Chapter 2249: Chapter 2251: Gu Linxi vs. Cui Jiangjing
Gu Linxi still didnât understand.
Cui Jiangjing felt like he was futilely speaking to a wall and waved his hand powerlessly, âForget it, I didnât expect you to understand anyway.â
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Gu Linxi felt inexplicably disliked.
She wasnât someone who held onto petty details, she thought Cui Jiangjing was angry because they had wasted all the food on the table. She pondered for a moment and somehow produced a black card and handed it over.
âWhat is this?â Cui Jiangjing reflexively took it and glanced at it.
Gu Linxi casually handed over something as if it was nothing special, saying, âThis is the black card here. You can come over anytime if you like the chefâs skills. I donât come this often, the room is yours to use, and you can also bring friends.â
Cui Jiangjing squinted slightly, intensely pondering the identity of the man who invited him here last time. He seemed to be the owner of a company ranked among the nationâs top 100 bio-pharmaceutical device firms, worth over a hundred million. At that time, the man boasted about how difficult it was to secure a spot at this restaurant, and how much effort he went through to book the place for that day. His room wasnât as big as this one, nor did it have a view as nice.
He held the black card in his hand and finally asked, âDo you know the owner of this restaurant?â
If she doesnât, she couldnât possibly have the black card.
This restaurant, which is so popular that it requires a reservation a month in advance, wouldnât leave a room specifically for her usage.
He could only think of this possibility.
Who knew Gu Linxi would deny it, âUm⊠what kind of knowledge are you talking about? I own this restaurant. I usually let them manage it, and I rarely come over, only occasionally to have a meal. I donât like squeezing into the main hall, so they reserved a room for me.â
âYouâre saying youâre the owner of this restaurant?â The revelation was so unexpected that it was shocking.
But thinking back to everything that happened since they walked in made sense now.
The waitstaff had been showing familiarity with her since she stepped in; she casually brought him there without prior notification and still managed to have an empty room available at this private dining establishment that requires reservations. The staff even mentioned that this was her âusual spotâ! Plus, when ordering, they asked if she wanted soup, and shortly after brought out the restaurantâs signature pigeon soup, which is notoriously hard to get⊠So, the reason behind all this is obviousâshe is the owner of Taste Pavilion!
âItâs me.â Gu Linxi leaned back in her chair lazily and casually explained to him, âIt wasnât intentional not to tell you, as you never asked. This land plot was my grandfatherâs inheritance to my mom. When I was little, my mom transferred the ownership to me. The Gu Family didnât know about my grandfatherâs estate; they only focused on my dadâs business. Later, when they ran into trouble, the Gu Family inventoried my dadâs assets and ignored me. Eventually, when the owner renting here for Haidilao fled, leaving behind Chef Zhou and Xingxing, I saw theyâd come from afar to earn money and suddenly lost their job and didnât receive any wages or have a place to go, so I kept the previous dĂ©cor and renovated a bit to open this restaurant.â
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Who would have thought that Taste Pavilion, renowned for its chefâs authentic Cantonese cuisine, had a chef who previously worked for Haidilao.
No wonder so many people wanted to poach Taste Pavilionâs chef by offering high prices, but were declined. It turns out there was this connection!
Thinking back to Zhang Zhihaoâs group of friends gloating about securing a spot here while dismissively calling Gu Linxi a mere mechanic in disdain was indeed laughable.
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