239, Knocking (2nd Update)
Feng, the shopkeeper, was momentarily stunned but nodded repeatedly.
Dining with trepidation, I had barely dared to move my chopsticks, yet Xie Zhinuan had filled her stomach and stood up to have someone take her to the kitchen.
After picking out a few dishes and cleaning them, she cooked dinner for Li Hengyi.
Li Hengyi looked at Feng, the shopkeeper standing before him, bowing and scraping, and spoke in a deep voice, “Do you know who I am?”
“Your Highness, I know a bit. When Miss Xie wanted to open a restaurant in the town, I had people inquire whether she needed wine, but because Your Highness was here, I did not dare to approach Miss Xie!” Feng, the shopkeeper, hastened to clarify.
Running a winery, he naturally hoped to sell as much as possible.
But with the presence of Prince Han, no one dared to offend Xie Zhinuan’s establishment.
Learning that the two had come, he was so delighted that he almost fainted.
As long as he could connect with Prince Han, from then on, in Fengping County and the vicinity, the Feng Family Winery would be among the top of its kind, with no one daring to cause trouble at his door.
“Now that you know my identity, you should also know what to do. Zhinuan’s restaurant cannot do without wine, and I have tasted your wine, which is not bad, but I hope that the taste of your wine does not change with each batch. If that happens, I will not spare you!”
By the end of his speech, Li Hengyi’s voice had turned cold.
Frightened, Feng, the shopkeeper, immediately knelt down, “Your Highness, I dare not!”
“It’s good that you don’t dare. I will not bully you by taking advantage of my position. Whatever price you sell to others, sell to Zhinuan at the same price. You don’t have to bend over backward to lower the price to the point of making a loss. After all, to continue the business, one must make a profit!”
“Yes!”
After giving Feng, the shopkeeper, a scolding, Li Hengyi made it clear that even if Xie Zhinuan went elsewhere in the future, Feng, the shopkeeper, would not dare to do anything improper.
He would not dare to send fake or inferior wine to ‘Kechanglai’ either.
Xie Zhinuan brought over the stir-fried dishes, just two dishes and a soup, one meat and one vegetable, very simple.
A large bowl of rice.
“Eat while it’s hot!” Xie Zhinuan said softly, sitting down by the side.
“Thank you!” Li Hengyi said, then picked up his bowl and started eating the food eagerly, with great gusto.
Xie Zhinuan had not added spiritual spring water, yet he still ate happily, with an excellent appetite.
He finished the vegetable soup and rice and even let out a satisfied belch.
Feng, the shopkeeper, watched, dumbfounded.
He had not expected Prince Han to eat in such a manner, it was eye-opening for him.
After Li Hengyi had finished eating, Feng, the shopkeeper, took the two to the guest courtyard. The two courtyards were adjacent, with maids and old women to serve.
To fetch water for bathing and washing their hair.
Xie Zhinuan then realized that the maids here all had a scent of wine on them.
“Do you also work in the winery on regular days?” Xie Zhinuan asked while drying her hair.
“Yes, Miss, we all work in the winery!” the leading maid replied softly.
Her voice was very gentle, she was pretty and pleasant to look at, and she spoke in a very soft tone.
“Then, how much is your salary?”
“It’s quite good. Compared to getting married and having children early, we’re doing well. We have a job and can save a decent dowry for when we get married, so we won’t be looked down upon or bullied by our in-laws!”
Hearing her speak seriously, Xie Zhinuan couldn’t help but feel a deep empathy.
Indeed, everyone strives for a good life, to live comfortably, joyfully, pleasantly, and with dignity.
“It’s right for you to think that way!”
The maids giggled, one of them bolder asked, “Miss Xie, is that Mister Li really your cousin?”
“…”
Cousin?
Of course, he wasn’t.
An offhand fib earlier had now led to the need for numerous other fibs to cover it.
“What do you think?”
Chapter 240