Destiny Koi, I'm cheating after rebirth

Previously, he was able to get this opportunity thanks to his good friend; now, it is Zhong Yuanhong's turn to prove his self-worth with his real culinary skills.

The dining table was filled with all kinds of delicious dishes: squirrel mandarin fish, three-cup chicken, crab stuffed with orange, abalone, oven-baked chicken, lamb tongue skewers, stir-fried eel, sand fish sashimi... the variety of dishes was dazzling.

When Gu Qingzhi and others saw the table full of sumptuous and delicious lunch, they could not help but marvel at it. It was truly a feast for the eyes!

Sure enough, this chef from the big city is indeed worthy of his reputation!

Even Aunt Qin and the cooking sisters who came to help had shining eyes and could not help but stare at Zhong Yuanhong, their eyes revealing undisguised envy and desire.

Feeling the burning gazes of the crowd, Zhong Yuanhong suddenly felt a chill on his back, as if some mysterious force was quietly locking onto him.

After a sumptuous lunch, Chef Zhong successfully proved his ability to everyone with his superb cooking skills.

Everyone sat together, chatting and laughing, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

Mr. Yang came to report: "Boss, now all the preparations have been completed, and we are just waiting for the Yuelai Inn to officially open tomorrow."

The next morning, a notice was posted at the door of Yuelai Inn: "Within three days of opening, all students taking the imperial examinations can enjoy a 20% discount on their stay at this inn."

This news spread quickly throughout Jiangzhou City like a spring breeze.

When the students who were looking for accommodation heard this, they were all extremely excited.

On the opening day, the inn was crowded with people, all of them were students staying at the inn.

Shopkeeper Yu and Mr. Yang stood behind the counter, their faces filled with bright smiles, their mouths almost unable to close. Gu Yan and Gu Qingzhi sat quietly in the box on the second floor, listening to the noise coming from downstairs.

Gu Yan smiled, looked at his sister opposite him tenderly, and said softly: "Qingqing, you should be relieved now, right?

Don't worry, I have specially arranged members of the Seven Stars to be stationed nearby in case anyone comes to cause trouble.

But judging from the current situation, it is going relatively smoothly.

Perhaps because the college entrance examination was approaching, yamen runners often patrolled the streets, which significantly improved the public security situation in Jiangzhou City.

This will bring a lot of convenience to our inn!"

Indeed, on the opening day, 80% of the hotel's rooms had been rented out.

Most of these tenants are students who come to take the imperial examinations. Those from better-off families choose to live in single rooms, while those from more ordinary families will share a room with others, such as a double room, a triple room, or a quadruple room.

In addition, the store also has large bunk beds that can accommodate dozens of people for students with relatively poor economic conditions.

In the days that followed, Gu Yan basically ignored outside affairs and focused on reviewing his studies.

Gu Qingzhi had one more job to do, which was to look at the account books of Yuelai Inn.

Finally, on the fifth day of April, Gu Yan, who had been studying diligently in his study, finally stepped out of the room and asked Gu Qingzhi if she was interested in going with him to check out the examination room.

Faced with such an invitation, Gu Qingzhi naturally agreed with pleasure.

Over the past few days, she had been suppressing the anger in her heart, and she didn't even dare to step out of the door, for fear that she would accidentally cause some trouble and distract her brother.

After all, the most important thing for her brother right now is the upcoming imperial examination. If her brother's preparation for the examination is affected by her, then she would be committing a great sin!

So when she heard her brother's invitation, the joy in her heart was simply indescribable, and she became a little impatient.

On the other hand, after Gu Lin learned that they were going to the examination room to check the situation, he came over with a smile and joined in, expressing his desire to go together.

Since her brother had decided to go, Gu Qingzhi decided to go all out and directly called her father as well.

Just like that, what was originally a travel plan for just a few people turned into a rather spectacular team in the blink of an eye.

In the end, Gu Cheng, Gu Lin, Gu Yan, Gu Qingzhi, Kaiyang, Xu Chao, Xiaotao and others formed a huge team and walked out of the house happily.

From the Gu family mansion to the Imperial Examination Hall, based on normal walking speed, it would only take about a quarter of an hour to reach the destination.

However, today was different. There were so many candidates coming to the Imperial Examination Hall to check the terrain that the road was overcrowded.

Whether they were passers-by in a hurry, anxious candidates, or busy peddlers, they all crowded on this road leading to the Imperial Examination Hall.

They trudged forward, and every step forward seemed extremely difficult.

As a result, the journey that was supposed to take only a quarter of an hour actually took them nearly half an hour to finally reach the Imperial Examination Hall.

But even so, they could only stand in the distance and watch the Imperial Examination Hall from afar.

It turned out that at this moment the Imperial Examination Hall had already been closely guarded by numerous yamen runners dispatched by the government. No one was allowed to approach within three feet of the Imperial Examination Hall without permission. Otherwise, once discovered, they would be immediately arrested without mercy by these ferocious yamen runners and thrown into jail.

After seeing this, Gu Qingzhi had such a real and profound understanding of the imperial examination for the first time in his life.

She couldn't help but gasp and exclaimed, "Dad, there are so many people here! Everyone is crowding here and there."

Gu Cheng gently stroked his beard, raised the corners of his mouth, and said with a smile: "Qing'er, what does this number of people mean now?

Tomorrow's scene will be truly huge!"

Gu Qingzhi couldn't help but widen her eyes when she heard this, and asked in disbelief: "What? This...this is not considered a lot of people? Please forgive my ignorance and short-sightedness."

However, after observing for just a while, Gu Qingzhi felt bored.

She muttered to herself, there were just a few more people, and most of them looked like scholars.

But then again, it was precisely because of these scholars who came to take the exam that their Yuelai Inn's business was so prosperous.

At this time, Gu Yan noticed that more and more people came to watch the examination room, so he suggested: "Second Uncle, Brother, and Qingqing, I think we should go back home first.

I guess there will be more people here in a while."