Chapter 1184 Something's bound to Happen Sooner or Later
Meng Yunzheng followed her gaze and raised an eyebrow. "This is... a high-speed rotary drum?"
Shu Yu nodded, just as the shopkeeper saw them and said, "You two recognize this thing too? To tell you the truth, this farm tool is called a high-speed rotary drum. It's a new and beneficial thing for the people, and it's very popular this year. Go outside and you'll find that there are very few people who don't know about it."
Shu Yu certainly knew about this thing; she had seen it when it was just starting out.
She found it strange, "Since it's a farm tool, it shouldn't have much to do with your restaurant, right? Why don't you display the God of Wealth, but instead display this kind of thing?"
The innkeeper laughed heartily, a hint of pride in his voice. "That's something you don't know, young lady. This high-speed rotary drum was made by Lord Yao, the current Vice Minister of Works in the capital, and presented to the Emperor. Lord Yao's family is from our Huajiang Prefecture. The owner of this restaurant is Lord Yao's elder brother."
Therefore, placing this high-speed rotating drum on the counter is no different from placing the God of Wealth on the counter.
Shu Yu was stunned, then exchanged a glance with Meng Yunzheng.
Oh right, she almost forgot, wasn't Yao An's home in Huajiang Prefecture? So, this restaurant is owned by Yao An's family?
Shu Yu looked at the wooden menu hanging behind the counter, which showed the prices. The prices were much higher than what they had seen at the Yuelai Inn, but the restaurant's layout and style were similar to the Yuelai Inn.
Looking at the wooden menu sign, it seemed quite new, clearly having been replaced within the last six months.
Good heavens, not only did he send Yao An to the capital to have Yao Tianqin find him a minor official position, but he also wanted to use Yao Tianqin's position as Vice Minister of Works to flaunt his power and amass wealth.
"Young master, young lady, please come in?" After explaining the background of his restaurant, the innkeeper smiled and invited Shu Yu and her companion inside.
But Shu Yu didn't want to go in at all. She wasn't a sucker, and she didn't want to give the money to the Yao family to earn.
So Shu Yu asked with a smile, "Do you use sunflower oil for cooking?"
The shopkeeper was taken aback. Sunflower oil? What kind of oil is that?
He shook his head. "We use only the finest lard and rapeseed oil at home."
Shu Yu sighed, "That won't do. I can only eat dishes cooked with sunflower oil."
Meng Yunzheng comforted her, "If this place doesn't have it, let's look at other places. Huajiang Prefecture is so big, we'll find it eventually."
“That makes sense.” Shu Yu nodded. “Let’s go then, let’s check out other places.”
Without waiting for the innkeeper to stop them, the two left the restaurant.
The shopkeeper frowned and muttered to himself, "What kind of oil is this sunflower oil? I've never even heard of it."
He called over a waiter and asked him to inquire where in Huajiang Prefecture could buy sunflower oil.
As soon as the guy left, Shu Yu and Meng Yunzheng came out from around the corner.
Shu Yu was overjoyed. "After my sunflower oil hits the market, I'll use this method to promote it in restaurants. What do you think?"
"Can."
"But the Yao family is really shameless. They use Uncle Yao's name to do business and have no sense of ethics. I just took a look, and it's not even lunchtime yet, but the restaurant is packed with customers."
Shu Yu felt that a large part of them were there because of Yao Tianqin, the Vice Minister of Works.
Meng Yunzheng said, "If this continues, something bad will happen sooner or later."
The Yao family treated Shu Yu well, so they certainly couldn't turn a blind eye to something like this.
(End of this chapter)
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