Samuel Scott was deeply moved after hearing this, and since their conversation had gone so smoothly, he felt happy inside. He took out two coins and handed them to Peter Clark, saying, “Take this and buy yourself something to eat.”

Peter Clark quickly waved his hand and said, “Thank you, Uncle Scott, but I can’t accept this money. If I take your money, then I’m not really helping others. If my teacher finds out, I’ll be punished.”

“You’re truly a good child.”

Samuel Scott nodded with a smile.

Peter Clark then asked, “Uncle, where are you going now? I can take you there. I know the capital very well.”

Samuel Scott glanced at the sky and then asked, “Do you know any good restaurants in the capital?”

“Of course I do.”

Peter Clark said, “If you’re talking about the best restaurant in the capital, it has to be Jinyu Restaurant in Liangyuan. Many high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital dine at Jinyu, and it’s not far from here.”

When Samuel Scott heard “high-ranking officials and nobles,” he couldn’t help but frown and asked, “What about besides that one?”

Peter Clark said, “The second best is Chen Restaurant, also in Liangyuan. The people who eat there are all wealthy merchants.”

“Let’s go to Chen Restaurant then.”

Samuel Scott said decisively.

He was an out-of-town merchant, here to do business, and had no desire to sit with high officials and nobles—he’d rather avoid them if he could! Besides, those people would be even less willing.

A hint of secret delight flashed in Peter Clark’s eyes, and he led Samuel Scott toward Chen Restaurant.

When they arrived at the entrance of Chen Restaurant, they could hear the lively chatter inside, mixed with discussions about business.

“Business really is good here.”

Samuel Scott nodded, feeling he had come to the right place.

Peter Clark said, “Uncle Scott, do you still need help later? I can wait here for you.”

Samuel Scott felt truly embarrassed and quickly said, “No, no, that won’t be necessary. Thank you so much for today.” As he spoke, he turned to his servant and said, “Quick, bring him something to eat.”

“I can’t accept it, I can’t accept it.”

Peter Clark backed away repeatedly, saying, “If Uncle Scott doesn’t need help, I’ll take my leave now.”

He bowed formally, then hopped away cheerfully.

Samuel Scott found it unbelievable and sighed, “No wonder this is the capital of our great Ming Dynasty—truly a place of outstanding people and beautiful land.”

He was overthinking it.

After Samuel Scott went inside, Peter Clark suddenly ran toward a small house across the street.

“You really are something, kid. You brought in another customer.”

Inside, a middle-aged man handed Peter Clark a copper coin and said, “Go put your fingerprint on the register.”

Peter Clark took the coin, grinning from ear to ear, then went to the table and pressed his fingerprint. This coin was a bonus, and later they could get a commission based on these fingerprints.

Just as Peter Clark was about to leave, he saw another child about his age walk in.

“Xiao Dong, why are you here again?”

The child was very excited to see Peter Clark.

Peter Clark giggled and said, “You’re not bad yourself!”

……

Chen Restaurant!

“Master, master!”

The manager of Chen Restaurant excitedly came into the inner room and said to Helen Brooks, “Master, so far, our business today is already more than the past five days combined.”

“Really?”

Helen Brooks stood up excitedly.

“I’ve counted several times, there’s no mistake,” the manager said, so excited that he was spitting as he spoke. “Master, I think we don’t need to sell the restaurant.”

When Helen Brooks heard this, his expression became extremely desolate again. He said, “The restaurant is busy now, go out and keep an eye on things.”

The manager was stunned for a moment—had he said something wrong?

He didn’t know that the better the business, the more the restaurant had to be sold.

After the manager left, Helen Brooks suddenly pounded the table in frustration and said angrily, “That fool Kou! With such a good son-in-law, he refuses to use him and would rather trust a girl. If he were my son-in-law, why would I need to sell the restaurant… Sigh… This is driving me mad.”

……

It’s alive!

Just a few days ago, Chen Restaurant was up for sale, but suddenly it came back to life, and without any warning. Many old customers of Jinyu Restaurant went to check out Chen Restaurant—this was nothing short of a miracle!

In just half a day, Chen Restaurant immediately became the center of attention, and everyone in the streets and alleys was talking about it.

This only added fuel to the fire for Chen Restaurant.

Because everyone was curious, they all went to Chen Restaurant, and while they were there, they had a meal. Business was booming even more. In the restaurant business, once things get quiet, they only get worse, but once things get lively, they only get more popular. Customers would rather wait in line outside than eat at a deserted restaurant.

“Looking at flowers in the mist, gazing at the moon in the water, can you discern this ever-changing world? Clouds drift away, flowers bloom and wither, can you grasp this vibrant, swaying season…”

In the afternoon, Brian Grant felt it was about time, so he hummed a little tune as he went to find Peter Clark, ready to arrange the next stage of tasks.

But halfway there, a sharp-featured, shifty-eyed fellow suddenly appeared in front of him, startling him so much that he almost pulled out all his money. He couldn’t help it—this was a habit he’d picked up in America. Whenever he encountered a mugger, his first reaction was to pull out his money and phone and hand them over, completely spineless.