Chapter 172 A word to wake up the dreamer (two-in-one chapter)
Pizza day is finally over and everything is back to normal.
Although Li Qi changed new flavors every day, the guests who came to Zuixianju to listen to the stories were still a little tired of eating. Fortunately, Cai Minde set up many meat tables outside to provide cooked meat to the guests of Zuixianju.
However, early this morning, Cai Minde removed all the murder cases, because there was no point in putting them up anymore.
However, this Pizza Day has just passed, and some customers began to miss the delicious pizza, because if they want to eat this pizza again, they have to wait for a year.
Li Qi certainly knew this, but he didn't want to change it. Although he only used pizza for emergencies at the time, since he had already said it, of course he had to do it. Besides, things are rare and expensive. The annual Pizza Day
Maybe it will become one of the features of Zuixianju.
Zuixianju's normal business did not cause any panic to other restaurants, because they had known that Zuixianju had bought meat from Fan Lou a day earlier, and the price was still the same price a long time ago, which also made them feel that it was not so
's angry.
At the same time, these restaurants uniformly lowered the price of meat by one penny.
Nowadays, they control the meat market, and they have no say in the price.
However, this price has already reached a critical point. If it drops further, other restaurants will not be able to afford it.
Although Li Qi didn't want to lower the price, he had no choice but to lower the price along with it. Anyway, with Fan Lou supporting him, there would still be no problem for more than ten days.
As soon as the first-year feast is over, it's time for Zuixianju to launch a massive counterattack.
The only thing that makes Li Qi depressed is that the Romance of the Three Kingdoms still needs to be told, but he has compressed the two sessions to one session every day, although this has aroused strong opposition from the guests.
But Li Qi told them that there was nothing they could do about it. Because the birthday party was coming soon, he really couldn't spare much time now.
Regarding the development of new dishes for the first-year banquet, Li Qi arranged the location at the manor where the group of refugees lived in the western suburbs.
Why?
Isn't it just to find a reason to let those children eat better?
Since it is an experiment, naturally you have to ask someone to destroy the cooked dishes, otherwise it will be too wasteful, and the materials used for the banquet in Cai Taishi's house will naturally not be bad.
Chicken, duck, and fish are all available.
Every time he did it, Li Qi deliberately did too much at one time. Anyway, it was the old guy Cai Jing who paid for it. Where did his money come from? It wasn't from the common people.
Take it from the people. Use it for the people?
Regarding the singing and dancing at the banquet, Li Qi had also handed over everything to Feng Yinu.
However, on the first day when Feng Yinu came to the manor in the western suburbs, she gave Li Qi a slap in the face. The first thing she did was to reduce the number of ten maids selected by Li Qi by half. The reason was very simple.
These five people were not suitable for dancing, and five more were selected from her exclusive dance team to replace them.
Although Li Qi can dance, he can't tell whether others have dancing talent, so he can only swallow his resentment.
After the selection was made, Feng Yinu didn't choose a place and started teaching in this manor.
However, even though Feng Yinu and Li Qi worked in the same room, it was difficult to exchange a word with each other all day long, and they parted ways as soon as they walked out of the door.
The day of the first birthday party is getting closer and closer.
Yesterday, Li Qi finally used standing separation and the help of a hand mixer to get the cream out. The first thing he did was invite Bai Qiannuo to try the first pastry he made with cream today.
Of course, he also wanted to invite Mrs. Qin, but he knew that Mrs. Qin would not be able to go.
Unfortunately, he never expected that Bai Qiannuo and Feng Yinu would go early this morning. He was so angry that he jumped up and down and cursed Feng Yinu n thousand times in his heart.
There was no other way, so Li Qi could only walk alone on the mountain road.
Alas, how desolate it is!
When Li Qi was about to arrive at the manor on his calm donkey, he suddenly saw two people coming in front of him, it was Chen Anan and Xiaoyu.
"Xiaoyu, let's go to the river and play. I'll catch fish for you to see."
