Chapter 418: Hurt (1) (1/2)

Xiyan had no words to describe how amazed she was. She hadn’t expected that a store Third Young Madam and Royal Princess Duanjia had casually decided to open would actually be so profitable! Could their Third Young Madam somehow be the reincarnation of the God of Wealth…

Jinxiu took in Xiyan’s slack jaw and glared at her rebukingly. “It’s not really that much. Don’t tell me that Guilin Restaurant earns less than this in a month.”

Xiyan looked a little embarrassed as she replied, “Well, no…”

She sighed inwardly. Wasn’t it precisely because Guilin Restaurant earned so much that they were facing these troubles now? While Third Young Madam was still away from the capital, others were eyeing the restaurant.

Jinxiu didn’t stay for too long. She left after an hour of chatting and tea.

Right after the Kitchen God Festival, Guilin Restaurant suddenly shut its business down on the very next day!

A die-hard group of their customers squatted in front of the doors of Guilin Restaurant early in the morning. It was only when the ancient doors remained shut even after noon had already come and gone that they finally gave up and left with many laments.

Actually, while most businesses would shut down for the new year celebrations, for restaurants and inns, they would usually wait till after the last two days of the year before shutting down. After that, they would usually open their businesses on the fifth day of the new year.

However, going by the sign that Guilin Restaurant had hung on its doors, they were going to close right when the new year celebrations had just started, and they would be undergoing renovation right at the start of the year. They didn’t even reveal when they would open again!

Even though the customers gathered outside Guilin Restaurant were brimming with anger, Guilin Restaurant had always gone by its own rules and they had never bent them for anyone. Guilin Restaurant likely wouldn’t change their minds even if the customers were to charge in and demand an explanation.

Furthermore, Guilin Restaurant had somehow been emptied out completely in the span of a single night. Not one person could be found in the restaurant now. It was clear that the staff had known about this for a while.

On the same day, when it was almost 11am, Old Duke Zheng rode his simple blue carriage over to the rear entrance of Guilin Restaurant. The servant driving the horses stopped the carriage and went over to knock on their doors, like he had done many times before. In a short moment, the doors were opened from within by a manservant dressed in blue.

However, this time, the blue manservant didn’t come up to lead Old Duke Zheng’s carriage away. Instead, he bowed deeply towards Old Duke Zheng’s servant with an apology written all over his face. “Your Grace, our most sincere apologies. Our humble business will be closed from today onwards.”

Old Duke Zheng had just alighted from his carriage when these words hit him like a ton of bricks. His wrinkled yet spirited eyes glared at the manservant as he said, “What? What do you mean closed?! Since you’re running a restaurant, why aren’t you open for business? Are you trying to slack off while your owner isn’t in the capital?!”

The corners of the blue manservant’s lips twitched and he continued respectfully, “That’s not possible, Your Grace. We servants would love to work more and earn more money. We wouldn’t dare to skive. This decision didn’t come from us, but from Third Young Madam herself. We humbly beg for your understanding, Your Grace.”

Once the blue manservant had given his explanation, Old Duke Zheng frowned. He grumbled lightly, “What is that girl doing now?”