Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

Fang Zheng glanced to the side and saw two women dressed in gorgeous clothes, then turned his head back to continue drinking tea.

Lai Gou'er vigorously tugged at Fang Zheng, excitedly saying, "Bro, beauties! Great beauties!"

"Don't be so jumpy. I've seen plenty of beauties, and all of them were naked." Fang Zheng quickly nudged Lai Gou'er: "Don't stare at them! Don't embarrass me!"

Lai Gou'er reluctantly withdrew his gaze.

Fang Zheng asked, "Hey, do you know those two? They seem pretty important."

"I don't know them, but they're really pretty. Bro, are there girls this pretty in brothels?"

Lai Gou'er's question made Fang Zheng involuntarily glance over again.

Several waiters surrounded the two women, attending to their every need, pouring tea and offering warm greetings.

One was clearly a maid, and the other was young, with skin like凝脂 (condensed fat), a charming smile, and ornate head饰 (ornaments). She wore a light green brocade jacket, making her look very lively and cute.

"Well, there really aren't any this pretty in brothels, but they're still far from your sisters-in-law!"

Lai Gou'er curled his lip and continued to look at the girls.

"I'm telling you, stop looking! Aren't you embarrassed? If you like them that much, I'll buy you two pounds of fish to take care of it when we get back."

"......."

Fang Zheng was so angry that he repeatedly slapped the table.

"It's just that I haven't seen any..." Lai Gou'er mumbled.

"Heh, women with two legs are everywhere. I'll teach you a few love phrases later, and any decent girl will throw herself at you when she hears them!" Fang Zheng joked.

"Really! Big brother?"

"Of course."

Remembering Ning Xin and Miao Han, Fang Zheng smiled knowingly.

If he hadn't been so smooth-tongued back then, how could they have fallen for him?

"Esteemed guest! Your dishes are all here, Ru Yi Yellow Fish Soup,锦绣 (Brocade) Eight Treasure Chicken, plus ten bowls of rice, a reward of one 文!" The waiter put down the food and shouted loudly.

Fang Zheng frowned: "Why the hell are you shouting so loud?"

The waiter curled his lip.

What else could it be? To shame you two poor saps!

Daring to put on airs at Jade Flower Restaurant without any money? Why don't you piss and look at yourselves in the mirror!

Sure enough, after his shout, curious glances from all around focused on Fang Zheng and his companion.

Ordering ten bowls of rice with just two dishes was indeed a rare sight, especially in such a top-notch restaurant.

Chu Youyi's beautiful eyes flickered, and her gaze drifted towards Fang Zheng.

"Eh? Xinzhu, don't you think those two seem a bit strange?"

The little maid beside her also carefully observed Fang Zheng for a moment.

Suddenly, she smiled and leaned close to Chu Youyi, whispering: "Second Miss, those two should be servants from our house. They're even wearing the family's clothes."

"Hmm? Why haven't I seen them before?"

"They should be new recruits from after the New Year. Didn't Butler Dong recruit a few more guards this year?"

"Hmm, that must be it. How can those two be eating here? They look so silly." Chu Youyi sized up Fang Zheng and Lai Gou'er with great interest.

"Being able to enter our Chu family should make them happy. They probably wanted to come out and splurge a little," Xinzhu replied.

"Alright, order the dishes. The usual."

At this moment, Lai Gou'er wished he could find a crack in the ground to hide in.

The surrounding gazes made Fang Zheng feel unusually uncomfortable.

That damned waiter, making this young master lose face in public.

He was feeling quite disgruntled!

The next second, before the waiter could leave, Fang Zheng grabbed his sleeve and said fiercely: "You grandmother! Where's my one 文? I'm not giving you a tip! Hand it over!"

The waiter's face was filled with terror. Before he could react, Fang Zheng's hand had already reached into his chest and grabbed a handful.

"Get lost!"

The waiter scurried away.

Fang Zheng slowly released his hand, and more than a dozen copper coins clattered onto the table.

"Pfft!" Chu Youyi, not far away, spat out a mouthful of tea.

Xinzhu quickly went to help her wipe it off. Chu Youyi stared at Fang Zheng, covering her mouth and her shoulders constantly shaking.

"This... this... this person is too interesting!"

Lai Gou'er clearly also saw Xinzhu and the others laughing at them, and couldn't help but feel extremely embarrassed.

He even lost his appetite.

Fang Zheng glanced at Xinzhu's side, then looked at Lai Gou'er.

He naturally understood the mentality of a young man, which was nothing more than being afraid of losing face in front of beautiful women.

Lai Gou'er had been a beggar for so many years, but he was still so thin-skinned, which really disappointed him!

Fang Zheng said calmly: "Gou'er! Actually, women are just that! They're far worse than fish. If you find a woman, you still have to spend money, support a family, and maybe even argue with her."

