"I don't think she came. It might be the Zhang family spreading the news again, deliberately trying to attract customers. Did the people who were sent out to inquire come back and tell me what new dishes they have served today?"

"I heard it's shredded chicken with bamboo fragrance."

"What an exquisite dish," Fang Ye pondered, "but I wonder how they combined the fragrance of bamboo and chicken to make this delicious dish."

Whenever the topic of food comes up, Fang Zhong becomes reluctant to speak.

Because this is a topic that Fang Ye is particularly taboo about.

The Fang family has been engaged in the restaurant business for two generations. They started out with just a pot and some wine, and later became one of the richest families in Yuefeng City, accumulating a considerable fortune.

But when it came to Fang Ye, he failed to inherit the business left by his father well.

The old menu has remained unchanged, and the store's decoration looks old and outdated, seemingly unable to attract new customers.

He also realized that his abilities were limited, so he married Bai Cuiyun, the daughter of a famous chef in a neighboring county, very early on, hoping to rely on his father-in-law's help to make Fang's Restaurant prosperous again.

In the early years of their marriage, the Fang family did have a brief but glorious period.

However, as time went on, the once fresh and delicious dishes brought by Bai Cuiyun gradually became less attractive, and everyone felt a little tired of them.

In addition, there is strong competition from the Zhang family outside. They always use various high-end delicacies to attract customers' attention, which makes the situation worse. Eventually, the Fang family's restaurant once again becomes deserted.

Faced with the pressure from the Zhang family's continuous introduction of high-end cuisine, the Fang family adopted the strategy of expanding their business scope, trying to attract more people of different levels to consume.

As a result, the restaurant, which originally had a high taste, was turned into a hodgepodge of places where people of all social status could come in and out freely to enjoy the food.

Not long ago, he noticed a dark-skinned woman carrying a bamboo basket and an old maid who looked quite smart walking into the store.

Judging from their behavior, it seemed that they just wanted to find a comfortable place to sit and enjoy the food they brought.

He actually doesn't care too much about this phenomenon. After all, since he has become a member of the store, even if he doesn't make direct purchases, it can increase popularity, right?

Although the two people in the private room did not exchange even a single word with each other, the atmosphere still seemed unusually tense and depressing.

After glancing out through the window pane and seeing a lively scene unfolding in the hall, Fang Zhong gently closed the window in front of him.

"Master, it would be better for you to go home and rest first. I will be the only one to take care of the situation here."

Before he could finish his words, he heard hurried footsteps outside and the sound of the box door being roughly pushed open. His wife Bai Cuiyun ran in with an anxious look on her face.

Seeing this, Fang Ye hurried forward to support his breathless wife and asked with concern, "What happened? Why are you running so frantically? Don't you care about your own health?"

At this moment, Bai Cuiyun tightly grasped her husband's arm and pointed at Fang Zhong, who was silent beside her, and said, "Don't ask so many questions. Please help me open this window immediately!"

Although he didn't know the specific reason, since it was the order from the lady, Fang Zhong had no choice but to do as she said.

When the window, which had been closed for a long time, finally slowly opened, an unprecedented rich fragrance immediately filled the entire room.

Just when Fang Zhong was about to raise his nose to smell it again, Bai Cuiyun pulled him towards the window.

"Master, look, look at that woman down there!"

"Which lady do you want me to see?"

Fang Ye looked at his wife in confusion, thinking that his wife might have taken a fancy to another concubine!

He approached the window with anticipation, ready to look down, but found himself completely attracted by the extremely tempting fragrance.

The scent seemed to have a magical effect, arousing all his senses.

He leaned out of the window, took a deep breath of the air on the left, and then sniffed the smell on the right.

"Is this the smell of...meat? Tiger meat? Or swan meat?"

Fang Ye was confused and tried to identify this unique fragrance.

"Oh, this isn't meat! This is dried tofu. Go buy some."

Fang Cuiyun pointed anxiously at Jiang Jinhe on the first floor, with a hint of blame in her tone.

"Did you see it? It's that little lady with a dark complexion!"

She pointed to a figure below, afraid that her husband might miss some important details.

Fang Cuiyun was an impatient person, and at this moment she was so anxious that she almost jumped up and down.

She hurriedly recounted the fragrance she smelled on the road, and how she followed the fragrance to Zuixianlou, looking for the girl named Jiang Jinhe, but was stopped outside by the waiter at the door. She also saw other diners scrambling to buy the dried tofu.

"The dried tofu she makes is really tempting. If we can sell it in our store, we will definitely attract all the Zhang family's customers!"

She added excitedly, her eyes sparkling with longing.

"Master, if it weren't for the people living here, I would have asked Juan'er to go up and get two pieces to satisfy my craving."

When she mentioned eating, her tone became more excited.

"I had morning sickness this time, so nothing tasted right to me. But as soon as I smelled her dried tofu, I immediately felt hungry!"

At this point, she seemed to be drooling.

"Hurry up and buy all the food in her basket so I can have a full meal first!"

She spoke to her husband in a commanding tone, leaving no room for negotiation.

However, Fang Ye was still a little hesitant.

"You're a foodie right now, so it's inevitable that there are certain things you particularly crave. But even if this dried tofu smells good, it might not actually taste as good as you imagined..."

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Fang Cuiyun.

"Whether it smells good or not, you'll know after you buy it!"

She spoke without hesitation, not allowing anyone to question her.

At this moment, suddenly, a group of guests swarmed into their big restaurant.

Seeing this scene, Fang Cuiyun became even more anxious.

"Fang Zhong, hurry up and stop them. We can't let those dried tofu fall into the hands of others!"

she yelled at her son.

After hearing what his mother said, Fang Zhong, who had been standing there in a daze, finally came to his senses and instantly understood the urgency and seriousness of the matter.

Such a mouth-watering delicacy is actually dried tofu, and it is delivered to your door, how can you let others snatch it away?

How can this work!

This is his territory!

The whole place was under his control, as if even the air was filled with his breath.

He lifted his robe and rushed downstairs.

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