Chapter 414 - 361: A Repeat of Yesterday’s Bustle (2)

Chapter 414: Chapter 361: A Repeat of Yesterday’s Bustle (2)

Ling Xiaoru was thrilled to hear Liu Bai say this.

It meant Guyi had mentioned her to Liu Bai, which in turn meant Guyi truly thought highly of her.

Otherwise, he would have never brought her up to Liu Bai.

Ling Xiaoru said excitedly, "I’m so happy to receive such praise from Ancient and Elder Liu. I wouldn’t dare think of surpassing Ancient; I just hope that one day I won’t disappoint Ancient and Elder Liu."

Surpassing Guyi—Ling Xiaoru knew it was nearly impossible. Even if her talent was truly exceptional, it was still a near impossibility.

She just hoped to leave her own name in the Art World.

That would be enough to satisfy her.

Both Guyi and Liu Bai expressed their belief that Ling Xiaoru would surely reach great heights.

Wang Peng, Liu Bowen, and the others were even more excited.

This time, thanks to Guyi and Liu Bai, Ling Xiaoru had actually taken the initiative to toast them.

That was enough to make them happy for a long time.

They invited Ling Xiaoru to eat with them. Guyi and Liu Bai also asked Ling Xiaoru to join them.

Ling Xiaoru agreed and thanked everyone for the invitation.

...

8:00 PM.

Dinner was over.

Guyi and Liu Bai bid farewell to everyone. They were going to stay at a hotel in town.

Li You had planned to arrange a motorcycle taxi for the two of them, but Guyi said he had the driver’s number and could call for one himself.

The guests also left one after another.

Ling Xiaoru went back upstairs.

At 9:00 PM, the last group of guests left. Li You planned to eat and rest as well.

’The busy work will continue tomorrow.’

Ling Xiaoru had already eaten. ’In that case, I’ll just stir-fry some twice-cooked pork with garlic sprouts and make a tomato and egg soup.’

’That’s enough.’

Upstairs.

Ling Xiaoru was sitting on the sofa watching TV. When she saw Li You come up, she said, "Boss, want me to have a drink with you?"

Li You smiled. "Can you still drink?"

Ling Xiaoru nodded. "I actually didn’t drink much just now. I can still handle at least one more bowl."

Li You said, "Let’s not. I’m not drinking either. We can drink tomorrow night."

Ling Xiaoru said, "Alright then. Let’s watch TV."

"Okay!"

"By the way, will Ancient and Elder Liu be coming for breakfast tomorrow morning?"

"They probably will."

"Then I’ll get up early tomorrow and wait for them. I’ll treat them to breakfast. I can’t believe I didn’t think of it before—I can treat them to breakfast."

"That’s a good idea."

...

「The next day.」

At 7:30 in the morning, not long after Li You had gone downstairs, Ling Xiaoru came down from upstairs as well.

’That girl really did get up early today.’

"Boss, I’m going to sit on the rocking chair outside for a bit and wait for them, see if they’ll come," Ling Xiaoru said.

Li You nodded. "Okay."

Ling Xiaoru walked out the door and sat down in the rocking chair. She played on her phone while keeping an eye on the parking lot.

About half an hour later, Guyi and Liu Bai arrived on a motorcycle taxi.

Ling Xiaoru was overjoyed and shouted into the restaurant, "Boss, Ancient and Elder Liu are here! I’m going to greet them."

"Okay!"

Ling Xiaoru walked toward the parking lot.

After approaching Guyi and Liu Bai, she said with a smile, "Ancient, Elder Liu, good morning!"

"Good morning, Miss Xiaoru!" Guyi and Liu Bai replied.

They knew Ling Xiaoru was staying here overnight, so they weren’t surprised to see her at this time.

The three of them chatted as they walked back to the restaurant.

"Ancient, Elder Liu, what would you like to eat?" Ling Xiaoru asked.

"One large bowl of Yangchun Noodles for each of us, and an order of Nine-Turned Pork Intestines," said Guyi.

They had decided yesterday morning that this was what they would have for breakfast today.

"Okay." Ling Xiaoru nodded, then ordered a small bowl of Yangchun Noodles for herself.

Li You got to work in the kitchen.

Two large bowls of Yangchun Noodles, one small bowl of Yangchun Noodles, and one order of Nine-Turned Pork Intestines were quickly ready.

Ling Xiaoru went into the kitchen to help carry the dishes out.

"Ancient, Elder Liu, please eat!" Ling Xiaoru said to Guyi and Liu Bai after placing the food on the table.

The two men nodded in thanks.

They knew Ling Xiaoru intended to treat them to breakfast today.

They didn’t refuse.

It would have been awkward to refuse.

