My sister became the empress, but I'm still growing vegetables and raising chickens

The big man's commotion made everyone inside and outside the store panic.

"There are bugs? It's not clean?"

"I guess the ingredients inside aren't fresh either. Didn't I hear a few days ago that Fu Man Lou had issues with its ingredients being stale and its kitchen being unclean? Fu Man Lou is a big restaurant, and a small shop like Si Jia Food Shop is probably even dirtier."

"Exactly. And their hot pot smells so strong, maybe it's just to cover up the bad stuff!"

There were many different opinions, and many guests hesitated for a moment and handed back their number plates.

"I'd better not eat it. Even if it's not that dirty, it's still disgusting to find bugs in it, right?"

There are also people who don't care: "Bah, why are you being so pretentious? We're eating at home, isn't it normal to have a fly or mosquito? As long as it's cooking, why should we be so particular!"

"That's right. Besides, I don't come here to eat every day. Hey, hey, hey, those of you in front who don't need license plates, please move aside. We still need them!"

Zhu Laosan was handing out the number cards and didn't know what to do. He just stood there dumbfounded. But the customer behind him was quick and took the number cards on the table and started handing them out himself.

The customers who had been queuing up ahead of them were reluctant to give up, but also worried about the food being unclean. Undecided about whether to eat or not, they simply grabbed a number and reserved a spot.

Zhu Laoer was washing vegetables in the back when he heard the noise. He came out and stood in front of the second and third sisters. He pointed at the two big men and shouted, "Why are you causing trouble here? You think there's no one in our restaurant, right? Third brother, come here!"

When Zhu Laosan heard his second brother's shout, he immediately ran over and stood beside his second brother.

They were both tall and strong, much stronger than the two troublemakers, and looked frightening.

The two men looked at each other hesitantly, and one of them said, "Are we causing trouble? It's obviously because your food wasn't cooked cleanly. Look for yourself, there's a bug this big, crawling in the bowl!"

"This..." Zhu Laoer was speechless and looked back at his younger sister for help.

Xiaomei was usually so quick-witted, but her mind was buzzing and she couldn't think of anything. She knew that this must have been the work of Fu Man Lou, and because she had spread the rumor about Fu Man Lou first, it was now backfiring on them.

How to do?

The younger sister has always been the one who makes the decisions regarding the food store. Seeing the younger sister like this, the second sister frowned and thought for a while, but she quickly understood the key to the matter.

While asking Aunt Wang to report to the police quickly, she pointed at the covered bowl and said coldly, "You said we caught such a big, crawling insect? I think you brought it here yourself."

The second sister had a soft and pretty face, and looked somewhat simple and honest. Even though she had grown a little fatter after having a child and wore the most ordinary clothes, it couldn't hide her beauty at all. Moreover, her voice always had a kind of endearing feeling.

Logically speaking, a second sister like this shouldn't have much persuasiveness in her words.

But when she stood there, she had a sense of being isolated from the world, as if she was floating in the air, and her cold look was even tinged with a bit of heroic spirit. At this moment, one could feel that she and the eldest daughter of the Si family were triplets.

Second Sister's tone was calm as she analyzed the situation seriously. "In our kitchen, from selecting the ingredients, washing and cutting the vegetables, to putting them in the pot, it takes several people. And when they're done, someone brings it out. A live insect this big—anyone with normal vision can see it, right? It's already cooked, and yet it's still alive? Is it because our cooking skills are special, allowing us to cook the ingredients but not the insects, or are we all blind and unable to see such a small insect?"

The man immediately retorted, "Your kitchen is not clean. There are too many bugs, so it's easy for them to crawl into people's bowls. Even the bowls are full of bugs, which shows how dirty and messy your kitchen is!"

"You're being weird." The second sister didn't mention the bugs, but simply said, "I said you brought these bugs here. If ordinary people heard that, they would definitely get angry and argue with me. But you didn't. You just assumed our kitchen was dirty. So, second brother Zhu, please ask our two regular customers to go directly to the kitchen and take a look to see if it's really that dirty and messy."

"it is good!"

Zhu Laoer responded immediately. He was extremely confident in the kitchen of Sijia Restaurant.

When Si Muyan was here, cleanliness and hygiene were paramount. The ingredients had to be fresh. The stove was paved with bricks, and it needed to be scrubbed clean every day after cooking. The basins, cutting boards, and knives for washing vegetables and meats were separate, and the dishes had to be washed separately.

At first, whenever they got confused, they would be criticized by Si Muyan.

Si Muyan said that the most important thing in cooking is to make the guests feel at ease, and that one needs to be a hundred times more careful than at home.

In fact, they felt that it was unnecessary, after all, the kitchen was at the back and guests could not enter.

Now I know that Si Muyan has made preparations in every aspect. Isn't it put to use?

As Zhu Laoer went to call his regular customers, he thought to himself that after their porridge shop was divided out, they had initially kept it clean according to Si Muyan's instructions, but later they had become a bit lazy. He still had to tell his wife and sister-in-law when he got home that with four people working, how could they not clean the kitchen?

All the guests must go in.

The man started to shout, "You did it on purpose, you wanted to choose two of your own people!"

The second sister said without hesitation, "The kitchen is small, and too many people can't handle it. Please nominate two people. These two men are deliberately targeting us, so they are not allowed to enter. Moreover, we mainly want to reassure our regular customers, so please quickly choose two regular customers."

"You..." The man really intended to go in by himself. He had two stunned mice hidden in his sleeves, which were perfect for putting them in. "Why won't you let us see? You're just stalling for time. I want to go in!"

After saying that, he went straight to the kitchen, but was immediately blocked by Zhu Laosan.

The second sister didn't give him a chance to speak and continued, "This happened suddenly, and we didn't make any advance preparations. If it was really that messy, it would be impossible to clean it up in such a short time! We won't let you in because you're deliberately trying to hurt people. We've been open for a month and a half, and I haven't seen you two!"

Seeing the second sister's well-organized arrangements, the younger sister came back to her senses and came over to the guests with a smile, "Yes, everyone, I'm really sorry, but our kitchen is not convenient for too many people to enter. After all, it is where we cook. Too many people will crowd it and it will inevitably get dirty. But we still have to do business today, right?"

The two pretty young ladies always smile and usually have a good relationship with everyone.

The crowd that was originally talking became quiet, and two guests stood up and followed Zhu Laoer in.