As the head of the workshop park, Zhang Ran has a lot of affairs to deal with every day, so it is naturally impossible to focus all his energy on these people in the security team. He can maintain a certain level of attention and take some time to adjust and plan the security team's affairs, so he is already taking special care.

So, after Zhang Ran spent most of the day to settle down the brothers of the hall and re-plan the security team's affairs, he handed over the rest to Sankui, the security team's officer to deal with.

Sankui, Zhang Ying and others are both brothers who have been together. They have grown up together since childhood. Zhang Ran is relieved to take care of Zhang Ying and others. As for Li Mantun and other cousins, they are considered Zhang Ran’s relatives. Even if Sankui is concerned about Zhang Ran’s face, he will not treat them too badly.

Moreover, due to the relationship and tacit understanding between Zhang Ran and Sankui, Zhang Ran does not even need special advice or explanations. Sankui will arrange things himself and does not need Zhang Ran to worry too much.

This is one of the benefits of having one's own direct lineage. It is credible, reliable, time-saving and labor-saving. It not only allows him to quickly implement Zhang Ran's will, but also allows him to free up more time to do other things.

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Shen Shisanshi, after completing the work of the workshop garden, Zhang Ran took a bus back to his mansion located in Dijiaque, north of Chang'an City.

While it was still early, Zhang Ran personally took over the spoon and took the kitchen at home to prepare a table of cooking, and sent Xue Tong to Dong Zhongshu's mansion in person, inviting Dong Zhongshu and Wuqiu Shouwang to come to the banquet.

At around the hour of You, when he learned that Zhang Ran was invited, Dong Zhongshu and his disciples happily took a car to Zhang Ran's mansion, and after Zhang Ran personally greeted him, they came to Zhang Ran's house for a banquet.

Because it was a family dinner, there were only two acquaintances of Dong Zhongshu, the guest and the guest were relatively casual. After a few greetings, they sat down under Zhang Ran's guidance.

"Select the food~"

After the guest of honor sat down, Zhang Ran reached out to call Xue Tong and whispered an order.

"No~"

With Zhang Ran's order, Xue Tong immediately ordered several servants in the mansion to carry a pot of freshly prepared dishes and place them one by one on three tables in the house.

It was the cold winter month, with the days short and the night long. Therefore, although it was only You hour (after 5 pm), the sky was getting darker. Therefore, Zhang Ran specially instructed Xue Tong and others to light a lot of oil lamps indoors and cover them with silk lampshades to get light to increase the visibility indoors.

Against the swaying candlelight, looking at the dazzling dishes, one after another, with tempting fragrance... King Wuqiu Shou couldn't help but be surprised: "Brother Ran, what day is this today! He actually made such a big show... I am really flattered!"

"Hey?" Zhang Ran couldn't help but feel surprised when he heard this: "Why did Brother Zi Gan say this? It's just an ordinary family banquet, how can you talk about the show?"

"Haha..." Looking at Zhang Ran's disregarded expression, the surprise in King Wuqiu Shou's heart couldn't help but add a lot. Then, King Wuqiu Shou subconsciously looked at Zhang Ran deeply, and couldn't help but sigh: "But I haven't seen him for more than a month, Brother Ran has such strong financial resources! It seems that Brother Ran has an extraordinary situation recently!"

"Where, where~" Zhang Ran couldn't help but bow to King Wuqiu Shou and said, "Brother Cheng Mengzi Gan praised him! In fact, when it comes to situations, my current situation is still mostly troubles and sorrows... As for financial resources!"

Zhang Ran subconsciously looked at Dong Zhongshu who was smiling and silent. He hesitated for a moment, and couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly: "As for this financial resources, let alone the financial resources. More than a month ago, the hundred golds given to me have been spent now..."

"This... this is not what you asked for!" King Wuqiu Shou could not help rolling his eyes when he heard this. Then he pointed to the light oil lamps in the house and the delicious foods all over the house. He said half-jokingly, half-seriously: "Brother Ran, look, you are a palace lantern and a delicacy. Even if you are a common family of ministers, you don't have that kind of thing! If you follow your spending method, let alone a hundred gold, even if you have a fortune of a thousand gold, you can't last long!"

As he said that, King Wuqiu Shou couldn't help but shook his head and sighed: "Brother, it's not that I am meddling in other people's business, but because of the friendship between you and me. I have to remind you that it's easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but it's difficult to go from extravagance to frugality! In the future, if you have a private gathering like you and me, you will have the right to have a sense of yours and me. There is no need to be so extravagant!

What's more, neither I nor my mentor, are the kind of people who pay attention to pomp. Just entertain us, just a pot of wine and a few side dishes!"

"Well~ Zi Gan said so much!" Hearing the words of King Wuqiu Shou, Dong Zhongshu, who was standing by, couldn't help but persuade: "Xiaolang, we are intimate, why should we pay so much attention to red tape? What's more, you are just entering the officialdom now and you need to do what you can when encountering things. Don't try your best to show off your courage and strive for a while, and spend all your money!"

"Uhhh~" When Zhang Ran felt a little grateful when he heard the two masters and apprentices of Dong Zhongshu, he couldn't help but say speechlessly: "Mr. Dong, Brother Zigan! I think you are really misunderstood! In fact, I cooked these dishes in front of you by myself, and it basically didn't cost much!"

As he said that, Zhang Ran reached out and took the silk lampshade of the oil lamp on the table, pointed to the candlelight swaying in the oil lamp, and said to the master and apprentice of Dong Zhongshu, "Besides, the lamp is not burned with expensive ointment oil, but the latest soybean oil I developed! It's not worth a lot of money at all!"

"Soybean oil!?"

When Dong Zhongshu and Wuqiu Shouwang heard this, they couldn't help but follow the direction Zhang Ran pointed, looking at the oil lamp standing on the Zhang Ran desk, with their expressions full of surprise and shock.

Especially King Wuqiu Shou, after careful consideration, he even followed Zhang Ran's appearance and took off the lampshade of the oil lamp on his desk.

Moreover, after picking up the oil lamp with a "strange structure" and watching it carefully for a long time, I couldn't help but exclaim: "Brother Ran, your lamp is indeed unusual! Especially the oil in it is indeed not ordinary ointment oil! It smells like beans! But can these beans really make oil?"

"Of course!" Zhang Ran nodded with great affirmation, and then couldn't help but smile: "Brother Zigan, the effect of our soybean oil is basically the same as that of ointment oil. It can not only be used as lamp oil, but also used to cook food! To be honest, the dishes we put on the table are cooked with soybean oil!"
Chapter completed!