There are really people in this world who don’t like being an official but prefer cooking!
Princess Yongping was always calm and composed, but at this moment, she felt that her deep-rooted cognition tower was slowly collapsing. Although after the second and first princes met with accidents, she knew that the mask of a dignified and noble lady she had put on to make herself appear useful was no longer necessary, but after pretending for too long, it sometimes became a habit.
Therefore, although she admired the thoughts and skills of Mr. Song in front of her, she could not understand why he was so reckless as to give up the imperial examination. What made her even more unbelievable at this time was that of the two options proposed by Zhu Ying, the first one clearly represented a very good opportunity, but Mr. Song was unwilling to do so and chose the second one directly!
She knew more about her life experience than Zhu Ying, that they were born on the same day as Zhang Shou. She could not help but keep a distance from Zhang Shou, even though he had suddenly become a favorite of her father and his appearance was unparalleled. However, there was no doubt that Zhang Shou was really good to those around him.
Look at Zhang Chen, Lu Sanlang, Zhang Wu, Zhang Lu and a bunch of other people who were once considered to be playboys!
As long as Mr. Song nods, he will be able to stay in Zhang Garden in the future. By then, he will be able to get the upper hand over the garden. Not to mention that Zhang Shou can easily bring people to make himself familiar to imperial tutors like Ge Yong, he may even have a chance to meet the emperor. Isn't this much better than this young scholar giving up on himself and opening a dessert shop because he believes he cannot pass the imperial examination
The more Princess Yongping thought about it, the more annoyed she became. The more annoyed she became, the more she felt that the young scholar in front of her was really wasting her time. She immediately said coldly, "Zhu Ying, you have no worries about food and clothing, and you are rich and self-sufficient. Of course, you don't have to take other people's future seriously. But have you ever thought about it? Although Mr. Song seems to be satisfied for the time being, what about the future?"
She stared at Mr. Song, who had just shown his joy and was trying to put it away, and said word by word, "In life, not everyone can do whatever they want without considering the consequences. Mr. Song, you should know this. Since you have participated in the Imperial Chef Selection Competition and at least got what you wanted, you should plan for the future!"
"Do you think it's easy to open a store in a place like Beijing? Apart from the rich people who own many stores and can live comfortably by collecting rent every year, do you know how many of the other people who rent stores to do business can make money? How many can barely survive? How many go bankrupt? Zhu Ying just said that she can lend you money to run your business, but with your character, will you really not pay it back?"
"No." Mr. Song shook his head decisively. After Princess Yongping's long lecture, he only answered the last question. After hearing this answer, Princess Yongping had no time to show a gratified expression, and she saw that this young man who seemed a little stupid to her suddenly became serious.
"Princess, my family is large and doesn't need a juren like me. The reason they want to force me to take the imperial examination is just to have one more juren memorial archway erected near the ancestral hall. To be honest, my cousins are all jinshi. Even if I'm not as good as them, I'm still a juren, which is better than my brothers. Even if I open a store, people will at most shake their heads and sigh that I'm wasting my time."