minions live

Chapter 179

Xiao Gang stared at the man in front of him coldly, his eyes filled with disgust.

As the saying goes, when the forest is big, there are all kinds of birds.

Similarly, in the huge Xingji City, some people like to work hard for their family and future step by step, but there are always some people or families who are used to getting something for nothing.

Lu Wenguang in front of him is one of them.

For decades, Uncle Zhongyong's mansion has been unable to make ends meet, and has even been reduced to selling ancestral products to make a living.The reason is not only that the emperor is not pleasing to the eye, intentionally or unintentionally suppressing it, but also because some members of the Xiao family are corrupt and pervert the law, and they will not change after repeated admonitions.

The previous Zhongyong uncles always missed the old love, and often spent a lot of money to redeem them under the nagging of the clan elders.

It was impossible to open the source, but it couldn't save the flow. It's no wonder that the Zhongyong uncle's mansion didn't decline.

And those members of the Xiao family who don't know the heights of the sky and the depths of the earth like to call brothers like Lu Wenguang the most, and go further and further away under mutual praise.

What are you afraid of, behind you is the uncle's mansion, this trivial matter is nothing to you who are high above you...

Just such a simple sentence can always make some people who don't know the so-called get carried away, and finally go on the road of no return.

Xiao Gang whispered these things in his ear.

Ren Ning understood.

"Everyone," he said, "the family is very happy today. I sincerely thank you for your visit, and specially set up a banquet at the Drunken Immortal Tower in Yonghe Square to welcome you..."

It means that I have already decided on the location of the banquet.If you like it, go, if you don't like it, please feel free.

Zuixianlou in Yonghefang?
A group of young talents look at each other with weirdness in their eyes.

Yonghefang is located in the east south of Xingji City, which is already a civilian area, and it is a little far away from Xuanwu Street where everyone is now.

The most important thing is that the Drunken Immortal Tower belongs to Uncle Zhongyong's residence, to be exact, it belongs to Xiao Gang.

Before, at the instigation of others, he spent a lot of money to buy that place and changed it into the current Zuixianlou.

It was only after the restaurant was built and opened that Xiao Gang realized that he regretted it.

The location of the restaurant is actually good, with a pavement facing the street, and people come and go outside.

However, due to reasons such as too good decoration, too high prices, and no special food and drinks, the restaurant has been deserted since it opened.

It can be said that the Drunken Immortal Tower did not bring any benefits to Xiao Gang in these years, on the contrary, it filled a lot of money into it, and finally became a laughing stock among the noble children.

When Ren Ning said this, the group of people immediately split into two.

"Let's go around, Mr. Zuixianlou in Yonghefang can be said to be famous for a long time, but he has never been there. This time, I really want to taste it."

Most of the people were laughing and joking, summoned their mounts and headed southeast.

The way is different and they are not conspiring with each other, Lu Wenguang and others looked at each other, and finally could only curse secretly, then turned and left.

Yonghefang was really not close, so when Ren Ning and his party walked slowly into Zuixianlou, the shopkeeper had already prepared all the food and wine.

"My lord..." The shopkeeper and Xiao Er greeted him graciously.

They are all sons of Uncle Zhongyong's family, and they will share honor and disgrace with Xiao's family in this life without any special circumstances.When I learned of Xiao Gang's achievements in the south earlier, I couldn't help being surprised and delighted.

Xiao Gang waved his hand: "Let's serve the food first. Greet everyone well."

The food and wine were served quickly, and the whole Zuixianlou was filled with aroma in an instant.

After riding the horse all the way, everyone was a little hungry. Looking at the delicious food in front of them, some people's stomachs growled.

Ren Ning greeted everyone with a haha: "Food is the most important thing for the people. Everyone is hungry, let's sit down and eat before we talk."

Those who can come here together are either Ren Ning's friends themselves, or they intend to make friends with each other.

Everyone didn't mind, they laughed and nodded in agreement.

He turned around and toasted one by one before letting everyone do whatever they wanted.

Xiao Gang couldn't eat anymore, he walked around in the restaurant.

The whole three floors, large and small private seats are empty.Except for the sons who just came in, there were no other customers at all.

Back at Ren Ning's table, Xiao Gang sat down and drank a glass of wine, with a sad face.

On the third day after returning to Xingji City, all the shopkeepers returned home to visit and congratulate him, and he knew the profit and loss of various industries under his name during this period.

