123 Chapter 123 Taken Advantage

“Young Master Zhou said the manor is a gift to you two, and we will not take any payment for it.

“As for the renovation, the one who renovated Hongyun Restaurant was Zhang Daniu from the main street. If you like his skills, you can also go to him. He’s an honest person,” said Manager Liu.

“Oh, we know Zhang Daniu.” Gu Chengrui nodded.

Then, he gave the letter with the recipes to Manager Liu and said, “I’ll have to trouble you to pass this to Young Master Zhou. Consider it as payment for the manor.”

“This… Young Master Zhou said he didn’t want it.” Manager Liu waved his hand.

“Since we said we bought it, we can’t pay with nothing. Please help us give it to him.”

“Alright, but I’ll just hand it over.”

“Thank you; we’ll be leaving now.” Gu Chengrui nodded and went to the main street with Zhou Ying. They found Zhang Daniu and went to Dongxing Restaurant with him to discuss the renovation work.

On the other hand, Manager Liu took the letter to the county office after a short rest. He finally found Zhou Huaiming in the county government office, busy dealing with official documents.

After seeing Young Master Zhou was done with a document in his hands, he came forward to hand over the envelope. “Master, Doctor Gu gave this to you. He said it’s the money for the manor.”

“Oh, where did he get the silver from?” Young Master Zhou asked curiously after receiving it.

Manager Liu shook his head after hearing this. As far as he knew, the couple’s money was all provided by him. At most, it did not exceed 150 taels.

He didn’t know where they had gotten a stack of silver notes.

That’s right. From the thickness of the envelope, he had thought it was a stack of banknotes.

Zhou Huaiming opened it curiously and was stunned when he read the recipes. He quickly looked down and smiled when he saw the last reminder, “You previously said that I was too soft-hearted and should not give them a manor.

“Look, these recipes alone are more than enough to cover the cost of the restaurant. We’ve taken advantage of them.”

After finishing speaking, he handed the letter to Manager Liu.

Manager Liu took it and read it carefully, and he couldn’t stop reading. The more he read, the more fascinated and excited he became.

The key was that many of the ingredients in the recipes were medicinal herbs, which he had never thought of. No wonder Chef Zhou couldn’t figure out the recipe for the braised intestines.

He dared say that these recipes could definitely maintain Hongyun Restaurant for another hundred years.

He thought of this and said excitedly, “I can’t believe Mrs. Gu is willing to part with these.”

“Indeed, but this also shows that she has a talent for cooking.” As Zhou Huaiming said this, he thought of the sweet and sour shredded radish that Zhou Ying made once. “Tell me, why is it that even her shredded radish tastes better than others?”

“Why can’t she be born a man? ” He mumbled regretfully. “What a pity.”

The corner of Manager Liu’s mouth twitched. “So what should we do with these recipes? Keep them?”

“Yeah, keep them, and just take care of the couple when they open for business. Also, estimate how much these recipes are worth. At the end of the year, we can deduct them from our costs and use them as payment for the given restaurant.

“I understand. I’ll leave you to your work then.”

“Wait, what kind of people do you think the couple are?”

Manager Liu hesitated for a moment before saying, “To be honest, I haven’t had much contact with them, but I can be sure they’re very trustworthy.

“I remember that there was one time when Doctor Gu couldn’t come, so Mrs. Gu sent us the bean sprouts. At that time, I was sure she was not feeling well, but she still gritted her teeth and sent them to us.

“Also, when Elder Qiao kidnapped them, they didn’t think of leaving immediately after they escaped. Instead, they reported it to our restaurant. Otherwise, we would have been lost in the dark the next day.”