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

"Madam Shen, please come in, please come in!" Master Jin was extremely enthusiastic, his attitude completely different from yesterday.

Even his arrogance was somewhat concealed.

Shen Qing stood at the door without moving: "Mr. Jin, just say what you have to say."

"Madam Shen, there's no need to be so wary. Today, I, Jin, have some good news to tell you."

"Is it about spicy strips?"

Businessmen are profit-driven, and she didn't need to guess to know it was related to spicy strips.

I just don't know what this Mr. Jin is up to.

"Madam Shen is indeed intelligent. I would like to discuss a collaboration with you."

"Right now, you only sell a serving of spicy strips for thirty coins, but if these spicy strips were sold at Jinquelou, I could sell them for fifty or sixty taels of silver. It's an outrageous profit."

"If you're willing, we'll split the profits fifty-fifty!"

A 50/50 split, meaning half the profit.

This time, Mr. Jin has really gone all out and shown his sincerity.

If we calculate based on 50 taels of silver per serving of spicy strips, even if we only sell 10 servings a day, that would still amount to 500 taels of silver.

The main ingredient of spicy strips is flour, which doesn't cost much, so each person can get at least two hundred taels of silver.

That's over six thousand taels a month.

For Shen Qing, a commoner, this was an immense fortune.

Therefore, Master Jin was full of confidence this time. Under the temptation of huge profits, he did not believe that Shen Qing would not agree.

But the next moment, he felt a buzzing in his ears.

"I'm sorry, I can't work with you."

???

Jin Ye's eyes widened. What did he just hear?

Rejected? Rejected? How could that be?

"If you cooperate with me, you can earn at least six thousand taels of silver every month!!!" he couldn't help but shout.

"I know that the raw materials for spicy strips are limited. I estimate that even if I sell out by tomorrow, I won't be able to sell any more."

Shen Qing said calmly.

She wasn't exactly lying; the raw materials were indeed limited.

It is estimated that the system's purchase limit will increase to 600 units tomorrow, at which point her spicy snack task will be completed.

Without modern compound spice powder, you can still make spicy strips, but it's definitely not the kind of flavor that's so addictive.

"...Ingredients? What ingredients? I'll find them for you!"

"I can't find it. The only bit I have was obtained by chance from a master in the mountains," Shen Qing casually made up.

"..."

Jin Ye thought this was an excuse, definitely an excuse.

He gritted his teeth and said directly, "How about this, regardless of whether I can find the raw materials or not, you sell me the formula, and I'll offer 100,000 taels of silver, how about it?"

"No need to sell it, I'll tell you directly, the recipe is just flour, compound chili powder, compound spice powder, and scallions, ginger, garlic, onions, and dried chilies."

Shen Qing blurted it out, appearing very generous.

Jin felt deeply insulted.

Can't he tell the difference between flour and other ingredients? Even the chefs at his restaurant can taste the difference between scallions, ginger, garlic, and onions.

The key is that compound chili powder and compound spice powder!

He needs the specific formulas for these two powders!

"Madam Shen, this is serious, I'll give you two hundred thousand taels!" Master Jin gritted his teeth, calculating the payback period in his mind.

Shen Qing: "I already said I didn't need it, so I didn't tell you earlier."

"I want to buy the recipes for compound spice powder and compound chili powder!" Mr. Jin stomped his foot in anger.

"Sorry, this was given to me by an expert; I don't know the answer."

???

A master? What kind of master?

That's obviously nonsense!

Jin was furious. He couldn't understand why Shen Qing could always calmly drive him crazy.

"Madam Shen, don't be too greedy!" he said through gritted teeth.

Shen Qing was confused. When did she become greedy?

"I really can't give you what you need. I'm sorry. If there's nothing else, I'll be going now."

After saying that, without paying attention to Master Jin's expression, Shen Qing took a step and left.

Master Jin was so angry that he was panting heavily, while the two servants beside him were so frightened that they didn't dare to breathe.

"Ungrateful! Absolutely ungrateful!!!"

Jin Ye roared and smashed everything he could find around him.

After a series of crackling sounds, it took him a while to finally finish venting his anger.

"If you won't listen to reason, you'll have to suffer the consequences. Since that's the case, don't blame me for being impolite."

......

Shen Qing pushed the cart back to the Yan residence.

The first thing I did upon returning home was to open the system and settle the account.

[Ding—Congratulations, host, for completing today's stall-setting task! Your ingredient purchase limit has been increased to 600 servings!]

As expected, it seems that once she sells out tomorrow, she will be able to complete her task of selling 1,000 spicy snacks.

Just then, Madam Yan rushed over excitedly: "Madam Shen, my father agreed! He agreed!!!"

"Agree to what?" Shen Qing asked, puzzled.

"My father has finally agreed to adopt you as his goddaughter. I begged and pleaded with him for so long before he finally agreed!!!"

"..."

Shen Qing was stunned. When did she ever say that she wanted to be Madam Yan's father's adopted daughter?

"Sister Wanrong, isn't it inappropriate to adopt a goddaughter like this...?"

"What's inappropriate about it? You've already called me 'sister,' so what's wrong with calling my dad 'godfather' too? Let me tell you, you'll definitely benefit from being my dad's goddaughter. He's known for protecting his own, and as long as you don't cause too much trouble, he'll cover for you!"

Madam Yan was eager to recommend him, afraid that she wouldn't be able to recommend her own father.

Of course, she also had a little bit of her own selfish motives.

She and Madam Shen are just friends now. If Madam Shen becomes her father's adopted daughter, then they will be family.

They're sisters!!

Madam Yan didn't have any ulterior motives; she simply wanted to be sisters with Shen Qing, to be family.

"Can......"

"What do you mean 'yes' or 'no'? It's settled then. Tomorrow, I'll take you to the General's Mansion. We'll bring some spicy strips with us. My father will definitely like you even more after he tries them!" Madam Yan unilaterally finalized the matter.

Shen Qing: "..."

She'll complete her task if she sells 600 servings of spicy strips tomorrow!

"How about this, I'll visit the old man on my way to set up my stall tomorrow."

Shen Qing made up her mind; she would rather not pursue the matter of her adopted daughter.

However, Madam Yan was currently in a warm mood, and she didn't want to dampen her enthusiasm.

She can explain it directly to the General's Mansion tomorrow.

As for spicy strips, the main focus is still on completing the task.

"Yay!!!" Madam Yan jumped up.

She didn't know what Shen Qing was thinking, and only assumed that Shen Qing had agreed.

"That's wonderful! From now on, we're family! That's wonderful!!!"

"I'm so proud to have such an amazing younger sister!"

"Ah Qing, that's great!!"

Madam Yan shook Shen Qing's shoulders vigorously, completely overwhelmed with excitement.

Shen Qing said helplessly, "Sister Wanrong, why don't we discuss what to eat later?"

"Yes, it's almost lunchtime, yes, yes, yes!"

What should we eat today...?

......