I relied on a system to prolong my life in ancient times.

Chapter 90 Opening Ceremony: Mu Li Gives Gifts

In the following period, Xiao Siyue devoted all her energy to the hot pot restaurant, and on a day in mid-August, Xiao Siyue's hot pot restaurant officially opened.

The sign for "Shi Lou" has been changed to "Man Tang Hong Hot Pot Restaurant".

On this day, Xiao Siyue invited Mu Li, a good friend she met in Qianyuan County.

Since meeting Mu Li a month ago, the two have gotten along better and better. Mu Li also learned that Xiao Siyue bought Shi Lou to open a hot pot restaurant.

When Mu Li first found out, she was extremely impressed with Xiao Siyue and immediately told her that she would be the first customer at the hot pot restaurant when it opened.

Xiao Siyue smiled and agreed, so she had already invited Mu Li a couple of days ago.

"Yue'er, I'm here." Mu Li had already arrived at the entrance of the hot pot restaurant early in the morning.

"You're here really early! The opening is still a while away," Xiao Siyue exclaimed, noting how impatient Mu Li was.

"Hehe, didn't I say I wanted to be your first customer?" Mu Li said happily, holding Xiao Siyue's hand.

"I've reserved a private room for you. I'll take you upstairs." Xiao Siyue smiled and prepared to lead Mu Li upstairs.

"I knew Yue'er was the best to me," Mu Li said coquettishly.

"Let's go," Xiao Siyue said helplessly. He was clearly a few years older than her, but he acted more like a child.

"Wait a minute," Mu Li turned around and took an exquisite box from her maid and handed it to Xiao Siyue.

"This is a gift for you."

Xiao Siyue took it without hesitation and opened it. It turned out to be a pure gold statue of the God of Wealth. It wasn't very big, but it was quite heavy and felt substantial in her hand.

"You're being way too generous," Xiao Siyue exclaimed in amazement.

"I knew you'd like it. After all, I'm your best friend." Mu Li smiled happily. It was Xiao Siyue who first introduced her to the word "best friend," and she remembered it, always referring to herself as Xiao Siyue's best friend.

“I really like it, so I’ll accept it.” Xiao Siyue said to Mu Li as she closed the box.

It has to be said that Mu Li's gift touched her heart; she liked this kind of simple and unpretentious gift.

"Okay, take it quickly, let's go to the private room." Mu Li smiled and pulled Xiao Siyue inside.

Xiao Siyue thought that after she finished her work, she would prepare a special gift for Mu Li.

After escorting Mu Li to the private room, Xiao Siyue continued with her tasks.

As expected, the hot pot restaurant opened smoothly and was very popular.

Mu Li, in particular, was so excited after eating hot pot that she said she would come every day from now on, and that hot pot would be her favorite food from now on.

Xiao Siyue smiled and promised Mu Li that if Mu Li came, she could put the whole bill on her tab. However, Mu Li righteously refused, saying that she couldn't take advantage of her best friend. She also said that it would be a shame not to pay for such delicious hot pot.

Xiao Siyue couldn't help but chuckle; where did this girl get so many excuses?

However, Xiao Siyue didn't insist on giving it to her for free. This girl wasn't short of money. Xiao Siyue planned to invite Mu Li to her house sometime and cook her some delicious food.

When the first day ended, Manager Zheng happily came to report the day's revenue to her.

Although Qianyuan County is not wealthy, there are still wealthy people in even the poorest places.

So on this day, the hot pot restaurant made a lot of money, which made Xiao Siyue so happy that she rewarded Manager Zheng with 2 taels of silver.

Xiao Siyue met Manager Zheng by chance while strolling on the street.

At the time, she was thinking about where to find a shopkeeper when she encountered Shopkeeper Zheng being beaten. Xiao Siyue took pity on him and saved him. Shopkeeper Zheng was grateful and volunteered to take on the job after learning that Xiao Siyue needed a shopkeeper.

Xiao Siyue also learned the whole story.

Manager Zheng was an orphan who grew up in a turbulent way. Later, he learned some skills from a down-on-his-luck scholar, but some time ago, the scholar suddenly became involved with a wealthy young lady and kicked him out. Afterward, the scholar was afraid that Manager Zheng would reveal his past and ruin his wealth and status, so he sent people to drive Manager Zheng out of Qianyuan County. Manager Zheng refused and was beaten up by these people. It was because of this that he met Xiao Siyue.

Xiao Siyue observed Manager Zheng today and found him to be very clever and capable. Despite the large number of people, Manager Zheng handled everything calmly, which pleased Xiao Siyue. She planned to observe him for a while longer before handing over the management of the hot pot restaurant to Manager Zheng.

After finishing her business at the shop, Xiao Siyue returned home exhausted.

"Yue'er, you're back." The three members of the Xiao family were waiting for Xiao Siyue in the living room.

"Father, Mother, Brother," Xiao Siyue greeted us wearily and sat down next to her brother, Xiao Siyu.

"Yue'er, you must be exhausted today." Lin Qin poured Xiao Siyue a glass of water and patted her head tenderly.

Xiao Siyue took the drink and drank a sip before saying, "Mom, it's alright."

"You silly girl, you're still so young, why are you working so hard?" Lin Qin tapped Xiao Siyue's forehead and said reproachfully.

"Oh, Mommy, do I like it?" Xiao Siyue tugged at Lin Qin and acted coquettishly.

"Fine, fine, you can like it, but you can't exhaust yourself, you know?" Lin Qin said helplessly, looking at Xiao Siyue's adorable appearance, she had no way to say anything more.

“Your mother is right. Even if you like something, you shouldn’t exhaust yourself,” Xiao Qinian chimed in.

"I understand, I won't do it again." Xiao Siyue nodded obediently.

The two were satisfied after hearing Xiao Siyue say that.

"Yue'er, I went to eat hot pot with my classmates today, and they all raved about it!" Xiao Siyu said excitedly, gesturing wildly.

"Hehe, brother, if you like it, you can come often in the future," Xiao Siyue said with a smile.

"Yes, they said they'll go again tomorrow." Xiao Siyu nodded.

“Okay, brother, I’ll tell Manager Zheng to reserve a private room for you tomorrow,” Xiao Siyue said. She still had this much privilege.

"Thank you, little sister." Xi Siyu's eyes lit up immediately. When they went to the hot pot restaurant today, it was so crowded that they didn't have a chance to go to a private room and could only sit on the first floor.

However, they also care about their image, and it's really unseemly for them to eat with snot and tears streaming down their faces in public.

Hearing that they can go to a private room tomorrow, they are naturally happy, as they can eat to their heart's content.

Xiao Siyue had actually reserved a private room specifically for her family, but Xiao Siyu, who was going with her classmates, didn't want to be with Xiao Qinian and Lin Qin, so she chose to stay in the lobby on the first floor.

After chatting with her family for a while, Xiao Siyue was so sleepy that she said goodbye to her parents and went back to her room.

Then, with the help of Chuntao and Lanyi, she washed up and fell asleep.