Chen Anan pointed to a small river not far away with excitement on his face.
When Li Qi heard this, he almost laughed out loud. This Chen Anan didn't even know how to pick up girls, so he had to go to a hidden place. But what made Li Qi curious was that Xiaoyu should be teaching those children how to recognize each other at this time.
Why did the word escape?
Yu Gang wanted to agree, but suddenly he saw Li Qi coming over on a donkey. He quickly saluted and shouted: "Brother Li."
Chen Anan also reacted, scratched his head and said: "Brother Li, you are here."
"What? Did Brother Li come at the wrong time and bother you to catch fish?" Li Qi joked.
"Yeah! You heard everything."
Chen Anan screamed in surprise, his face immediately turned from white to red, and Xiaoyu next to him even turned red at the base of his ears.
Li Qi smiled and said: "Don't worry, Brother Li is not that pedantic. Falling in love is normal." At this point, he changed the topic and said: "But you have to fall in love, anyway.
Let’s finish things first.”
"Brother Li Li, no - no, it's not what you think." Xiaoyu hurriedly defended.
Li Qi smiled and said: "Why are you so anxious? I don't blame you. I just want to remind you not to confuse priorities."
When Yu heard what Li Qi said, she was so anxious that she almost cried.
Chen Anan stood up quickly and said: "Brother Li, you have misunderstood me and Xiaoyu. It was Madam Li who asked us to come out for a walk."
Li Qi was stunned and said: "Ms. Li? Li Qingzhao?"
They both nodded at the same time.
"When did she come?" Li Qi asked curiously. He never expected that Li Qingzhao was here.
Chen Anan replied: "Oh, Mrs. Li came here with Mrs. Bai and others. Just now, Mrs. Li saw Xiaoyu teaching the bartenders how to read, and then she said that she would teach and let Xiaoyu rest."
And such a thing?
Li Qi frowned, nodded and said: "Okay, you go catch fish." After saying that, seeing the two of them still staying here stupidly, he glared: "Go quickly, this is an order."
Chen Anan and Xiaoyu shyly walked towards the river.
Li Qi smiled and shook his head. When he came to the front yard, he saw Li Qingzhao writing something on the ground with a branch. The children also used a branch to draw on the ground.
Li Qi was stunned when he saw this scene. He didn't expect that Li Qingzhao would actually lower his body and teach these children how to read, and he also taught them so seriously, without any perfunctory attitude.
Li Qingzhao had just finished writing a word. When he raised his head, Li Qi's eyes met. He stood up, smiled faintly and said, "Master Li, you are here."
"Sister Qingzhao, good morning." Li Qi was slightly startled, then hurriedly waved his hand and said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, the group of children turned their heads and saw it was Li Qi, and hurriedly saluted.
Li Qi smiled and said: "Leave me alone. You continue, you continue." After saying that, he ran to the side and listened.
Being able to listen to Li Qingzhao's lectures is such a privilege.
Li Qingzhao was stunned. She thought Li Qi was going to the kitchen. Unexpectedly, he just stood aside with a wry smile on his lips. She ignored him and continued to concentrate on teaching.
What a blessing it is to be taught by Li Qingzhaoqing personally.
Even Li Qi envied these children.
Li Qingzhao's teaching method is naturally much more professional than that of Li Qi and Xiaoyu, because her knowledge is so rich. Every time she teaches a word, she tells everyone the origin of the word so that they can have a deeper impression.
, and also greatly improved children’s interest in learning.
Li Qingzhao taught for a while and then let the children practice on their own. It wasn't that she didn't want to teach anymore, but Li Qi's hot and adoring gaze made her feel really uncomfortable.
"Sister Qingzhao is indeed the most talented woman in Tokyo. Her ability to teach calligraphy is several feet higher than mine." Seeing that Li Qingzhao stopped teaching, Li Qi hurriedly stepped forward to greet her, giving two thumbs up and smiling.
