Shocking! The entire court was drooling with envy because of me.

Duofu Restaurant?

There were so many people shouting that Shen Qing naturally heard them. Looking around, he saw that there were indeed a few scattered diners in the Duofu Restaurant.

Thinking back to what happened the day before, Shen Qing instantly understood.

"Apart from Aunt Wang's wontons, I have never improved anyone's dishes, so please don't be fooled."

The voice wasn't loud, but every word clearly reached the diners' ears.

After saying that, she turned and went into the shop, closed the door, and began preparing today's spicy beef noodles.

The flatbread is a modern instant noodle, requiring little processing. However, for ancient people who had never eaten instant noodles, simply rinsing noodles was enough to earn their praise.

After all, it incorporates technology and grueling tasks.

But Shen Qing was not satisfied. In addition to the soup base, she also prepared many other ingredients.

The beef shank left over from the previous soup shouldn't be wasted, so it was cut into thick chunks. The meat had been stewed for four hours and had already absorbed all the broth, resulting in a tender and flavorful texture with distinct marbling.

The honeycomb tripe is cut into strips, making it both crisp and springy.

The beef tendon was cut into sections.

Wash the bright green spinach and chop the scallions.

Now that the ingredients are ready, add an egg when cooking the noodles, and it's absolutely amazing!

Shen Qing was preparing ingredients in the shop, while the diners outside were in an uproar.

"The owner of Duofu Restaurant is a fraud! Did everyone hear that? Madam Shen said she neither gave any pointers nor made any improvements!"

"No wonder, I was wondering why it tasted so bad. Turns out they were just using Madam Shen's name to swindle us out of our money."

"This is outrageous! This person is utterly vicious!"

"..."

The diners were all indignant, their faces full of anger.

Many people even rushed directly into the Duofu Restaurant.

"Give us back our money!"

"Scammers, give us our money back!"

Qian Duofu was still having a sweet dream when he was startled to see so many people rushing into the restaurant.

"I didn't force you to come to the restaurant; you came on your own. Why should you pay me back? Besides, you did eat!"

He looked completely self-righteous.

He didn't expect to be discovered so quickly.

He was hoping to earn more money in a couple more days, because he had earned more money yesterday than he usually earned in two months.

Some diners were furious. Although they didn't care about the money, they would never allow anyone to use Shen Qing's name to swindle and cheat.

You should know that Shen Qing was personally appointed by them as the god in charge of food!

Instantly, the enraged diners began smashing the shop; bowls and chopsticks were smashed all over the floor, drinks spilled everywhere, and tables and chairs collapsed.

Even Qian Duofu himself was beaten black and blue, and his fat body was covered with many footprints.

"You...you...I'm going to report this to the authorities..."

No sooner had he finished speaking than a foot was kicked in the mouth.

"Go ahead and report it. The government is reasonable. You lied to us first, so we have a case to make at the government office!"

Snapped--

Countless fists and stomps rained down on him.

Of course, many diners didn't come to smash the restaurant or beat people up; they disdained to use such methods.

Shen Qing's diners are not simple people.

"Go, investigate that Qian Duofu, see if there's anything wrong with him."

"Opening a restaurant under Madam Shen's name? Go and cut off their food supply! I'll make sure they can't buy any ingredients!"

"Find a few people to take Qian Duofu to the casino, and you know the rest..."

"..."

Many diners began whispering to their servants, each one using increasingly ruthless tactics.

Qian Duofu was beaten until his body was covered in bruises, his eyes were swollen, and his nose was crooked.

"Zhiweixuan is open!!" Suddenly, a loud shout came from outside.

The diners at Duofu Restaurant forgot about revenge and rushed out to continue queuing.

Qian Duofu was finally free. He cried and howled, cursing Shen Qing to the core in his heart.

He thought he was already in a terrible situation, but he never imagined that something even worse was yet to come.

......

Shen Qing opened the door, and under the expectant gazes of the crowd, she announced, "Today, Zhiweixuan is selling—Spicy Beef Noodles!"

"Beef noodles??"

"It really wasn't stinky tofu after all! Waaaaah, my stinky tofu~"

"Spicy beef noodles, that sounds delicious, I want some!"

"..."

The diners started discussing it, some expressing regret over the stinky tofu, while others looked forward to the beef noodles.

Yan Wenli was in the queue when he heard about the spicy beef noodles. He immediately became dejected and extremely disappointed.

"What's so great about noodles...?"

He was still thinking about stinky tofu.

Grandpa Yan chuckled beside him, "Ordinary noodles may be so-so, but Madam Shen's noodles are absolutely delicious, no worse than stinky tofu. Don't worry, kid."

From Four Delicacies Soup to Stinky Tofu, he's gotten used to it all. When it comes to good food, you can't go wrong with Shen Niangzi.

Yan Wenli remained frowning: "No matter how delicious noodles are, they're still noodles. But stinky tofu is something else entirely. It smells awful but tastes delicious. This is something that has never existed before in this dynasty. I really don't know what Madam Shen was thinking..."

He would have left if there hadn't been stinky tofu there, if only his dad hadn't been there...

Never mind, I'll just keep my dad company.

Grandpa Yan fell silent. He knew that saying anything more would be useless. He would know how good the spicy beef noodles were after he tasted a bowl.

Before long, the Yan family father and son finally reached the front of the line.

A fragrant and spicy aroma of chili oil wafted into my nostrils, like a powerful punch landing directly on my face.

A careful sniff reveals the rich aroma of beef bones, the fragrance of beef infused in the steam, mixed with the fresh scent of mushrooms. Just smelling this aroma is enough to make your mouth water.

"Two bowls of spicy beef noodles," Yan Wenli said directly.

At this moment, his attention was completely drawn to the smell in his nasal cavity, and the regret he had felt for the stinky tofu had completely dissipated.

"Three bowls! Three bowls!!" Old Master Yan exclaimed eagerly, "I want two bowls!!"

This smell is extraordinary; one bowl isn't enough. He needs two bowls.

Upon hearing this, Yan Wenli also had an idea.

Should I have two bowls too?

Then I thought, what if it's not as amazing as I expected?

Alright, alright, let's have a bowl to try first.

"Then give me three bowls," he said again.

"A bowl of spicy beef noodles costs sixty coins, and three bowls cost one hundred and eighty coins in total," Shen Qing said calmly.

Yan Wenli was completely stunned, his eyes wide open: "Sixty coins?!?!"

"Are you sure it's sixty coins and not six?"

Normally, a bowl of noodles costs only three to five coins, and six coins is considered expensive.

Is this spicy beef noodle soup edged with gold?

What's more, such a wonderfully delicious thing as stinky tofu only costs thirty dollars a serving, while this noodle costs sixty dollars a bowl?

Why? Why are noodles more expensive than stinky tofu? He was indignant on behalf of stinky tofu!