"He actually won't let me close the door!"

Feng Qing muttered to herself, covering her face.

"Oh no, I actually forgot about this."

On this dark and windy night, only the shopkeeper was holding his forehead and talking to himself.

This kind of self-talk was like a mysterious hum, which made everyone who heard it fall into boundless fear.

...If someone came in at this moment, I'm afraid they would be scared to death.

"Hiss, then plan A has failed."

Feng Qing initially thought that she might as well close the shop and wait for two days.

The most clever trick she used in her life was to cut off the source of the trouble, which was specifically because she was afraid of socializing, so she just came to work in such a shabby place.

She thought that waiting for a while, and reopening the door after the storm had passed, was the safest way.

As a result, the devil is always stronger than the good.

In order to make the street look more prosperous, the government simply does not allow the shops here to close.

"Why do people do this from ancient times to the present?" Feng Qing rubbed his head and said, "It's okay. There was a little error in plan A, but it doesn't matter. We still have plan B."

Feng Qing was full of confidence in this.

After she finished calculating a bill, she turned around and shouted at Li Qi.

"Qi, raise the price of all our things, and then reduce the order of dishes! The smaller the better!"

...

Just as Feng Qing was vigorously carrying out the plan to deal with Huang Kezhan.

The official who was about to come, General Shi He, was also a little unhappy about this journey.

After all, it was unlikely that a man of his position would come to a small town in the south of the Yangtze River for no reason.

"Why would you ask me to go to such a place?" General Shi He said to his men when no one was around.

"Because." The subordinate said stiffly, "Lord Shi found that people from the court often appeared there recently, so he suspected that someone in the court might have done something unspeakable, so he sent someone to investigate."

"Then he shouldn't have sent me." Shi He said nonchalantly, "Lord Shi obviously knows that I don't like to leave the capital, doesn't he have so many candidates under his command?"

"After all, you are Lord Shi's nephew." The subordinate said, "And, the one who appears here the most recently seems to be Hua Duzhu from Xichang..."

"Huh? That eunuch also comes to such a place?" Shi He seemed to suddenly become interested.

"Shuh, sir, be careful with your words." The person next to him reminded in a low voice.

"Why should I be so cautious about what I say?" General Shi He sneered, "No matter how powerful the people from the West Factory are, can they come here to arrest me?"

The people next to him lowered their heads and said nothing.

General Shi He glanced at him, "But that guy certainly wouldn't let me go to that kind of place for no reason. Come on, is there any news you haven't told me yet?"

"I heard that there is a very powerful martial artist there..."

"Tsk, another martial artist." General Shi He sneered before his men finished speaking.

"The court has been tolerant of those people enough, right? I really don't understand why they have to be so tolerant of them."

"But that person is indeed a little different."

"Don't say more. There is no need to boost others' ambitions and destroy your own prestige." Shi He stopped him.

"Besides, I want to see what kind of person can make that guy from Hua Chaodu come here again and again."

This Lord Shi He has an unruly character and often speaks nonsense.

However, those who are familiar with him know that he is actually quite capable.

Moreover, the person he dislikes the most in the court is Hua Chaodu.

The servants next to him did not dare to say much.

Although Lord Shi He's words are not pleasant to hear, this matter involves Hua Chaodu, so Lord Shi He will definitely be extra cautious.

However, Lord Shi He and his men would never have thought of it.

... Before they arrived, the inn was on the verge of bankruptcy because of them.

After receiving the request from the shopkeeper, the employees of the inn were all at a loss.

Several people gathered together and began to think about the deep meaning of the shopkeeper's behavior.

"Have you received all the shopkeeper's requests?" Li Qi held a long piece of paper in his hand, on which a bunch of things were listed.

These were all what the shopkeeper told them last night.

The dishes should be small.

And the prices should be expensive.

It is not allowed to send gifts to guests, and it is not allowed to let people who owe money to stay overnight.

It is not allowed to light all the candles in the inn. Just light a small light near dusk. The darker the room, the more it suits the shopkeeper's wishes.

The waiters all looked like they were owed wages. They were absolutely not allowed to smile at the guests. The more sad their expressions were, the better.

Everyone can play freely in the inn, go crazy, and do whatever they want. The guests don't have to care.

