Chapter 130 - 128: The Restaurant’s Grand Opening

Chapter 130: Chapter 128: The Restaurant’s Grand Opening

The other Daoists were still a little confused when they heard the term "Natural Daoist Skill." They hadn’t seen it for themselves.

Only after asking others did they learn that the unique aura about Lin Feng was the legendary Natural Daoist Skill.

"No, this is a bit different from Natural Daoist Skill. How strange. How could this be?"

"Yeah, the aura seems like Natural Daoist Skill, but it also feels slightly different."

"It’s so weird. I can’t figure it out."

These people discovered that while Lin Feng had the aura of Natural Daoist Skill, his person didn’t seem to fit the part.

In fact, after hearing the term Natural Daoist Skill himself, Lin Feng had also looked up some books to research it.

He found that what they called Natural Daoist Skill was likely just an aura that developed from living in the mountains and forests, spending a long time with wild animals.

This kind of aura could make animals more willing to approach you, but it was nothing compared to the ability he had gained from his title.

In reality, some people are just naturally better at getting animals to approach them.

Animals’ senses are much sharper than humans’ in some respects, and they can sometimes sense whether a person will harm them.

"Lin Xiaoyou, it seems you have some knowledge of our Daoist School’s scriptures."

"Daoist, you may have misunderstood. I don’t know the first thing about Daoist scriptures. I’ve only read some introductions in novels.

I haven’t even read a famous book like the Tao Te Ching in its entirety; I’ve just watched video analyses of it."

"Then, Lin Xiaoyou, what about your situation?"

"I don’t know how it happened either. I just woke up one day and had it."

Hearing Lin Feng’s explanation, the Daoists were left speechless. He had attained the state they strived for without even studying the Dao Scriptures.

"It seems Lin Xiaoyou is a person of profound fortune."

Lin Feng said without any false modesty, "I think so too. I’ve found that ever since I returned to my hometown, my fortune has been excellent.

May I ask why all you Daoists wanted to see me?"

"We would like to conduct an investigation of Lin Xian Village. Would that be agreeable to you, Lin Xiaoyou?"

"Investigate Lin Xian Village? Not a problem at all. You can investigate as you please."

Lin Feng felt no pressure at all, hearing they only wanted to investigate Lin Xian Village.

He wouldn’t stop anyone who wanted to investigate the special circumstances of Lin Xian Village, not even foreigners.

If any of them could figure out the reason for the village’s abnormalities, he would even give them a reward.

Unfortunately, no one had made any discoveries so far, neither the scientists nor people like Daoist Qi.

Though he had some guesses of his own, he had no evidence to back them up.

The Daoists left, overjoyed, and began their investigation of the entire Lin Xian Village.

After leaving his house, Lin Feng headed over to the restaurant. There were a few flower baskets at the entrance, but no firecrackers had been set off.

Many tourists, hearing that the restaurant was opening today, came over to have a look.

An electronic screen in front of the restaurant displayed the menu prices, which did seem a bit expensive.

"Why are the dishes at this Lin Xian Restaurant several times more expensive than the village feast?"

"Doesn’t it say right here that the restaurant has a better dining environment, tastier food, and higher nutritional value?"

"Oh! So the food here is different from the feast outside?"

"It should be. Look, it says here that dishes using ingredients grown and raised in Lin Xian Village will be more expensive."

"This isn’t just a tourist trap like in other scenic spots, is it?"

"Eh, who cares if it’s a ripoff or not? We still have the village feast."

"..."

Evidently, due to the high prices, the tourists’ initial impressions of the restaurant were not very good.

However, once online reservations opened, over a hundred people still made bookings.

Jiang He and He Miaomiao, who had come from Su Province to pay their respects to the Earth God, were originally planning to return to Wuyuan County for a meal. But when they saw that the restaurant in Lin Xian Village had opened, they decided to eat here instead.

"Jiang He, that looks like Chef Geng! He actually came to Lin Xian Village."

