"Anyway, you have to order food first and then wait at home."
"One day, it will notify you to go to the restaurant for dinner at a certain time on a certain day of a certain year."
"Then you can go."
"Once you get there, of course you're not the only one there. There's a whole group of diners who've ordered food."
“Everyone gets together to enjoy delicious food and socialize.”
"Because those who are qualified to order food at Teng's restaurant are either rich or noble, and their status is above the top of the empire."
"Eating with these people, even if the food is garbage, is still beneficial. That's the real occasion to expand your network."
Xia Chujian was speechless and said, "So this isn't about running a restaurant, but being a political broker?"
"Then why use the name of the restaurant to mislead everyone?"
Huo Yushen shook his head and said, "No, it is indeed a restaurant."
"Also, it is said that the food it provides is really delicious. Not only is it delicious, but it also has many health benefits."
"Its greatest function is said to be longevity."
"I heard from those who have tried it once that it does... have this effect."
"So the food provided by Teng's Restaurant is more like medicinal food than food."
Xia Chujian was even more surprised: "...Medicinal food, you dare to call it medicinal food if you can't eat it every day? It's medicine, right?"
Because only medicine can produce immediate results and does not need to be taken for a long time.
Medicinal food is different. It is to integrate medicine into food. It will not have an immediate effect and needs to be taken for a long time to be effective.
Huo Yushen said regretfully: "I don't know about this. I just regret that I didn't go when they invited me last year."
Xia Chujian's eyes widened: "You didn't order food, and they still invited you?!"
Huo Yushen said, "...Is there any problem? The heads and heirs of the four noble families, as well as the main members of the royal family, have all been invited."
Xia Chujian said sullenly, "Alright, I know you're from the upper echelons of the empire, okay?"
"A commoner like me can't even get through the threshold!"
Huo Yushen glanced at her and said, "The owner of this Teng's Restaurant is called Teng Kexin."
"You should be more familiar with him."
Xia Chujian shook her head: "I'm not familiar with it. I even heard the name for the first time."
Huo Yushen said, "This is the first time you've heard the name Teng Kexin, but is this also the first time you've heard of Lu Luyu's uncle?"
Xia Chujian cheered up: "Lü Luyu's uncle?! The Lu Luyu who claimed that his uncle was a big shot in the Senate? The Lu Luyu who claimed to have the ability to kill, but was killed by me?!"
Huo Yushen hummed, "Do you remember now?"
"That uncle is Teng Kexin."
“Teng’s restaurant nominally belongs to the Teng clan, but in reality, it belongs to Teng Kexin.”
"He founded the Teng Restaurant thirty years ago. Later, in order to run for the Senate, he transferred the ownership of the Teng Restaurant to the Teng clan."
"He is the current patriarch of the Teng family, so the situation is basically still in his hands."
Xia Chujian sighed, "Indeed, you are an old friend."
"I remember that at that time, although Lu Luyu was a noble, she was proud of her uncle!"
"I thought her uncle also came from a great noble family!"
Huo Yushen said: "This Teng family, now it seems, is indeed extraordinary."
"Remember that Teng Pingmao?"
Xia Chujian nodded: "The person who competed with Zong Ruoan for the election of the lower house of the Senate later committed suicide out of guilt..."
At this point, Xia Chujian suddenly looked up, his eyes shining like stars: "Didn't Teng Pingmao say that he was born a commoner, without any family background to support him?"
"Could it be that he is related to this Teng Kexin...?"
Huo Yushen nodded: "I just found it by doing a big data search."
"Teng Pingmao is not an ordinary distant relative of the Teng family. His true identity is probably Teng Kexin's illegitimate son..."
Xia Chujian gasped and said, "I told you! You really don't have any backing, and you can rise to the top in such a costly and resource-intensive election just by relying on your personal charm and military achievements. You might as well believe I'm an ancient sage and give me fifty Beichen coins!"
Huo Yushen: "..."
He took a deep breath and tried to change the subject, saying, "When Teng Pingmao ran for election, it must have been Teng Kexin who provided the money, manpower and effort behind the scenes."
"It's just that the Teng family is not aristocracy, they are just powerful people."
"Teng Kexin is indeed a big shot in the Senate. He is the executive vice-president of the lower house of the Senate."
"The Speaker of the House of Commons rotates every three years, but the Deputy Speaker never needs to be rotated."
Xia Chujian was surprised: "Why is there no objection to this?"
“Are those MPs fools?”
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