant pie had fallen from the sky and hit him hard, leaving him dizzy and disoriented.

It took him a while to come to his senses and realize that Qianqian was helping him again.

If she just wanted him to help Liu Yan, she could have simply hired him and paid him a fixed monthly wage. But Nie Qianqian made him run the business with Liu Yan, splitting the profits equally, and making him one of the owners of Guangjuxuan. This was another way of helping him out.

"Qianqian, your uncle may not be very capable, but... but I will definitely do my best to get things done!" Liu Xiong managed to squeeze out these few words, his voice full of gratitude and determination.

Having settled the matter, Nie Qianqian tapped the table lightly with her fingers and said slowly, "Now that we've taken over Guangjuxuan, we have to give it a fresh new look. If we're going to do it, let's do something big and do something extraordinary."

Liu Yan and Liu Xiong calmed themselves down, their eyes fixed on Nie Qianqian, listening intently.

“This shop needs to be renovated and tidied up. But I have limited funds and can’t completely renovate it inside and out, and I don’t have the time either. So, we need to come up with a good plan to do a lot with a little money.”

"Personnel is a problem. We laid off more than a dozen people today, and we have to recruit new people to fill these vacancies. We have to be very careful with the recruitment this time, and we can't let anyone with bad intentions slip in." Nie Qianqian frowned slightly, thinking to herself whether she could make something similar to a resume from her previous life. Anyone who came to apply would have to fill in the information on it clearly, sign it, and put their fingerprint on it, and she would personally interview and screen them.

"We must appoint people we trust to all important management positions."

Nie Qianqian silently took stock of the people she could trust and use: Da Ma, Xiao Ma, Grandma Ma, the newly recruited Fu Niang, Tan'er and her daughter, and that girl A Ling. However, while that clumsy girl A Ling was fine as her medicine boy, she wondered if she could handle helping to manage Guangjuxuan.

She thought for a moment and decided that she needed to arrange the tasks properly according to the characteristics of these people.

"Mother, you will be in charge of the kitchen and the accounting department. You will also be in charge of Fu Niang, let her help you manage the kitchen. There are several chefs in the kitchen, you don't need to cook yourself, just keep an eye on the production of the dishes. There are accountants in the accounting department, you don't need to do the accounting yourself, but you must carefully review the accounts, and there must be no mistakes or false accounts."

“Uncle, I’ll leave the reception and purchasing to you. Da Ma and Xiao Ma have worked with you before, so they have experience and a good understanding of each other. Let them continue working for you. As for purchasing, I have my own sources for the kitchen ingredients, but you’ll have to handle the rest. Purchasing is a complicated and complex business, so you’ll need to put in a lot of effort to understand the market. Da Ma and Xiao Ma are honest people, so having them help with the purchasing shouldn’t cause any major problems.”

"Grandma Ma is in charge of cleaning; she's responsible for cleaning the lobby, private rooms, and guest rooms."

"Tan'er is a clever and quick-witted girl who learns things very fast. I'm working with her to figure out the renovation of the store and the recruitment of staff."

"As for security, with Elder Qiao in charge, he's equivalent to dozens of people, so there's no need to worry too much."

If Old Qiao knew about Nie Qianqian's plans, he would probably be furious. He was only staying at Nie Qianqian's house to repay a favor to Liu Yan and Liu Xiong, not to act as Nie Qianqian's henchman.

"There are many and complicated matters to attend to right now, and we need to think them over carefully and draft a comprehensive plan. It's getting late, so Mother and Uncle, you should both get some rest and discuss things further tomorrow."

Nie Qianqian spoke slowly, thinking as she spoke, organizing her thoughts.

Liu Xiong and Liu Yan listened attentively, nodding frequently. As Nie Qianqian described the scene, a vibrant and bustling future seemed to unfold before their eyes. They couldn't help but imagine the future of Guangjuxuan.

Although Nie Qianqian described the management of Guangjuxuan as complicated and trivial, they were not annoyed at all. On the contrary, they were full of anticipation and energy, hoping that tomorrow would come quickly so that they could get started.