When I woke up, it was already bright.

Liu Yuanhui stood up, but there was no one in the Tianzi box.

He took a swig of tea and then took the elevator to the first floor.

All the guests in the hall were gone, leaving only a dozen beauties in cheongsam standing together in twos and threes, taking a nap.

There was no one in the square outside the door, and all the dishes on the table were empty.

Liu Yuanhui stepped over the servant lying on the ground and walked out of the back door to the kitchen.

I saw that the fires in dozens of stoves had been extinguished, and the chefs and helpers were all lying on the ground.

Not far away, next to the main stove, Dong Xiaowan was lying on Butcher Zheng’s belly, her whole body rising and falling with the rhythm of Butcher Zheng’s breathing...

Liu Yuanhui smiled, found a blanket to cover the two of them, and walked out of Wanguo Restaurant alone.

In front of the dock, he kicked a boat boss awake and took a boat back to Liu Mansion.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw Ni Dacheng walking by with a ledger in hand, his brows furrowed.

"Uncle Dacheng, morning!" Liu Yuanhui raised his hand in greeting.

"Hey, Master, you are back, come and take a look at the accounts!" Ni Dacheng said.

"What account?"

"The cost of opening Wanguo Restaurant yesterday was many times over the budget!"

"Hey, didn't you say you don't have to worry about the budget?"

"This is what Miss Cheng means."

"Sister Cheng? Oh, by the way, why didn't you see Sister Cheng yesterday?"

"You also said that yesterday Miss Cheng and I went to Wanguo Restaurant, but when we got off the boat, Miss Cheng was a little unhappy when she saw the huge crowd of freeloaders. After saying a few words to you, she went back home angrily. I was too lazy to line up, so I Just came back.”

"Me? What did she say about me?"

"She said... She said that young master, you are a prodigal, squandering the few money you earn. She also said that if you see someone who doesn't pay for food and doesn't give you money, he will ruin things and restaurants sooner or later and you will become a prostitute... Anyway, Miss Cheng is quite angry."

"Hahahaha! Sister Cheng, a little money addict, gets so angry after just spending a little money."

Liu Yuanhui discovered that Cheng Yutang's whole temperament had changed since he became obsessed with making money.

She used to be very shy, and she would blush in front of him at every turn.

Now all she sees is money!

He couldn't help but feel a little disappointed for a moment.

Hey, sure enough, people can change!

Ni Dacheng was speechless at Liu Yuanhui's attitude. He raised his voice and said: "Spend some money? Master, look at the account. Yesterday, almost all the people in Bianliang went to eat free rice! Overnight, the cost of ingredients alone was more than 5,000 yuan." Ten thousand taels of silver! This does not include labor and depreciation of furniture and stoves! In addition, we demolished the city wall to open a canal and provided food delivery service for "Are You Greedy", etc. In the past few days, the amount of silver spent on the books was as high as thirty million taels. Two pieces of silver!"

"How many?"

"More than thirty million taels!"

"Alas!" Liu Yuanhui sighed and squatted on the ground, his face full of annoyance...

Ni Dacheng shook his head and leaned over and said: "Young Master, there is no need to be sad. As long as you don't squander so much in the future, you will earn back these silver coins in less than a year! In addition, I would like to say that Miss Cheng is gentle, beautiful, smart and meticulous, and is a housekeeper." A good hand, she will definitely help you with your business when the time comes. The male will get married and the girl will get married, so you two should do it as soon as possible..."

As Ni Dacheng was speaking, he was interrupted by Liu Yuanhui's long cry: "Ah...ah! Why does it take so long..."

"Huh? Master, what...what are you talking about?"

"Oh, it's okay. Could you please go to Yutangzhai and call Sister Cheng over?"

"This... you should go and call her yourself. Miss Cheng was very angry yesterday!"

"Okay! Then I'll go find her myself!"

Liu Yuanhui jumped on a horse and galloped away.

On this day, people came and went in Yutangzhai as usual.

Cheng Yutang was sitting in the lobby admiring the newly delivered paintings when he suddenly heard the long neigh of a horse. Cheng Yutang looked up and saw Liu Yuanhui walking in on a horse, waving his whip.

"Get out!" Cheng Yutang said loudly.

Liu Yuanhui looked around with a question mark on his face.

"Stop looking, I'm talking about you! Get out!"

"Sister Cheng, it's me!"

"Who cares who you are? You have to dismount and walk when you come to Yutangzhai!"

"I'm one of my own, can't I come down now?"

"No! Who is responsible for pooping horse manure?"

"Sister Cheng, don't be angry. I'm not here to compensate you, am I here?"

"Hmph! Who wants you to apologize? Hurry up and tie your horse outside!"

"Okay, okay, I'll go right now! Drive!"

Liu Yuanhui tied his horse at the door, picked a sprig of dogtail grass, put it in his mouth, and walked into Yutangzhai again.

Seeing him coming over with a smile, Cheng Yutang rolled his eyes at him, then turned sideways and continued to look at the painting in his hand.

"Oh, this Yutangzhai is much more beautiful than before. Look at this bonsai, look at this table, look at this tea cup, look at this girl... our Cheng sisters have really different tastes!" Liu Yuanhui said and sat down with Cheng Yutang. around.

Cheng Yutang ignored it.

"I went out to fight, and Yutangzhai relied on Miss Cheng to manage it carefully. It's really prosperous! I made so much money!"

"Alas! No matter how much money you make, it can't match the speed of some people's squandering! Giving tens of millions of taels to others for free. Young Master Liu is truly a living Bodhisattva in this world. Cheng Yutang, a prostitute, dare not compare!"

"Hey! Sister Cheng's words are wrong. Don't some people spend more money to start a business?"

After hearing this, Cheng Yutang turned around and arranged the paintings in his hands on the table: "Can it be the same? I can make long-term profits!"

Liu Yuanhui stood up and inserted the dog's tail grass in his mouth into Cheng Yutang's bun and said, "Sister Cheng, what I did yesterday was also for long-term profit!"

Cheng Yutang pouted, took off the dogtail grass on his head, held it in his hand and said: "Why do you think people will come back to eat your food after eating it? I understand you are doing publicity, but you can definitely promote it The cart arranges free food tastings in the city. You'd better do it. It's table after table, and it lasts all night! What's not a waste of money? And that canal that wastes people's money! And what's so greedy about it? Get it delivered early, raise it With so many idle people, I think sooner or later we will end up in a yellow stall!"

Liu Yuanhui smiled slightly, then poured a cup of tea for Cheng Yutang and replied: "Sister Cheng, you have to know that when opening a restaurant, publicity is only secondary. The most important thing is the taste of the dishes. I call Jiangnan Famous Chef We have invited all the famous chefs from Bianliang here, and the taste is definitely the best in Bianliang! But if you take the cart out to try it as you said, first of all, the freshness of the dishes cannot be guaranteed, and it is easy to ruin the sign. Secondly, the people of Bianliang We won’t all take to the streets every day, so how many cars do we need to send? How many people do we hire? How many days does it last? In this way, we can neither guarantee the taste nor the depth of publicity, nor the publicity expenditures! The last point is also The most important point is that food is the most important thing for the people, and eating is one of the three most basic desires of people. If you can’t eat the most basic food well, if you don’t eat exquisitely and don’t pay attention to it, then what’s the point of living?”

"The three most basic desires? What do you mean?"

"Look, starting from the Peking Man-Man..."

"What is a Beijing Yuanren?"

"...I mean, ever since Nuwa created humans, humans have had three major things that they have to do, and there is no one less to do! Among them, eating is the first to do it!"

"What are the other two?"

"...Sister Cheng really wants to know?"

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