With a cold face, San Niang questioned, "My lord, we have never had any enmity, why did you treat me so cruelly?"
"Don't worry, I have no interest in you. I just hope that Manager Xu will listen to me. Since reasoning with me won't work, I have no choice but to resort to this tactic." After explaining, Marquis Ningyuan sat back down in his chair, looking at her with a playful expression.
Only then did San Niang realize that this person's target was Xu Yuehuai.
Her voice trembled uncontrollably: "What do you want to do? A-Yue has never been disrespectful to you. She just didn't agree to the marriage you were going to arrange for her. What's wrong with that?"
For a moment, she couldn't help but feel relieved that it wasn't Xu Yuehuai who came; otherwise, she didn't know what trouble she would have encountered.
"What I want is not only for her to accept the marriage I've arranged for her, but also for her to be used by me, and for her to bring Qi Guze to his death." As Marquis Ningyuan finished speaking, his face became ferocious.
However, it was precisely because of this that Third Sister finally understood that this person had clearly targeted them because of Qi Guze.
Her eyebrows twitched, preparing to seize the opportunity to extract information: "My lord, then why did you send people to prevent the Duke of Zhenguo from investigating A-Yue's background? If A-Yue really is his daughter, wouldn't you be able to make the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion obey your orders?"
"Heh, if he finds out that Xu Yuehuai is his biological daughter, he will definitely protect her with his life. Where will I have a chance then?" Marquis Ningyuan sneered. "Unfortunately, everyone in Luoping Village is long dead. Nobody knows who Xu Yuehuai's real parents are. However..."
"Once I have complete control over Xu Yuehuai, I will definitely make her associate with the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion." He had already come up with many wicked ideas.
"Guards, gag her. She's too annoying. I've said so much to you, and I shouldn't spare your life. But I want to see if Xu Yuehuai will come to your rescue." Marquis Ningyuan said, crossing his legs and eating grapes, his attitude extremely arrogant. "Write a letter to our Manager Xu and see what kind of offer she'll make to save her good sister."
Third Sister was immediately tied up, and even had a rag stuffed into her mouth.
She struggled desperately, but to no avail.
Meanwhile, Xu Yuehuai revised her new dish many times before finally achieving the ideal result she wanted, and thus, a fried chicken dish was born.
At this time of day, Third Sister would usually have come over to taste the new product after smelling the aroma, but now she was nowhere to be seen. She ran out of the house and looked around, but still couldn't find Third Sister.
Zhao Ping noticed the commotion, looked up from the pile of firewood, and asked in confusion, "Manager Xu, what are you looking for?"
"Where is Third Sister?" Xu Yuehuai asked hurriedly.
Zhao Ping stared wide-eyed at Xu Yuehuai. This was not the Xu manager he knew. He teased, "She went to make roast whole lambs. There are three of them. She probably won't be back until dark. Manager Xu, have you lost your mind from cooking? How could you forget something so important?"
Xu Yuehuai looked up at the sky; it was indeed still early.
"Hey, you're getting more and more rude these days." Xu Yuehuai raised her fist, but didn't forget to beckon people in, "Come in and try some, see how my fried chicken is?"
Upon hearing that there were new dishes to try, Zhao Ping immediately put down the firewood he was holding and was about to start cooking when Xu Yuehuai slapped his hand hard.
"You can only eat after you wash your hands." She frowned, deliberately intimidating.
Zhao Ping playfully stuck out his tongue and immediately went to wash his hands.
Meanwhile, Anan had also booked the job of an accountant, but there were some things he wasn't sure about, so he had to come and ask Xu Yuehuai.
By sheer coincidence, we stumbled upon a new product tasting opportunity.
Anan tentatively picked up a fried chicken leg, but it felt hard, so he didn't dare to put it in his mouth. He didn't say a word, but turned to look at Zhao Ping.
Zhao Ping boldly picked up a fried chicken wing, not caring about the feel of it, and stuffed it directly into his mouth. Unexpectedly, he dropped the crispy crust on the ground and couldn't help but complain, "The crust of this thing is too crispy, it's all over the ground."
Despite his complaints, he continued chewing, and finally, after taking a big bite with both skin and meat, he was amazed.
"This is so crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, it's absolutely delicious! It would be even better if it didn't have bones," he immediately praised.
Seeing his expression, Xu Yuehuai couldn't help but chuckle: "Look at you, so greedy. You'd be lucky to even have fried chicken, let alone boneless chicken..."
As she spoke, a sudden inspiration struck her: if the fried chicken was well-received, then it would indeed be a good idea to continue offering boneless fried chicken.
"Anan, what do you think?" Xu Yuehuai immediately looked at Anan with expectant eyes.
Anan quickly took a bite, and with that one bite, chicken leg juice burst out in his mouth: "The taste is delicious and it really whets the appetite, but it's a bit too greasy. I'm afraid it won't encourage guests to eat more."
"No, no, no," Xu Yuehuai said, shaking her finger.
Zhao Ping was completely confused: "Manager Xu, we were talking about fried chicken, why did you suddenly bring up hoes?"
Xu Yuehua deliberately glared at him fiercely before speaking: "It's precisely because this stuff is so greasy that we need to pair it with a drink. That way, we can boost the sales of the drink."
"So Manager Xu can be this clever too." Anan suddenly realized and quickly smiled.
Xu Yuehuai shook his head again and corrected, "This isn't some kind of clever trick; it's a marketing strategy."
"Alright, you two have eaten your fill. Share the rest with the others. I need to keep thinking about my new dishes." She smiled and patted their heads.
The two were still just kids; with such a delicious plate of food, they forgot all their worries and immediately went to share it with their friends.
Meanwhile, Xu Yuehuai continued to improve the various flavors of fried chicken.
When she looked up again, it was already getting dark outside, but Third Sister still hadn't returned.
Xu Yuehuai was worried and afraid that something had happened, so she picked up a lantern and prepared to go out to look for the person. Just then, Anan was still doing accounts in the main hall.
Seeing Xu Yuehuai's flustered appearance, he knew something was wrong and quickly asked, "Manager Xu, what's wrong? It's already dark outside. Where are you going?"
“Anan, it’s good that you’re here…” Xu Yuehuai quickly walked up to him. “Third Sister went out after lunch and hasn’t returned yet. That’s enough time to roast five sheep. I’m worried about her and I’m going to go out and look for her. I’ll leave Tianxiang Restaurant to you for now.”
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