"What about fish? They're much better! Slippery to the touch, quiet and obedient, and you can even save on fish food. You can find as many as you want, and if you get tired of it, you can even eat its meat. Come on, eat the fish!"

With that, Fang Zheng ladled a bowl of soup for him and pushed it over, then ladled a bowl for himself.

As soon as the soup entered his mouth, Fang Zheng immediately frowned again!

When he was poor, he ate anything, but after he got rich, he never skimped on food!

He didn't care much about what he lived in, wore, or used, but he was much more particular about this aspect than others.

He often ate fish soup in the capital, but as soon as this bowl of soup entered his mouth, he felt that something was wrong.

"Waiter! Call your manager over!"

Fang Zheng shouted loudly. Before long, the manager hurried over, with a slightly angry expression on his face, and said: "Esteemed guests, is there a problem?"

"This fish soup is no good! Take it back and redo it." Fang Zheng said indifferently.

The manager laughed in anger upon hearing this: "I say, you're not here to joke, are you? Our Jade Flower Restaurant is famous throughout the city, and hardly anyone is dissatisfied. Have you even eaten it before?"

Fang Zheng raised his eyes and glanced at the manager: "It doesn't matter if you don't recognize me, call your chef over."

The manager sneered: "Want to see the chef? Impossible! If you continue to cause trouble, I'll report it to the authorities!"

"Heh heh, how fresh. Is this the Jade Flower Restaurant's way of treating guests? If you report it to the authorities, I guarantee that everyone in the city will know about your Jade Flower Restaurant's overbearing behavior tomorrow. Go ahead, don't argue with me here." Fang Zheng said unhurriedly, holding the teacup.

The manager was shocked.

This demeanor... doesn't seem like an ordinary person.

"Alright! You wait, but if you can't find anything wrong, then don't blame us for being impolite!"

Hearing the argument, Chu Youyi at another table blinked her big eyes and curiously stared at Fang Zheng's side.

"Xinzhu, we also ordered fish soup, right?"

"We did," Xinzhu said.

"Heh heh, interesting!"

"Forget it, bro... let it go, I think it tastes very good..." Lai Gou'er said softly.

"Gou'er, remember this! In this world, there's no such thing as not spending money. You can wrong anyone but yourself. We won't bully others, but we can't let others bully us. What we want is fairness! Jade Flower Restaurant is such a big restaurant, and if the food isn't good, then it has to be returned. Don't be afraid of losing face. It's truly shameful if you're clearly not wrong but have to suffer a loss!" Fang Zheng said earnestly.

Before long, a burly figure walked up from downstairs.

Standing beside Fang Zheng with the manager.

The chef's face was full of横肉(flesh), and he sized up Fang Zheng. Seeing that he wasn't dressed well, he said fiercely: "You said there's a problem with the food I made? If you can't say one, two, three, four, five, you'll have to pay double for this dish today!"

"You're the chef? Excellent! Then if I can say one, two, three, four, five, how about you give me five taels of silver?" Fang Zheng smiled contemptuously.

"Alright! I'll agree on his behalf!" The manager spoke first.

The chef glared at him fiercely....

Fang Zheng smiled, picked up the bowl, and scooped a spoonful of fish: "Look at this fish, the color isn't white enough, and the meat is easily scattered. It's obviously not fresh and has been left for too long."

"Also, the egg white used to make the soup has been left for at least two hours, right? It's also not fresh!"

"The fish wasn't fried in oil and was steamed directly in the pot, so it has a earthy smell? It's such a strong smell, can't you taste it?"

"The steaming heat is too high, and you added the salt too early, so the fish is old!"

"Finally, I asked you to make it a little saltier, but you didn't add more salt! Ten bowls of white rice, and you want us to swallow them dry?!"

All correct!?

The chef was shocked and his expression couldn't help but soften.

He said in a low voice: "I'm sorry, it seems I've met a real foodie today. I'll redo it for you right away!"

"Hmm, go ahead." Fang Zheng waved his hand.

"Bro, five taels of silver! Five taels of silver!" Lai Gou'er excitedly reminded him repeatedly.

"Forget it! You took my joke seriously. What's the point of earning money from a poor ghost? Let's eat the chicken first," Fang Zheng said nonchalantly.

At the other table.

"Second Miss, your fish soup is ready."

The waiter placed the fish soup in front of Chu Youyi, and she hurriedly picked up a spoon and took a sip.

Immediately, a look of surprise appeared in her beautiful eyes.

"It really is! It wasn't fried in oil, and there is a bit of an earthy smell.... A servant is actually more picky than this young lady!"

"Xinzhu, you go....."

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Although there are no more additions, there are more chapters T ﹏ T