Wine-scented Beauty

Chapter 186: Confrontation

Chapter 186: Standoff

"If there are no seats available for you two, these seats are for you. Once an empty table becomes available, you can go there with the help of the waiter."

The shopkeeper was amiable, with a gentle demeanor and a perfectly appropriate smile.

Ji Meiqing nodded and stopped arguing. She sat quietly, waiting for her seat.

The building is getting more and more crowded. They've only moved forward a few seats, but there are still four or five people waiting.

The aroma of food and wine in the lobby whetted her appetite; she was now hungry.

After a few people left, they finally sat down at the table. The waiter came over with the menu to take their order.

"Steamed sea bass?" she read aloud in confusion, then looked at the waiter. "Do you still have sea bass? I remember it's not fishing season now."

There is an ancient rule of spring planting and autumn harvest: do not hunt at the winter solstice, fish are fat at the summer solstice, and there is a bountiful harvest at the autumn solstice. Spring is the time to nurture the land and cultivate it, as all things awaken.

"You can rest assured about us. There's nothing we can't do except what you asked for."

"So that means you can eat seasonal vegetables here, no matter what season it is?"

"Yes, yes. That's exactly what I meant." The waiter clapped his hands and laughed, then politely asked, "What dishes would you two like to order?"

"In that case, one roast suckling pig and one roast whole lamb. If we finish them all and want more, we'll have some fruit too."

She ordered a pig and a sheep in one go, not expecting that everyone around them was staring at them with surprised looks.

The waiter was also dumbfounded, and even asked uncertainly, "Can you finish all of this?"

"Just go ahead and eat. If you can't finish it, it's on you."

"Ah, yes, yes..." He quickly wrote it down. Ji Meiqing then looked at Lu Yu beside her and gave him a look. The latter immediately asked, "What's the best wine you have here?"

"The best?" Upon hearing this, he became very excited and couldn't stop introducing it: "Of course it's Shaoxing Daughter Red! We transport it directly from Shaoxing, and it's 100% brewed by unmarried girls themselves. The taste is so amazing, I guarantee you'll feel like you're in heaven!"

"Ahem..." She coughed awkwardly twice, then looked at the two who had stopped and said naturally, "You two continue, continue."

She smiled and listened to their compliments. After they finished, she ordered more wine. The two of them whiled away the time with their drinks.

Just then, the owner of the restaurant came to take a look. The manager immediately pulled him to a corner, pointed at Ji Meiqing and his companion who were drinking and waiting for their food, and said, "Those two ordered a sheep and a pig. I suspect they are trying to dine and dash."

"Then let's eat. It's just a free meal, what's wrong with that?" He glanced at Ji Meiqing and was stunned for a moment, but quickly recovered and walked towards them.

"Where did this pretty young lady come from? Hmm?" He put one foot on the bench and reached out a hand towards Ji Meiqing's chin. Lu Yu immediately stopped him.

Ji Meiqing was also startled, not expecting that her disguise as a man would be discovered.

"Such a delicate young lady, and you ordered a sheep and a pig. Is there something going on between you two?"

He was dressed in a white brocade robe, with a snow fox fur scarf around his neck. He had a handsome face and was quite dashing.

"Who are you!" she asked warily, looking at the person in front of her.

The young master chuckled, then casually spun around and sat down, his eyes filled with disdain and arrogance. "I'm the owner here! You've ordered so much meat, we're worried you're here to dine and dash."

“How could that be… We have the money to pay. Don’t trouble yourself.” she said calmly.

But the shop owner persisted, looking at her curiously: "You're not trying to trick me, are you? If you have money, where is it?"

"Are you going to pull it out and show it to others to prove you don't have a penis if they say you don't?"

She calmly replied, startling Lu Yu, who choked on his own words. He hadn't understood her meaning before, but now he did, and his face turned bright red with anger.

"Would you like to sit down and have a drink, young boss?"

She took a bowl from the middle of the table and poured the wine into it. The aroma of the sinner was somewhat intoxicating, as if one could see a girl intently brewing wine.

The shop owner sat down directly and said loudly, "I'm not going to do anything today. I'll just stand here in front of you until you pay and leave!"

After saying that, he let out a breath through his nostrils.

"Sit down, it's none of my business anyway." Ji Meiqing didn't care; whether there was anyone there or not was irrelevant to him.

The shop owner seemed oblivious to the murderous aura emanating from Lu Yu and paid him no further attention.

"How much is it in total?" Lu Yu asked. The shopkeeper was summoned over, and Lu Yu repeated his question before looking at them.

"A total of five hundred and thirty-eight taels."

Ji Meiqing pulled out a large wad of cash from her pocket, which dazzled the shopkeeper. With so much money, she casually pulled out a bill and handed it to the shopkeeper, then looked at him.

The shopkeeper probably hadn't expected this to happen. After a while, the change came over, and Ji Meiqing looked at the shopkeeper while taking back the silver in her hand.

They received a good amount of change. After paying, the two looked at the shopkeeper together. Ji Meiqing asked first, "Well? Now that the meal has been paid, shouldn't you keep your word?"

"What did I say?" He looked at the two of them innocently, as if he was determined to stay there and not go anywhere else.

"You!" He covered his mouth and nose, looking at the two people on his face who were laughing at him.

"Furthermore, since I've already paid, please get out of here."

"You!" Seeing that she couldn't win the argument with Ji Meiqing, she turned her gaze to Lu Yu standing next to her. "You gigolo who lives off women, I'm ashamed of you."

The two were taken aback, not understanding why the small business owner wanted to break off relations with them.

"Oh. My ability to eat is my skill, and your inability to eat is your incompetence." Lu Yu remained calm, showing no sign of joy or sorrow, more like the Buddha in the heavens, looking down upon the earth without saying a word.

"Judging by your attitude, your Qingyuan Tower is not as good as the Yuanyang Tower next door!"

Upon hearing this comparison, the small business owner immediately exploded, "Don't compare my restaurant to her half-baked one! Everything we use here is the best!"

"Oh. Does that mean everything here is better than what's in the palace?" Ji Meiqing looked at the person in front of her with a half-smile.