How I Pampered the Tyrant Into Devotion With My Space-Chapter 539: Severely Punishing the Troublemakers
But as soon as they smelled the aroma of fried dishes, they decided to give it a try.
After the previous wave of people finished their business, almost every one of them ordered food again, this time to take home.
Such delicious food must be shared with the family.
Now the cooks served food quickly, and soon prepared the meals for packing.
As more people ate there, Pei’s Restaurant’s reputation grew even more.
And Pei Shu’er didn’t have to spend money on advertising; customers promoted it voluntarily.
By the fifth day, Pei’s Restaurant was overcrowded, even requiring queues.
Meanwhile, the business at the Drunken Immortal plummeted as customers flocked to Pei’s Restaurant.
On the first day, the Drunken Immortal wasn’t too anxious.
It wasn’t until the fifth day that people from the Drunken Immortal found Pei Lingling.
Logically, in large households, some women would hand over their businesses to servants for convenience.
But Pei Lingling was an assertive woman, insisting on managing her businesses herself and trusting no one else.
Moreover, her businesses were excellently managed and well-known in the Capital.
This further added to her fame as a talented woman.
Only, no one knew which businesses were under her name.
Even though commerce was frowned upon at the time, Pei Lingling was originally a concubine’s daughter, so others’ opinions mattered little to her.
When Pei Lingling heard that a new restaurant opened next door, stealing the Drunken Immortal’s business, she was somewhat displeased.
"The Drunken Immortal has been in business for three years in the Capital, and this is how you manage it? Customers are snatched so easily?"
"Get them back; if open methods don’t work, then use covert ones, anyway our Pei Family can back it up."
Especially since she had a father who doted on her, Pei Yu’s fondness towards them was much more than his attitude towards the main house.
Their ambitions were thus fueled bit by bit.
While dining at Pei’s, suddenly a group of patrons claimed there was a problem with the food.
The waiter checked it out, continually apologizing, eventually finding a strand of hair in the dish.
This was unprecedented.
Firstly, the cooks at Pei’s Restaurant all wore chef hats made by Pei Shu’er, with nets inside to wrap the hair.
So it was unlikely for hair to fall into the dishes.
The waiter remembered Pei Shu’er’s principle: if someone does this, it’s clearly trying to skip the bill or cause trouble. Lower the stance, waive the bill if possible, and quickly settle it.
He hastily said, "My dear guests, how about I waive the bill for this table’s drinks?"
But the patrons at the table were clearly displeased.
"I dine here for enjoyment. Now finding hair in the food, I am displeased, unless you compensate me with a hundred taels of silver."
Spoken loudly, everyone dining heard it, sensing the man was extorting outrageously.
The meal cost was just about five taels; demanding a hundred was absurd.
Nonetheless, it was bad luck for Pei’s Restaurant, facing this crowd over a piece of hair.
Pei Shu’er heard the commotion and came over.
Outside, she also wore a veil, so nobody recognized her.
The waiter wanted to step forward for negotiations but was held back by Pei Shu’er.
"You go busy yourself in the back, I’ll handle this."
The waiter felt relieved as he hurried away to serve other guests.
Pei Shu’er looked at the plump middle-aged man and smiled, "You claimed you found a hair, may I see that strand?"
The man coldly smiled, showing the hair, and Pei Shu’er smiled, "From which dish did you find it?"
The plump man glanced around the dishes and randomly pointed at a plate of sautéed eggplant.
Pei Shu’er nodded, "Alright, we have cooks specifically responsible for certain dishes. Zihuan, please call the cook for sautéed eggplant."
Once the cook appeared, everyone saw the hat and veil she wore, and was immediately stunned.
Sealed tightly, how could hair fall into the dish?
Pei Shu’er chuckled, "Not to mention if this cook’s hair could possibly fall into the dish, even if it did, shouldn’t we compare if the hair matches?"
The plump man sneered, "It’s your dish’s; trying to deny it now?"
Pei Shu’er responded, "I have no intention to deny it; I just refuse to be wrongly accused, especially compensating a hundred taels of silver, I’m no fool."
The crowd nodded repeatedly, a hundred taels indeed was excessive.
Then she cheerfully had the cook pull out one of her own hairs.
Upon comparison, everyone could see the difference.
The cook’s hair was somewhat yellowed, thin and wispy.
While this hair was clearly black and shiny, obviously well-nourished.
More importantly, the hair was naturally curly.
Pei Shu’er glanced around, then cheerfully compared the hair to the plump man.
"Isn’t this your own hair? Surely you know what your own hair looks like?"
The crowd recovered from confusion, echoing, "Indeed, this hair seems to match that of the plump man, dressed so finely, turns out to be scamming others."
The plump man fumed, "Nonsense!"
Then he addressed his nearby accomplices.
"This shop is so arrogant; since they won’t give me justice, I’ll seek justice myself."
He waved his hand, "Smash it for me."
Pei Shu’er coldly said, "Whether you smash it depends on whether I agree."
Then she swiftly instructed.
"Bring two teams of guards; one team surrounds these people, another moves the guests from tables 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15 to the third-floor private rooms. These tables’ bills are waived."
Otherwise, if someone gets injured, it would be difficult to handle later.
Especially in the Capital, despite appearances, someone might have relatives who are important officials.
Then, she looked at the plump man.
"Your ability to smash is limited, today if you’re not afraid of exhaustion, why not perform some tricks for us?"
The plump man was already furious, now his face turned even uglier.
"You damn bitch, courting death."
With that, he rushed to attack Pei Shu’er, seeing her standing still, he smirked coldly.
See, this damn woman was so arrogant, now she’s scared witless?
Once he grabbed her, he’d give her a good beating, show her who’s boss!
As his fist nearly touched Pei Shu’er, it was suddenly seized.
He froze for a moment, not noticing her move at all.
A gut-wrenching pain shot through his fist,
The woman had gripped his fist with one hand!
His knuckles crackled, bones crushed under her grip.
He was in agony, face ghostly pale.
