Chapter 34

Actually, Qu Xiaowan had already guessed that Jing Yu did not want to answer the question earlier. However, she did not regret asking. She felt relieved after expressing her doubts. She walked briskly into the restaurant that the Qu Family was about to open for business.

The main dishes of the Qu Family’s restaurant were rare dishes from ancient Earth. Because of that, they had also referenced many ancient Earth documents for the renovation. They had green bricks and red tiles. The tables were all solid wood. There were ancient paintings on the walls and various porcelain bottles were placed on the cabinets. The renovation style of the shops in every district was the same. Hence, not only could those customers who came because of their reputation taste delicious dishes, but they could also admire the buildings of ancient Earth. The interstellar coins that they spent there were definitely worth it!

Qu Xiaowan walked through the hall, through the long corridor, and arrived at the lounge at the back. Old Master Qu was sitting on an old-fashioned wooden armchair and drinking tea. Qu Zhen and a man in a white suit were sitting at the side and chatting.

Qu Xiaoman stood obediently at the side and refilled their tea from time to time.

The man in the white suit was called Qu Teng. He was Qu Zhen’s cousin and Qu Xiaowan’s uncle. Qu Teng was 35 years old this year and had never been married. He was obsessed with cooking and was about to go crazy from studying recipes. Now, most of the chefs in Qu’s Restaurant were his disciples.

Moreover, Qu Teng admired Qu Xiaoman very much and felt that she was very smart. He wanted to take her in as his disciple and teach her how to cook. This was also the network Qu Xiaoman had established in Qu’s Restaurant over the past few years. Only her father, Qu Zhen, could not tell Qu Xiaoman’s ambition when she was being so proactive.

“Grandpa, Dad, Little Uncle.” Qu Xiaowan walked over with a smile and greeted the elders obediently. She looked at Qu Xiaoman and then at her father and the rest. Qu Xiaoman had probably finished complaining about her.

As expected, Qu Zhen frowned and asked when he saw her, “Xiaowan, didn’t I send you a message to come over directly after school? Why are you only here now? You still want to manage the branch. How are you going to manage it if you’re so sloppy?”

Qu Xiaowan widened her eyes. “Daddy, Qu Xiaoman didn’t wait for me. It wasn’t easy for me to catch an aircraft and rush over.”

Qu Xiaoman hurriedly said aggrievedly, “Big Sister, I looked for you and asked you what time your class ended so that we can come together, but you ignored me and even closed the door. It hit my nose.”

As she spoke, she rubbed her nose, as if her nose had really been knocked crooked by the door.

Qu Xiaowan blinked her big innocent eyes. “I remember that your nose isn’t fake. What’s wrong? Is it crooked?”

Qu Xiaoman said, “… No, no.”

Qu Xiaowan said, “That’s good. I thought you were going to leave after saying that. I didn’t expect you to still stand there.”

Qu Xiaoman’s lips twitched.

Qu Zhen frowned and said, “Xiaowan, why did I hear from Xiaoman that you didn’t come home last night? You weren’t in the dormitory at all. Where did you go to play? You went to China University to study, not to fool around!”

Qu Xiaowan chuckled. “Hehe, Qu Xiaoman complained to you so quickly. However, are you sure you want to know where I went last night?”

Qu Xiaoman suddenly felt uneasy.

However, Qu Teng asked, “Xiaowan, why are you still so mysterious? Can’t us elders know where you went?”

Old Master Qu did not speak and drank his tea leisurely.

Qu Xiaowan looked at them and said naturally, “Oh, it’s nothing. I just went to the palace to see His Majesty and the Empress yesterday.”

“…” Qu Teng.

Qu Zhen: “???”

Qu Xiaoman: “!!!”

Hearing this, the three of them finally shut up, but they had different expressions. Qu Xiaoman’s expression was the worst.

Qu Xiaowan walked to Old Master Qu’s side and said, “Grandpa, His Majesty and the Empress are very easy to get along with. They said that they want to try your cooking when they have the chance!”

Back then, when Jing Zeyi went to District Two to give a speech, he ate lunch at Qu’s Restaurant. Old Master Qu was in charge of that meal.

Upon hearing this, Old Master Qu was flattered and smiled until his eyes narrowed. He sighed. “I didn’t expect Your Majesty to still remember me after so long. Speaking of which, Your Majesty might pay attention to our branch opening. Xiaowan, I’ll leave the opening ceremony to you!”

Old Master made a decision the moment he opened his mouth. He did not give Qu Zhen and Qu Teng a chance to object.

If the opening of the Qu Family branch would attract His Majesty’s attention, it was reasonable for Qu Xiaowan to host it.

Qu Teng was only concerned about cooking. He said, “Since you’ve decided, I’ll decide on the menu for the opening day as soon as possible. Xiaoman, finalize the menu with me.”