Traveling through various miniature worlds with a small restaurant

Chapter 240 World of Famous Works 29

Chapter 240 World of Classics 29

Seeing that Zhuang Damao was still quite worried about the lack of progress in the firearms battalion.

Lin Xiaoqian opened his mouth, then said dryly, "Brother Zhuang, don't worry too much about this. After all, times are different, and people have received different educations. It's understandable that people in this era lack scientific education. This is a limitation of the times, and it's not something that can be solved by an individual alone. You should relax."

"How about this," Lin Xiaoqian pointed to Liao Zhuang, "let Liao Zhuang stay here and help you."

Liao Zhuang opened his mouth and pointed to himself.

Lin Xiaoqian quickly said, "The shop isn't busy, we don't need that many people. Liao Zhuang, why don't you stay and help Brother Zhuang?"

Then he privately sent a telepathic message to Liao Zhuang: "Brother Zhuang has put all his points into combat strength. If you send him to fight, he can wipe out a whole regiment single-handedly. But asking him to use his verbal skills to give people ideological education is just asking him a hard time. We still have to rely on you, brother."

Liao Zhuang thought about it and agreed, then put his arm around Zhuang Damao's neck and said, "Sure, Brother Zhuang, let me stay here and help you."

Zhuang Damao also thought it was a good idea. After confirming several times that it would not affect the store's tasks, he agreed to leave Liao Zhuang behind.

On the third day, Lin Xiaoqian got up early and prepared two hundred servings of shrimp and pork wontons and Cantonese fried wontons.

As soon as the door opened, a large group of diners rushed in. Liao Zhuang was not there; only Mo Ying and Jiang Shuang were in the hall greeting the diners.

As the two were busy, the young man who had come to the shop the previous two days walked in with a beautiful woman of extraordinary bearing.

Qingzhu, the maidservant beside the young master, stepped forward to Jiang Shuang and asked, "Does your establishment have any private rooms? My master has brought distinguished guests, so it's not convenient for them to dine in the main hall."

Jiang Shuang glanced at the young man and the woman, and said with a smile, "Of course, please come upstairs with me."

Jiang Shuang led the young man and the beautiful woman upstairs. The diners in the restaurant saw people going upstairs for the first time and couldn't help but stare at them.

Seeing Mo Ying bring over the wontons, he couldn't help but ask, "Hey bro, do you have any private rooms upstairs?"

Mo Ying smiled and replied, "Yes. A private room on the second floor costs one tael of silver, and a private room on the third floor costs ten taels of silver. Would you like to go? I can take you there."

The man quickly waved his hand, "No, no, with this private room fee I could eat many more bowls of wontons."

Jiang Shuang led the young man and the beautiful woman up to the top-tier private room on the second floor, a room decorated in the style closest to ancient times.

After the two were seated, Jiang Shuang asked, "Today we have shrimp and pork wontons and Cantonese fried wontons. Which would you like to order?"

The young man eagerly replied, "Of course, I'll have two of everything."

Then she turned to the beautiful woman and said, "Sister-in-law, I told you before that this shop is very special. It sells wontons every day, but the flavor is different every day. You must try them all."

The beautiful woman smiled gently at the young man, "Alright, then today, I'll listen to Wan Jun."

Jiang Shuang nodded slightly. "Please wait a moment, the wontons will be ready soon." With that, she turned to leave the private room.

"Please wait a moment, young lady."

Jiang Shuang stopped in her tracks and turned around to see that it was the beautiful woman calling her.

"Is there something you need, guest?"

The beautiful woman had been observing the restaurant since she entered, and after going up to the second floor, she became even more certain of her guess.

She stood up and approached Jiang Shuang, asking in a rather sincere tone, "May I speak with you alone for a few minutes?"

Jiang Shuang paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "Of course. Please come with me."

The beautiful woman raised her hand to stop her attendants from following her, and then followed Jiang Shuang into the private room next door.

Jiang Shuang closed the door to the private room and then asked, "Is there anything you'd like to say to me, Madam?"

Unexpectedly, the beautiful woman crossed her arms and bowed to her, saying, "Yesterday, when Wan Jun mentioned your restaurant, I had a vague guess that this was no ordinary place. Today, seeing it, it is indeed as I expected. I suppose the owner of this restaurant is a hermit living in seclusion in the city."

