From Folly to Fortune：I Rewrite My Life After Rebirth!-Chapter 821 - 817: The Restaurant Opening Got Exposed (Second Update)
As soon as Mu Shuangshuang finished speaking, Yu Si Niang and Mu Dashan came out from the backyard.
Both of them had satisfied smiles on their faces, suggesting that they were quite pleased with the restaurant’s kitchen and backyard.
Mu Shuangshuang went up to them and mentioned wanting to go shopping, to which Mu Dashan immediately nodded in agreement.
"Indeed, we do need to buy some things, our academy needs quite a bit of food."
Fortunately, the third branch grew a lot of vegetables this year, and they can’t finish all the greens themselves.
"Alright then!" Mu Shuangshuang paid the steward, although Brother Xiu Xiu initially disagreed, but Mu Shuangshuang said the restaurant wasn’t hers yet, they’d talk about it later when she took over.
Only then did Yu Dahai accept Mu Shuangshuang’s silver without any deductions and helped her pack up the leftover food, carrying it in a food box.
They all left through the front door of the Fulin Restaurant, none of them noticed Mu Jia’s eldest daughter, Mu Xianxian, who had come with Cao Miaomiao to drink, staring at them wide-eyed as they left.
Cao Miaomiao, with an oily chicken leg in each hand, noticed her mother suddenly stopping and acting suspiciously.
So she loudly asked, "Mom, why are you squatting here like a thief?"
Mu Xianxian was startled and turned to Cao Miaomiao, "Shh! You little mischief, keep your voice down, do you want your uncle to find out that I’m spying?"
Cao Miaomiao was puzzled for a moment then snorted like a pig, "Mom, what did you say, where’s my uncle, I didn’t see him."
Seeing Cao Miaomiao’s innocent face, Mu Xianxian felt both anxious and helpless.
Fortunately, she found a good family for her daughter to marry into.
The Liu Family, which has produced a scholar, so even if her daughter isn’t great, she won’t have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of her life.
"If you didn’t see him, then never mind, but your uncle just came out of the restaurant, and I haven’t heard of any relatives from the Old Mu Family holding a banquet there.
Your uncle is also known to be extremely stingy and frugal, he wouldn’t willingly spend money to eat at a restaurant. Miaomiao, you wait here for a bit, I’m going in to find out what’s going on."
With that, Mu Xianxian entered the restaurant, where a waiter quickly approached and asked, "What would you like to eat, guest? We have chicken, duck, fish, and meat, all with special flavors."
"I’m not here to eat, just wanted to ask if the country bumpkins who just took a packed meal were eating here?"
The so-called country bumpkins must be the family from the third branch.
Mu Xianxian didn’t expect that as soon as she said that, the waiter’s expression turned sour.
"Who are you calling a country bumpkin, that’s our future owner, if you don’t know, don’t speak nonsense. We’re not doing business with you, get lost!"
Fulin Restaurant always had a rule set by Yu Dahai long ago: anyone insulting Fulin Restaurant or the shopkeeper would never get served here in their lifetime.
"Heh, just a little broken restaurant, what’s there to be smug about? Future owner, my foot, your crappy restaurant will probably shut down tomorrow!"
Mu Xianxian threw her silk handkerchief at the waiter’s face, almost hitting his eye.
Seeing this, Yu Dahai came over from the backyard to ask what was going on.
"Steward, this woman called our owner a country bumpkin, I told her to leave, but she refused and even swept her silk handkerchief at my face..."
The waiter reported the situation to Yu Dahai without daring to lie.
Yu Dahai’s face also looked grim; he figured this person might know Mu Shuangshuang and was probably here to snoop.
"Hmph, as the steward, tell me, isn’t your staff too arrogant? I suggest you pack him up and throw him out, this kind of person isn’t fit to be a waiter,"
Mu Xianxian kept on cursing when Yu Dahai arrived.
"Madam, if you think he’s not fit to be a waiter, why don’t you give it a try? Everyone’s trying to make a living; you insulted our owner first, our waiter was only rude to protect our owner.
Besides, even if our owner is a country bumpkin, he’s the shopkeeper of a restaurant. As for what you are, you should think about it yourself, don’t use disdain for our owner’s silver just because it’s not a chicken egg!"
Yu Dahai’s words were heartening to everyone.
The nearby waiters all felt their blood boiling with fervor.
Mu Xianxian gritted her teeth in anger, her entire body trembling before she finally spoke, "Just wait and see! You just wait for me..."
As soon as Mu Xianxian left the restaurant, Yu Dahai instructed the waiter, "In the future, if anyone comes asking about the new owner, just say you don’t know.
Also, if our restaurant is going to operate with these new methods as the new owner suggested, we have to keep our mouths shut, that’s the only way to make money, understand?"
The waiter nodded repeatedly.
"And remember what this woman looks like, when the new owner comes visit, make sure to mention this incident."
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Furious, Mu Xianxian left the Fulin Restaurant, looked around, and couldn’t find her daughter Cao Miaomiao.
Mu Xianxian felt a bit panicked; her daughter had always been raised carefully by her side and had never been out alone, she always accompanied her.
Oh heavens, Miao Miao might be lost!
Mu Xianxian’s hands and feet felt weak, and she started shouting loudly, "Miaomiao, where are you..."
Her throat was almost hoarse, and she didn’t see Cao Miaomiao, just as she was about to head back, she saw at the street corner, where someone was selling sugar cakes, Cao Miaomiao being pulled by a brute with arms like tree trunks.
Mu Xianxian rushed over and knocked away the man’s hand.
"Molesting my daughter in broad daylight, you’re way too bold, I’m going to report you and have you in jail for life."
The man was stunned by the sudden scolding from Mu Xianxian, and after a moment, came back to his senses.
"Bullshit! Your daughter ate eight of my sugar cakes and didn’t pay a dime! I haven’t even complained about her face being bigger than a dinner plate, and you call me a molester? Woman, you must be trying to run from the bill."
The moment the man finished, the hawkers around dropped their work, glaring at Mu Xianxian threateningly, as if ready to pounce if she dared not pay.
But Mu Xianxian was no pushover; these people were all from poor backgrounds and didn’t really have the gall.
"What? Harassing and now trying to extort money? Let me tell you, my brother is a scholar, and my daughter’s future husband is also a scholar. If you dare touch me, you’ll regret it!"
The sugar cake vendor was quite an experienced hawker in this area and had never come across someone like Mu Xianxian before.
"Aren’t you afraid of biting your tongue with your lies? With your daughter’s arms thicker than my thighs, a face like a pig, and greasy enough to cook a meal with, what kind of dimwitted scholar would ever fancy her?
If there is one, he’s probably a cripple, or lame, otherwise, just plain stupid, and even a fool wouldn’t take her!"
