A Time-Traveling Mishap: I Became an Ancient Nobleman

Chapter 125 The local area is really good

Upon seeing this, General Gu quickly nodded, "Then you go ahead and get busy, go ahead and get busy."

Then he dragged Zhou Hanzhang and Gu Qingfeng away like a gust of wind.

Watching the three figures disappear into the distance, Liu Niang couldn't help but laugh again, "They're really interesting."

After General Gu returned to his room, he immediately closed the door, only to find his heart pounding. "It's been so many years since I've felt this guilty. I was terrified if I had been even a step too late."

Zhou Hanzhang couldn't let her back down because of this. "How can you say it's because you have a guilty conscience? Let's not even talk about how a gentleman would pursue a beautiful lady..."

Before Zhou Hanzhang could finish speaking, General Gu said, "No, I don't know why. She seemed fine at first, but after you all said those things, I got nervous. It's like I've seen a ghost."

Seeing his reaction, Zhou Hanzhang couldn't help but laugh and said, "This is normal. Your nervousness means you also think that Lady Liu is a good person."

She continued to think about it, but if General Gu remained so tense, it wouldn't be a good thing, at least not in terms of advancing their search for the missing person.

"Why don't you just think of this as a task your royal uncle assigns you, a task that you absolutely must complete? Would that make you feel better?"

General Gu thought about Zhou Hanzhang's words and visibly breathed a sigh of relief. "It seems a little better. But even so, what should I say to her when we go out later?"

"...How did you communicate with your wife in the past?"

Zhou Hanzhang was speechless. How could General Gu, who was already so old, act like a young boy?

“Well,” he scratched his head, “it used to be Qingfeng’s mother who talked to me. She would say something and I would respond. I didn’t need to initiate the conversation.”

Come on.

Zhou Hanzhang didn't ask any more questions. "I don't think Liu Niang is the type to make things awkward. Anyway, since we're going out in groups, it shouldn't be a big problem. We'll figure it out when the time comes."

"Okay, okay, that's settled then. You can talk to her yourselves when the time comes. You young people are more astute than I am."

General Gu breathed a sigh of relief.

Gu Qingfeng's voice came through, "Father, why are you so cowardly?"

Zhou Hanzhang couldn't stop him even if he wanted to.

Gu Qingfeng successfully provoked his father's anger. Just as General Gu was about to yell at his son, there was a knock on the door.

"Guests, I'm all ready. Are you ready to depart?" Liu Niang's voice rang out from outside the door.

With just that sweet, coquettish remark, General Gu's anger was instantly quelled. He hurriedly got up and prepared to open the door.

Seeing him like this, Zhou Hanzhang pulled him back, his mouth moving up and down without making a sound, but General Gu understood.

task.

Yes, it's a mission.

He took a deep breath, composed himself, and then yanked the door open.

Liu Niang stood gracefully outside the door, and General Gu blushed again upon seeing her.

"Sigh." Gu Qingfeng couldn't help but sigh.

Seeing Gu Qingfeng sigh, Liu Niang shifted her attention from General Gu to Gu Qingfeng. "Is there something wrong with our inn? Or is there something I've done wrong? Why do guests sigh as soon as they see me?"

Gu Qingfeng quickly waved his hand, "No, no, I was just sighing unconsciously. I do that all the time."

Upon hearing this, Liu Niang's worried expression immediately turned into a bright smile. "I thought we hadn't done something properly. If that's the case, then that's good. If there's anything wrong, remember to tell me."

"No, no, everything is fine here. My rascal is just like that, don't mind him," General Gu quickly explained to Liu Niang.

"Shall we set off now?"

"Let's go! Let's go!"

Liu Niang led the three out of the inn and first took them to a restaurant. The restaurant's facade was so obscured that it was hard to see, but that did not dampen the guests' enthusiasm.

It wasn't completely dark yet, but the restaurant was already bustling with people.

As soon as Liu Niang arrived, she walked in familiarly and stopped a waiter, "A Fang, isn't your manager here?"

When the waiter, called A-Fang, saw that it was Liu Niang, he quickly put on a smile and said, "Liu Niang, you're here! Our manager has already reserved the private room you requested for you. It's on the second floor, the one you usually use. The manager is busy in the kitchen right now and said he'll let you know later."

"I just brought a few guests to eat. He can go about his business and not worry about me. After I finish eating, I'll take the guests around."

Liu Niang seemed to be quite familiar with the waiter and the shopkeeper. She didn't need anyone to guide her; she told the waiter to go about his business and led Zhou Hanzhang and the others upstairs.

The private room that Liu Niang booked had a great view; they could enjoy a panoramic view of the town from the window.

"This place is really nice," Gu Qingfeng said as soon as he entered the private room.

"I'm glad you're satisfied. This restaurant has been around for a long time, and its food is among the best in our town. Since you've come all this way, you should definitely try it here."

"Is this the food court mentioned on the map?"

Zhou Hanzhang remembered that there was a place marked on the map that Liu Niang had given them, and judging from the location, this should be it.

"Yes, you have a really good memory. The signboard in this building has been illegible for a long time, and the owner has no intention of changing it. When customers ask, the owner just says that there is no need for a name to enjoy delicious food. So people have gradually started calling it the Food Building."

But when we came over, there was another restaurant next door with the name "Food Restaurant." They were just taking advantage of outsiders who didn't know anything about the place, and they opened it using the name "Food Restaurant."

Liu Niang explained to them.

"I see that the restaurant over there has quite a few customers too," Gu Qingfeng asked, looking at Liu Niang.

Liu Niang smiled and opened the window a little wider. "Most of the people there are from out of town. They don't understand. If you're talking about Jiangnan cuisine, this is the most authentic place."

However, we've been quite busy lately and haven't updated the map, which has led to some customers being misled by the inclusion of the restaurant next door.

“Then we really have to thank you for bringing us here, otherwise we would definitely have walked over here and wouldn’t have been able to taste the authentic Jiangnan cuisine,” General Gu said, looking at Liu Niang.

"That's not the case. The restaurant next door also serves Jiangnan cuisine, although the taste is slightly inferior, but the overall quality is still good. Otherwise, it wouldn't have so many customers, would it?"

However, we locals are used to this place, and we tried the other restaurants next door when they first opened, but we always felt they were missing something. If you have time, you can try them out another day and compare them.”