Anyway, after seeing a bunch of conditions, Li Qi was confused, and so were the other people in the inn.

Even Liu Qingshuang and Bai Yan'er, who had stayed in the inn before, were a little confused.

The reason they knew about this was because the desperate waiters came to them.

"I think the shopkeeper may be a little too idle recently." Liu Qingshuang said after thinking seriously for a few seconds.

After he finished speaking, a group of people in the inn coughed and bowed their heads.

Indeed, this was the truth in everyone's heart, but they certainly couldn't say it out loud.

"However, what the shopkeeper meant was that I could bring over the flowers I raised in Huacilou!" An Huoshaxi suddenly said excitedly.

Chu Changzui was silent for a second and said, "Are you talking about those poisonous desert roses you raised?"

"I think that thing, maybe, probably. It's not suitable to be brought here..." Feng Xiruo was interrupted by An Huoshaxi before she finished her words, "Obviously the shopkeeper has already agreed!"

After hearing what An Huoshaxi said, everyone was silent.

"How about this, I'll give it a try, right?" Li Qi finally said.

"Go ahead."

Everyone in the inn supported Li Qi silently.

It's a coincidence that the people who are going to eat on this street today are none other than some local dignitaries. As the saying goes,

in order to make the senior officials appreciate it, you must first make the local junior officials appreciate it.

This group of people had gone out to eat a few days ago, and today was their first time to eat here.

Logically speaking, the merchants on the street should be ready to order things, just like other merchants on this street.

If these dignitaries like this restaurant, then it will be almost certain that this restaurant will get the best merchant award.

Today, even some old customers did not come to eat, for fear of offending some important people. This matter is not known to Feng Qing, the boss who does not care about anything, or the employees know about it.

Li Qi made some dishes casually, and then took them to ask the shopkeeper, "Is this portion enough?"

Feng Qing, who was playing on her mobile phone, looked up and saw a small plate of dishes.

"Too much, reduce some more." She waved her hand.

"Reduce more?" Li Qi looked at the dishes and silently took out some more, "What about this time?" "

Too much."

"What about this time?"

"More."

"..."

Feng Qing was having a great time playing games, and when she looked up, she suddenly found that he was gone.

She was a little confused.

Where is Li Qi? Where is her hardworking, capable, high-quality and inexpensive Qi?

She just felt that Li Qi seemed to have asked her something. She answered a few questions based on her intuition, and when she turned around, she found that he was gone.

And Feng Qing now couldn't even remember what she was talking about.

She thought carefully for a while, then shrugged and continued playing games.

It doesn't matter, say whatever you want, her store is hoping to close down, why worry about this.

Li Qi returned to the kitchen, looked at the portion of the dish specified by the shopkeeper on the plate, and thought silently for a long time.

With his personality and courage, he was a little afraid that he would be beaten if he served this dish.

But...

he sighed.

Forget it, whatever the shopkeeper ordered is what it is.

As he put the dishes on the plate, his expression silently cooled.

When he goes out later, he must look stunning.

Otherwise, it would be really bad if he gets beaten for no reason.

However, since the shopkeeper said that it doesn't matter what you like in the store, then forcing the customers to eat their meals to their satisfaction should also be an option, right?

Li Qi suddenly showed a thoughtful expression on his face.

No one knows.

As a former swordsman and current chef, Li Qi actually finds one of the most enjoyable things about watching the customers eat with happy expressions.

"This inn is one of the most luxurious inns on our street."

In the evening of that day, a voice was finally heard outside the inn.

It seemed that many people were walking in here, and there were people introducing the inn.

"The owner of this inn is very good. If you have a chance, you can come and see him."

"Really?" A middle-aged man laughed.

"Let me see how good this best inn is."

"If you ask me, it's still a little bit worse. When I went to Yangzhou before, the inn there was a big inn, much better than ours."

"Why doesn't this inn even have a sign? It looks a bit shabby from the outside. What will the court officials from the capital do if they see this?"

A group of people pushed open the door of the inn while talking.

It was a scene they would never forget.

...The moment they entered the inn from outside, they felt as if they had stepped from the living world into the underworld.

The coldness that hit them made the group of people who came in from outside to experience the warmth shiver.

