But Hua Shi would definitely not say these words. They took four hundred taels of silver in one breath. These two brothers and sisters were too honest. She even felt guilty about taking it.

The brother and sister noticed Hua Shi's hesitation and thought that she was dissatisfied with the small amount of money given to her, so they couldn't help but feel anxious.

Guan Ling tugged at the corner of Guan Wei's clothes imperceptibly, gave him an urging look, and her furrowed brows revealed her anxious expression.

Guan Wei frowned, gritted his teeth and said, "If you think the price is too low, you can ask for it. I will try to raise it a little bit."

When he said this, his heart was bleeding...

Ten taels of silver might seem like a small amount, but adding up to four hundred taels is no small amount. Furthermore, if these recipes sell well in the future, he will definitely continue to ask her to write recipes. In the long run, the hundred or so recipes she mentioned would cost at least a thousand taels of silver...

Guan Wei frowned, his gaze falling on Hua Shi and Xie Mingchi again.

Hua Shi calmed down and, without waiting for Guan Wei to continue, nodded and said, "Okay, ten taels of silver."

When Hua Shi responded to this statement, her heart trembled a little, and she felt a little uneasy, but she was very composed and didn't reveal it on her face at all.

Guan Wei and Guan Ling didn't know why she gave in. They were very happy and didn't feel that there was anything wrong at all.

Although I failed to invite this young cook to come down, it was also good to spend money to get the recipe from her. From a long-term perspective, directly taking the recipe has advantages and disadvantages, but the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

Guan Wei acted quickly. He immediately called the waiter to get a pen and paper and drew up a buyout contract on the spot, as if he was afraid that Hua Shi would regret it.

After both parties checked the contract and found no problems, Guan Wei quietly breathed a sigh of relief after pressing his fingerprints.

Hua Shi sat aside, took out a pen and paper, and wrote down the forty recipes in a very fluent manner.

Her movements were casual and skillful. Within a few minutes, a thick stack of recipes was passed to Guan Wei.

Guan Wei looked at the stack of papers in his hand, then looked at Hua Shi, pursed his lips, and always felt as if something was wrong.

Just... that's it? ...just write it down? Without going back and thinking through the steps and working it out in detail?

The family from whom he bought out the recipe last time took three full days to carefully copy out the contents and give it to him after they had signed the contract with their fingerprints.

Guan Wei thought that it would take at least ten days to write these forty documents, but how come they were written down in the blink of an eye?

Guan Wei thought about it, quickly flipped through the recipe in his hand, and looked at it with suspicion.

There's nothing wrong with it, except that the handwriting is a bit ugly. The paper also has the process steps written down in detail...

Hua Shi took the four thin silver bills in his hand, twisted them open with his fingers, and looked at the big number "one hundred" marked on the bills. His heart began to pound.

Four hundred taels of silver, just like that...

Guan Wei took the paper with the recipe written on it and flipped through it page by page, while Hua Shi took the silver note and stared at the numbers on it in a daze.

In the lobby of the restaurant, a group of people stood facing each other, seemingly in harmony. However, a roar quickly broke this harmonious scene...

"Boss! Boss! I was wrong, I was wrong, please let me go! Please let me go, I have a wife and children to support at home, I, I can't die!"

Chef Li, who had been dragged into the corner tower and fainted, woke up at some point. While the four guards were still unable to react, he climbed up and rushed towards them, begging for mercy.

Guan Wei's thoughts were interrupted. He frowned and glanced around with displeasure. Chef Li was caught again by four strong men and pinned to the ground. A gloomy look flashed across his face.

"Didn't I tell you to take care of that person? Why are you still staying here? Drag him away!"

Guan Wei pointed at the four strong men and shouted sternly.

The four strong men looked at each other, unsure of what Guan Wei meant, and did not react for a moment. Chef Li, who was pinned under his feet, struggled even harder after hearing these words.

Even though he was covered in blood and facing the threat of death, he still burst out with astonishing strength. The four tall and strong men almost couldn't hold him down.

Guan Wei got a severe headache looking at these four things that were only tall but not smart.

"Master, do you want us to kill him? Or..."

One of the sturdy men was unsure of what he meant and asked first.

Although it's not a big deal if someone dies, it's not good to be seen in broad daylight. If the family sees it, they might use it to interfere and alert the government, which would be a bad outcome.

This is also why they dared not take action. Even if they were ordered to do so, they would have to find a time when no one was around and deal with the corpse thoroughly...

Although Guan Wei thought of killing him to get rid of the hatred in his heart, the thought only flashed through his mind and he immediately rejected it.

"Why kill him? Break off his other hand and sell it on the black market." Guan Wei said coldly.

After receiving the order, the four strong men immediately grabbed the man and tried to drag him out. Chef Li was shouting at the top of his lungs.

"Boss, Boss! No! Don't sell me to the black market!!"

Guan Wei rubbed his forehead and waved to call the people back, "Wait a minute! And that kid has been sold out too."

He pointed casually, and everyone's eyes turned to the temporarily forgotten apprentice who was huddled in the corner tower and shivering.

The apprentice raised his head timidly and shook his head tremblingly. His little face was frighteningly pale. He seemed to be frightened silly and could not utter a word to beg for mercy.

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