Li Qi nodded, and then asked: "By the way, has Cai Laosan ever asked about me?"
Wu Furong shook his head and said, "He didn't mention you at all, sir, but he did ask a few questions about stinky tofu."
Could it be that I was wrong?
Li Qi narrowed his eyes with confusion on his face.
Wu Furong saw the serious look on Li Qi's face and asked doubtfully: "Master Li, why did you just think that Cai Laosan came to see you? Could it be that you and he have known each other before?"
"I'm because--forget it, there's no use talking about this now."
Li Qi sighed, frowned, and paced around the room.
Wu Furong sat aside and did not dare to disturb him. He stayed quietly aside.
After a while, Li Qi suddenly stopped and said in surprise: "I understand!"
Wu Furong was startled by him. He recovered and asked quickly: "Master Li, what do you understand?"
"Oh, it's okay, it's okay!"
Li Qi smiled dryly at Wu Furong, but the gloom on his face had been wiped away. He thought that this old fox wanted to kill two birds with one stone. He must have also seen that Zuixianju was gradually gaining momentum, and the longer he delayed, the more he wanted to buy it.
The harder it will be to get to Zuixianju, and he must have found out my origins and found out that I was originally a homeless drunk on the street, so he came up with the idea to buy this Zuixianju at a high price.
He had no choice but to surrender to him, and then the secret recipe for stinky tofu would become his treasure.
It's indeed a clever plan.
But you definitely didn't expect that your Master Qi has now become half the owner of Zuixianju.
Seeing Li Qi standing there in a daze, Wu Furong asked curiously: "Master Li, what are you thinking about?"
"Oh..., I - I'm thinking about how to reply to Cai Laosan." Li Qi was slightly startled and said seriously.
"Have you thought about it?" Wu Furong asked.
Li Qi narrowed his eyes, slapped the table and said, "Don't he want to buy this Zuixianju? Okay, then we'll sell it to him."
Wu Furong's face tightened and he said in shock: "Li--Mr. Li, you--you said you want to sell Zuixianju to that member Cai?"
"certainly."
Li Qi chuckled and said, "Sixteen thousand guan, not even a penny less."
When Wu Furong heard this, he almost bit his tongue and said in surprise: "One--sixteen thousand guan? Mr. Li, this is the price of two Zuixianju. If you say this, you might as well reject him directly."
"Uncle Wu, this is wrong!"
Li Qi smiled slightly and said: "I think back then, when our Zuixianju was at its lowest point, we were worth eight thousand coins. Now, hum, Li Qi is not bragging. In the entire Bianliang City, no one knows that our Zuixianju is worth 8,000 coins.
With this reputation alone, even if we sell him 8,000 guan, we won’t make much money.”
Haven't made any money yet?
Wu Furong sweated in his heart and shook his head: "I don't think Mr. Cai is willing to pay such a high price."
"That's his business. We've left it here. As for whether to buy or not, we have no control over that. Besides, we have no plans to sell. Uncle Wu, what do you think?" Li Qi spread his hands.
, smiled.
"Yes, yes! You are right, we have no intention of selling anyway." Wu Furong nodded, and suddenly said: "But what if he is willing to buy it?"
Li Qi laughed and said: "What are you talking about? Of course we will sell it to him. Then we will use the sixteen thousand guan to build a more luxurious restaurant next to Zuixianju and squeeze him to death.
At that time, another four thousand guns will be sent to capture Zuixianju. By then, Mr. Cai will be so angry that he will jump off the building."
After Wu Furong heard this, the two looked at each other and laughed in unison.
I laughed for a while and then stopped.
Li Qi said sternly: "Uncle Wu, if Mr. Cai asks about me tomorrow, you will still say that I left early in the morning, but if he asks for information about me, just tell the truth. But, I bought Zuixianju
You must not say anything about it, just say that I am a cook."
Wu Furong took a breath and asked doubtfully: "Why is this?"
Li Qi showed a mysterious expression and smiled without saying a word.
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The next day, before dawn, Li Qi quietly slipped out and did not return to the store until dusk.
"Brother Li, you have been running out every day these days. What important thing are you doing?"
As soon as he entered the door, Wu Xiaoliu greeted him and asked curiously.
"Why do children ask so many questions?"
Li Qi waved his hand, found a table and sat down. Chen Xiaozhu brought him a cup of tea very consciously. Li Qi took a sip of tea and asked Wu Xiaoliu: "Nothing happened today, right?"
Wu Xiaoliu shook his head and said with a smile: "What else can happen, other than that everyone is rushing to buy stinky tofu."
In the past two days, Wu Xiaoliu has been in the limelight, and some people have started calling him Liu Ye.
"That's good!"
Li Qi rested for a moment, looked around and saw Wu Furong, and asked: "Liu Zi, where is your uncle?"
"My uncle——."
