On this day, Meng Zhao brought generous gifts and came to Mingde Academy. He lowered his head, like a child who had done something wrong: "Dean Gu, I'm sorry, this is all my fault."
Gu Chongshan raised an eyebrow. "You're the one who said I cried after drinking Buddha Jumps Over the Wall?"
"I'm innocent!" Meng Zhao quickly waved his hand and confessed, "I only told people that you said it was delicious after you tasted it. The exaggerated rumors that followed were just people spreading rumors and exaggerating."
Dean Gu snorted coldly, "My reputation used to be only related to poetry and books. Now, I've been reduced to a gluttonous old man who would cry over a bite to eat! Where am I supposed to put my old face?"
Meng Zhao lowered her head even further, she really hadn't thought of that, "How about... I put up a sign in Yingkelou saying that you didn't cry after you finished drinking?"
"Nonsense!" Dean Gu's beard almost flew up. "Isn't that just like protesting too much? Letting the whole capital know I care about this?"
"Then... what do you suggest we do?" Meng Zhao cautiously raised her eyes. "As long as you calm down, I'll do whatever you say."
A sly glint flashed in Gu Chongshan's eyes. "If you want to appease me, you'll have to make me another Buddha Jumps Over the Wall."
Meng Zhao was taken aback for a moment, then suddenly realized, "So you were waiting for me here!"
"It's because the food at your place is too hard to order; I really miss it."
Although the process of making Buddha Jumps Over the Wall is complicated, the price is what it is. If Meng Zhao wanted to make money from it, she could supply it. Nowadays, there's a bit of a scarcity marketing strategy involved. Seeing how much Old Master Gu cared, she immediately assured him, "Don't worry, I'll go back and prepare it right away. I guarantee you'll be able to eat the most authentic Buddha Jumps Over the Wall!"
Grandpa Gu was finally satisfied, but since she was going to do it again, she couldn't do it quietly. Besides, there weren't many pedestrians on Zhuque Street at the moment, so she had to find a way to get people to come over specifically for Yingkelou.
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