Chapter 110 Guilty Heart
Shopkeeper Guo turned around and met Pei Yian's gaze. He didn't try to avoid it and even asked with a smile, "Shopkeeper Pei, I've heard that your restaurant's chef is very skilled. We're in for a treat today!"
"That's impossible. If we talk about it, it's still Manager Guo's Yushan Pavilion that's really great! It has a history of almost a hundred years!" Pei Yian responded. These were all compliments, and everyone would say them.
Pei Yian handled the crowd with ease. After they placed their orders, they sat down. During the conversation, someone curiously asked, "Boss Pei, these dishes of yours are truly unique. No wonder they attract so many diners and keep them coming back."
It was not known whether the person who said this was intentional or unintentional. Everyone present here owned a restaurant or hotel, and to put it bluntly, they were all competitors. This put Baiwei Restaurant in a superior position.
In fact, Manager Zhang did it on purpose. The incident that happened at Baiwei Restaurant a few days ago made his business difficult and he also heard a lot of rumors.
A restaurant that has only been open for less than a few months has caused such a thing, dragging them all into trouble. Will they be content to watch them all go bankrupt in the future?
Everyone present looked at Pei Yian, wanting to see how he would answer.
Pei Yian remained calm and composed, not panicking at all. "Manager Zhang, what are you talking about? Our Baiwei Restaurant is a small business. We only rely on my wife's cooking skills. We can't compare to restaurants like yours that have been open for many years and are well-known."
While lowering his own status, he also elevated others, and lightly dismissed the attack. At the same time, he also stopped some people from wanting to poach people from Baiwei Restaurant.
They are a couple, and even if other restaurants and hotels offer high prices, they probably won’t be able to poach them.
Shopkeeper Zhang looked at the calm Shopkeeper Pei and did not dare to provoke him any further. He looked at him carefully. Pei Yian did not look very old, but he was very smart and quick-witted.
Besides, their purpose of coming here today was not to attack Baiwei Restaurant, but to make friends with them, or at least to prevent those rumors from spreading further.
"Hahaha, Shopkeeper Pei, what I said before was just a joke, don't take it to heart!" Shopkeeper Zhang added. He felt a little regretful. Why couldn't he control his temper and be the first to speak out!
If you really get hated by someone, it will be more trouble than it's worth.
"Of course not." Pei Yian's tone was relaxed, as if he really didn't take this matter to heart.
No one dared to cause trouble again, and for a moment, the hall fell into silence.
The aroma of the food in front of him had been tempting Shopkeeper Lai, making him feel very hungry. He himself was a foodie, and when he saw that no one seemed to have anything to say, he picked up the chopsticks on the table and reached out for the Dongpo pork that he had been drooling over for a long time.
Fatty but not greasy, fragrant, soft and chewy, this is the taste!
Shopkeeper Lai's look of enjoyment also aroused the interest of others at the table. Shopkeeper Cai stretched out his chopsticks and picked up a piece of Dongpo pork.
Fragrant, juicy and full of flavor!
Delicious, really delicious!
He finally understood why Baiwei Shike could attract so many diners. Any random dish here was better than his own signature dish. It seemed that his cooking skills were not up to par.
Seeing that these two people were even beginning to indulge in the food, the other people around them couldn't help but pick up their chopsticks.
Shopkeeper Guo looked at the people at another table who had already started eating, his face full of contempt. They thought they were a bunch of country bumpkins who had never seen the world, and they had bewitched people like this with just a few dishes.
Back then, he had eaten a lot of rare food in the big restaurants in the capital, which was completely different from these country bumpkins who had never seen the world.
Not long after, Sister You brought the dishes to Manager Guo's table. The dishes were not only fragrant but also looked amazing.
Shopkeeper Guo looked at the exquisitely presented food and felt that this restaurant was just trying to be mysterious and the food must not be very good!
"Manager Guo, why don't you move your chopsticks?" Someone was confused when he saw that he didn't move.
Hearing this, Shopkeeper Guo could only suppress the emotion in his eyes, picked up the chopsticks with some displeasure, symbolically picked up a dish and put it into his mouth.
When the delicious taste collided with the taste buds on the tip of his tongue, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
The taste... was just average, a bit salty, nothing special! The restaurant he had eaten at in Beijing was still better.
Except for the unconvinced shopkeeper Guo, the shopkeepers of other restaurants and hotels were conquered by these dishes.
Many people have heard about how delicious the food at Baiwei Restaurant is, but hearing it from others and tasting it yourself are two different things.
Being able to make food so delicious, it’s no wonder that there is a constant stream of customers and the popularity is growing.
Even if some people had complaints about Baiwei Restaurant before, they have all disappeared now.
The food there really tastes good. This restaurant has the ability to do so, no wonder it can attract so many diners. They can't refute this.
Looking at the expressions of the people enjoying the delicious food, Manager Guo's face almost turned green with anger. What country bumpkins have never seen the world!
While everyone was enjoying the food, Zhou Yayi hurriedly walked in from outside, "Manager Pei, Manager Pei, I have some clues here."
Everyone who was originally enjoying the delicious food stopped what they were doing. They all had a look of nervousness on their faces. Although they knew that they didn't do it, they didn't know why they felt a little guilty.
At this time, Zhou Yayi wouldn't come here just to catch the murderer, right?
They all knew that the murderer of the frame-up incident that caused a lot of controversy a few days ago might be among them.
Everyone looked at each other, but didn't see any clues.
The one with the worst expression among them was the shopkeeper Guo. When he saw Zhou the yamen runner, he felt as if he had been hit by a hammer. He always felt that he had come to the door on his own initiative today, as if he had stepped into someone's trap.
Pei Yian stood up from the crowd, glanced calmly at Manager Guo, who had the ugliest expression, and then came to Zhou the yamen runner.
Manager Guo's face turned pale, and his eyes were fixed on Zhou Yayi and Pei Yian. He wanted to rush up to them and eavesdrop on their conversation.
What exactly is the clue that Zhou Yayi was talking about? Was it a clue that his subordinates had tampered with something, or was it a clue that was found on him?
No, no...
The concealment done by my own men also cut off the clues, so there is no possibility of any other information leaking out! Even if they wanted to investigate, they couldn't find anything on me.
He didn't need to worry about it. He could see the two people talking to each other. Even though he comforted himself, he couldn't help but feel a little nervous. It's better to be safe than sorry...
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