Shocking! The entire court was drooling with envy because of me.

"What's wrong with you??" Shen De was so surprised that he stood up.

Shen Gao looked terrible; he was limping and his face was covered in bruises.

It looked like he'd been beaten up.

Shen Gao looked down, his face contorted with pain, and said, "I fell while climbing a tree, and then some people appeared out of nowhere, accusing me of being a thief and beating me up."

"It hurts so much!"

"I told you not to go to the Shen residence. It's never good to climb a tree into someone else's house. Consider this a lesson learned."

As Shen De spoke, he felt somewhat relieved.

Fortunately, he didn't go tree climbing with us yesterday.

"By the way, Four Happiness Meatballs! Are there any orders left?" Shen Gao asked anxiously.

Despite being beaten up, he still dragged his aching body to the teahouse.

All for the sake of eating Four Happiness Meatballs.

"They're long gone." Shen De shook his head.

"However, I've made an amazing discovery. Guess who Madam Shen of Zhiweixuan is?"

"How would I know who it is? It can't be Shen Qing, can it..." Shen Gao said, speechless.

The next moment, he saw Shen De nod: "It is indeed Shen Qing."

"What? Are you out of your mind?"

"It really is Shen Qing!" Shen De confirmed.

Instantly, Shen Gao's eyes lit up and his eyebrows shot up.

"Why didn't you say so earlier? If it were Shen Qing, why would we be queuing up? We could eat as much as we want!!"

As he spoke, Shen Gao began to limp toward Zhiweixuan.

Shen De quickly pulled Shen Gao back: "It's no use. Shen Qing said that everyone has to queue up at Zhiweixuan. You definitely won't be able to eat there today."

"But we are all members of the Shen family, do we have to wait in line as a family?" Shen Gao shouted.

His voice was so loud that people around him turned to look.

One diner couldn't help but exclaim, "Even the King of Heaven himself would have to queue up for Shen Niangzi's food!"

Shen Gao's eyebrows were all twisted into a knot, but he didn't expect to get any light at all.

He was so miserable that he couldn't eat Four Happiness Meatballs.

Especially since many diners were enjoying their food nearby, the smell kept getting into their noses, it was almost unbearable.

"Let's stay another day and try the Four Happiness Meatballs tomorrow."

A voice sounded from behind them, and the two turned around to find Shen Mao looking utterly lost.

Shen De was puzzled by Shen Mao's drastic change and asked, "Didn't you skip breakfast?"

"I went to Shen Qing's house."

"So what?" Shen Gao asked, looking puzzled.

"I've figured it all out. It was Shen Chengzong and his wife who did something inhumane. They took the family business and kicked Shen Qing and her daughter out of the house. I heard that Shen Chengzong was beaten by one of Shen Qing's customers."

"Now everyone in Ping'an County is obsessed with Shen Qing's cuisine. Zhiweixuan is bustling with activity every day, attracting many wealthy and powerful people."

"Moreover, when I came here just now, several storytellers were talking about Madam Shen from Zhiweixuan. I have to say, Shen Qing is doing very well in Ping'an County, even better than her father did back then."

Shen Mao recounted all the information he had received from his mother and everything he had seen and heard along the way.

Finally, he couldn't help but suggest, "Therefore, I think it would be better to hand over the Shen family business to Shen Qing. Only when Shen Qing is in charge will the Shen Family Restaurant flourish again and even become famous far and wide!"

He had been thinking about this carefully for a while on the way.

Mother Shen was absolutely right when she said that none of the Shen family's sons could compare to Shen Qing.

At least, no one could start from a street stall and build such a thriving business.

After much thought, it was better to let Shen Qing continue to carry on the family's glory and make the Shen family famous throughout the world than to let others fail.

"To be honest, I also..."

Just as Shen De was about to speak, Shen Gao, standing beside him, exploded, shouting, "What nonsense are you talking about? That's definitely not going to work!"

"No matter how capable Shen Qing is, she's still a girl, she definitely won't do."

You turned to Shen De and said, "Clan leader, you must not be confused. According to reason, law, and morality, the Shen family's business should not fall into Shen Qing's hands."

"Furthermore, since she has the ability to open Zhiweixuan, she must have a secret recipe left by her father. This recipe is also part of the family business, and we should take it back."

"With the secret recipe, any son in the clan can run it well!"

He rattled off a string of words, leaving Shen De's head buzzing.

Goodness, is this some kind of secret recipe?

If there really was a secret recipe, Shen Qing's father would have revealed it long ago when he was alive. After all, Shen's Restaurant doesn't have the kind of amazing food that the diners around here are talking about.

"I think what that stubborn old man Shen Mao said this time makes a lot of sense. Why don't we give the restaurant and the family business to Shen Qing and let him carry on the Shen family's legacy?"

"But he's a girl..."

"She also has the blood of the Shen family, and her children are also children of the Shen family." Shen Mao brought up the same words that his mother had just said.

Shen Gao frowned, unwilling from the bottom of his heart.

However, Shen De is the clan leader, and Shen Mao has a very high degree of influence within the clan.

Although he could speak a few words in the clan, he was ultimately not as influential as these two.

Now they're both on Shen Qing's side, what are we going to do?

The main issue is that Shen Chengzong promised him a substantial reward. If he fails to complete the task, wouldn't the promised reward be lost?

That won't do, it would break my heart to see him like that.

No, he has to think of another way.

......

The three old men sat in the teahouse waiting for Shen Qing.

There were 600 servings available today, but they were all sold out before noon.

Just as Shen Qing was about to close the door, three old men came to greet him.

"Girl, we've come here to tell you that we know what Shen Chengzong has done, and we will definitely punish him."

"The Shen family's business and lineage will be entrusted to you, especially the Shen Family Restaurant. You must manage it well and bring glory to our Shen family!"

Shen De's eyes shone as he said this.

Shen Mao's eyes also held a deep sense of anticipation; clearly, he had high hopes for Shen Qing.

Only Shen Gao stood to the side, unwilling and resentful, his brows furrowed tightly.

Shen Qing was stunned. He hadn't expected that these elders weren't the ones who were always looking for trouble.

Okay, she was prejudiced from the start.

Shen Qing smiled and said, "The family business my father built should naturally be inherited by my mother and me. As for Shen's Restaurant, I'll think of a way to make it when I have some free time."

"Hey, don't just sit around doing nothing!" Shen Mao said anxiously. "You should focus your main efforts on Shen's Restaurant. It's a big restaurant, much better than your little shop, isn't it?"

"If all else fails, why don't you move Zhiweixuan to Shen's Restaurant? It's more spacious there!" Shen De said from the side.

"Shen's Restaurant was founded by your father himself, so you must manage it well and make it bigger and stronger."

"Yes, girl, the restaurant is the most important thing."

"..."

The two old men talked for a while, but Shen Gao was extremely uncomfortable.