Li Qingzhao was used to Li Qi's flattery, and she didn't understand why Li Qi admired her so much. She shook her head with a wry smile, and then asked: "I heard that these children were selected by you from the refugees who fled from the north.
of?"
"Yes."
Li Qi nodded, sighed, and said: "Sister Qingzhao, it's not like you don't know that I am a very kind-hearted person. When I saw these children couldn't even eat, I begged my wife to let them come to Zuixian Residence to stay.
Bartender, alas, I found that I am really not suitable for business."
Li Qingzhao couldn't hold it in any longer. He chuckled and said, "Stop talking nonsense. I know Sister Wang better than you. How can I let you have the opportunity to beg? Moreover, if you are not suitable for business,
, then no one in this world is suitable for doing business. However, no matter what, it is already very rare for you to think of doing this."
A talented woman is a talented woman, and she hits the nail on the head.
Li Qi chuckled and said, "Sister Qingzhao, you deserve the award."
Li Qingzhao smiled faintly and said, "It's just that since your store's business is so good, I think you might as well take in a few more."
Sweating! You really think Zuixianju is a refugee camp.
But Li Qi couldn't refuse Li Qingzhao directly. He rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "Sister Qingzhao, it's not like you don't know that the number of refugees is increasing day by day. So many people have no food to eat. Even if the shop spends all its wealth, it can't save thousands of people."
One."
Li Qingzhao sighed softly, nodded and said: "You are right, how much can you save by Zuixianju alone, but it is a pity for the court." She sighed, with a hint of helplessness in her eyes.
Seeing Li Qingzhao's sad face, Li Qi thought and said: "Actually, this kind of thing does not necessarily have to rely on the court."
Li Qingzhao glanced sideways and said, "Oh? Did you have another good idea?"
She had also heard some things about Li Qi from Bai Qiannuo. She knew that this man was a bit quick-witted, and she was looking forward to it.
"I have some ideas." Li Qi chuckled.
Li Qingzhao hurriedly said: "Then tell me quickly."
Li Qi coughed slightly and said: "Actually, there are quite a lot of rich people in Tokyo. As long as each of them can provide a day's rations, we don't know how many people can be saved."
Li Qingzhao snorted, with a disdainful smile on his lips, and said: "Those rich people you mentioned are selfish people. They would rather throw this money in Goulan House than use it to help refugees."
Yes, I don’t think this method will work.”
"That's not necessarily true."
Li Qi shook his head and said: "It depends on who is going to ask for the money. If I go, it will definitely be no good. But if celebrities like Sister Qingzhao, Qiniang, Feng Xingshou, and you go, then the situation will be very different.
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Li Qingzhao smiled bitterly and said: "To tell you the truth, I have tried this method before, but the money I raised was just a drop in the bucket."
"That's because your method is wrong."
Li Qi said with a smile: "Actually, everyone is selfish. This is understandable. You have to first think about why people give you money. Is it possible that just because you say, 'God has the virtue of a good life', people have to pay for it?"
Money comes out? This is too unreasonable."
"Do we need a reason to save people?" Li Qingzhao frowned and said.
Idol, you are too naive.
"There are so many people in the world who need to be rescued. This is no reason."
Li Qi shook his head and said: "Since you want others to pay, you must pay first, let others get what they want first, and then they can give you what you want."
"What you said makes some sense."
Li Qingzhao frowned and nodded, saying: "Then what should we do according to what you said?"
"It's very simple. You can hold a disaster relief performance and use your talents in exchange for their money. This is also very fair." Li Qi said with a smile.
Li Qingzhao frowned slightly and said: "Disaster relief benefit performance?"
"Oh, this disaster relief performance is actually very simple."
Then, Li Qi eloquently explained the concept of this disaster relief benefit performance to Li Qingzhao. This kind of disaster relief benefit performance was really common in their time. It was difficult not to remember the process and lines!
Of course, this is the TV show that Li Qi hates watching the most. After all, no one wants to see disaster.
