A week after opening, the customer flow of Jushanlou finally stabilized, well, steadily increased. Jushanlou, which is hard to find, has become one of the most prestigious choices for people on the Aquamarine Star social scene. Jushanlou opened seat reservations to customers who have applied for membership, but the seats and private rooms that can be reserved are limited every day, reservations are only allowed within a week, and no modification or cancellation is allowed.

The strict regulations did not dampen the diners who pursued delicious food and the customers who longed for healing and improvement. On the contrary, because most of the floating seats were reserved every day, most people had the opportunity to go in and have a meal as long as they worked hard to queue up, which greatly increased people’s favorability. People who can afford high-end restaurants like Jushanlou have always experienced the experience of being told by the service robot that there are not enough seats and asked to find another restaurant when there are still seats in restaurants of similar grade. Jushanlou’s approach maintains the balance between the two.

The term has just started at Aquamarine University. Qi Zhaohua, a junior in the Mecha Repair Department, has just received his living allowance. Since he and his parents and sister visited Jushanlou during its trial operation, he has never found another opportunity to go there again, even after hearing about its official opening. There is not much to do in the junior year, and it can be done within a day. Qi Zhaohua, who is free, looks at the balance on his personal terminal. Thinking that Jushanlou is not far from the university, he decides to go there tonight.

 It would be a bit of a loss and not cost-effective to go alone. Thinking of the recent trend of sharing tables, Qi Zhaohua called out in the class group: “Is there anyone willing to go to Jushanlou tonight?”

“The restaurant that just opened recently? I’m planning to go there recently, add me.”

“I’m going too. What time do you leave?”

“Count me in.”

“Someone in my family has been there and recommended it to me. It’s a good time to go and have a look. Count me in.”…

Qi Zhaohua has good relationships with people. As soon as he spoke, many classmates agreed to go with him. Students who can enter the mecha repair major are generally rich or noble, or have excellent grades, so there are many students who can afford to eat at Jushanlou. Before going, Qi Zhaohua deliberately took a detour to pick up his sister Qi Zhaoshui.

Finally, it was determined that there were a total of nine people going together, and including Qi Zhaoshui, there were exactly ten people who could make up a table.

 Seeing that Qi Zhaohua did not forget to bring his sister with him at this time, the classmates laughed at him rudely: “You are worthy of being a famous sister-con in our college!” “You can’t bear to leave your sister even for a dinner with our classmates?” No one was dissatisfied because Qi Zhaohua brought one more person. A well-behaved and beautiful little sister is pleasing to the eye. Besides, Qi Zhaohua would take the initiative to bear Qi Zhaoshui’s expenses.

Qi Zhaoshui had a neat bun and a pair of big and bright eyes. When she looked over, it seemed as if there were stars in her eyes. She followed Qi Zhaohua obediently and greeted her brother’s classmates. She had a good memory. She could call out the names of people she had met before. People she called couldn’t help but smile back, and their voice became gentle.

 “What’s wrong with having a sister complex?” Qi Zhaohua was not ashamed but proud. He held his head high and said proudly, “You want my beautiful, cute, smart and sensible sister, but you still can’t have her! I tell you, no one is allowed to have ideas about my sister!” He looked at everyone as if he was looking at someone with bad intentions. None of these classmates were worthy of his well-behaved and cute sister! 

“No, no, we don’t want a brother like you.” Su Yuanhang pretended to be disgusted and said with a smile, “Xiao Shui, do you think you should consider changing a brother? You can choose from us.”

Qi Zhaoshui pursed his lips but smiled without saying anything.

They came to the Jushanlou laughing and noisy. Fortunately, they caught up with a table of people who had just finished eating and left, so they naturally occupied this table and started ordering dishes. Some people were recommended by their relatives and friends, and ordered a lot of dishes according to memory, while others purely determined their ideas based on the pictures provided on the menu.

The pot-fried shrimp tofu ordered by Qi Zhaohua was served. After the tender tofu cubes are fully soaked in seasoning, they are dipped in egg, fried quickly in a pan, and then simmered slowly with the broth stewed with an old hen. The originally snow-white tofu turned into a beautiful golden color when it is served. The tofu is cut into squares and stacked into a small pyramid shape. The texture of the tofu is very tender and melts in the mouth, but when it is picked up, it magically does not break and the whole piece can be picked up intact. Shrimp is dotted in the middle of the tofu, and the red and white shrimp meat is also crispy and tender, making the taste of this dish more distinct.

He couldn’t bear to swallow a piece of pot-fried tofu in his mouth, but the tofu itself seems to have consciousness and automatically slides into the esophagus. The empty stomach is ironed by the food, which makes Qi Zhaohua relax, and at the same time, he can feel a heat flow from the stomach slowly flowing back to every corner of the body.

