Li Qi always believed that life should not be tied to one place, and that at every stage, one should try something new.
Maybe one day he will become a farmer, but not necessarily.
But even if he is a farmer, Li Qi still wants to be a rich farmer. Money is the foundation for his dream, so Li Qi has never been resistant to money. Of course, all this is based on principles.
However, Cai Minde's blueprint for the future runs counter to his thinking. Monopolizing the restaurant industry in Bianjing is a vast project that may not be completed in his lifetime.
So, he refused.
The refusal was very straightforward.
Li Qi knew that starting from today, Zuixianju would face the most severe challenge, but he also secretly hoped to compete with Cai Minde to see who would win the final victory.
Facing Cai Minde, Li Qi did not dare to make excuses. After returning to Zuixianju, he told Wu Furong about the matter.
Perhaps Wu Furong was really frightened by Cai Minde, and for a moment he seemed a little panicked and his words were out of tune.
Li Qi saw it and shook his head with a wry smile.
The two discussed it for a while, but still came up with nothing. For now, Zuixianju's business is just on the right track, and it doesn't have the capital to attack others.
Therefore, they can only wait for Cai Minde to take action.
Li Qi is not worried this time that Cai Minde will use the little trick of poaching again, because he is still very confident in this group of bartenders. As for the dirty tricks of finding people to make trouble, Li Qi will not
There is no need to worry anymore. Cai Minde is not a fool. Wang Zhongling is also a third-grade official after all. How could he let you bully his daughter like this?
Since you can't think of what tricks Cai Minde will use, don't think about it. Soldiers will come to defeat the enemy, water will come to the earth weir, and the eight-character mantra will be enough.
And currently, Li Qi still has many things to be busy with. For example, Cai Sui's youngest son's first birthday party, the opening of the bar, and of course, the first priority is to recruit people.
Li Qi first ordered Xiaoyu to take the fifty maids from the Cai Mansion to the countryside to relieve the victims, so as to attract those refugees and select some outstanding employees.
As for the accommodation for these refugees, it will of course be provided by the Taishi Mansion.
Cai Jing’s properties in Tokyo are really numerous. They have whatever type of apartment you want.
Not only that, clothing and food are all provided by the Taishi Mansion.
Cai Jing is not short of money.
Li Qi will naturally not let go of this opportunity to use "public" for personal gain.
Starting from today, Li Qi also officially delegated power and handed over the kitchen to Wu Xiaoliu and the others. However, all the dishes were customized by him personally, and he told Wu Xiaoliu and the others in detail about every step.
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He originally thought that this way, he would be able to arrange his time more calmly.
But dreams are beautiful, but reality is cruel.
It's not yet noon. Zuixianju is already overcrowded, and the number of people is still increasing. Li Qi stole the show at the crab roe banquet, and health care is even rumored to be magical. In addition, the "Second Place" on the roof
It’s hard even to run a business without the “Chef” plaque. As a result, there was a serious shortage of manpower in the kitchen. There was no other way, so Li Qi had no choice but to return to the kitchen honestly.
In the afternoon, Li Qi still returned to the Qin Mansion to teach Ji Hongnu how to sing, but Ji Hongnu was still indifferent to him. When he asked her, she didn't say anything, which made Li Qi very confused. He couldn't remember where.
Offended Ji Hongnu.
After finishing this blunt music class, Li Qi went back to Zuixianju with a depressed look on his face.
As soon as he arrived at the door, Li Qi heard a voice coming from inside that seemed to be pretending to be deep on purpose, "Could it be that the second chef of your restaurant knew that my junior sister was here and avoided her on purpose?"
Then Wu Xiaoliu was heard shouting: "What a joke. How could my master be afraid of a woman like you?"
The man shouted again: "Humph. Then you should ask him to come out."
What are you doing?
Li Qi walked in with full of doubts, and saw a tall and powerful figure standing in the middle of the hall. He was at least 1.8 meters tall, about the same height as Li Qi. The most important thing is that this person was a woman.
Qi had been in the Northern Song Dynasty for so long, and this was the first time he saw such a tall woman. He felt like he was taking a breath of air, and her figure, wow, she almost looked like him.
"Brother Li, you are finally here."
When Wu Xiaoliu saw Li Qi coming, he hurried over.
At this time, there were many guests sitting in the hall. When they saw Li Qi coming, they all looked like they were watching a good show.
Li Qi was even more surprised by the expressions on everyone's faces, and asked: "Liu Zi, what's going on?"
At this time, the woman had also turned around. She was probably in her twenties, with a square face, bronze skin, thick eyebrows and big eyes, a slightly thick upper lip, wearing a red floral skirt, not fat, but very strong, if not
With those two big lumps of flesh on her chest, Li Qi really couldn't tell that they were women.
Next to this woman stood a man of about thirty years old. He was wearing white clothes and had an ordinary appearance. He was the kind of man who would be forgotten immediately after seeing him once. He was relatively thin and fair-skinned. He had long hair shawl down his shoulders and the left side of his forehead.
There was a bunch of hair and beard hanging in front of his face, and he had two small mustaches, which made him look like those martial arts figures shown on TV in later generations.
This man was probably about 1.7 meters tall, but standing next to the woman, he looked very thin.
