The table of banquets upstairs had always affected the heart of this restaurant's shopkeeper.
To be able to open a restaurant here with a high standard meant that there must be some sort of backer behind them. At the very least, that backer could help them avoid most of the troubles they encountered on a daily basis.
However, in front of certain people, there would come a time when these people would not be enough.
The table upstairs belonged to this category.
These rich young masters of the capital might not have much ability themselves, but their family backgrounds were often dukes or third-rank officials of the imperial court. They could not be provoked, could not be provoked …
Fortunately, although there were a few tables upstairs, they were quite far away from each other, so they were safe.
The shopkeeper withdrew his gaze from them and looked at a group of people walking through the door.
One of them was a young man who looked very unfamiliar, but he was quite handsome. Beside him were two women who were extremely outstanding in appearance. However, the sloppy-looking old man who was following behind the three of them ruined the atmosphere, causing the four of them to look a little strange.
He called for a waiter to go over and wait for him. He no longer paid attention to them and focused on moving the abacus in his hand.
Speaking of which, this thing made by the academy was really useful. Using this thing called "abacus" to calculate accounts was much faster and more convenient than before.
"Young Master Qin, Young Master Qin, what's wrong?"
At a table on the second floor, the young man carefully asked again.
"Nothing." Qin Yu finally withdrew his hand and drank the wine in his cup in one gulp. His expression was calm as if nothing had happened.
The young man turned his head and looked down. His gaze swept past a certain place and he was slightly startled.
Then, he withdrew his gaze and thought of a certain rumor about this Young Duke Qin. His heart immediately understood.
He looked down again, and his heart suddenly became lively.
"Young Master Qin, I'll take my leave for a moment."
After another round of toasting, the young man stood up and said apologetically. Then, he turned and walked down the stairs.
Qin Yu's gaze moved slightly. He glanced down but did not stop him.
Wei Liang Jun was the son of a newly appointed assistant minister in the Ministry of Rites. Although he was not directly under the Chen Family, he had a deep relationship with the Chen Family. Assistant Minister Wei had just been appointed, but in a short period of time, he had made many achievements. His reputation in the court was quite good, and he was a figure that the Chen Family was pushing forward.
Across from Qin Yu, Ceng Zijian glanced downwards. His face darkened and his facial expression twitched. That man and woman had left an indelible impression in his heart. However, hatred was just hatred. It didn't stop him from thinking that Wei Liang Jun, who thought he was smart, was a complete idiot.
In the past five months, a storm had been brewing in the capital. Some officials had been banished from the capital, but naturally, there were also some officials who had emerged and entered the center of power. The momentary glory made some idiots feel that they could do whatever they wanted in this place.
However, he didn't care about how handsome Wei Liang was.
Although he didn't want to see that person, he couldn't help but look down.
Did that person finally come back?
Qin Yu's expression was calm. He pretended to be courteous to the young masters around him who wanted to climb up to the Qin Family. As he raised his head to drink, a trace of darkness emerged in the depths of his eyes …
"Li Yi …"
Li Yi was ordering dishes.
Ordering dishes was actually a science. There were many people ordering how many dishes, how hot or cold, how much soup or dry, all of these were things that had to be paid attention to. In the future, there were even special training for this.
But today, everyone here was on the same side, so there was no need to worry about this.
Xiao Cui was a qualified intelligence agent. She had unintentionally revealed to him what dishes Zeng Zuimo and Wan Ruoqing liked to eat. As for the sloppy old man, it was enough for him as long as he had candy to eat.
When he ordered the seventh dish, Wan Ruoqing said, "This is enough. There are only a few of us, so we can't eat so much."
Li Yi ordered another dish and soup, and then he waved the waiter away.
He didn't have to worry about wasting food. Since his martial arts had improved by leaps and bounds, his appetite had increased greatly. A mere eight dishes and a soup was simply a piece of cake.
Across from him, Miss Zeng seemed to have a lot on her mind. She didn't say a word, and occasionally she would be absent-minded. Li Yi guessed that it should have something to do with Assistant Minister Zeng of the Ministry of Revenue. The fall of the Zeng Family ten years ago seemed to be inextricably linked to him, so it was no wonder that Zeng Zuimo's mood was affected.
He had heard Xiao Cui mention before that she would never come to the capital in this life because of this reason.
Li Yi was considering whether to tell those people that if Zeng dared to run around in the future and spoil their mood, he would break his legs so that he could go to court with crutches in the future.
Wan Ruoqing didn't speak much of the truth, but as long as it was about the brothel or the shop, she would become talkative.
Li Yi was not a qualified boss. These things were actually taken care of by her. To be able to manage such a big business in an orderly manner, so that he did not have to worry about the future, for a woman, it was really not easy.
Such a woman should be very good at running a household.
Just when Li Yi's mind was somewhat anchored, he suddenly heard a voice in his ear.
"Ladies, are you interested in going up for a drink?"
Of course, this sentence was not directed at him. When Li Yi looked over, he saw a strange man coming from behind, holding a wine glass in his hand. At this time, he was looking at Wan Ruoqing and speaking.
There was always no lack of lascivious men around beautiful women.
This kind of situation was very common in this era, not only in this era, but also in the future.
Wan Ruoqing was originally talking to Li Yi with a smile on her face. She looked back and calmed down. She shook her head and said, "Sorry, we don't know you."
"It doesn't matter. Don't you know me now?" The smile on the young man's face was even wider. He said with a smile, "I am Wei Junliang, and my father is the assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites."
From the moment he walked over to the moment he said these words, he had not looked at Li Yi once.
There was no need at all. After all, there were many spoiled brats in the capital, and there were many that he could not afford to offend. But before this, he had already done his homework. He was already familiar with those people's identities and appearances, but this young man in front of him was not included.
Moreover, if he really was someone of status, how could he not have two decent guards by his side?
As for the old man who looked like he was about to enter his coffin, he automatically ignored him.
"Assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites?" Li Yi thought about it and asked, "Isn't the assistant minister Chen Bo?"
Zeng Zuimo glanced at him and said in a small voice, "A few months ago, the original assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites was removed from his position and imprisoned. The current assistant minister's surname is Wei."
Li Yi shook his head and said, "The assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites, a fourth-rank official. How can he be changed so easily? It's really not easy to be an official nowadays …"
Zeng Zuimo looked at him in surprise. The reason the original assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites was investigated was because of the account investigation a few months ago, and that matter …
Wan Ruoqing's expression changed slightly when she heard the words assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites. She glanced at Li Yi and wondered if this matter would affect him in any way. Then, she looked at the young man and said, "Apologies, my friend is here."
"Are you talking about this young lady?" The smile on Wei Junliang's face was still there. He said, "No problem, this young lady can come with us …"
"Apologies." Wan Ruoqing's tone was calm.
Wei Junliang's expression darkened. He said coldly, "This is not giving me face …"
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