Transmigrated into a seven-year-old child, my fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens.

Zhao Lian gave the restaurant a nice name, Yu Lian Ge Restaurant. The main hall on the first floor can accommodate 20 tables, and there are also private rooms upstairs. The overall area looks bigger than Zui Chun Lou.

The Imperial Lotus Pavilion is not far from the Drunken Spring Pavilion, about two hundred meters apart.

Zhao Lian has been busy lately and hasn't had time to visit Zui Chun Lou. Now that the shop is about to open, Zhao Lian plans to send invitations to the Qiao brothers.

When we arrived at Zuichunlou, it was lunchtime, and the place was packed with people.

"Zhao Lian, you're here. Come to the private room and have a seat," Jordan greeted Zhao Lian warmly.

“Brother Qiao, I’m here to deliver your invitations. From today onwards, you’ll have a formidable opponent.” With that, Zhao Lian pulled out the invitation.

"What is this? Why all the mystery?" Upon seeing the words on the invitation, Jordan was speechless with surprise: "Zhao Lian, I didn't expect you to actually open a shop? So that newly opened restaurant around the corner is yours?"

"That's right!" Zhao Lian said smugly, "We'll have to invite you all to the grand opening of the restaurant!"

Qiao Feng had just finished his work and came upstairs when he overheard this. He thought Zhao Lian was joking! He only realized it was real when he saw the invitation.

Zhao Lian didn't have time to sit down at all. As she walked, she said, "Alright, I have to go. I have a lot of things to do. Remember to bring Sister Ling with you. You must come!"

"This girl is really that busy." Qiao Feng said helplessly, he wanted to talk to her a little more.

Jordan reminded him, "Second brother, I think you should give up. I don't think Zhaolian's heart is with you."

As if someone had hit a nerve, Qiao Feng blushed: "Big brother, what are you saying! I'm not talking to you anymore!"

At this moment, Zhao Lian wasn't thinking about anything else; the most important thing right now was to open a restaurant.

I've been teaching Zhao Di how to cook these past few days, and she picks it up very quickly. She learns things very well and the dishes she makes are delicious and visually appealing.

Meanwhile, the restaurant also planned to make bread and pastries, which Zhao Lian entrusted to Sun Shangxiang and her three sisters-in-law, asking them to be in charge of making bread, pastries, and sweet soup.

They have made thorough preparations in the past few days, producing many exquisite flyers and having someone draw pictures of dishes and pastries, which are very lifelike and have prices marked on them. With this flyer, you can get a 7% discount.

After such publicity, the entire capital city knew about the Imperial Lotus Pavilion.

Five days later, the restaurant opened, and a long queue formed at the entrance, with every seat filled up both upstairs and downstairs.

Besides Liu Laogen and Yan Guihua, the rest of the Liu family, including Liu Yan and Liu Yao, all came out to help.

The business at Yulian Pavilion was booming, but other restaurants suffered as all their customers flocked to Yulian Pavilion.

Zuichunlou was open as usual, but there were far fewer customers than usual. Qiao Feng, Jordan, and Ling Yun also came with their two children.

Looking at the magnificent decoration of Yulian Pavilion, Qiao Feng couldn't help but click his tongue: "The decoration is quite nice." At the same time, he was puzzled: "Zhaolian, you are really capable. I heard that this shop has a good location and you can't buy it even if you have money. How did it end up in your hands?"

“There are a lot of things you don’t know!” Zhao Lian blinked. “Qiao Feng, just be prepared. If you don’t innovate, you’ll be eliminated. Don’t blame me for stealing your customers then.”

Jordan raised an eyebrow: "Such arrogance. If you can steal it, that's your skill."

Yu Lian Ge offers more than ten signature dishes, including braised pork knuckle, braised pork belly and intestines in a sizzling pot, beef brisket with radish, stir-fried pork kidney, and sweet and sour carp.

When the new shop opened, Zhu Yuanzhang also came. Zhao Lian served him a table full of dishes, which he ate with great relish, his mouth greasy and his heart full of satisfaction.

Zhu Yuanzhang, patting his belly, reminisced, "It's so delicious! Zhaolian, the dishes you make are even better than those made by the imperial chefs."

Zhao Lian was anything but modest, proudly tilting her head back: "Of course! If I couldn't cook well, how could I open a restaurant?"

"By the way, Your Majesty, don't go back on your promise." Zhao Lian quickly reminded the Emperor, afraid he might forget.

"What is it?" Zhu Yuanzhang pretended not to understand. "You mean you wanted to marry me? Have you changed your mind and want to marry me right now?"

"Pah, pah, pah, dream on!" Zhao Lian spat in his face: "You promised the Dark Guard, don't go back on your word."

The Emperor then realized what was going on: "So that's what it is. I thought you were talking about something else! I have my own arrangements for that."

Just then, Song Ting and Song Wenjie arrived, along with Zhao Feng.

Song Wenjie had always kept his distance from Zhao Feng, but when he saw Zhao Lian, Zhao Feng boldly took Song Wenjie's hand and provocatively said to Zhao Lian, "We're getting married."

Zhao Lian smiled and said, "Really? Big sister? Congratulations! Brother Song is a good person!"

Zhao Feng's words surprised Sun Shangxiang and the others.

I was happy for her when I learned she was going to marry Song Wenjie. Now, the three sisters finally have a place to settle down.

Upon hearing from Sun Shangxiang that Zhao Lian was going to marry the Emperor, Zhao Feng's face immediately darkened, and she turned and left before even having a meal.

Zhao Feng got angry when she thought that Zhao Lian always tried to outdo her.

Yan Guihua sighed, "Oh dear, how did Zhao Feng become like this?"

Sun Shangxiang pouted: "Mother, don't worry about it so much. I think Zhao Feng is too ambitious."

Yan Guihua interrupted her, "Alright, let's just leave it at that!"

The restaurant was packed every day for the past three days since it opened, and many of the customers were repeat customers. Zhao Lian calculated that it would make at least 200 taels of silver every day.

This made Zhao Di very happy: "Sister, if we earn so much in one day, we'll soon be rich women."

Zhao Lian winked mischievously: "Second sister, this is all the dowry I earned for you."

Zhao Di punched her: "You little rascal, you're always making fun of your second sister."

A week later, the novelty wore off, and customer traffic began to decline, which made the other restaurants feel much better.

Even though it's not much, she can still earn a few dozen taels of silver a day, which is quite satisfactory for Zhao Di.

……

Yang Mei was overjoyed to receive Song Ting's letter. She never expected that her son, who was usually so dense, would suddenly see the light and actually succeed in turning a bad relationship into a real one. This was something she hadn't anticipated at all.

Yang Mei urged the two of them to get married as soon as possible. Song Wenjie originally wanted to delay and didn't want to get married so quickly, but unexpectedly, Zhao Feng became pregnant at this time.

This delighted Yang Mei and Lord Song, who immediately began making arrangements for Song Wenjie's marriage.

The thought that in this day and age, premarital pregnancy could lead to serious consequences, such as being drowned in a pig cage, is unthinkable.

At the very least, they will be despised. It was their own son who did this. If word gets out, they will be the butt of people's mouths.

Yang Mei quickly and discreetly began arranging the marriage. She was somewhat surprised by the two of them; in truth, she also liked Zhao Lian, but since things had come to this, she didn't say anything more.

However, because of her pregnancy, and for the sake of the fetus, there were taboos surrounding everything she did, so the wedding was kept simple.