Chapter 123: New Plan
When he returned home, the people had already prepared the meal, but when he saw two pairs of dishes and chopsticks on the table, Lin Xia was still a little strange, and asked the next person to know that Lei Biao was back, just at the door where she entered in front of her.
The meal was ready, and after a while, he saw Lei Biao appear, Lin Xia was curious: "Why didn't you eat out for dinner?" Don't you need to socialize? ”
Because of the card matter, Yalinju rose in the capital, and the more exquisite gentleman card won the love of many dignitaries, so naturally there were many things to socialize, so Lei Biao had been out for dinner all this time before returning, and he would come back to eat today, which is indeed unusual.
"I'll come back for dinner in the future and accompany you." Lei Biao replied lightly, and then sat next to Lin Xia.
Lin Xia bit her lip and nodded with a red face, "Okay." ”
"Where did you go in the afternoon, your body is less than three months, you have to take care of it at home, you just want to buy something and tell your subordinates to do it."
Knowing that he cared, Lin Xia couldn't hide a smile on his face and explained, "I went to see your brother today. ”
"Brother?" Lei Biao's eyebrows furrowed slightly, stopped the action of picking vegetables, looked at her suspiciously, and said, "Wu Xuan? ”
Lin Xia shrugged, "I don't know if it's Wu Xuan, he didn't tell me his name." ”
"How did you meet him?" Lei Biao directly put down the dishes and chopsticks, and his expression was a little serious.
After all, two people who have nothing to do with each other met and chatted for an afternoon, how is it not strange.
Seeing that he looked serious, Lin Xia hurriedly explained the content of the chat with Wu Xuan today, but the matter of having a relationship with Wu Xuan in Qinghou County was skipped, after all, it was an irrelevant thing.
After speaking, Lei Biao nodded lightly, "I know, he's fine, you can ignore him." ”
"...... "What does it mean to ignore him?" No matter how you say it, it's okay to be a prince, since he has investigated our affairs clearly, will his identity be far away?
Lin Xia didn't understand why Lei Biao was so calm, after all, his identity was very sensitive, and if it was exposed, the consequences would still be unknown. She didn't want her unborn child and Xiao Xu'er and Xiao Chen'er to have no father at a young age, so she was always worried about Lei Biao's identity.
It's just that the affairs of Yalinju can't be low-key, and even need to be high-profile and well-known, and as the boss of Yalinju, he must be concerned.
Seeing the worry on her face, Lei Biao hurriedly spoke out of relief, "Don't worry, Xia'er, it's okay, I was ready to deal with the exposure of my identity when I came to the capital, you don't have to worry too much." ”
Lin Xia said angrily, "I know, then I won't worry." ”
Saying that, Lei Biao touched her little head and said softly: "Good, eat quickly, you have to eat if you don't eat the child." ”
Lin Xia snorted, picked up the chopsticks and took a bite of the dish, and said while eating, "In the past few days, the restaurant's business has lost its previous heat due to the card matter, and I have already figured out how to deal with it." ”
"Huh? What's the idea? ”
"Invite all the chefs of the Quanwu Dynasty to hold a national cooking competition!" When he said this, Lin Xia's eyes were shining with starlight, obviously very excited, "Now Yalinju is indeed a little famous, and it is well-known in the capital, but what I know is not how good the dishes of Yalinju are and how fresh the dishes are, purely because of the cards." ”
Lei Biao said with some interest: "So Xia Er wants to hold a cooking competition to make Yalinju stand out?" ”
Lin Xia was smiling with a dazzling smile at this time, "That's right, use the cooking competition to remind everyone that Yalinju is originally about making food, not cards." ”
"Yes, but this has to be publicized in advance, at least two or three months, if you want chefs from all over the martial arts dynasty to participate in the competition, you have to have a set of corresponding prizes, right?"
Although this plan is very good, it will take a lot of time, manpower and money to implement it.
"I have naturally thought about all this, I have already drawn a sample of the leaflet and sent it to the artist to make, and also sent it to the branches of Yalinju in various places to make the cooking competition as big as possible. As for the prize, since the competition is about cooking skills, the prize is naturally a recipe, and I plan to come up with three recipes of cake, butter biscuits, and hot pot base as the winner's prize. ”
Hearing that they were the three hottest things in Yalinju at the moment, Lei Biao frowned slightly, "Xia'er, will you play too much?" Moreover, don't you have the first, second, or third place? ”
"If you want to play, you can play big, if you don't make it bigger, how can someone come to the door to fight!" Lin Xia said confidently.
"Fighting?"
Lin Xia nodded hurriedly, "Yes, the form of the competition is in the form of a ring competition, and the chefs participating in the competition need to pay five hundred taels of silver, this competition is issued by our Yalinju, which is naturally guarded, as long as we win it, the three recipes will be served truthfully, as well as the registration fee of five hundred taels of silver; If he loses, he will not return the five hundred taels of silver. ”
The gentle smile in Lei Biao's eyes became more and more intense, and he doted: "Xia'er, you really have a lot of ghost ideas. ”
Lin Xia smiled triumphantly, "But the time of this cooking competition is set for June 20th, and there are still three months to go, so it's still early." However, I wanted to open the dim sum shop before the cooking competition, but unfortunately there was no manpower for the plan. Saying that, Lin Xia sighed sadly.
