Tang Dynasty: The pot is tied to the duck nest, the little rhinoceros is here!

When they arrived at the Lizheng Hall, they saw Li Shimin rushing out of it, wearing slippers.

My slippers almost flew off while I was running; I could take a 1.5-meter stride with each step.

Upon arriving in front of Jiang Fan, Li Shimin asked, "Your uncle has been waiting for you for ages, what have you been doing?"

"You sneaked away with Sizi, leaving your aunt's husband behind. Doesn't your conscience hurt?"

Jiang Fan smiled slightly, of course he didn't believe Li Shimin's nonsense.

"Uncle, you're mistaken. It's you, Uncle, who suffered so much to bring you the most delicious cold noodles."

The sun was blazing down on us and our skin was practically peeling, but you were doing fine.

Not only are they ungrateful, but they also start complaining. Alas, I had the heart to illuminate the moon, but the moon...

"Looking at the ditch, it seems Sizi and I shouldn't have come back. Sizi, let's go, your grandfather doesn't welcome us!"

"Okay, okay, let's listen to Brother, let's go, we won't let Grandpa have any cold noodles!"

"What? Cold...fart? Can you eat farts? And cold ones at that? Do you think I'm stupid?"

Little Sizi nodded and said in a childish voice, "So Grandpa and Grandma have already found out about the duck..."

Li Shimin: "..."

After letting out a long sigh, Jiang Fan spoke again, "Uncle-in-law, look, this car is full of cold noodles I brought for you."

Do you know how precious this liangpi (cold skin noodles) is? Sizi and I went through so much hardship just to get a bite of this…”

After Jiang Fan finished his long speech, Li Shimin felt even more guilty.

Little Sizi, counting on her little hands, said, "Liangpi (cold skin noodles) are expensive, one sheet costs two yuan... and gold pancakes too!"

Jiang Fan: "Pfft—" Sorry, I couldn't help it. It was an accident, absolutely an accident.

Li Shimin was even more astonished upon hearing this.

As the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, the Heavenly Khan, what haven't I eaten? Yet, I've never tasted this cold noodle dish with two gold cakes before. What's more, it was brought back to me by Jiang Fan and Si Zi. Not only did I not say thank you, but I also hurt Jiang Fan and Si Zi's feelings. I've really done something terrible.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin quickly apologized to Jiang Fan: "It was all my fault for being impulsive. Actually, that wasn't my intention. It was just something I said in a moment of anger. Please don't take it to heart. This cold noodle..."

"Two gold cakes for one serving, Grandpa brings you the gold cakes, and I'll get you some cold noodles while you're all nestled up here!"

"Two... gold coins? In exchange for... a sheet of cold noodles? Sizi, could you... give Grandpa a discount?"

Even though Grandpa's family is wealthy, he still can't afford such expensive cold noodles. Can you make it cheaper?

Little Sizi looked at Jiang Fan and asked in a childish voice, "Brother, what should we do? Grandpa wants cheap liangpi (cold skin noodles)."

Or... I could cut half a sheet of cold noodles for Grandpa and give it to him? And charge him a gold coin in return?

Jiang Fan: "..." As expected of you, Little Sizi, you are definitely a genius in business.

Li Shimin: "..." After all that talk, you've only said the wrong thing. You're not giving your father a discount, you're reducing his portion. My heart... is aching.

Little Sizi ignored Li Shimin's embarrassed expression and stood directly in front of the carriage, shouting loudly:

"Xizi brand cold noodles, two gold cakes per sheet, good quality and not expensive, come and check it out..."

As a result, Xiao Sizi called out several times, but no one came.

Little Sizi couldn't help but worry: "Brother, what should we do? Nobody's buying my cold noodles anymore!"

Jiang Fan laughed and said, "It's not that no one came, it's just that your voice was too soft, Si Zi, no one could hear you!"

"Aww! I'll go ask my second sister to help me shout!"

Li Shimin: "Sizi, stop shouting! Grandpa wants it, Grandpa wants your cold noodles, okay? Grandpa will take them all..."

Hearing this, Little Sizi excitedly jumped up and down, shouting, "Thank you so much, Grandpa! Grandpa, bring some gold cakes! I have... I have... over a thousand cold noodles here. How many gold cakes will Grandpa give me? There are too many, I can't even count them all! Please help me, Grandpa..."

Li Shimin: "..." Wait a minute, what do you mean by having more than a thousand sheets of cold noodles?

Did you rob a cold noodle shop, Sizi? Or do you think Grandpa can eat more than a thousand cold noodles by himself?

Besides, even if Grandpa could eat it, he doesn't have over two thousand gold ingots to give you. Those are gold ingots, not flatbread...

"Alright, alright! Uncle, please take all the cold noodles inside for me." Jiang Fan said, both amused and exasperated.

Then the two men instructed Li Shimin to carry the cold noodles into the Lizheng Hall.

Little Sizi followed closely behind, her two big, bright eyes fixed on her cold noodles.

She was terrified that her grandfather would sneak a bite while carrying the cold noodles; such a thing was absolutely unacceptable.

Empress Zhangsun also came over at this moment. Seeing Jiang Fan and Li Shimin running back and forth in front of her, she couldn't help but ask, "Second Prince, what are you doing?"

"Guanyinbi, you've arrived just in time! Quickly, go and fetch the gold ingots; let's buy some cold noodles to try!"

"Liangpi (cold skin noodles)? What is that? And why do we need to buy it with gold coins?"

"You'll have to ask your little darling, Sizi. She and Jiang Fan brought back the cold noodles."

They said one sheet of liangpi (cold skin noodles) costs two gold cakes, but I wanted to share with you, so here are the gold cakes…”

Empress Zhangsun's eyes widened when she heard this. What kind of cold noodles cost two gold coins per piece?

Besides, Erlang, you're not eating cold noodles, you're eating gold!

And then there's his own son, who definitely has the potential to be a shrewd businessman; he's incredibly ruthless.

When Xiao Sizi saw his mother approaching, he immediately put on a smiling face and greeted her: "Mother, you're here! Please sit down, I'll make you some cold noodles!"

Empress Zhangsun was taken aback upon hearing this: "Your Highness, you..."

"Mother, don't worry! The cold noodles are free, they're a gift from your son!"

Empress Zhangsun felt incredibly warm inside after hearing this. He truly was her own son, her own flesh and blood.

As it turned out, Li Shimin, who was carrying cold noodles with Jiang Fan at that very moment...

I felt like I'd been hit with a critical strike, even though we were both eating cold noodles...

Why do the same words spoken by one's own beloved daughter lead to such drastically different outcomes?

If you eat it yourself, you have to pay two gold cakes; if Guanyin eats it, you have to pay two gold cakes.

So...it's free? Sizi, is this kind of differential treatment appropriate?

"Mother, where is my elder sister, Sister Huo the Second?" Little Si asked in his childish voice.

"It's all because you lured Brother Jiang Fan away! They and Gao Yang are playing in the back garden; it'll be over soon!"

"Awooo!"

Little Sizi nodded, her big, round eyes seemingly lost in thought.

After Jiang Fan and Li Shimin brought in the cold noodles, Jiang Fan smiled at Si Zi and said, "Si Zi,

Come on, let's cut two sheets of cold skin noodles to try first. I'll peel some garlic and make you some garlic sauce...