After tying up the Two Deadly Lovers, everyone gathered in the lobby again.
“Xiao Lu, Miss Huang, thank you both so much this time. Otherwise, we would definitely have been harmed by the Two Deadly Lovers.”
Tong Xiang Yu expressed her gratitude.
“Shopkeeper Tong, you're too kind, this is just a small matter. These past few days, you've helped me a lot. We can consider this mutual assistance.
Moreover, the main force just now was Big Brother Bai, Huang and I just lent a hand.”
Lu Yu chuckled softly.
“We're all family, no need to thank each other. Speaking of which, weren't you two just having a culinary competition?
Where's the food? The aroma just now was enough to make me drool.
Bai Zhan Tang said, his eyes falling on the table in the lobby.
The Twenty-Four Bridges of the Moonlit Night was already finished, not a single piece left.
On the other hand, Li Da Zui's Mapo Tofu still had quite a bit left.
“Lao Bai, try my Mapo Tofu?”
Li Da Zui said.
“Forget it, I haven't eaten your food in almost two years, how could I not know what it tastes like? Where's Miss Huang's dish? Did you all eat it?”
Bai Zhan Tang complained.
“Yeah, Big Brother Bai, the dish was simply too delicious.”
Mo Xiao Bei giggled, still looking like she hadn't had enough.
Hearing this, Bai Zhan Tang felt even more heartbroken.
Tong Xiang Yu then turned to Huang Rong and said: “Miss Huang, you won the competition just now. I want to ask, are you interested in staying here as a cook?”
Before Huang Rong could say anything, Li Da Zui was shocked.
“Shopkeeper, that's going too far! Are you trying to drive me away?”
“No, don't be so nervous. I'm not trying to drive you away. You take so much leave every month, I naturally need to find someone to take your place.
Don't worry, when you're here, you're still the one who cooks.”
Tong Xiang Yu explained.
Li Da Zui just breathed a sigh of relief when Tong Xiang Yu changed her tone and said: “However, we're going to switch to Miss Huang for our dinner.”
“That's too much!”
Li Da Zui complained.
“It's not too much, it's all for the sake of raising everyone's standard of living. Everyone agrees, right?”
Tong Xiang Yu said.
“Right, right! Da Zui, the shopkeeper is doing this for everyone's good.”
Bai Zhan Tang quickly agreed.
He was absolutely craving the Twenty-Four Bridges of the Moonlit Night, having missed out on it earlier.
“I agree, this is what the ancients said…”
“Go away!”
Lu Xiu Cai hadn’t even finished his sentence before he was unanimously rejected by everyone in the inn.
He was used to this kind of situation.
Lu Yu was a bit surprised.
He never expected Tong Xiang Yu to have her sights set on Huang Rong, but she had good taste.
Only, with Huang Rong's personality, she probably wouldn't stay here.
“You've said so much, Miss Huang hasn't agreed yet. Shopkeeper, your arrangement is a little too quick.”
Fearing that Huang Rong would be too embarrassed to refuse, Lu Yu intervened.
“Right, right, I forgot about that. Miss Huang, don't mind me. Let me tell you about the compensation.
Three taels of silver per month, including meals and accommodation, what do you think?”
This compensation was already much higher than the other inn workers.
Others got two taels.
Of course, this amount of money was nothing to Huang Rong.
Hearing this, everyone in the inn was a little envious of Huang Rong.
This was a high salary in their eyes.
Li Da Zui even looked at Huang Rong, hoping she wouldn't agree.
But seeing her in her beggar clothes, the probability of her not agreeing was also not high.
After all, they didn't know Huang Rong's true identity.
Just when Lu Yu thought Huang Rong would refuse, she rolled her eyes, glanced at Lu Yu, and then turned to Tong Xiang Yu and said: “Okay. But I can only make seven dishes a day at most. Otherwise, it'll be too tiring, I don't want to do it.”
Tong Xiang Yu thought for a moment, Huang Rong's dishes were so delicious, she would definitely sell them at a high price, even if there were only seven dishes, it wouldn't be a loss.
“Okay! Then everyone's dinner…”
“I can do that, it's not included in the seven dishes.”
“Perfect! Then you can stay here tonight. Zhan Tang, show Miss Huang to a guest room.”
“Got it. Miss Huang, follow me upstairs.”
Bai Zhan Tang quickly greeted her.
“Mm.”
Huang Rong nodded.
At this time, Lu Yu was surprised: “You really want to stay?”
“Of course, why not? Look at me now, I don't even have any money, it's good to stay here and earn some money.”
Huang Rong said with a smile.
“It's not that you can't, it's just a little unexpected. But you're right, your current situation, it's really better to earn some money.”
Lu Yu shrugged.
“That's all there is to it.”
Huang Rong said with a smile, then followed Bai Zhan Tang upstairs.
The two went upstairs, Li Da Zui complained: “Shopkeeper! Are you tired of eating what I cook?”
“Da Zui, it's not a matter of being tired, it's that everyone wants a change of taste. You keep making the same dishes, everyone gets tired of it, it's normal.”
Tong Xiang Yu explained.
“I understand! You've made your choice, tomorrow I'll make a few creative dishes for you to see! Humph!”
Li Da Zui snorted, and turned to go back to the kitchen.
It seemed like he was really going to give it his all!
“By the way! You lost the bet just now, so the cost of the meal that Miss Huang and Xiao Lu had just now will be deducted from your monthly salary.”
“Ah?”
Li Da Zui was even more miserable.
This time, he really lost big time.
Lu Yu quickly said: “Shopkeeper, it was just a joke, how could I eat for free? I'll pay for it.
Huang and I had already agreed that I would pay for this meal, how could I let Big Brother Da Zui spend his money.”
He then took out 150 copper coins from his pocket and handed them to Tong Xiang Yu.
Li Da Zui was overjoyed.
“Xiao Lu! You're such a good friend!”
Tong Xiang Yu said: “Xiao Lu, you don't need to take the blame for Da Zui. It was his impulsive gambling, it's good to teach him a lesson.”
Lu Yu smiled and said: “Big Brother Da Zui has always been very kind to me, and Huang is my friend, we both got into a fight, so I'm partly responsible, let it be.”
After all, Lu Yu knew from the beginning that Li Da Zui was bound to lose.
But he didn't stop him, it really wasn't fair to Li Da Zui.
“Alright, since you said so. Da Zui, you need to remember this lesson, don't be reckless next time.”
Tong Xiang Yu said.
“I understand, shopkeeper. I'll definitely change my ways next time!”
Li Da Zui nodded and said, but whether he remembered it in his heart, that remained to be seen.
“By the way, Shopkeeper Tong, I want to stay tonight, just in case something happens with the Two Deadly Lovers. I'll just sleep in the lobby with Big Brother Bai.”
Lu Yu thought for a moment and said.
“You can stay, but you don't need to sleep in the lobby, sleep in a guest room, I won't charge you. Recently, the Two Deadly Lovers have been causing trouble, the guest rooms of the inn are empty, it's empty anyway.
Besides, we owe you a big thank you today.”
Tong Xiang Yu smiled.
Although she was a little stingy, when she should be generous, she was not at all stingy.
“Okay, then I won't be polite.”
Lu Yu did not refuse, who would want to sleep in the lobby when they could sleep in a room.