Su Wan did not have any idea what was going on in the head of Qi Zhen but given that she caught him staring at her father-inw, she knew that he was not thinking anything good. However, there was nothing to worry about, she could even go against the one who was sitting in the capital,pared to her, who was Qi Zhen?


    She turned her attention to the Imperial Guard who smiled at her and then took out another brocade box and handed it to her." This is the gift that the Old Dowager Empress sent you, she is quite thankful for what you have done for the country, Madam Su."


    Su Wan took the box and then pursed her lips before saying, " There was no need for this, I just did what I was supposed to do." Though she said that, she put the brocade box away. However, no one found it offending, after all, this woman was the one who came up with the form for the concrete and bricks. She was a genius and geniuses all had their own temper and thoughts!


    " This is what should be given to you, Madam Su," the Imperial Guard said with a polite smile as he looked at Su Wan. " You have saved the lives of manymoners, with these concrete and bricks, manymoners will be able to build much more sturdy houses and thus live a decent andfortable life without worrying about freezing to death."


    " Then I have to say that Her Highness is born with a heart of gold, not many rulers can understand the sufferings of themoners," Su Wan stated with a sweet smile.


    She did not open the boxes that were given to her instead she looked at the Imperial Guard and the soldiers who came with him before saying, " You all must be hungry right after travelling for so long. We don''t have any beef or any vegetables but we do have some crabs. If you don''t mind then you can have a taste of my culinary skills."


    When the Imperial Guard heard Su Wan say crab noodles, he was a bit confused. He did not know what crab was which was why he asked with a polite smile, " What do you mean by crab, county Magistrate Su? I don''t think that we have ever eaten something like crab."


    He lived in the capital but this was his first time hearing the word crab.


    Only then did Su Wan remember that these guys did not call crab a crab instead they called it biting fish.


    "It''s biting fish. I call it crab," exined Su Wan as she continued to speak, " The noodles made from crab sauce are really good, if you are hungry then I can cook it for you."


    If she was not wrong then there was a crate of hairy crabs in the storehouse, she could use them to make sauce and then cook the noodles.


    When the Imperial Guard and his underlings heard that Su Wan was talking about the biting fish their expressions stiffened. They knew biting fish and they also knew that it was too hard to bite, its hands and shells were simply too strong and its vour was not good either as they could not chew it.


    However, this was the county magistrate''s offer and she was not just any county magistrate. She was the one who was respected by the Emperor, Empress and the Crown Prince. Even the Old Dowager Empress held respect for this woman, how could they refuse her?


    Thus, even though they were a bit hesitant they agreed with Su Wan.


    Of course, Su Wan noticed their hesitation and chuckled inwardly. These guys.. they really had no trust in her skills but this was good as well, the element of surprise would be much better this way.


    Su Wan asked the servants to put the rewards in the storehouse and turned to head back inside when Yun Zhao rushed in front with his wife and then said to Su Wan, " County magistrate if you don''t mind can we join in the lunch?" He had tasted Su Wan''s cooking and knew that she was not joking around if she said that this dish was going to be delicious then it was going to be delicious!


    Even Madam Yun was a bit excited. She had tasted the grilled squid and she had to admit that Su Wan''s skills were better than anything that she had ever eaten.


    " Of course," Su Wan did not mind adding another two bowls of crab noodles thus she did not refuse Yun Zhao.On the other hand, when everyone heard Yun Zhao begging to be invited to a meal, they all looked at Su Wan with a new understanding. It seemed like Su Wan had some really good recipes, which meant that the snack street she was going to open was going to be a hit!


    When Old Madam Lai saw what was happening, the bitter taste in her mouth intensified. She looked at Qi Zhen and said, " Look for a way to get your hands on her recipes, it will be better if you cause havoc in that street before it opens."


    Qi Zhen also nodded. If Su Wan was the daughter inw of the Lin family then he could not allow her momentum to be even more fast, he needed to suppress her no matter what because if she got any more stronger then it would be really hard for him to deal with the Lin family! As long as Father Lin and the children of his brother were alive, he knew that his life was not going to befortable.


    They were variables that could flip his life upside down!


    Father Lin noticed that someone was looking at him and thus turned to look in the direction of the gaze which was fixated on him. As soon as he turned around, his gaze met with Qi Zhen who red at him and though he was scared of this man, Father Lin did not break his gaze and continued to look at him before shooting a re of his own.


    Who was scared of who huh?