Chapter 412 - Chapter 412: Chapter 399: Not Capable of Greatness (1/2)

Chapter 412: Chapter 399: Not Capable of Greatness

“The same could happen here, for all I know. Some people might hesitate to confront you for fear of causing me trouble. When they see an opportunity, they’ll take it. Uncle Xiang Rong and Aunt Cao, please remember this. I can’t tolerate any hint of deceit. Even if it means not doing business, we can’t allow some people to take advantage of us.”

“When the time comes, don’t worry too much about the impact on our business or on my side. The first priority is to suppress their wicked schemes. Once we have done that, others will be afraid and those who would dare to attack us will be stopped in their tracks.”

Zhang Xiangrong and Mrs. Cao exchanged glances and gave a nod of agreement.

“I understand what you’re saying. We know what to do now. Don’t worry, Ning. We’ll make sure to handle this correctly.” Zhang Xiangrong affirmed, patting his chest confidently.

“With Uncle Xiang Rong and Aunt Cao here, my mind is completely at ease.” Zhuang Qingning couldn’t suppress her laughter.

By the time they finished lunch, it was already late. The shops in the town were closing one after another, and the small stalls on the street were packing up to go home, readying for the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Zhuang Qingning and Zhuang Qingsui didn’t linger in the shop any longer. After a brief chat with Zhang Xiangrong and Mrs. Cao, they headed home.

[Ding, your ‘Charitable Guest’ task is completed. Please accept your reward!]

On the road, a voice suddenly rang in Zhuang Qingning’s mind.

Charitable Guest?

Zhuang Qingning was taken aback and then remembered the task given by the system with a cunning title.

The task notification now meant that under the recommendation of Zhuang Yutian, the Hu brothers must have found work and settled in well.

Not bad, not bad.

Zhuang Qingning nodded her head, satisfied.

Now, she just wondered what the reward would be.

[Trust in the system, it always produces high-quality rewards!]

Trust you? Seriously?

Zhuang Qingning nearly rolled her eyes in disbelief.

[You must believe in the system. It will never let you down. The reward you have received this time is…]

[Recipe: Secret Roasted Lamb Leg.]

As expected, it is something that is not immediately useful.

Zhuang Qingning sighed in frustration.

When sales of tofu, salted duck eggs, century eggs, and other items reached certain levels, she could earn recipes. She had already reached the upper limit for obtaining these relevant recipes. Excluding the ones she gave Zhang Yongchang, she had stacks of it.

Now, there’s one more.

Although the recipes provided by the system were indeed good, and each was a fine dish, to Zhuang Qingning who temporarily had no energy or strength to open a restaurant, these were items that could not be immediately monetized. They were just gathering dust.

Thinking about the system’s long list of debts, Zhuang Qingning felt a headache coming on.

Couldn’t the reward be something practical?

Such as a tea recipe, a spice recipe, or even architectural, forging, and textile blueprints. If all else fails, a tea egg recipe would suffice… At least that would give her hope of repaying her debts, right?