After hearing this, Li Qingzhao thought for a while, chewed Li Qi's words carefully, nodded slightly, and asked curiously: "Did you come up with this method?"
"This is actually not a difficult thing for a businessman to think of. It's just that it's not profitable for him, so most people don't want to think about it." Li Qi gave a mocking comment.
A two-pronged answer.
Li Qingzhao smiled faintly and asked: "Then since you have thought of this, why don't you do it? If you, Zuixianju, organize this disaster relief benefit performance, I will definitely help you with all my strength."
Sweat! I went around and around and got myself in.
"this."
Li Qi looked embarrassed.
Li Qingzhao glanced at him and said, "What? Aren't you willing?"
Li Qi said sarcastically: "It's not that I don't want to, but now I have to help the Grand Master and his grandson prepare a birthday banquet, so I don't have any free time."
"Then we can wait until after the first birthday party."
After the first-year banquet, I still have to deal with Old Fox Cai.
Of course, these words cannot be leaked out. Li Qi used a delaying tactic again and said: "Sister Qingzhao, this relief charity performance is not something that can be done easily. It requires careful planning. Let's wait until I am busy.
After this period, let’s discuss it slowly, what do you think?”
He still has great respect for Li Qingzhao, and this is not a bad thing. If you have free time, you can give it a try. Anyway, this disaster relief benefit performance is a good background for advertising.
Seeing that he did not reject her, Li Qingzhao felt slightly comforted. She was also a woman who knew how to advance and retreat. She nodded and said, "Then I'll do as you say."
Li Qi breathed a sigh of relief and did not dare to continue this topic. He asked: "By the way, sister Qingzhao, where is Qiniang? Didn't she come with you?"
Li Qingzhao turned his head and said, "Qiniang is watching Sister Feng teach dancing in the backyard."
"Tch. She's very pretty when she dances." Li Qi muttered with disdain.
Li Qingzhao glanced at him with a smile and said, "I also know something about you and Qiniang."
"What do you know? Did Feng Xingshou say anything bad about me in front of you?" Li Qi interrupted Li Qingzhao.
Seeing his guilty expression, Li Qingzhao smiled and asked without answering, "What are you afraid of?"
"Who said I was afraid?"
Li Qi straightened up. He knew that Li Qingzhao must have known about him and Qiniang, and he had no intention of hiding it. He simply said: "Qiniang and I are in love, why should I be afraid? Humph. There are some people who worry about it all day long. How to break us up, you are really an insidious villain."
Li Qingzhao smiled slightly and said: "If you are not afraid, then why do you have to hide it? Since you and Qiniang are in love, why are you afraid to tell others. After all, what are you worried about in your heart? I don't know you What happened between you and Sister Feng to cause her to be so hostile to you? But she is also thinking about Qiniang, and her intentions are not bad."
Yes. What am I afraid of?
Li Qi frowned. He quickly gave the answer in his mind, that is Bai Shizhong, but when he thought about it, he couldn't help laughing at himself, he never thought that I, a promising young man in the 21st century, would be worse than a person in a feudal society. If a woman sees clearly, she will still worry about the problem of being a good match. Where has the courage to pursue Qingting gone? Li Qi, Li Qi. You are really getting better and better as you live. But he still refuses to admit defeat. Said: "Aren't I worried about Qiniang? It's because she is thin-skinned and doesn't want others to know."
Li Qingzhao smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying: "You are just saying this for yourself."
Li Qi smiled coquettishly, knowing that he couldn't hide it from Li Qingzhao, and said gratefully: "It doesn't matter if you tell me. I have to thank sister Qingzhao for reminding me, I know what to do."
Li Qingzhao smiled lightly and said, "There's no need to thank me, as long as you never let Qiniang down in the future."
Li Qi said seriously: "It goes without saying that I, Li Qi, cannot guarantee anything else, but the happiness that a woman should have, Qiniang will have it, just a lot more."
Li Qingzhao was stunned when he suddenly heard Bai Qiannuo's voice coming from in front of him. "Sister Li, Brother Li, what are you talking about?"
