Chapter 257: Fighting in the Ring

He Dong obviously hadn't grasped the meaning of the post yet. He shook the gold hairpin on his head and said angrily, "Our kitchen business is half-price. Why is she holding a trade fair? This is clearly a challenge to us.

Chairman Shen, you must take good care of this matter."

He spent half his life to enter the culinary industry, and he never forgets to express himself actively in every aspect.

Downstairs, Liao Fu and the others, who had already read the post and were already looking unhappy, started to whisper to each other: "How long will this trade fair last?"

"Look, it says three days!"

"Are you just putting a few things on display for people to see, or do you want to pay for them?"

"I don't know! How about you go to Tianxiang Tower and ask?"

"I'm going to ask when I get back how smart Tianxianglou's Manager Song is. Look at what Shen Huishou is doing now, at half the price. Isn't he just imitating others..."

"Ahem, stop talking, President Shen is looking at us!"

At this time, He Dong was waiting excitedly for Shen Huishou to make a move.

Huang Changsheng raised the corners of his mouth, with disdain in his eyes. He just glanced at Shen Leyan with the corner of his eye, to see what method this old cunning man would come up with.

Shen Leyan's expression looked very bad. He sat up straight and looked coldly at everyone in the room.

After watching Liao Fu and the others turn their heads away, Shen Leyan said in a deep voice, "This matter has not yet been determined, why are you so panicked? Tian Xianglou stole the craftsmanship of my Jin Xilou, and before I even went to investigate, she wanted to tear herself apart. This is courting death."

After scolding everyone, Shen Leyan said to one of his servants, "Shen Qing, go outside and find out what it means."

The boy responded and quickly slipped out the door.

Although Liao Fu and others were suppressed by Shen Leyan, they were still restless.

He Dong poured Shen Leyan some wine and brought it to him with both hands, smiling broadly as he said, "What Shen Huishou said is true. People say that women can't accomplish anything big. Look, Tianxianglou has only been open for two or three months and has just started to gain some success, but it's about to collapse. All these fancy-pants guys are coming in."

Unlike us grown men, all of us have well-established businesses that have been around for decades in Qili County. I say, a woman’s place is at home, taking care of her husband and children, and serving him.”

Shen Leyan's eyes twitched when he heard this.

Ho Tung's Ho Kee Restaurant had been open for decades and was also his father-in-law's property. What did it have to do with him, a son-in-law who was just married into the family? It was impossible that just because his wife's surname was Ho, he would change her surname and the property would become his.

But his words were so clever that it was impossible to refute them. Everyone in the room could only look at each other and agree with him casually.

Huang Changsheng changed the direction of his crossed legs, still with a disdainful smile on his face: "Boss He is making progress."

Liao Fu's heart was like a cat scratching. He could no longer bear it and stood up and bowed, saying, "Boss Shen, Boss Huang, Boss He, I have something else to do at the winery, so I'll leave first."

Without waiting for Shen Leyan to reply, he turned around and hurried out. The others followed closely behind him, bowed to Shen Leyan and left.

There were only five people left in the private room. Apart from Ho Tung, the spineless man who was unwilling to become the head of the Chefs' Guild, there were two other restaurants that were considered to be somewhat famous. However, the heads of these two restaurants were very low-key and had never even competed for the position of head of the guild.

When they saw the red note, they just looked at each other, read it silently, and then drank tea.

Shen Leyan said nothing.

Huang Changsheng picked up the tea bowl, frowned, and drank the strong and bitter tea one sip after another. He glanced at Shen Leyan again without saying a word. Now he was thinking about watching the fun.

He Dong greeted Shen Leyan and then turned to Huang Changsheng, lowering his eyebrows and smiling, and said, "Boss Huang, have some tea!"

Huang Changsheng glanced at the wine glass that He Dong was holding and snorted in dissatisfaction.

At the same time, the owners of several shops in different streets and alleys of Qili County received this red sticker.

There are pastries, sundries, grains, oils, rice and noodles, as well as several snack stalls with good reputation.

This also includes the breakfast shop on Yaqian Street.

The stall manager, Lao Liu, once said in front of Song Liyun that he wanted to see the rumored Rouge Tiger with a face as thick as the bottom of a pot, broad shoulders and a big beard.

When he found out that Yanzhihu was the manager of Tianxianglou, he actually came to apologize. As to whether it was an apology or he wanted to take a closer look...only he could explain it.

At this time, Guan Laoliu received the red note. After asking someone to read the words on it, he was stunned for a moment. After a moment, he slapped his thigh and said, "Huh, I thought Manager Song was just making fun of me, a poor guy. I didn't expect... I really have to participate in the training!"

At this time, there were no diners at his stall, and even several other stalls on Yaqian Street had stopped doing business.

Guan Laoliu didn't even bother to pay for the remaining bowls of porridge. He packed up his small table and stool, carried them on a shoulder pole, and went straight to Tianxianglou without going home.

When he arrived, the owners of several other shops were also there.

It seems that everyone is willing to give it a try.

Song Liyun had been busy all day in Qili County. She had just returned to Baolinju and had just had some water and a few snacks. She chatted with Yuquan for a while to see if she was getting used to living there. Then she was asked to leave by the shopkeeper Mu, Hu Qing and Xue Zhuang who had come after hearing the news.

It is now September, and people who have bought land in the town have started construction one after another. Many of them have built adobe walls and are now covering the roofs.

The garrison with the most staff changed every day. After just one day of absence, a row of simple rooms appeared.

Song Liyun has not been in Suijin Town for some time. She has a lot of things to do and can't find anyone, which makes Xue Zhuang and others very anxious.

Sitting in the Suijin Guild Hall, Hu Qing took the initiative to talk about what had happened at the Acorn Food Shop recently.

"It's only been over a month and we've already harvested eight thousand kilograms of acorns. There will surely be more acorns delivered in the future. Miss Song, should we accept them all?"

People start collecting acorns starting in August when the acorns on the trees are ripe.

Acorns are everywhere in the mountains, and farmers are willing to pick them no matter how low the price Hu Qing offers.

The whole family worked hard all day long and earned a dozen cents by the time they died.

So every household in the village went up the mountain and into the forest, and every household dried acorns.

"Collect it!"

Song Liyun plans to ask the Wan family to help sell acorn vermicelli to other provinces. Luo Baihu is also placing large orders, so there is no need to worry about sales.

Xue Zhuang had nothing to say.

Although people who had previously fled the town were returning one after another, and with the addition of a few refugees who had escaped, the town's population was increasing almost every day.

But with him and Old Man Zhang working together, and with the support of the garrison, the household registration and name registration went smoothly.

The focus of today’s talk is on repairing the shop.

After working so hard for so long, Manager Mu finally prepared all the construction materials and even selected an auspicious day for the commencement of construction. He was waiting for Song Liyun to make time to attend the groundbreaking ceremony.

Song Liyun was also a little excited. Although the Baolinju where she lived was a large compound, it still belonged to someone else.

Especially this time when I went to the grassland, I knew that half of the kidnapped people were still alive, and they might come back at any time.

It’s more reassuring to build a new house by yourself.

(End of this chapter)