Online reviews of the Starlight Restaurant are polarized. Some people think that the prices are too high, the food is average, and it doesn't live up to its reputation.

Some people think that the food at Xingguang is indeed worth the price, and the two sides criticized each other, which later developed into a quarrel.

"I love eating mantis shrimp" decided to go for a real visit, so he bought a high-speed train ticket and set off for Xingning County.

At the entrance of Starlight Restaurant.

A slightly plump man wearing a T-shirt, jeans and a hat squatted under the shade of a tree, his eyes fixed on everyone coming in and out, and he took out his mobile phone to record it from time to time.

"What are you doing?" The shrimp lover had noticed this strange man a long time ago and walked up to him and asked.

The man was startled, and when he looked up and saw someone he didn't recognize, he breathed a sigh of relief.

He asked Pipixia, "Who are you? A Starlight employee?"

"No." Pipixia shook his head. "I saw you've been squatting here for quite a while, so I came over to ask. Big brother, what are you doing?"

Pipixia handed over a cigarette while speaking.

The man was about to curse, but when he saw the cigarettes, he swallowed his words.

He took the cigarette and said, "I didn't do anything, just bored! By the way, what do you do?"

"I'm curious about the stars. Some say that since the Dragon Boat Festival, there have been more and more visitors here. I don't believe it. I want to see it for myself."

When the man heard this, his eyes lit up, "Brother, we are in the same boat! I was just squatting here counting the number of people."

Mantis shrimp was also happy, "How many people?"

"I started counting at 10:30 in the morning and now it's 11:00, and there are about 50 people who have entered."

Pipixia was shocked, "So many?"

You should know that now is not the peak dining time. The peak dining time is generally from 11:30 to 13:30 in the morning and from 17:30 to 19:30 in the afternoon.

"Those aren't all guests, some are Starlight employees."

"Brother, it's not the peak dining time yet, why don't we go into the restaurant and have a look?" Pipixia invited.

The man hesitated for a moment, "Okay. Let's go in and take a look."

The two of them entered the restaurant together, and the front desk clerk asked enthusiastically, "Would you like to order food?"

"Yes." Pipi Shrimp replied.

"Sorry, today's full. You two can make a reservation for tomorrow."

Pipixia and the male protagonist looked at each other and saw shock in each other's eyes.

It's only 11am and it's already full.

The middle-aged man asked, not giving up, "What about tonight? There are no seats left?"

"there is none left."

"Okay then, let's order for tomorrow. What dishes are available?"

The front desk clerk handed over the menu.

The middle-aged man took a quick look and said, "Where's the wild crucian carp soup? Why is it gone?"

"Sorry, wild crucian carp has been out of stock for a long time. We will only start to stock up when the supplier has it."

After that, the waiter added, "After the Dragon Boat Festival, many people came to ask if we had wild crucian carp, but the supplier was always out of stock, so we couldn't do anything."

“Do a lot of people ask?”

"Yes, this is the most frequently asked question."

The middle-aged man was puzzled. Xingguang’s wild crucian carp is not cheap, why are so many people asking about it?

Pipixia asked his doubts, "Why do so many people ask about wild crucian carp?"

The receptionist smiled and said, "Many customers have reported that eating wild crucian carp weighing more than 3 kilograms can supplement nutrition, improve immunity, and nourish the kidneys and strengthen yang. It is especially suitable for children and pregnant women after childbirth."

"Ah, is that so?" The mantis shrimp ate the crucian carp weighing more than 4 kilograms and didn't feel anything special afterwards.

"Haha, this is customer feedback." The front desk clerk quickly distanced herself from the matter. She didn't say anything nonsense, it was all said by the customers.

The middle-aged man asked again, "What about the golden thread lotus?"

"The Golden Clematis is fully booked for the next week and won't be available until next Wednesday. Do you want to reserve one?"

The middle-aged man opened his mouth, but said nothing in the end. Instead, he looked at Mantis Shrimp.

Pipixia shook his head and said, "Forget it, I won't be here next week."

"Would you two like to order dinner for tomorrow?"

"No."

After the two of them left the Starlight Restaurant, Pipixia took out the phone holder, placed the phone on it, aimed it at the door of the Starlight Restaurant and started live streaming.

"Family, I'm at the entrance of the Xingguang Restaurant right now. Yes, that Xingguang restaurant you're thinking of, the one that offers set meals..."

"Many people online are saying that Xingguang Restaurant is a big scam. After they launched the ridiculous set menu during the Dragon Boat Festival, their customer base plummeted. Today, we're going to livestream and see how Xingguang's customer base is doing..."

The middle-aged man was stunned watching Pipixia's actions. He never expected that someone would be so bored as to live broadcast someone else's door to count the number of customers!

Of course, what’s even more speechless is that there are quite a few spectators watching.

He took a quick glance and saw that the comment section of the live broadcast room was quite lively.

"Brother, do you want to appear on camera and tell the netizens how many people you just counted who entered Starlight?"

Pipixia invited, but the middle-aged man waved his hand and said, "Forget it, I have something else to do. I'll leave first."

"Okay, let's talk when we have a chance!"

The middle-aged man said goodbye to Mantis, then walked to the car parked on the side of the road and pressed the car door key.

The car was unlocked and the middle-aged man was about to get in when a familiar voice was heard.

"Mr. Liang, don't rush back! You've been squatting at the entrance of my hotel all morning. Why don't you come in for a cup of tea?"

The middle-aged man, Liang Zhenhua, felt his scalp tingling and was so embarrassed that he wished he could find a hole to crawl into.

He turned around and forced a stiff laugh. "Haha, so Mr. Zhou is here! I came here today specifically to see Mr. Zhou, but I was afraid you weren't here, so I didn't dare go up..."

This explanation was worse than no explanation at all. Zhou Xingyu just smiled and said, "Let's go to my office and sit down."

After all, Liang Zhenhua was a businessman who had experienced many ups and downs. He soon regained his composure and followed Zhou Xingyu into the restaurant.

After the two sat down, Liang Zhenhua spoke first, "Mr. Zhou is so unkind. I wanted to come here today to eat the legendary wild crucian carp, but it turned out to be out of stock."

Restaurants, including many hotels, have a little-known rule: rare and precious ingredients are reserved for regular customers, and ordinary customers are told they are out of stock when they ask.

Zhou Xingyu was helpless, "It's really out of stock."

"Even with Mr. Zhou's ability, he can't get it?"

"I can't get it."

The wild crucian carp in Xingguang Restaurant were all bought from Shen Yunzhao. At that time, she said that wild crucian carp were temporarily out of stock and it would probably take a long time to get them.

Zhou Xingyu was also helpless.

Liang Zhenhua held the teacup and thought to himself that there must be no wild crucian carp left, otherwise he would definitely find out where Zhou Xingyu got the goods from.

"Your golden thread lotus is selling quite well!"

"Haha, just average, just average."

"Mr. Zhou is becoming more and more modest. I heard that you have a full house today. It's not a festival, but business is really good!"

"Occasionally, that's all."

The more modest Zhou Xingyu was, the more Liang Zhenhua felt he was showing off. He couldn't help but come up with a big move, "Mr. Zhou, I know where you get your golden thread lotus."