Chapter 36: Rivals in Love

An Juan persuaded Nie Ying a few times, but when the meal was really served, it still covered the entire table, so rich that the diners next to him couldn't help but look sideways.

An Juan and Luo Yelin sat at the table together, and after looking at the number of meals, they glanced at each other, and they both saw a little helplessness in each other's eyes.

In the end, An Juan simply took advantage of the fact that there were not many people now, and beckoned Song Jian, Song Qin and Nie Ying to come over for dinner together.

After eating, Luo Yelin suddenly thought of something, and said to An Juan: "Miss An had an accident yesterday, so this king didn't let those workers who rebuilt the inn come over...... How do you think of letting them come over in the afternoon and continue to clean up the inn next door? ”

For this matter, An Juan's requirements were not high, so he didn't think much about it, so he nodded: "Yes...... If they're busy, it doesn't matter tomorrow, I'm not in a hurry about it. ”

"That's good." Luo Yelin answered, then walked into the small courtyard of the hotel, found a place that others couldn't see, and softly called the secret guards out, asking them to call those people to come over and clean up the inn.

This group of people has been covered by Luo Yelin for the past month, so as soon as Luo Yelin was summoned, they quickly rushed over, got into the inn and began to rebuild the local area.

The area of this inn is not small, and this time, with the addition of the second floor of the original occupant, it can barely be ranked among the ranks of "hotels".

The big hotels in Jincheng are very well-informed, so after hearing that the recently famous "Yuanju Pavilion" is going to be expanded, they all have their own plans.

However, most of them were very confident in their own strength, and felt that no matter how big the Yuanju Pavilion was, it was impossible for them to suffer too much loss...... And the one standing behind the Yuanju Pavilion is the prince, so it's still safe and stable, so don't make trouble if you can.

It's just that these hotels have a wait-and-see attitude towards the rise of Anjuan Hotel, and one hotel can't sit still.

There is no other reason than because this shop is right across from the Yuanju Pavilion.

Although their hotel is not in the most prosperous city center, it is located at the gate of the city where people come and go, and the business is too good to be good.

But after the opening of Anjuan's restaurant, their business has dropped significantly, although it may be due to the flow of people, but the small restaurant opposite is full of people, they are deserted, this contrast is really unpleasant.

Now the Yuanju Pavilion is going to expand its scale again...... Will it have a stronger impact on their business?

A good-looking woman paced back and forth on the top floor of the hotel, thinking about the hotel's business.

It's just that she said that she was thinking about her career, but in fact, what kept appearing in her heart were all kinds of Luo Yelin's gentleness and pettiness towards An Juan, as well as rumors that An Juan was as beautiful as a fairy.

She is the eldest lady of the Liu family, the second largest family in Jincheng, Liu Mingxi, and a well-known chef in the entire Jincheng.

Even though she is now eighteen or nineteen years old, long past the age of getting married, and has become an old girl, her family still does not give her the idea of marrying someone else - first, because her career is very good, and second, because she is bent on marrying Prince Ye.

Luo Yelin used to be the dream lover of all the girls in Jincheng, but because of the news spread by the big girls in the palace, the dreams of many girls were shattered, and they sadly gave up their love for Luo Yelin.

But Liu Mingxi was different from those blind women, after she heard the news, she immediately went to find someone she knew in the palace to inquire about the accuracy of this rumor.

After knowing that this statement was actually nonsense, Liu Mingxi's heart moved, and he had an idea, so he took the silver money to seal the mouths of most of the people in the palace, and then bought off the people in the market, so that they often talked about Luo Yelin's problems in crowded places, and finally made all the people in Jincheng believe it and thought that Luo Yelin really had a problem.

And she continued to pursue Luo Yelin persistently, and often made a lot of charity in the name of Prince Ye during the New Year and festivals, and set up a porridge shed, which not only gave Luo Yelin a lot of good reputation, but also made everyone in Jincheng understand that Liu Mingxi, the daughter of the Liu family, was bound to win the prince.

It's just that in the eyes of outsiders, the relationship between Liu Mingxi and Luo Yelin must be good, and even the Liu family thinks that Liu Mingxi will definitely become Luo Yelin's concubine...... But only Liu Mingxi himself understands that Luo Yelin has no love for her at all, and he even hates to leave the relationship with her clear.

…… It's just that Luo Yelin's personality is unwilling to let a woman lose face, so he didn't refuse her in public, but only returned to him all the silver taels she spent on building a porridge shed in private.

But the more Luo Yelin did this, the more persistent Liu Mingxi became.

