Would you like to come work here?

"Fifteen cash per catty... aren't you raising the price a bit too high? Even the fatty pork at the market doesn't cost this much!"

Upon hearing this price, Head Chef Li's initially joyful expression fell. She felt that Gu Xiaoyao was asking for an exorbitant sum.

No matter how delicious these bean sprouts tasted, they were still just sprouts grown from soybeans; they weren't embedded with gold, so why should they be so expensive?

"Vegetables in winter are already scarce. Although these are grown from soybeans, their taste is truly exceptional."

"If you think the price of my vegetables is high, I actually feel it's too cheap! Don't look at me with that gaze, I genuinely feel like I'm losing out."

Everyone in the courtyard thought Gu Xiaoyao was joking, yet she spoke with the utmost seriousness, which was clearly visible on her face.

Chef Liu had just stepped into the kitchen to gnaw on a sweet potato, and as soon as she came out and heard the price, she was amused almost to the point of absurdity.

"Look at this, everyone come and listen. Are these bean sprouts embedded with gold or something, that you're demanding such a high price?"

"How long have I been working as a chef in the kitchen, and I've never heard of any bean sprouts selling for this kind of price."

Gu Xiaoyao genuinely believed her bean sprouts were embedded with gold. The bean sprouts cultivated through her supernatural ability—weren't they practically embedded with gold?

Her ability wasn't very effective for combat, but it could grant new life to plants, a power not possessed by just any supernatural ability.

"If you don't believe it, there's nothing I can do. After all, you haven't tasted them, so you don't understand the benefits of my bean sprouts."

"However, Master Jia has tasted them and certainly knows these cannot be compared to ordinary bean sprouts. If they weren't delicious, he probably wouldn't order fifty catties every day, wouldn't you say so, Aunt Li?"

Gu Xiaoyao ignored Chef Liu's ridicule. She purposely adopted a take-it-or-leave-it attitude, letting them know she wasn't desperate to sell her bean sprouts here.

These words jolted the hesitant Head Chef Li awake. That's right, these bean sprouts were what the master and his family loved to eat, not something meant for low-level servants like them.

If the master loved eating them, these bean sprouts must have extraordinary qualities. Perhaps the master would be willing to spend this much money to buy them!

"Please wait here for a moment, Miss Xiaoyao. Xiaoyuan, bring some pastries over to the small table and keep Miss Xiaoyao company while she rests. I'll be right back."

Chef Li was a decisive person. She quickly instructed Xiaoyuan to keep Gu Xiaoyao company while she went to consult the master.

Gu Xiaoyao was pulled by the enthusiastic Xiaoyuan to sit on a small stool, and soon, Xiaoyuan brought over tea and pastries.

"Sister Xiaoyao, please wait here a moment. Godmother will surely be right back," Xiaoyuan said with a smile.

Gu Xiaoyao didn't mind waiting a little longer. She took a seat, figuring that as long as there was food and drink, she could wait quite a while.

Chef Li was not gone for long; she soon returned, though she was followed by a middle-aged man.

"Master."

"Good day, Master."

Seeing the middle-aged man behind Chef Li, the servants in the courtyard all put down what they were doing and greeted him.

Jia Congshan smiled kindly at them, and his gaze fell upon Gu Xiaoyao, who was sitting on the small stool.

"So this is the bean sprout I've been eating every day, is it? It certainly looks different from other bean sprouts. I am quite curious about how you managed to sprout these."

The Jia family were also merchants, though their business was in fabrics. The largest fabric store in the city belonged to the Jia family.