Hong Bin Building.

A carriage slowly stopped in the parking space outside the door. A middle-aged man with a slightly solemn face got out of the car. After taking a look at the long queue at the door, he hesitated and took two people with him.

The entourage walked straight to the building.

Perhaps because the Chinese New Year is approaching, and Hong Binlou has recently launched new dishes, business has become booming again, and the place is full of guests, and the place is buzzing with people.

The middle-aged man stood at the door, listening to the slightly noisy sounds around him, frowned slightly, and walked straight to the counter.

"Sorry, please wait in line outside first."

Xia Chan, who was standing at the counter, glanced at the middle-aged man and the two attendants following him, and spoke slowly before the middle-aged man could speak.

Although she has noticed that this middle-aged man's identity is unusual, queuing is the rule of Hong Bin Building, and no one can make an exception.

"Girl, I'm looking for Mr. Hu to discuss something important."

The middle-aged man looked at Xia Chan and said slowly.

After listening to the middle-aged man's words, Xia Chan raised her head and took another look.

"Sorry, the young master is not in the building. Please come back another day."

Xia Chan smiled and said.

"Then will he come today? Or where can I find him?"

There was a trace of disappointment on the middle-aged man's face, and he asked unwillingly.

"I don't know. We have no right to ask about the young master's whereabouts."

Xia Chan shook her head and said truthfully.

"Okay, excuse me."

The middle-aged man sighed, the disappointment on his face becoming more and more obvious, he cupped his hands, turned around and walked out.

At this moment, another carriage slowly stopped at the door, and three people got out of the carriage, none other than Hu Fei and the others.

When the waiter in the building saw Hu Fei and the other three, he hurriedly ran out, bowed respectfully, took the reins from Pei Jie's hand, and parked the carriage in the parking space.

The middle-aged man who was about to leave also saw Hu Fei getting off the carriage and walking slowly towards the building. His eyes lit up and he hurried out.

"Master Hu!"

The middle-aged man cupped his hands and said hello.

Hu Fei raised his head when he heard the sound, and immediately saw the middle-aged man coming out. He couldn't help being stunned for a moment, and then returned the favor.

"Master Hou? What kind of wind brings you here?"

Hu Fei asked with a smile while cupping his hands.

This middle-aged man who suddenly arrived was none other than the Marquis of Ji'an, Lu Zhongheng!

"I am here specifically for Mr. Hu's advice that day."

Lu Zhongheng raised his hands and said seriously, with a hint of indescribable gratitude in his eyes.

"Please upstairs."

Hu Fei was stunned for a moment, then smiled and called Lu Zhongheng upstairs, and told the waiter to ask the kitchen to prepare some new dishes and send them up.

Private room on the second floor.

Hu Fei asked Pei Jie and Chun Die to stay outside, and at the same time did not let the people brought by Lu Zhongheng follow them.

As soon as he walked in, Lu Zhongheng bowed directly to Hu Fei and saluted at a 90-degree angle.

"Master Hou, what are you doing?"

Hu Fei smiled and couldn't help asking, but he didn't reach out to help.

"That day in Yinque Restaurant, I was disrespectful to Mr. Hu with my words. Today I came here to apologize. Thanks to Mr. Hu's reminder that day, I found out the disloyal people lurking in the house. So I apologized.

The second is to express gratitude.”

Lu Zhongheng lowered his head, cupped his hands, and said seriously.

"My Lord, the words are serious. It's just a little effort, it's nothing."

Hu Fei smiled, stretched out his hand to help Lu Zhongheng up, and said with a smile.

Lu Zhongheng straightened up, his eyes full of gratitude.

"Please take a seat."

Hu Fei smiled, pointed to the chair next to him, and motioned for Lu Zhongheng to sit down.

The two humbly gave in and sat across from each other.

