Wang Wu was already speechless, and the words of refusal got stuck in his throat as he tried to speak, "No...no need to trouble the divine doctor..."
However, Xie Qingfeng snorted coldly and stepped forward, grabbing Wang Wu's wrist and taking his pulse without saying a word.
Wang Wu felt guilty and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He hurriedly tried to pull his hand away, but Xie Qingfeng had already finished his diagnosis and said in a way that was terrifying: "This patient is indeed poisoned. The poison is too strong and it is difficult to cure immediately. The only way is to drink arsenic to fight poison with poison."
"Arsenic?!" Wang Wu exclaimed, his eyes wide. "You must be joking!"
Upon seeing this, Su An immediately understood and deftly took out a handful of powdered sugar from the kitchen. "Here, I have some. I don't expect anything in return. The most important thing is to quickly force it down their throats to save their lives."
"No! Arsenic is the real poison! You're all doing this on purpose, trying to kill me!" Wang Wu's face contorted as he struggled violently.
Fu Zhun gave him a cool look, and Jian Yi immediately stepped forward and pinned Wang Wu to the ground.
He then took the powdered sugar from Su An's hand and ruthlessly stuffed it into his mouth.
"No! Help!" Wang Wu's eyes were bloodshot as he frantically shook his head in an attempt to escape, but the next moment his chin was forcefully grabbed.
As the deadly arsenic was about to be swallowed, he completely broke down and cried out in anguish, "I'm not poisoned! I'm not sick at all! I was faking it! Feeding me arsenic is murder!"
Whoosh—
His admission only fueled public outrage.
Fearing he was too slow to speak, Wang Wu burst into tears and confessed everything, "The noodle shop owner ordered me to cause trouble. I was just doing someone a favor, please don't kill me!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he was immediately drowned out by the scorn and curses of the crowd, but Wang Wu didn't care about anything else at that moment and kept begging for his life.
Fu Zhun then withdrew his gaze in disgust and said to Jian Yi, "Take him to the yamen and give him ten strokes of the cane, then throw him back into the noodle shop so that the owner will learn his lesson."
"Yes!" Jian Yi accepted the order and quickly left with the terrified Wang Wu.
This incident earned the Su family countless cheers, but also made everyone's impression of the noodle shop even worse.
Some even rushed directly to the noodle shop and started berating and scolding Ni Dagui.
"We're both shop owners, yet you, the boss, resorted to such underhanded tactics to frame others. You must be blinded by jealousy of their success!"
"Everyone, remember this: the noodle shop owner is heartless. Don't eat at his place anymore, lest you actually get food poisoning someday!"
Hearing the overwhelming clamor of condemnation from the crowd, and the imposing manner in which they seemed poised to storm in and demolish the shop, Ni Dagui was nearly scared out of his wits and quickly ordered his men to close the shop.
Damn it, his perfect plan was exposed! He can only lay low for now!
Compared to being besieged at the noodle shop, Su An was in a great mood at the moment.
To express her gratitude to Fu Zhun and the others, she generously waved her hand and invited them all to the table, saying, "You've all done a great job protecting the shop. Today I'll cook some noodles, I guarantee they'll taste delicious, so you can all try them out!"
Zhou Li's eyes lit up, and he exclaimed expectantly, "Boss, I'm the first one to stand up for you, so you have to give me a large portion!"
"Ahem!" Xie Qingfeng couldn't sit still any longer and coughed twice to signal.
He came here specifically to freeload a meal, and since we just left a favor, he should at least get a big meal, right?
Su An gave him a knowing look, and at the same time, he didn't forget the hungry God of Wealth, personally pushing Fu Zhun to the main seat.
"Please wait a moment, sir, I'll take care of your stomach right away!"
She stuck out her tongue and dashed off to the kitchen to get busy, leaving Fu Zhun with a wry smile.
The soup base for the soup dumplings is Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, which Su An himself has cooked.
She used ingredients without reservation, stewing abalone, sea cucumber, shiitake mushrooms, and pig's trotters, making it extremely delicious and the most popular of the buns.
The soup was still fresh and hot, a concentrated essence, so Su An didn't go through much trouble. She simply cooked some plain noodles, added the Buddha Jumps Over the Wall soup base, and it was done.
When the dishes were served, everyone saw that each bowl was piled high with meat, the ingredients were plentiful, and the rich aroma was almost overflowing.
Zhou Li swallowed hard and couldn't wait to start showing off the noodles. In that instant, he felt as if he were in a dream.
The noodles absorb the Buddha Jumps Over the Wall broth, which bursts on the tongue. The rich flavor combines the sweetness of seafood with the savory aroma of meat, creating a taste so complex that it's almost impossible to savor it all.
"Isn't this the taste of soup dumplings? I didn't expect it to be even more fragrant and delicious when made into noodles!"
"Mmm! The noodles are so chewy and springy, they're so delicious!"
Zhou Li was beaming with delight, praising the food after just one bite and giving it a big thumbs up.
Fu Zhun and Xie Qingfeng simultaneously looked away from him from two meters away, disgusted. How could he be distracted by talking nonsense when the noodles were so delicious?
Su An was filled with pride. After sending some to his family, he also called Zhang San and his underlings to come and taste the food.
Aside from steamed buns, this was the first time Zhang San had tasted the boss's cooking, and he looked even more shocked than Zhou Li.
"Boss, these noodles are a hundred times better than those from that run-down noodle shop!"
"With this skill and expertise, why don't we sell noodles? We could definitely steal business from that run-down noodle shop, and see how arrogant Ni Dagui can be then!"
These words struck a chord with Su An. She raised an eyebrow and chuckled, "These are the noodles I'm going to sell tomorrow. The noodle shop has taken the initiative, so I have to remember the colors."
Zhang San was immediately jolted awake, feeling an immense sense of joy and relief.
Ni Dagui is doomed this time!
The next day, Su An confidently launched Buddha Jumps Over the Wall soup noodles, and as expected, the aroma instantly captivated the guests.
"Young boss, I'm so impressed! You have such a skill, why are you always hiding it? If you had shown it off earlier, we would have been eating lunch here with you!"
"Stop talking, it smells amazing! It smells so good it's killing me!"
"Boss, another bowl, please!"
"Hey! Coming right away!" Su An replied loudly with a smile. Then, without being told, Zhang San and the other waiters quickly served the food to everyone.
The onlookers ate with great relish, and they couldn't help but feel a sense of pride.
Looking across at the deserted noodle shop, he couldn't stop laughing. "Hahaha! Did Ni Dagui die of anger in the shop? Karma!"
In the noodle shop, Ni Dagui opened cautiously early in the morning and breathed a sigh of relief when he found that no one was crowding around.
But it wasn't long before he realized something was wrong.
Customers flocked into the Su family's shop, chattering excitedly: "Quick, quick! I heard it's Buddha Jumps Over the Wall soup noodles, the taste is amazing! We have to catch it!"
"What!" Ni Dagui's vision went black and his face turned green instantly.
The Su family is selling noodles now?
Damn it, this is deliberately going against him!
Ni Dagui was furious and incredulous. His family had been selling noodles for over ten years, how could they have lost all their customers in one day!
He gritted his teeth and hurriedly ordered the waiter, "Go quickly! Buy a bowl of Su's noodles. I refuse to believe it, I have to try it myself!"
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