From Folly to Fortune：I Rewrite My Life After Rebirth!-Chapter 962 - 958: (Third Update)

"Mom, you say it so easily. A respectable family, a pure maiden—aren’t those bought with money?

Right now, you won’t spend a dime but want me to find a respectable wife. I can’t do it. If you can, go find one yourself."

Mu Danian knows his parents are just dodging the issue, neither wanting to help him get a wife.

The more Mu Danian thinks, the angrier he gets. His elder brother went to the Capital, and his nephew Da Lang married the wife that originally belonged to Mu Danian.

Even his sister Xiangxiang’s marriage has a bunch of family involved.

Only he, the son with a handle, gets nothing.

How hateful!

"Then you don’t marry. Anyway, you can’t marry anything good. Rather than finding a prostitute in the brothel, stay a bachelor forever. At least that saves the Old Mu Family’s face." Old Mrs. Mu snorts coldly, rebuking Mu Danian.

"Remember, it’s you saying this now. Don’t ever ask me to get married!"

Leaving these words, Mu Danian kicked hard at the long bench inside Old Mrs. Mu and Mr. Mu’s room.

With a loud crash, the bench fell to the floor.

Mu Danian still felt unsatisfied. As he passed by the door of Old Mrs. Mu and Mr. Mu’s room, he thumped another big hole in it.

Inside the room, Old Mrs. Mu’s curses immediately rang out.

"You little beast, scoundrel! Should have strangled you back then, let the wolves carry you away..."

Old Mrs. Mu’s curses echoed over the entire Old Mu Family’s house.

Mu Danian suppressed his breath and went to the village to meet Hu Sheng.

Mu Danian’s idea was to do something big in the village, but Hu Sheng was not willing.

Last time, Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng almost suffocated him with a snake around his neck; he was so scared, he nearly fainted.

Trying again would surely lead to death.

So Mu Danian’s criminal plan was abruptly cut off.

Unable to vent his emotions, Mu Danian headed to town overnight, determined to make Mr. Mu and Old Mrs. Mu regret what they had done.

-

Besides Sun Dawu’s case these days, Mu Shuangshuang occupied day and night planning the color-palette for the menu.

The dishes in the restaurant were generally set.

From chicken, duck, fish and meat down to vegetables and tofu.

To save effort, for ordinary dishes, Mu Shuangshuang didn’t use a paintbrush; she relied on the staff to communicate verbally.

Basically, any dish worthy of Mu Shuangshuang’s painting was a specialty of the restaurant.

Cold noodles with preserved duck eggs, roasted fish, roasted duck...

On Yu Dahai’s side, he had already gathered all the staff, just waiting for Mu Shuangshuang to set the opening date, ready to start work promptly.

Everything was in place, just waiting for the right moment.

The next day, Mu Shuangshuang went to town again.

The restaurant was thoroughly renovated. In the central part of the hall were a few tables for dining; on the sides, Mu Shuangshuang had designed booth seating that could fit three to four people.

Even the chairs were designed by Mu Shuangshuang in modern sofa style, long-backed chairs, with cushions sewn from cotton.

Very comfortable.

Yu Dahai looked at the preliminary shape of the restaurant and stood with Mu Shuangshuang and others, unable to contain his excitement. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

"Owner, this... this is completely transformed, different from any restaurant I’ve seen."

In the past, the restaurants Yu Dahai encountered had relatively loose halls.

Because the hall was reserved for regular diners; truly wealthy individuals went upstairs to private rooms.

Only a few would occasionally try dining in the hall.

But now that it’s changed, those wealthy diners might also enjoy the booth seating in Chengfeng’s restaurant hall.

"Indeed, our Chengfeng restaurant’s scale can’t compete with Jiu Si Xuan, so we’ll beat them with our decor and dishes.

Moreover, First-class Residence won’t be reopening, so we’re short one competitor. In the future, we’ll only need to compete with Jiu Si Xuan for diners." Mu Shuangshuang glanced at Yu Dahai, eyes sparkling with combative spirit.

"First-class Residence really isn’t reopening?" Yu Dahai was stunned.

"Couldn’t be. When First-class Residence first opened, Jiu Si Xuan’s business plummeted, and once your cold noodles exited Jiu Si Xuan, their doors nearly shut as most diners disappeared.

If not for Jiu Si Xuan’s owner later coming up with new ideas, Jiu Si Xuan would have closed down long ago."

The news about Xue Family’s First-class Residence not reopening was unknown to most in town.

When Xue Yi left, he didn’t want people knowing the Xue Family was relocating to avoid unnecessary trouble.

Even now, townsfolk only think First-class Residence is strategizing something big, waiting to take down Jiu Si Xuan.

"Well, for us, it’s both an opportunity and a challenge!" Mu Shuangshuang said.

"It’s indeed a big challenge!" Yu Dahai said with a bitter smile.

"Since that’s the case, let’s not wait anymore. We’ll do a thorough cleaning now; we can’t wait until opening day to clean."

Inside the restaurant, staff and waiters worked together to clean the place.

From timber to dust, everything was tidied up nicely.

Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng took a moment to gaze at the restaurant’s exterior view; from present circumstances, the restaurant’s location looked promising.

In future, there’s definitely potential.

"Owner, how shall we handle lunch?" Yu Dahai poked his head from the restaurant and asked Mu Shuangshuang.

"Lunch... let’s eat at the restaurant. We’ll cook ourselves, and get to know each other while we’re at it."

New faces came to the restaurant, and everyone ought to become acquainted.

Meanwhile, discussions about the restaurant’s opening and everyone’s wages should happen.

-

Xianxian’s Family

After leaving Old Mu Family, Mu Danian, staying in the town for two days, thought of his sister there.

Although Mu Xianxian had once stated not to associate with Old Mu Family members.

Mu Danian believed that if he approached, his elder sister would surely give him some face.

The Cao Family estate was a gathering place for the town’s wealthy.

Mu Danian envied as he looked at this area of red tiled roofs and high walls.

As a twenty-something man without a house or woman, if he had such an estate, he could surely marry a good wife.

Da Ning Dynasty is similar to modern times.

Besides bride price, land or estate is needed to marry.

Land is best; the court encourages agricultural development.

Plus, land can be exchanged for quite a lot of Silver Taels.

An estate is a place of residence and, if converted to Silver Taels, is still considerable wealth.

Except for bride price and estate, Mu Danian lacks nothing.

He knocked on the Cao family door for a long time, and a young servant came out asking upon seeing Mu Danian in ragged clothes.

"Who are you looking for?"

"I’m looking for your master Mu Xianxian. She’s my elder sister. Tell her I’m Danian!"

The servant took a look at Mu Danian, muttering to himself, "How could the master have a brother like this? Not only dressed in tatters but also impolite!"

The servant belonged to Old Mrs. Cao’s family and was often snobbish, favoring the rich.

Visitors dressed well received courtesy.

Poorly dressed ones hardly got any polite words.

Though his voice wasn’t loud, Mu Danian heard him.

"Hey, what did you say?" Mu Danian called to the servant!