Chapter 501 You are now my one and only in this world!

He actually spent the whole afternoon sitting in the teahouse opposite her restaurant.

Afraid of disturbing her, he didn't let Li Qingluo know that he was secretly accompanying her.

Seeing that she was walking around the hall all day, he asked Zhuiyu to go to the bookstore and buy him a few books on acupuncture points.

Having seen it myself, I'll naturally know how to press it to make her feel most comfortable.

Li Qingluo had never been treated with such precious care before.

Her eyes grew increasingly red.

"Ah Shi, you'll spoil me rotten."

"If you stop being so good to me in the future, I will feel very disappointed."

Am I being too greedy?

Duan Rongshi grasped her ankle and gently pulled her closer to him. He then lowered his head and touched her forehead.

"Luo'er, you are now the only one in my world. But I cannot guarantee the future."

"But if I have the time, I will never let my Luo'er down."

The two looked at each other and smiled.

Duan Rongshi's hands did not stop moving.

Li Qingluo then asked, "By the way, what have you been busy with these past few days?"

"This morning I heard Zhuiyu mention something about the palace, about that lord?"

"Ah Shi, what exactly happened? Do you know anyone in the palace?"

Duan Rongshi: "An old man surnamed Ji."

"I'm nearing the age of retirement, so I'm leaving the palace to look at the residence."

"He has an adopted son who shares his surname and now sits in the same position he once held, the Grand Steward of the Imperial Household."

"This old man, Mr. Ji, is a chess fanatic."

"So I deliberately went to the chessboard and solved two difficult games, which caught his attention."

“These past few days, I’ve been leaving early and returning late because I’ve made plans with him and we’ve become chess partners.”

Li Qingluo naturally understood after hearing this.

She couldn't interfere with Duan Rongshi's affairs, and she knew he had his own plans, so she just told him to be very careful in his actions.

As the two chatted, Duan Rongshi brought up the matter of Que'er and Zhuiyu.

"The reason I didn't mention what you said to Zhuiyu a few days ago is because Zhuiyu had a childhood betrothal, to his cousin from his aunt's family."

"But his family suffered a great disaster, so he lost contact with his aunt's family as long as he could remember."

"Over the years, he has been searching in secret, and although there has been no news, he does not seem to have any intention of breaking the contract."

Li Qingluo was surprised: "A betrothal between childhood friends?"

"I really didn't expect that."

"But if that's true, isn't that girl already quite old? How could she still be waiting for him?"

Duan Rongshi: "Zhuiyu is twenty-three years old now."

“I asked him, and he’s a year older than my cousin.”

"If she really hadn't waited for him, she would probably have been married and had children long ago."

Li Qingluo: "Ashi, is there another possibility?"

"With your manpower, you can't find any information about that girl. Besides, when Zhuiyu's family suffered a great disaster, didn't his aunt get involved?"

"If they didn't move the main beam, then perhaps they already..."

Li Qingluo didn't say it aloud, but Duan Rongshi understood.

He nodded.

Clearly, that's what he was thinking too.

"So today I mentioned your maid, Que'er, to him."

His face turned red and white, and he did not answer clearly.

Li Qingluo: "If he's going to be so hesitant and want to spend his whole life looking for his cousin, does that mean Que'er should wait for him her whole life?"

"Although this girl doesn't fully understand either, I do understand her. Once she's made up her mind, she's incredibly stubborn."

"But if Zhuiyu finds the person, or continues searching for another ten years or so, wouldn't Que'er be waiting for nothing in the end?"

Although Li Qingluo admired and was confident in Zhuiyu, she, as a young woman, would not agree if he really wanted to keep Que'er around.

Moreover, Granny Deng has already passed away.

Li Qingluo made careful plans for Que'er.

Seeing her so troubled, Duan Rongshi said, "Things will work themselves out; worrying won't help."

"Although Zhuiyu may seem unreliable on the surface, he is actually very shrewd."

"If he makes a mistake in this matter and disappoints your girl, you can just marry her off to Leng Dian."

"Leng Dian is just a bit clumsy with words, but he's no worse than Zhui Yu."

