Chapter 84 Gu Qianhan Spends a Fortune

Chu Yanluo was so angry she almost ground her teeth to powder. She tried to explain, but no one listened to her.

Everyone started criticizing her, and even the head manager, who was on her side, showed his dissatisfaction.

The beautiful image she had painstakingly built collapsed in an instant.

More and more people are demanding refunds. Even the diners in the private rooms on the second and third floors, who clearly have plenty of money, are also demanding refunds from Qingyunlou after seeing the fruit and cheese ice bowls and pastries at Zuixianlou.

Chaos erupted at Qingyun Restaurant. The manager was surrounded and couldn't escape, while Chu Yanluo was also verbally abused, accused of being hypocritical, pretentious, and heartless.

The lobby on the first floor was so lively that even Shen Wantang couldn't resist coming out to see what was going on, her face covered by a veil.

The people below were making a huge fuss, and no one paid any attention to Shen Wantang on the third floor.

Qin Xin, who always loved watching the excitement and gossiping, was not too happy: "Princess Consort, you came to the restaurant and the Prince didn't even notice. The Prince is really... Look, the Prince is protecting that Jixin Nunnery down there again. I really don't know what's so good about protecting a woman like that! She's so heartless. She dares to sell two pastries for thirty taels of silver. She's even more ruthless than those black market moneylenders. How can the Prince not see through her true colors?"

Shen Wantang, however, was watching the spectacle with great interest. She didn't care who Xiao Qingyuan was protecting; she only cared about whether she could make money: "Qingyunlou is probably going to suffer a huge loss this time, right? With them making such a fuss, Zuixianlou's reputation should soon surpass Qingyunlou's."

At that time, Zuixianlou will definitely give her a substantial share of the profits!

Just then, three people walked in through the restaurant's main entrance; it was none other than Gu Qianhan and his two servants.

Qin Xin hurriedly pointed to Shen Wantang and said, "Your Highness, the Second Young Master Gu is here! He must be here for revenge. Chu Yanluo slandered him like that before, so he must be taking this opportunity to kick him while he's down."

Shen Wantang nodded; she thought so too.

Chu Yanluo, who was being verbally abused on the first floor, thought the same thing the moment she saw Gu Qianhan.

However, to everyone's surprise, Gu Qianhan did not kick someone when they were down. He spoke up loudly: "Shopkeeper, I heard that you have new kinds of pastries and snacks here, all invented by Miss Chu Yanluo. I have admired Miss Chu for a long time, so I came here to support you!"

These words caused an uproar throughout the restaurant!

Qin Xin's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets: "What did he say? He's in love with Miss Chu? He wants to support her?"

Du Juan looked on incredulously: "Has Young Master Gu gone mad? How could he possibly fall for Chu Yanluo?"

Shen Wantang was also surprised. She remembered that in her previous life, Gu Qianhan did not like Chu Yanluo, and had never confessed his feelings so openly.

Chu Yanlu downstairs was also surprised that Gu Qianhan would publicly express his admiration for her, even though Gu Qianhan had been very cold towards her before.

Was his coldness all an act? Or was he actually right about her and fell in love with her at first sight?

In any case, Gu Qianhan's appearance at this moment immediately solved her predicament!

Finally, someone came to support her!

Chu Yanluo seemed to have forgotten that she had accused Gu Qianhan of bullying her just a few days ago. She quickly stepped forward and said with utmost politeness, "Second Young Master Gu, please come in. I have indeed invented some novel snacks and desserts. You can try them."

The shopkeeper hurriedly pushed through the crowd to curry favor: "Young Master Gu, it's an honor to have you here! Please come in, I'll have someone serve you the pastries invented by Miss Chu right away!"

Gu Qianhan seemed to have completely forgotten about being wronged and slandered. He waved to the servant and said, "Bring the gold in!"

Upon hearing the order, two servants immediately carried in a heavy box.

When the box was opened, it was filled with gleaming gold ingots!

Chu Yanluo was both surprised and delighted: "Second Young Master, this is... for me?"

Gu Qianhan nodded: "I heard you sell pastries here, so I specially brought a thousand taels of gold to support you."

Chu Yanluo was stunned: "A thousand taels of gold?!" The second young master of the Gu family is actually so rich? Even more extravagant than Xiao Qingyuan?

Even the shopkeeper exclaimed in surprise, "Young Master Gu is so generous!"

Gu Qianhan ignored the shopkeeper and asked, "Before I came in, I heard that the people here all thought your pastries were too expensive? Even Xiao Qingyuan thought they were too expensive?"

Chu Yanluo glanced at Xiao Qingyuan, feeling that he had finally been slapped in the face. She was extremely pleased, but she pretended to sigh with a sad expression: "They just don't know good things. The pastries I invented are really worth the price. Now it seems that only Young Master Gu has the eye for quality. The others don't have Young Master Gu's discerning eye."

Gu Qianhan looked at Xiao Qingyuan with icy eyes: "The snacks invented by Miss Chu are not expensive no matter how much silver they cost! If Young Master Xiao is unwilling to treat her well, then give her to me. I have plenty of gold and silver for her to spend!"

Xiao Qingyuan's brows were almost furrowed together. Just a few days ago, when he went to the Gu family to apologize to Gu Qianhan, he wasn't like this. Why is he suddenly trying to take Chu Yanluo from him today?

Could it be that he fell in love with Chu Yanluo after being wrongly accused by her?

Xiao Qingyuan vaguely felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

However, he had no intention of giving Chu Yanluo away: "Qianhan, Yanluo is a living person, not an object, so there's no question of giving her away. You're new here, so you may not know the situation. Yanluo's snacks and pastries are indeed quite good, but they can't be sold for such high prices. You should take the gold back first; those pastries will only cost a few taels of silver."

Gu Qianhan, however, appeared to be deeply in love with Chu Yanluo: "You think the snacks invented by Miss Chu are only worth a few taels of silver, but in my heart, her snacks are worth a thousand gold pieces! Shopkeeper, I'll give you a thousand taels of gold for just one snack, no more!"

Upon hearing that there was such a sucker, the shopkeeper was overjoyed: "Alright! Waiter, quickly, go and bring Young Master Gu a bowl of the best fruit jelly!"

The waiter inwardly grumbled, thinking there was no such thing as the best; they were all exactly the same. But on his face, he wore a beaming smile: "Yes, sir!"

The other diners in the restaurant were stunned by Gu Qianhan's outrageously extravagant spending!

"Has this Second Young Master Gu gone mad? A thousand taels of gold for a snack? Is the Gu family that rich?"

"Chu Yanluo is really amazing. First, there was the Prince of Ning who was so infatuated with her that he wanted to become a monk. Now there is the Second Young Master Gu who spends a fortune on her. She is probably the most glamorous woman in the entire Dafeng, right?"

"Didn't she say a few days ago that Young Master Gu had humiliated her? I remember she was here cursing Young Master Gu as a scumbag. Why has her attitude changed so much today?"

"Tch, what else could it be but money! Young Master Gu just threw out a thousand taels of gold, so she immediately forgot about being humiliated. Judging from how she fawns over Young Master Gu, she probably wishes he would humiliate her again!"

"Pah! Looks like she's nothing but a slut. She pretends to be so high and mighty. When Gu Er didn't give her the gold, she cursed him as a scumbag and a disgrace. What a hypocrite! But now that Gu Er has given her the gold, she keeps calling him 'Young Master Gu Er' and even wants him to try her pastries. I think she's truly disgusting!"