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Elder sister is exceptionally talented.

This time, she will surely be able to stand out at the Eighth Day Poetry Gathering.

and win the top prize in one fell swoop.

So this is the son-in-law of the Xiao family.

He idles about in broad daylight.

He really is a good-for-nothing.

Xiao Ning.

Why aren't you back in your room studying?

You should be working towards earning a title.

Stop wandering around outside.

A man should have ambitions far and wide.

If you want to make your family proud, you must become famous.

If you want to succeed,

there's more than one way besides passing the exams.

There’s more than one path to success.

For example,

like opening a milk tea shop or something.

Don’t compare yourself to the milk tea master.

Without a deep sense of feeling,

you could never make such milk tea.

Someone who can't even read a single word

isn't worthy of drinking this milk tea.

This is where my close friends and I often gather.

If you come back here again,

please use the side entrance.

But I’m the official son-in-law.

Why should I use the side entrance?

Do you really think you deserve Xueyan?

The title of the most talented woman in Shangdu?

If you had any self-awareness,

you’d know to leave the Su residence on your own.

How do you know

that I don’t know how to compose poetry?

You—

Well then, you all

just wait and see.

Just wait and see.

You—

Sister, look at him.

Leyao.

Don’t argue with him anymore.

Lest you lose your elegance.

Young Master

Our tea house has only been open for seven days

and we've already made five thousand taels of silver.

You truly are a business genius.

But the costs...

Young Master

Why do you still look unsatisfied?

How is the recruitment going?

You mean hiring new staff, right?

The city has been chaotic lately.

I'll ask around again in a while.

The city is chaotic?

What happened?

Next, please.

Be careful.

Catch it.

Go ahead.

Take it slow.

Next.

Jiang Yun

I thought she was

a shrewd and calculating businesswoman.

Turns out she's a kind-hearted and beautiful young lady.

Alright.

Here you go.

Manager Jiang

Young Master Xiao

Thank you.

Young Master Xiao

This is Lord Zhang, Minister of Revenue.

Minister of Revenue

Is this the backer you mentioned?

You could say that.

Solid.

Master Zhang

This is Xiao Ning, whom I mentioned to you before.

So, Young Master Xiao

is the renowned owner of the Tea Pavilion.

My apologies for not recognizing you.

You flatter me.

Master Zhang, you are too kind.

It's a pity I can't have a long conversation with you today.

I still need to handle the resettlement of the disaster victims.

My Tea Pavilion is willing to provide jobs for the victims.

As long as Master Zhang, in the name of the Ministry of Revenue,

helps promote this for me,

and grants me a three-year tax exemption,

then, with both fame and profit as incentives,

the noble families will surely follow suit.

Once the noble families join in,

the small merchants and vendors

will also, for the sake of tax exemptions,

naturally start hiring the victims as well, won't they?

Thank you, Young Master Xiao, for this brilliant idea.

May I ask how many victims you are willing to take in?

Then let the Tea Pavilion

take in half of the victims.

Young Master Xiao

There are thousands of refugees in this group.

With just one tea shop,

how can we possibly take in so many people?

Come with me to a place and you'll understand.

Young Master Xiao

Didn't you say

you wanted to rally shops to take in refugees?

It's barren outside the city.

What kind of business could there be?

These mountains

are the business I use to take in refugees.

Are you saying

you want to buy these mountains?

I've already bought them.

Young Master Xiao

The tea shop has only just started to improve.

We should proceed step by step and take things slowly.

How can you be so reckless?

What use are these barren mountains?

That's something you don't understand.

This is called strategic foresight.

Simply put, I'll lead the refugees

to plant tea trees all over these mountains.

When the time comes,

we can

take a chance and turn a bicycle into a motorcycle.

Planting tea?

That's a great idea.

It can not only solve the refugees' basic needs,

but also provide them with work.

Teaching someone to fish is better than giving them fish.

Smart.

If I can plant tea trees all over these mountains,

covering them completely,

the tea shop's costs

can be reduced by seventy percent,

and there will be even bigger business opportunities.

You have another new idea?

You'll know when the time comes.

Young Master Xiao is not only well-versed in the art of business,

but can also offer counsel for the nation.

He even has far-sighted, long-term plans.

I truly admire him.

You flatter me, Lord Zhang.

