I Have a Countryside Gourmet Restaurant

Chapter 296: Chapter 280: We’ll Go Clear the Weeds for You

Hearing Guyi’s words, the spectacled customer repeatedly demurred, but inwardly he was overjoyed.

How many people in the world could drink with someone like Guyi?

Thanks to the boss, they were so lucky.

Li You looked at the time. It was already past five in the afternoon. Time really flew.

It was indeed time to close up shop.

So he said to Guyi, ”Ancient, it’s time to clock out and rest.”

Guyi nodded. ”Alright.”

The three of them chatted as they slowly walked back to the front of the restaurant.

At that moment, more customers arrived.

Those who recognized Guyi were just as surprised and excited as the spectacled customer upon seeing him.

Those who didn’t recognize Guyi, of course, quickly learned that the very ordinary-looking old man before them was Guyi.

They were equally surprised and excited.

The last time Guyi visited, they hadn’t been there. It had been a great regret for them ever since.

But now, they no longer had to feel that regret.

Because this time, when Guyi returned, they were here.

Just as everyone said, Guyi was very approachable, without a hint of arrogance, and even looked completely ordinary.

So ordinary he could have been a passerby on the street. If they hadn’t known beforehand, they would have never imagined he was Guyi.

This was a true master hiding in plain sight.

”Everyone, listen up. I propose that we all act as hosts tonight and treat Ancient to dinner and drinks. What do you all think?” the spectacled customer said.

”Yes! That’s a great idea! It would be our honor.”

”To be able to treat Ancient to a meal is a great honor for us.”

The customers all agreed enthusiastically, each saying it would be their honor.

The spectacled customer then turned to Guyi. ”Ancient, about this...”

Guyi laughed heartily and said, ”In that case, I’ll shamelessly accept everyone’s kind offer for dinner tonight.”

The spectacled customer and the others cheered, all inviting Guyi to take a seat inside the restaurant.

Guyi walked into the restaurant with the group of customers.

Li You had originally planned to treat Guyi to dinner, but since the customers were treating him now, he would just let them.

’I’ll treat him tomorrow instead.’

After Guyi and the customers were seated, they began to order.

Li You went into the kitchen and got busy.

As time went on, more and more customers arrived at the restaurant.

All the newcomers joined the ranks of the hosts, also wanting to treat Guyi to dinner.

Ling Xiaoru also arrived.

Guyi had been a mentor to Ling Xiaoru, so she was even more surprised and excited.

She had wanted to treat Guyi to dinner by herself, but that was impossible given the situation tonight.

’Oh well, I can only join everyone in hosting tonight and treat him separately another day.’

The entire restaurant was bustling with excitement, and everyone was in high spirits.

Guyi was in high spirits as well. He enjoyed this kind of atmosphere.

Whenever Li You had a free moment, he accepted the customers’ invitations, also drinking quite a bit and eating plenty of food.

’Looks like I won’t need to make a separate dinner for myself tonight.’

Time slowly passed. It was eight o’clock in the evening, and the sky was gradually darkening.

Guyi and the customers had all eaten and drunk their fill.

After settling the bill, the customers left one after another.

Guyi left as well. He was going to find a hotel in town to stay for the night.

Li You had invited Guyi to stay upstairs, but Guyi waved his hand, saying he preferred staying in a hotel.

Compared to staying at someone’s house, many people indeed prefer hotels, as it offers much more freedom and convenience.

So, Li You didn’t insist.

In the end, only Ling Xiaoru remained.

Ling Xiaoru, of course, was staying here and not going back.

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「The next morning.」

Li You and Ling Xiaoru got up one after the other.

After breakfast, Ling Xiaoru didn’t leave right away. She planned to wait for Guyi to arrive, say hello, and then be on her way.

’Guyi would definitely be coming over for breakfast.’

Li You took out about fifty river shrimp from the Spatial Fish Pond.

He had said yesterday that he would make a serving of Longjing Shrimp for Guyi to try today.

’Might as well make a little extra and have Ling Xiaoru try it too.’

When Ling Xiaoru saw the river shrimp, she exclaimed in surprise, ”What huge river shrimp! Boss, are you getting ready to launch Longjing Shrimp?”

Li You nodded. ”I am indeed preparing to launch it. I’ve already prepared the two main ingredients, the river shrimp and the Longjing Tea. Today, I’ll make a portion for you and Ancient to try first.”

”Really?” Ling Xiaoru was even more delighted. She added, ”In that case, Boss, I won’t be polite!”

Li You smiled. ”You were never supposed to be polite in the first place.”

”Thank you, Boss!” Ling Xiaoru was overjoyed.

Just then, Guyi arrived and asked, ”What has Miss Xiaoru so happy?”

Ling Xiaoru quickly showed the river shrimp Li You had brought out to Guyi, saying, ”Ancient, look! Such huge river shrimp.”

Guyi was also quite surprised after seeing them. He said, ”The quality of these river shrimp is exceptionally high! It’s not just their size; their appearance is also excellent. They’re definitely the finest quality of river shrimp.”

’With river shrimp like these, plus that top-grade West Lake Longjing Tea from yesterday, what would the final Longjing Shrimp taste like?’

Guyi was filled with unprecedented anticipation.

’But before that, I need to have breakfast. A bowl of Yangchun Noodles will do.’

Li You went into the kitchen and cooked a small bowl of Yangchun Noodles.

Guyi was very satisfied after eating it. He had finally gotten to eat the Yangchun Noodles here again.

At this point, Li You began to prepare the river shrimp, getting ready to make the Longjing Shrimp.

He could have let Da Bai and Xiaohai handle the river shrimp, but since this was the first time he was using this ingredient, Li You was interested in preparing them himself.

’After the Longjing Shrimp is officially launched tomorrow, I’ll let Da Bai and Xiaohai handle the prep work.’

Seeing Li You start to prepare the ingredients, both Guyi and Ling Xiaoru were very happy.

’But just waiting around to eat didn’t feel quite right, did it?’

The weeds in the Tea Garden weren’t completely cleared yet. Why not go help clear them?

’Can’t just eat for free, right?’

Ling Xiaoru, of course, already knew that Li You was building a new Tea Garden.

So, Guyi said, ”Boss, you go ahead and work on that. We’ll go to the Tea Garden and clear the rest of the weeds.”

Hearing this, Li You quickly told them there was no need, and that they should just rest and wait.

But the two of them picked up hoes, sickles, gloves, and other tools themselves and headed toward the Tea Garden.

’Ah, well. Might as well let them clear it. It wasn’t heavy work anyway.’

Li You continued to prepare the river shrimp.

Considering they had just eaten breakfast, Li You was in no rush to make the Longjing Shrimp immediately.

Instead, he took his time. It wasn’t until an hour and a half later that he finally finished making an extra-large portion of Longjing Shrimp.

He went to the Tea Garden to call Guyi and Ling Xiaoru back to taste it.

When he arrived at the Tea Garden, he saw that almost all the weeds had been completely cleared.

Li You said with a chuckle, ”Thank you for your hard work, you two. The Longjing Shrimp is ready. Please come back to the restaurant and have a taste.”

Hearing this, both Guyi and Ling Xiaoru were overjoyed. It was finally ready.

They had been waiting impatiently for a while now.

’Well, what are we waiting for? Let’s go, let’s go! Back to the restaurant.’

Putting down their tools and taking off their gloves, the two of them followed Li You back to the restaurant.

There, they saw the extra-large and extremely tempting platter of Longjing Shrimp.

’It’s so beautiful, so enticing!’

Both of them were absolutely delighted.

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