After they finished eating, Ling Xiaoru paid the bill and then took her leave.

Li You then brewed a cup of tea for each of Guyi and Liu Bai before returning to the kitchen to continue his work.

He had to stay busy the entire day to prepare for tomorrow’s banquet.

Guyi and Liu Bai took their tea outside. They drank their tea while admiring the distant scenery.

It was very pleasant.

Time slowly passed until it was 11:00 AM. The guests who had made reservations last night to treat Guyi and Liu Bai to lunch today arrived early.

"Ancient, Elder Liu, good afternoon!"

The crowd greeted Guyi and Liu Bai with great enthusiasm.

Guyi and Liu Bai both said, "Hello, everyone. Thank you so much, you’re all too kind."

"Not at all, not at all. The honor is all ours," the guests all said.

After a lively exchange, the guests crowded around Guyi and Liu Bai, escorted them into the restaurant, and began to order.

The day’s festivities had officially begun.

As more and more customers arrived, the lively scene from yesterday afternoon was repeated.

Similarly, it wasn’t until 3:00 PM that things finally began to quiet down again.

The guests left one after another, and Guyi and Liu Bai went to the gorge again.

Li You continued to stay busy.

...

6:00 PM.

Guyi and Liu Bai returned. The dinner guests also began to arrive.

Tonight, yet another new group of guests wanted to treat Guyi and Liu Bai to dinner.

If Guyi weren’t treating everyone to a meal tomorrow, they probably wouldn’t have had to spend a single cent on food here.

Ling Xiaoru arrived as well.

There was no need to go and toast Guyi and Liu Bai tonight.

’I’ll give them a proper toast tomorrow.’

She went upstairs to watch TV while waiting for Li You to eat with her.

Tonight, she was treating Li You.

At 8:00 PM, Guyi and Liu Bai left. A little after 9:00 PM, the last group of guests departed.

’Time to close up shop, head upstairs, and eat.’

Ling Xiaoru had ordered the food: three pounds of spicy crawfish, one serving each of steamed mandarin fish, Longjing Shrimp, Mapo Tofu, and tomato and egg soup.

Everything was already prepared.

So the dishes were already set on the coffee table, along with two bowls of liquor.

They were going to drink tonight.

"Is everything ready for tomorrow’s banquet?" Ling Xiaoru asked.

Li You nodded. "Almost. I guarantee the food will be served on time tomorrow, and there will be more than enough. We won’t run out of dishes."

Ling Xiaoru said, "You’ve worked hard these past two days, Boss."

Li You laughed. "It’s not really about working hard. This is just what it’s like running a restaurant; there are always going to be busy times. Besides, any restaurant would rather be busy every day than be idle and panicking."

Ling Xiaoru nodded. "That makes sense. Boss, how many people do you think will be here tomorrow?"

Li You said, "Maybe five or six hundred, or even six or seven hundred. It’ll mainly be people who have crossed paths with Ancient and Elder Liu. The others probably wouldn’t feel right coming even if they wanted to."

Ling Xiaoru said, "I figure it’s about the same. But the number of people who have a connection to Ancient and Elder Liu keeps growing. If Ancient hosts another one of these in the future, I’m afraid there will be at least a thousand people."

Li You said, "Well, in that case, Ancient will just have to host it in batches. I wouldn’t be able to handle it."

Ling Xiaoru smiled. "Hosting in batches isn’t a bad idea either."

The two of them talked while they ate and drank, both very much looking forward to the next day!

...

"Tomorrow" arrived quickly.

At 6:30 in the morning, Li You got out of bed and started getting busy.

He still had half a day this morning. It was plenty of time.

At 7:30 AM, Ling Xiaoru got up too. She planned to treat Guyi and Liu Bai to breakfast again this morning.

And after breakfast today, she wouldn’t be going back to town. Instead, she’d wait here for lunch.

Xia Xiaoyue, Mu Qingye, Yu Wei, and many of their classmates would be coming too.

They all knew Guyi.

The last time Guyi gave a lecture on painting in the restaurant, they had learned a great deal. Guyi also had a good impression of that group of bright, young students and was quite fond of them.

Having had such an interaction, as art students, they were of course desperate to come.

They would come even if it meant being a bit shameless.

Although Mu Qingye wasn’t an art major but a photography major, since she was there last time, she would definitely have to be shameless and tag along this time too.

Before long, Guyi and Liu Bai arrived.

This morning, the two of them said that just a large bowl of beef noodles would be enough. But Ling Xiaoru insisted on ordering them a plate of Nine-Turned Pork Intestines as well, saying that it would taste even better with the beef noodles.

Guyi and Liu Bai both laughed heartily and said that in that case, they would have to thank Miss Xiaoru.

Ling Xiaoru was very happy.

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