The peasant girl has a private space, and her husband is handsome.

Lord Liang was genuinely grateful to Su Qianqian for lending him the precious orchid to take home.

I also admire Su Qianqian's abilities. At such a young age, she can cultivate unique crystal cymbidium orchids, run a successful restaurant, and even make exquisite flower tea. She is truly remarkable.

If his wife were still alive, she would definitely have become close friends with Miss Su, who cultivated the crystal orchid.

Lord Liang said to Master Zhang and the others who were having dinner at the same table, "I plan to write a plaque for Gu's restaurant."

Master Zhang was extremely excited, choking on his tea and coughing repeatedly. "Lord Liang, are you telling the truth?"

Lord Liang's calligraphy is priceless. I've never heard of Lord Liang writing a signboard for any shop before. I never expected that Lord Liang would be willing to write one for Master Su.

With the plaque personally inscribed by Lord Liang, Gu Ji will surely attract more scholars to visit in the future, and its business will reach new heights.

"It's true. I want to write a plaque and present it to Mr. Su as a token of my gratitude."

Lord Liang's eyes welled up with tears. He was especially grateful to Miss Su for allowing his wife to see the Crystal Orchid, which was even more beautiful than those of the Southern Yue Kingdom.

His wife ruined her eyesight by embroidering day and night to support his studies and the imperial examinations, which led to her untimely death.

But he always knew that his wife's family had been gardeners for generations, and that her favorite thing to do was to grow flowers, not to embroider.

When he was taking the exams, he always thought about working hard to achieve fame and success so that he could provide a better life for his wife. But when he finally achieved success, his wife passed away.

This is his greatest regret in life. If he could start his life over again, he would only want to live a simple life with his wife and hope that she would stay with him until the end of time, and never have to take the imperial examinations again.

After lunch, Lord Liang instructed the waiter to remove the dishes and lay out paper and ink.

Fang Cheng sat a bit far from Lord Liang's table. After finishing his meal, he stood up and urged his classmates, "Let's go, afternoon classes will start soon."

Fang Cheng's classmates looked at him as if he were a fool.

"Brother Fang, don't you know? Grand Secretary Liang is going to write a plaque for Master Su. The paper is already laid out. That's Grand Secretary Liang, who is renowned throughout the country and has served as the emperor's tutor. We're all waiting to observe and learn from him."

"Brother Fang, don't worry, the teachers haven't left yet. If you dare to say that Grand Secretary Liang's calligraphy is second to none, then no one dares to say that it is first. What a stroke of luck it would be to see Grand Secretary Liang write calligraphy with his own eyes."

"I really envy Mr. Su, the owner of Gu's shop. He's so prestigious to receive a piece of calligraphy personally written by Grand Secretary Liang. It's truly something to be jealous of."

Before the writing even began, the scholars in the restaurant lobby were already buzzing with excitement.

Hearing that Lord Liang was going to write a plaque for Gu's restaurant, the students stayed after their meal, eager to feast their eyes on the opportunity—what a rare chance!

Thanks to Mr. Su from Gu Ji for giving them the opportunity to feast their eyes.

Fang Cheng's eyes turned red with jealousy. Lord Liang's calligraphy had been praised by the late emperor as being worth a thousand pieces of gold, but he rarely gave it away.

Owning a piece of calligraphy by Grand Secretary Liang is something to be proud of, anytime and anywhere.

What makes Su Qianqian so special? What makes her so special that she deserves Lord Liang's calligraphy?

Fang Cheng felt that Su Qianqian owed her success to him.

It was after he sold the girl to human traffickers that her fate began to change.

Ever since that girl was sold to human traffickers and then escaped back, she has become smarter and her life has improved day by day.

All of this is thanks to him.

Amidst everyone's anticipation, Lord Liang wrote the four characters "Gu's Restaurant" in one go, with the brush moving like a dragon in flight, and then stamped it with a red seal.

Although the name Gu Ji Restaurant is very ordinary, the calligraphy is magnificent and unmatched.

Gu Huai was so excited that he cried.

He had previously mismanaged the business and caused his family's restaurant to go bankrupt.

Now, with the help of Qian Yatou, the restaurant has reopened and business is even better than before. What's more, they even received a precious piece of calligraphy from Grand Secretary Liang, who was once the emperor's tutor.

We must light incense at the ancestral tablets and introduce Qian'er to them, so that the ancestors can also share in the joy.

Magistrate Tang also squeezed into the crowd to admire the calligraphy.

A casually written piece of calligraphy by Lord Liang is worth more than a year's worth of silver he could diligently embezzle.

