Chapter Fourteen: Father Liu is here(1/2)
Sweet and sour pork loin, fried kidney, cumin mutton, and a vegetable dish of stir-fried mung bean sprouts.
All four dishes were swept away by the old man.
At his age, it is quite rare for him to have such a good appetite.
“It’s really delicious. Each dish has its own characteristics. It’s better than Fan Lou’s stir-fried dishes!”
The old man touched his belly with his hand and praised repeatedly.
"My father-in-law is right. Many of the dishes here are unique to this restaurant. Even Fan Lou can't make them!"
Ning Fu rarely took the initiative to speak.
"Not only is it tastier than Fan Lou, but it's also cheaper. If these dishes were placed in Fan Lou, they would cost at least as much!"
The old man waved as he spoke, and the guard outside immediately came in and was ready to pay.
"Our store is newly opened, and the first ten customers only need 200 Wen!"
Ning Fu reminded.
"Hey, which guest am I?" the old man asked curiously.
"The first one!"
Ning Fu told the truth without feeling any loss of face.
"Hahaha~, if I come back tomorrow, wouldn't I still be able to take advantage?"
The old man laughed loudly when he heard this, feeling that this young man was even more interesting.
"By the way, will these dishes still be available tomorrow?"
"No, I always cook according to the standard of 300 yuan, but the dishes will change frequently. It all depends on my mood!"
"It's interesting that there are still people doing this kind of business!"
The old man smiled again, then asked someone to pay the bill, then turned and left.
Ning Fu closed the store door and immediately let out a sigh of relief.
Although I don't know the identity of this old man, he is probably one of the new parties, and his status should be high.
In the next few years, the new party gained power, and it was a good start for Ning Fu to have people like this come to the restaurant to eat.
Apart from anything else, when the other party goes back and helps Ning Fu promote it, he might be able to bring in a few new customers.
…………
In the evening, Ning Fu continued to write Di Renjie's storybook.
Now that most of the script has been written, the rest is the main plot, and the final boss is of course the Wu family.
However, under the general situation, Di Renjie alone cannot save the overall situation.
"Dong dong dong~"
Suddenly there was a knock on the door outside.
Ning Fu opened the door and saw Liu Qingxin standing outside looking pretty.
"Is something wrong?"
"this is for you!"
Liu Qingxin handed something to Ning Fu.
Ning Fu took it and discovered that it was a newly bound copy of Mencius.
When I opened the book page, it was filled with beautiful regular script, and there were even notes next to some sentences.
"you……"
Ning Fu was a little puzzled. Why did the other party send books to him when he knew he didn't want to study?
"It's late at night, you should go to bed early!"
Liu Qingxin didn't give Ning Fu a chance to ask, and turned around and returned to her room.
Looking at the book in his hand and then at Liu Qingxin's door, Ning Fu also felt a little confused.
During the day the next day, there were still no guests at the door.
Until evening, the old man from yesterday came again.
Ning Fu still cooked four special dishes, and the other party was very happy after eating them, and he still got a discount of 100 yuan at the checkout.
The third day...
The fourth day...
The fifth day...
Until the ninth day, the old man was still the only customer in the store.
Ning Fu brought the cooked dishes to the table and finally couldn't help but asked: "My father-in-law, is the food I cooked delicious?"
"It's delicious. Haven't you seen how I eat it all every time?"
"Have you ever told others about such a delicious dish so that others can come and try it?"
Ning Fu asked again.
It has been nine days, and this old man is still a guest. Ning Fu always feels that something is wrong.
"Do you think I'm a fool?"
The old man showed a serious expression and asked Ning Fu.
"What do you mean by this?"
Ning Fu didn't understand why the other party asked this?
"You said it yourself, the first ten customers will get a hundred cent discount. Of course I have to keep this secret until I finish it ten times!"
The old man spoke plausibly.
"That makes sense!" Ning Fu was speechless.
The fool is myself!
Seeing Ning Fu's embarrassed look, the old man laughed heartily and then began to enjoy the food.
"I'll come back tomorrow!"
The old man left a few words before turning around and leaving.
"This old man is really thick-skinned!" Ning Fu complained.
He felt like he had turned into a little white sheep and had his wool picked out ten times by the same person.
That night, Liu Qingxin knocked on Ning Fu's door again and gave him a copy of "The University".
In addition to the "The Doctrine of the Mean" given a few days ago, Liu Qingxin has already finished writing the Four Books, and it is estimated that the Five Classics will be written next.
The afternoon of the tenth day.
Ning Fu sat in the shop bored.
The old man's words yesterday made Ning Fu more and more depressed.
Originally, the discount given to the first ten customers was to attract customers, but now it has become a loophole for others to take advantage of.
Since this morning, Ning Fu has been waiting for a new customer, hoping to use up the last discounted spot so as not to see the old man's proud face again.
However, the day was almost over, and it was almost time for the old man to come for dinner, but there were still no new guests, which made Ning Fu a little disappointed.
At this time, the light at the door of the store dimmed and someone walked in.
Ning Fu thought it was the old man coming, so he said without raising his head: "Why are you here so... uh~ early today!"
Before Ning Fu finished speaking, he discovered that the person who came in was not an old man, but a middle-aged man in his forties, whom he also recognized.
"Bye...meet Uncle Liu!"
Ning Fu stood up in a hurry and saluted. The middle-aged man who came in was Liu Zheng, Liu Qingxin's father.
"My daughter is already married to you, and you still call me uncle?"
Liu Zheng sighed and asked, looking at Ning Fu with disappointment in his eyes.
He watched Ning Fu grow up and always supported and urged him to study.
Unfortunately, Ning Fu failed to live up to expectations and had no interest in studying. This made Liu Zheng increasingly disappointed with him, which is why he broke off the engagement last year.
"My uncle pulled his nephew out to block the arrow, but he didn't consider whether his nephew would be implicated?"
Ning Fu stood up straight and asked, staring at the opponent with burning eyes without giving in at all.
"you……"
Liu Zhengwei was speechless, and then he was very surprised and said: "You have changed a lot!"
"If you lose your mother when you are young, or if you lose your father when you are young, there will always be some changes!"
To be continued...