Chapter 413 - 361: Copying Yesterday’s Liveliness

Chapter 413: Chapter 361: Copying Yesterday’s Liveliness

The restaurant grew more and more lively.

At Guyi and Liu Bai’s table, the wine and food had all been served.

Liu Bai finally had his first taste of the wine here. The moment it touched his lips, he knew it was truly the finest wine in the world.

The other dishes, too, all had the most exquisite flavors.

The finest wine, the finest food, and the finest tea. Even the scenery here could be called one of the most beautiful sights.

And then there were the enthusiastic customers.

Eating here put one in an exceptionally good mood.

Liu Bai grew happier and happier.

’Coming here with Guyi this time was definitely the right decision.’

"Ancient, Elder Liu, we’d like to toast you!"

"Boss, come have a drink! Down this bowl of wine first, we can talk later."

"..."

Everyone toasted and drank with one another. The atmosphere was fantastic.

Besides the customers who had first offered to treat Guyi and Liu Bai to a meal, the other patrons in the restaurant also came over one after another to toast them.

Everyone ate and drank with great joy.

...

It wasn’t until one-thirty in the afternoon that customers began to finish their meals and leave, one after another.

By three o’clock, the entire restaurant had finally quieted down.

The customers had all left, and Guyi and Liu Bai went to the gorge.

The weather was nice today, so they planned to take a good walk around the gorge.

Li You didn’t rest. Instead, he continued to prepare for the day-after-tomorrow’s banquet in the kitchen.

Meanwhile, the news that Guyi was hosting a meal the day after tomorrow slowly spread among all the regulars who knew him.

All the customers were incredibly surprised and excited.

They looked forward to the day after tomorrow with unprecedented anticipation!

...

「Six o’clock in the evening.」

Customers arriving for dinner began to trickle in. The number of people was clearly much higher than usual for this time.

Ling Xiaoru arrived as well.

Li You told her that Guyi and Liu Bai were here.

"Boss, where are Ancient and Elder Liu?" the customers all asked.

"They went to the gorge. They should be back soon," Li You replied.

"We’d like to treat Ancient and Elder Liu to dinner tonight, is that possible?"

"I’m afraid not. Someone already made a reservation this afternoon to treat Ancient and Elder Liu to dinner tonight."

"A reservation? What the hell! Someone made a reservation in advance?"

"Hahaha! Sorry, that was us," said someone from another large group of customers that had just arrived.

They were the very customers who had made the reservation at noon to treat Guyi and Liu Bai to dinner.

Among them were Wang Peng, a King of Fighters ’97 expert who had unfortunately failed to make the top ten in the last tournament, and Liu Bowen, who had unexpectedly broken into the top ten.

The two of them, along with everyone else in their group, were overjoyed at this moment.

They knew there would be a ton of people wanting to treat Guyi and Liu Bai, so they were glad they had acted preemptively.

The group of customers who had arrived earlier were now quite disappointed.

’Someone actually made a reservation in advance? That’s just playing dirty!’

’But if other people can make reservations in advance, then so can we. As soon as Guyi and Liu Bai get back, we’ll go and book them for lunch tomorrow.’

’That’s the plan.’

A short while later, Guyi and Liu Bai returned.

The first group of customers all hurried over, expressing their hope to treat the two of them to lunch tomorrow.

Guyi and Liu Bai didn’t refuse and repeatedly thanked everyone for their enthusiasm.

Guyi was relatively calm about the situation, as it was more or less the same every time he visited.

Liu Bai, however, was deeply moved. ’The customers here are truly so enthusiastic!’

When the first group of customers saw Guyi and Liu Bai agree, they were all overjoyed.

They all began to look forward to tomorrow’s lunch.

Wang Peng, Liu Bowen, and the rest of their group also gathered around, inviting Guyi and Liu Bai into the restaurant.

If it was all right with them, they would start ordering now.

Guyi and Liu Bai both nodded, once again thanking everyone for their warm welcome.

Wang Peng, Liu Bowen, and the others all said it was their honor and that they were delighted.

They escorted Guyi and Liu Bai into the restaurant and began to order.

...

In the kitchen, Ling Xiaoru said in amazement, "Everyone is so enthusiastic. I was hoping to treat Ancient and Elder Liu to a meal too, but it looks like there’s no chance now!"

Li You smiled. "Just go offer the two elders a bowl of wine later. That will be enough."

Ling Xiaoru nodded. "I suppose that’s all I can do."

After that, Ling Xiaoru went upstairs for a while.

After Guyi, Liu Bai, and the customers treating them—Wang Peng, Liu Bowen, and the others—had started drinking, Ling Xiaoru came downstairs. She filled a bowl with wine, first toasting Guyi and Liu Bai, and then she also toasted Wang Peng, Liu Bowen, and all the other customers as well.

Guyi and Liu Bai were very pleased.

"So Miss Xiaoru is this beautiful," Liu Bai said. "I heard from Old Gu that you have a great talent for painting. Keep it up. Strive to surpass Old Gu one day, so he can’t keep putting on airs all the time."

Guyi had mentioned Ling Xiaoru to Liu Bai before, his words full of praise.

This had surprised Liu Bai.

Although he often teased Guyi, it was just the usual banter between old friends.

He knew that Guyi didn’t praise anyone lightly when it came to painting. For Guyi to call someone highly talented meant their talent must be truly exceptional.

With diligent effort, the possibility of surpassing Guyi was, of course, still very slim, but she could definitely reach a very high level of mastery.

Liu Bai was very interested in Ling Xiaoru. Now, seeing how beautiful she was, even he couldn’t help but be struck by her appearance.