Chapter 27

"Damn! This Uncle Wu, seeing a beautiful woman doesn't have to be this way, at least introduce me a bit, right?"

Li Qi, eager to join the conversation, was completely ignored by them, standing to the side in frustration, constantly giving Wu Furong eye signals. But Wu Furong had long forgotten about him, stroking his beard and smiling, he asked, "Miss Yuanxiang, did you come here today for the stinky tofu as well?"

In fact, Wu Furong was not very familiar with Li Qingzhao. He only knew Li Yuanxiang because Li Qingzhao and Lady Qin had some acquaintance in the past, and she occasionally brought her maid to visit. Over time, he got to know her, but that was all. Now, Li Yuanxiang suddenly came to find him, it was clear that she was also here for the stinky tofu.

Sure enough, Li Yuanxiang nodded and said, "Yes, my lady went to the market earlier and heard everyone talking about Zui Xian Ju and the stinky tofu, so she specially sent me to buy some for her to try."

"Ah! Sister Xiang, you're also here to buy stinky tofu!" Before Wu Furong could speak, Xing'er exclaimed in surprise.

Li Yuanxiang looked at Xing'er in surprise and asked, "Could it be that Xing'er, you're also here to buy stinky tofu?"

"Yes, my master sent me," Xing'er said, pouting and pulling Li Yuanxiang's hand, "But the stinky tofu in their shop is already sold out. If you want to buy it, you'll have to come early tomorrow and queue up."

"Ah?"

Li Yuanxiang slightly opened her mouth, looking at Wu Furong with a questioning gaze.

Wu Furong was about to speak when Li Qi suddenly interrupted, "Miss Xiang, is it really your lady who wants to eat it?"

He was afraid that Wu Furong would stubbornly tell Li Yuanxiang to come early tomorrow to queue up. This was his idol's maid, of course, she should be treated differently!

Li Yuanxiang only then noticed Li Qi, answering subconsciously, "Of course it's true, but— who are you?"

"Oh, this is our new chef at Zui Xian Ju, Li Qi, Master Li," Wu Furong quickly introduced, but his eyes cast a puzzled glance at Li Qi.

Li Yuanxiang was quite puzzled when she heard Wu Furong call a chef 'Master Li,' but she didn't show it, bowing and saying, "Nice to meet you, Master Li."

"Hello! Hello!" Li Qi smiled, clasping his hands, and then his eyes twinkled, suddenly saying, "Miss Xiang, please wait a moment."

Saying this, Li Qi turned and shouted into the shop, "Liu Zi, Liu Zi!"

Soon, Wu Xiaoliu came out from the back room, his face dirty, running to Li Qi, "Brother Li, what do you need?" Then he suddenly noticed the two beautiful girls standing at the shop door and exclaimed, "Oh, Sister Xing, Sister Xiang, why are you here?"

However, Wu Xiaoliu's enthusiasm only earned him a disdainful glance and a faint smile.

"You talk too much, do you know them well? Come over here!"

Li Qi put his arm around Wu Xiaoliu's neck and dragged him to a corner by the wall.

"Ouch, Brother Li, be gentle, be gentle." Wu Xiaoliu cried out in pain.

Li Qi didn't care, dragging Wu Xiaoliu to the corner and angrily demanded, "You little brat, you actually dared to hide twenty pieces of stinky tofu from me. Do you want to quit?"

"Injustice, Brother Li, I only took ten pieces, and I just fried one, but I overcooked it. Now I have nine pieces left," Wu Xiaoliu quickly defended himself.

This kid is too timid! Li Qi barely held back his laughter, putting on a stern face, "Really?"

"If you don't believe me, I can swear to the heavens, Brother Li, I really didn't lie to you. Those nine pieces of stinky tofu are still in the kitchen," Wu Xiaoliu said with a sad face.

Seeing his pitiful look, Li Qi's facial muscles twitched, and he nodded, "Alright, I'll believe you this time."

In fact, Li Qi didn't know if Wu Xiaoliu had stolen the tofu, but he knew Wu Xiaoliu was always very greedy and often did such things, so he wanted to scare him. He didn't expect Wu Xiaoliu to be so easily frightened and confess everything.

Although Li Qi's expression had eased, Wu Xiaoliu still didn't relax, his dark eyes rolling a few times, and he hurriedly flattered, "Brother Li, I just saw how hard you work, so I wanted to practice frying tofu to help you."

"Go away, you little brat, don't try to fool me with such talk. But even if you didn't say it, I planned to teach you how to fry stinky tofu tonight. As for the nine pieces of stinky tofu you hid," Li Qi hooked his finger at Wu Xiaoliu.

Hearing that Li Qi would teach him how to fry stinky tofu, Wu Xiaoliu was delighted, but when Li Qi mentioned the nine pieces of stinky tofu, he was startled and shrank back into the corner.

Li Qi glared, directly reaching out and pulling him over, whispering in his ear.

Hearing this, Wu Xiaoliu relaxed and quickly smiled, "Brother Li, you called me for this? Don't worry, I know what to do."

"Go quickly!" Li Qi patted his shoulder.

Wu Xiaoliu responded and then ran to Li Yuanxiang, bowing and smiling, "Sister Xiang, I heard you want to buy stinky tofu?"

Li Yuanxiang, who had been curious about Li Qi and Wu Xiaoliu's conversation, nodded woodenly, "But I just heard from Xing'er that your shop's stinky tofu is already sold out."

"Sister Xing is right, our shop's stinky tofu was indeed sold out just now, but I happen to have a few pieces hidden. If you don't mind, I'll give them to you," Wu Xiaoliu said with a grin.

"Ah? Really!" Li Yuanxiang exclaimed in surprise.

Wu Xiaoliu patted his chest, "Of course, I, Wu Xiaoliu, never lie."

"Thank you very much." Li Yuanxiang said gratefully.

"Hey, Xiao Liuzi, are you ignoring me? I came here before Sister Xiang," Xing'er immediately objected, clearly unhappy.

"This—!" Wu Xiaoliu looked troubled, sneaking a glance at Li Qi.

Sweat! How could I forget about this girl? Fine, since she knows, I'll give her a couple of pieces to avoid her spreading rumors. Li Qi nodded slightly at Wu Xiaoliu.

Getting the signal, Wu Xiaoliu quickly made a gesture, "Ladies, please come in."

After Wu Xiaoliu led Xing'er and Li Yuanxiang inside, Wu Furong finally reacted, turning to Li Qi with a frown, his eyes asking, "Didn't you say you would treat everyone equally and firmly oppose favoritism?"

Li Qi, knowing what Wu Furong was thinking, quickly came up with an idea, slapping his thigh and exclaiming, "Oh no, bad!"

Wu Furong's face tightened, "What happened?"

"Uncle Wu, you don't know, the few pieces of tofu that Xiao Liuzi hid were not fried. I haven't had time to teach him how to fry stinky tofu yet. If something goes wrong, oh no, I have to go check, please take care of things outside." Saying this, Li Qi hurriedly ran into the shop.

Wu Furong was stunned for a moment before he realized what was happening, and couldn't help but laugh.