Chapter 32 Yuelai Inn
"It's inevitable when doing business." Pu Qiongzhi poured her a cup of tea and motioned her to take a break before talking.
Gongsun Ying sat down on the chair and drank the tea in the cup with his head tilted back.
Seeing the tea she had worked so hard to make for half a day being drunk in one gulp like a cow chewing a peony, Pu Qiongzhi paused, with an inexplicable look of being wronged.
Then she looked at the spring scenery beside her.
Chun Jing couldn't help laughing and asked someone to serve tea to Her Royal Highness the Princess.
"Stop looking at the tea! Come with me to that place and see what's going on!" Gongsun Ying said nothing, grabbed Pu Qiongzhi and walked out.
They ran into Nangong Hua who had just returned home.
"How come the princess has time to come to my house?" Nangong Hua was a little surprised to see her.
The eldest princess is like an elder to him.
When her father and brother were still alive, the eldest princess often came to the mansion to drink and dance with swords with them.
When he got married that day, the eldest princess also sent a gift and insisted on appraising him...
However, marrying a wife was extremely important to him, and he was afraid of unnecessary complications, so he declined her kindness.
At present, the eldest princess is one of the few people he is close to.
"Mingxu! You kid, you didn't have this kind of temper before. How did you become like this now?" Gongsun Ying looked him from head to toe, and from toe to head, his eyes full of disgust and scrutiny.
Pu Qiongzhi looked at the interaction between the two with some surprise.
I didn't expect that the two of them would have some intersection...
But then again, which of the princes, generals and ministers in the capital city is not related to each other?
"Princess, please don't make fun of me. I wonder what brings you here?" Nangong Hua interrupted her quickly.
The princess looked at his protective attitude, raised her eyebrows, and asked tentatively, "Is it okay to borrow your wife for a day?"
“…” Nangong Hua subconsciously frowned, his worried eyes fell on Pu Qiongzhi, and finally nodded.
He swore that he would never force his wife to do what she wanted.
Pu Qiongzhi didn't understand why he was so worried, so she just said, "Don't worry, my lord. I'll be back as soon as I finish my business."
"Yeah." Nangong Hua nodded and responded lightly.
The princess was too lazy to watch the newlyweds' inseparable scene and turned to head for the carriage. "It's just a meal out, why are you making such a scene? A short separation is better than a new marriage, why bother!"
Hearing her merciless complaints, Nangong Hua's body stiffened and he explained, "Just explain a few things."
"..." Pu Qiongzhi lowered her head slightly, looking shy.
When Nangong Hua caught a glimpse of her appearance, he knew that this little fox was pretending again!
"Go quickly." He interrupted her helplessly.
Pu Qiongzhi froze slightly, thinking that the tricks she had learned before the wedding were useless.
She raised the corners of her mouth and put on a smile, pretending to be nonchalant, "Then I will go first."
In the carriage, Gongsun Ying stared at her intently.
"Your Highness, is there anything wrong with my makeup?" Pu Qiongzhi fanned herself with a palm-leaf fan.
Gongsun Ying didn't care about this. She asked, "Why didn't you tell Earl Gong Ning about your business partnership with me?"
"My uncle is not good at business and just wants to be a rich and idle person. Why should I bother him with such a thing?"
Pu Qiongzhi sighed as she spoke, it turned out that everyone has the habit of loving to watch the fun.
"Moreover, this business is my private property and has nothing to do with the Earl's Mansion. My cooperation with Your Highness is only as the young master of the Pu family."
"I see. Then you two...seem to be in harmony but separated in spirit. Is there something fishy about your marriage?" Gongsun Ying's eyes flashed with gossip.
When she asked this, Pu Qiongzhi thought about the things between them and her husband, and it was not easy to tell outsiders, "If Your Highness says this, I will not agree! Your Highness is introverted, which is why so many misunderstandings have occurred. Your Highness, please don't laugh at us anymore."
"Mingxu used to be a bit arrogant and always disdained to chat and make friends with others. Now he has become a taciturn person. He is really boring! Well, I am meddling in other people's business. You two should just mind your own business." The eldest princess muttered, and finally didn't want to ask any more questions.
She just thought of asking because she saw that Mingxu seemed to be very nervous about the bride, and the bride was talking and laughing but not very enthusiastic.
But if you think about it carefully, this marriage was originally requested by Mingxu himself.
You are not a fish, how do you know the joy of a fish?
The carriage drove all the way to the destination, Yuelai Inn.
Pu Qiongzhi got off the car first. When she turned around to help Gongsun Ying, she saw her jump down easily.
As soon as the two men got off the carriage, a servant came forward and pulled the carriage to the designated place.
There are two big signs at the door, which read today's recommendations - cake and twice-cooked pork; tomorrow's reservation - hot pot.
Pu Qiongzhi looked at the dishes with strange names, thought for a moment, and walked into the store.
As soon as I entered the door, two servants immediately shouted loudly, "Welcome!"
"..." Gongsun Ying held his forehead and waved his hand to signal them to keep a low profile.
Pu Qiongzhi glanced at the surrounding environment calmly.
As soon as you enter the door, you will see a small hall for welcoming guests, decorated with some bonsai flowers and plants, and then there is only a platform.
After thinking about it carefully, she understood the store owner's intention - this way the food is separated from the guests, avoiding disturbances during meals, and the aroma, taste and heat of the food will not escape, so as not to affect new guests.
The two immediately asked, "Would you like to have our buffet with small dishes, or would you like to order food from a private room?"
"Tell me, what is the difference between the two?" Gongsun Ying and Pu Qiongzhi looked at each other and then asked.
One of the waiters said, "Our buffet set meal is a small bowl meal for one person, including one meat dish, one vegetable dish, one rice dish, and one soup. We have three of each dish available daily. They are ready to eat and warm on the stove. You can eat them right away. Pay 30 wen per person and leave."
"If you're ordering from a private room, please go this way. I'll take you to the private room and you can choose the dishes you want. Just like at a regular restaurant, you might have to wait a while. However, the dishes in our restaurant are handcrafted by our family, and they're hard to find anywhere else!"
Gongsun Ying took a silver nugget from his sleeve and handed it over. "Let's go over here and see if there's anything we want to eat. If not, we can go to the side room over here."
"Of course you can. Please come in, sir." The waiter was neither humble nor arrogant, and was not as fawning as the waiters in other restaurants.
Pu Qiongzhi was curious and asked, "How much do you get paid per month for working here?"
"The monthly wages at our Yuelai Inn are eight cents, and any rewards from guests belong to us. If we do a good job, we can get rewards, dividends, etc." The servant smiled happily when he talked about this, and he looked very satisfied.
This model surprised Pu Qiongzhi greatly, and she couldn't help but become curious about the owner of Yuelai Inn.
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