"If all else fails, there's always the most reliable one, the Windbreaker."

"Choose any of them."

Li Qingluo burst out laughing.

"Thinking about it this way, I still have more than twenty 'kill' characters left."

"Anyway, Que'er isn't worried about getting married, hmph!"

"We need to teach Zhuiyu a lesson."

The couple were having a private conversation in the room.

Que'er quickly discovered that Zhui Yu was avoiding her!

For some inexplicable reason, ever since he went to the restaurant to find her today, he has avoided looking at her and doesn't face her directly when he speaks.

Moreover, if a sparrow has a question for him, he runs faster than a rabbit.

Just now, Que'er didn't ask him what he wanted to eat for dinner. After all, the girl was hungry and wanted him to hurry up and go to the kitchen to urge him.

He turned tail and ran!

Is he sick?

Sparrow rolled her eyes, but she felt a little unhappy.

After that, Li Qingluo continued to busy herself with the restaurant's affairs every day.

Duan Rongshi also began to leave early and return late again.

The couple only saw each other once a day in the evenings.

Sometimes they wouldn't even see each other. Every time Duan Rongshi returned, Li Qingluo was already fast asleep from exhaustion.

For more than ten consecutive days, Huaxie Restaurant was the most popular restaurant in the entire Nan'an City.

Soon, it aroused jealousy and public outrage from other parties.

As expected, the accidents that Li Qingluo had anticipated and been waiting for occurred one after another.

Food shortage.

A fire broke out in the kitchen.

There is a snake in the side room.

Some people deliberately provoked and humiliated the female waitress who was running errands.

Let's just forget about the rest.

After figuring out the reason why this person was deliberately making trouble, Li Qingluo realized it wasn't her waiter's fault and asked him to leave.

Soon, news of the Huaxie Restaurant bullying its customers spread throughout the city.

Li Qingluo was not afraid.

Because other female guests came forward to vouch for her.

"It was clearly her who deliberately scolded that woman who was running errands, for not staying at home to take care of her husband and children, but instead running around as a waitress, which was an insult to all the women in the Great Chu who uphold the virtues of womanhood."

"She hurled insults at people, but doesn't she realize she was also dining at that fancy restaurant? Doesn't that mean she wasn't showing her face in public?"

"Ignore her. This kind of person is just deliberately making things difficult for Huaxie Restaurant. She's just jealous and can't stand to see things go well!"

"Huh? Why does she look so familiar? She looks like the proprietress of the Huai River Inn in the north of the city."

"That's truly despicable!"

"Isn't that right?"

The reputation of Huaxie Restaurant was not ruined.

But soon, someone in the city imitated this and opened a second women's restaurant.

Its name is Full Moon Restaurant.

Soon, the new Full Moon Restaurant took away half of Li Qingluo's customers.

That day, Li Qingluo returned to her residence early.

Sparrow was so anxious that her brows furrowed, but she acted as if nothing was wrong.

"Young lady, why aren't you in a hurry?"

"From now on, our Flower Pavilion Restaurant won't be the only women's restaurant in the city anymore. Our business has already been affected, are you really not concerned?"

Li Qingluo leisurely sipped her tea.

"Of course I care."

"But what's the use of us being anxious here?"

"Take it slow, things will work themselves out! Besides, the real skill is in the details."

"What we are about to fight is a protracted war."

"It's just a full moon restaurant now, but what if a second or third one pops up? If I go there and get angry, I'll never be able to stop getting angry!"

“We just need to do our job well. These women have felt our sincerity and good intentions, and those who left will naturally come back.”

Sparrow listened intently, and gradually calmed down as well.

Li Qingluo suddenly stood up because she smelled a bloody odor.

She sniffed the air. "Where did this come from?"

She followed the smell to the bathroom.

On the clothes rack, I saw a set of black clothes that Duan Rongshi had taken off.

She stepped forward and reached out to touch it; instantly, her hand was covered in something wet and sticky.

Li Qingluo's heart skipped a beat. When she opened her palm, she saw that it was covered in blood.

She couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "He's injured?"