Regent, please maintain your aloof image.

Xu Linlin stood at the entrance of the restaurant, staring intently at the distance. When she saw Su Qianrou's figure, she excitedly waved to her and called out, "Qianrou."

When Su Qianrou saw her, she smiled and quickened her pace.

"Have you been waiting long?"

"No, I just arrived too. Come on, I'll show you inside."

"it is good".

Then, Xu Linlin pulled Su Qianrou inside.

Upon entering, you'll see a circular stage with three tiers of steps in the center.

Xu Linlin ran up to it and asked, "How is this stage? Is it what you wanted?"

"Mm," Su Qianrou nodded.

Xu Linlin smiled happily, then asked, "Who do you think we should invite to perform?"

Su Qianrou also stepped forward and said unhurriedly, "Storyteller, musician, and opera performers, anything that can bring joy to everyone is fine."

"Then I'll have someone go and invite them."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work."

"Hey, what's so hard about this? I never knew before that I could feel so accomplished after completing something. Watching this restaurant change little by little, from dilapidated to magnificent, I feel like I'm dreaming. I can't even imagine how much I'll cry on the day it opens."

Su Qianrou couldn't help but laugh, "That won't do. How can you cry on such a joyous day?"

"Hehe, then I'll try not to cry."

Su Qianrou smiled, and then the two of them walked around the first floor. Finding nothing amiss, they went up to the second floor.

"This place can accommodate thirty tables, fifteen on each side. From this side, you can see the stage below; from this side, you can see the street outside. Also, as you said, a step has been specially added to both sides for easier viewing down."

"good".

"As for the third floor, it's all private rooms, the smallest can accommodate four people and the largest can accommodate twelve people."

Su Qianrou nodded to indicate that she understood, and then asked, "By the way, has the elevator I mentioned been built?"

"I was just about to take you to see it, let's go."

Next, the two arrived at the end of the corridor, where a wooden "elevator" came into view.

Xu Linlin said excitedly, "This elevator is really a great thing. How did you come up with it? With it, we can save a lot of manpower and resources. It's simply amazing."

Su Qianrou only provided the idea; she didn't know the specifics of how to do it, so she asked, "How do I do this?"

“There’s a control room on the first floor. There are people in the control room who pull ropes to control the lifting,” Xu Linlin said, holding the rope beside her. A small bell was hanging at the end of the rope. “This bell is connected to the control room and the first floor. As long as you pull it, the first floor and the control room will know. For example, if it’s time to serve food, you pull it on the first floor, and the control room will pull the lifting platform to the second floor. At the same time, the second floor will also know, and then the manager on this floor will arrange for the waiter to come out and serve the food. If there’s no need to serve food, they will stay here.” Xu Linlin pointed to the small room next to Su Qianrou.

Su Qianrou understood, so she nodded.

Then, Xu Linlin added, "The same procedure applies to the third floor."

"It's a pity there's no electricity, otherwise it would be more convenient."

"What kind of electricity?"

"nothing".

"Oh," Xu Linlin replied without asking any further questions.

At this moment, the steward came over and said, "Masters, the dishes are all ready. Would you like to try them?"

Xu Linlin glanced at Su Qianrou, and seeing her nod, said, "Let's go."

"This way, gentlemen."

Then the group went downstairs.

Two hours later, Su Qianrou came out of the restaurant. She and Chunzhu walked slowly down the street toward the Su residence. When they passed by the street stalls, they would curiously walk over and take a look.

At this moment, she stopped in front of a wood carving stall and was carefully selecting one. Then she took a fancy to a fine horse and picked it up.

"Miss has excellent taste. This is called 'Success Upon Arrival.' You can buy it as a gift. If there is someone in your family who is taking the imperial examination, this would be perfect."

"You carved this yourself."

"Ok".

Su Qianrou looked at his hands and saw that they were indeed covered in calluses. "How long did it take you to carve this?"

"Three days".

"How long have you been doing wood carving?"

"It's been over thirty years. Three generations of my family have been doing this. I started learning from my dad and my grandpa when I was seven or eight years old," the stall owner patiently answered her every question.

No wonder the workmanship is so exquisite, no less than that in the shops, Su Qianrou thought to herself, and then asked, "It's a pity that you're setting up a stall here with your workmanship. Have you ever thought about changing your work location?"

"What do you mean by that, Miss?"

"You can go to Ronglin Hall."

"Miss is joking. How could someone like me go to Ronglin Hall?"

"Why do you need to belittle yourself? Your skills are no worse than theirs."

"Thank you for your kind words, Miss, but even if I went, they wouldn't hire me."

"You didn't even go, how do you know it won't happen?"

The stall owner didn't say anything, but you could tell from his expression that he wasn't going to try and get rejected.

"Why not give it a try? Maybe it will work out. If it does, wouldn't that be better than setting up a stall here?"

The stall owner was a little hesitant.

Su Qianrou handed him the horse in her hand, "Take this tomorrow, and I guarantee you'll succeed."

The stall owner took it, looked at the horse in his hand, and said nothing.

Su Qianrou didn't say anything more and turned to leave.

However, he hadn't taken more than two steps when someone called out to him, "Sister Rou'er." Gu Mingxuan was dressed in a moon-white robe, holding a folding fan in his hand, with a gentle smile on his face, giving him the air of a refined gentleman.

Su Qianrou subconsciously turned her head to look, paused for a moment, and after searching her memory, finally remembered who the person in front of her was and called out, "Young Master Gu."

Gu Mingxuan walked up to her and said, "When did you become so distant from me, Rou'er?"

Gu Mingxuan and Su Mingxuan became close friends because of their similar names, similar ages, and both being quite talented.

Therefore, Gu Mingxuan often visited Su Mingxuan's residence. Over time, Su Qianrou and he became acquainted, and eventually, they began to address each other as brother and sister.

"Now that Young Master Gu has become a scholar, I can no longer be as ignorant as before."

"It's alright, Rou'er, you can still call me Brother Gu as before."

To be honest, Su Qianrou couldn't quite bring herself to call him that, as it felt a bit ambiguous, so she said, "I'll just call him Brother Mingxuan instead."

Gu Mingxuan looked at her without saying a word, lost in thought.

Su Qianrou felt a little uncomfortable under his gaze. Just as she was about to speak, she heard him ask, "Are you going back to the manor?"

"Ok".

"Then I'll take you."

"No need, I can go back by myself."

"Sister Rou'er, you don't need to be so polite with me, let's go."

Su Qianrou couldn't refuse, so she had no choice but to agree, "Thank you for your trouble."

Gu Mingxuan glanced at her but didn't say anything.

The two then walked away side by side.