Chapter 169
"Your Highness." Doctor Ye came over at some point. …
"Your Highness."
At some point, Doctor Ye also came over.
"You are able to control your emotions better than before. I think if Madam Xiao knew the current situation in the city, she would not want you to go find her."
Caring about what she cares about and stabilizing the current mess is the top priority.
Everyone around looked over.
Fu Xunzhou lowered his eyes, slowly loosened his clenched hands at his side, and after a long time he held the megaphone again, turned around and returned to the study, leaving only one sentence.
"Sun Wen, you go with Lu Ran. Duan Lin, go to Qingyun City to pick up Fang Sanhong and Xu Qingwu."
"yes!"
Three responses were heard, followed by the sound of hurried footsteps.
Fu Xunzhou walked in and came to the table, closed his eyes and took a deep breath. When he opened his eyes again, he noticed the little orange boy tickling his trouser leg at his feet.
“Meow!”
Fu Xunzhou leaned over and picked up the ignorant Xiaoju, and said in a hoarse voice: "Wait for her to come back with me."
"Meow~"
Unfortunately, I am destined to be sleepless tonight.
Su Xiaoxiao and the rest of her sisters planned to go back to the main store on West Street to finish what they had not finished today, but they found that they could not enter the store no matter what.
Whether it was the front door or the back door, the door was opened, but as soon as one foot stepped in, the body seemed to touch tangible air.
They were stopped outside!
Cheng Min was also there at the time and witnessed this amazing scene with his own eyes. After he realized what was happening, he immediately took Su Xiaoxiao and the others away.
"...Isn't this the same as what Xiaoran said?" Su Xiaoxiao was still in shock until she returned to the City Lord's Mansion.
They had indeed seen many wonderful things Xiao Yue took out, but they were all related to cooking, so they naturally enjoyed it.
But now I have actually encountered a surprising event, it is so shocking!
After listening to this, Fu Xunzhou's face turned gloomy and he became cold and speechless.
If West Street is closed for business tomorrow, but South Street is open as normal, the situation may be even worse than expected...
"Is he really going to ruin Yueting Self-service?" Su Xiaoxiao's eyes were red. "Sister Xiao is so good to him. She has been taking care of him since Zhihuai Festival. Now she has made an exception and let a man come to the store to help. This is how he repays Sister Xiao!"
She didn't dare to think about whether customers would still trust them if she allowed Luo Zhi to do whatever he wanted again tomorrow.
A store's reputation can be built up quickly, but can also be destroyed in an instant.
Fu Xunzhou's eyes were gloomy.
…
The next day.
The entrance of Yueting Self-service South Street branch was crowded with people, almost blocking all passages.
Since the news started spreading last night until now, it can be said that all customers know that Yueting Buffet is going to increase its prices.
Even if I didn't know, I knew it when I saw the usual bulletin board at the door today.
——The self-service entry fee at Yueting will be changed from one hundred copper coins to eight taels of silver per person. Please be informed.
Most people's emotions turned from shock to anger. They couldn't believe that a store that had always had such cheap and delicious food had become astronomically expensive overnight.
Fortunately, the Lord of Liuyun City came forward last night and calmed everyone down in time.
But who would have thought that early this morning, the main store of Yueting Self-service West Street was not open for business!
It was not until near noon that the South Street branch, which had a price increase sign, opened.
"What does this mean?"
"Are you kidding us?"
"I want to see if this hot pot dessert shop is really going to raise its prices!"
"By the way, where did Madam Xiao go again?"
"What a shame! How could such a delicious restaurant suddenly become like this? If it's true, will you guys come here again in the future..."
The door of the shop had not yet been opened, and someone suddenly asked this question, and the topic of conversation around it changed accordingly.
In the front row of the crowd were Li Xiong, Zhao Liang, Liu Meng, Jiang You, the Qian sisters, and even Zhang Feiyun and Nishang.
Hearing someone sighing, Zhao Liang quickly said, "The matter has not been decided yet, don't worry!"
"Yes, the store hasn't opened yet!" Liu Meng followed up, "I don't believe that Madam Xiao would raise the price so much!"
Zhang Feiyun and Nichang exchanged a glance, and the latter said, "I own a shop too. If we want to raise prices, at least the boss should have the final say, right? What's the point of him putting up a notice board?"
"That's right!" Jiang You snorted, "Isn't this behavior just overstepping one's authority? No matter where you put it, you will be scolded by the master. Has anyone heard my sister say that the price is going to increase?"
Many old customers actually don’t believe it, but most people prefer to go with the flow.
So there was a debate in front of the store for a while until the door slowly opened.
A man in white with a gentle face walked out. He was slightly surprised to see so many people, but that was all.
"Sorry everyone, we're a little late. Please line up. We have prepared all kinds of delicious food..."
"Wait!" Jiang You rushed forward and said, "I know you. You were a stall seller selling desserts back then. Now you're here to help Sister Xiao's shop. Are you doing more harm than good? Explain clearly why the prices have increased!"
Zhao Liang, Zhang Feiyun and others followed closely behind him, looking as if they were determined to get things done.
