If you don't consummate the marriage for three years and then marry a successful educated youth

The group exchanged glances and raised their eyebrows, silently making a mental note of the Xiangyang Brigade. The mayor had never praised any brigade before; they would go and see what this brigade was like in the future.

If someone is truly resourceful, they could serve as a model for boosting the local economy, as wealth makes winter easier for ordinary people.

Sun Youcai respectfully saw the guests off. After watching the car drive away, he turned around and his smile disappeared, replaced by a worried expression. The shop staff were completely baffled.

"Boss, what's wrong? They praised our food and even got reporters to write about it in the newspaper. Why are you still unhappy?"

"Happy? Heh, what am I happy about? It would have been best if we ended here. I'd already gained fame, and I wouldn't have to worry about customers. I could just raise the prices and people would still come to eat."

"The problem is, they're coming back in seven days, and this time there will be fifty people. That means we'll need five tables, and each table will require at least two chickens and one duck to cook."

Gao Jinbao frowned as well: "Yes, that would require ten chickens, five ducks, and hundreds of eggs. Where are we going to get them? They simply won't sell them."

It's so annoying. Why do so many people come here for no reason? It would be fine if it were other people, but government officials come to eat. They don't have the right to refuse.

"Boss, why don't we go to the countryside and talk to that person, place the order for next year's purchases in advance, and give them a deposit? We can't let our supply of goods be cut off."

"And this needs to be done quickly. Although Zhao Dahai doesn't have as many connections as the boss and knew in advance that the mayor was coming to inspect our area, this matter can't be kept secret for long."

"The mayor will go to whoever has the ingredients. Wouldn't all our efforts be for nothing, and we'd just be letting Good Luck Lai benefit from it? They certainly don't lack ingredients."

Sun Youcai nodded and said, "I'll think about this matter some more and see if there are any other solutions within seven days. The rural farms are already facing a shortage of supplies, and we've already signed a contract with the other side."

"It's not easy to snatch meat from their mouths. If the country bumpkins were greedy, we could just raise the price and get it, but the problem is they're not greedy, which is what makes it difficult."

As she spoke, her eyes pierced him: "Gao Jinbao, this is all your doing. You drove away a good god of wealth, and he went to that restaurant across the street. They wouldn't have survived the year anyway."

"Now look what's happened. They're on top of us, but we can't let the leaders know. The newspapers have to feature our Happiness Hotel. We absolutely can't admit defeat like this."

Gao Jinbao was filled with regret, but there's no going back. He never imagined that something from a peasant background would be so popular.

"Boss, I'll think of another way."

He actually had a good idea, but... it was a bit too risky, so he decided not to mention it for now. Otherwise, if something went wrong, he would get dragged into it, which would be too troublesome.

When the newspaper came out the next morning, everyone raised their eyebrows and became interested after seeing the eye-catching restaurant name.

Before noon, a long queue had already formed in front of the Happiness Restaurant.

Looking at the boss's gloomy face and then at the long queue outside, the kitchen staff felt a headache coming on. "Sigh, if it were before, this would be such a good thing. Our reputation would spread and customers would come back."

But now... even the most skilled cook can't cook without rice. What's the use of having customers if there are no ingredients? It will only ruin your reputation even faster.

After the diners came in and ordered, they frowned slightly after eating: "The taste is the same as before, not as good as the newspaper said. What's going on?"

"Yeah, I don't know what happened. Could the newspaper be fake, or is this shop deliberately spending money to advertise in the newspaper because business is bad?"

"You know what, it's actually quite possible. Business was terrible before, so it's understandable that they'd try to find a way to keep the shop from closing down. It's just that the taste is really disappointing."

When it came time to pay after finishing their meal, a new argument broke out. The diners shouted, "What? The price has gone up by a third! Are you robbing us?"

"I used to eat at your place all the time, and the taste is exactly the same as before. Stop talking about changing the ingredients. If you really did, wouldn't I be able to tell?"

"What exactly is your Happiness Restaurant trying to do? Using the same old ingredients and the same old flavors, you still want to raise prices so much? Are you crazy?"

The cashier smiled and said, "Sir, our sign has been up for a long time. It's not our fault that you didn't notice it. Since you've eaten, you have to pay."

"If you don't pay, we'll have to call the police. You'll be the one who loses face then, but you'll still have to pay."

"you……"

The tall man was so angry he almost laughed: "Fine, you guys are really something. I'm a regular customer of your restaurant, and I never expected you to treat me like this. We'll see."

"Raising prices, huh? The taste remains the same, and you're still messing with us? Just you wait."

The clerk smirked, completely unconcerned. Their restaurant had even hosted the mayor, and the leaders had all praised their food. What right did others have to complain?

If they don't want to eat, fine. Who cares about these few guests? It's the government officials who get the most face.

The lobby was noisy for quite a while before it finally quieted down after the guests left.

Across the street in the lobby of Haoyunlai Restaurant, people were constantly discussing something: "This is really outrageous. It's still the most comfortable place to eat. The prices haven't gone up and the food is still good."

"Hehe, I'm sorry, brother, I didn't treat you well. I won't take you to the Happiness Restaurant across the street anymore. Let's eat here at Good Luck Restaurant instead. I hope the taste will continue to be the same."

Zhao Dahai turned the abacus beads, finished checking the accounts, closed the ledger, and slowly exhaled. Just as he was about to go upstairs to rest, a telephone rang.

After connecting the call, I listened to the voice on the other end and narrowed my eyes slightly: "Oh, I see. No wonder their business has suddenly gotten so good. But where do they get their ingredients?"

A voice whispered across the other end: "Brother, this isn't the most important thing right now. The most important thing is the five tables of food they're going to eat at the Happiness Grand Hotel a few days later after their meeting."

If you've finalized the deal regarding the ingredients and they won't sell to the other side, then you can try to secure this business deal. After all, who wouldn't want the opportunity to gain fame?

You mean...?

"Yes, that's what you mean. Jiang Lie and you agreed that during the one-year contract period, the ingredients wouldn't be sold to any other restaurants, but they still managed to get them."

[They can gather enough people for that one table piecemeal, but how will they gather the other five tables? You're the best judge of character; I've said that Jiang Lie is an honest man and wouldn't break the contract to sell to the other side.]

I trust your judgment, brother, but the other side isn't exactly law-abiding. If they can't buy it, do you think they might steal ingredients to appease the mayor's entourage?