Chapter 50

Chapter 50

After soothing the enthusiastic diners, Chef Wang and Yun Wan resumed their discussion.

"Chef Wang, have you considered it? Shennong Star can offer an array of gourmet recipes, and all seasonings will be exclusively provided to you."

Chef Wang didn’t beat around the bush and said directly, "Lord, I’ve witnessed the impact of these two dishes, and I truly lack the resolve to refuse. Could you elaborate on what being a partner entails?"

"Of course," Yun Wan knew the matter was mostly settled and patiently explained, "We’ll partner up to launch a Shennong Star restaurant. You’ll have full autonomy in managing the restaurant, arranging the menu as you see fit. I won’t meddle in the restaurant’s operations. However, if major issues arise or significant changes are proposed, my approval will be required. We’ll split the restaurant’s profits 40-60, with you receiving 40% and me 60%. Are these terms acceptable to you?"

Chef Wang folded his arms and processed the information.

The lord had granted him ample freedom to run the restaurant, but the profit share was modest.

He understood. The lord’s restaurant clearly relied on the gourmet food she provided as the primary source of profit. In essence, the chef was more of a useful asset.

Based on the diners’ enthusiasm today, even a 40% share would surpass his small Wang family shop’s earnings.

Yet, Chef Wang cherished the ancestral small shop deeply.

Although his ancestors hadn’t decreed that the Wang family must be chefs for generations, passing down their culinary skills, he still didn’t want the shop’s future to end with him.

"I’m fine with the lord’s terms, but I’d like to make a small request… If the menu includes dishes from the Wang family shop, I’d like the Wang family shop’s name prefixed to the dish names."

"Sure, you design the menu, ensuring it’s visually appealing. You’re the expert here, after all," Yun Wan readily agreed.

She respected intellectual property rights, and it was only natural for Chef Wang to request naming his dishes.

Chef Wang was surprised by Yun Wan’s approachability. Despite her wealth, she remained down-to-earth and accommodating.

He could see that the lord was a principled person. For all the goods, she only wanted what she had decided on, indifferent to anything else, whether more or less.

A young woman with such remarkable poise!

Faced with substantial profits, she remained neither greedy nor arrogant, as if everything were ordinary to her.

In fact, Yun Wan was indeed different from humans. After all, she had once been a demon, and the world she had seen and the life she had experienced were far broader than what humans could comprehend. Wealth held no significance for her.

Moreover, she foresaw no financial shortfall, so why antagonize over minor gains? She didn’t want to bear too much karma for this.

This was her future partner! If he harbored dissatisfaction, she might face betrayal from friends later. It was better to take precautions now, offering ample benefits to avoid future troubles.

Inspired by Yun Wan’s straightforwardness, Chef Wang got carried away and made another decision.

He quickly signed the contract and said to Yun Wan, "Lord, I have a rather untalented son. Could he join me in cooking?"

"Of course!" Yun Wan was now short of chefs and was delighted to get one for free.

After arranging all the necessary matters, Yun Wan didn’t linger and rushed back to Shennong Star overnight. The royal construction team had arrived, and she needed to decide on the types and locations of the buildings to be constructed.

...

Soon, Chef Wang called his wandering son back.

"Dad, what do you want from me?" Wang Liu walked into his family’s small shop carelessly.

No one answered his question. He only saw his father take out a few pieces of paper and slap them in front of him, saying with full vigor, "Sign!"

Wang Liu didn’t understand what was going on and reluctantly signed the contract.

"What did you have me sign?" Wang Liu picked up the contract and saw four big words: Immigration Application.

What the...?

What on earth? Immigration? Did their family suddenly come into money and plan to move to the capital planet?

But that wasn't the case.

His dad was planning to immigrate to Shennong Star.

Where did this planet come from? I've never heard of it! Did his dad lose his mind from the fever? Instead of staying on the great Tun Tun Star, he's planning to retire on some nonexistent planet?

"Dad, are you dying or something?" Wang Liu couldn't think of any other reason why his dad would suddenly change so drastically.

He wasn't the most ambitious, but he always aimed for better places. Now he's just throwing in the towel!

"Cut the nonsense! How dare you curse your own dad?!" Chef Wang slapped his son on the forehead, then hummed a tune happily as he packed his luggage. "Your dad's about to make a big change!"

Wang Liu was so curious he waited on his dad hand and foot, fetching water and massaging his legs, just to find out what this big change was.

After looking up Shennong Star on his smart device, Wang Liu felt his future looked grim.

How could his dad be so gullible? The Shennong Star Lord is even younger than him, and he's buying into her?

Unfortunately, his dad had already sold the house and furniture, and there was no stopping him. He was determined to head to Shennong Star!

Wang Liu sighed, hoping his dad wouldn't get burned too badly this time. At least have some mercy on his old age and leave him with something to his name!

Poor guy, so young, yet about to spend the rest of his life on some backwater planet where even the birds don't bother?!

