Transmigration: The Little Chef Calls The Shots
Chapter 1301 - 174, Dispute (Third Watch)_2

Chapter 1301: 174, Dispute (Third Watch)_2

Marry?!

Zhao Hongsheng’s back couldn’t help but shudder, marry Yan Ruchun? That cousin who was not at all clever and always pretended not to see him whenever she met him?

What was the Empress Mother thinking? Hadn’t it been agreed that he would marry Su Qiuyu?

His heart thumped, and Zhao Hongsheng suddenly realized something. He seemed to have heard his uncle say that he was not to interfere with Drunken Immortal Tower anymore. Was this a threat? If he didn’t marry Yan Ruchun, would they stop supporting him financially?

"Definitely." Zhao Hongsheng’s eyebrows knitted in frustration, and he immediately took his leave from Yan Xiangkai to go and find Consort Liu.

If there was anyone in this world whom Yan Xiangkai cared for and loved the most, it was his sister Consort Liu, no one dared to claim the first, not even his only daughter Yan Ruchun was any competition, let alone his wife.

Once Zhao Hongsheng had left, Yan Xiangkai began discussing Dong Tian with Shopkeeper Ling. Unlike Zhao Hongsheng, both of them believed that Dong Tian’s success was no fluke. If strategic steps were not taken, eventually all of Capital City’s prestigious tavern reputation might have to be handed over to Dong Tian.

Long fingers skillfully manipulated the abacus, Lin Yuan’s eyes shifting back and forth between the ledger and the abacus, while Xia Zheng waited quietly by her side.

With a click, as the final bead settled, Lin Yuan figured out the accounts.

"Thirteen thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine Silver, this is this month’s income," she uttered lightly, but those listening were shocked wide-eyed.

Just over ten thousand Silver in a month? Not to mention this was after deducting the wages of the workers and the chefs. Dong Tian was truly making a fortune!

Initially, Lin Yuan herself was startled by this figure. She thought it would be great to have twice the monthly income of Fuman Building, not anticipating it would be three times as much. Indeed, Capital City was different, more prosperous!

Shui Xian, Yin Xing, and Dong Qing began discussing in low voices, but Xia Zheng just nodded and smiled casually as if such an income was merely trivial: "Thirteen thousand Silver, plus the decoration you gifted to your elder brother and his wife, and including the discount for the first three days of opening, let me calculate... yes, this month should be around eighteen thousand Silver. Not bad, a good start indeed."

Dong Qing and the others were even more shocked, as the income neared twenty thousand Silver, and the young master merely commented it was ’not bad!’

Meanwhile, Lin Yuan tapped her fingers on the ledger, "Yes, indeed a good start. If next month we include the income from Dream Kingdom, we should be hitting close to thirty thousand Silver."

The room gasped in cold breaths, gazing in awe at the two figures orchestrating this success. Only Shopkeeper Liu appeared wholly calm, not at all as shocked.

"Shopkeeper Liu, are you not surprised at all?" Dong Qing poked at Shopkeeper Liu’s arm, curious.

Shopkeeper Liu laughed, "Me? Ha, wait till you’ve worked with these two for a long time. Things like this are trivial in the big scheme of what they have experienced."

Dong Qing and the others stared at Shopkeeper Liu, realizing the true expert was right here; someone so calm despite such a massive income must have seen truly extraordinary things before!

While they were settling accounts in the room, Hai Tang suddenly rushed in breathlessly. Just as Lin Yuan thought something had happened to Lady Liu, Hai Tang shook her head hurriedly, panting, "It’s not Madam, it’s the young miss. Xiao Linshuang was selling things on the street and got arrested!"

Xiao Linshuang?

Lin Yuan rose abruptly from her seat, "Arrested? Why was she arrested? What happened to her?"

As she questioned, she hurried out with Xia Zheng.

Hai Tang stuttered along behind them, quickly recounting the events.

Turns out, Xiao Linshuang did not go to Hall of Salvation to study medicine today but instead took her two maids, and also brought along Hai Tang to sell things on the street early in the morning.

Selling what? Naturally, the herbal products they had been concocting in the room days before with Lao Fan.

"What exactly is that stuff?" Lin Yuan’s mind was a whirl of questions, almost wishing to dive into Hai Tang’s mind to find out.

Hai Tang bit her lip, explaining, "Actually, I am not clear about it either, but Xiao Miss calls it ’Condensation Dew,’ saying it makes the skin moist and smooth when applied."

So it was a skincare product, but how could that have led to her arrest?

"At first, we were selling quite well, but then some people came from nowhere, claiming Xiao Miss’s Condensation Dew was poisonous and caused their mistress to develop red spots on her face. We all have used that Condensation Dew; it’s not poisonous at all. They wanted to take Xiao Miss to see an official, we wouldn’t allow it, and then a quarrel broke out. I sensed something was wrong and hurried here to find you."

Now, Lin Yuan nodded in understanding, "Did you inform my mother?"

"No," Hai Tang said a bit ashamedly, "Xiao Miss was selling just a few streets away from home, quite far, so I came here directly to find you. I will return immediately to inform Madam."

"We can’t go," said Lin Yuan, shaking her head. She felt that although Hai Tang was two years older than Lian Qiao, her ability to handle situations was not as strong as Du Ruo’s or Lian Qiao’s. How could such a matter be revealed to Lady Liu? Luckily, her anxiety prevented her from informing Lady Liu too soon, otherwise, it would have caused abundant worry.

As they gathered more insights, they finally reached the street and indeed saw five or six fierce-looking men confronting Xiao Linshuang, who at seven years old looked utterly vulnerable in front of the aggressive group, like a small chick unable to resist.