Seeing Qi Han examine the storefront with a peculiar expression, Qin Yao smiled wryly and spoke slowly, "Hello, our restaurant is temporarily closed. Please go to another restaurant for your meal. I apologize."
"Not in business anymore?"
Qi Han didn't show any disappointment; instead, his eyes brightened. Without leaving the small shop, he casually found a chair and sat down, looking at the two sisters. "Are you two the owners of this restaurant?"
Qin Yao hesitated for a moment, then turned to look at her sister Qin Yue.
Although Qin Yao was the older sister, having spent most of her time in the Star Luo Royal Academy, she lacked social experience. On the other hand, Qin Yue, who had been helping in the shop for a long time, had a more outgoing personality.
"Yes, we are the owners of this restaurant." Although she didn't understand why this young man hadn't left yet, Qin Yue didn't mind chatting with him a bit.
"Why is it not in business?" Qi Han glanced around at the luxurious decor of the restaurant. "I can see that this place has a good location and excellent decorations. If it were in business, the sales should be good. It's a pity not to operate it."
Hearing Qi Han's words, Qin Yue's eyes showed a trace of disappointment. She thought of the times when the small shop was bustling with customers, and the contrast with the current deserted state was too stark.
"Our chefs have all left, and no one knows how to cook, so we can only close temporarily," Qin Yue said, feeling less inclined to chat with the young man.
Really, why keep poking at my sore spots?
Too painful.
"I see this restaurant has three floors, right?" Qi Han looked at the environment of the restaurant again. "It's quite spacious, about three times larger than the small shop in Shrek City, and it even has an extra floor."
"Since your restaurant no longer has chefs and can't operate, do you have any plans to sell the property?"
Qi Han had originally come here for a meal, but now he had other ideas. This place, even within the entire Morning Star Street, was probably a prime location. Just a quick glance, and it seemed that the store's opposite side was the Starlight Auction House.
Although he hadn't been to the Starlight Auction House, he had heard that it was the largest auction house in the Star Luo Empire.
Opening a restaurant opposite to the Starlight Auction House would undoubtedly attract a massive crowd. Qi Han hadn't seen a place more suitable for his new shop.
It seemed like a stroke of luck; he had arrived at the right place.
As his words fell, the atmosphere in the restaurant quickly cooled down.
The expressions of the two women became gloomy, and their gazes toward Qi Han even carried a hint of resentment.
Qi Han was stunned.
Before he could speak, the golden-haired girl with glasses spoke resentfully, "I get it. You're sent by that jerk Zhao Fenglai, right? He's trying a new tactic since he knows we won't sell the restaurant to him. Is he sending someone else to buy it?"
Huh? Who is Zhao Fenglai?
Qi Han wore an innocent expression.
He genuinely didn't know this person, although he had heard of Fenglai Pavilion.
He couldn't help feeling a bit helpless. Even though he hadn't figured out the situation, it seemed that the twin sisters had some misunderstanding about him.
"That... You've misunderstood. I don't know anyone named Zhao Fenglai. My name is Qi Han, and I came from Shrek City. I want to open a restaurant here, and your place seems suitable, so I thought about buying it." Qi Han hastily explained.
"Shrek City?" Qin Yao's expression softened slightly, but she didn't fully believe him.
"How can you prove that you're not sent by Zhao Fenglai?" Qin Yue wrinkled her cute nose, her expression not looking very pleasant.
Obviously, the two sisters didn't completely trust Qi Han's explanation.
Qi Han felt a bit helpless. "Who is Zhao Fenglai? I don't even know him. How can I prove it?"
"He's the owner of Fenglai Pavilion!" Qin Yao exclaimed with hatred, obviously unable to control her emotions when mentioning the words "Fenglai Pavilion."
Huh? Qi Han's expression became somewhat strange.
No wonder it sounded a bit familiar.
Zhao Fenglai, Fenglai Pavilion.
Since the other party was the owner of a restaurant, Qi Han now had some understanding of the sisters' resentment.
Both establishments were restaurants, and business competition was inevitable. There might even be some underhanded tactics, which could explain how Moonlight Pavilion ended up in its current state.
This kind of situation was not uncommon in Qi Han's previous life on Earth. In an instant, he guessed the general situation.
However, if it was Fenglai Pavilion, that would be easy to verify.
Qi Han's expression relaxed a bit. "That's right, I'm also a chef. Buying this property, I plan to open a restaurant too. I went to Fenglai Pavilion yesterday, and the most delicious dish there should be 'Clear Moon over the Jade Pool.' If I can create a dish even more delicious than that, it should prove that I'm not in cahoots with Zhao Fenglai, right?"
After all, having better culinary skills than Fenglai Pavilion made it impossible for him to be associated with them, right?
Qi Han felt quite clever, thinking of such a method to prove his innocence.
However, when the two sisters heard this, they became even angrier.
"You can make a dish surpassing the Clear Moon over the Jade Pool?" Qin Yue snorted coldly. "I think your culinary skills are not that great. You're good at bragging, though."
What's going on?
Qi Han became a bit confused.
I said I could outperform your competitor, and you're not happy, but now you're even angrier?
Qin Yue and Qin Yao were angry for a simple reason: this dish used to be the most delicious one at Moonlight Pavilion, and even customers from other cities would come to Star Luo City just to taste it!
Although that jerk Zhao Fenglai took away the chef who could make this dish and turned it into a specialty of Fenglai Pavilion, the two sisters still couldn't tolerate anyone saying that the dish named after them wasn't good.
However, Qi Han was unaware of this, so he felt a bit puzzled.
Even though he didn't understand the reason that made the two sisters even angrier, Qi Han was determined to get this shop. He reluctantly opened his mouth, "It's mealtime now, and I assume you two haven't eaten yet. How about I use your kitchen to make a meal for you?"
Saying this, Qi Han stood up and began searching for the location of the kitchen in the restaurant.
Qin Yue saw that Qi Han was really planning to cook, and her expression softened slightly.
Maybe this person really is a chef.
But surpassing "Clear Moon over the Jade Pool" would be impossible!
Humph!
"We don't have ingredients in our kitchen," Qin Yao suddenly remembered and hastily spoke up.
Qi Han, who had already found the entrance to the kitchen during his stroll, nonchalantly waved his hand, "No problem, I brought ingredients. I'll take care of it." With that, he patted the backpack behind him.
The two sisters exchanged glances, and Qi Han had already entered the kitchen.
There couldn't possibly be ingredients in his backpack; it was filled with various odds and ends. However, for Qi Han, acquiring ingredients was not an issue.
He could just ask the system to take care of it.
Moonlight Pavilion had once been the largest restaurant in Star Luo City, so the kitchen still had a complete set of utensils, although they were covered in a thin layer of dust due to not being used for a while.
Qi Han couldn't help but roll up his sleeves and begin cleaning the dust off the utensils, preparing for the cooking ahead.
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