Chapter 920 - 918: Investigate Thoroughly
By evening, Lv Wenguang personally came to invite the two great figures to the city’s best restaurant, which had been booked for the occasion.
The largest private room upstairs was ready for the welcome banquet, while the adjacent rooms and the hall downstairs were filled with waiting guests.
These people had made great efforts at noon to escort the two dignitaries back to their lodging, hurriedly showered and changed clothes, grabbed a quick bite, and then came to the restaurant to wait.
Song Chongjin and Gu Zikai returned home to change clothes; Wang Yongzhu and Old Granny Zhang had already prepared some food for them. It was said that the two had only eaten a bit since the morning and were famished.
Both felt sympathy yet amusement.
Gu Zikai fared slightly better, as Old Lady Li had experience in this matter and prepared a clean pouch filled with beef jerky. If he became extremely hungry, he could eat a couple of pieces to stave off hunger for a while.
But Song Chongjin, still in mourning, could only endure.
Returning home at noon, he devoured eight pancakes in one go, frightening Old Granny Zhang, who immediately asked Old Madam Ding to brew hawthorn water for him, fearing he’d overeat.
Old Madam Ding then cut the bread into small pieces, lightly oiled them before carefully roasting them to a golden crisp, and packed them in a clean pouch for Song Chongjin to carry.
He was told to eat a piece if he got too hungry; small and inconspicuous with no strong flavor.
Gu Zikai looked on enviously, for although he had the jerky prepared by Old Lady Li, it lacked the appeal compared to the roasted bread bits.
Upon arriving at the restaurant, given their status, they could only sit in the main hall.