"Dim sum shop?"
"That's right, because I have always had a statistical table of menus in Twin Restaurants, and I found that many people ordered butter biscuits, jam biscuits, and small cakes, and they also packed them back to eat or give gifts. In that case, why might I just open a chain of dim sum shops, but this requires a large number of pastry chefs, but this year's recruitment of children in Yalinju has been delayed, and it has not been carried out smoothly until now. ”
Hearing the key point in his words, Lei Biaojun twisted his eyebrows, "The matter of recruiting children and training has been delayed?" Because of Greenwood County? ”
Lin Xia hurriedly agreed, "That's right, it was said that Lulin County adjusted the tax matter, and you have to pay extra money to the government to buy a child in Yaxing, so it will cost a lot of money, so Liu'er sent someone to check, and I haven't replied to me yet." ”
Saying that, Lin Xia saw Lei Biao's grim face and was silent, he only felt strange, and wondered: "Husband, has something happened, why is your face so ugly?" ”
When the words fell, a maid hurriedly ran over, "Master, madam, the Praetorian Guards are knocking on the door outside, saying that they want to search the Lei Mansion." ”
"Searching the Thunder Mansion? What to search? Lin Xia was very puzzled, and his heart was a little flustered.
Lei Biao's sword eyebrows tightened, "Invite them in." ”
With that, Lei Biao hurriedly got up and left the dining room, followed closely by Lin Xia.
The garden in the front yard was suddenly filled with Praetorian Guards wearing soft armor and carrying scimitars, and among them was a leading man with a big cheek, with a scar on his face that slashed from the corner of his left eye to his right cheek, which looked very hideous.
Seeing that he exerted his strength from the dantian, he shouted: "What about the people of the Lei Mansion? ”
A roar on the ground scared the surrounding maids enough, trembling beside them, and they didn't dare to say anything.
Lao Zhou, who was waiting on the side, obviously had seen it, and greeted with a warm smile: "Lord Commander, why did you suddenly send so many Praetorian Guards, did something happen?" ”
The commander glared at him, not taking Lao Zhou in his eyes at all, "What's the matter with you, so much nonsense?" ”
The hot face met the cold ass, and Lao Zhou was immediately silenced.
Seeing Lei Biao and Lin Xia walking out, the moment the commander saw Lei Biao, he thought he had a delusion. The posture is tall, tall and mighty, and the whole body exudes a momentum, if you change into a set of general's armor, the general is undoubted.
Looking closely at the angular handsome face, the commander only felt that this face was somewhat familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere.
"Why are you searching my Lei Mansion?" Lei Biao said coldly.
Because he had been on the battlefield and had a scar on his face, when the commander with a hint of gangsterism heard Lei Biao's words, he restrained the momentum around him, but his tone was still tough, "The emperor ordered to search the whole capital, Master Lei, please be considerate." ”
After speaking, the commander gave an order, "Search for me!" ”
The Praetorian Guards, who received the order, immediately dispersed in an orderly manner and searched every room.
"Whoa, whoa—"
Xiao Chen'er's cry was heard in his ears, Lin Xia's expression suddenly tightened, and he wanted to go to Xiao Chen'er's room, but he saw that Zi Su had already carried him out.
Xiao Chen'er in her arms was crying desolately, and her roaring voice was clearly heard in the entire front yard garden.
Then Xiao Xu'er also followed Dong Ling out of the room, her face looking a little pale.
Lin Xia hurriedly approached, took out a handkerchief to wipe Xiao Chen'er's tears, and said distressedly, "What's wrong?" Why do you cry so well? ”
"The second young master was sleeping, the Praetorian Guards kicked in the door, and when they came in, they turned over the cabinets, which scared the second young master into tears." Shiso explained.
"The eldest young master is better, but he was stunned." Dong Ling echoed.
Lin Xia hugged Xiao Xu'er and Xiao Chen'er distressedly, "It's okay, my father and mother are here, and I will protect you well." ”
Although Lei Biao likes his daughter even more, his son was conceived and born by his wife in October, and half of his blood was still shed, seeing that one was frightened and the other was scared and crying, Lei Biao was also uncomfortable, and said coldly: "Your Praetorian Guards have such rules? ”
The Commander was still alone, and when he heard the child's cry, he couldn't hide the impatience on his face.
Hearing Lei Biao's voice, he was even more impatient, and when the stunned just now passed, the commander didn't look at Lei Biao at all, and said bluntly: "Our Praetorian Guard is not yet the turn of Master Lei to take charge." ”
Lei Biao sneered and did not continue to speak.
Only this sneer, but it made the commander laugh with goosebumps.
After a while, the Praetorian Guards finished searching, and saw one of them shaking his head slightly at the commander, indicating that he had not found it in the Lei Mansion.
It was in vain again, and the commander looked a little depressed, "Let's withdraw and continue to search for the next one!" He turned to look at Lei Biao and said, "Master Lei, I'm so resting, I'm sorry." ”
"Yes." Lei Biao only responded coldly, and watched the Praetorian Guards leave the Lei Mansion.