The peasant girl has a private space, and her husband is handsome.

The Star-Picking Tower was the face of the Murong family, so its dismal business caused Murong Fu great anxiety, leading to sleepless nights.

The Zhaixing Tower, which has stood for hundreds of years, has always been a leader among restaurants, with no other restaurant able to rival it. But now, it has a competitor.

Moreover, the opponent is very strong.

Murong Fu decided to go to Gu's Restaurant in person to take a look.

Gu's Restaurant is open for business, so naturally they can't turn him away just because he's the head of the Murong family.

Murong Fu, along with Murong Yan, Murong Changyu, several elders of the Murong family, and several head chefs from Zhaixinglou, went to Gu's Restaurant.

The chefs at Zhaixing were quite surprised. The head of the Murong family never personally got involved in business matters; he would just sit in the back and give instructions.

The head chefs of Zhaixinglou never see the head of the household all year round.

Unexpectedly, the head of the family came in person this time, which shows that the Murong family head is very wary of Gu's Restaurant.

While waiting in line outside, Murong Yan was surprised to see Gu Ji's employees selling mung bean ice cream.

This is something that only appeared in later generations!

She had tested Su Qianqian during the Flower Festival and felt that Su Qianqian was most likely not a time traveler, but she was sure that there was a time traveler among the people around Su Qianqian.

Gu Ji Restaurant is not cheap; people who can afford to eat there are not short of money.

Almost everyone queuing outside the gate had a Gu Ji ice cream in hand.

Murong Fu: "Hey buddy, give me ten ice creams."

He bought a mung bean ice cream for each of the people he brought.

When you put the ice cream in your mouth, the mung bean filling has a sandy texture and isn't hard at all.

Murong Yan smiled and said, "Father, I can make ice cream like this too."

Murong Fu was very pleased: "Yan'er, when we get back, start making ice cream. Gu's Restaurant has it, and so should Zhaixinglou."

The Murong family members queued for half an hour before it was finally their turn to go in and have their meal.

The first thing Murong Fu noticed when he entered the lobby was that the waiters at Gu's Restaurant were wearing uniforms, which did make him feel quite comfortable.

Copying is a simple matter, and he immediately instructed one of his clansmen to arrange for uniforms to be made for the staff of Zhaixinglou.

Murong Yan whispered a reminder: "Father, I think there must be people like me from another world at Gu's Restaurant."

In Murong Yan's opinion, giving the waiters uniforms was definitely something a time traveler would do, and the ice cream was also something from later times.

After hearing his daughter's words, Murong Fu became even more wary of Gu's Restaurant.

Murong Yan was born in the capital of the Southern Yue Kingdom. The national advisor of the Southern Yue Kingdom predicted that Murong Yan was a person from outer space who could bring more wealth to the Murong family and also benefit the national fortune of the Southern Yue Kingdom.

The emperor of Nanyue Kingdom arranged the marriage between Murong Yan and the seventh prince because of the advice of the imperial advisor.

But Murong Fu never expected that Murong Yan was not the only person from another world.

No wonder Gu's Restaurant was able to threaten the centuries-old Zhaixinglou Restaurant; it turns out they were leveraging the advantage of having outsiders.

He decided that he had to find the extraterrestrial in Gu's Restaurant. If the person could not be used by the Murong family, he would have to kill him to eliminate any future troubles.

Those from beyond the heavens can only belong to the Murong family.

After Murong Fu sat down, he ordered all sixteen of Gu Ji's signature dishes.

Divine roast goose, honey-glazed pork knuckle, premium chicken, pickled fish slices, Buddha Jumps Over the Wall...

Murong had been resurrected for decades and had seen many delicious dishes, but this was the first time he had ever tasted pickled cabbage fish slices.

"This pickled fish fillet tastes good, but I've never had it before. It must be an innovative dish from Gu Ji Restaurant."

Murong Yan, however, believed that the pickled fish dish was also brought by a time traveler.

However, she has never liked sauerkraut fish, otherwise she would have been the first to make this dish.

After tasting all of Gu Ji's signature dishes, Murong Fu realized the difference between Zhaixinglou and Gu Ji.

Gu Ji's dishes are indeed more flavorful and delicious than those at Zhaixinglou.

Chef Liu said to the head of the Murong family, "I think these dishes have the aroma of braising sauce."

These words reminded Murong Yan that Gu Ji's food might contain spices like Thirteen Spices.

However, she couldn't really remember the ingredients for Thirteen Spices; she only knew that it contained star anise and fennel seeds.

Therefore, Murong Yan became even more certain that there were definitely time travelers in Gu's Restaurant.

Actually, this dish not only contains five-spice powder prepared by Su Qianqian, but also the Gu family's secret sauce passed down through generations.

The sauce is made from fermented soybeans as the main ingredient. Su Qianqian made some improvements to the sauce, creating three different flavors.

There are mushroom sauce, seafood sauce, and spicy sauce.

These sauces used for stir-frying add a rich flavor to the dishes produced by Gu Ji.

When Murong Fu was halfway through his meal, he heard someone say that Su Dongjia had arrived.

He put down his chopsticks and looked over, wanting to see if the girl he considered his only rival had three heads and six arms.

It turned out that the other party was a very beautiful young girl.

The smile on her face was like a gentle breeze.

Her skin was very fair, and she wore a festive red dress, looking as beautiful as a fairy.

Moreover, the girl's demeanor was extraordinary, making ordinary people feel inferior involuntarily.

She was far better than his biological daughter, Murong Yan.

Murong Fu thought that Murong Yan would marry into the royal family of Nanyue in the future, so he felt that he should find a tutor from the royal family of Daqi or Nanyue to improve Murong Yan's upbringing.

I don't expect to surpass Miss Su, but at least I can't be too far behind.

Looking into his son Murong Changyu's affectionate eyes, Murong Fu knew that his son had already fallen for him.

My son is at the age where he is in love, and when I was his age, I would also feel admiration for outstanding girls.

Murong Fu earnestly advised his son, "Changyu, I know she once saved your life, but the Murong family should prioritize the family. We would rather the Murong family betray the world than let the world betray the Murong family."

"Those who achieve great things throughout history are ruthless. Kindness and gratitude will only slow down your sword-drawing speed and prevent you from becoming a decisive and courageous successor of the Murong family."

"Father, I understand."

Murong Yan saw that the Third Prince of Nan Yue was also dining at Gu's Restaurant, which was only three tables away from the Murong family's table.

In the past, Murong Yan was the most dazzling woman in the Southern Yue Kingdom, and the Third Prince had also expressed his admiration for her.

So she was always very proud, feeling that she was the female lead in a time-travel story and that all outstanding men should revolve around her.

"Father, I'll go and say hello to the Third Prince."

After receiving permission, Murong Yan smiled her most charming smile, swayed her hips as she walked to Huangfu Hong's side, and affectionately called out, "Brother Hong."

It turned out that, despite being so close, Huangfu Hong seemed not to hear her voice at all.

She followed Huangfu Hong's gaze and found that his eyes were fixed on the girl, Su, who came from the countryside.

This is outrageous! That country bumpkin is not good enough for her!