Cao Jin and Huo Yuan were informed of Cai Wei's upcoming store opening and were extremely helpful to her.
Huo Yuan personally delivered five hundred jin of cumin to Cai Wei's new restaurant. When Cai Wei tried to return the original fifteen hundred taels of silver, Huo Yuan refused to accept it, insisting that the cumin was a celebration gift for her shop opening. Seeing his persistence, Cai Wei accepted.
Cao Jin selected four young and capable boys from his own household, along with their servitude contracts, and presented them to Cai Wei. Perhaps feeling guilty for having made the Mu Family return to the capital, Cao Jin offered relentless help throughout Cai Wei's process of opening the shop.
He took charge of procuring the ovens for roasting dim sums, barbecue skewers, and other equipment as per Cai Wei's blueprints. Within two days, all the items arrived at Mao'er Alley with impeccable precision.