flstandardbreds Chapter 221 Business is booming
Chapter 221 Business is booming
Li Xiaoxiao arrived at the restaurant early. It opened on the eighth day of the first lunar month, an auspicious day with clear weather.
With the experience from the last time, Li Xiaoxiao can be said to be very adept at opening the business this time, and has made perfect preparations in every aspect.
People are always curious about newly opened shops. In addition, Li Xiaoxiao’s external publicity is unique, so the reputation of Yuanyang Hotpot was spread very quickly.
The ribbon-cutting ceremony at the restaurant was also publicized. If for no other reason than to be able to see the two most handsome men in Beijing at the same time, many people made a special trip to attend. This is the so-called star effect.
Quite a few guests had arrived at the restaurant before noon, and the private rooms upstairs were also full. In the spirit of "guests are guests", Li Xiaoxiao served some melon seeds and peanuts to each table before the meal started.
They only waited until the auspicious time of noon for the ribbon-cutting ceremony. Knowing that Gu Feiyan was coming, Zhou Lingfei came here early in the morning to wait.
Li Xiaoxiao arranged three of them to cut the ribbon, and the order of arrangement was Gu Feiyan on the far right, Zhou Lingfei in the middle, and Si Chengxu on the left.
Upon hearing Li Xiaoxiao's arrangement, Zhou Lingfei's eyes were filled with joy. Although she didn't like Si Chengxu, he was the most handsome man in Beijing after all. She was delighted to think that the two most handsome men in Beijing would be on her left and right later.
Zhou Lingfei was so excited that she wanted to kiss Li Xiaoxiao. Her good sister was really considerate and gave her a chance to stand openly with two handsome men.
Gu Feiyan arrived around noon. Today, he was wearing a lake blue Jiangnan brocade cotton robe and a white jade crown on his head. He had a gentle and refined smile on his face, as usual.
Li Xiaoxiao saw him and went forward to greet him, but when he turned around, Zhou Lingfei was gone. How could she be gone now?
At this time, Zhou Lingfei was hiding in a corner of the hall. When she saw Gu Feiyan coming, her heart was pounding. She was afraid of making a fool of herself in front of Gu Feiyan, so she calmed down for a while before going out.
Before she came out, Si Chengxu arrived. It was obvious that Si Chengxu was more popular than Gu Feiyan, and the scene became lively.
Li Xiaoxiao looked at them standing together. The two of them had equal looks and each had their own advantages. Suddenly, she thought of a word to describe them, which was "pleasing to the eye".
Seeing that the auspicious time had arrived, Zhou Lingfei walked out with a slightly blushing face and greeted Gu Feiyan shyly.
Gu Feiyan nodded in response. He also recognized Zhou Lingfei. They had met twice but had never spoken to each other.
The ribbon-cutting ceremony officially began. Li Xiaoxiao presided over the ceremony. She stood at the door of the restaurant and spoke loudly to everyone present.
"Today is the grand opening day of our Longmen Restaurant. Thank you all for coming to support us. On the first day of opening, all dishes are 30% off."
"Also, we are honored to invite Mr. Gu, the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, and our two restaurant partners to cut the ribbon for our restaurant."
Li Xiaoxiao said this and started to applaud first. The people at the entrance of the restaurant also followed suit and looked at the three handsome young men and beautiful women on the podium.
The two young men were ranked as the most handsome men in the capital, and they all knew each other. They didn’t expect that a small restaurant could invite both of them.
One of them was a partner, which was even more surprising. Many people also recognized the girl in the middle, Zhou Lingfei, the only daughter of the Censor. As the sound of firecrackers rang out, three people took out scissors at the same time and cut the red silk in front of them, and the ribbon-cutting ceremony ended successfully.
Just now Li Xiaoxiao said there was a 30% discount, but everyone didn't understand what it meant, as if the dishes were cheaper. Li Xiaoxiao patiently explained to them that the so-called 30% discount was like originally spending 100 coins, but after the 30% discount it only cost 70 coins.
Hearing about such a big discount, many people were eager to try it out, mainly because Li Xiaoxiao had done sufficient publicity before. She had done a lot of advertising before the business opened.
It was on paper that they promoted the novel way of eating the special hotpot of Longmen Restaurant. Since there was no word "advertisement" here, the effect was very good and many people came here after seeing the advertisement.
Since we were already here and the price was not expensive, we couldn’t make a wasted trip. Soon the entire hall was filled with people, and the private rooms on the second and third floors were also full.
Hotpot is a novel way of eating. In the middle of winter, a few good friends gather together to eat hotpot and have a drink. Isn't it wonderful?
The waiter was very busy. Li Xiaoxiao knew that the first day of opening would be very busy, so she temporarily called a few servants from Si Chengxu's house over.
Li Xiaoxiao brought the three of them to a private room that had been reserved in advance.
Zhou Lingfei kept her head down, looking shy, and followed Gu Feiyan silently.
After everyone was seated, Li Xiaoxiao picked up the teacup and toasted Gu Feiyan first.
"Thank you, Mr. Gu, for coming to our restaurant's opening ceremony today. I'd like to offer you a glass of tea instead of wine." Li Xiaoxiao stood up and raised the teacup to him with a smile on her face.
"You're too polite, little girl. It's my honor to be invited here." Gu Feiyan said modestly.
"I wonder if Master Gu has solved the chess game?"
"I also want to thank the little girl for her advice. I managed to solve it by chance." When mentioning this, Gu Feiyan's handsome face relaxed and he was in a good mood.
"It's because Mr. Gu is a superb chess player, otherwise ordinary people might not be able to solve it even if he gives them some advice." Li Xiaoxiao was just leaving a suspense on purpose and was ready to tell him the solution today, which really surprised her.
"Sister, are you talking about the Zhenlong chess game?" Zhou Lingfei asked curiously.
"Yes, didn't you say it was difficult? Mr. Gu has solved it. Well, Mr. Gu is here, you can ask him for advice." Li Xiaoxiao blinked at Zhou Lingfei, the meaning was self-evident.
Zhou Lingfei glared at Li Xiaoxiao with a slightly red face, then looked at Gu Feiyan somewhat embarrassedly.
"Mr. Gu, could you please tell me the solution to the Zhenlong chess game?"
"Of course you can." Gu Feiyan hesitated for a moment and nodded in agreement.
"Then thank you, Mr. Gu." Zhou Lingfei's voice was as weak as a mosquito and she lowered her head shyly.
Li Xiaoxiao looked at her shy little girl with amusement. It was true that love would lower a person's IQ. Such a clever little girl seemed like a completely different person.
Si Chengxu usually speaks little and only occasionally interjects a few words.
Zhou Lingfei was shy at first, but later she began to show her active nature. Gu Feiyan, who was usually calm, found it hard to cope with her, but he did not dislike her.
Li Dahai was busy downstairs. He was also the accountant of the restaurant. The people upstairs were chatting happily.
There are several restaurants on Zhuque Street. The shop owners all stretched their necks to look over here. The opening of Li Xiaoxiao Restaurant caused their business to drop sharply, but they could do nothing but stare.