After transmigrating into the body of a widow, I became the richest man in the capital.

Chapter 151 The Arrogant Guest and the Head Chef of Baxianlou Restaurant

When the two guests arrived in the evening, Manager Wang was extremely nervous, and the kitchen staff were also busy preparing. In the end, all the dishes were served.

Unexpectedly, the guests in the private room said they wanted to meet the head chef and Manager Wang.

With a mix of trepidation and excitement, Manager Wang went to the private room to meet the guests, saying that he would take full responsibility and not blame the head chef.

He entered the private room expecting to be punished, but after the people in the room looked him up and down, they asked, "Are you the manager here?"

Manager Wang nodded. "Why isn't the head chef here?"

The guest had a very serious expression.

"Is there something wrong with this dish, sir?"

"There's nothing wrong with it, but why did you add meat to the vegetarian dish? Didn't I tell you that I can't eat meat?"

"In response to the guests, we did not add any meat. I had discussed this with the chefs beforehand."

"Then why do I still taste the meat?"

The customer across the table persisted, "That's because we used a new seasoning."

"New seasoning? Can seasoning alone make meat taste this good?" Clearly, the customer in front of him didn't believe it.

"You guys didn't secretly add meat to it, did you?"

The young man who had been silent all along asked this question with disdain and contempt in his eyes.

"No."

"Absolutely not. There's only this one seasoning."

When Manager Wang realized that things were getting complicated, and since Su Xiaoxiao hadn't left yet, he quickly sent someone to fetch her.

"Boss Su, you'd better explain this to these customers. No matter what I say, they won't believe me."

Su Xiaoxiao took out the small packet of Thirteen Spices from her purse. "What's this?"

At this moment, the young man held the small packet of Thirteen Spices in his hand and asked with great confusion.

"This is made by stir-frying thirteen kinds of Chinese herbs together; it can be used in cooking."

Are you studying medicine?

Su Xiaoxiao shook her head.

"No, but according to Mr. Li from Ci'an Hall, these Chinese medicines do not have any conflicting properties. These Chinese medicines themselves do not contain any toxicity, and they are also non-toxic when mixed together. Please rest assured, gentlemen."

The young and middle-aged people burst into laughter upon hearing this.

"Mr. Su, you are indeed extraordinary. We have long heard of your great reputation, but we never expected to witness it firsthand on this trip."

Su Xiaoxiao was stunned, staring blankly at the two people in front of her.

"May I ask who you two are?"

"Us..." The two of them looked at the waiters and other people standing around them. Manager Wang was relieved and quickly sent all the waiters away.

The middle-aged man then revealed the answer: it turned out that the two men were from the capital, and they were indeed no ordinary people.

They were the imperial chefs responsible for cooking for the emperor in the palace, and both were important figures there, among the best.

The reason I came out this time was because I heard someone mention Su Xiaoxiao's jam, so I came all the way here to verify if there is such a person who makes jam.

I never expected to run into you like this.

These two were imperial chefs who cooked for the Empress. Having served the Empress for many years, they also maintained their vegetarian diet.

Previously, they struggled to create dishes with a richer flavor. Although they didn't eat meat, they wondered if they could make dishes that tasted like meat. They experimented many times, but ultimately failed to achieve any results.

But now, the answer has come from Su Xiaoxiao.

The two of them were very excited and said to Su Xiaoxiao, "Could you sell us the recipe for Thirteen Spices? We want to give it to Her Majesty the Empress as a birthday gift."

Even so, Su Xiaoxiao was still a little unhappy after hearing this. "I'm sorry, I developed this recipe myself. I have no intention of selling it, much less giving it away to anyone."

Su Xiaoxiao spoke very bluntly. In fact, she didn't care about these things in officialdom at all, and she didn't bow and scrape to the two people just because they were imperial chefs who cooked for the Empress.

Her refusal startled Manager Wang, who was present.

"You, Mr. Su, are being a bit disrespectful by speaking like that."

The middle-aged man's impression of Su Xiaoxiao was that she seemed to speak rather rudely.

Most people would probably be thrilled with such a good thing, especially since it's a gift to the Empress.

Do you think the people in the palace would accept things for free? They must have given Su Xiaoxiao a lot of money and some kind of honorary title.

Wouldn't that be a win-win situation for everyone, something many ordinary people would love to have?

But Su Xiaoxiao was different. She didn't care at all, and didn't care who the other person was. She coldly rejected them.

The woman in front of them looked very delicate, but she didn't back down at all, and the two of them ended up getting a cold shoulder.

"Alright, since Mr. Su doesn't agree, we can't force him. We also wanted to take some jam back with us this time."

Upon hearing this, Su Xiaoxiao was naturally delighted that business had come again, and that it had even expanded to the capital.

"How much jam would you two like?"

"We need a total of one hundred bottles, and if there are other flavored gift boxes, we'll need another fifty."

"Okay, when will the goods be delivered?"

"We came out in a hurry this time, and we're going back the day after tomorrow."

Su Xiaoxiao calculated the time and realized it might be a bit rushed.

"Okay, I'll go back and make the arrangements."

But this is a big deal, how could Su Xiaoxiao let it slip by?

As I said before, Su Xiaoxiao cares a lot about her business. She cares a lot about money; she'll be very sad and upset if she doesn't make money.

"We'll ask one last time, Mr. Su, can't we just offer to buy your Thirteen Spices recipe? You're still unwilling to sell it?"

Su Xiaoxiao shook her head, "No."

"Ok."

The middle-aged man and the young man gave up completely.

In that case, what else can they say?

After Su Xiaoxiao and Manager Wang left the private room, Manager Wang wiped the sweat from his forehead.

He gave Su Xiaoxiao a thumbs up.

"You absolutely are the one. I really admire you."

Su Xiaoxiao smiled slightly at him, "Adhering to my principles is the foundation of my being a person."

"But the other party is such a big shot!"

Manager Wang still couldn't believe that Su Xiaoxiao would dare to do such a thing.

Would you dare offend the Empress?
Su Xiaoxiao smiled slightly after hearing this.

"Your Majesty, step aside! The Great Zhou Dynasty upholds the law. Do you think they would dare to forcibly seize my formula? I refuse to believe such evil!"

Manager Wang looked at Su Xiaoxiao for a long time, then shook his head and sighed: "She's still too inexperienced."

The reason why quotation marks were not used is because Manager Wang sighed in his heart and did not say it out loud.

(End of this chapter)