Chapter 16 The First Steps to Economic Freedom
As soon as Sheng Zhiyao walked into the house, she heard someone calling her.
"Zhiyao, are you back?"
"Mother." Sheng Zhiyao ran over quickly.
Qi Xinyue pinched her little face gently: "Where have you been so early in the morning? Have you had lunch?"
"No, I just passed by Juxian Building and wanted to go in for dinner, but found that I had no money." Sheng Zhiyao looked at her mother helplessly.
As a result, Qi Xinyue hugged her distressedly: "It was mother's negligence. Now let Meier go to Aunt Li to get some silver. After spending it, she will go to Nanny Li to get it."
"Yes, thank you mother." Sheng Zhiyao happily kissed her mother's face.
"Are you hungry? Let's go eat."
Sheng Zhiyao nodded happily.
"Zhiyao is back!" Sheng Zhengye stood up happily when he saw that his precious daughter was back.
"Father."
"Come sit here, lunch is ready."
"Yes, Zhiyao is almost starving to death." Sheng Zhiyao touched her belly. She sat next to her father and saw the table full of delicacies. She picked up her chopsticks and prepared to eat. However, she found that her father had not picked up his chopsticks yet and was silent.
and put it back.
Qi Xinyue saw it but said nothing. It seemed that the old Marquis had taught Zhiyuan very well over the years.
"Come on, Zhiyao, eat quickly. This is the food your mother cooked for you. Try it." Sheng Zhengye put a piece of meat in a bowl for her, and Sheng Zhiyao happily ate it.
"The food cooked by my mother is so delicious. I must eat it often from now on." Sheng Zhiyao did not forget to praise her mother a few times while eating. Although these dishes are not as delicious as her cooking, they are better than being hungry without food.
good.
Qi Xinyue laughed from ear to ear when she heard her praise, and hurriedly added a lot of vegetables to Zhiyao's bowl.
After lunch, Zhiyao ran back to her courtyard and told the maids that she was going to take a nap.
After closing the door, Zhiyao lay on the bed and started thinking about how to make money. Although the Hou family was not short of money, she couldn't rely on her parents and grandfather all her life.
She returned to the small villa with a thought, sitting at the dining table with a can of Coke, thinking about how she could earn her first pot of gold.
Finally, out of the corner of her eye, she spotted the Jinhua ham that her grandfather had kept in the cupboard. She quickly took it out, opened the box, carefully cut a piece, and picked a few cabbage leaves from the backyard. An hour later,
A fresh and fragrant cabbage soup is ready.
Sheng Zhiyao carried the bowl of soup out of the villa and walked towards her grandfather's yard.
When she walked in, she found the old Marquis sitting on a chair drinking tea. Butler Li stood beside him and seemed to be talking to him about something: "Grandpa, give it a try."
The old Marquis put down the tea in his hand, and a salty aroma came to his nose: "What do you want grandpa to taste?"
"Here, look." Sheng Zhiyao put the soup bowl on the table.
"Cabbage soup?" Mr. Sheng looked at Sheng Zhiyao doubtfully.
"Steward Li, bring me two bowls and spoons. Grandpa, you can try them first before talking."
It didn't take long for Butler Li to bring the tableware. Sheng Zhiyao filled two bowls of soup, gave one to the old man and handed the other to Butler Li.
"Me too?" Butler Li was a little surprised.
"Of course, it's the same as before." As soon as he said this, Butler Li was stunned.
After the car accident, he and Mr. Sheng traveled to this era together. Apart from the change in appearance and voice, he was still by the old man's side. He had long noticed that the old man's granddaughter was different.
In his previous life, Li Qiao was a veteran. The old man found him in the job market who was looking for a job. He glanced at his resume and asked him to be his driver.
After Sheng Zhiyao's parents passed away, there were only three of them living together in the villa. Sheng Zhiyao had already regarded Li Qiao as his uncle. Every time he cooked, he would ask Li Qiao to eat with him. Of course, every time he made a new dish, he would ask him to cook with his grandfather.
"Guinea pig".
Sheng Zhiyao watched her grandfather and Butler Li drink the soup, and couldn't wait to know how they felt: "How is it? How does it taste?"
"Did you use my Jinhua ham?" Grandpa guessed what ingredients she used after drinking it.
"Yes, I'll leave it alone anyway, why not..."
Looking at her clever look, Mr. Sheng knew what she was thinking: "Why not open a restaurant, right?"
"How do you know?" Sheng Zhiyao was thinking about how her grandfather knew her thoughts. Butler Li laughed: "Miss, every time you finish cooking at home, you tell us that if you don't do research in the future, you will open a restaurant and become the owner.
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Sheng Zhiyao touched her head and smiled awkwardly: "Haha~ Really?"
The old Marquis nodded affirmatively: "You don't want to do research now, do you want to go out?"
"That's right, I went out without any money today and was ridiculed by the waiter at the door of Juxian Building." Sheng Zhiyao muttered aggrievedly, lowered her head and rubbed the corners of her clothes.
"Haha~ Then how are you going to implement it?" Grandpa is grandpa. Every time he has an idea, he will ask Sheng Zhiyao to come up with a plan.
"Not yet, I'll make some plans in the next few days."
"You have to know that Jinhua ham is not something that can be made in one go. Without it, this would be just an ordinary dish." The old Marquis specially reminded.
"You don't have to worry about this grandpa, I have a lot of them." Sheng Zhiyao stretched out her hand with the bracelet and shook it, and the old marquis understood her thoughts instantly.
Old Marquis Sheng had nothing to say. His granddaughter had a baby: "Then I wish you success."
"Okay." Sheng Zhiyao felt that he should strike while the iron was hot. This time he left the house with confidence, followed by Mei'er and Zhu'er. They planned to go shopping on the street where Juxian Building was located first.
When she left before, she discovered that there was a small restaurant called Qingfeng Restaurant opposite Juxian Building. Although the business was not as good as Juxian Building, it still had some customers.
When Sheng Zhiyao and the other three walked into the store, the waiter immediately came over to greet her with a smile. He did not treat her or the other three differently because of their plain clothes: "Please come in, three guests!"
Sheng Zhiyao looked at the specifications of the restaurant up and down, and it was definitely much inferior to Juxian Restaurant. However, she planned to take away Juxian Restaurant's business here and let them know what true hospitality is.
"Waiter, give me one of your store's signature dishes. It won't be too much, just enough for the three of us."
"Okay, you three will sit down first. The little one will ask the kitchen to prepare it for you right away." The waiter wiped the table and chairs for them to sit down, and then walked towards the kitchen.
After a while, the food was served. Although Sheng Zhiyao had just eaten at home, maybe because she was still growing, she felt a little hungry again.
"Miss, this dish tastes average. No wonder there are so few customers, but the price is cheaper." Meier said, looking at the menu sign hanging behind the counter.
"This way our dishes have a chance of winning."
"That's right, the food cooked by the lady is more delicious than the ones at Juxianlou." Zhu'er put down his chopsticks and looked at Mei'er proudly.
"You sound like you've eaten the food at Juxianlou." Sheng Zhiyao poured a basin of cold water on Zhu'er without hesitation. Zhu'er was left speechless: "Let's go, let's go find the shopkeeper."
Sheng Zhiyao led the two of them to the counter and looked at the shopkeeper who was doing the accounting. The shopkeeper called the waiter without raising his head: "Waiter, look at which table the guests are at so I can calculate the money."
"Wait a minute, shopkeeper, I want to do a business with you, what do you think?" The shopkeeper raised his head and looked at Sheng Zhiyao, who was not as tall as the counter, with a smile: "Little boy, what business do you want to do with me? I
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