Chapter Forty-Three: The Fried Cat
It is troublesome enough to have a Liu Caiyue in the restaurant, and another Liu is added, and I don't know what to toss, An Xiabai sighed silently in his heart, and turned to Zhou Wensheng with a smile: "It's all trivial housework, Lord Zhou smiled, please come in, the box has already been prepared." ”
Zhou Wensheng nodded with satisfaction, glanced at the surrounding onlookers, and quickly stepped into the door of the restaurant.
Seeing that there was no excitement to see, the onlookers scattered one after another.
An Xiabai personally invited Zhou Wensheng into the restaurant, and after he ordered the dishes, he turned his head to find Liu and Liu Caiyue, and said with a dissatisfied expression: "If you dare to make a fuss in the restaurant, I will report to the official carefully!" ”
Liu repeatedly promised that he would never make trouble: "You also know what the situation of my family is, the one in the family is not angry, and he needs you to mention and help him more in the future, how dare he make trouble on your territory." ”
She actually made this kind of calculation, An Xiabai sneered and mocked: "I keep in mind that you are not good to me, I want me to help take care of your family in the future, and it is absolutely impossible to be good to your family!" ”
Liu's face turned as white as paper, and before she could think of her words again, An Xiabai had already turned around and left.
After all, Zhou Wensheng named her and said that she wanted her to cook, she didn't want to snub him because of Liu and Liu Caiyue, and she would have to ask him for help in the future.
"I'll just say that An Xiabai is not worth raising at all, he doesn't believe it, look at what kind of wolf-hearted thing he has raised now, a little money thinks he can endure something!" Liu scolded behind him.
A security guard in the restaurant happened to be passing by, and when he heard the voice, he smiled and said, "Madam, you seem to be dissatisfied with our Mrs. Lu?" ”
Falling into the grass is also physical work, although the days on the mountain are comfortable these years, the mountain bandits have never relaxed, they are strong, and they are like a pillar when they stand in front of Liu.
Liu was afraid that he would really do it, so he hurriedly shook his head and silenced.
An Xia Bai turned around and went into the kitchen, just in time to see Lu Li, he was standing at the kitchen door waiting for her.
"Don't you want to see Liu and Liu Caiyue, why did you let them in again today?" Lu Li was puzzled, "The two of them will definitely want to do something when they enter the restaurant, and you are not afraid of trouble." ”
An Xiabai spread his hands, shook his head helplessly, and said: "Lord Zhou is also here, I can't blast people out, it's not good for the reputation of the restaurant." ”
She didn't mention that Zhou Wensheng was okay, but when she mentioned him, Lu Li's mood was like a layer of haze: "He even dared to come." ”
During this time, Lu Li almost found out Zhou Wensheng's family background, and if he had a fierce wife in the family, he dared to mess with flowers and grass outside, and if he provoked his family, he really couldn't be a dead man!
"It's not just right to come, I just happened to want to ask him for help." Tang Luoying was talking while stir-frying the dishes in the pot, because someone was doing it next to her, she quickly prepared the dishes ordered by Zhou Wensheng, and when she was about to send them over, Lu Li stood in front of her.
"Let me deliver it." Lu Li couldn't help but say that he directly snatched the wine and food from An Xiabai's hand, and said indifferently, "Doesn't Lord Zhou like to look at people, even if you look at me." ”
An Xiabai smiled and shook her head, saying that this time the wine and food had to be delivered by herself, as for the reason, the time was urgent, and she decided to explain to him when she came back.
An Xiabai came to the box with the wine and food, and after serving the wine and food, he did not leave as soon as possible, but stood in place, half-frowning and making a hesitant look, as if he was struggling with something.
"Does Mrs. Lu have something to say to this official?" Zhou Wensheng saw that something was wrong with her at a glance, squinted his eyes slightly, and was secretly happy in his heart.
I have been patronizing the business of the restaurant for many days, and today I finally have a chance.
"I do have something I want to say to you, my lord." An Xiabai's brows tightened more and more, and when she was about to speak, Zhou Wensheng asked her to sit down and say slowly: "Anyway, this official has time. ”
Where did An Xiabai dare to do it, he stood and told him what had happened: "A few days ago, we were robbed in the restaurant. ”
Zhou Wensheng raised his eyebrows and sighed, and asked with concern: "Is there a loss in the restaurant, what has been lost, have you reported it to the official?" ”
"I didn't report to the official, there are no less valuable things in our building, and the thieves who sneaked into the restaurant don't know what's going on, and they didn't steal the store's property, so the restaurant has no loss," An Xiabai paused, and said, "They only stole a recipe, it's still fake." ”
An Xiabai then kept an eye on himself, and told Zhou Wensheng about the fake recipe in the kitchen cabinet, and said with palpitations: "Fortunately, I brought the recipe back to my home at that time, otherwise my restaurant's business may not be good." ”
Zhou Wensheng ate the food without a bite, and looked thoughtful: "If this is the case, it seems to be quite difficult to find the suspect." ”
"There is no need for adults to bother with this matter, we have found out the suspect." An Xiabai raised his face and looked at Zhou Wensheng with a pleading gaze, "Before the theft, my husband once caught two strange people in the kitchen of the restaurant, because they came to make trouble, and I was afraid that it would affect my reputation if something happened soon after the opening of our restaurant, so I didn't dig deeper, but I kept an eye on it at the time, changed the recipe, and added something delicious, if someone cooks according to the recipe and eats it, there will be a rash on the face, I heard that the person who has a rash on his face in the past two days is the shopkeeper Li of Yixian Building. ”
The implication is to tell Zhou Wensheng that Li Quansheng has a major suspicion and wants him to help solve this vicious competition.
