Chapter 130: Isn’t She Worried at All?
Li You returned to the front of the restaurant. Ye Shengge asked, "Was that wine you gave to Uncle Guodong?"
Li You nodded, then explained why he had given the wine to Lin Guodong.
After hearing the reason, Ye Shengge said, "You definitely should have."
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「Taoshan Village.」
As soon as Lin Guodong got back to the village, he immediately gathered everyone who had gone to catch crayfish the day before yesterday, including Lin Zhonghai.
There were seven of them in total.
"Guodong, what did you call us all here for?" Lin Zhonghai asked.
Lin Guodong smiled. "Good news, of course. I went to the town market earlier. On my way back, Xiaoyou called out to me as I was passing his restaurant. He gave me something."
"What was it?" Lin Zhonghai and the others asked.
Lin Guodong didn’t answer, just grinned broadly. He suddenly produced a wine jug from behind his back.
Lin Zhonghai and the others were taken aback for a moment. ’What’s he doing bringing back a wine jug?’ they all thought.
But they quickly realized what it meant. They understood what was in the jug.
A wave of elation washed over them.
This was the wine they had been dying to taste!
Although Lin Zhonghai hadn’t drunk any last time, he had smelled its aroma.
That fragrance alone was enough to make him crave the wine desperately.
But just as quickly, another thought struck them. ’This is a five-jin jug, isn’t it?’
Five jin of wine... that’s a full one thousand yuan!
That... that’s too expensive!
Why would Xiaoyou give them so much wine?
Lin Guodong said, "It must be to thank us for the crayfish we brought him yesterday."
So that was it.
But this wine was far more valuable than the crayfish.
"Guodong! I don’t think we should accept this wine," Lin Zhonghai and the others said.
Lin Guodong replied, "I know! But Xiaoyou said we’d be treating him like a stranger if we didn’t take it. Then he just put the jug down and left. If we still refused after that, it would have been awkward. It might have upset him."
Lin Zhonghai and the others slowly nodded. "That’s true."
So, they accepted the wine.
With that settled, Lin Zhonghai and the others grew excited all over again.
"So, should we split it evenly, or what?" Lin Guodong asked.
"Well... let’s discuss it."
After a brief discussion, they decided to split the wine evenly.
Five jin of wine for seven people meant everyone got a little over seven liang.
That was more than enough to take home and savor slowly.
Just the thought of it was exhilarating.
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「Jiulong Gorge.」
It was nearly noon, and customers began trickling into the restaurant.
Da Bai and Xiaohai were greeting guests while Li You was busy in the kitchen.
Ye Shengge was lounging on a rocking chair by the entrance, playing on her phone.
Her long legs drew the eyes of every customer.
Men and women alike.
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The business van carrying Zhao Yanglin and his group finally pulled into the parking lot.
「In the van.」
The four passengers, including Wei Yang, let out a long sigh of relief.
After a nearly six-hour drive, they had finally arrived.
Would this nearly six-hour journey really be worth the trip?
The four of them were growing more and more skeptical.
The place was full of twists and turns, even more remote than they had imagined.
It’s true that good food isn’t always found in big cities, but wasn’t this place a little *too* remote?
If not for the road, it would have felt like they were in the middle of nowhere.
Just then, Zhao Yanglin smiled. "Alright, let’s get out. It’s a bit out of the way, I’ll admit, but it’s an absolutely beautiful place. You’ll grow to like it very soon."
The four of them were equally skeptical of Zhao Yanglin’s words.
They then got out of the van one by one.
After getting out, they slowly looked around. The scenery was indeed quite beautiful.
However, they hadn’t come all this way just to admire the view.
So, the gazes of all four eventually fell upon the restaurant not far away.
It didn’t look like anything special.
Of course, it was normal for it not to look special.
"Let’s go, let’s head over," Zhao Yanglin said.
The four of them nodded.
Then, the group of six, including the driver, walked toward the restaurant.
As they got closer, they all saw Ye Shengge playing on her phone in front of the restaurant.
’So Miss Ye is here too,’ Zhao Yanglin thought.
They had gotten acquainted last time while watching Li You grind tofu with a stone mill.
He was very happy to see an acquaintance here.
But Wei Yang, standing beside him, was startled. "Miss Ye? What is Miss Ye doing here?" he exclaimed.
"Hm?"
Zhao Yanglin and the others all looked at Wei Yang.
Zhao Yanglin asked, "Old Wei, you know Miss Ye?"
Wei Yang nodded. "We’ve met once. I never expected to see Miss Ye here. Why would she be here? Could she be here to eat, too?"
Zhao Yanglin said, "Of course. Miss Ye was here the last time I came. Old Wei, is Miss Ye’s background really as impressive as I thought?"
Zhao Yanglin had sensed it last time.
Now, Wei Yang’s reaction undoubtedly confirmed his suspicions.
Wei Yang nodded. "Definitely not simple. But as for her specific background? I’m not very clear on that either. I can only say it might be even more formidable than we can imagine."
"Is that so?"
Zhao Yanglin and the others were all lost in thought.
Just then, Ye Shengge, still on her phone, glanced up in their direction.
She recognized Zhao Yanglin and Wei Yang.
She was a bit surprised.
Then she stood up and walked toward them.
Seeing Ye Shengge approach, Zhao Yanglin, Wei Yang, and the others hurried forward to meet her.
"Miss Ye, it’s a pleasure to see you again," Zhao Yanglin said with a smile.
Ye Shengge smiled slightly and said, "Hello, Mr. Zhao."
"Miss Ye, I never expected to see you here again. It’s a true honor!" Wei Yang added.
Ye Shengge said, "Director Wei, you’re too kind. I’m happy to see you’ve come to eat here as well."
Wei Yang was a director with a high reputation both inside and outside the industry.
Hearing her say this, he was quite surprised. ’Does her tone mean she holds this place in very high regard?’
For Ye Shengge to approve of it so highly, this restaurant must be truly extraordinary.
Thinking of this, Wei Yang asked, "Miss Ye, do you eat here often?"
Ye Shengge nodded. "I do! The food here is super delicious, the absolute best. In fact, I’m even renting a room from the owner so it’s convenient for me to stay the night."
Wei Yang and the other three were all dumbfounded.
’What does she mean, this young lady is renting a room here? Is she planning to stay here long-term?’
’Just how good can the food be?’
’Also, according to Old Zhao, the owner of this place is a very young, single man.’
’This young lady is gorgeous and has an incredible figure. What man wouldn’t be tempted?’
’Especially a young, single guy.’
’She’s staying here at night, just her and the owner—a lone man and a single woman. Isn’t she worried at all?’
’Isn’t she afraid the owner will... take advantage of her?’
’You have to remember, this place is practically in the wilderness!’
’Especially at night.’
’Isn’t she just throwing herself to the wolves?’
’This young lady must be a bit slow on the uptake in this regard.’
Wei Yang wanted to give her a subtle warning, but he didn’t know how to bring it up.
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