 They were all classmates who got along well. No one needed to be polite to each other. They finished a plate of pot-fried shrimp and tofu in a few seconds and began to shift their target of competition to the next dish.

“This reputation of this restaurant is actually well-deserved. I thought the rumors were more or less exaggerated, but I didn’t expect it to be so delicious!”

“Jushanlou is not just limited to delicious food. Several institutions have come to investigate. The food they make is really good for the body. Many people regard this place as a sanatorium restaurant.”

Su Yuanhang nodded in agreement: “Yes, yes, yes! My fourth uncle is like this. Since he came to Jushanlou, he has to eat it almost every day. Even if he doesn’t have time to come in person, he will ask his assistant to pack a portion for him to take back. His health has actually improved slowly after eating Jushanlou, so he brags about which little problem he has disappeared every day on his personal homepage and family group. I thought my fourth uncle was brainwashed before.”

“What about now?”

“I can have another plate of shrimp meatballs!”

“Stop talking, another dish is served! Oh, it’s soup, who ordered it?”

Qi Zhaohua glanced at the menu: “Seven-star fish ball soup, my sister ordered it.”

Each of the white fish balls is half the size of Qi Zhaoshui’s fist, there are seven in total, displayed in the deep open porcelain white soup bowl like stars. The soup of the whole dish is as clear as a mirror, and the fish balls are snow-white. The fish balls are made of fresh unagi, with a delicate and tough taste. After it is cooked, it is immediately put into the pot, so you can smell the unique freshness of seafood before you eat it.

There are seven fish balls in total, and one is not enough for each person. Everyone consciously lets the smallest Qi Zhaoshui take one away first, and then uses chopsticks at the fastest speed in his life to attack one of them that he has been eyeing for a long time.

 “Qi Zhaohua, Zhaoshui has already eaten one, why are you still eating it? You should give it up!”

“Hey hey hey, I got that one first, why did you take it from me!”

Qi Zhaoshui ate her fish ball in small bites and couldn’t help but smile with two sparkling little crescents.

Qi Zhaoshui greeted her brother and followed her brother’s instructions to the bathroom. Jushanlou is not small, but the structure and layout are very simple and clear. It is easy to find the bathroom according to the signs. Even if his sister is a cute little road idiot, she can ask the passing service robot for directions, so Qi Zhaohua was unconcerned that Qi Zhaoshui went there by herself.

However, once her the directionally challenged are released, no basic law will be followed. Qi Zhaoshui successfully found the bathroom, but after coming out, she turned three corners and found that she was getting further and further away.

The sound of fighting came faintly from the corner. Qi Zhaoshui was a little embarrassed and curious. Thinking of her brother and her parents’ instructions, she was about to turn around and leave, but the next second she stopped after hearing that sound and couldn’t help but walk to the source of the sound.

 Qin Kai cornered Wu Yan, his expression slightly cold: “Tell me, what were you doing just now?”

Wu Yan’s eyes revealed his panic at the moment, but he still forced himself to be calm and pretended to be confused: “I didn’t do anything, what are you talking about, Brother Qin?”

“Don’t play dumb, do you think no one can see your little tricks these days?” Qin Kai never had patience with people like Wu Yan, “Everyone just doesn’t have time to take care of you because the restaurant is too busy now.” If Wu Yan hadn’t bumped into his hand when he was secretly reporting the news today, Qin Kai actually didn’t bother to care about what little tricks Wu Yan did.

 Qin Kai’s words made Wu Yan even more panicked: “I really don’t understand what you are talking about.”

“Still not giving up?” Qin Kai sneered, raised his hand and made a knife, taking advantage of Wu Yan’s lack of reaction to control Wu Yan with his backhand, and operated Wu Yan’s personal terminal twice with one hand, and a secret dialog box popped up: “You don’t understand what I am saying, then explain what you are doing? What is your relationship with the people of Zhenxiu Pavilion, and why did Zhou Jinnan pass on the method of processing ingredients and making spiritual food by training mental power to this person called Boss Feng?”

Seeing that the matter was exposed, Wu Yan couldn’t pretend anymore. He lowered his head and frowned in his heart. He said nothing, trying to get away with passive resistance. He didn’t know what ghost ideas he was thinking.

Qin Kai looked down on this kind of two-faced thief since he was a child. Seeing Wu Yan pretending to be dead, he didn’t want to talk to Wu Yan much, and directly took him to find Zhou Shudi and Zhou Jinnan. Since Wu Yan leaked Jushanlou’s secrets, let the people of Jushanlou solve it.

 Qin Kai led Wu Yan out of the corner and bumped into Qi Zhaoshui who came out of curiosity.

Recalling the conversation between him and Wu Yan just now, Qin Kai was not sure how much this seemingly well-behaved girl had heard, so he subconsciously said to Qi Zhaoshui: “I’m not sure how much you heard. To be safe, you should come with me first.”