Having said this, Wu Xiaoliu suddenly lowered his voice and said in Li Qi's ear: "Brother Li, Cai Laosan, who was opposite just now, is here."
"No!"
Li Qi stood up suddenly and asked nervously: "Where?"
"Just left! My uncle sent him off. I think he will be back soon."
Holy shit! I was scared to death!
Li Qi breathed a sigh of relief and sat down again.
Seeing Li Qi's surprise, Wu Xiaoliu was very confused and asked: "Brother Li, what do you think Cai Laosan came to our store for?"
"How did I know this! By the way, weren't you here just now?"
"Oh, it's all my uncle's fault. They were talking in the room and didn't give me a chance to eavesdrop. Otherwise, I can help you eavesdrop on some news." Wu Xiaoliu said with regret on his face.
What quality is this?
Li Qi glared and said: "You kid, you like to meddle in these nosy things all day long. If you have nothing to do, go to the kitchen to find a cucumber to cut and practice your knife skills. When I have free time, I will use my ancestral Xiaoli knife."
The Dharma is taught to you."
Xiao Li's knife skills?
It sounds like it's very powerful.
Wu Xiaoliu responded hurriedly: "I know, I know, I'll go right away."
As he spoke, he ran to the kitchen happily. The Zhuzhu brothers heard this and followed him in secretly. It seemed that they also wanted to learn the "Xiao Li knife technique" very much.
It’s finally quiet!
Li Qi took a few sips of tea leisurely when he suddenly heard Wu Furong's voice coming from outside the door.
"Master Li, you are back!"
Li Qi turned around and saw that it was Wu Furong. He quickly stood up, went up to meet him, and asked, "Uncle Wu, how was your discussion?"
Wu Furong looked around, then winked and said, "Let's talk in the room."
The two came to Wu Furong's room.
After Wu Furong closed the door, he said: "Master Li, you didn't see it just now. After I told Cai Laosan the price you gave me yesterday, I almost scared him under the table."
Li Qi laughed a few times and asked: "Then what did he say?"
"He said we were deliberately teasing him, and then I told him what you said yesterday. Then he had nothing to say and said he wanted to go back and ask that member Cai." Wu Furong laughed.
"I think it's in vain to ask."
Li Qi sneered and asked, "Then did he mention me?"
"have!"
Wu Furong nodded hurriedly, with a look of admiration on his face, and said: "Mr. Li, just as you expected, when we were talking, Cai Laosan kept asking for information about you on the excuse of stinky tofu.
"
"Then what did you say?"
"I followed your words."
"That's good!" Li Qi nodded.
Seeing Li Qi's excited expression, Wu Furong frowned, with a hint of worry in his brows, and lowered his voice and said: "Master Li, I just heard Cai Laosan's tone. Their Jade Villa seems to be very interested in this stinky tofu."
, In my opinion, that member Cai must have evil intentions for your secret recipe of stinky tofu, so you have to be careful."
Evil intentions? Huh, I'm not afraid, I'm just afraid that he won't have such evil intentions.
Li Qi gasped and said in fear: "Is this happening?"
Wu Furong glanced at him suspiciously, nodded and said: "I don't think Mr. Cai will find you in the near future. Then he will definitely pay you a lot of money to seduce you and let you sell the secret recipe of this stinky tofu, just like last time.
he."
After that, Wu Furong told Li Qi how Cai Yuanwai had stolen the secret recipe of "Huadiao Zui" from Zuixianju last time.
Li Qi had known about this for a long time, and he also knew that Wu Furong was trying to find out what he was saying. He waved his hand and said seriously: "Uncle Wu, just don't worry. I, Li Qi, am not the kind of person who is blind to money. I don't care."
No matter how much he pays, I won't sell it to him."
"Yes Yes!"
Wu Furong's face was filled with joy and he nodded: "Master Li, you may not know that this secret recipe is the lifeblood of the restaurant. Over the years, Mr. Cai has sent people everywhere to search for secret recipes for dishes, which has caused several restaurants to close down.
Now, we are not afraid of him openly robbing us, but we have to guard against him playing tricks behind his back."
Li Qi nodded humbly and said: "That is, that is."
Clever?
Li Qi was naturally not afraid, and he didn't know who got it by accident.
As for robbery?
Li Qi was not afraid either.
He had already inquired about it, and it was true that Cai Yuanwai came from Grand Master Cai's Mansion, but he was kicked out because he had dirty hands and feet in the Grand Master's Mansion before. He had nothing to do with Grand Master Cai for a long time.
The reason why he is so arrogant is entirely because he made friends with some ministers when he was in the Taishi Mansion, and it is said that he sends money to those ministers every year.
As long as Cai Jing is not behind him, Li Qi is not afraid of him.
Moreover, Mrs. Qin's natal family is also a well-known family. When it comes to strength in this aspect, the two families are equally matched. They are both businessmen and each earns a living based on his or her ability.
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