Chapter 337 Xinglong Restaurant Opening
The sun shines warmly, and drums resound in the sky.
Colorful silk ribbons were hung high at Xinglong Restaurant, and banners fluttered in the wind. A bonsai pine tree was placed in front of the door, covered with red envelopes.
Chen Yongliang, dressed in the restaurant's uniform, attracted many passersby by beating gongs and drums.
Behind him stood several posts, and two colorful "lions" leaped and frolicked, adding a festive touch to the restaurant.
After the lion dance performance ended, Chen Yongliang struck the gong several times.
"Hey passersby, take a look! Xinglong Restaurant is open! Whether you're busy or not, you can forget about cooking and just join in the fun!"
"Today is the first day of the restaurant's opening. By special permission of the manager, every customer who enters the restaurant can draw a red envelope from the pine tree behind me!"
Chen Yongliang covered half of his mouth and whispered to the crowd, "I'll tell you a secret, there's a 300-wen free coupon inside the red envelope. After you draw it, you can buy 300-wen items next time and you won't have to pay a penny."
"Really?"
"You're not kidding, are you?"
"Such a good deal? The restaurant won't lose money?"
"You must have to spend a lot of money to get in and draw a prize, right?"
Chen Yongliang waved to the onlookers, then struck the gong twice and said, "Such a big restaurant, how could we scare people? It's really such a good thing!"
He lingered at the door for a couple of steps and said, "Our manager wants to get the restaurant up and running, so we've come up with this promotion. Every customer who makes a purchase, no matter the amount, can come and draw a red envelope."
"However, I'm telling you beforehand, there are only fifty red envelopes in total. First come, first served. If you miss out, don't come back and say I was bluffing!"
Chen Yongliang's enthusiastic hawking at the entrance attracted a large number of customers.
Some customers who were planning to solicit business in all directions turned around and headed towards Xinglong Restaurant after seeing this.
Even the waiters, who greeted guests from all directions, craned their necks, curiously watching the novel opening ceremony and the unique activities, eager to try them out.
If he weren't a waiter for guests from all directions, he would have liked to participate in the Xinglong Restaurant's activities as well.
You can receive a red envelope regardless of the amount spent.
If he spends ten or twenty coins, he can win a 300-coin free coupon and take his wife and children to Xinglong Restaurant for a good meal!
When Ade came out, he saw his employee staring intently at the restaurant across the street. He coughed twice and said, "What are you standing there for! If there are no customers outside, can't you go in and serve them?"
The waiter was startled by Ade and quickly replied, "Okay, I'll go!" Before leaving, he couldn't help but glance at Xinglong Restaurant a few more times.
Ade looked at Xinglong Restaurant, which was bustling with customers from all directions, but had very few guests. A sense of disgust arose in his heart.
He then made eye contact with several young men in the crowd and nodded.
The young men followed the crowd into Xinglong Restaurant.
At this time, there were already quite a few guests sitting in the lobby on the first floor.
Erpang and Tieniu worked alongside the other staff, serving tea and water to the new guests.
Each table is also given two cold dishes and a snack as an appetizer.
Even the people Ade brought were somewhat shocked by such service.
Only one or two tables of guests entered the private rooms upstairs, while Xiao Liuzi stood in front of the liquor cabinet and worked with the bartender to serve drinks.
In fact, he received a message from Zhu Chengye to carefully observe the guests who came, in order to prevent anyone from sneaking in and causing trouble.
After turning around to get the wine, he spotted a familiar figure in the crowd.
Upon closer reflection, the person seemed to be a relative of one of the employees of the Eight Directions Guesthouse.
It wasn't so much that they were relatives, but Xiao Liuzi noticed that the other people at the table with this person were acting suspiciously.
He immediately handed over the task of the liquor cabinet to the bartender, instructed Erpang to keep an eye on the table of guests he was responsible for, and went upstairs immediately.
Compared to the noise on the first floor, the second floor was exceptionally quiet.
Before Xiao Liuzi even reached the shopkeeper's study, he saw Zhu Chengye come out, his forehead rubbed and his brows furrowed.
He immediately asked, "Shopkeeper, what's wrong?"
"It's nothing!" Zhu Chengye glanced back at the study and asked, "Why did you come up here?"
Xiao Liuzi told Zhu Chengye about what he had seen unusual downstairs and asked, "Manager, should I send someone to handle this?"
"No need for now, just keep an eye on it." Zhu Chengye glanced back at the study, said nothing more, and went downstairs with Xiao Liu.
The reason he looked back at the study twice was because Wan Qiqi and Chen Yongnian had a fight inside!
To make the opening a spectacular event, Wan Qiqi participated in the performance at Mingyuefang herself.
The costumes for the performance exposed both arms and waist, which made Chen Yongnian very dissatisfied, and he asked her to call out "clothes".
But for Wan Qiqi, the fact that she didn't show her legs was already a great respect for the times!
She needed to dress lightly for her performance.
If you're wrapped up here and there, how can you perform?
Moreover, regardless of gender, people are visual creatures. Only by attracting customers can we win their hearts and encourage them to patronize us again in the future.
This is all for the money!
She didn't do anything outrageous, so why is she wrapped up like a rice dumpling?
Yes! Chen Yongnian not only wrapped Wan Qiqi in a cloak, but also tied her up with a red silk ribbon used for performances to prevent her from dragging the cloak down again.
Now, only Wan Qiqi's face is visible.
However, Chen Yongnian also wanted to cover up this face.
Wan Qiqi never wore makeup in ancient times.
For today's opening performance, she asked Jing Shisi Niang to use modern cosmetics to give her a modern look.
She was stunned when she looked in the mirror after putting on makeup.
Her eyebrows were like crescent moons, her eyes were like pools of water, her cheeks were slightly flushed, and her lips were like rouge. Combined with her high-tied hair and the red flower on her forehead, Wan Qiqi almost didn't recognize herself.
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