Chapter 585 The Abnormality of the Snacks
The rest of the time was calm and peaceful.
Xinglong Restaurant's business is booming, while Zuijiang Restaurant's business is declining.
Fortunately, Zuijianglou had a good reputation, so it wasn't completely deserted.
However, compared to before, business is now vastly different.
Every day, Wan Qiqi asked Wu Gousheng to inquire about news from various places, but there was nothing unusual, and everything seemed to have returned to normal.
This tranquility made Wan Qiqi feel vaguely uneasy.
The quieter it is now, the bigger the net must have been cast.
Just then, Wu Gousheng ran up to the third floor and told Wan Qiqi that Zhou Wanting had arrived!
It's only been one night since I last came here.
Wan Qiqi felt something was off. "You said she came again? But what did she say?"
"They didn't say much, just ordered some more snacks from us, some to eat now, and some to take back with them," Wu Gousheng replied earnestly.
"I remember she came by yesterday when the restaurant was closed, and she brought quite a lot of things?"
After Wan Qiqi finished speaking, she looked at Wu Gousheng, seemingly asking him a question.
She knew perfectly well that Zhou Wanting had come yesterday, bought a lot of things, and she had even asked her if she had guests at home.
It's only been one night, and it's happening again. Something doesn't feel right.
Without waiting for Wu Gousheng to speak, Wan Qiqi got up and left the study, heading straight for the second-floor terrace.
At this moment, Zhou Wanting was sitting on the terrace eating snacks. When she saw Wan Qiqi, she put down her snacks, smiled and stood up, "Qiqi, are you done with your work?"
"Well, with Manager Zhu here, I'm not so busy," Wan Qiqi said with a smile, but her eyes were extremely calm as she looked at Zhou Wanting.
Zhou Wanting noticed the other person's gaze and frowned slightly. "Is there something wrong with me today?"
As she spoke, she looked down at her clothes, reached out and touched her hair bun and hairpins, and found nothing unusual.
Then, she pressed her delicate hand to her face, wondering if there was something on her face.
"No, I'm just a little curious. Didn't you buy quite a lot yesterday? Why did you buy so much again today?" Wan Qiqi replied with a smile, then sat down next to Zhou Wanting, resuming her usual demeanor.
“I bought these yesterday. After I brought them home, my husband shared them with a friend. After he ate some, he asked if there were any left, so I thought I'd buy some more.”
As Zhou Wanting spoke, she picked up a pastry, took another bite, and smiled, "Qiqi, the pastries at your restaurant are really well made; they make you want to eat more after you've tasted them."
This was supposed to be a compliment, but Wan Qiqi felt something was off about it.
Even if the desserts are delicious, they shouldn't be like this.
She stared at the pastries on the table, a vague sense of foreboding creeping over her.
As Zhou Wanting finished one piece and was about to take a second, Wan Qiqi stopped her.
She looked at Wan Qiqi with a slight doubt.
"Don't eat so much in such a hurry. I've had someone prepare some new drinks. Can you try them for me?" Wan Qiqi said, glancing back at the table. "I'll go check on them. You sit here and wait for me. Don't eat so much, or how will you taste the drinks?"
“Okay,” Zhou Wanting replied, but her eyes were fixed on the pastries on the plate, itching to try them.
But then I realize I can't eat too much; I need to maintain my figure.
She has gained several pounds recently and can't continue like this.
On the other side, Wan Qiqi walked to the second-floor corridor, glanced around, and waved to Erpang.
"Have Lei Zi prepare a batch of the bayberry and mulberry fruit tea that I taught him last time. Keep an eye on the snacks. When I'm done with what I'm doing, I'll call Lei Zi over. I have something to say to him."
After hearing Wan Qiqi's instructions, Erpang sensed something was wrong and asked, "Sister Qi, is something wrong?"
"Just do as I say first, I'll talk about other things later. Also, help me compile a list of the new products released during this period, and see which ones sold the most."
Wan Qiqi pondered for a moment, and realized that this was the data she needed.
"Okay." Erpang didn't ask any more questions and did as instructed.
Wan Qiqi returned to the terrace and found Zhou Wanting sitting there, staring blankly at the pastries, her eyes revealing a hint of longing, yet she was suppressing it.
This further confirmed Wan Qiqi's suspicion that someone had drugged the snacks.
This kind of medicine should not be easily detected in the early stages, otherwise someone like Zhou Wanting, who would consult a doctor every two or three days, would definitely have found out about it.
Judging from Zhou Wanting's case, this should be a drug that can cause addiction.
Fortunately, no one else seems to have experienced this. If we adjust the snacks accordingly, there shouldn't be any problems.
Zhou Wanting snapped out of her reverie and noticed that Wan Qiqi had already sat down. She said, "Qiqi, your peach blossom pastry tastes very good, but I remember that Zuijianglou has a limited edition that tastes almost exactly the same as the peach blossom pastry, but it also seems different..."
Zhou Wanting couldn't be sure either, after all, it was a limited-edition dessert, only available for a limited time each year, and in limited quantities; she had only tried it once or twice.
But whenever she ate peach blossom pastry, she always felt that it tasted similar to the one from Zuijianglou.
Wan Qiqi was taken aback.
Is it the same as the limited edition from Zuijianglou?
She finally understood what these people wanted to do!
I originally thought that the people from Zuijianglou were giving Niuyi pointers, but now it seems that they weren't giving pointers, but rather revealing the recipe to Niuyi.
Once the peach blossom pastry becomes popular, and someone exposes that Xinglong Restaurant stole the recipe, and then tries to bring Niuyi under the wing of Zuijianglou, even if they are in the right, they will have no way to defend themselves.
Wan Qiqi never expected that these people would go to such great lengths to deal with her.
The matter of adding things to dim sum is probably also related to Niuyi!
"Qiqi? What are you thinking about?" Zhou Wanting felt that for a moment, Wan Qiqi's eyes became extremely terrifying, as if she would not be satisfied until she had torn her to pieces.
"It's nothing, I was just thinking about some hateful people," Wan Qiqi replied.
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