Opening a Tavern in the Tang Dynasty

Just then, a young man in gorgeous clothes walked into Zuixianlou.

He held a folding fan in his hand, looking elegant. He sniffed the fragrance in the air, his eyes lighting up: "What kind of delicacy is this? It's so tempting?"

Cheng Chumo and Qin Huaidao frowned slightly when they saw him. They recognized this young man, who was a famous rich kid in the capital.

The rich young man walked to an empty table and sat down, waving his folding fan and saying, "Give me a portion of all your new dishes."

Acai hurried to prepare, and soon, meatball soup noodles, meatball soup and salt-baked chicken were all placed in front of the rich young man.

The rich young man first tasted the meatball noodle soup and his eyes widened immediately: "This noodle soup is smooth and delicious, and the meatballs are the icing on the cake, wonderful!"

He then tried the salt-baked chicken and meatball soup and praised them highly.

After the rich young man finished eating, he wiped the corners of his mouth elegantly with a silk handkerchief, stood up and walked towards Xiaoyu.

He gently waved his folding fan, his eyes revealing a hint of arrogance and satisfaction. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly as he said, "Your new dishes are truly eye-opening for me. They're on par with the dishes in the big restaurants in the capital."

Xiaoyu quickly bowed slightly, a smile plastered across her face. "Thank you for the compliment, sir. We have put a lot of thought into this dish, and we hope to please our diners."

The rich young man's gaze lingered on Xiaoyu for a moment, then moved to Yuyu, a flash of surprise in his eyes. He squatted down, looking at Yuyu at eye level, a gentle expression on his face, and asked softly, "Little girl, which of these new dishes do you like best?"

Yuyu blinked her big eyes, looked at the rich young man with some doubt, then looked at her mother, and answered softly, "I like meatball noodle soup. The meatballs are chewy and the noodles are smooth. It's delicious."

The rich young man was amused by Yuyu's cute appearance and reached out to pinch Yuyu's cheek: "You little girl, you are quite interesting."

Seeing this, Li Hao frowned slightly, but still refrained from speaking.

He looked at the rich young man with a hint of vigilance in his eyes, and his hands clenched unconsciously.

The wealthy young man stood up and looked at Chef Mi again. He closed his fan and pointed at the leftovers on the table. "Chef, your cooking skills are amazing. These meatballs are tender and chewy, and this salt-baked chicken has just the right amount of saltiness and flavor, with a crispy skin and tender chicken. Where did you learn this skill?"

Chef Mi walked out of the kitchen, smiled innocently, scratched his head and said, "You are too kind, sir. I just figured it out on my own, with a little bit of talent."

Cheng Chumo and Qin Huaidao watched from the side. Cheng Chumo whispered to Qin Huaidao, "This rich young man has always been picky. It's rare for him to praise me like this today."

Qin Huaidao nodded slightly, "But we still have to keep an eye on him and don't let him cause trouble here."

The rich young master seemed to have heard their conversation. He glanced at Cheng Chumo and Qin Huaidao and snorted, "I am in a good mood today. I just came here to enjoy the food, but I don't want to cause trouble. However,"

He changed the subject and looked at Xiaoyu, "Shopkeeper, your Zuixianlou has such delicious food, it can't remain hidden here forever. I can help you promote it in the capital so that more dignitaries can know about it."

"It's just..." He deliberately dragged out his tone.

Xiaoyu's heart tightened, but she still kept a smile on her face: "Sir, if you have any request, just tell me."

The rich young man raised his lips to a meaningful smile: "From now on, every time I dine here, it will be free. How about that?"

Xiao Yu looked troubled, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Sir, you know, our small business is really..."

The rich young man's face darkened, "Humph, don't be ungrateful. It's your blessing that this young master likes your place."

The atmosphere suddenly became tense. Li Hao stepped forward and stood in front of Xiaoyu. "Sir, although we are just ordinary people, we have our own integrity. We really cannot agree to your request."

The rich young man glared at him and said, "You little brat, how dare you talk back to me?" As he said that, he was about to attack.

At this moment, Cheng Chumo and Qin Huaidao quickly stepped forward. Cheng Chumo grabbed the rich young man's wrist and said in a cold tone, "Young master, please respect yourself and don't act wildly here."

The wealthy young man looked at Cheng Chumo, a trace of fear flashing in his eyes: "You... you dare to attack me? Do you know who I am?"

Qin Huaidao smiled slightly: "We don't care who you are. In this Zuixianlou, you have to abide by the rules here."

The rich young man broke free from Cheng Chumo's hand and snorted coldly, "Okay, you guys just wait."

After saying that, he flicked his sleeves and left.

Xiaoyu's family and everyone else breathed a sigh of relief as they watched the rich young man leave.

Xiaoyu looked at Cheng Chumo and Qin Huaidao and said gratefully, "Thanks to you two gentlemen today, otherwise we really don't know what to do."

Cheng Chumo waved his hand, "Don't be polite, we are guarding Zuixianlou and we won't let you be bullied."

Yuyu opened her eyes wide, tugged at Xiaoyu's clothes, and asked with a puzzled look on her face: "Mom, he said that if we give you free meals, we can invite more dignitaries to come, why don't you agree?"

Xiaoyu squatted down and gently stroked Yu Yu's hair, her eyes firm and gentle.

She looked into her daughter's eyes and whispered, "Yuyu, there's no such thing as a free lunch. He wants a free meal today, and maybe even more tomorrow."

"We've worked so hard to run Zuixianlou. Every dish and every bowl of soup is the product of our hard work. How can we let someone take it away for nothing?"

Yuyu pouted, frowning slightly, still a little confused, "But mother, if a lot of dignitaries come, won't we be able to make more money?"

Xiaoyu smiled slightly and pinched Yuyu's nose gently: "Silly child, the diners attracted by this method will not last long."

"We rely on our real skills, the dishes meticulously prepared by Chef Mi, the vegetables carefully washed and cut by Ah Fu, and the warm and thoughtful service of Ah Cai."

"If we agree to such unreasonable demands just for the sake of temporary excitement, we will lose our original intention."

Li Hao walked over, patted Yuyu's head, and added, "Yuyu, think about it. If we agree to him and all the dignitaries who come here in the future are given free meals, how can we keep this shop going? We can't sacrifice all our hard work for uncertain benefits."

Yuyu nodded, seeming to understand: "Then aren't we afraid that the rich young man will come and cause trouble?"

Xiaoyu stood up and looked in the direction of Cheng Chumo and Qin Huaidao, her eyes full of gratitude: "With Master Cheng and Master Qin here, Mother believes they will protect us. Besides, as long as we do our business well and don't do anything wrong, we don't have to worry about others causing trouble."