From Folly to Fortune：I Rewrite My Life After Rebirth!-Chapter 1063 - 1059: My Cousin’s Restaurant (First Update)
"Qingqing, what’s wrong?"
The discomfort of Mu Qingqing caught Mrs. Liu’s attention, so she asked Mu Qingqing with concern.
"N-nothing!" Mu Qingqing shook her head and gave Mrs. Liu a forced smile.
Mrs. Liu considerately did not inquire further, but in her heart, she suspected Mu Qingqing had something on her mind.
Upon arriving at Chengfeng Restaurant, Mrs. Liu did not reveal her identity.
She ordered the signature dishes of Chengfeng Restaurant like a regular guest and discreetly observed everything in the restaurant.
From an environmental standpoint, although Chengfeng Restaurant was small, its decor suited Mrs. Liu’s taste, being simple and elegant.
For this reason, dining at Chengfeng Restaurant, even while waiting for the waiter to serve, one would not feel irritated!
Moreover, there were both text and illustrated versions of the menu.
Liu Chengzhi kept looking at the menu repeatedly. He liked the illustrations on it, which depicted dishes but in a style different from the usual. He couldn’t quite describe the feeling, but it seemed particularly playful.
When Mu Shuangshuang initially drew, she put a lot of thought into it. Some dishes were realistic, while others were in a cartoon style.
Delicacies like snacks were in cartoon form. If children saw them, they would definitely want those snacks.
"Zhi’er, what are you looking at?"
Seeing her son chuckling secretly over the menu, Mrs. Liu also became interested.
"Mom, take a look. These illustrations are so amusing!" Liu Chengzhi spread the menu open and handed it to Mrs. Liu.
The menu featured Chengfeng Restaurant’s snacks. Chestnut cake, round chestnut cakes, were cartoonishly depicted by Mu Shuangshuang, with eyes and eyebrows added, and since they had smiling faces, they appeared particularly amusing.
Mrs. Liu was also amused. She flipped through several pages and eventually started laughing innocently as well.
Mu Qingqing wanted to see what was illustrated on the menu, but she knew Liu Chengzhi wouldn’t show it to her, in addition, there seemed to be only two copies of the menu at the table.
Mu Qingqing felt a bit displeased. She waved her hand at the waiter and asked discontentedly, "Why do we have only one menu when there are three of us?"
"My apologies, guest. The menus here were personally illustrated by our owner, and they are limited editions, so we can only provide one per table," the waiter politely apologized to Mu Qingqing.
With Mrs. Liu present, Mu Qingqing held back from saying anything further.
However, she just didn’t have a good impression of Chengfeng Restaurant, much like she always disliked the third branch’s Mu Shuangshuang.
This was Mu Qingqing’s first visit to Chengfeng Restaurant. Last time, when Chengfeng Restaurant opened, she went out with her mother, Mrs. Lin, but secretly went to the Liu Family halfway, so she never ate at Chengfeng Restaurant.
Furthermore, the relations between the second and third branches were not great. Even during festivals, Mu Shuangshuang would never invite the third branch over for meals.
The dishes came quickly. It must be said, the three were quite lucky; out of four signature dishes, two were served.
Usually, guests in the main hall could only order one signature dish at most. Only guests in private rooms could have all four served at once.
Long-time patrons of Chengfeng Restaurant generally knew this rule.
When Huang Er came out to carve the roast duck, he had deliberately washed his hands clean beforehand. Upon seeing Mu Qingqing, he exclaimed in surprise, "You’re the granddaughter from the Old Mu Family!"
Huang Er had a loud voice and didn’t pay much attention when shouting Mu Qingqing’s name.
On the other hand, Mu Qingqing fell silent for a long time upon seeing Huang Er, not responding to him, as if she didn’t recognize him at all.
Though Huang Er appeared honest, he wasn’t foolish. Such an attitude made it clear she looked down upon him.
So after cutting the roast duck for the three and providing a simple introduction, he quickly returned to the kitchen.
Seeing things couldn’t be hidden any longer, Mu Qingqing spoke up.
"Actually... this restaurant is run by my cousin. I didn’t know she also wanted to organize my godmother’s birthday banquet. If I had known, I definitely wouldn’t have come!"
Mu Qingqing’s face was full of apology.
"If it’s your cousin’s, isn’t that even better? Keep it in the family, and your cousin’s place is indeed nice!"
Mrs. Liu was very pleased. Whether it was the environment, food, or the staff and novel menu she had never encountered before, she regarded Chengfeng Restaurant with some admiration.
She surmised that someone capable of running such a restaurant could not be an ordinary person.
"Does my godmother mean that Chengfeng Restaurant should host the banquet?" Mu Qingqing looked utterly shocked.
"Why? Is there something you want to say, Qingqing?" Mrs. Liu asked.
Mu Qingqing disliked Mu Shuangshuang and didn’t want her to establish a relationship with Mrs. Liu.
Some things she said to Mrs. Liu, her parents never mentioned at all.
From beginning to end, her parents never hit her. To elicit sympathy from Mrs. Liu, she inflicted many injuries on herself.
However, if she encountered Mu Shuangshuang, these might be exposed.
So Mu Qingqing could only sacrifice Mu Shuangshuang.
"N-nothing!" Mu Qingqing shook her head, then appeared to have something more to say but hesitated.
Mrs. Liu was no ordinary person; she could naturally see that Mu Qingqing had thoughts in her mind. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂
"Qingqing, whatever you have to say, you can speak freely! In front of your godmother, you need not hold back on anything!"
Beside them, Liu Chengzhi rolled his eyes hard.
He thought to himself: Here it goes again, this scheming woman is starting her antics once more!
Finally, Mu Qingqing spoke up, "Godmother, I want to tell you about my cousin. She... is not as good as you might think."
"She, like us, is part of the Old Mu Family; all the money of the Old Mu Family is controlled by my grandparents. Neither we nor my cousin’s branch could possibly have the funds to open a restaurant.
Everything she has now was given to her by a man named Lu Chengfeng. That man is a hunter from our village, and he was previously a soldier in the barracks.
When returning to his hometown, the court gave him a sum of money, all of which he gave to my cousin."
Mu Qingqing mixed truth and lies in her story about Mu Shuangshuang.
She couldn’t let Mrs. Liu think Mu Shuangshuang was competent.
She wanted Mrs. Liu to believe Mu Shuangshuang was someone who relied on a man to succeed.
Mrs. Liu was conservative, so if Mu Shuangshuang, at her age, was using Lu Yuanfeng’s money without being married to him, she would only consider Mu Shuangshuang calculating and unsuitable as a business partner.
"If that’s the case, then we should try another restaurant later!"
Mrs. Liu said.
Her words clearly indicated she had given up on Mu Shuangshuang’s restaurant and would not consider collaborating with it in the future.
This result greatly satisfied Mu Qingqing.
This way, she would never have to see Mu Shuangshuang again, nor worry about her lies being exposed.