Zhou Wensheng raised his eyebrows, and the cup in his hand shook lightly: "Mrs. Lu is right, Li Quansheng is suspected of committing a major crime, his restaurant is not far from your restaurant, I heard that business has been bleak recently, maybe it is not necessary to hold a grudge against your family." ”
"My lord, you are a member of the imperial court, it should be easy for you to solve this kind of thing, right?" An Xiabai looked forward and said, "My lord, can you help me?" ”
"It is my duty to share the worries of the people as an official of the imperial court, and it is my honor to serve Mrs. Lu." Zhou Wensheng gave hope, sighed again, and said with a sad face, "The problem now is that Mrs. Lu, your evidence is not reasonable enough, although it is logically impeccable, but it is not credible to take it out, even if we arrest someone and accuse him of doing such an unseemly deed, he can quibble that the rash on his face is just a coincidence." ”
An Xiabai asked helplessly: "Then can I only make fish on the chopping board and let others slaughter it?" ”
Zhou Wensheng thought for a moment, squinted his eyes and smiled and reminded: "Actually, Mrs. Lu, you have another choice. ”
An Xiabai's distance was not far from him, and as soon as his hand moved slightly, he touched An Xiabai's soft hand, which startled An Xiabai, and quickly shook off his hand: "My lord, what are you doing!" ”
She knew that Zhou Wensheng had strange thoughts about herself, but she didn't expect him to have the courage to attack her!
At the same time, Liu and Liu Caiyue happened to pass by outside the door, and when they heard the sound in the door, they all stopped and pricked up their ears to listen.
Zhou Wensheng smiled and said: "Mrs. Lu, you are also a businessman, don't you know that you have to be paid for asking people to do things, and I don't want much, neither gold and silver treasures, nor anything else, just you." ”
What An Xiabai said inside, Liu and Liu Caiyue didn't care at all, they looked at each other and said: "No wonder An Xiabai's days are getting more and more comfortable now, it turned out to be climbing on her thighs, look at her fox-like face, maybe how many men she hooked up with behind her back!" ”
Their eyes were full of disdain, and they sneered and mocked: "Now there is a Lord Zhou, and maybe Lord Wang and Lord Zhang in the future, it seems that she will soar in the future, but I pity Lu Gongzi, who was taken on such a big green hat for no reason." ”
"Who do you say has a green hat on their head?" An eerie voice suddenly sounded behind him, and both Liu and Liu Caiyue were startled.
They stiffly turned their heads to look, and sure enough, they saw Lu Li standing not far away, looking at them with displeasure on their faces: "The two of you seem to have forgotten whose territory is here?" ”
Lu Li was now on the verge of rage, his expression was so fierce that he shuddered, Liu and Liu Caiyue didn't dare to raise their heads to talk to him at all, they just said that there was something in the room, so they smeared oil on the soles of their feet and ran away.
Lu Li pushed the door in, and just saw Zhou Wensheng standing beside An Xiabai, his face was about to turn green: "Lord Zhou, as an official of the imperial court, you insist on forcing others to commit to you with help as a threat, isn't it good?" ”
His sudden appearance not only frightened Zhou Wensheng, but even An Xiabai was frightened, and hurriedly took a few steps back, walked to his side, and said in a low voice: "Husband-"
The anger on Lu Li's body could be felt from afar.
Zhou Wensheng's face turned pale and said, "Mr. Lu, don't spray people with blood!" ”
Just now he stood outside the door and heard it clearly, and what he said was true, how could it be regarded as squirting blood?
"Lord Zhou, I am not the only one who heard your words, if this matter is really big and goes to the court, it is not us who suffers, but you yourself are in trouble. If the matter gets out, not only will your reputation be ruined, but the people will even question your qualifications to be an official, and you are not worthy of being an official at all! ”
Although the words were a bit heavy, the words were Lu Li's heartfelt words, and he was so annoyed, if it weren't for An Xiabai holding him, maybe someone would have rushed to Zhou Wensheng and beat him up.
Zhou Wensheng knew that he was at a loss, so he didn't dare to say anything at all, and took advantage of the gap between An Xiabai and the soles of his feet left the box like a gust of oil.
"Husband, Lord Zhou is gone, you can dissipate your anger." An Xiabai patted his heart, and the gentleness of his movements seemed to be appeasing the fried cat.