Tingxianglou was able to become the best restaurant in Furong County because its food and wine were better than those of other restaurants.

However, at present, this gap is not very large.

If other competitors improve their dishes, they can easily catch up with Tingxianglou.

Ye Qingyuan also came to a conclusion after tasting Seven Star Wenchang Sauce.

That small dish of chili sauce has a flavor that far surpasses half of the dishes at Tingxianglou.

If he didn't cooperate with Liu Yingying, she would definitely go after his rival.

Since she can make this Seven Star Wenchang Sauce, it shouldn't be difficult for her to invent a few more unique delicacies.

That would be a real threat to Tingxianglou's business!

Thinking of this, Ye Qingyuan looked at Liu Yingying with even more respect.

This woman is simply too clever and cunning!

"Lord Xiang, may I ask how much of this Seven Star Wenchang Sauce you have on hand right now?"

"There are seven jars left!" Liu Yingying said, taking seven jars of sauce out of her basket and placing them on the table.

Ye Qingyuan had his servant give Liu Yingying 560 coins, and then took the jars of sauce to Tingxianglou.

Several distinguished guests arrived at Tingxianglou today, and the manager, Ye Wu, had to personally entertain them in the upper room. Upon learning that the owner had arrived, he hurried to see Ye Qingyuan.

"Master, what brings you here?" Ye Wu asked with great respect.

The reason for asking this question is that the Ye family has too many businesses under their name, and Ye Qingyuan has been keeping an eye on the market in Ningzhou County for the past two years, so he rarely comes to the building.

"Take these jars of sauce out and share them with the guests..." Ye Qingyuan got straight to the point.

"Sauce? What kind of sauce..." Ye Wu stepped forward curiously, took a jar of sauce from the servant, and unscrewed the cap.

Instantly, a rich and fragrant aroma filled the entire room...

"It smells so good!"

"I've never smelled such a fragrant sauce before..."

Ye Wu took a deep breath, looking at the bright red sauce in the bamboo jar, wondering if it would be very spicy.

"Sir, may I try some first?"

"Mm!" Ye Qingyuan nodded.

Ye Wu immediately picked up his chopsticks from the table, took a small amount of sauce, and put it in his mouth. The sauce was incredibly delicious, leaving a lingering, unforgettable taste...

"Delicious! So delicious!"

"Master, where did you get this?" Ye Wu asked excitedly.

Ye Qingyuan said calmly, "Don't worry about that. Just add this Seven Star Wenchang Sauce to Tingxianglou's specialty menu!"

He had other important matters to attend to, and after giving them his instructions, he left.

Ye Wu took out a jar of sauce and handed it to the waiter; "Go, take this and distribute it to the guests to try. Tell them it's a new dish in our restaurant!"

Although Tingxianglou's business is outstanding among the many restaurants in Furong County, it also has its shortcomings.

That is, in terms of sauces, they are not as good as Fanlou and Qinji Noodle Restaurant.

He had tasted the sauces from those two companies, and compared to the Seven Star Wenchang sauce that the host brought today, it was far inferior!

From now on, Tingxianglou will crush its competitors in every aspect!

As instructed, the waiter divided the Seven Stars of Literature into small portions, placed them on small plates, and served them to the guests...

Because of its appealing color and aroma, this sauce immediately attracted everyone's attention when it was served.

"It smells so good!"

"This looks like it's made with chili peppers... Is there diced chicken in here?"

Almost no one doubted its taste; they picked up their chopsticks and tasted it, quickly finishing off the already small amount of Seven Star Wenchang Sauce!

Due to limited quantities, many guests were unable to taste it.

So they all went to the waiter and the manager to ask what was going on.

Why was this sauce given to someone else but not to them?

Isn't this discriminatory treatment?

The innkeeper, Ye Wu, smiled and came out to explain to everyone: "Gentlemen, please listen to me. The dish you are tasting today is a new specialty dish developed by our restaurant, called Seven Star Wenchang Sauce. Due to the limited quantity, we are unable to serve it to every table. Please forgive us!"

But people didn't buy it.

People who can afford to dine at Tingxianglou are definitely not short of money; today they're really going to get really hung up on this dish of sauce...

However, Ye Wu is so young to be able to take charge of Tingxianglou, so he can naturally keep things under control in this situation.

Finally, the guests asked again, unwilling to give up, "When will your Seven Star Wenchang Sauce be available again?"

Ye Wuye doesn't know, after all, the master didn't explain that much.

He'll have to send someone to ask to find out.

After finally calming the guests down, Ye Wu wiped the sweat from his brow and went upstairs, where the waiter came to report.

"Manager, the distinguished guest in the top-tier private room would like a serving of Seven Star Wenchang Sauce!"

"What?" Ye Wu's expression changed.

When we were distributing the sauces for tasting, we took into account the distinguished guest's status and thought that the sauces from this remote little town wouldn't be of any interest to him, so we didn't have the waiter send them over.

Unexpectedly, the distinguished guest still smelled the aroma of Seven Star Wenchang Sauce in the private room.

Fortunately, when he was distributing the sauces, he selfishly kept half a jar for himself.

So he personally served it on a porcelain plate and delivered it to the distinguished guest's room.

In the antique-style room, servants and maids stood in two rows, all of whom were brought by the family.

A man in purple robes sat upright in the main seat, his face stern and exuding an aura of authority.

As the shopkeeper entered, someone beside him said with a smile, "Young Master, your order has arrived!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Wu's heart sank again, wondering to himself which family's young master in the capital this was.

"Sir, here is your Seven Star Wenchang Sauce."

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