*

Yun Wan had already settled on the three types of standard buildings.

Right now, Shennong Star has a hotel, a lab, and a sanatorium. The sanatorium can double as a hospital, offering basic medical care.

It's also clear what Shennong Star is missing: a school, a food court, and some housing.

The three standard buildings were picked from these categories. Yun Wan planned to expand a school, build the Shennong Star Restaurant, and add a standard residential building.

The Shennong Star layout was further polished.

She split Shennong Star into four main zones: the farming area, the residential area, the dining area, and the recreation area.

The outer city farming area and the inner city farming area are distinct. The outer city farming area mainly supplies market demand, while the inner city farming area mainly supplies the Lord personally. The residential area includes housing, schools, and other necessary infrastructure for daily life. The dining area has a variety of shops to choose from, and the Shennong Star Restaurant is built here. The recreation area is scattered throughout Shennong Star, mainly protecting the original ecological landscape and creating artificial parks for people to relax and enjoy.

After informing the Royal Construction Team of the requirements, Yun Wan didn't need to do anything else. For each building, they would provide three design drafts for her to choose from, and then the construction process would begin.

The manpower and materials required for the three standard buildings and the port were all prepared by the Royal team. If Yun Wan wanted to build other structures later, she could provide her own materials and have the Royal Construction Team build them for free.

In summary, it was as if she had a dedicated construction team serving Shennong Star.

Opening this sanatorium was totally worth it. Not only did it add a hospital to Shennong Star, but it also greatly facilitated her future infrastructure projects.

Only three days had passed, and the construction teams for the hotel and laboratory were almost finished.

Watching them work, Yun Wan couldn't help but marvel at the convenience of interstellar labor. The construction of buildings was mainly handled by robots, with the construction team only supervising, checking, and adjusting, making it quite leisurely.

The speed and quality of robot construction were way better than manual labor.

She figured her three standard buildings should also be completed and put into use soon.

The next phase of construction plans should be scheduled to finish building Shennong Star quickly.

We’ll need the Royal Construction Team a lot in the future. To get on their good side, Yun Wan cooked a large pot of sweet potato porridge, accompanied by Spicy Dried Radish, cold mixed vermicelli, and vinegar-glazed cabbage, putting together a simple welcome meal with just a few dishes but plenty of food.

She set the table outside for the construction team’s convenience, with a bonfire lit for illumination. The smell of the food drew the other two construction teams and the professors to hover around the table, too shy to join in.

Noticing they wanted to eat but were too polite to ask, Yun Wan warmly invited them, "Everyone, come and have some!"

With the three construction teams and the professors, there were only a dozen or so people, not many. She could easily spare a bowl of porridge for each of them.

These folks might even become regulars at the Shennong Star Restaurant someday! She’d better keep these potential customers happy.

Professor Luo, a frequent freeloader, had grown shameless by now and cheerfully sat down, "Since the Lord’s offering, I won’t hold back! We'll wash the dishes later!"

The professors jumped at the chance, sitting down to eat without hesitation; the Royal Construction Team would have long-term cooperation with Shennong Star, so this meal was totally fair game.

The other two construction teams hesitated. They hadn’t done anything to earn it, so how could they justify eating? Especially such expensive natural food!

But the food was too good to resist...

"You come too," Yun Wan invited them to serve the food and rice, and she also washed her hands and sat down.

Yun Wan’s soothing voice worked like magic; before they realized it, they were already at the table.

Food was quickly placed in front of them, the rich aroma of rice continuously wafting into their noses.

It was practically being handed to them—how could they say no? If they resisted any longer, they wouldn’t be human!

Qiao Yue was a member of the hotel construction team. Their team was a small, private group taking gigs from the guild, not their main source of income.

Their team had three members, all ordinary people from a poor planet, studying at an ordinary university, majoring in something related to architecture, so they pooled money to buy a few robots and formed a construction team.

At first, they only took the most basic orders, repairing toilets, building pet houses, gradually building up a reputation. Although they didn’t have the resources of a dedicated construction team, many people sought them out for their reliability and diligence, and they made a decent profit, easing their family burdens.

This time, they’d taken a job on Shennong Star.

Shennong Star was very remote, not even providing basic accommodation and food. Large construction teams found it too harsh and were unwilling to come, but they weren’t afraid of hardship. Plus, the boss knew the conditions on Shennong Star were poor and offered particularly favorable terms, so they had no complaints.

These past few days, they had been sleeping in tents and drinking nutrient solutions, the hard ground making their backs ache.

The desire to leave this place as soon as possible grew stronger.

They hurried and prepared to work overtime to finish the hotel construction, so they could return to school and rest sooner.

But after tasting the food cooked by the Shennong Star Lord, Qiao Yue felt that staying a couple more days didn’t seem so bad.

No! Not just not bad, even if the Lord tried to drive her away, she would stubbornly stay here a few more days!