Amidst the excited chatter of a crowd, Kang Ping bowed to everyone, “Thank you, esteemed guests, for coming. Our Ju Fu Lou has been remodeled and now operates as a buffet restaurant. ‘Buffet’ means all the food and drinks in the entire place are free for all!”
“Whoa!” The scene instantly erupted as if a pot had been boiled over, everyone buzzing with excitement.
“All food and drinks are free?”
“Is that true?”
“What’s all there?”
“It’s true, absolutely true. Our buffet has fruits, desserts, various cold dishes, steamed and boiled dishes, roast chicken, roast meat, roast duck, roast pork, even the drinks are free!”
The crowd grew even more excited.
“Roast chicken, roast meat? Roast duck, roast pork? Unlimited meat?!”
“Mother, I can smell the roasted meat. It smells so good!”
“Shopkeeper Kang! How much is this buffet?”
“Thank you for your patronage. We’re having our grand opening, so the regular price is forty wen per person. We’re offering a half-price discount, twenty wen per person. For children under ten and elders over fifty, we have a further half-price discount!” Kang Ping’s tongue started to knot as he spoke.
My dear mother-in-law! This isn’t a restaurant! This is a charity house!
Even a charity house wouldn’t do this!
“Goodness gracious! Meat is unlimited, and it’s so cheap!”
“Aren’t they trying to cheat us?”
“Ju Fu Lou has been open for over ten years, it’s the property of Ningyang Houfu. How could they cheat you?”
“But this price feels too good to be true!”
“What are you waiting for, hurry up and grab a spot!”
After Kang Ping finished announcing the price, more than half of the crowd rushed in.
The other half simply couldn’t afford twenty wen per person. After all, money was hard to come by in these times. A few dozen copper coins were enough for a family’s daily meals, and they dared not spend it frivolously.
They could only continue watching, watching the people with some savings rush into the Ju Fu buffet and erupt in cheers.
“Goodness! Goodness! It’s real!”
“So many, so many desserts, eat fast, eat fast!”
“There really is meat! Grab it quick!”
“Ningyang Houfu is doing good deeds!”
Listening to the sounds from inside, the poorer folk outside felt they had stepped into heaven. The aroma of roasted meat drifted out, making them envious beyond compare.
As a large group of people rushed into the buffet restaurant, a carriage arrived outside.
A young couple in luxurious attire stepped out.
The woman, upon seeing the scene, excitedly exclaimed, “Yunshuo, look! I told you my buffet would make a fortune! Look at all these people, we’re a hit!”
Cheng Yunshuo looked at the Ju Fu buffet, which was slowly becoming packed, and slightly frowned before affectionately saying, “You’re amazing!”
“Of course I am, I have tons of ideas. You just have to pamper me and love me. If you make me angry, you’ll lose a gold mine!”
Cheng Yunshuo smiled, “Alright, alright, I’ll never let my gold mine go.”
“Humph!” Xing Dai Rong snorted arrogantly.
Meanwhile, at a private room on the second floor of Ju Fu Lou.
The second floor of the buffet also had a few private rooms. The best one was already occupied.
Qiuling watched the couple outside quarreling, and couldn’t help but scoff, “His Highness the Young Master is truly bewitched. To let that vixen squander the family’s money like this!”
Previous Chapter | TOC | Next Chapter