Digging up spiritual roots and seizing blood? You scumbags, wait and tremble.

After visiting three or four restaurants in a row, where there were clearly vacancies but they all said they were reserved, she finally understood something.

At the fifth restaurant, Zhong Ran didn't wait for the waiter to speak and asked directly, "Has it been booked again?"

The waiter smiled awkwardly: "Miss, it's really booked."

"Very good, I'll wait for the next batch." She stood there with Zhong Yan and refused to leave.

The waiter suddenly became even more embarrassed: "Miss, it's dinner time now. In order not to disturb you, why don't you go to another restaurant?"

Zhong Ran said calmly, "I'm not afraid to tell you, this is already the fifth restaurant we've visited. We're so hungry we can't even move, so we'll eat here today, unless you ask everyone to sit here and not leave."

The waiter's face turned bitter, and then the shopkeeper came over.

"Are you just the two of you? Sorry, the waiter just made a mistake. There are still two tables in the lobby on the second floor that haven't been reserved. How about you go upstairs?"

Zhong Ran glanced at him indifferently, nodded slightly, and took Zhong Yan to the second floor.

The second floor is surrounded by side rooms, with a hall in the middle where many people sit. There are also two tables in a secluded corner.

This position was just right for Zhong Ran. She took Zhong Yan over and let him sit closer to the inside, minimizing his close contact with innocent people.

"What would you like to eat, ladies and gentlemen?" The shopkeeper came up and greeted them personally.

Zhong Ran was more cautious this time: "What dishes do you have?"

The shopkeeper asked her to look at the walls around her, where some dishes were hung.

Except for a few signature dishes, she ordered almost all the other dishes, specifically asking for large portions.

The shopkeeper calculated in his mind and said cautiously, "Miss, there are already 1,080 taels here."

It is just as the rumors say, it is often over a thousand taels.

This is even without ordering the signature dishes, otherwise it would have cost around three thousand taels.

"Okay, serve the food quickly, the sooner the better. Remember, the portions need to be large."

"Whatever is fastest, bring it up first. My brother is hungry."

When the shopkeeper heard her say this, he went downstairs and asked the chef to look for the dishes that were available or the simplest and easiest to make, and sent up a few first.

Three large portions of rice were also served.

As a result, when the next dish was served, the food on the table had been cleared out.

Many of the diners around them looked at them, after all, it was rare for two people to spend a thousand taels of rice.

"You don't know, right? Some time ago, at Zuixianlou, a brother and sister ate a meal worth over three thousand taels, but when they paid, they only paid one thousand taels. The shopkeeper was nearly mad with rage."

"Oh? There's such a thing? What kind of siblings are so powerful?"

"If I'm not mistaken, it's probably that brother and sister."

"What? How dare the shopkeeper entertain them? Isn't he afraid that they won't be able to pay after eating?"

"Why aren't we afraid? I heard that all the major restaurants have blacklisted them. But I heard that there's something unspoken about her and Prince Ning, so the owners of the major restaurants don't dare to go too far."

"I see. So, if they are still here now, could it be that they are just staying here and refusing to leave?"

Zhong Ran's face darkened over there, and she asked why she couldn't get a meal after visiting so many restaurants today. It turned out that she had become a celebrity?

But it has a bad reputation and has become synonymous with free dining?

Zhong Yan looked at her quietly: "Sister, did I eat too much?"

Zhong Ran said lightly: "Don't worry about them. It was my elder sister who didn't do it well last time. It won't happen again in the future."

She will work hard to earn back her reputation and let those people know that they are not the kind of people who eat and free meals.

Dishes were served one after another. The taste was not bad, and some of them were very good. The portions were sufficient according to her requirements.

After the dishes were served, the shopkeeper came up with an account book and stood next to Zhong Ran.

"Miss, your meal cost a total of one thousand taels. After deducting the change, the total is one thousand taels. Would you like to pay now, or go to Prince Ning's mansion to settle the bill?"

Zhong Ran coughed lightly. That day was really an accident.

But today's meal cost me one thousand two taels, which is really expensive.

If she comes a few more times, she will eventually go bankrupt.

"Pay now." She took out a silver note worth one thousand taels and slapped it on the table.

The shopkeeper took it and confirmed that there was no problem with the banknote before saying with a smile, "Miss, enjoy your meal."

He was about to leave when Zhong Ran stopped him and said, "Boss, is every meal in a restaurant like yours really that expensive?"

The shopkeeper smiled and said, "Miss, that's not the case. Look here, a dish costs anywhere from a dozen taels to over a hundred taels. For a normal meal for seven or eight people, a few hundred taels would be enough."

He didn't say anything else, but Zhong Ran understood that the two siblings were not normal people.

However, they are not normal people, so there is nothing to say about it.

Zhong Yan's physique is like this, she can't change anything, she can only find a way to make sure he is full.

"In the capital, with our appetites and cravings, is there any affordable food that can fill us up?"

The shopkeeper chuckled and said, "Yes, there are small restaurants on the street, or some vendors. You can eat more than a hundred taels."

Zhong Ran waved her hand and told him to go and get busy. She told Zhong Yan to eat quickly.

She felt that if she continued to eat like this, she would go bankrupt sooner or later and would have to make more money.

I got so many medicinal herbs today. I will go back tonight and make the pills. Tomorrow I will see who to cooperate with to sell the pills.

"Greetings to His Royal Highness Prince Ning." A voice of greeting came from downstairs.

Zhong Ran looked up at the stairs and soon saw a young man walking up slowly, accompanied by two personal guards.

Everyone on the second floor also stood up and saluted. He waved his hand and saw Zhong Ran here, walking towards him.

Zhong Yan instantly exploded and stared at him intently: "What are you doing here?"

Mu Jinning sat down next to Zhong Ran and raised his eyebrows as he looked at the almost finished food on the table.

"I heard that you went to several restaurants but didn't get any food?"

Zhong Ran lowered his eyes: "Last time was an accident."

"Yipinju is the Xiao family's restaurant. I'll say hello there, and you can go there to eat next time."

Zhong Ran was puzzled: "The Xiao family's restaurant? What does it have to do with you?"

Mu Jinning knew that she didn't understand anything about what was going on here, so she explained it to her softly.

"My mother's surname is Xiao, and the Xiao family is my maternal grandfather's family."

Zhong Yan, who was standing next to them, watched the two of them communicating smoothly and seemed very familiar with each other, which made him feel very uncomfortable.

"Sister." He called softly.

Mu Jinning said softly: "I am your future brother-in-law."

"Mu Jin, Ning!" Zhong Ran growled with gritted teeth.

"Am I not your fiancé? The engagement was made before you were born, and Ranran wants to go back on his word?"

Zhong Yan suddenly felt that the food in his mouth no longer had any flavor: "Sister."

There was a hint of grievance in his voice, and he suddenly understood that he didn't like this young man, not only because he was powerful and gave him an invisible pressure.

Moreover, because this young man came to snatch his sister away from him, he rejected him from the bottom of his heart.