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

Wang Yueshu was enjoying her meal when she looked up and, wow, it was a bit scary.

"No, no, I'm saving it for my family."

Seeing this, Shen Qing also spoke up to help Wang Yueshu out of the predicament: "Everyone, don't make things difficult for this lady. My fried chicken stall will still be here tomorrow, with a total of two hundred servings. Just come and buy them early."

"There are plenty of food stalls around, let's eat something else today."

Wang Yueshu echoed, "Yes, yes, let's eat something else today. Tomorrow, tomorrow, you'll definitely be able to buy it."

"I wish you success in getting your purchase, best of luck!"

Having come to this point, everyone knew that they probably wouldn't be able to buy fried chicken today, so they had no choice but to disperse.

Seeing this, Wang Yueshu breathed a sigh of relief and said to Shen Qing, "Thank you so much. If it weren't for you, I might be trapped here."

"Not at all, they were all after the crispy fried chicken, it's only right that I help you out."

"By the way, you should eat that fried chicken quickly, it won't taste good if it's left out for too long."

Shen Qing smiled as he tidied up his stall.

Wang Shu nodded, her feelings of goodwill towards Shen Qing growing stronger.

I ate small bites of fried chicken as I walked home.

"This smells so good, why don't you save three pieces for your husband?"

We walked for a while.

"Never mind, keep two pieces."

A while later.

"It would be good to leave him a piece to taste."

When they finally arrived home, Wang Yueshu patted her belly, looking satisfied, without a single piece of fried chicken in her hand.

She muttered to herself, "That lady surnamed Shen said that fried chicken shouldn't be left out for too long, or it won't taste good."

"It's not like I intentionally wanted to eat it all myself."

"Let's take him shopping together first thing tomorrow morning."

Wang Yueshu found a good reason for herself and carried the basket into the house.

That's when I realized, good heavens, the basket was empty; I'd forgotten to buy groceries.

......

After selling all the fried chicken, Shen Qing pushed the cart home.

Before even reaching the doorstep, they could see Shen's mother standing at the alley entrance, her whole body like a pillar. Although they couldn't see her, her ears were carefully perked up, clearly showing that she was worried about her daughter.

Shen Qing was slightly moved. She used to be an orphan, and no one had ever waited for her to come home before.

For no apparent reason, a warm feeling welled up inside me.

She quickened her pace and called out softly, "Mother, why are you waiting here? It's still chilly in early spring, please take care of yourself."

Upon hearing the sound, Shen's mother's brows instantly relaxed, and the corners of her mouth gently turned up: "It's alright, I'm not cold, let's go back inside, let's go back inside."

Then I thought, my daughter is home so early, could it be that business is not good?

Then a hint of worry appeared on her face, and she comforted her, "Daughter, don't worry if business is bad. Take your time. I think your fried chicken is delicious. If we can't sell it, we'll eat it ourselves."

"Mother, you've misunderstood. We've sold them all." Shen Qing stuffed a large bag of silver into his mother's arms. "Look, this is all the money we earned today."

When Shen's mother touched the coins, she found several pieces of silver, estimated to be seven or eight taels, and a pile of copper coins.

"Why are there so many?" she asked in surprise.

Shen Qing smiled and said, "Fried chicken is expensive, fifty coins a serving, so all of these will cost nearly ten taels of silver."

Excluding the portion that Shen's mother ate at the beginning and the portion that was given away for free, a total of 198 portions were sold today, which came to 9,900 coins. 100 coins short of 10 taels of silver.

This is quite a substantial income.

Shen's mother was even more shocked: "Selling for such a high price? And selling so well? Really? Don't lie to your mother."

"How could it be fake? The money's all in your pocket."

"Good, good! You really have inherited your father's skills. Business is booming on your first day. Maybe you can open a restaurant like your father in the future." As Mrs. Shen spoke, a hint of nostalgia crept into her voice.

"If your father hadn't died unexpectedly, if I hadn't failed to give birth to a boy, our family's restaurant wouldn't have been taken over by outsiders. It's all my fault, my fault."

"Fortunately, my daughter, you are smart and capable. You have come up with this amazing fried chicken, so we won't have to worry about making a living in the future."

"..."

The mother and daughter returned home together. Shen's mother kept talking and talking, still saddened by the past. Shen Qing wanted to comfort her but didn't know where to begin, since she wasn't the original owner of this body and had never personally experienced those things.

Just as she was preparing to pack up her stall tools, a loud and shrill female voice suddenly came from outside the door.

"Is Auntie home? Auntie—"