Moreover, the room was dark.

There were only a few weak candles burning on the table.

"What, what's going on?" Someone swallowed, "Isn't this the best inn on this street?"

"This is indeed the best inn."

At this time, a voice as cold as ice suddenly sounded from the side.

This voice frightened the group of people dressed in silk and satin and shivered.

Turning around again, they saw a man with an amazing momentum.

...Anyway, it's hard to say what's amazing about it, it's just very amazing.

"I'm the waiter here." The man said coldly, "Next, let me serve you the dishes."

"You, you're a waiter, why do you have such a bad attitude?" Someone next to him couldn't help but say.

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly saw the waiter looking at him coldly.

"Heh." Suddenly, everyone heard a hint of sneer from the waiter's mouth.

"If you don't want to eat, you can leave now. I will never stop you."

After he said this, the rich businessman didn't know why he felt a chill on the back of his neck.

In an instant, he was so scared that he didn't dare to say anything and could only sit down obediently.

"Eat." Li Qi casually brought a few plates from the kitchen and placed them in front of the group of people.

Everyone looked up at the plate.

——A huge white porcelain plate.

There was just a tiny bit of something in the middle, which was extremely pitiful, making people cry at the sight and feel sad at the hearing.

"I, we..." Someone next to him seemed to want to say something.

Before he could finish his words, he was glared at by Li Qi.

"Eat if you like, get out if you don't want to."

The man shuddered instantly.

In fact, according to reason, everyone should leave now, but for some reason, people in this world have this tendency to refuse to admit defeat.

If a chef desperately boasts about how delicious his dishes are, not many people will agree with him.

But if a chef scolds, "Eat if you like, get out if you don't want to.

" Then three words will suddenly pop up in people's minds, "Why?"

Why do you want me to leave like that?

"It's ridiculous. I guess you're the only one in the world who wants to close the inn." In the video, Feng Qing's friend complained, "By the way, you haven't told me why you want to close the inn."

"It doesn't matter. Anyway, this is my mission." Feng Qing said seriously, "By the way, I have to see how they do."

"...Okay." Her friend complained, "I hope your boss knows and won't come back to beat you up in the future."

"I told them that their attitude must be bad, the amount of food must be small, they must be as stingy as they can be, and they must be as rip-off as they can be." Feng Qing went downstairs excitedly.

Her friends rolled their eyes.

When Feng Qing went downstairs, she smelled a fragrance.

What's going on? Did someone bring flowers here?

"Let me see what you have done to the inn, and then I'll assess how your boss will fire you." Feng Qing's friend's gloating voice just happened to come from the headset.

At this moment, everything in the inn was transmitted to her and Feng Qing's eyes through the camera.

...

White plates, elegant atmosphere.

Even the candlelight was just right.

- The beautiful roses.

- The silent guests who seemed to use their whole body and soul to experience the food.

Then, Feng Qing saw the mouthfuls of food placed on the huge plates on the table.

A group of people sat there and ate properly.

There was only one mouthful of food on each huge white porcelain plate.

Feng Qing and her friends saw a man gently pick up a mouthful of food from the plate with chopsticks, and then slowly put it into his mouth, tasting it carefully.

Feng Qing trembled a little when she saw that expression.

It was as if he wanted to taste every bit of the freshness, fragrance, and original flavor of the food.

The whole process was smooth and flowing. It was a scene that poor people like Feng Qing and her friends had only seen in the vlogs of those rich food bloggers.

And a chef with a cold face just stood by, staring at everyone with murderous eyes.

I don't know how long the silence lasted, and it was Feng Qing's friend who broke the silence first.

"Wow."

"...To be honest."

"The portion of this dish is a bit larger than some Michelin restaurants I've seen before."

"Have you been to Michelin?" Feng Qing asked stiffly.

"No, but I've watched a lot of videos of visiting restaurants." Feng Qing's friend suddenly sighed, "But I have to say, the expression of the chef standing next to him is very good, with that Sima face."

Feng Qing's brain was blocked at the time, so she didn't respond.

"I didn't expect that Feng Qing, you are so successful." Her friend touched her chin and sighed.

She suddenly raised her head, "...Speaking of which, do you mind if I take a short video and upload it to Xiaohongshu to show off?"