This year's poetry gathering coincides with the spring imperial exams.

Scholars from all over have gathered in the capital.

It's exceptionally lively.

Isn't that Young Master Kong Sheng from the Kong family?

I heard he passed the imperial exam at sixteen.

He truly is talented and handsome.

Not only that,

I see that this year has also attracted

many young gentlemen and ladies from noble families.

I also heard

the eldest son of the Prime Minister's residence will attend as well.

To participate in the poetry gathering with Miss Su

is truly my honor.

You are too kind, Young Master Wei.

If I could obtain today

a calligraphy piece from Her Highness the Princess,

the Wei and Su families would become famous in the capital.

Her Highness's calligraphy?

Then I will do everything I can.

That's right.

Isn't that the good-for-nothing from the Xiao family?

I didn't expect you would actually dare to come.

What's wrong?

Acting like a tagalong.

You followed Xueyan all the way here.

I'm just attending the poetry gathering on my own.

Why do you all have such a big problem with that?

Look!

That's Mr. Qianlin.

It's Mr. Qianlin.

The person beside him...

Could that be Young Master Han from the Prime Minister's residence?

Mr. Qianlin.

Young Master Han.

Is that Han Hongzhi?

You don't recognize him?

Young Master Han is handsome and has an extraordinary presence.

I really wish I could enjoy poetry with Young Master Han.

What's going on with those two?

Xiao Ning.

This really isn't a place you should be.

Guards!

Drag Xiao Ning out for me.

So this lowly person doesn't disrupt the poetry gathering.

Everyone wants me to get lost.

Sorry about that.

Without me, today's poetry gathering

really can't go on.

This poetry gathering is sponsored by Nong Tea Pavilion.

With just you?

Not to mention Mr. Qianlin,

and Young Master Han from the Prime Minister's residence overseeing things.

Who do you think you are?

Who is making all this noise?

A poetry gathering is a place of elegance.

How improper to be so noisy.

Lord Zhang.

It's all this son-in-law causing trouble.

Please, my lord, have him thrown out.

So the poetry gathering can start sooner.

Wei, my worthy nephew, please watch your words.

M-My lord...

What... what does this mean?

Young Master Xiao.

I didn't expect

that Lord Zhang would be the chief judge of this poetry gathering.

Miss Jiang said that this poetry gathering

is related to the major relief efforts.

She specifically asked me to keep an eye on things.

Could it be that this poetry gathering

is also related to you, Young Master Xiao?

This is not the place to talk.

Young Master Xiao, please come upstairs to discuss in detail.

Let's go.

Why did Xiao Ning leave with Lord Zhang?

How does he know Lord Zhang?

To be honest,

after today,

the business at the Tea Pavilion will increase tenfold.

Tenfold?

I truly never expected that.

A poetry gathering could actually affect the shop's business.

Young Master Xiao, please do share your wisdom.

Lord Zhang.

It wouldn't be any fun if I told you now.

You'll see for yourself in a moment.

Then I must keep my eyes wide open.

If I can learn even a little,

I too can do something for the people of our land.

Bring them fortune and honor.

Um, Lord Zhang,

I have one more thing I'd like to ask you.

Young Master Xiao, please feel free to ask.

Who exactly is Jiang Yun?

Why was she able to distribute relief with you?

And even invite you, the Minister of Revenue,

to be a judge at the poetry gathering?

Miss Jiang once did me a great favor.

So you were just returning a favor.

I thought she was some kind of princess.

Excellent tea.

Lord Zhang.

Lord Zhang.

Mister Qianlin.

Everyone, please have a seat.

Please.

What are you doing?

Next to His Highness's calligraphy,

how could you possibly stand there?

Get down.

Master Zhang.

It seems someone doesn't want me to announce the topic.

All of you, keep quiet.

If anyone dares to interrupt Young Master Xiao today,

I'll hold them accountable.

Xiao Ning will announce the topic.

Master Zhang, are you mistaken?

He's just a

good-for-nothing son-in-law who lives in the kitchen.

Can he really handle something this important?

This poetry gathering is organized by the Tea Pavilion.

Young Master Xiao is one of the organizers.

Of course he has the right to announce the topic.

An organizer?

What does Xiao Ning have to do with the Tea Pavilion?