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

"Father... Mother..." Zhao Cheng, unlike his usual playboy self, lowered his head slightly, looking somewhat timid.

Zhao Wan's heart was pounding too. She took a few quick steps forward and took Madam Zhao's arm: "Mother, Father, what brings you here?"

"And you say that? We've been looking for you all! None of you listen to us. Zhao Cheng, it must have been you who ran away with Awan again, right? Look at you, you're not acting like a proper older brother!"

A hint of unease flashed in Master Zhao's eyes. He opened his mouth and immediately launched into a tirade against Zhao Cheng.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Wan hurriedly winked at Zhao Cheng.

Zhao Cheng sighed and could only cover for his younger sister: "I just took my little sister out to eat crystal xiaolongbao. We'll go back after we finish eating."

"Hmph, all you care about is eating. You don't care about anything else. Look how old you are..."

"Alright, sir," Madam Zhao interjected, "Since we're already here, let's try some."

? ? !

Zhao Cheng's eyes widened in surprise. His mother actually wanted to eat food sold outside. How strange!

Zhao Wan was equally shocked and hurriedly asked, "Mom, did you try that basket of crystal soup dumplings from yesterday? Wasn't it incredibly delicious?"

A hint of unease flashed in Madam Zhao's eyes, and after a long pause, she awkwardly said, "I tried one, it was barely acceptable."

"Oh..." Zhao Wan nodded, and pulled her parents to sit down at the small table. "Father, Mother, this is what my brother and I just ordered, with jade shrimp filling. Would you like to try some?"

The steamed buns were still steaming hot and smelled delicious, with a fresh and sweet aroma that wafted into people's noses.

Each small steamed bun is crystal clear, revealing crescent-shaped shrimp and scattered shepherd's purse.

Like sealed crystal amber, each piece contains a vibrant spring garden within.

Mr. Zhao couldn't resist any longer and picked one up with his chopsticks.

A gentle bite.

"Hiss~"

The piping hot, refreshing broth instantly fills your mouth, containing the sweetness of fresh shrimp and the slightly bitter yet sweet aftertaste of shepherd's purse, creating a complex flavor profile that exudes a sense of understated elegance amidst its freshness.

Master Zhao's eyes lit up, and without caring about the heat, he took a bite.

The shrimp are crisp, sweet, and bouncy, while the shepherd's purse is fresh and fragrant. The combination of crispness and tenderness creates a delightful and flavorful experience that becomes more fragrant with each chew.

Swallowing it once, the sweet aftertaste of shepherd's purse lingers, like savoring a cup of clear tea, leaving a refreshing and pleasant feeling.

"Excellent!" Master Zhao couldn't help but exclaim in praise.

Yesterday's fresh meat was delicious, but today's jade shrimp suited his taste even better. It was so fragrant, so incredibly fragrant.

Seeing this, Madam Zhao could no longer pretend to be reserved and picked up her chopsticks to take a bite.

With one bite, her eyes lit up. With a slurp, the soup entered her mouth, and she couldn't help but squint slightly.

It was so enjoyable, absolutely the ultimate enjoyment.

Forget about maintaining a facade, he stuffed the entire xiaolongbao into his mouth in one bite, and the aroma filled the air as he chewed.

After swallowing, he looked completely satisfied, so much so that he didn't want to talk. He quickly reached out his chopsticks and picked up another one.

Zhao Cheng and Zhao Wan, the siblings, sat beside them, swallowing hard. Seeing that their parents were just eating steamed buns and didn't seem to be scolding them at all, they finally felt a little relieved.

Zhao Wan was pampered at home, so she simply picked up her chopsticks and took one.

"Delicious!" she exclaimed in surprise.

Zhao Cheng followed suit and used chopsticks to pick up steamed buns as well.

But before he could even pick it up, his chopsticks were knocked to the ground by Master Zhao's chopsticks.

"Go, go buy a few more baskets; these are simply not enough."

Zhao Cheng swallowed hard. He seriously suspected that his parents had come to the Ghost Market just to eat crystal soup dumplings.

And what's with all this talk about coming to find the brother and sister? It's all a lie.

Besides, doesn't Mother not eat food from outside? Why is she eating so heartily now?

He thought this to himself, but dared not say it aloud, and could only pitifully go to buy more steamed buns.

"One tael of silver, for a spot." This time, when he said this, he was none of the arrogance he had shown before.

With a casual toss, he threw the silver into the hand of the person at the very front of the line.

"One tael of silver? So you're that rich but foolish God of Wealth. Thank you, thank you, the seat is yours."

As if he had struck gold, the man quickly ran to the back of the line with the silver in his pocket.

Zhao Cheng was speechless. What did he mean by "foolish and rich"?

Shen Qing was slightly taken aback when she saw Zhao Cheng.

They're really foolish and have too much money. Why are they buying seats again?

"Your three baskets of pork buns are ready. You don't need to buy any more seats."

Zhao Cheng's lips twitched slightly: "Add three more baskets of jade shrimp and three more baskets of fresh pork."

Eat so much?

Shen Qing was puzzled, but still nodded gently: "The jade shrimp will have to wait, this is six baskets of fresh meat."

Zhao Cheng paid the money and happily returned to his seat with six baskets of fresh meat buns.

I sat down and took a look, and lo and behold, all three baskets of jade shrimp-filled buns were gone.

They didn't leave any for him.

"These are six baskets of fresh meat." Zhao Cheng's voice already sounded aggrieved when he spoke.

Zhao Wan spread out the steamers of buns one by one and said with a smile, "Dad, Mom, eat up! My brother said that the freshly steamed pork buns are even tastier than the ones we ate yesterday."

She tugged at Zhao Cheng's sleeve again: "Brother, you should eat too."

Zhao Cheng was delighted, knowing that his younger sister was trying to liven things up.

So he said with a smile, "Father and Mother, please try these! These pork buns are absolutely amazing!"

As he spoke, he extended his chopsticks.

Snapped--

The chopsticks were knocked to the ground by Master Zhao again.

"Father..." Zhao Cheng was a little angry.

Zhao Wan quickly explained, "Dad, my brother just took me out to eat steamed buns, we didn't wander around aimlessly..."

"Ah Wan, this is none of your business," Master Zhao sneered.

After eating two pork xiaolongbao, she looked up at Zhao Cheng and asked, "What do you think of these crystal xiaolongbao?"

"It's delicious," Zhao Cheng said instinctively.

It's delicious, but you won't let him eat it. How stingy of you.

If he doesn't want to eat, then he doesn't have to. He can come and eat his fill tomorrow!

"Is it just delicious?" Master Zhao asked again.

Zhao Cheng was taken aback, and after thinking for a while, he said, "It smells delicious, and it's really tasty. I've never had such delicious steamed buns before..."

Master Zhao sighed, sounding somewhat disappointed.

What do you think of her business?

"Great, there are so many people in line, that's good," Zhao Cheng replied casually.

"Don't you have any ideas?" Master Zhao coaxed patiently.

"What are your thoughts?"

Zhao Cheng was completely bewildered. He felt like he was in an academy, where he had to answer the teacher's questions even though he didn't know the answers.

Zhao Wan chuckled and nudged Zhao Cheng: "Brother, what Father means is that since Madam Shen's business is so good at setting up a stall in the Ghost Market, she would definitely earn even more money if she had a shop."

"We can invest in Madam Shen and open a shop directly. In this way, the sales scale of crystal xiaolongbao will be larger, Madam Shen can earn more money, and of course, we can also profit."