"Young Master Hu is helping you out of kindness. Lu should have prepared some small gifts to express his gratitude to Mr. Hu, but there is really nothing that can be obtained from the house, so he can only come here alone and make a promise to Mr. Hu. With this love, Mr. Lu

Remember, if the young master needs me, Lu Zhongheng, in the future, just ask and never refuse!"

Lu Zhongheng looked at Hu Fei and said seriously.

Now, he really can't come up with anything worth thanking him for.

"As I said before, Mr. Hou said something serious. It's really just a small effort. Mr. Hou doesn't need to worry about it. I just respect him and don't want him to be harmed by villains, so I just said one more thing."

Hu Fei waved his hand and said with a smile.

"But Mr. Hu, Mr. Lu is a little surprised. Why don't even I know about the infidelity of the slaves in the mansion, but Mr. Hu can know about it?"

Lawrence Lu hesitated for a moment and asked curiously.

After hearing Lu Zhongheng's question, Hu Fei frowned slightly.

At first, I was outspoken and told Lu Zhongheng about this matter, but I couldn't come up with a reasonable explanation. Now Lu Zhongheng suddenly asked, and I didn't know how to explain it for a while.

"The fruits here are good, Lord Marquis might as well try them."

Hu Fei hesitated for a moment, changed the topic, smiled and said something to Lu Zhongheng, and then shouted to Pei Jie outside the door, asking for a plate of fresh fruit.

"Where's my watermelon knife?"

Hu Fei glanced outside the door and asked loudly.

When Chundie heard the sound, she held the delicate box that she had not yet had time to put away, placed it in front of Hu Fei, and then silently withdrew.

"Shall I peel a pear for Mr. Hou first?"

Hu Fei glanced at Lu Zhongheng and said with a smile.

Then he opened the box, took out the golden dragon dagger from inside, took a pear, and began to peel it seriously.

Originally, Lu Zhongheng was still waiting for Hu Fei's answer, but when he saw the golden dragon dagger in Hu Fei's hand, his eyes suddenly widened and he couldn't help but stand up, pointing at the dagger in Hu Fei's hand in surprise.

"Gold...Dragon Dagger?!"

Lu Zhongheng asked loudly while looking at Hu Fei in disbelief.

"Master Hou, what's wrong?"

Hu Fei raised his head, looked at Lu Zhongheng, and asked hesitantly.

"Where did it come from?!"

Lawrence Lu asked in surprise.

"Oh, I just entered the palace. Your Majesty rewarded me for it."

Hu Fei glanced at the golden dragon dagger in his hand, smiled, replied, and continued to peel the pears.

"Master Hu, how could you..."

Lu Zhongheng pointed to the half-peeled pear and looked at Hu Fei, not knowing what to say for a moment.

He didn't expect Hu Fei to use the golden dragon dagger given by His Majesty to peel the fruit!

Crazy or stupid?!

It was something that all civil and military officials dreamed of possessing. It was the only thing in the world, but I didn't expect that Hu Fei would treat it so casually.

"Come, Lord Marquis, have a pear."

Here Lu Zhongheng was still in shock, but over there Hu Fei had finished peeling the pears and handed them to Lu Zhongheng with a smile.

Looking at the crystal clear pear in front of him, Lawrence Lu hurriedly took it with both hands respectfully, with a complicated expression.

This is the pear peeled by the golden dragon dagger!

There is only one like this in the world!

"Eat?"

Hu Fei looked at Lu Zhongheng who was standing there blankly, smiled, and urged him pretending not to know anything.

"How could Mr. Lu be willing to swallow such a precious pear? Let's take it back and taste it slowly. Thank you Mr. Hu."

Lawrence Lu hesitated, put the peeled pears into his arms, and said with a wry smile.

Hu Fei smiled and didn't stop him, but he had successfully stopped Lu Zhongheng's questioning just now. Now all Lu Zhongheng's thoughts were on the golden dragon dagger, so how could he bother to ask anything else.
To be continued...