"This restaurant really can't keep going. What do you think should be done?"

It's a pity that such a large place is closed directly.If it is not closed and there are no customers, opening the door is a waste of money and labor.

Xiao Gang had a headache for a while.

"It's strange." Lei Er looked at the marked price, his face full of disbelief, "The taste of this wine and food is actually not bad, and the price is not as high as expected. Why no customers come?"

cough cough.

Everyone couldn't help coughing.

Even if Lei Er squatted next to the carrion corpse, he could still eat with relish.It seems that everything in the world is delicious as long as it enters his mouth.

Therefore, his sense of taste cannot be trusted at all.

But in all honesty, although the food in Zuixianlou is not considered delicious in the world, it is at least palatable. Theoretically, such a situation of being neglected in front of the door should not happen.

Xiao Gang smiled wryly and spread his hands.

"This price has actually been lowered four times. It's a pity that the price has been lowered again and again, and the chefs who cook the dishes have changed one after another. There are no customers coming in."

"I can't help it either."

"Really?" Lei Er hesitantly stretched out his head and looked down.

At this time, it was meal time, and the streets below were full of people coming and going, but no one came into the shop.

It seems that in front of the pedestrians below, there is no restaurant where you can eat.

However, the most puzzling thing is that the small restaurant not far from Zuixianlou looks dirty, but it is overcrowded.

After watching for a while, Lei Er looked up at the sky speechlessly: "It's broad daylight, I really saw a ghost!"

"Didn't I see a ghost!" Everyone agreed.

cough!
The shopkeeper waiting next to him coughed lightly.

"My lord, I reminded you a long time ago. No one cares about the restaurant, but someone is actually obstructing it. It's just..."

It's just that Second Young Master Xiao never thought much about it.

Ren Ning and the others were taken aback, and asked in unison, "What's going on?"

The shopkeeper glanced at Xiao Gang and saw that he had no objection, so he spoke slowly.

In fact, when Zuixianlou first opened, the business was quite good.It's just that someone had an accident while eating, and within a few days, the news spread around.

Since then, the business of the restaurant has plummeted, and finally became what it is now.

Everyone looked at Xiao Gang strangely.

You don't even need to think about this kind of thing to know that there is a ghost in it.

"It's easy for Hades, but it's hard for little ghosts." Lei Er looked at Xiao Gang: "Anyway, your future ambitions are not here, so it's better to take it out, it will save trouble and worry."

Ugh.

Xiao Gang sighed again.

It's not that he didn't think about taking it off before.It's just that this restaurant itself was cheated by others, so it's not so easy to get rid of it now.

Buyers either bid too low, or the conditions attached were too harsh, and they just let it go.

Ren Ning looked at Xiao Gang, and suddenly said: "So you know who is cheating you?"

Xiao Gang was silent for a while, and finally nodded.

"The third son of Uncle Zhongqin's mansion, Yu Tao!" He silently spit out a name.

Lei Er raised his head to look at Ren Ning, and saw that he was also bewildered, so he shook his head heck.

"There are as many noble families in Xingji City as dogs. If you drop a brick while walking on the road, you might hit a few young masters from the uncle's mansion or the marquis' mansion."

"Who is this Yu Tao?" He asked curiously.

Xiao Gang looked embarrassed: "He is my elder brother's cousin."

Several people were stunned, but they couldn't help but look sideways.

Lei Er even laughed directly: "Knowing that they have this kind of relationship. You still do business with him, if you don't cheat who?"

Xiao Gang was speechless, and poured down a glass of wine, "It's all because I was too naive in the past."

I thought that as long as I humbled myself and tried my best to please, the family would be able to live in harmony and beauty.It turned out to be just wishful thinking.

"What is this Yu Tao, what are you doing now?" Ren Ning asked.

Xiao Gang shook his head: "Since I met you, I haven't paid attention to these people for a long time."

"But what else can he do?" Xiao Gang's smile was full of contempt: "[-]% of it is just dawdling in the Jinwu Guard. The remaining [-]% ​​should be traveling around."

"It's just that he's a few years older than me, so he shouldn't be able to play anymore soon."

Ren Ning patted him on the shoulder: "Ten years is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge. When we meet in the future, let's get him together."

Xiao Gang was not surprised, he laughed and drank another glass of wine: "That's exactly what I meant."

(End of this chapter)