Transmigration: The Little Chef Calls The Shots
Chapter 635 - 060 Yecheng’s Prosperity_1

Chapter 635: 060 Yecheng’s Prosperity_1

Lin Yuan’s fingers slowly tapped on the table, her brows furrowed as she appeared lost in thought.

Seeing that she was silent, and with Xia Zheng leisurely sipping tea at the table, Shopkeeper Wu couldn’t help but become stunned. Could it be that the matter he had just mentioned wasn’t considered important by everyone?

Meanwhile, Shopkeeper Liu was full of admiration. Last night when Shopkeeper Wu had arrived late, he too was both angry and anxious about the news. But now, seeing that these two youngsters who had just started out were more composed than they, the old hands at business, he felt somewhat ashamed.

Seeing that neither of them spoke, Shopkeeper Wu grew even more anxious, sweat beads forming on his forehead, "Boss? Boss?"

After calling out twice, Lin Yuan slowly lifted her head, and seeing his panicked look, she couldn’t help but smile, "Shopkeeper Wu, wasn’t the Drunken Immortal Residence doing better business than our Fragrant Full Building even before they had tofu?

Shopkeeper Wu was startled, that’s right – the Fragrant Full Building had always been outshone by the Drunken Immortal Residence, but didn’t he persevere in silence? Why wasn’t he composed now?

With Lin Yuan’s words, Shopkeeper Wu suddenly came to his senses, his face flushing slightly.

However, Lin Yuan did not continue to chide him but instead knocked on the table and said with a frown, "Although our business has always been overshadowed, we absolutely cannot overlook the fact that they have pilfered our dishes."

If the process of making tofu was something they had researched on their own, then so be it. However, if she were to discover there was a traitor among her own staff, she would absolutely not let it slide.

Shopkeeper Wu naturally had considered this issue as well, and ventured cautiously, "Boss, do you think it might’ve been someone who inadvertently leaked the secret?"

Lin Yuan had confidence in the shopkeepers of the various branches. As for those who were selected to learn the craft, she was less certain.

Xia Zheng set his teacup down on the table with a clink, and raising an eyebrow, he said, "Why don’t we just take a trip to Yecheng to see what’s happening?"

Compared to Zhuma Town, Yecheng was a bustling town. Upon hearing that their eldest sister was headed to Yecheng, the two younger sisters couldn’t sit still and begged to go with her.

The journey wasn’t particularly long, so Lin Yuan agreed to their request. But this spelled trouble for Xia Zheng, who initially suggested the trip to Yecheng for his own reasons; a visit to Yecheng would mean at least three or four days’ travel. He cherished the rare opportunity to be alone with Lin Yuan and didn’t welcome any interruptions.

Especially having to bring along these two little "nuisances"!

Lady Liu felt much relieved to have the two young daughters accompany them. After all, there was no formal engagement between her daughter and Xia Zheng, and she wasn’t keen on having grandchildren too soon. She gave Lin Wei several hints, but her blockheaded girl failed to grasp them, leaving Lady Liu wishing she could crack open her daughter’s head to see what was within.

Little Lin Shuang, on the other hand, patted Lady Liu’s shoulder with a grin, promising like a tiny adult, "Mom, don’t worry, I’ll stick close to Big Sister at all times. I’ll make sure Brother-in-law won’t have a chance to bully her!"

Lady Liu was speechless. Was her little daughter really just five years old? Why did her shrewdness seem more fitting for a fifty-year-old?

Little Xiao Yongyan was flailing his tiny fists and cheering loudly, his bright, mischievous eyes full of encouragement for his third sister.

As the weather was cold, before departing, Lady Liu laid two mattresses in the carriage and prepared a hand warmer for each of them – an item Lin Yuan bought from the town, concerned that her mother’s hands were cold.

With Xiao Linshuang there, there was no lack of cakes and delicacies. No sooner had she boarded the carriage than she began to eat with great gusto.

Lin Wei, looking at her little sister’s ceaselessly moving mouth, began to doubt whether the person who had eaten two big bowls of breakfast was really her!

They had to pass through Zhuma Town’s gate to get from the Lin family valley to Yecheng, and because it was cold, they set out late. Nonetheless, they ended up encountering acquaintances at the town gate.

Lin Yuan, feeling slightly uncomfortable under Xia Zheng’s intense gaze, lifted the curtain to look outside. To her surprise, she saw Jin Lingling and Li Chengzhi!

In front of a chess club, Jin Lingling was being gently helped off the carriage by Li Chengzhi. Normally as proud as a peacock, she now blushed beautifully, with a demure allure like a tender bird leaning on a man.

Li Chengzhi, on the other hand, although he concealed it well, Lin Yuan could still see the greed in his eyes. His lascivious gaze looked like a wolf eyeing its prey, almost as if he wanted to leap forward and tear it apart with his teeth.