After arriving at Wanmin Restaurant, Beidou found the place to be eerily quiet.
After asking around, she learned it was because of the appearance of "Su's Instant Noodles."
All the customers had gone to line up there instead.
"Chef Mao… are those instant noodles really that magical?"
"I hate to admit it, but they are truly incredible. Xiangling just tested their packaging, and it's actually waterproof."
"I don't know who could have created such a thing. I, Chef Mao, admit my defeat, fair and square."
When speaking of Su's Instant Noodles, even Chef Mao's eyes showed a look of admiration.
Although the recipe seemed simple, the product itself was impossible to replicate.
Right now, that child Xiangling was in the back, trying to figure out why the instant noodles had such a long shelf life.
Only he was left to do the cooking.
Hearing this, Beidou laughed. "In that case, we'll just have to procure some for ourselves. We spend all year sailing on the sea; having more moisture-proof food would be great."
"Hehe, I'm afraid you'll have to wait. I hear the orders are already backed up until tomorrow," Chef Mao reminded her kindly.
Right now, all the merchants had surrounded Su's Instant Noodles.
When the stock ran out, they started paying deposits for pre-orders. It was absolute madness.
Beidou waved her hand dismissively.
"No problem, I have my own connections to get the goods. By the way, Chef Mao, has anything interesting happened in Liyue recently?"
As the place with the most foot traffic in Liyue, the amount of gossip here was second to none.
You could basically find out about anything.
Hearing Beidou's question, Chef Mao turned and smiled. "Oh, yes. A while ago, something happened that shocked all of Liyue."
"Oh? What was it?"
"Our Liyue… has a new National Treasure. And he was personally appointed by Rex Lapis himself when he descended."
"National Treasure? What do you mean?" The more Beidou listened, the more confused she became. Where did a National Treasure suddenly come from?
At that moment, a customer at a nearby table explained, "It's like this. At the Rite of Descension not too long ago, the Lord Emperor appeared and appointed a person as our Liyue's National Treasure."
"However, since that day, he's rarely been seen."
"Although, he did come here to eat just yesterday."
"Hehe… the man lives in the Jade Chamber now. How could we possibly see him?"
"That's true. When I came to eat yesterday, I saw him chatting and laughing with Lady Ningguang."
Listening to all of this, Beidou's eyes began to gleam with the light of a gossip-loving soul.
Holy crap.
Has Ningguang gotten herself a kept man?
Didn't she say that in this lifetime, she would never let a man live in her Jade Chamber? Could it be that…
Beidou's expression became incredibly excited. She completely forgot about eating and immediately dragged Kaedehara Kazuha towards the Jade Chamber.
"Captain, didn't we agree to have a meal?"
"What meal? Come on, I'm taking you to see a good show! I have to see for myself what kind of demon beast this National Treasure is to actually be able to live in the Jade Chamber."
"Tsk, tsk… that woman, Ningguang. Could it be that her heart has finally been moved?"
Kazuha's face was a mask of embarrassment.
Is this something I should be listening to?
Aren't I going to be silenced later to keep the secret?
Inside the Jade Chamber, Baiwen rushed over to Su Han, panting with excitement.
"Sir! The instant noodles we produced last night have all been sold out!"
"Mm. How many pre-orders are there?"
"Eight thousand!!! And the number is still increasing!"
At this moment, Baiwen's eyes were filled with pure worship.
She had been the one to handle all the details of setting up the shop. At first, she had her doubts about whether this thing could really make money, especially since the price was so low.
But when the instant noodles were actually made, she realized how shortsighted she had been.
Convenient.
Fast.
Delicious.
Affordable.
These were all words that described this new food!
At first, she couldn't understand why he wanted to hire a hundred workers to produce them nonstop, but now she understood.
He must have predicted this explosive success even before they began.
"What? That many?"
Su Han was also shocked by the order volume. Eight thousand packs translated to sixty-four thousand Mora.
It might not sound like a lot, but the gross profit on each pack was a full four Mora.
That meant these orders alone would net a profit of more than half the revenue.
And the cost of the workers was even cheaper.
Each person only required 100 Mora per day.
It was no exaggeration to say they were raking in money.
"Yes, sir! Just now, I went to inform the staff below to stop accepting pre-orders, but some of the merchants were quite unhappy about it," Baiwen recalled the scene and couldn't help but sigh.
It was like they were fighting to give their money away.
"In that case, continue to accept pre-orders. The recruitment of workers must also be increased; set a temporary target of one thousand people. We can also begin researching other flavors of instant noodles."
"Yes, I understand, sir."
Baiwen nodded and scurried off without a moment's delay.
As she was heading out, she happened to see a familiar figure walking in from outside.
"Huh? Lady Beidou, you've returned from sea?"
"Yo! Isn't this Baiwen? Where's your lady? I have some business with her."
"My lady should be in her study, but I'm not entirely sure. You should probably go find Baixiao. I have urgent matters to attend to."
With that, Baiwen hurried away.
Beidou was left completely bewildered.
How could this little secretary not know where Ningguang was? Truly strange.