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"Whose restaurant is this?" Lin Yuan asked subconsciously.

Xia Zheng, with familiarity, pushed open a closed elegant room, led her in, and closed the door behind them. He looked at her with meaningful eyes, "This restaurant, you own it!"

Lin Yuan had barely touched the stool when she sprang up, "What? It’s mine?"

Xia Zheng nodded, nodding seriously, and smiled, "Yes, it’s yours!"

Lin Yuan blinked, seeming to understand something, slumped onto the stool, and mumbled to herself, "Turns out I’m the big fool here!"

Xia Zheng chuckled, poured her a cup of tea, tested the temperature with his hand, and placed it in front of her, "Don’t judge the business of the restaurant by its appearance.

Shopkeeper Xiao and the servants are all very dedicated.

Look, the tea is still hot, definitely it’s been changed regularly. "

Taking the tea from Xia Zheng’s hands, Lin Yuan nodded secretly. It indeed was hot, and business could surely improve with better management.

"So, this is the restaurant you snatched from your elder brother?" Lin Yuan gave Xia Zheng a resentful glance, suddenly remembering that no one had come to greet them when they entered because the boss was already here.

Lin Yuan said faintly, "No wonder your brother was willing to hand it over. It’s a hot potato."

Xia Zheng, who had been drinking water, spat it out and hurriedly said, "What hot potato? This restaurant is great. If it wasn’t for Father forbidding me from doing business, I would have taken over myself.

Hmph, and that Yi Ran Residence, such a lousy name thought up by that idiot Xia Zhen, just like him to think of a tavern’s name for a teahouse! "

Lin Yuan curved her lips in amusement. These brothers truly were enemies in a past life, clearly very fond of each other yet stubbornly denying it with their words.

"Well, do you like it?" After his complaints, Xia Zheng leaned closer, blinking his eyes as he asked.

Lin Yuan pursed her lips, leisurely sipping her tea, with clearly no intention of providing Xia Zheng with an answer.

Seeing her nonchalant attitude, Xia Zheng was practically scratching the itch in his heart, "Hey, just say something. Do you like it or not?"

As Xia Zheng grew so anxious that his face turned red, Lin Yuan nodded with a smile, "Though the restaurant isn’t doing particularly well and the name is even worse, fortunately the location is good, and the decor isn’t bad. If it comes into my hands, I can definitely manage it well."

Thinking of Drunken Immortal Tower bustling with guests, Lin Yuan’s lips curled. Drunken Immortal Tower should start feeling the heat now.

Lin Yuan liking the restaurant was the best outcome, so Xia Zheng finally relaxed.

To be honest, he had really been worried that Lin Yuan wouldn’t like it, since Yi Ran Residence was quite inferior compared to Fuman Building in Zhuma Town.

It wasn’t about the place being shabby, but the business was bad, and with Drunken Immortal Tower as a strong competitor, it was indeed a hot potato as Lin Yuan said.

"However," Lin Yuan stood and looked around, frowning, "if I’m going to take over, we’ll have to change the name of the restaurant, and redo the decor. Would your brother agree to that?"

So that was it.

Xia Zheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief, patting his chest in assurance, "Agree, what’s there not to agree with? The restaurant is yours anyway. Besides, he nearly ran it into the ground. If he dares to object, I’ll just give it back to him and see if Tian Hui doesn’t argue with him!"

Lin Yuan shook her head amusedly. The poor running of the restaurant couldn’t be blamed on Xia Zhen.

Not everyone was born to do business like him.

Just as Xia Zheng was shrewd and had a knack for business, Xia Zhen devoted all his energy to warfare, strategizing, and leading troops. That was his forte.

After sitting in Yi Ran Residence for a while, they grew hungry and decided to try some of the restaurant’s signature dishes.

Tasting the food, Lin Yuan’s brow furrowed even tighter. The dishes lacked uniqueness, labeled as signature while being the most common dishes without any distinctiveness.

It could have been forgivable had there been no specialty, but the flavor wasn’t top-notch either. She had also tried the food at Drunken Immortal Tower, which was indeed much better than Yi Ran Residence.

Lin Yuan sighed. If she wanted to make Yi Ran Residence successful, there was a long way to go.

The meal was eaten quietly, and even the usually picky Xia Zheng didn’t complain, which was out of the ordinary.

Watching him struggle to finish the dishes on the table, Lin Yuan shook her head with a smile.

Xia Zheng really went to great lengths to ensure she wouldn’t back out of taking over the restaurant, even swallowing such unpalatable food.