Traveling to an ancient peasant family: I got rich by doing business

Li Yu turned around and faced the person who was speaking.

I saw a man standing behind her. He was very tall, about five feet tall (more than one meter eighty). In addition to his height, his face was also very outstanding, with a pair of beautiful phoenix eyes. A teardrop mole under his right eye made him look a little confusing.

There were several tables of women in the lobby, all of whom were secretly glancing at the men. Some young women even blushed, and to avoid being seen, they quickly covered their faces with handkerchiefs.

Li Yu pretended not to notice their changes, and asked the man with a polite smile: "I am the owner of this store, may I ask who you are, sir?"

"My surname is Yue, and my name is Ji." The man held a fan in his hand, which should have been very out of place in this winter, but because he was good-looking, he looked a bit more romantic and unrestrained. "I came back from Liangzhou Prefecture in the northwest. I heard that Boss Li is the most business-savvy woman in the capital, so I came to meet her."

When Li Yu heard his last name was Yue, he raised his eyelids.

The girl who went to Jinyulou last night also had the surname Yue, so they are a family?

*

Frowning, Li Yu's smile disappeared halfway, "Mr. Yue, thank you for the compliment. I was able to open this store thanks to Princess Jianing."

Yue Ji: "Boss Li is too modest. Princess Jianing is indeed amazing, but without your cooking skills, this business won't last long. After all, when it comes to the food business, the taste of the food is the most important."

Li Yu: “…”

He actually commented on Princess Jianing in public like this. Was he really bold? Or was he of noble status and not afraid of Princess Jianing looking for him?

*

Li Yu couldn't make a clear judgment for a moment.

Suppressing the doubts in her heart, she decided not to say any more to this person for the time being.

One reason is that it is inconvenient to do it in public, and the other is that this person seems to be a cunning person. It is safest to remain silent until his background is found out.

So she put on a polite smile and said, "Mr. Yue, there are a lot of things going on in the store. I am busy, so I won't talk to you any more. There is hot pot in the store. If you want to eat, you can ask the waiter to help you order."

After saying that, Li Yu turned around and walked away. After taking two steps, Yue Ji called him back, "Wait a minute."

Li Yu: "Master Yue, is there anything else?"

Yue Ji pointed to the top of his head and said, "Is there a private room upstairs? I want to eat there."

Nanny Tian also noticed that Yue was unusual, and before Li Yu could answer, she interrupted and said, "But unfortunately, the private room upstairs has been occupied a long time ago, so there is no room for the time being."

Just as he finished speaking, a few young men came down from upstairs.

Yue Ji smiled, "Isn't there a spot available?"

Nanny Tian remained calm and said, "I'm afraid I'll disappoint you, Master Yue. This private room that just got vacated has been reserved by another guest in two quarters of an hour, so you can't use it."

Yue Ji looked at her, then quickly spread out his fan and said, "Then I'll sit in the lobby. I haven't been back to the capital for a long time. Now that I'm finally back, I naturally want to get close to everyone."

After saying that, he walked straight to the empty table.

Nanny Tian looked at Li Yu.

Li Yu: "We have no reason to drive him away, so if he wants to stay, then let him stay. But we need to ask everyone to be more careful in what they say and do, and not say things that shouldn't be said."

*

Han Zheng is already in the backyard.

He had just tied the carriage to the back door and then went into the backyard through the back door.

He didn't know what happened in the lobby, so when he saw Li Yu frowning, he immediately asked, "Sister-in-law, are there any guests causing trouble? You seem unhappy."

Li Yu waved his hands, "There are no guests causing trouble, it's just..."

Thinking of something, Li Yu looked at him and asked, "Is there anyone with the surname Yue in the court?"

Han Zheng thought about it and shook his head: "No, sister-in-law, what's wrong?"

Li Yu took Han Zheng aside and talked about what happened just now and last night.

Han Zheng's expression gradually became solemn. "These two people with the surname Yue must be from the same family. They have other intentions."

Li Yu had similar thoughts.

However, she had no idea what this Yue guy wanted to do.

"Why don't I go out and test him." Han Zheng said, "Maybe I can get some useful information."

Li Yu didn't want him to go over.

Han Zheng said: "Second sister-in-law, I have been in the Hanlin Academy for a few months. There are some things you can let me try."

Li Yu thought for a moment and said, "That's fine, but you have to be careful, he doesn't seem like someone who is easy to deal with."

*

In the lobby, after Yue Ji ordered hot pot, he took the initiative to talk to several women nearby.

I didn't ask anything else, just about the hot pot restaurant and Li Yu.

He was good-looking, and the women answered almost anything he asked.

"You said Boss Li, you should be able to see without me telling you that she is a capable woman. She manages so many people, but nothing has ever happened to her."

"Hot pot restaurant? There were no hot pot restaurants in Beijing before Boss Li came."

"There are more than just hot pot restaurants. Before Boss Li came, there were no barbecue restaurants in Beijing."

These were things he had heard a long time ago. Yue Ji quickly touched upon these topics and then asked Li Yu if he had ever cursed the milk tea shop and Jin Yu Lou.

"Scold? Why would Boss Li scold them? Even though those two stores are newly opened, they don't have much impact on the hot pot restaurant."

"Yes, the food in the milk tea shop can only be used as snacks. As for Jinyulou, the food there is expensive. It is not a place for ordinary people like us to go. We still prefer to eat hot pot."

Vietnamese: “…”

He wanted to say something else but was interrupted by Han Zheng.

Han Zheng walked to the table of Yue Ji and said, "This guest is looking down on my second sister-in-law. My second sister-in-law is an open-minded person. When others do something well but she does it poorly, she will only try her best to make herself as good as others.

The milk tea shop and Jinyulou’s business are indeed good, but they are not so good that my second sister-in-law would curse at her. "

*

The two looked at each other, and the atmosphere became vaguely tense.

After a moment, Yue Ji bowed and said, "I said the wrong thing, I'm sorry. By the way, you should be the new top scholar this year, I've heard of your name for a long time!"

Han Zheng returned the greeting indifferently, "I am Han Zheng, I don't know your name, please enlighten me."

Yue Ji reported his name again.

Han Zheng looked him up and down and said, "From the way Mr. Yue is dressed, he looks like the son of an official. I wonder where Mr. Yue's family is from and whether he has any achievements now."

He didn't expect to be questioned like this by a minor official who was only in his teens. The smile on Yue Ji's lips deepened and he simply gave an address.

Han Zheng silently recited the location in his mind. This place was quite close to where they lived before moving. He would arrange for someone to check it out when he returned home in the evening.

"Han Zhuangyuan." Yue Ji suddenly said, "Can I ask you a question?"

Han Zheng: "You say."

Yue Ji stared at his face closely, "Have you ever eaten at Jinyulou and the milk tea shop?"

Han Zheng: "I've been to a milk tea shop, but I've never been to Jinyulou."

Yue Ji: "What a pity. I recommend you, Han Zhuangyuan, to try it. To be honest, I think Jinyulou is very similar to your hot pot restaurant..."

He paused for a moment, then spoke word by word, "Could it be that Jinyulou is also opened by Boss Li?"