The next day.
When Sanbao woke up, he found a wooden carved pig on the headboard of his bed.
Sanbao's eyes suddenly lit up. Daddy really came back to see her!
Sanbao carefully picked up the piglet, ran out of the room happily and told his mother about it.
Tangli looked at Sanbao's happy face and became happy too, touching her little head.
Sanbao, one day, we will be reunited with your father.
…
The business of Ningfeng Restaurant gradually got on track.
Ma Cheng took charge of all the kitchen work. Because Ding's cuisine was famous in Hedong County, the restaurant was packed every day.
The few people Lu Ling had trained were all quite good and capable. Of course, Lu Ling had only trained five people, which was far from enough manpower. Moreover, these five people had a more important task - gathering information.
Therefore, Tangli recruited a dozen ordinary guys.
In this way, Tangli didn't have much to do, but he still went to the restaurant every day to watch.
On this day, she was in the kitchen, discussing dishes with Ma Cheng, when suddenly a waiter came running over.
"Boss, something happened outside, please go and take a look."
Tangli walked out and heard a voice from afar.
"Do you know who our master is? Our master is the famous Mr. Jiuting? Mr. Jiuting wants a private room, but you won't give it to him? Don't you want to open this restaurant anymore?" The voice was particularly arrogant.
"We've already reserved the private rooms. No matter who it is, there has to be a first-come, first-served basis, right?"
"What do you mean by first come first served? Is our Mr. Jiuting an ordinary person? You are so disrespectful to scholars. Do you want to offend all the scholars in Hedong County?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the guy who was stopping Mr. Jiuting turned pale.
Their Ningfeng Restaurant is the most elegant one, with many scholars. If they lose this customer base of scholars, their business will be much worse.
As a mere clerk, he cannot bear such a heavy responsibility.
"What happened?"
Everyone turned around and saw a bright-looking woman standing there.
"Boss." The waiter called out quickly.
The servant next to Mr. Jiuting said arrogantly, "You are the owner of this restaurant. Our master is Mr. Jiuting. We need a private room now. Go and make room for one."
This young man followed Mr. Jiuting around, relying on his power. Mr. Jiuting was very prestigious in Hedong County and was flattered wherever he went. Being rejected for the first time today, he was naturally very unhappy and held a grudge.
"You guys are no good. You don't even give face to our Mr. Jiuting..."
The guy's face turned pale.
Mr. Jiuting was also unhappy: "Since this restaurant doesn't have private rooms, forget it. I originally thought your restaurant was good, but now it seems that it's just good in appearance. You guys don't even have the basic respect for scholars. We scholars dare not come to your restaurant to eat."
The clerk looked at the shopkeeper in panic.
If he had encountered such a situation before, the shopkeeper would definitely choose to drive the waiter away to appease the customer.
He had finally found this job, if he lost it...
"So all you scholars are so unreasonable?" Tang Li said with a smile, "My buddy has already told us that the private room is fully booked, yet you insist on forcing us to vacate one. You scholars don't even understand the principle of first come, first served? Do you deserve to be called scholars?"
When Tang Li said this, everyone was stunned.
The shopkeeper actually...
The guy was relieved and touched.
The servant was so angry that he jumped up and down: "You... our master is Mr. Jiuting! You actually said that our Mr. Jiuting is not worthy of being a scholar!"
"I don't care about Mr. Jiuting. If he's so unreasonable, he's not worthy of being a scholar!"
"Just you wait!" The servant pointed at Tangli and said angrily.
Tang Li crossed his arms, raised his chin, and looked like he was saying, "What can you do to me?"
Mr. Jiuting was so angry that he stormed out.
"Boss..." the clerk called out anxiously.
He was very happy that the shopkeeper stood up for him, but if he offended Mr. Jiuting...
Even he knew the fame of Mr. Jiuting.
"Go and do one more thing." Tang Li said.
"What's the matter?" the waiter asked quickly.
"Put up a sign that says 'Mr. Jiuting and dogs are not allowed to enter.'" Tang Li said.
Tangli holds a grudge very well. She still remembers how this 'Mr. Jiuting' attacked Dabao before. She feels disgusted when such a person steps into her restaurant.
"Huh?" The guy was stunned.
That's Mr. Jiuting. If Zhenshu put up a sign like this, he would completely offend Mr. Jiuting.
Although he felt relieved, it wasn't good for the restaurant's business...
"Go quickly, why are you still standing there? I'll hold up the sky even if it falls." Tang Li said.
The guy then ran away quickly.
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Mr. Jiuting was almost angry to death.
He was expecting the shopkeeper to regret her decision, but he didn't expect that what he got was her putting up a sign at the door of the restaurant, equating herself to a dog!
This is a huge shame!!
Relying on the reputation of Mr. Jiuting, he was like a fish in water in Hedong County. He was sought after and flattered by a group of people. They felt that he was unparalleled in talent and knowledge, comparable to the real Mr. Jiuting.
Normally, those people were very respectful to him, and no one dared to be so excessive!
Mr. Jiuting was so angry that he jumped up and down. Although he hinted to other scholars not to go to the restaurant for dinner, which caused the Ningfeng Restaurant's business to decline, he still felt unsatisfied.
He also asked the people around him to check the background of the shopkeeper.
"Sir, this restaurant has the support of the county magistrate. He was there on the opening day."
Mr. Jiuting was surprised: "He actually has the support of the county magistrate." Then he muttered, "No wonder he is so arrogant."
In this case, we can't fight openly with this restaurant.
"Sir, do you still remember Wei Ziang?" asked the servant.
Mr. Jiuting thought about it and felt that the name sounded familiar, but he couldn't remember it.
"He's the champion of this year's county exam. You asked him a question, but he didn't answer it well." The servant continued to remind him.
Mr. Jiuting now remembered: "It's him, what's wrong?"
"The owner of this Ningfeng Restaurant is Wei Ziang's mother." said the servant.
Mr. Jiuting now remembered everything.
Back then, in Juxianju, it was this woman who disregarded his face and dragged Wei Ziang and another county student away with her!
Okay, this is new grudge and old grudge.
The students of the county school…this has fallen into his hands.
He couldn't do anything to Ningfeng Restaurant, so could he not do anything to the two students from the county school?
Mr. Jiuting had a malicious smile on his face.
"I want to give a lecture to the students of the county school..."
The news that Mr. Jiuting was going to give lectures to students in the county school quickly spread throughout the county school.
Mr. Jiuting's reputation is now at its peak in Hedong County, and many scholars highly respect him. You know, it is difficult to get his teachings on a normal day, so this lecture is a rare opportunity!
So, as soon as the news spread, it caused a huge sensation.
"We must cherish this rare opportunity."
"Master Wang said that if you can get a word of advice from Master Jiuting, it is better than reading three years of books."
"I have received an invitation from Mr. Jiuting. Have you received an invitation from Mr. Jiuting?"
"I received it, too."
Basically all the students in the county school received invitations from Mr. Jiuting, except for three people——
Wei Ziang, Xu Jue, and Zhuo Shu.
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