These two people were carrying baggage on their shoulders, and they seemed to be from other places.
When Li Qi was looking at these two people, they were also looking at Li Qi. Li Qi's handsome face made them feel a little surprised. They didn't seem to expect that the second chef would be such a young boy.
"Are you the 'second chef'?" The woman frowned and asked curiously.
Li Qi smiled and said, "I really don't deserve this title. I'm Li Qi."
The man hummed: "If you don't deserve it, why don't you take off the plaque?"
It seems that the visitor is not a good person.
Li Qi secretly frowned, but still had a smile on his face. He shook his head and said, "You go and try it, I don't dare."
The man was stunned for a moment, then reacted and glared at Li Qi angrily, but he didn't dare to agree. He must also know who made the plaque.
The woman glared at the man, then cupped her hands towards Li Qi and said, "My name is Lu Meimei." Then she extended her hand to the man beside her and said, "This is my senior brother, Ma Qiao, we are
Came from Yangzhou."
When this woman spoke, she still had that kind of heroic spirit.
Ma Qiao shook his head coquettishly and said proudly: "Junior sister and I are known as the 'Double Beauty of Yangzhou'. It sounds much better than you, the second chef."
Li Qi opened his eyes, took a breath of air, and said in confusion: "Brother Ma, what did you say about Yangzhou Shuang just now?"
Ma Qiao said angrily: "You heard clearly, it's Yangzhou's double beauty."
"beautiful?"
Li Qi blinked and looked at them carefully, but no matter how he looked at them, they had nothing to do with beauty.
Seeing Li Qi's suspicious eyes, Ma Qiao became even more angry and said, "What? Don't you believe it?"
"Believe it. How could you not believe it?"
Li Qi nodded vigorously and said: "You two can tell at a glance that they are the best among men. How can Li Qi not believe it?"
Ma Qiao smiled and nodded: "You have some insight."
When the others saw it, they all looked like they couldn't help laughing.
"Maqiao, shut up."
Lu Meimei suddenly slammed the table and roared.
"Shut up, shut up."
Ma Qiao trembled with fright and immediately lowered his head, but still secretly gave Li Qi two angry looks.
Lu Meimei glared at Ma Qiao angrily, and then said to Li Qi: "My senior brother speaks so freely. It makes Master Li laugh."
"Where. Where."
Li Qi smiled sarcastically, thinking that these two were really two strange flowers, and asked, "I wonder what you two are doing here at the shop?" He could naturally tell that they were not here to eat at all.
"Brother Li, they said they want to challenge you." Wu Xiaoliu stood next to Li Qi and whispered.
Lu Meimei's ears were very sharp. She pointed at Wu Xiaoliu and said, "What this young master said is right. I, Lu Meimei, am here to challenge you as the second chef today."
Li Qi was stunned and said: "Challenge me? Challenge me for what?"
Lu Meimei said word by word: "Cooking---art."
"Cooking skills?"
Li Qi took a breath, then shook his head and said: "I will not accept your challenge, and I don't have the time to play with you."
"Bold."
Ma Qiao suddenly raised his head and said angrily: "You are too arrogant. I want to compete with your beauty. That's your blessing. You still don't agree. Do you believe it or not?"
Ma Qiao was only halfway through what she said. Lu Meimei was trembling all over and shouted at Ma Qiao: "Ma Qiao, how many times have I told you, don't call me Meimei."
Ma Qiao lowered his eyelids, pursed his lips and said, "Oh, I know, Meimei."
"you---."
"Oh no, Junior Sister. Junior Sister."
Lu Meimei snorted angrily and said to Li Qi: "Why don't you compete with me?"
Li Qi asked: "Why should I compare with you?"
Lu Meimei was stunned and said: "Since you have hung up the second chef's plaque, of course you have to accept my challenge."
Ma Qiao nodded and said with admiration: "Junior Sister's words make sense."
It seems that there is indeed some correlation between well-developed limbs and simple minds.
Li Qi secretly sighed and said with a smile: "Ms. Lu, if everyone is like you, then I will be too busy. I don't think I can do this in Zuixianju. I can cope with your challenges all day long."
Lu Meimei hummed: "I don't care, I will defeat you today anyway."
"It's really ridiculous." Li Qi shook his head and said helplessly.
Ma Qiaoleng said: "It's strange, why can't I hear anything funny?"
Li Qi said seriously: "Well, let me tell you this, if you beat me, you can still tell others that I beat the chef of Zuixianju, but if I beat you, then I will get
What? Am I telling others that I won the Yangzhou Double Ugly Competition today?"
"I'll say it again, it's Yangzhou's double beauty." Ma Qiao raised his eyebrows and roared.
"Sexy, sexy."
Li Qi said apologetically: "Yangzhou has two beauties." Then he changed the subject and said: "But who recognizes you?"
Ma Qiao hesitated and said: "Well---we have just been here a few days, and not many people know us yet, but don't worry, sooner or later our senior brothers and sisters will become famous in Bianjing."
Li Qi smiled and said: "Then let's wait until that day."
Lu Meimei nodded and said with a serious face: "What you said makes some sense. Let's do this. If you beat me, then our senior brothers and sisters will worship you as our teacher."
Li Qi was stunned and couldn't help laughing.
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