Starting Today, I’ll Work as a City Lord - Chapter 170: Drunken Night Restaurant’s Opening

Around 9 in the morning…

Liu Feng got out of the carriage and saw a large crowd gathered outside, all staring at him. This made Liu Feng’s lips curl up slightly, and he smiled gently.

“Good morning!” Liu Feng waved his hand in greeting.

“Good morning, Lord City Lord!” Suddenly, the crowd boomed back. The commoners all bowed respectfully. Being greeted by a noble was a blessing.

As the commoners bowed, the bowing merchants who didn’t and some people with strange thoughts were also revealed. For example, Elisa was standing straight with a bun in her mouth and a bag of buns in her hand.

After getting copper coins from the bank the previous day, she went to the bun store and bought the legendary buns. After eating them, she couldn’t fall asleep for the whole night. For the first time, Elisa experienced how uncomfortable it was to eat too much. All night long, she held her stomach and sighed as she looked at the buns in her hand.

“Why didn’t I have a beastkin’s appetite?” Elisa kept muttering this sentence. Her appetite was about the same as that of a human, so when she encountered delicious food, she could only eat a little bit before her stomach was full. So, early in the morning, when she felt her stomach had digested enough, she had gone out to buy buns. While waiting in line, she heard people around her discussing the opening of the Drunken Night Restaurant.

Elisa had first thought it was a hotel or a tavern. She had no interest in alcohol at all, but the crowd had said something that made her come here.

They said that the Drunken Night Restaurant had delicious food, extremely delicious food cooked by chefs from the City Lord’s Mansion. Everyone knew that the buns were invented in the City Lord’s Mansion. As such, Elisa came to watch, hoping to have the chance to eat a meal. She hadn’t expected a noble to greet them, which had made her stand out from the crowd.

Fortunately, she wasn’t the only one who didn’t bow. After a while, Elisa also awkwardly bowed. The ones who didn’t bow were all merchants, dressed in much better clothes than her refugee attire. Elisa had disguised herself as a commoner, so she would seem suspicious if she didn’t bow and greet a noble.

Liu Feng glanced in Elisa’s direction. The green eyes seemed familiar to him, but after scanning the crowd with his eyes, he didn’t see anything special.

“Come on. Let’s go in first.’ Liu Feng took a step toward the Drunken Night Restaurant.

“Yes!”

The 4 War Wolves split the crowd, creating a path and escorting Liu Feng and his companions into the Drunken Night Restaurant. When the door opened, the aroma of meat wafted out, causing those waiting outside to widen their eyes.

Growl…

Many people swallowed their saliva, and Elisa even put the half-eaten bun back into her bag, as she wanted to leave room in her stomach for other delicious food.

Solo was also standing outside with his son, Gale, and next to him were Tory and Lyan. They were all waiting for the restaurant to open, curious about what the inside was like.

The inside of the Drunken Night Restaurant was filled with the aroma of food. Liu Feng, Anri, Tess, and Nicole were standing in front of the counter, looking at the large pots of dishes placed on top.

“It smells so good!” Tess felt that she was drooling as she stared at the meat.

“A bowl of cold noodles with extra vegetables!” Liu Feng shook his head with a smile. He said softly to the girls, “Order whatever you want to eat.”

“Can we really?” Tess exclaimed in surprise.

“Of course!” Liu Feng took the cold noodles and sat down at a table. He only ate a few bites before he lost his appetite. It was still lacking compared to the food in the castle.

“Young Master, how is it?” Nicole walked over with a bowl of lean meat porridge, asking, “Does it suit your taste?”

Liu Feng shook his head, put down his chopsticks, and said, “It’s much worse than what you make.”

“They didn’t have much time to learn, and they’re missing a lot of seasonings and spices,” Nicole said softly. The rare seasonings in the castle couldn’t be used in the Drunken Night Restaurant, so they could only use common seasonings like scallions, ginger, and garlic.

Actual;y, the main reason was that Liu Feng was picky. Having gotten used to the exquisite and delicious food in the castle, how could he get used to the “common” dishes in the Drunken Night Restaurant?

“It’s indeed a bit lacking. It’ll be better next year when the greenhouse is built and we grow vegetables inside. Then we won’t have to worry about not having enough seasonings,” Liu Feng smiled lightly, looking at Tess, who was continuously picking things at the counter, and Anri, who was hesitating over what to choose.

“This meat, and this too, wow, this also looks so delicious…” Tess licked her lips, taking the large plate of meat mountain the waiter handed her.

“Eating so much meat early in the morning isn’t good for your health,” Liu Feng said looking at the meat on Tess’s plate that were stacked like a pyramid.

“It’s okay, I can finish it.” Tess’s thoughts were already in a different place, and her eyes were fixated on the meat on the plate.

“Hehehe…” Anri also made her choice and came over with a large plate of egg-fried tomatoes. In the end, she went with her favorite.

“Huh? What’s with this taste?” Anri frowned as she took her first bite, her face turning bitter. It wasn’t sweet at all and was even salty, nowhere as good as the ones made in the castle.

“Really…” Liu Feng slapped his forehead. We should have gone upstairs to have stir-fried dishes. The dishes on the first floor are still lacking a lot in taste.

“Be good and finish it.” Liu Feng patted Anri’s head and got up to inspect the Drunken Night Restaurant, occasionally pointing out what needed to be added or fixed. The most important thing was the second floor, where the kitchen was strictly off-limits. Except for the waiters and chefs, no one else was allowed to enter. After all, the entrance to the underground monitoring system was in the warehouse of the kitchen.

“How’s the menu on the second floor?” Liu Feng asked.

“It’s ready, and the waiters have memorized it.” Nicole flipped through her notebook.

“Have them start preparing the food for the banquet in the afternoon. Only allow the people with invitations in,” Liu Feng instructed.

“Understood. I’ll have people stand guard outside the private rooms.” Nicole nodded and noted it down.

“Tell the staff that they will get 1% of the sales today as a reward,” Liu Feng said, smiling lightly.

“Yes!”

…

With everything done, noon quietly arrived, bringing with it the opening of the Drunken Night Restaurant.