[Go in? Beat the drum to protest?] Xiao Yunzhen couldn't think of any other way to see Jin Chengyang without revealing his identity.

"Don't you have a child?"

Jinyou exerted force suddenly and finally managed to pick up Xiao Yunzhen.

Xiao Yunzhen twisted his body, feeling a little shy.

"I've been eating a lot lately and seem to have gained weight. But even if I use the child as an excuse, I'll be punished for skipping the level of the prefect to meet him."

With Jinyou's small body, twenty strokes of the cane would take away half of his life.

"Don't go see him until it's absolutely necessary. There's always a way. We're not the only two."

"Okay, I get it. Let's go, let's go out and see what's fun outside! Shikelai has five floors! There's no five-story restaurant in Beijing! Wanna go check it out? Let's go check it out? Let's go check it out... Jinyou~ please~"

Without hearing Jinyou's permission, Xiao Yunzhen kept acting coquettishly.

Jinyou couldn't stand his nagging the most, "Okay, okay, go."

Not knowing who the diners were, Xiao Yunzhen insisted on going.

Well, he also wanted to see what tricks the big restaurant had to take away all the business.

When Jinyou was about to go out, at least two people naturally followed him.

Before they got on the car, Jinyou held Xiao Yunzhen in his arms and bought anything interesting for him whenever he saw one.

"This is pretty good, do you like it?"

Passing by several stalls, Jinyou once again pointed at the large hydrangea-like flowers that Xiao Yunzhen had rejected.

Xiao Yunzhen protested:

"I'm a guy! Who would buy something like this? Girls wouldn't like it, would they?"

Just as he finished speaking, he heard a man say, "Boss, give me one of these bags. I want to give it to my wife."

The vendor was busy with a smile on his face and let him choose.

[...Excuse me, someone actually bought it! But I don’t want it!]

But Jinyou was determined not to pay any attention. He pointed at a large, delicate pink flower and said to the vendor, "I want this one."

"Okay, here you go. Three cents."

Jinyou took the big pink flower and put it on Xiao Yunzhen's head, which didn't have much hair (actually, he put it on his forehead).

Xiao Yunzhen screamed, and Jinyou curled his lips and said nothing.

Throughout the journey, Xiao Yunzhen had a large pink velvet flower on his forehead, which looked weird and cute.

What are their looks?

[It's all your fault, you insisted on putting it on me! ]

[He Jinyou, really, ugly!!!]

[He Jinyou, you hurt my self-esteem! ]

[He Jinyou, stop pretending to be dead! ]

[Ahhhhhhh! I'm so mad!]....

When they arrived at the door of the Diners' Restaurant, Jinyou said, "We're here."

Only then did Xiao Yunzhen stop accusing and scolding Jinyou.

[This restaurant... looks so familiar.]

Jinyou nodded: "It is very similar to the cyclamen in the capital, but it is a few levels taller than the cyclamen."

"Hey, you have really good eyesight!" A middle-aged man came over and asked quietly, "Are you from the capital?"

Jinyou shook his head: "From Danzhou."

"Oh? Then how did you know that Shikelai and Jinchengxianmen are similar?"

Jinyou looked up and met the middle-aged man's smiling eyes and breathed a sigh of relief.

He said, "When I was little, I went to the capital with my uncles as escorts. At that time, I was also amazed by the cyclamen. But when I saw the food today, I felt that the cyclamen was not even worth mentioning."

The middle-aged man laughed heartily. "My dear friend, you are a wonderful person. It was a very pleasant conversation we had today. Since you are interested in our guests, why don't you come and have a drink with me?"

Jinyou didn't show it on his face, but he was indeed shocked in his heart.

According to the information obtained by the secret guards, the You family is the richest family in the entire Guangling Prefecture, with countless properties under their names and wealth that can rival that of a country.

The person who is in charge of the You family business now is a middle-aged man named You Changling.

However, Jinyou could not confirm that the person in front of him was You Changling, but it would not be a bad idea if he could make friends with the You family.

So Jinyou didn't refuse: "It would be disrespectful to refuse. I wanted to bring my brother to broaden his horizons and visit the diners."

The man was amused and said, "My dear friend, you don't know that diners don't serve children."

"Why?" Jinyou was puzzled.

[Not entertaining children? Do you look down on them?]

The man smiled mysteriously and kept the secret secret. "You'll understand when I take you inside. Okay, follow me closely and I'll take you inside."

Jinyou frowned, but suppressed the doubts in his heart and followed the man into the diners.

As soon as he entered the diners, Xiao Yunzhen screamed.

What the hell is this place? Ahhhhh, my eyes! My eyes!!!

Jinyou wanted to comfort him, but he couldn't open his eyes because of the golden light and the colorful reflections on the walls.

You Changling skillfully took out two black silk ribbons and tied them around Jinyou's eyes.

"It's always like this the first time you come in. I was dazzled the first time I came in. After coming a few more times, I realized that the first floor is the least worth mentioning place in the entire restaurant."

Jinyou couldn't see and could only guess the location by listening to the sound. He tilted his head and asked him, "Why?"

You Changling just smiled without saying anything, and took Jinyou's arm and went upstairs.

People appeared on the second floor, and the sounds of diners eating, drinking, and playing drinking games could be heard one after another. It was nearly a hundred times more lively than the small restaurant where they were eating.

You Changling introduced: "The second floor is where ordinary people eat. There is nothing special about it. You can take off the silk ribbon."

Jinyou obediently took off the silk ribbon, closed his eyes for a moment, and then slowly opened them.

Jinyou looked around and saw many diners eating enthusiastically. The table was filled with exquisite dishes, and even the wine jars were made of glittering glass cups.

After a quick glance, Jinyou guessed that this small table of three or four dishes would cost dozens of taels.

They are said to be ordinary people, but judging from the way they are dressed, they are not ordinary people.

After staying on the second floor for a while, You Changling led them to continue going upstairs. The layout of the third floor was extremely elegant. The tables and chairs were all made of sandalwood, emitting a faint fragrance.

There are fewer guests here, and they all behave politely.

You Changling said softly, "The third floor is a place for scholars to recite poems and compose essays. It's called Wenhua Pavilion. You need some talent to come here. There will be a new question every day. Answer each question and you will get a free dish. The total will accumulate, up to a maximum of eight dishes. You can also leave poems or essays here, and there is a chance that they will be seen by the prefect, and thus win his favor."

You Changling then approached Jinyou and lowered his voice, "My friend, you know that the current prefect left an article here that was read by the prefect, and thus became the prefect..."

Jinyou's heart tightened, and he hurriedly asked, "When will the prefect come again?"

You Changling smiled and said, "Any outstanding article or poem left here will be summoned the next day. But do you have any ideas?"

Jinyou blushed, a little embarrassed: "Please don't tease me, my brother is talented, but his official career has not been smooth for many years, so I thought..."

"Oh~~~" You Changling suddenly realized and looked at Jinyou jokingly: "I didn't expect you to be such a filial child. If your brother really has talent, he can come here and give it a try."

Jinyou's eyes lit up, and he said excitedly, "Really? Really? You don't have to call me brother. I've memorized all of my brother's poems and essays. I can write them down right now!"

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