If you really say Cao Cao, Cao Cao will be here.
The two of them turned around and saw Bai Qiannuo walking over with a smile on his face.
"Qiniang."
Li Qi smiled and waited for her to come closer. Without saying anything, he directly took her little hand.
This action shocked both Bai Qiannuo and Li Qingzhao.
"Brother Li, please let me go."
After reacting, Bai Qiannuo immediately glanced at Li Qingzhao and whispered anxiously. He kept retracting his little hand towards himself, and the color on his stunning face became even more dizzy.
Li Qi held on tightly and said with a smile: "Qiniang, don't worry, sister Qingzhao already knows, she taught me to do this."
"ah?"
This surprise was no small matter. Bai Qiannuo looked at Li Qingzhao dumbfounded.
"Did I teach you?"
Li Qingzhao was also embarrassed. He looked at Li Qi, as if to say, when did I teach you to hold a girl's hand in broad daylight? You are too good at misinterpreting my meaning.
But seeing the sly smile on Li Qi's face, he waved his hand and admitted defeat: "That's it, that's all, I'll go see Sister Feng." After saying that, she shook her head and left. She was a smart person and knew that at this time,
The more I explain, the more likely I will be taken advantage of by Li Qi and simply avoid him.
As expected, he is worthy of being my idol, he is so understanding.
Li Qi gave Li Qingzhao's back two approving glances, and then promised Bai Qian: "Qiniang, let's stop hiding in the future. Why not wait until after this first birthday party, and I will go to your father to propose marriage."
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"Propose marriage?"
Bai Qiannuo's heart was shaken, her face was full of surprise, and her beautiful, bright and clear eyes were filled with tears, but there was also a hint of worry in her eyes.
Li Qi frowned slightly and said, "What? Are you unwilling?"
"No, it's not."
Bai Qiannuo shook her head hurriedly and said, "It's just that I'm afraid of my father."
"Don't worry, I'll just go and talk to your father."
"Don't do it, Brother Li. You don't know that my father is very old-fashioned in this regard. If you go and tell him directly, I'm afraid it will be self-defeating."
Bai Qiannuo raised her head again as she spoke, looked at Li Qi affectionately, and mustered up the courage to say: "Brother Li, Qiniang has already regarded herself as yours, and I will not marry anyone who is not yours in this life, but I hope
Can you give Qiniang some more time?"
Li Qi felt confused and moved, and took Bai Qiannuo's other hand, and said seriously: "Qiniang, I know what you are worried about. To tell you the truth, I originally wanted to make something, wearing a golden armor and holy clothes, with feet
I will marry you and give you a grand wedding. But now, hum. I have to wear an apron and hold a spatula to marry you. Not only that, I also want your father to be willing to do so.
Marry your daughter to me. You just need to live happily every day, and leave other things to me. If I can't do this little thing, then what am I capable of being your man?
"
With tears in her eyes, Bai Qiannuo looked at Li Qi blankly, suddenly stood up on her tiptoes, and kissed him quickly like a dragonfly touching water. Her face suddenly turned as red as a rainbow, and she turned around and ran towards the backyard.
What happened?
Li Qi was like a junior brother, standing there with a confused look on his face. After a long time, he realized what he was doing, with a look of regret on his face, "Oh my god. If I had known this, I should have said this a long time ago."
This Qiniang is really cool. She knew that I was the worst at this kind of thing, but she still gave me a surprise attack. At least she had to warn me in advance. I didn't even react. It was a waste of a sweet kiss.
Li Qi touched his lips depressedly, feeling the lingering fragrance, and his intestines turned green with regret. When he turned around, he saw those children with their mouths wide open, looking at him blankly, his face sank, and he threatened.
: "What are you looking at? Why don't you practice harder?"
The children were so frightened that they crouched down and continued practicing calligraphy.
Li Qi couldn't help but laugh when he saw the frightened expressions of these children, and then walked towards the kitchen.
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