Luo Zhi's eyes moved slightly, and he asked in confusion: "Didn't I make it clear yesterday? This is all A Yue's order, I just followed it."
"I don't believe it!"
"I don't believe it either!"
The Qian sisters spoke one after another, making it clear that they did not believe what he said.
Everyone around looked over with different expressions, and many of them were still skeptical.
Seeing this, Luo Zhi sighed softly: "If it weren't for Ah Yue's order, how could I dare to open the store to receive customers today? And the West Street side is not open today. What does this mean? It means that they are also preparing to raise prices..."
"Nonsense!" A crisp voice interrupted him: "It's obvious that you are in control of the main store on West Street, and there will never be a price increase there!"
The crowd stepped aside, and the people who came were Su Xiaoxiao and several sisters from the main store on West Street.
Apart from them, a path was quickly cleared around them by people dressed in official uniforms, and a tall, masked man walked in.
City Lord!
Everyone looked surprised and discussions gradually began.
Luo Zhi squinted his eyes, ignoring the man's glance, and smiled: "I control the main store? What are you talking about? Am I stopping you from entering? Or not allowing you to open the store? Not allowing you to cook normally?"
"you!"
Su Xiaoxiao opened her eyes wide and her chest heaved with anger.
If she told them that they couldn't enter the store, no one would believe her. How could their own people not even be able to get through the door?
This will make the originally bad reputation even more bearable: If they were not preparing for the price increase, why wouldn’t they open for business?
Luo Zhi is really good at turning the tables and distorting the truth without any bottom line!
But that's really the truth!
"Xiaoxiao." Luo Zhi said again, "I know you don't agree with Ayue's price increase, so you had a quarrel with her and wanted to stop her today, but the store is owned by Ayue, so naturally what she says is what counts."
Su Xiaoxiao was so angry that she wanted to rush forward with her fists, but Cheng Min who was standing beside her pulled her back in time.
The discussions around them became louder, and the expressions in their eyes gradually changed.
Just at this moment, a low voice sounded.
"Only one of these words is correct." Fu Xunzhou easily attracted everyone's attention: "This shop is owned by Xiao Yue."
Luo Zhi frowned.
Fu Xunzhou stared at him: "So why didn't Xiao Yue announce it herself, but you? I know her very well. She never had this idea before she went to Shancheng. Can you change it with just one word from you?"
Luo Zhi’s eyes were gloomy.
It happens again.
The aspect of this person that he hated the most was that he looked at him like garbage, always looked down on others and was dismissive of them.
This is like saying: Who are you?
Luo Zhi couldn't help but grit his teeth.
But so what? Won't such a man still fall into the arms of a woman and become a woman's lapdog?
Today he will let him have a taste of what it feels like to be slapped in the face as soon as he opens his mouth to speak!
Luo Zhi smiled when he thought of this, with a hint of hidden madness in his smile. He raised his hand and snapped his fingers.
A person walked out of the store, it was Hua Jinjin, holding a familiar megaphone in her hand.
"You are wrong, aren't you? Since you know Ah Yue intimately, how could you not know her true thoughts?" Luo Zhi took the megaphone and said, "Everyone has seen our Yue Ting self-help megaphone, but you probably don't know its other function..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Luo Zhi tapped the right side of the megaphone.
Su Xiaoxiao had a bad feeling in her heart and grabbed Cheng Min's sleeve tightly.
Jiang You, Zhang Feiyun and others in the front row also frowned.
Fu Xunzhou still watched calmly.
The next second, everyone heard a familiar voice.
"…It's time…So what if the price goes up…You're responsible…"
Maybe it was because Xiao Yue herself was not present, so the voice sounded unclear and intermittent, but the voice was indeed hers!
“Wow——”
There was an uproar in the streets, the shock was beyond words.
Fu Xunzhou's pupils shrank under the mask and he stared at the megaphone.
"Did everyone hear that?" Luo Zhi also looked at him, his lips curled up: "Does anyone want to say that this wasn't A Yue's order? And the women from the South Street branch are still in the store, doesn't that mean anything?"
The look in his eyes when he looked at Fu Xunzhou was so naked, as if he was showing off, or more like saying: What can you do to me?
Fu Xunzhou had never wanted to kill someone so much. If his eyes could do that, the other person would have been riddled with holes long ago.
He hated Luo Zhi for being a mean person, but he also hated himself for being too confident.
If not for this, Luo Zhi should have been killed as soon as he noticed it!
But regret was useless. Many people around seemed to have lost trust in Yue Ting at this moment. They blamed Yue Ting for helping herself, and some even cursed her directly...
In such a chaotic situation, Fu Xunzhou remained rational.
Luo Zhi's behavior will only cause Yueting Self-service's reputation to collapse. What good will it do to someone who has taken away the store?
It would be better to say that he wanted to make a big deal out of this and have it known to everyone.
And now even the main store on West Street is inaccessible, which means that the branches in Qingyun City and Shancheng are in the same situation.
So what does Luo Zhi want to do?
Fu Xunzhou thought of the person the other party had contacted before, and could only think of two words.
Ambition.
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