Chapter 325 Rejected by Mingyuefang

Some were astonished, some were terrified.

It's obvious that these people have heard of Wan Qiqi, and may even know that she works at Xinglong Restaurant!

"You...you are Wan Qiqi?" Qingdai looked terrified.

"Yes, it's me!" Wan Qiqi said solemnly.

A flicker of surprise crossed Liu Hua's eyes, but it vanished in an instant.

He seemed to understand Wan Qiqi's purpose in coming and said, "Manager Wan, please come with me."

However, things did not go so smoothly.

Wan Qiqi had only taken two steps when Du Ruo stopped her.

"Manager Wan, you are not welcome here, please leave!"

Wan Qiqi raised an eyebrow, thinking that she had never met this person before, so they probably didn't have any grudge against her.

Why does she always feel that this person looks like they have a grudge against her after hearing her identity?

Du Ruo didn't look at Wan Qiqi, but turned to Liu Hua and said, "Brother Liu, we can't take on the business from Xinglong Restaurant, otherwise we'll really have to break up!"

Wan Qiqi then realized that she didn't have a grudge against her, but rather it was because of the restaurant.

Du Ruo turned to look at Wan Qiqi again, her tone softening slightly, "Manager Wan, I believe you are so capable that you can run the restaurant well even without the music troupe's performance."

"However, the music hall cannot handle the opening of Xinglong Restaurant, so please don't make things difficult for us!"

"Make things difficult for you?" Wan Qiqi chuckled twice. "I'm doing business with you to help you, so what do you mean by making things difficult for you?"

She already knew what was going on; someone had told her not to take on the business from Xinglong Restaurant.

But the more things were like this, the more Wan Qiqi wanted to take on the challenge and see who was behind all this trouble!

Du Ruo hesitated, then remained silent.

Qingdai, standing to the side, seemed to see a glimmer of hope and said, "Someone is preventing us from taking your restaurant's business. If anyone does, the music troupe will be made to disappear from Yunhe County."

"What arrogance!" Wan Qiqi sneered, confirming her original guess.

Du Ruo finally spoke up at this moment, saying, "That person is not someone we can afford to offend. I hope Manager Wan will forgive us."

"Then what makes you think I'm someone you can mess with?"

Wan Qiqi narrowed her eyes slightly and smiled faintly, but instead of a smile, she exuded a sense of danger.

The faces of everyone in the music hall finally darkened at this moment.

I thought Wan Qiqi came to do business, but it seems she's here to cause trouble!

Just because they are weak, do they have to be bullied?

Liu Hua stood there quietly, like an outsider, without uttering a sound.

“You may not know who I, Wan Qiqi, am.” Wan Qiqi said loudly, “I used to be a despised person in the village. The villagers wished I would die immediately so that the village could have peace.”

She glanced at the crowd. "But now, no one mentions my past anymore. Even if someone does, someone will defend me."

Everyone knew that Wan Qiqi had made contributions in the bandit suppression, and that she had accepted the imperial decree on behalf of Wan Ziyan, but few people had actually inquired about her past.

They were somewhat shocked to hear Wan Qiqi say these things herself.

Wan Qiqi continued, "I am now the wife of the head of the criminal department in the county government. I am highly regarded by the county magistrate and I am also good friends with the county magistrate's daughter. Do you think I am someone who can be easily bullied after I have risen to this position?"

"If others wrong me, I will repay them tenfold; it's just that the time is not yet ripe..."

The people of Mingyuefang didn't understand what Wan Qiqi was trying to say, but they could tell that what she said was true.

Xiao Liuzi was completely confused.

Weren't they here to investigate Mingyuefang and hire people to perform?

Why are you lecturing me now?

However, Xiao Liuzi felt a bit more admiration for Wan Qiqi.

He is a role model for others to learn from, who dares to speak out about his past and is not afraid of anything.

Xiao Liu was still distracted when he suddenly heard Wan Qiqi calling him.

"Liu'er, let's go!"

"Huh? Didn't you come to find them to perform? And then you left?" Xiao Liuzi was getting more and more confused.

"Since they don't want to, why should we keep pestering them?" Wan Qiqi turned around, squinting at the main room. "There's no chance of getting anything by just sitting and waiting!"

She didn't say anything more and left Mingyuefang with Xiao Liuzi.

Even after returning to the restaurant, Xiao Liuzi still couldn't understand why Wan Qiqi had left so suddenly.

When Zhu Chengye saw her return, Xiao Liuzi looked worried again and asked, "How did things go?"

Wan Qiqi pursed her lips, smiled without saying a word, and sat down by the window.

Xiao Liu sighed and said, "Someone told the music hall that they can't take our restaurant's business, so Mingyue Fang doesn't dare to take it..."

Zhu Chengye sighed, but he had already guessed this outcome.

He gestured for Xiao Liu to get busy, then sat down opposite Wan Qiqi and said in a deep voice, "If we can't find a suitable music hall in the county, we'll have to ask around in nearby counties, but the cost will probably exceed our expectations."

Wan Qiqi nodded and said, "No rush, let's wait a bit longer."

She couldn't imagine what kind of circumstances would lead those women to decide to become prostitutes in brothels.

Although the status of entertainers was also considered lowly, at least they were innocent.

If one becomes a prostitute, there is no turning back.

The daughter he gave birth to was disliked.

Women's professions are all considered lowly.

Reading and writing are considered men's business; a woman's virtue lies in her lack of talent.

Women were not allowed to show their faces in public; they had to stay in their boudoirs.

...

She couldn't understand why the world was so hostile towards women.

Seeing that Wan Qiqi was deep in thought, Zhu Chengye didn't say anything more.

Although he was anxious, he unexpectedly believed that Wan Qiqi had a way to solve the problem.

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