Pei Yuezhi hurried towards the shop; it seemed she wouldn't be able to act alone for the time being.

But what is Baiweiju up to this time?

Good business might affect them, but it's not so bad that they would kidnap the shop owner.

In short, I can't go to the store by myself anymore; I still have to ask Yuanyuan to come with me.

When they arrived at the shop, everyone had already started eating. When they saw Pei Yuezhi arrive, Liu Yuanyuan quickly got her a set of chopsticks and a bowl.

"I knew you'd come over for dinner, so please sit down."

After lunch, everyone should go back and rest for a while.

Pei Yuezhi also took Liu Yuanyuan with her, preparing to rest for a while.

Taking advantage of the fact that they were alone, Pei Yuezhi told her about being followed.

This terrified Liu Yuanyuan.

"Yueyue, if these people really are from Baiweiju, then they have a grudge against us from before. You must not act alone during this period."

"No, our family members shouldn't go out alone lately. Better safe than sorry."

Liu Yuanyuan said somewhat anxiously, which was also Pei Yuezhi's idea.

There are many women in the family, and it's not safe for any of them to be alone.

It's not that I'm overthinking it; it's that I simply can't be sure what the other person wants to do.

but.......

"That's true, but we can't keep hiding forever. We're doing legitimate business, and we're being harassed by them time and time again. What's this all about?"

Pei Yuezhi said with great dissatisfaction.

Liu Yuanyuan understood what she meant: "I can understand how you feel, but we can't put ourselves in danger. What if they want to beat us up and teach us a lesson?"

What she said makes perfect sense. Although they might not necessarily act so recklessly, it certainly won't lead to anything good.

"You rest first. I'm going to Qingquanlou to see if they've been targeted by Baiweiju recently," Pei Yuezhi said after pondering for a while.

Although he had successfully established his own restaurant, it was certainly not as large as the other two. In addition, Qingquanlou was doing very well recently, so Baiweiju would start by targeting them.

She thought that going back to take a look might give her some clues, and she really disliked this passive feeling.

Moreover, they knew in their hearts that Qingquanlou must know what Baiweiju was up to.

Liu Yuanyuan understood what she meant, so she said, "I'll go with you. They're waiting for you to be alone right now, so it'll be safer if I stay with you."

The two left without hesitation. Everyone was resting at the moment, and Qingquanlou was not very busy.

Upon seeing Pei Yuezhi and Liu Yuanyuan arrive, the proprietress Huang Yunying hurriedly came to greet them.

"Hey girls, what brings you two here all of a sudden? Come on in."

Huang Yunying was exceptionally enthusiastic. Although both of them ran restaurants, she didn't use any other tricks. She even came to support them a few times when they opened their own businesses.

"Sister Yunying, we're sorry to bother you. We have something we wanted to ask you about," Pei Yuezhi said politely.

Upon hearing this, Huang Yunying immediately led the two to a private room.

"What's up, girl?" Huang Yunying asked, sounding both serious and curious.

“That’s how it is,” Pei Yuezhi recounted how she had been followed that day.

"So I wanted to ask you, sister, is Baiweiju using any tricks they have up their sleeves? They see your store as an old rival, and if they have any tricks up their sleeves, they'll definitely start with you."

"If not, I'll just come and say something so you can take precautions."

Pei Yuezhi recounted the whole story in detail.

They were absolutely certain that Baiweiju would target Qingquanlou first.

What they wanted to do to prepare in advance was simply to be polite.

Unexpectedly, Huang Yunying looked at Pei Yuezhi with a touch of emotion after hearing her words.

"Girl, how can you be so kind? You're still thinking of your sister at a time like this."

Forehead......

Sister Yunying is really innocent.

Before Pei Yuezhi could say anything more, Huang Yunying continued, "That damned Baiweiju."

"Our shop is also thanks to you. Since we started using the braised chicken recipe you taught us, our business has improved. Many of our regular customers, even if they don't want to eat braised chicken, will come here first and don't go to Baiweiju as often anymore."

"The Baiweiju restaurant suddenly became unhappy and tried every means to obtain our recipe."

"But only my husband and I, and the head chef of the restaurant know about this house. These two chefs are people we trust. So many people were poached back then, but they stayed with us through thick and thin."

"So Baiweiju didn't succeed either. I thought they would behave themselves, but I didn't expect them to follow you."

Hearing the background of this matter, Pei Yuezhi could roughly guess what Baiweiju's intentions were.

It's simply that they can't get the recipe, and they don't dare to do anything to the big restaurant owner, so they only dare to threaten their small restaurant.

They probably want some of their restaurant's recipes, since their restaurant is currently the most successful among all the restaurants.

Having them buy certain recipes separately would be a huge boost for a large store like theirs.

For established and reputable shops, any outstanding features will produce immediate results.

For example, Qingquanlou has been at a disadvantage for many years, but as long as it releases a new signboard, its old customers are still very willing to pay.

Thinking of this, Pei Yuezhi shared her thoughts with Huang Yunying.

"Sister Yunying, I know what Baiweiju wants to do."

Huang Yunying was indeed very interested and quickly asked what they wanted to do.

Pei Yuezhi didn't keep her in suspense and directly told her her guess.

"They just want to force me to buy some recipes. They've definitely eaten the dishes here, and they've definitely tried the signature dishes in your shop. After all, we're in the same industry, so we know each other well."

"So they know they can't compete with you on signature dishes, so they try to buy some of our recipes so they can compete with you on new dishes."

"As for my shop, although business is good, it is not their biggest competitor, so they don't take me seriously. Now they've started following me. Maybe one day they won't be able to catch me and will come straight to my house. At that time, I won't be able to refuse to sell them the formula."

Pei Yuezhi left her words at that, without mentioning what would happen if they actually obtained the formula.

However, no one in business is a fool, and Huang Yunying quickly understood Pei Yuezhi's meaning.

If Baiweiju really gets the recipes, given their reputation as the biggest restaurant in town, the business they worked so hard to win back will probably be snatched away again.

Therefore, we absolutely cannot let Baiweiju succeed.

"Girl, I understand what you're saying, but I can't just tell them directly not to come looking for you. That would only prevent them from finding you."