Male superiority and female superiority: forced love

Time flies, and ten days have passed in a blink of an eye.

Mingyue Restaurant officially opened.

On this day, there were sounds of firecrackers and drums and music. The aroma of wine filled the air within a three-mile radius and people were everywhere.

Soon, the news that a new restaurant had opened on Liangsong Street spread like wildfire.

Qu Haoyue came with his classmates Wang Mingfan and others to support the event at noon and chose a seat in the lobby facing the courtyard.

At this time, the building was already two-thirds full, mostly with students and teachers from the academy. Among them, the largest number of people came from Heshan Academy because they were only a cup of tea away from the restaurant.

The kitchen had already prepared the ingredients, and the chefs they hired were all private soldiers from the Zhenguo Mansion. Qin Guanzhi specially arranged for Xinping and Xin'an to come over to help, and even Yu Yu was dragged along.

Ruan Chuyin gave them intensive training before the restaurant opened.

Most of these private soldiers were cooks and already had a certain foundation in cooking. In addition, they had excellent knife skills, so no matter what they were taught, they could understand it immediately, which greatly reduced her pressure.

In addition to the signature dishes, the building has also prepared a lunch fast food meal specifically for the students today: ten meat dishes, ten small meat dishes, five vegetarian dishes, three soups and two desserts.

A set meal costs 100 coins and includes two meat dishes, one side dish, one vegetarian dish, one soup, and one dessert.

Among them, the most popular dishes are braised pork, charcoal-grilled silver carp, twice-cooked pork and shredded potatoes with vinegar.

In just half an hour, all 50 kilograms of braised meat and 100 grilled fish were sold out.

The female disciples who came to the building for meals had a special preference for desserts. Not only did they finish the dish in the set meal, they also ordered a lot of taro crisps, pea yellow and glutinous rice cakes.

Cai Zhiyuan's only daughter, Cai Lei, and two classmates ordered three servings of tuohua ci (Chinese glutinous rice cakes). Their sweet yet not greasy texture and delicate white appearance were a real treat for their taste buds.

"Leilei, I just saw there are rose flower cakes and caramel pudding. Do you want to order another portion?" Liu Dongxiang recalled the menu in her mind while putting another mouthful of pea yellow into her mouth.

"It seems there are also ringo pie and fruit salad. Let's order these two as well." Wang Yumei added quickly.

Cai Lei silently looked at the taro cakes and a piece of pea yellow on the table that had not been completely eaten, and asked leisurely, "Did you bring enough silver?"

Wang Yumei choked when she heard this, glanced quickly at Liu Dongxiang, and lowered her head in embarrassment.

The dim sum dishes that weren't part of the set menu were incredibly expensive. A single serving of fruit salad was a couple of taels of silver, but the portions were huge! I still remember the long list of ingredients on the menu vividly; one portion was more than enough for the three of them.

Seeing the two foodies looking unwilling, Cai Lei pointed to the large wooden sign in the upper right corner: "Tomorrow's set meal includes fruit salad for dessert."

Upon hearing this, the two of them looked in the direction she pointed. The moment they looked away, they caught a glimpse of a "familiar" figure by the window and immediately became excited.

"Leilei, look, isn't the person sitting there by the big wooden sign your ever-present Senior Brother Qu?" Liu Dongxiang reminded in a mysterious voice, lowering her voice.

Cai Lei was slightly stunned, then suddenly looked in the direction she said, her eyebrows raised high, and a faint smile hung on the corner of her lips.

But soon, that smile was slowly suppressed again.

"What's wrong?" the two friends asked in unison.

"Nothing, I just feel that the men in Liangcheng are particularly aloof." Cai Lei lowered her head and replied sullenly.

Qu Haoyue was far harder to seduce than the men of Sihe Town. She'd orchestrated countless "encounters" with him since she started school, but not once had she managed to catch his attention. She was known as the most beautiful woman in Sihe Town, and it was truly frustrating!

"No, I think Senior Brother Qu has a good personality and is polite to everyone. He is well-educated and even better-looking. He is not cold at all." Wang Yumei kept affirming.

