Chapter 256 What are you missing?

Cheng Gongjin's words aroused Yu Qinghuan's curiosity. She used to be a frequent customer of Xifeng Tower. At that time, Chef Gao was there, so she thought it was natural for Xifeng Tower to have good business.

However, now, without Chef Gao, the taste of Xifenglou is obviously not as good as before, but the business has not changed much.

However, this small restaurant, which is located diagonally opposite Xifeng Tower, has a chef whose cooking skills are obviously better than Xifeng Tower, but not many people come here. Could it be that the other restaurants are suppressing it behind the scenes?

She suddenly remembered that Sang Ru had mentioned that she wanted to save money to open a small restaurant in the capital, so she immediately asked Cheng Gongjin, "Who is it?"

However, Cheng Gongjin just looked at her, his thin lips curved, and did not answer.

Yu Qinghuan immediately understood that if she wanted to make the old man speak, she would have to use some tricks.

A cunning look flashed in her eyes. She stood up, lifted her skirt, put her hands on Cheng Gongjin's shoulders, and leaned back, her soft body sitting diagonally in his arms.

Almost at the moment she sat on Cheng Gongjin's lap, Cheng Gongjin's body instantly tensed up.

Yu Qinghuan picked up the teacup on the table with her jade fingers, her wrist hovering in front of his eyes, her fingertips brushing his chin intentionally or unintentionally, "Master Cheng, can you please tell me?"

Cheng Gongjin's Adam's apple rolled slightly, and he looked up at her. "Just for such a trivial matter, Madam Yu resorted to such flattering tactics. It's really a waste of talent."

He sat upright and didn't seem to be distracted by the person in his arms.

But Yu Qinghuan's methods were not limited to these. Seeing that he was unmoved, she leaned forward and pressed closer, her collar slightly open, a subtle fragrance wafting in the air, a few strands of hair falling on his neck, "It's a trivial matter. If you can open my mouth, I'm willing to do anything."

As she spoke, she placed the rim of the cup against Cheng Gongjin's lips.

Cheng Gongjin suddenly grabbed her hand holding the cup, and the tea swayed, reflecting his dark eyes.

"really?"

Yu Qinghuan smiled and moved his hand away, "Of course."

She tilted the teacup slightly and poured the tea into Cheng Gongjin's lips.

When their eyes met, Cheng Gongjin swallowed all the tea in the cup. His Adam's apple rolled rapidly, and his thin lips soaked in tea turned watery, which was somewhat tempting.

Yu Qinghuan's heart beat like thunder at this scene. She raised her hand to wipe the water marks on the corner of Cheng Gongjin's lips with her fingertips, but Cheng Gongjin's big hand grasped her waist.

Cheng Gongjin held her face with his other hand, and his fingertips with thin calluses gently stroked the corners of her lips. Dark currents surged in his deep eyes, and he leaned over to seal her lips.

However, when his breath enveloped her, Yu Qinghuan turned her face to the other side, and his warm lips only fell on the corner of her mouth.

Cheng Gongjin chuckled and said, "Anything?"

Her heart was pounding, and Yu Qinghuan almost fell into the smile in front of her.

She even wondered if Cheng Gongjin knew that she looked very pretty when she smiled, so he would smile in front of her from time to time?

Yu Qinghuan's cheeks flushed, and she laughed dryly twice. She placed her hands on his tense chest, trying to create some distance between them. "Master Cheng, you haven't said anything yet."

You can't just expect to reap the benefits without saying anything.

However, at this time, Cheng Gongjin's fingertips with thin calluses had moved to her fair neck. He had touched this place more than once, but unlike before, the strength was much gentler now.

Yu Qinghuan couldn't help but tremble, remembering the time when he had strangled her neck when the poison took effect. At that time, he looked like he wanted to strangle her to death.

"Cheng Gongjin..." She panted quickly, her voice a little flustered.

Cheng Gongjin pulled her close to him and kissed the side of her neck with his thin lips, as if he was playing with a piece of beautiful jade, polishing it to perfection.

Yu Qinghuan's body trembled, and the teacup rolled to the ground with a clang.

At this time, Cheng Gongjin slowly spoke, "Some of the famous merchants in the capital rely on officials in the court. Xifenglou secretly pays tribute to the Lou family every month, and the silver alone is more than 50,000 taels."

If we add some jade artifacts and famous paintings, it will be more than that.

Yu Qinghuan's pupils widened slightly. The monthly salary alone was more than 50,000 taels of silver! ?

How much does Xifeng Tower earn in a month?

With the Lou family's secret help, no other restaurant in Beijing can compete with Xifeng Tower. Anyone who wants to compete with it will affect the interests of the Lou family. Even if Xifeng Tower does not speak out, the Lou family will help.

There are many cases of collusion between officials and businessmen in Beijing, and Xifeng Tower is just one of them.

How can ordinary merchants, who have neither power nor comparable wealth, compete with aristocratic families like the Lou family?

Yu Qinghuan hugged Cheng Gongjin and asked cautiously, "Does this count as accepting bribes?"

Cheng Gongjin responded, "Okay."

Yu Qinghuan frowned, "The court doesn't care?"

Officials and businessmen collude with each other and suppress ordinary merchants, and in the end it is ordinary people who suffer.

Cheng Gongjin's nose rubbed against Yu Qinghuan's face, and his voice was hoarse, "I can't control it."

If there were only one or two of them, they could be punished, but collusion between officials and businessmen is everywhere in Beijing, so how can we control it?

Yu Qinghuan immediately looked up at Cheng Gongjin and asked, "Tell me the truth, did you also accept their money?"

Cheng Gongjin said calmly, "This pavilion is not short of money."

Yu Qinghuan blinked in his arms, "Then what are you missing?"

Cheng Gongjin: "Woman."