Shengjing Noble

Chapter 359: Pretend to be a big shot

Three or four days passed in a blink of an eye, and Zuixianlou's business still showed no improvement.

Shopkeeper Qian was extremely anxious and tried all sorts of tricks but to no avail.

When Su Lanyin arrived, he was discussing with his staff about reducing the prices of dishes or giving away free dishes to attract customers into the store.

"Girl, if you keep going on like this, the guys will all want to leave." Shopkeeper Qian looked helpless.

Su Lanyin sat on a chair, flipping through the blank account books of the past few days, and asked slowly: "Why do you want to leave? Are you afraid that my Lu family can't afford to support them?"

"No! None of the guys think so. They are just afraid of becoming a burden to the boss."

"burden?"

"Yes, we have no income every day, but we have to spend so much money. The guys don't want to get paid for nothing. Besides, everyone knows that the boss is a good person and has always taken care of them, so they feel even more ashamed."

Hearing this, Su Lanyin was still a little moved.

"This is how business works. It's impossible for all shops to make money. You have to use the profitable ones to support the unprofitable ones."

"What if we don't make any money..."

"Logically speaking, no matter how new the guests are to Chunfenglou, they should have returned soon. Besides, the dishes I tried last time were average, and there weren't many varieties. They probably didn't hire a chef."

"After all, they mainly serve novel dishes such as barbecue, which are not competitive with us. But why haven't we seen any customers come back after so long?"

A young man stood up and sat down again, looking as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

Su Lanyin noticed it and asked, "Just say whatever you want to say."

The waiter mustered up the courage to stand up and whispered, "I am from the same hometown as a waiter at Chunfeng Tower. He told me... the boss behind Chunfeng Tower is still His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Those customers are all here for His Royal Highness, and..."

When he said this, his face looked a little embarrassed.

"And what?" Su Lanyin asked.

"And...and the female shopkeeper over there has said that our Zuixianlou has offended His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and let them handle it!"

"So that's it..."

Su Lanyin was so angry that she laughed. She thought something had happened, but it turned out that Su Lanxin was the one behind it.

Instead of just doing business properly, he had to play dirty tricks on her.

Zuixianlou had offended the prince, so naturally no one dared to come. No wonder only a few out-of-town visitors came here these days.

If that was the case, she was really worried.

After all, even if Fu Mingheng was under house arrest, he was still the crown prince. Who would dare to disobey him?

If things continue like this, I’m afraid Zuixianlou will have no business in the future.

No...I have to think of a way.

Just when I was worrying, a smug laugh suddenly came from the door, making me feel sick.

Su Lanxin was dressed gorgeously, with pearls and jade all over her head, and she looked very fancy. She stepped over the threshold and looked around at the decoration of Zuixianlou with disdain in her eyes.

"What are you doing here?" Su Lanyin stood up and asked.

"Of course I'm here to eat." Su Lanxin sat proudly at the big table in the middle.

"You are not welcome here!" Cuizhu shouted angrily.

"Hey~ It's unreasonable for us to not welcome customers when we open a shop here! You Zuixianlou are really bullying customers because of your size. I have to go to the door to advertise and let everyone know!"

After saying that, he stood up and walked out, shouting something like "big store bullying customers".

Seeing this, Su Lanyin immediately shouted: "Wait a minute!"

"Why? Are you scared?"

"Since you are a guest, we have no right to entertain you. Please don't mind that the little maid is ignorant." Su Lanyin smiled slightly.

Since someone is offering himself to her, why should she turn him away?

Su Lanxin snorted coldly and sat back in her seat with satisfaction.

"I know your Zuixianlou is out of business, so I came here specially to take care of you. As the owner, shouldn't you serve me personally?"

Su Lanyin knew that she was looking for trouble, so she didn't get angry and asked calmly, "My service is very expensive."

“No matter how expensive it is, there’s always a price, right?”

"You know how much I am worth. Since you are a woman, I will give you a cheaper price. How about this, Cuizhu, take my abacus."

"Yes!"

Cuizhu took out a small and exquisite golden abacus and handed it over. Su Lanyin took it and started fiddling with it with her fingers.

All I could hear was the abacus making the non-stop "clacking" sound, and finally, a number was arrived at.

"Just give me the lowest standard, one million taels, whether it's a bank note or cash. I don't accept credit." Su Lanyin looked at her with her arms folded across her chest.

Su Lanxin was immediately furious, slamming the table and standing up: "Who do you think you are? One million taels, are you crazy?"

"Oh my, you're so angry that you can't afford it?" Su Lanyin's face was full of sarcasm. "I'm the county lady appointed by the emperor, from the second rank. How much is your crime of treason worth?"

"You... aren't you just the county lord? What's so great about that!"

"It's really amazing. Some fathers have tried their best but only managed to become a sixth-rank official."

"Su Lanyin, don't be so proud. When I fly to the top of a tree and turn into a phoenix, you will kneel down at my feet and beg for mercy!"

"Really? Then I'm really looking forward to it, hahahaha..."

"Forget it, I don't need you to serve me tea or water. I'm afraid you'll poison me!" Su Lanxin sat down with a cold face, then slapped the table and said, "Hurry up and bring the menu!"

Cuizhu said disdainfully, "If you can't afford it, then you can't afford it. You're still afraid of being poisoned. You're really good at pretending."

"What are you talking about? Get the menu!"

Su Lanxin urged angrily. She thought to herself that one day she would become the Crown Princess, and when that time came, she would trample Su Lanyin and this stinky maidservant to the ground!

The waiter was about to go over with the menu but was stopped by Su Lanyin.

She deliberately said loudly: "What menu do you want? Shopkeeper Su Lanxin is so rich, shouldn't she order all the expensive dishes?"

After saying that, he looked at Su Lanxin provocatively, as if his eyes were saying, you definitely can't afford it.

Su Lanxin couldn't stand this and yelled, "It's just a meal, what's the big deal! Waiter, bring me all the most expensive dishes. I'm not like some people who only dare to order a few signature dishes at Chunfenglou and don't even dare to order the expensive ones. They are so stingy and petty!"

Seeing her rolling her eyes, Su Lanyin wanted to laugh but held it back.

When the bill comes, some people will cry.

Su Lanyin pretended to be surprised and said, "Oh, the shopkeeper of Chunfenglou is different. He actually ordered all the most expensive dishes in our Zuixianlou. He is so arrogant. Quick, send someone out to shout a few times so that everyone will know."

What a joke. There is no witness. What if Su Lanxin refuses to pay later?

But Su Lanxin didn't know what was going on. She sat on the chair with her legs crossed and said disdainfully, "You really haven't seen the world."