"You’re right. It seems the food at this restaurant must be pretty good."

Geng Changxin used to be the head chef at a major hotel in Su Province. He had actually come to Lin Xian Village mainly for the Jade Grapes.

After getting the menu, the two discovered that the menu here in Lin Xian Village was different from those outside.

Any dish marked as a "Lin Xian Village Specialty" was more expensive, while those made with non-specialty ingredients were much cheaper.

"Excuse me, what’s the difference?"

"The ingredients provided by Lin Xian Village are of better quality and have higher nutritional value than those from outside.

You two could order a couple of dishes to try first, and then add more if you like them."

"Miaomiao, should we give it a try?"

"Mhm, this cucumber dish looks delicious. Let’s order a plate and see how it tastes."

"Of course. Please wait a moment, it’ll be out shortly."

Jiang He looked at the price of 88 yuan. It was on par with Ping Restaurant, but the dining environment here was indeed very comfortable.

"Jiang He, have you noticed? There are no partitions here, but the soundproofing is excellent."

"Hey, you’re right."

There were already quite a few customers in the restaurant, yet the open-plan hall didn’t feel noisy at all.

He could see many other customers chatting, but from where he was sitting, he could only hear the faint murmur of voices.

Soon, a plate of spiral-cut cucumber salad was served. Its intermingling shades of green were very enticing.

He Miaomiao eagerly took a bite. "Delicious!"

Jiang He only had two bites. He didn’t dare to eat the rest, leaving it all for his girlfriend.

"Waiter, another plate of this cucumber, and I’d like to order a few other dishes."

The taste of that one cucumber dish had already convinced him of the quality of Lin Xian Village’s ingredients.

Many other customers around them had the same reaction. After trying the spiral-cut cucumber salad, they hurriedly ordered several more dishes marked with the "Lin Xian Village" label.

There was a good reason for the high prices. To eat something like this elsewhere would likely cost even more.

Soon, the only sounds filling the entire restaurant were those of people ordering food and eating.

When the first wave of customers left the restaurant, word spread quickly among the tourists. Those who weren’t concerned about the cost headed straight for the restaurant.

"Manager Wan, the first floor is full. Should we open the second floor?"

Wan Qianqian turned to Huang Yi and Geng Changxin and asked, "Can you two handle it?"

"We can. It’s the first day. We’ll serve as many as come."

"Then I’ll open the second floor."

Some customers from big cities were astonished after eating the food.

They discovered that any dish made with "Lin Xian Village Specialty" ingredients was absolutely superb, even better than those from famous private kitchens in the Imperial Capital and Shanghai.

Even the dishes not made with Lin Xian Village’s specialty ingredients were on par with those private kitchens.

After asking the waiters, they learned that any ingredient supplied by Lin Xian Village was higher in quality and nutritional value than those bought elsewhere.

They had already witnessed the wonders of Lin Xian Village, but they hadn’t expected the ingredients to be just as magical.

The restaurant was busy until past two in the afternoon. The kitchen staff and waiters were nearly collapsing from exhaustion.

Geng Changxin asked, "Manager Wan, how many people dined with us today?"

Everyone looked at Wan Qianqian, also eager to know the final count.

Wan Qianqian announced excitedly, "For lunch today, we served 1,268 people! The total revenue was 743,048 yuan, with an average spending of 586 yuan per person."

"Yeah!"

"I didn’t expect so many!"

Although Huang Yi and Geng Changxin had expected a large crowd, they were still surprised by the 1,268 diners. That was nearly one-sixth of the day’s total tourists.

Reservations had been opened for 8,000 tourists today. This was still an experimental phase, and the daily number of visitors would be adjusted based on the situation.

However, once this wave of tourists spread the word, the number of diners would likely increase even more.

Huang Yi thought, ’I need to get that guy Chen Yuyuan over here quickly. And we’ll need to hire some more kitchen assistants, too.’