Time Travel: A Fisherwoman Goes to the Sea to Raise a Baby

Chapter 328 Counterfeit Copper Coins, Lacking Quality

Xu Anyang was furious, but he was also afraid of jeopardizing his business.

He could only stand in front of the griddle, frying rice noodles with a belly full of anger.

The wok hei (wok aroma) instantly masked the somewhat bland fragrance coming from next door.

"It smells amazing! This smells so good!"

Passersby watched as the two restaurants competed against each other. Ruyiju could be considered a restaurant in Ping'an Town that had one foot in the door of a time-honored brand.

These past few months, Wufu Restaurant has been suppressing business, and business has been declining day by day; everyone in town knows this.

It remains to be seen whether the time-honored brand Ruyiju can turn the tide today.

"How are these rice noodles cooked? They smell so good."

"The lamb skewers are the same. Once the seasoning is brushed on, the aroma is so strong that it instantly swallows up the smell from next door."

Hong Gang's smile froze.

"Hmph! Counterfeit copper coins, they're of poor quality!"

Xu Anyang retorted blatantly.

Xu Yiyi showed no surprise. The reason she was able to go from a small stall to a restaurant was nothing more than the various sauces she had painstakingly researched and developed, as well as the various seafood she caught fresh from the sea as a gimmick.

Before that, she experimented with more than ten kinds of oil alone, not to mention the various sauces she made with chili peppers.

The second one is something Hong Gang cannot do for the time being.

Before long, the skewers from Ruyiju were served.

Sihai went straight to the lobby next door to look around.

The customer by the window took a bite of the grilled pork belly and frowned almost imperceptibly.

Sihai saw him quietly scrape the charred parts to the edge of the bowl.

"what about the taste?"

The person sitting next to him asked.

"It's alright, I can eat it..." the old man mumbled, his eyes flickering as he unconsciously looked at the smoke rising from the Wufu Restaurant outside the door.

If you can eat it, it means it's not tasty. People who haven't had a chance to try it yet become critical upon hearing this.

"Fuck!"

The servant placed a handful of shrimp on a plate and brought it to the next table.

The customer who initially cancelled their order at Wufu Restaurant took a bite and suddenly started coughing violently. The shrimp shell was burnt and bitter, and the inside was bluish.

He drank half a bowl of water before he could catch his breath, then secretly took out a handkerchief and spat the shrimp into it.

"Waiter, do you have any free herbal tea or regular tea? Bring me a pot."

The waiter looked troubled: "Sir! The restaurant only offers free water. If you would like tea..."

Before he could finish speaking, Hong Gang walked in.

“We have plenty of free tea at home. Please serve this guest a pot of spiced tea.”

Hong Gang waved his hand, and the servant thought to himself, "This boss is really going all out to keep this business."

Spices are so expensive! He himself rarely drinks them.

It's quite rare to see something like this offered to guests now, especially since it's free.

Sihai sat at a table in the corner, curious about the spiced tea for a moment, then quickly turned his attention to the table of porters.

"Pah! This squid is like chewing on a leather rope. It's exhausting to eat just one bite."

The dark-faced man shouted, picking up the iron skewer and holding it up to the light: "Old Wang! Your skill in controlling the heat is too unorthodox!"

Wang the Fat Chef poked his head in through the door, his face glistening with sweat: "What nonsense are you spouting? This is freshly caught this morning! It's bound to taste amazing."

Si Hai forced a smile and took the opportunity to walk to the table by the window. The old man handed him a skewer of pork belly.

"Young boss, try it. It's much worse than yours."

The old man sighed deeply, "I can eat, but I can't."

But with such excellent examples before him, if he hadn't tried the skewers at Wufu Restaurant before, he should still find something new and interesting to eat here.

Sihai glanced at him, his little baby teeth grinding against the now-cold piece of meat.

It didn't have the juicy texture of the older sister's grilled dishes; it tasted more like gnawing on dried salted fish.

"The Four Seas!"

Sanchuan's voice suddenly boomed from the doorway: "What are you sneaking food for? Aren't you afraid of getting diarrhea?"

All the diners looked down as the little guy crawled out from under the table, clutching half a smooth iron skewer in his tiny hand, with suspicious sauce dripping from his mouth.

"Third Brother!"

Sihai blinked and said, "The skewers at Boss Hong's place are not good at all."

The child spoke bluntly, and amidst the laughter of the room, Hong Gang's expression changed repeatedly.

"He's still a child."

Xu Yi glanced over indifferently and spoke in a flat tone, silencing Hong Gang's unspoken curses.

Before long, the guests who had run over returned one after another.

Some were still holding unfinished skewers, looking embarrassed.

“I told you not to go. When Boss Xu first started setting up a stall at the dock, several shops imitated her, but none of them lasted. Do you think Boss Xu is just a freeloader? A young girl was able to open a restaurant in just a few months. Besides having a benefactor, she also relied on her own abilities.”

After his companion said that, the man was a little embarrassed: "I just thought I'd try it out because it was cheap, who knew it would turn out like this."

"Boss Xu, your barbecue skewers are still the best."

The old man strolled in slowly at the back, showing no sign of embarrassment.

"Same as always, give me a few more skewers of pork belly."

……

"Extra chili sauce?"

Er'er grabbed a handful of meat skewers from the rack and put them on the barbecue grill.

Add more!

As the old man spoke, he lifted his leg and walked to the table where he had been sitting.

I don't know if Xu Yiyi had already anticipated their return, because she didn't clear the table away.

Er'er suddenly remembered something.

"When you went there, they cancelled your order. The lamb you ordered was sold to another customer and it's no longer available."

The young girl reminded him, and the old man immediately felt uncomfortable.

These lamb skewers smell amazing!

It's like picking up a sesame seed and losing a watermelon—a losing proposition.

……

The stage had barely been set up when Ruyi Residence was utterly defeated.