Jiang Shuang blinked, then waved her hand and said, "No, Madam has probably misunderstood something."

“Miss, there’s no need to hide it. As soon as I entered this shop, I knew that all the strange things about it must be the work of immortals.” The beautiful woman bowed again. “To tell you the truth, I am Princess Li Lizhi of the Great Tang Dynasty. I have a very important matter to ask the immortal for help. Please convey my request and ask the immortal to see me.”

Jiang Shuang was startled, but she remained calm on the surface. She had not expected that the beautiful woman in front of her was actually Princess Li Lizhi of the Tang Dynasty.

After a brief moment of thought, she coughed lightly and said, "So it's Your Highness, Princess. My apologies. However, Your Highness has misunderstood; there are no immortals in this shop."

Li Lizhi's eyes shone brightly, clearly not believing Jiang Shuang's words. "Miss, don't try to fool me anymore. This shop has a light brighter than a luminous pearl without burning lamp oil, and the whole house is as warm as spring without burning charcoal. There are also many things that I have never seen before. What else could this be but the work of immortals?"

Even a princess like herself had never seen such a thing; only immortals could possess it. It seems the owner of this shop must be an old immortal living in seclusion in the city.

Thinking of this, Li Lizhi bowed again and said, "I would be grateful if you could introduce me to your shop, as I have a very urgent matter to discuss with the owner."

Seeing that she couldn't persuade her otherwise, Jiang Shuang had no choice but to ask, "It is possible to see the owner of our shop, but could the Princess please tell me what this matter is about first?"

Upon hearing this, Li Lizhi's eyes flashed with hesitation and struggle, but she ultimately shook her head: "I'm sorry, this matter is not suitable for too many people to know. If I cannot see the owner of your shop, I cannot tell you."

Jiang Shuang could only nod. "Alright then, if you want to see the owner of our shop, you may have to wait a while. She's busy right now."

After all, the store is full of customers right now, and Xiao Qian is very busy.

When Li Lizhi heard Jiang Shuang agree to let her meet the restaurant owner, she breathed a sigh of relief and said sincerely, "It's alright, I'm willing to wait no matter how long it takes."

Jiang Shuang escorted Li Lizhi back to the top-tier private room, then went downstairs to the kitchen, where she ran into Mo Ying, who was carrying wontons.

When Mo Ying saw her, she teased, "Did you take the guests upstairs or slack off? You've managed to avoid the busiest time in the lobby. What kind of important guest is it that makes you so reluctant to come down?"

Jiang Shuang raised an eyebrow. "Hey, you know what, that person upstairs really is a distinguished guest."

Mo Ying turned her head, as if to ask, "Who is it?"

"I won't tell you, I'll just deliver your wontons." Jiang Shuang walked right past him and went straight into the kitchen.

Mo Ying shook his head. "Stingy."

In the kitchen, after hearing Jiang Shuang's description, Lin Xiaoqian wiped her hands, her face full of doubt, "The eldest princess of the Tang Dynasty has arrived? And she wants to see me?"

"Yeah, it's that girl who came to the store a couple of days ago dressed as a boy with some people. The girl seemed to call her 'sister-in-law'." Jiang Shuang shrugged. "By the way, you gave her two cans of chili oil yesterday."

Lin Xiaoqian frowned slightly and guessed, "Could it be because of the chili oil? Did they eat too much chili and have a stomachache, so they're here to complain?"

“No way. If she really had an upset stomach, she would send someone to arrest you and put you in jail, not come to see you in person.” Jiang Shuang immediately rejected Lin Xiaoqian’s absurd idea. “The princess said she thinks our restaurant is run by a deity and that she has urgent business to discuss with the deity. But don’t rush to go. I told you you’re busy right now, so you can see her later.”

Lin Xiaoqian pursed her lips and nodded, "Alright then, I'll go see her after I'm done at the shop. Oh, and Sister Shuang, don't forget to serve her some tea or something later. She's a distinguished guest, after all, so don't neglect her."

Jiang Shuang gave an OK sign, "Don't worry, I've got it covered."