I Have a Countryside Gourmet Restaurant

Chapter 231: Chapter 227: That Restaurant Is the Best in the Country?

After the three of them finished their meal, Ye Shengge took out her phone, scanned the restaurant’s payment code, and said, ”If my math is right, the total was 337 yuan, right? I’ve already paid.”

Ling Xiaoru looked like she wanted to say something, but in the end, she didn’t. She just said, ”Thank you.”

Li You said, ”I was actually planning to treat you both to this meal.”

Ye Shengge said, ”It’s all the same if I pay.”

Li You nodded. ”In that case, I won’t argue.”

Naturally, Li You wasn’t going to refuse her offer.

Ye Shengge added, ”Boss, I’m going to my room to rest for a bit.”

Ling Xiaoru also said, ”I’m going to my room to rest for a bit too.”

Li You nodded. ”Go right ahead, ladies.”

The two women stood up and headed upstairs.

Li You watched them go.

The other customers in the restaurant, including fellow business owners like Zhao Yu, Deng Luping, and Xie Hai, also watched the two women head upstairs.

They already knew that Ye Shengge was renting a room upstairs.

And during the meal just now, everyone had heard Ling Xiaoru say she wanted to rent a room as well.

Ling Xiaoru obviously lived right here in town, yet now she was also renting a room. There was probably some deeper meaning to it all.

The customers clucked their tongues in amazement. ’The boss is so damn lucky!’

Setting Ye Shengge aside, just Ling Xiaoru alone was an exceptionally rare beauty.

The boss had countless beautiful customers, but the only ones who could be considered more beautiful than Ling Xiaoru were Ye Shengge and Xia Xiaoyue, a student from the Xingshui Academy of Fine Arts.

Of course, Mu Qingye, another student from the Xingshui Academy of Fine Arts, and Chu Yiwei, a teacher at their own Wenxian Town Central School, were certainly not inferior to Ling Xiaoru, either.

All of these beautiful women clearly loved coming here.

Sure, the food here was incredibly delicious. But there had to be other reasons, right?

The customers sighed, filled with both awe and envy.

’If only they’d known, they would’ve gone to culinary school too.’

”Boss, are you suffering from success right now?” Zhao Yu asked with a laugh.

Li You laughed heartily and said, ”You’re all overthinking it. They just like the food here. Renting rooms is just to make it more convenient for them to eat.”

”That’s certainly one reason. But there are probably others, right?” the customers all chimed in.

”Who knows? I’m not going to worry about it,” Li You said.

All the customers gave him a thumbs-up.

Then, one by one, they paid their bills and left, having finished their meals as well.

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「Qian Province.」

「Southwest Film and Television Base.」

Two famous actors were chatting.

One of them said, ”Younger Brother Lei, where did Director Wei take you all to eat last time? I heard you were all extremely satisfied when you got back.”

The actor addressed as ”Younger Brother Lei” was Lei Ming, one of the cast members of Wei Yang’s production.

He had gone with the crew to eat at Li You’s restaurant.

He replied, ”What’s this about, Brother Hai? Is your Director Zhang planning to treat your crew to a meal too?”

The actor known as ”Brother Hai,” the one who had just spoken, was named Yu Hai. He nodded. ”Our show is about to wrap. Director Zhang said he’d treat us to a big celebratory meal afterward. I heard you guys were incredibly happy with your last meal, so I thought I’d ask where you went.”

Lei Ming said, ”Then you’ve come to the right person. Once you taste the food there, not just you, but your entire crew will be thankful you asked me this today.”

Yu Hai was incredulous. ”Younger Brother Lei, aren’t you exaggerating a little?”

Lei Ming shook his head. ”Not in the slightest. It’s the best restaurant in the entire country. It has not only the most delicious food but also the best drinks.”

Yu Hai said, ”Younger Brother Lei, how is that not an exaggeration? What restaurant in the entire country would dare to call itself the best? To claim its food is the most delicious and its drinks are the best?”

Lei Ming said, ”The owner never said that. It’s what we all concluded ourselves. It might sound a bit absolute, but it’s very likely true.”

Yu Hai said, ”That’s hard to believe.”

Lei Ming gave a faint smile. ”It’s perfectly normal not to believe it until you’ve tried the food for yourself. I strongly recommend you go. Trust me, once you’ve eaten there, you’ll be incredibly grateful for my advice. The only catch is, it’s a bit far from here—over 600 kilometers away. And it’s not all highway. The drive takes about eight hours.”

”Over 600 kilometers?” Yu Hai was floored. ”You guys actually drove that far just for a meal?”

Lei Ming said, ”It is a bit of a trek, I’ll admit.”

Yu Hai said, ”Driving that far for a meal can’t possibly be worth it, can it?”

Lei Ming shook his head. ”No, it’s absolutely worth it. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be recommending it so strongly.”

Yu Hai remained skeptical. ”But it’s so far. Our Director Zhang and the rest of the crew would never agree. They’d say driving all that way just for a meal is insane.”

Lei Ming replied, ”Well, that depends on whether you can convince them. All I can say is that if you go, you won’t regret it. In fact, you’ll be incredibly glad you did. Brother Hai, you know I would never lie to you.”

Yu Hai nodded. ”Of course, I believe you. It’s just... How about this? I’ll go propose it to our Director Zhang and see what he says.”

Lei Ming said, ”Sounds good.”

Yu Hai took his leave and headed back toward his own film set.

’Even though I trust Lei Ming wouldn’t lie to me,’ Yu Hai thought, ’what he said is just too much of an exaggeration. It’s impossible to believe.’

Still, Yu Hai was curious. He really wanted to know what kind of restaurant could possibly make Lei Ming offer such wild praise.

Because of that, he found himself genuinely wanting to go and see for himself.

’Now, can I convince the director?’

The director’s name was Zhang Hongyi. While not as famous as Wei Yang, he was still a well-known director in his own right.

After returning to the set, Yu Hai found Zhang Hongyi and said, ”Director Zhang, I know a place with exceptionally good food. The only thing is, it’s a bit far—over 600 kilometers away. Do you think it’s worth us traveling that far for a meal?”

Zhang Hongyi replied, ”You’re talking about that place Wei Yang’s crew went to a few days ago, aren’t you?”

Yu Hai’s eyes lit up, and he said happily, ”Director Zhang, you know about it?”

Zhang Hongyi said, ”I heard Director Wei mention it. However, I think his claims were a bit over the top. The food there might be very good, true. But to call it the best restaurant in the entire country is just absurd.”

Yu Hai said, ”I thought so too. But logically, Director Wei isn’t the type to make things up. So, I figure that restaurant must have something uniquely special about it.”

Zhang Hongyi said, ”That may be true. But no matter how unique it is, it couldn’t possibly be the best in the whole country, could it? What restaurant would dare to claim that title?”

Yu Hai said, ”It is hard to wrap your head around. Director Zhang, how about we go eat there too and see for ourselves? Over 600 kilometers is far, but it’s not an impossible distance.”

Zhang Hongyi mused, ”To be honest, I’m also curious to find out. I really want to know what kind of restaurant would make Wei Yang call it the best in the country.”

Yu Hai was delighted to hear this. ”That’s great! So, Director Zhang, should we lock it in? We’ll go there for our meal?”

Zhang Hongyi nodded. ”Alright.”

”Excellent!” Yu Hai felt a strange surge of excitement. ”I’ll go let the rest of the crew know.”

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