Given the current situation, she either needed to find a powerful force to protect her, or obediently hand over the recipe.
Naturally, Lin Ziyin did not want the latter. If she handed over the recipe, the Lin Family would surely plunge back into poverty once again. As a transmigrator from another world, she refused to accept such a fate. Thus, the only option remaining was to seek a powerful backer.
Ding'an Temple was her first choice. Monks, by nature, were unattached to worldly desires and would not covet the recipe in her hands. All she needed to do was maintain a good relationship with the Temple. She is currently helping the monks cook while injured which would undoubtedly induce a sense of guilt and gratitude from them. As for the future, the Lin Family needed to become stronger. Since they have started to gain notoriety, she must work hard to consolidate the Lin Family's power in the shortest time possible so that no one would dare to look down on them.