No sooner had Yang Cui left than Zhang Chuntao and her daughter An Xiuping boarded an oxcart and headed into town.
There are many restaurants and eateries of all sizes in Wan'an County. Zhang Chuntao set her sights on the big restaurants. In her opinion, the bigger the restaurant, the richer the owner, and the more valuable the fried chicken skills would be.
The first restaurant they went to was Da Fu Gui, the second largest restaurant in Wan'an County!
"Mother, should we... call it quits?" An Xiuping hesitated again at the crucial moment.
"What are you afraid of? We didn't steal or rob. Yang Cui makes fried chicken, so why can't we? If you don't say anything and I don't say anything, who will know that we sold our fried chicken recipe to other restaurants?"
After saying that, Zhang Chuntao led An Xiuping inside with her head held high.
"Get out of here, you poor wretch! Is our Great Wealth a place for you?"
Before one foot had even stepped into the restaurant lobby, the shrill voice of Da Fugui's waiter rang out.
These words were spoken to Zhang Chuntao and her daughter An Xiuping!
Zhang Chuntao felt confident because she held the key to making money. She wasn't afraid of the waiter's condescending attitude and instead said sternly, "I came here with a recipe that will make me rich every day to talk business with your manager. If you kick me out and delay the business, can you take responsibility?"
"Hahaha, you? A recipe that can make you rich overnight? That's hilarious! You swindler, get the hell out of here! Or I'll kick you out! Do you think our Da Fu Gui is a place where just any Tom, Dick, or Harry can get in?"
"You're the one who's a nobody!" Zhang Chuntao retorted angrily, "You..."
"You bitch, trying to cause trouble?"
The other people in the restaurant quickly surrounded her, glaring menacingly at Zhang Chuntao.
Zhang Chuntao swallowed the swear word that followed.
"Get out of here! Don't dirty our precious place!"
Zhang Chuntao immediately took An Xiuping and ran away.
After running a distance, Zhang Chuntao cursed at Dafugui Restaurant: "What a lousy restaurant! They look down on people like dogs, they'll be out of business sooner or later!"
"Mother, where are we going? Are we going back?"
"What are you going back for? You haven't even made any money yet!" Zhang Chuntao was in a bad mood and didn't have a good temper with An Xiuping.
The mother and daughter then went to other restaurants, but unsurprisingly, they were kicked out before they even entered.
When she was kicked out for the sixth time, Zhang Chuntao, with her fiery temper, couldn't hold back anymore and cursed at the restaurant owner: "You snobbish, blind bastard, you look down on me! You deserve to only watch others make big money at the Star Gazing Tower! You kick me out today, but don't come begging to me in the future!"
The restaurant owner sneered, "Beg you? Who do you think you are? Why would I beg you? What are you anyway? Get out of here!"
"You know, the Star Gazing Tower is learning to make fried chicken now! That fried chicken is a family recipe passed down through my Zhang family!"
"You? A family recipe? I think it's more like a family recipe for begging. Get out of here, or I'll break your legs!" The waiter pushed the mother and daughter out, and they stumbled and almost fell to the ground.
"You...you're blind!"
"Mother, let's just go back."
Zhang Chuntao said angrily, "None of these restaurant owners know anything about food. They're all snobbish and look down on people. As soon as they see we're not dressed well, they won't even let us in the door."
An Xiuping said thoughtfully, "I don't know how Sister Cui managed to close the deal back then."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Chuntao sneered, "Hmph, how else can we talk? Look at her, strange men come to her house all the time, she probably made it happen in bed with them!"
"How can you talk about it in bed?" An Xiuping was too young to understand the meaning of those words.
Zhang Chuntao paused for a moment and said, "Why would a young girl like you ask so many questions?"
"Oh," An Xiuping replied, "Then, Mother, what do we do now?"
"What else can we do but go back..."
"Wait a moment." Before they could finish speaking, a voice came from behind them, and then a middle-aged man with a pointed face and monkey-like features blocked their way.
Zhang Chuntao immediately became wary: "What do you want to do?"
"I just heard you say that you can make that kind of fried chicken?"
Who are you?
"I am Manager Song of the Good Luck Restaurant."
"Oh my, it's Manager Song!" Zhang Chuntao's eyes lit up when she heard that the other party was the restaurant manager. She said to Song Guangming eagerly, "Let me tell you, Manager Song, that fried chicken is so fragrant and delicious. If you learn how to make this dish, you will definitely make a fortune."
"You really know how to make fried chicken?"
“Of course!” Zhang Chuntao answered without hesitation, then whispered, “Manager Song, to be honest, one of my nieces is currently teaching the chefs at Guanxinglou how to make fried chicken. They will be selling it soon. Roast duck, peaches, ginger, and dried plums were all taught to Guanxinglou by my niece.”
"Yang Cui is your niece?"
"You know her?"
"I've heard of her."
To the average person, Yang Cui might just be a fierce woman who took down her former mother-in-law and her ex-husband's family, but to many businessmen in Wan'an County, she was a capable person!
Roast duck, turtle jelly, dried plums, and peach ginger—these four items had already made Guanxinglou a fortune. Other merchants, including Song Guangming, had initially considered taking the recipe from Yang Cui, but because Guanxinglou's owner was not someone to be trifled with, and no one dared to offend him, and because Guanxinglou was backed by Yang Cui, no one dared to make such a move.
But this time is different. This time, Zhang Chuntao took the initiative to come to him. It wasn't that he wanted to compete with Guanxinglou for business. Even if Guanxinglou blames him in the future, he can't be blamed. Besides, he can also let the restaurant in Xiahuaqiao sell fried chicken, so that he won't compete with Guanxinglou for business in Wan'an County!
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