boyutpedia Chapter 307 Dealing with the Restaurant [Additional chapter for the gift from Yuetiyu, a book friend
Chapter 307 Dealing with the Restaurant [Additional chapter for the gift from Yuetiyu, a book friend
The guest glanced at them and felt uneasy.
He just heard that the older lady was the third wife of the Marquis's mansion, from a powerful family. He could not afford to offend people like them.
It seems that he has no choice but to pay the twenty taels of silver today.
But when he thought about how more than half of the money he brought with him was spent on just one meal, he felt a pang of pain in his heart.
What a pity that I had just arrived in the capital, was unfamiliar with the place, and mistakenly walked into this rip-off restaurant!
After I pass the imperial examination, I will definitely write a letter to His Majesty to tell him everything that happened today.
"Xiao Nian, send this guest out and close the business." Su Qingwan ordered.
Xiaonian walked up to the man and gestured for him to come in. The man did not leave immediately, but pointed to the things on the table.
"I ate so much, how come you don't charge me?"
"What happened today was caused by an oversight in our restaurant, which frightened the guests. Naturally, we can no longer charge you."
"Linxiang, take out ten taels of silver as an apology and give it to the guest!"
Su Qingwan's words put the man at ease. He didn't expect to receive an apology. He didn't want to accept it, but the maid was quick and had already stuffed it into his hands.
It was a solid silver ingot. He shook it, bowed and accepted it, then quickly went downstairs.
Xiaonian escorted the guests out of the restaurant and was about to close the door when he caught a glimpse of several furtive figures in the alley diagonally opposite.
Isn’t that Chen Mu who serves the Third Master?
What is he doing here with these people?
After a brief thought, he closed the shop door first, went upstairs and said to Su Qingwan:
"Miss, I saw Chen Mu just now. He was looking towards us from across the restaurant."
Chen Mu is Su Zhiru's confidant, what is he doing here?
"Don't worry about him for now. We'll talk about it later."
Su Qingwan saw the waiter who had just left the shop bring up a fat and big-eared man. The brocade robe he was wearing was bulging and seemed about to tear.
"I am Wei Shengshan, the owner of Yunke Restaurant, meeting the Third Madam."
The fat man bowed to Jiang, but his attitude was a bit arrogant, and it was obvious that he did not take Jiang and others seriously.
Jiang looked Wei Shengshan up and down. When she met the managers and shopkeepers in the Marquis' Mansion before, he claimed to be sick and didn't come. Now she saw that he was really seriously ill.
"Let me ask you, how much is a pot of Pipa incense at Yunke Restaurant?" Jiang asked.
The fat man blinked his squinting eyes slightly. The money for the wine was just made up. Anyway, all the customers who came to the restaurant to dine were charged per person, with a minimum of twenty taels per person.
"Madam, the price of Pipa incense is one tael of silver per pot," said Wei Shengshan.
Jiang snorted coldly and looked at the waiter who had just collected the money. "Eighteen taels a pot?"
"Madam Third, I made a mistake just now. I thought the wine the guest just ordered was red wine from Persia, so I charged him twenty taels of silver. I didn't expect it was Pipa incense." The waiter explained immediately.
"Asshole! You can even remember such things wrong. What use are you? Go help in the kitchen next time." Wei Shengshan kicked the waiter, making him stagger.
"Yes, yes!" the waiter responded hurriedly and retreated.
After dealing with the waiter, Wei Shengshan put on a smile and looked at Jiang.
"Madam, what happened just now was just a small misunderstanding. I promise that this kind of thing will not happen again in the future. Please rest assured, Madam."
The Third Madam has just been in charge of the Marquis's Mansion, but she really treats herself as a dish. She doesn't even think about why she dares to do this?
Su Qingwan just watched the restaurant owner's performance quietly from the side. He looked fearless and obviously didn't take his mother seriously.
He even found an excuse that was full of loopholes. I'm afraid he thought the person behind him would always protect him.
"Tie him up and send him directly to the Jingzhao Yin Mansion!" Jiang said coldly.
"What do you mean, Third Madam? I have worked in the Marquis' Mansion for so many years, and even the old lady praised me for managing the restaurant well. But you want to send me to the Jingzhao Yin Mansion. I don't accept it. I want to see the old lady."
Wei Shengshan immediately revealed his trump card. He didn't believe that Jiang, a daughter-in-law, would dare to go against her mother-in-law. When the first lady was the housekeeper, she never asked about the restaurant's affairs, but the third lady started to meddle in more matters.
"The old lady has been in poor health recently, so she has no time to see you. Take the person away."
Several people stepped forward and held Wei Shengshan down, dragging him downstairs.
Only then did he panic and beg for mercy: "Third Madam, Third Madam, I was wrong, please forgive me, please don't send me to the government office, I have old people and young children to take care of."
Seeing that he was about to be dragged to the stairs, Wei Shengshan suddenly struggled even harder, knelt down, and kowtowed to Jiang.
"Madam San, please forgive me."
"Mother, why not give Manager Wei a chance and ask him to hand over the money he embezzled before, and then drive him out of the mansion. After all, he is also a life. If he is really sent to Jingzhao Yin, I'm afraid he won't survive."
Su Qingwan spoke at the right time, saying that Wei Shengshan's life was worthless, and it didn't matter whether he lived or died, but the important thing was to get the money back.
Naturally, Jiang had the same idea. Since they were about to hold a birthday banquet for the old lady, money would be needed everywhere, so she would take back some if she could.
Wei Shengshan was reluctant to spend money. All the money he had was earned under the old lady's nose, and the amount was not much.
"Madam, I have no money, I..."
"Wei Shengshan, don't say you have no money. You've made a lot of money just from reselling the Pipa incense, not to mention the other income. Besides, you're paying for your life now. You don't think you have room for bargaining with the Marquis' Mansion, do you?" Su Qingwan stared at him coldly.
This look made Wei Shengshan shudder unconsciously, and he suddenly remembered that he had heard someone say that the steward of the Marquis' Mansion was beaten to death.
Although he was the shop owner and signed a living contract, if the boss really did something to him, he would not be able to survive.
"I, I'll take the money..." Wei Shengshan could only agree at this moment.
Xiaonian and others dragged him downstairs to get the silver.
Su Qingwan and Jiang also went downstairs.
"Qingwan, how do you think we should run this restaurant?" Jiang asked.
According to Wei Shengshan, the restaurant was secretly managed by the old lady, and now he had gotten her people away again. If he arranged for his own people to come in, the old lady would definitely not let it go.
"Let's rent it out. The Marquis' Mansion can just wait to collect the rent. When Grandmother Kang asks us about it, we will have an excuse. After all, the restaurant is losing a lot of money now, and it has lost its reputation. If we keep it in our own hands, we will only waste our time and energy without getting any benefits."
Su Qingwan had already made up her mind to rent the restaurant herself and hand it over to Qing Laoliu to manage. Since there were many people in Qinglin Village, it would be a good opportunity to find something for them to do.
"Okay, then let's just close the restaurant and dismiss all the people first." After Jiang finished speaking, he asked someone to call over all the people who were doing odd jobs in the restaurant.