Qin Yucheng's gaze remained fixed on Su Hua. Noticing that her complexion was not quite right, a hint of worry flashed in his eyes. "Hua'er, is something wrong? Should we call a doctor to take a look?"
As he spoke, he turned to call Ah Cai.
"I'm fine, maybe I'm just a little hungry." Seeing this, Su Hua quickly changed the subject with a smile. "It just so happens that the kitchen made pork noodle soup this morning. You can have some with us later. It'll be a long time before we open, so have something to eat first."
"Are you really alright?" Qin Yucheng's brows were still furrowed.
Su Hua nodded, "Yu Cheng, there's no need to worry. I'm a doctor myself, and I can treat any minor ailments like headaches or fevers."
After saying that, he led the two to the restaurant's kitchen.
If you look closely, you can see that her steps under the skirt are a little messy.
Qin Yingxian, who had been holding her arm, heard their conversation and looked up at her closely. After staring at her for a long time, he suddenly covered his mouth and laughed, “I think Sister Su has a rosy complexion and fair skin, even more beautiful than a peach in early summer.”
At this point, a sly glint flashed in the girl's eyes, "This isn't a sign of feeling unwell at all; it's clearly my brother's worry clouding my judgment. Now, I can't tell whether Sister Su is my real sister, or whether I, her younger sister, was picked up from the river..."
The boy blushed at the words, "You brat, now you even dare to laugh at your own brother!"
His voice was fierce, but his eyes had no malice whatsoever, and he couldn't help but glance at the red-clad figure walking in front of him out of the corner of his eye.
However, Su Hua did not stop walking, but she was somewhat absent-minded and did not listen carefully to the siblings' laughter and banter. Instead, all her attention was focused on the mahogany box in her hands.
This box is undoubtedly a hot potato.
The box was so hot that Su Hua's fingertips felt burning. Fortunately, perhaps because the mahogany box was thick enough, nothing unusual happened as she carried it into the kitchen with great anxiety.
However, just in case, she immediately handed the box over the moment she saw Su Baishi, saying, "Mother, this is a gift from Yingxian for our opening ceremony. Please keep it."
This was the first time Qin Yingxian had met Su Baishi. Upon seeing her, he immediately greeted her with a smile and a junior's salute, "Junior Qin Yingxian greets Aunt Su."
I've often heard my brother mention you, Auntie, and today I finally have the chance to meet you. If Sister Su hadn't called you "Auntie," I would have thought you were one of Sister Su's older sisters!
Seeing her affectionately holding her daughter's arm, Su Bai felt a surge of joy. Hearing these sweet words, she couldn't stop smiling.
She quickly led her to the stove, saying, "Miss Qin, you've come so early today, you must not have had breakfast yet. The kitchen has made pork noodle soup, using wild boar meat, pig intestines, lungs, blood, and other ingredients from our own wild boar. What flavor would you like, Miss Qin? I'll serve you some!"
Qin Yingxian waved her hand obediently, "Sister Su saved my brother's life and is my brother's benefactor, so she is also Yingxian's benefactor. Aunt is Sister Su's mother, so just call me Yingxian!"
While they were talking, she couldn't help but twitch her nose and look at the large basins on the stove. She had never eaten pork noodle soup before, especially pork noodle soup made with wild boar parts. The aroma alone was enough to make her mouth water.
Su Hua couldn't help but chuckle.
As expected of siblings born of the same mother, these words were exactly the same as what Qin Yucheng said when he first visited Shanghe Village.
She said she was just having a light meal, but after sitting down, Qin Yingxian ate two bowls of noodles. The bowls were medium-sized, and she even drank all the soup.
Su Hua and Qin Yucheng were similar; the key to "pig-killing noodles" was freshness. The noodles were wrapped in meat broth, accompanied by fragrant wild boar meat, offal, and pig blood. One bite was enough to whet your appetite.
After the three finished their breakfast, the area in front of the restaurant gradually became lively.
The first to arrive were residents from the vicinity of the restaurant, who were also regular customers of Su's Malatang stall. They all carried a large bowl, a habit they had developed from buying Malatang before.
The Su family used to provide bamboo tube bowls, which cost one coin but were not big enough. After buying the hot pot, they could not hold the soup. Regular customers liked the soup in the hot pot, so they gradually started to bring their own bowls from home.
Before long, a dozen more carriages arrived, and one by one, young men and women in fine clothes stepped out of the carriages.
At a glance, there were as many as forty or fifty people.
More than half of them were familiar faces that Su Hua had seen at the Hundred Flowers Banquet, and she remembered that they were not from Qingshui County, but from Tangshan Prefecture.
She widened her eyes slightly, then turned her head and asked, "Yu Cheng, did you invite all these people?"
Qin Yucheng smiled and said, "Hua'er gave me a 20% cut of the profits when she asked me to help her out, so I can't let you suffer a loss."
These people are all wealthy and have a huge appetite. They might come to the restaurant today and end up staying there. Hua'er, don't hold back later.”
Su Hua's lips twitched.
What he meant was that those getting off the bus were all big, fat sheep.
Fat sheep are great! Not only is there plenty of meat, but you can also get fleeced. Hmm, this 20% profit margin is definitely a good deal.
As the three reached the entrance, a group of young gentlemen and ladies were led over by the restaurant staff. Leading the way was Jin Yunyang, who immediately bowed and greeted the three, "Young Master Qin, Miss Qin, Miss Su, it has been half a month since we parted at the Hundred Flowers Banquet. How have you all been?"
After saying this, he sent a servant to present the gift box.
The others did the same. Qin Yucheng waved his hand, signaling the waiter to accept all the money, and nodded with a smile, "Okay, we're all doing well! It's just that we haven't seen each other for so long, and we've missed you all terribly. The prefectural city isn't far from Tangshan Prefecture, so you must come and visit us often in the future!"
Upon hearing this, the other party immediately responded with a smile, "With Young Master Qin and Miss Su's restaurant here, Jinyun will definitely come often. Please don't find me annoying then."
Su Hua watched the scene of brotherly affection with a smile, but then she heard Qin Yucheng's low voice in her ear, "Hua'er, this yang is the fattest. His family must be rich."
Su Hua: "..."
Even Qin Yucheng said that the fattest sheep must be no ordinary fat sheep. I just don't know if this mine is a jade mine or some other kind of mine.
A small group of people who hadn't attended the Hundred Flowers Banquet hadn't seen Su Hua before. Seeing her standing shoulder to shoulder with the Qin siblings, not losing out in the slightest, they couldn't help but take another look at her.
Upon seeing this, they couldn't help but gasp in shock.
The girl had a small, delicate face, her skin as white as fresh snow. Above her snow-white skin were a pair of dark blue eyebrows, and beneath them were almond-shaped eyes with a clear distinction between black and white. Her eyes held a smile, yet when she looked at someone, it seemed as if she could see right into their heart.
Her full head of black hair was tied up with a red silk ribbon, and her dazzling red dress seemed tailor-made, with layers of red spider lilies embroidered on the hem with gold and silver threads.
With delicate steps, her trailing skirt seemed to come alive, its petals changing with the light, blooming into one red spider lily after another, further accentuating her graceful figure and unparalleled beauty.
They had seen Miss Wei in red before and thought she was incomparably beautiful. Now, seeing Su Hua, they felt that she was several times more beautiful than Miss Wei.
Su Hua's appearance is very pleasing to the eye, and she is the kind of person who becomes more beautiful the more you look at her. The younger ladies are already secretly wondering what kind of cosmetics she uses, because you can't even see a single pore.
Others were more interested in her red dress, wanting to know which embroiderer made it.
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