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After the meal, everyone began chatting about the food they had just eaten.
“Did Drunken Immortal Restaurant change their chef? The dishes are even more delicious than before—rich in flavor. After eating their food, everything else tastes bland in comparison.”
“I don’t know about that. I only know their dishes taste excellent. No matter how hard the cooks in my household try, they can’t recreate the flavor.”
“My family’s old madam has been especially fond of their food lately as well. She’s had people sent from the residence to buy it several times.”
“And there’s also a braised-meat shop nearby. Their braised dishes are different from anywhere else—exceptionally tasty. Compared to it, other places always seem to be lacking something.”
“……”
Wei Ruo listened quietly from the side without joining the conversation, yet she was secretly pleased.
The more people talked like this, the more beneficial it was for her small workshop. Not only would Fan Chengxu be more willing to continue cooperating with her, but expanding into other sales channels in the future would also become much easier.
At the same time, the students from Anzhou Academy next door were eating the same lunch. The only difference was that they had an extra dish—snake stew, which Young Master Lu had specifically requested.
However, Lu Yuhong was not particularly satisfied with the snake stew. He felt the flavor was too bland and failed to bring out the true appeal of the dish.
By contrast, he was very satisfied with the dishes from Drunken Immortal Restaurant.
“That Fan fellow—how did he change chefs after just a few days? If I’d known earlier, I would’ve gone to eat at his place sooner,” Lu Yuhong muttered, feeling a sense of regret at having discovered it too late.
After muttering to himself, Lu Yuhong noticed Xu Fengyuan beside him, gazing through the fence toward the women’s side.
“Xu Fengyuan, what are you looking at?” Lu Yuhong asked.
“I’m looking at my younger sister,” Xu Fengyuan explained at once.
“What are you looking at your sister for?” Lu Yuhong pressed.
“I… My sister is rather mischievous. I wanted to see whether she’s behaving herself today,” Xu Fengyuan said, his gaze flickering slightly.
“Is that so?” Lu Yuhong felt that something about Xu Fengyuan’s expression was off.
“Brother Lu, did today’s meal suit your taste?” Xu Fengyuan asked, deliberately changing the subject.
“The dishes prepared by your household cooks were so-so,” Lu Yuhong commented. “But the freshness made up for it. These wild vegetables—I never had them when I was in the north. The food from Drunken Immortal Restaurant was good, especially that plate of braised meats. It really leaves you wanting more.”
“When we return to the city later, I’ll have a servant make a trip and buy some more braised meats from that shop for you,” Xu Fengyuan said.
“Oh? That braised meat wasn’t from Drunken Immortal Restaurant?” Lu Yuhong asked.
“No, it wasn’t,” Xu Fengyuan explained. “It’s from a shop that specializes in braised foods. The storefront looks ordinary, but the flavor is excellent. Many prominent families in the prefectural city buy their braised meats.”
“That impressive? Even better than Fan’s place?” Lu Yuhong immediately grew interested.
Seeing Lu Yuhong’s interest piqued, Xu Fengyuan began telling him more about that braised-food shop.
It was rare for the young master of the Lu family to take an interest in anything outside of warfare and martial arts, so Xu Fengyuan was eager to please him.
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After the meal, the ladies rested for a while. Then Xu Yaojun proposed that everyone compose a poem on the theme of spring.
The suggestion was quickly met with approval from the other ladies.
Wei Qingwan also snapped out of her earlier daze at this point.
Wei Ruo said nothing. She had no desire to take part, but with everyone so enthusiastic, she had no room to refuse.
Xu Yaojun led the way, and soon the young ladies from each household followed one after another.
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