Magistrate Tang was truly surprised by Miss Su's abilities. Not only did she receive a calligraphy piece personally written by Grand Scholar Liang, but she also managed to get Grand Scholar Liang to accept her younger brother as his personal disciple.

It would be difficult for the Su family not to prosper in the future.

Magistrate Tang looked at Su Xiaobao, who was sitting in the corner of the restaurant with a bewildered expression. This child looked silly, but he was really lucky to have such a capable older sister. His future life was destined to be extraordinary.

Magistrate Tang thought that marrying Yue Rao to Su Ping'an, the eldest brother of Miss Su, was a very good choice. After all, Su Ping'an had such an outstanding sister, and he was sure to have a life of wealth and honor. Unfortunately, Yue Rao had her eye on Fang Cheng.

Looking at the hall full of guests, Magistrate Tang began to feel jealous of how much money Gu's Restaurant made. The money he had carefully embezzled might not have been as much as Gu's restaurant made from legitimate business.

The restaurant belongs to that girl, and so does the calligraphy by Grand Secretary Liang.

Why do all the good things happen to that girl? Is this what they call being favored by heaven?

God is so unfair.

If we could take control of Gu's Restaurant, why would we need to do something as risky as embezzlement?

Seeing that Magistrate Tang's expression was not good, Cai, the clerk standing nearby, asked in a low voice, "Your Excellency, should we send someone over to cause trouble for Gu Ji?"

"No need."

The inspector had not yet returned to the capital, and Magistrate Tang felt that taking action now would only alert the enemy.

He wouldn't easily give up on Gu's Restaurant, this big piece of meat; he could only look for another opportunity later.

Previously, Magistrate Tang had wondered how a noble and refined official like the Inspector could take a fancy to a country girl. Now he realized that the Inspector was really good at judging a girl. She was a gem that had been hidden away.

Unfortunately, that pearl had absolutely nothing to do with him, the county magistrate.

The next day was a beautiful, sunny day.

Now that the restaurant has hired several reliable waiters, Su Qianqian has some free time after lunch and spends her time in the backyard of Gu's Restaurant making flower tea.

The entire backyard of Gu's restaurant was filled with a rich aroma of tea.

Su Ping'an didn't sit idle either; he also sat down at the round wooden table in the courtyard to help weigh the tea, and then wrapped the weighed tea in kraft paper.

He only felt like he wasn't useless when he was helping his sister with chores.

Su Qianqian glanced at her brother's leg. The doctor had said that her brother's nutrition must be ensured before the broken bone was set.

Now that my brother has recovered enough, it's time to treat his leg.

I'll have someone fetch a doctor tonight to take a look at my brother.

Manager Zuo brought over the newly made crystal beads for Su Qianqian to see, and couldn't help but glance at Su Ping'an a few more times.

Manager Zuo is almost twenty years old, which is considered old maid in this era.

Therefore, people tend to pay more attention to outstanding men.

Su Qianqian, Su Pingan, and Su Xiaobao all inherited Su Bing's looks. Recently, they have been eating nutritious food, and their appearance has become fair and delicate, making them very pleasing to the eye.

Manager Zuo felt that if she could marry Miss Su's older brother and become Miss Su's family, she could more firmly hold onto Miss Su's coattails.

This was the third time she had met Su Ping'an, and she knew that Su Ping'an had a limp, but that did not affect her goodwill towards him.

The shopkeeper held up a black tray filled with small crystal granules to Su Qianqian's face. "Miss Su, are these crystal granules alright?"

Su Qianqian examined it carefully for a moment, then nodded and said, "The effect is not bad!"

The crystal, about the size of a mung bean, is polished to a very smooth finish on every side and sparkles brilliantly in the sunlight.

These tiny crystal beads were used to sew onto the most exquisite batch of gowns from the "National Beauty and Heavenly Fragrance" collection.

Because this is ancient times, crystal polishing is done entirely by hand, so the labor costs are quite high.

Things are valued for their rarity; the more difficult something is to make, the more valuable it becomes.

These tiny crystals, when pinned to a gorgeous dress, would definitely fetch a high price.

Manager Zuo also had high hopes for these small crystal beads, thinking that once the dress was adorned with these expensive and dazzling crystals, it would surely make the wearer look stunningly beautiful, truly living up to the prestigious reputation of "stunningly beautiful".

When her shop first opened, many people laughed at her for choosing such an exaggerated and unrealistic name for her shop, but now those people can no longer laugh.

All of this is thanks to Miss Su. Without Miss Su, there would be no Guose Tianxiang Clothing Shop today.