"You want to snatch it from me?" Cai Lei's eyes suddenly changed and she asked fiercely.

"No, no, why would I compete with you for it?" Wang Yumei waved her hands repeatedly to clarify. She had some understanding of the principle of not bullying a friend's husband. Besides, she was not bad looking, and had so many suitors around her that she couldn't keep up with them all every day.

"That's good, otherwise we won't be friends anymore!" Cai Lei warned strongly.

The more challenging a man is, the more she wants to take him down, even if it means sleeping with him. She doesn't believe that with her looks and status, she can't handle Qu Haoyue.

Thinking of this, she stood up and strode towards her target.

Wang Mingfan glimpsed Dean Cai's daughter walking towards them aggressively, and quickly nudged his friend with his elbow and whispered, "Brother Qu, Junior Sister is here to see you again."

Qu Haoyue was staring at the kitchen with a serious look. When he turned around, the person had already walked in front of him.

The strong citrus aroma startled him and brought him back to his senses.

"Cai... Junior Sister."

"Senior Brother Qu, you've been so hard to find these past two days."

After she finished speaking, Cai Lei glanced in the direction he had just looked at, and wondered in her heart, "What is he looking at? Why is he so engrossed?"

At this moment, Qu Haoyue felt creepy and goose bumps appeared on his skin under his sleeves.

He laughed dryly twice, said goodbye to his friend in a hurry, and didn't even bother to wait for his lover.

Cai Lei stared blankly at his departing back, a storm gradually brewing in her eyes.

When I turned around, I saw a handsome and slender silhouette walking slowly into the restaurant.

The man was nine feet tall, clad in an indigo python robe and possessed a majestic demeanor. His brows were cold and fierce, his nose was high, and his face was resolute. He was a man so handsome that one could hardly look away.

Jiang Xuanzhou glanced at the lobby indifferently, Zhao Wuji's eyes narrowed, and he immediately went to meet him.

"Prince Linhuai, be well."

"Manager Zhao, you people in the Zhenguo Mansion are really capable and willing to work hard. We sent you here to be the manager." Jiang Xuanzhou glanced at him indifferently and looked at the restaurant carefully.

It seemed that he didn't find the person he was looking for, so he asked coldly: "Where is your boss?"

Zhao Wuji noticed the hostility in his eyes, calmed himself down and swallowed secretly.

The prince happens not to be in the building right now. Should we notify Miss Ruan?

"What? Your boss, I can't stand it?" Jiang Xuanzhou saw that he was shrinking his head and couldn't answer, and there was more than just hostility in his eyes.

"Yes, yes. Your Highness, how about I take you upstairs first?" Zhao Wuji said respectfully with his head lowered.

"I'll have your boss come over later." Jiang Xuanzhou suddenly stopped and spoke in a strong tone.

Aoshuang Pavilion

Chuyi looked at his master with a cold face, and suddenly he didn't have the courage to say what he wanted to say.

His overly conflicted expression caught Jiang Xuanzhou's attention.

"Say what you want to say."

The cup in his hand was shaking gently, and even the scalding tea splashing onto his palms did not stop him.

"No... nothing." Chuyi replied tremblingly. He actually wanted to say that if it was Miss Ruan who came later, don't scare her.

In the lobby, Cai Lei stared blankly at the figure that had disappeared from her sight, her eyes gradually becoming dazed.

"Leilei, that's the renowned Prince Linhuai, who has always shied away from women. I advise you to give up the thought of having a child as soon as possible. I heard that the Empress intends for him to marry Princess Hao Rong of the Nanxing Kingdom as his consort, but that's not something we can dream of."

Wang Yumei whispered a reminder in her ear. As the only son of the current empress, even if Cai Lei's father was the foremost scholar in Dayong, it was impossible for him to ascend to the throne of Princess Linhuai.

Cai Lei glanced disdainfully at her unsuccessful friend. Who said she was going to be a princess? She just wanted to have a romantic encounter with a handsome man.