Chapter 296
Chapter 296
"This place is extremely suitable. If Miss Cheng doesn't want to cooperate with me, could you consider selling or renting this shop to me?" Li Zhiwei was extremely satisfied with the place.
She had wandered around the capital, and it was hard to find a place as suitable as this one.
"Hey! Hey! Hey! If we are talking about cooperation, let's talk about cooperation. Why do you want to buy my shop?" Cheng Qingli was extremely displeased to hear Li Zhiwei's words, which sounded like burning bridges.
How could she not want to bring her along to make money now that she had a good place?
"Since you don't mind, Sister, from now on, it's a deal. We will run our shop well together." Li Zhiwei looked at the Qin Tower behind her, firmly believing in her heart that they would definitely run this shop well.
"Since we have reached this cooperation, shouldn't we find a place to properly celebrate?" Cheng Qingli suggested while looking at Li Zhiwei.
"Sister Li, how about I play the host today and treat you to a meal at a restaurant?" Cheng Qingli looked at Li Zhiwei, smiling charmingly.
Li Zhiwei looked at Cheng Qingli, whose eyes were sparkling and whose attitude was extremely sincere. She thought that since the two of them would be allied partners in the future, it was indeed appropriate to celebrate properly.
"Since Second Miss Cheng has so graciously invited me, then I will trouble you." Li Zhiwei did not reject Cheng Qingli's proposal this time. After all, if she refused again, it would make her seem a bit ungracious.
Cheng Qingli brought Li Zhiwei to a rather remote yet extremely elegant courtyard. As soon as they entered, Li Zhiwei saw the words Qingfeng Tower written on the courtyard gate. Stepping inside, she felt it was unusually quiet.
Li Zhiwei had never been to Qingfeng Tower and did not know that it was a male brothel. She only felt that this courtyard gave her an ominous feeling, but for a moment, she could not pinpoint what was wrong.
Cheng Qingli led Li Zhiwei to a highly private room.
"Sister Li, now that we are here, don't be polite with me. Order whatever you want," Cheng Qingli said, blinking at Li Zhiwei.
For some reason, Li Zhiwei felt a bit constrained, and she was also a bit curious. Could it be that the high officials and nobles in the capital did not go to regular restaurants for their meals, but instead chose places with such good privacy?
However, this place always gave her a strange feeling.
At this moment, Cheng Qingli's words made her even more puzzled. Order whatever she wanted?
But she did not even see a menu or anything, so how was she supposed to order?
"How about we serve all your best and most expensive items?" Cheng Qingli rested her chin on her hands and asked with a smile, looking at Li Zhiwei.
"There's no need to make such a big fuss. With just the two of us, we won't be able to eat much. It would be better to just serve a few of your shop's signature dishes," Li Zhiwei said, waving her hands repeatedly.
As two young women, they could not eat that much. Moreover, today was just a private gathering between them, so there was no need to be so extravagant and wasteful.
The Li family had always advocated frugality, and Li Zhiwei also felt that there was nothing wrong with being a bit frugal.
"This..." The servant was a bit troubled. Did this guest really think this was a restaurant?
"Why don't you quickly tell Miss Li your 'dish names'?" Cheng Qingli winked at the servant beside them and said.
"Alright, Miss. Our most distinctive ones are: Jade Hairpin Boiling Snow Soup, Pine Wind Singing Mince, Ink Sea Listening to Waves Roll, Hidden Fragrance Floating Shadow Cup, and Green Shirt Night Rain Crisp. These are all our signatures. How about we serve a portion of each to the two misses?" the servant asked with a smile.
Li Zhiwei thought for a moment and nodded. Although this number sounded like a lot, if the two of them could not finish it, there were still Qinghua and Qingyue, as well as Cheng Qingli's two maids.
Seeing Li Zhiwei nod, Cheng Qingli looked at her with sparkling eyes, thinking to herself, oh my, if Sister Li knew that these five dish names meant five men would be coming in a moment, what kind of expression would she have?
However, if Prince An knew that she had brought Li Zhiwei to Qingfeng Tower, would he be angry?
Thinking of this, Cheng Qingli quickly stood up and said, "Oh my, Sister Li, I have an upset stomach. I need to go relieve myself first."
After saying that, Cheng Qingli slipped away without looking back.
Li Zhiwei was puzzled. Hadn't they not eaten yet?
How could she have an upset stomach?
Qinghua and Qingyue were originally hidden guards from the palace, and they also did not know about this place called Qingfeng Tower.
This place was actually a male brothel.
"Miss, did Second Miss Cheng leave?" Qingyue asked with a frown.
"Didn't she go to relieve herself?" Li Zhiwei said, frowning.
"Miss, this servant feels that this courtyard is a bit abnormal." Qinghua always felt that something was strange, but she could not say exactly what.
"Knock! Knock! Knock!"
A knock sounded on the door, and Qingyue quickly went to open it.
Five strangely dressed men walked in, carrying exquisite dishes.
Li Zhiwei was taken aback at first, thinking to herself that this restaurant was indeed very strange. Even the way they served dishes was different from other places.
She also did not know what Cheng Qingli wanted her to discover by bringing her here.
Li Zhiwei thought that the men would leave after setting down the dishes, but who would have thought that they would just stand there holding the dishes, completely motionless.
"Put the dishes down and leave," Li Zhiwei sighed and was the first to speak.
"Is the guest unsatisfied with us slaves?" The leading man instantly got red eyes and asked, looking at Li Zhiwei.
Li Zhiwei was dumbfounded.
What was this situation?
Was this man acting coquettishly towards her?
Thinking of this, Li Zhiwei was greatly startled. What kind of situation was this?
Although she was not a married woman, she was still someone with a fiancé, and she would not mess around.
"Miss, you still have me. I can serve you your meal." Another man holding a dish walked to Li Zhiwei's side and was about to feed the food into her mouth.
"What are you doing?" Qinghua, who had reacted, quickly drew the sword at her waist and pointed it at the man.
"Oh my, what are you doing? I just wanted to serve the miss her meal." The man was startled and stamped his foot in dissatisfaction.
Li Zhiwei looked at the men in horror.
She didn't understand what was going on.
"Has Second Miss Cheng returned yet?" Li Zhiwei asked fearfully.
In her heart, she cursed silently. What kind of place had Cheng Qingli chosen?
These men were stranger than the last.
Li Zhiwei hadn't noticed at first, but looking at them again, she felt that their skin was actually better than some women's.
And every single one of them had red lips and white teeth.
This suddenly gave Li Zhiwei the feeling of being in a brothel.
Thinking of this, Li Zhiwei looked at the men in terror.
"What exactly is this place?" Li Zhiwei asked cautiously.
The men looked at each other, not expecting Li Zhiwei to ask this question.
"Miss, you came to our place, and you don't know what kind of place this is?" One of the men looked at Li Zhiwei with a wicked and charming smile.
He thought to himself, this is quite interesting.
"Isn't this place a restaurant?" Li Zhiwei asked, her heart in a bit of a panic.
Hearing this, the men couldn't help but laugh.
"Why don't we sit down and properly explain to the miss what kind of place this is?" the man said, raising an eyebrow at Li Zhiwei.
He thought to himself that once Li Zhiwei truly experienced their warmth and kindness, she would undoubtedly fall in love with this place.