The Rise of a General's Daughter-in-Law Doctor

Chapter 279 Helping You Shoot Away Flies

After Li Muxia returned, she became very busy. After all, she hadn't been back for so long, and she needed to check on all the businesses under her name.

Li Anran naturally followed along the whole time.

Looking at the huge Haidilao sign, Li Muxia was very impressed with Manager Wang's execution ability. If it weren't for the antique-style venue, Li Muxia would have thought that she had traveled back in time.

Manager Wang happened to be at Haidilao today. When Li Muxia came in, he saw her and quickly went to greet her.

He exclaimed with delight, "Boss, you're back!"

Looking at the bustling shop, Li Muxia gave Manager Wang a thumbs up and said, "Uncle Wang, well done."

Upon hearing this, Manager Wang was slightly taken aback, but then realized that Li Muxia was praising him. He quickly smiled and said, "Not at all, not at all. I was just following the boss's instructions. The boss is very thoughtful. Following the boss's instructions, we have recruited quite a few franchisees. I believe that before long, Haidilao's branches will be all over the country."

Li Muxia didn't say much. She inspected the store and found that there were many kinds of seafood, including some that were still alive.

There are also some leafy greens, all of which were grown in the greenhouses of the manor.

Li Muxia nodded in satisfaction. Seeing that the shop was doing well, she felt relieved and then asked, "Oh, by the way, Uncle Wang, where are those kids from Fuhai Town now?"

Upon hearing this, Manager Wang replied, "As you instructed, they have all been arranged to be sent to Jimintang."

Li Muxia nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go take a look."

He started walking out, and Manager Wang followed behind.

Passing by Li Anran's milk tea shop, seeing the long queue outside, Li Anran proudly said, "Sister, look, this is the milk tea shop that Lanzhi and I own."

The group went in and each ordered a milk tea. It has to be said, the milk tea tasted really good.

After settling in the eleven orphans, including Li Ziqi, who were medical staff she had trained, Li Muxia took great care of them and specially arranged for teachers to instruct them.

She also inspected Jimintang from the inside out. It was renovated according to her ideas. There were already patients in the inpatient department, and nurses were also assigned. Everything was done according to the plan that Li Muxia gave her before she left.

She was still quite satisfied.

When they came out of Jimintang, it was already lunchtime, and it was snowing heavily outside. This was the first snow of the year. Li Muxia decided to go to Haidilao for a meal, as this kind of cold weather was perfect for hot pot.

He told Cui'er to go back to the mansion and then took Li Anran to Haidilao.

When they arrived, the restaurant was already packed, and there were many people waiting in the rest area.

However, there was a private room at Haidilao that was specially prepared for Li Muxia, so they could go in directly without queuing.

Seeing Li Muxia and her group go straight in, one of the people in the rest area walked over and blocked Li Muxia's path, saying, "Wait, why aren't you queuing?"

Li Muxia looked at the person in front of her and sneered inwardly, "An old acquaintance."

That's right, the one blocking Li Muxia was Zhang Mengjie, Feng Jingxin's little follower.

Li Muxia looked at Zhang Mengjie, then looked towards the rest area, and sure enough, she saw Feng Jingxin. The two were indeed inseparable.

Zhang Mengjie recognized Li Muxia at this moment and said to Feng Jingxin, "Jingxin, look at this! I thought it was someone with such poor manners, but it turns out to be Miss Li from the Protector General's Mansion."

Li Anran wanted to confront Zhang Mengjie, but Li Muxia stopped her.

Seeing this, Manager Wang quickly stepped in to smooth things over, saying, "Miss, Miss Li booked a private room with us in advance, so she doesn't need to wait in line."

Feng Jingxin was standing next to Zhang Mengjie at this moment. Hearing what Manager Wang said, she asked with a puzzled look, "Manager Wang, how come I've never heard of Haidilao allowing advance reservations? If we had known earlier, we wouldn't have had to wait here."

Upon hearing this, Li Muxia smiled slightly and said, "Miss Feng and Miss Zhang are simply ignorant; you can't blame anyone else for this."

Feng Jingxin was speechless at Li Muxia's words. However, since Haidilao opened, she had been there several times, but she had never heard of making reservations in advance. She presumptuously thought that Li Muxia was making it up.

People around them noticed the scene and quite a few people were looking in their direction.

Feng Jingxin wanted to embarrass Li Muxia in front of everyone, so she pretended to be hesitant and said, "Li Muxia, you wouldn't have given up on yourself and gotten entangled with the owner behind Haidilao just because you were rejected by Prince Chen, which is why Manager Wang flattered you so much."

Everyone frowned upon hearing Feng Jingxin's words, their expressions filled with disapproval. However, a few individuals harbored doubts about Feng Jingxin's words and looked at Li Muxia with disdain.

Upon hearing Feng Jingxin's words, Zhang Mengjie continued, "Jingxin, I never would have guessed. Judging from her attire, she's clearly a daughter of an official, yet she's dressed as a man. Could she really be here to secretly meet her lover?"

After saying that, she looked at Li Anran and added, "Li Anran, you'd better be careful not to get dragged down by Li Muxia. If the Prince Xian breaks off the engagement, you won't even know where to cry."

No sooner had she finished speaking than Li Muxia slapped Zhang Mengjie across the face.

The crisp sound of the slap instantly attracted everyone's attention. Those who were eating stopped and all craned their necks to look at Li Muxia. Sure enough, people love to watch a show.

Zhang Mengjie was stunned for a moment after being slapped, then she reacted, covered her face, pointed at Li Muxia angrily and said, "You, you dare to hit me!"

Li Muxia shook her slightly numb hand and said with a disdainful look, "Oh dear, I'm so sorry. A fly just flew to Miss Zhang's mouth. I was worried that the fly would smudge Miss Zhang's lip rouge, so I subconsciously tried to shoo it away. That's why I accidentally touched Miss Zhang's face. Miss Zhang is beautiful and kind-hearted, so I hope you won't hold it against me. After all, I was just trying to help Miss Zhang."

Listening to Li Muxia's fabricated story, Feng Jingxin said, "Li Muxia, you're doing this on purpose, aren't you? Where would flies come from in the middle of winter?"

Upon hearing this, Li Muxia looked at the two of them with a cold gaze and said, "Yes, in the dead of winter, flies all hide away, unless there's a clump of incredibly smelly rice here that would make them risk their lives to come here. I advise Miss Feng to watch her words and actions, otherwise I wouldn't mind helping you get rid of the flies."

Those who understood tried their best to suppress their laughter, except for Feng Jingxin and Zhang Mengjie, who looked like they had eaten shit.

Just then, a male voice came from behind Li Muxia.

"Jingxin, what are you all doing standing here?"

Everyone looked over at the sound and saw that it was Feng Xiao who was speaking, with Prince Chen, Dongfang Jinlin, and several other young gentlemen standing beside him.