After hearing that the female boss of the opposite edge pavilion had Luo Yelin's blue eyes, not only often went to her shop to eat and chat, but also invited her to live in the palace, Rao is she was calm and self-controlled, and she couldn't help the urgency in her heart at this time.

What she couldn't get after working so hard for so long, how could this woman with no power, no power and no money easily hold it in her hands? Is it all because of her good looks?

Liu Mingxi had heard of An Juan's excellent appearance, but he didn't have much idea about it, and he didn't have the desire to take a look.

And now, she couldn't help but want to go to the restaurant opposite for a meal to see what was so good about this Anjuan.

At this time, it was afternoon, Luo Yelin had already returned to the palace, and An Juan was instructing Nie Ying to cook in the kitchen.

Liu Mingxi stood outside the door of the Yuanju Pavilion, looked up at the plaque on the door of the store for a while, and slandered these words in his heart for a while, before he reluctantly raised his hand and rubbed his cheeks, pulled a smile on his face, and then walked into the hotel.

There are not many people in the restaurant now, and Liu Mingxi doesn't often appear in front of people on weekdays, so the diners present don't know her.

She breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, but she couldn't help the loss in her heart.

As soon as she walked into the hotel, Liu Mingxi saw a delicate woman coming over with a smile in the sound of bells, and greeted her in a crisp voice: "Girl, please sit down, what do you want to eat?" Our food here is delicious, I recommend these ......"

Song Qinyou kept talking, but Liu Mingxi couldn't take his eyes off her face, thinking that she was the girl An who was praised by the mouth?

Sure enough, everyone is boasting too much, and she looks like a "beauty" at best, and the word "stunning" doesn't even touch the edges.

Liu Mingxi thought so, and felt a little more complacent in his heart, so he directly interrupted Song Qin's words, and looked up at her: "Are you the 'Miss An' of this store?" ”

Miss Ann?

Song Qin was stunned for a moment, and only reacted after a while, and quickly shook her head: "The girl is wrong, I'm just a small employee in the hotel, and I don't dare to compare with Sister An." As she spoke, she turned her head and glanced in the direction of the kitchen, and at the same time pouted: "Girl, look, Sister An is teaching Brother Nie to cook in the kitchen...... If the girl has something to do with Sister An, I'll call her over? ”

Although he said this, Song Qin's footsteps didn't move even once.

is also a woman, she can clearly feel Liu Mingxi's hostility towards An Juan, although she doesn't know where this hostility comes from, but it is not a good thing for An Juan.

Liu Mingxi also felt Song Qin's rejection of her, so she lowered her head a little embarrassed, flipped through the menu handed to her by Song Qin at will, and pretended that nothing happened, but she was ashamed and angry in her heart.

She heard about An Juan's beauty, and planned to come over to compare it aggressively, but she recognized the wrong person...... This is really the most embarrassing scene she has had in more than ten years.

Liu Mingxi, who didn't want to talk anymore, hurriedly ordered a few dishes, and then watched Song Qin leave, only to breathe a sigh of relief, but the dissatisfaction with An Juan in his heart became more and more intense.

This woman said that she "didn't dare to compare with Sister An", so she had to see how beautiful the "Sister An" in her mouth looked!

Thinking so indignantly, Liu Mingxi lowered his head and took a bite of the cold dish sent by Song Jian, but in the next moment, he forgot what he was thinking about before - because this dish was so delicious.

Liu Mingxi prides herself on being one of the top chefs in Jincheng, and she has tasted even more delicacies from the mountains and seas, and she feels that there will never be a taste that makes her feel amazing in the future.

It's just that the oath she just made half a year ago was broken by this cold dish.

She slowly chewed the leaves in her mouth twice, then looked up at the diners around her, and stared at the figure looming in the kitchen smoke for a moment, and finally gave up the search for the appearance of the woman in the kitchen for a while, lowered her head and began to taste the delicious food seriously.

When Song Jian brought the next dish up, Liu Mingxi realized that he had almost eaten a whole plate of cold dishes, and he didn't even have any staple food.

As soon as Liu Mingxi took the dish handed over by Song Jian, and was about to put it on the table and continue to taste it with chopsticks, he felt a sudden restless mood around him.

"Miss An, today's food is obviously much better, did you make it?" A diner at the table next to him asked.

Immediately after, a soft female voice replied: "I didn't do it all, it's just that when I was instructing Brother Nie, I showed him a few plates." ”

Liu Mingxi froze in place, holding chopsticks and didn't know whether he should clip them down, or whether he should stop eating and look at An Juan's appearance first.

In the end, she made an unbiased choice: first pick up the meat bun, lift it through the padding, and then take a few bites; At the same time, she raised her eyes and looked in the direction from which the voice came from.