The saintess is pregnant, what does that have to do with me, a spoiled brat?

Inside the Drunken Immortal Pavilion.

Xu Nuo stood in front of the railing on the third floor, looking down at the spacious lobby below.

Fatty Wang sidled up, rubbing his hands together, and asked, "Brother Xu, if this place doesn't sell milk tea, what should we sell? We can't just keep selling those stir-fries like before, can we? That's so boring."

Xu Nuo glanced at him.

"How much money can you make selling vegetables?"

"What will you sell?"

"Selling alcohol." Xu Nuo's lips curled into a smile. "Strong liquor."

The liquor from Dali has an extremely low alcohol content, almost like water. If they could produce a high-proof distilled spirit, it would be a game-changer in the capital.

Fatty Wang scratched his head, somewhat disappointed: "Wine? There are plenty of good wines in the capital. Can we compete with those established brands?"

"You don't know anything." Xu Nuo was too lazy to explain. "Go, find a few reliable craftsmen and have them make a set of tools according to the blueprints I drew. The sooner the better."

Fatty Wang took the blueprints, glanced at them, and couldn't understand them at all, but he still ran off happily.

the other side.

The inner city, Chen residence.

"Bang!"

The fine blue-and-white porcelain teacup was smashed to pieces on the ground.

Chen Yuan, the head of the Chen family, stared intently at Chen Yunfei, who was kneeling on the ground with his face swollen like a pig's head.

"waste!"

"The dignified young master of the Chen family, scared off by a spoiled brat into handing over the contract for the Drunken Immortal Pavilion? Is your brain filled with shit?!"

Chen Yunfei covered his face, wailing, "Father, that was a promise! That living devil of the Zhenguo Duke's mansion! He even dared to smash up the imperial edict office. If I don't hand it over, he really might kill me!"

"Bullshit!" Chen Yuan laughed angrily. "No matter how arrogant he is, would he dare to kill the family members of an official in public? No matter how protective Xu Zhentian is, can he silence the public outcry?"

Chen Yunfei shrank back, not daring to talk back.

Chen Yuan took a deep breath, suppressing the anger in his heart.

Zuixianlou was the Chen family's cash cow; how could he possibly swallow this insult?

But Xu Zhentian, that old madman, is indeed not someone to be trifled with.

If they really go to war openly and openly, the Chen family will definitely not come out on top.

"Dad, what do we do now? Just give up?" Chen Yunfei asked cautiously.

Chen Yuan sneered, a sinister glint flashing in his eyes.

"Forget it? Do you think the things of the Chen family are so easy to take?"

"Didn't he promise to open a restaurant?"

"Pass down my message: inform all food and beverage suppliers in the capital that anyone who dares to supply Zuixianlou is going against the Chen family!"

"I want to see if his Drunken Immortal Pavilion can stay open without ingredients and drinks!"

Chen Yunfei's eyes lit up, and he nodded repeatedly, "Father is brilliant! Let's starve this bastard to death!"

Zuixianlou (Drunken Immortal Pavilion)

Xu Nuo was sitting in the private room, writing down the recipe and process for distilled spirits.

Suddenly, a series of light footsteps came from outside the door.

With a "bang," the door was pushed open.

Li Wanning hopped in with his hands behind his back, followed by two expressionless imperial guards.

"Xu Yan, you're really something!"

As soon as Li Wanning entered, he looked the luxurious private room up and down, marveling at it.

"I just went home for a short trip, and you turned around and bought the top restaurant in the capital?"

Xu Nuo put down his pen, leaned back in his chair, and looked at her with a half-smile.

"Miss Ning is certainly well-informed."

Li Wanning pulled out a chair, sat down, rested his chin on his hands, and blinked.

"That's natural."

"However, you're incredibly audacious. You even dared to seize the Chen family's assets. Aren't you afraid of retaliation from them?"

Xu Nuo picked up her teacup and took a sip.

"Revenge? They'd better have the guts."

Li Wanning pursed his lips.

"Keep bragging. The Chen family is deeply rooted in the capital. You're just an outsider. Even if you have some connections, a powerful dragon can't suppress a local snake."

She paused, her eyes darted around, and she moved a little closer.

"How about this, you give me half of the profits from Zuixianlou, and I'll protect you. I guarantee the Chen family won't dare to lay a finger on you."

Xu Nuo was delighted.

This girl is even more shrewd than him.

"Miss Ning, where did you learn this skill of getting something for nothing from?"

"What do you mean by 'getting something for nothing'!" Li Wanning's eyes widened, and he puffed out his chest defiantly. "I did a lot of work! If my men hadn't gone to the imperial court to bail you out, you'd still be eating rotten food in jail right now!"

Xu Nuo shook his head.

"I can handle those matters at the Imperial Censorate myself."

"However, since Miss Ning is so sincere, joining us is not out of the question."

Li Wanning's eyes lit up: "Really?"

"Of course." Xu Nuo tapped his fingers lightly on the table. "However, not half, but twenty percent."

"Twenty percent? That's too little!" Li Wanning jumped up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. "I'm..."

She almost blurted out the word "royal family," but swallowed it back down.

"I did a lot of work!"

Xu Nuo said unhurriedly, "Twenty percent is quite a lot. The future profits of Zuixianlou will definitely be much more than you imagine."

"Moreover, you only need to be listed as a guest, you don't have to do anything, you can just lie down and count your money."

Li Wanning looked at him suspiciously.

"What kind of business are you planning to start? The Chen family will definitely cut off your supply, and you won't be able to buy even a single vegetable."

Xu Nuo smiled.

"Who said I was going to sell vegetables?"

He pushed the papers on the table in front of Li Wanning.

Li Wanning leaned over for a look, his face full of confusion.

"What is this? Wine?"

"That's right, a kind of wine that can bankrupt all the drunkards in the capital." Xu Nuo said with certainty.

Li Wanning was skeptical.

"Just because of this?"

"Just for this." Xu Nuo stood up, walked to the window, and looked down at the bustling street below.

"Ms. Ning, it's a pleasure doing business with you."

Li Wanning watched his retreating figure and bit her lip.

This guy, despite looking quite young, always acts like a cunning old man.

However, if it really can make a lot of money and help relieve the pressure on the national treasury for my father, then 20% is fine too.

"Okay, 20%!" Li Wanning made the final decision.

Xu Nuo turned around, a triumphant smile playing on her lips.

With the royal family as a backing, all of the Chen family's shady tactics became a joke.

This is a sure thing, no losses.