Dragon Blood Divine Son-in-law
Chapter 173 Rivals

Chapter 173: Chapter 173 Rivals

In the past two days, Chen Xuan had devoted almost all of his attention to the Qiaoxia Health Noodle House.

The renovations were complete, staff training had ended, and the opening was imminent.

As the new store was about to open, Xuu Suzhen was rather nervous, fearing she might not manage such a large establishment well.

Chen Xuan wasn’t idle either, he had been helping Xuu Suzhen with the restaurant’s menu and future planning.

In Chen Xuan’s plan, the entire noodle house was to follow the health-preservation path.

Modern people have very high standards for food, it’s no longer just about tasting good, more people are starting to pay attention to health care.

It just so happened that in the Ancient Qi Huang Technique that Chen Xuan had awakened, in addition to methods of treating diseases and saving people, health preservation was also a crucial part, known as the "Recuperation Technique"!

Chen Xuan thus used the dietary therapy methods from the Recuperation Technique to specially create health-preserving noodle dishes and a corresponding health-preserving menu for Xuu Suzhen!

Different from those ordinary restaurants that use health care as a marketing gimmick, Chen Xuan’s health-preserving dishes had real therapeutic effects and were not just promotional hype.

These health-preserving dishes contained herbal ingredients formulated by Chen Xuan based on the Recuperation Technique, they were practically as good as medicinal herbs.

Moreover, these health-preserving dishes carried no toxicity as medicines do, tasted excellent, and provided only benefits without harm when consumed over the long term!

Because of his absolute confidence in these health-preserving dishes he had created, Chen Xuan had no worries about the future business of the noodle house.

Three days later, Qiaoxia Health Noodle House officially opened.

Thanks to the promotional strategy laid out by Xue Qin in advance, it had already accumulated a lot of buzz a week earlier.

Now that the noodle house had just opened, it immediately attracted countless customers.

Seeing the noodle house packed to the brim, Xuu Suzhen finally let go of the anxiety she had been carrying.

Contrastingly, Zhao Qiuju’s restaurant, located diagonally opposite, wasn’t faring as well.

The Qiuju Restaurant usually did a decent business, but today most of the patrons had run off to Qiaoxia Noodle House.

With a high overlap in their business offerings, Qiuju Restaurant’s sales today were especially dismal, dropping by nearly fifty percent!

"Sis, your restaurant’s clearly got a lot fewer customers, all stolen by Xuu Suzhen! If this keeps up, your business is really at risk!" Zhao Chunmei added fuel to the fire.

"That Xuu Suzhen, opening her noodle house right at our doorstep, she is clearly doing this to spite me!"

Competitors are natural enemies; Zhao Qiuju, seeing the bustling crowd opposite, felt a clenching anger in her teeth.

"So what are we going to do, just watch them make a fortune? If that’s the case, we’ll lose even more face in front of our old neighbors!"

Zhao Qiuju snorted coldly, "Thinking of taking my customers isn’t so easy! A country bumpkin who used to sell food under a bridge, dares to challenge me, Zhao Qiuju. I’ll let her know exactly who she’s messing with today!"

Zhao Qiuju then took out her phone and dialed a number, her voice oozing with sweetness, "Hello, Director Meng, I need a little favor from you..."

Half an hour later.

At this moment, it was precisely lunchtime, and the customer traffic in the noodle house had peaked.

The noodles in Qiaoxia Noodle House possessed the homely charm of everyday noodles while incorporating highly nourishing, upscale ingredients. They appealed to all, drawing rave reviews from patrons.

Seeing the steadily bustling business, a smile of delight appeared on Xuu Suzhen’s face.

Just then, over a dozen uniformed officers charged in aggressively.

At the front was a middle-aged man with thinning hair—he was none other than the Director Meng that Zhao Qiuju had called, who was also Meng Junchen’s father, Meng Jinzhou!

"Where’s the person in charge? Come out!"

A captain-like man beside Meng Jinzhou shouted out loud.

Such a commotion drew the attention of the diners in the noodle house, and they all looked over.

"Hey, aren’t those the people from the Health Bureau? Why would they come here?"

"Could it be that there’s a problem with this restaurant?"

Xuu Suzhen hurriedly went to greet them as soon as she realized what was happening.

"Comrade, hello, I am the person in charge of this restaurant. May I ask if there’s any advice or guidance you have?" Xuu Suzhen said with a full smile, very politely.

Meng Jinzhou lifted his chin in arrogance and said, "Now you know to ask for my guidance? What have you been doing earlier?"

Before opening their businesses, the slightly larger stores in Huai City would always go to Meng Jinzhou to report and take care of some matters.

Xuu Suzhen had been running such a popular business, but she failed to offer Meng Jinzhou any benefits, which was completely disregarding him as the director!

Meng Jinzhou’s words were loaded with implication. Xuu Suzhen did not catch on immediately, "Comrade, what do you mean by that?"

Meng Jinzhou looked impatient, "You don’t know what I mean? Then today, I’ll make sure you understand!"

Meng Jinzhou gave a knowing look, and the captain beside him understood immediately. He raised his voice and sharply said to Xuu Suzhen, "I am officially notifying you that your restaurant is closed down for not meeting the hygiene standards!"

"What..." Xuu Suzhen was stunned.

"Comrade, there might be a misunderstanding; we obtained a health permit before opening our restaurant, how could it possibly not meet the standards?"

As she spoke, Xuu Suzhen took out the health permit and handed it over.

But as the permit barely reached him, the captain threw it onto the ground.

"That was issued before; I am telling you your restaurant doesn’t meet hygiene standards today, do you have a problem with that?"

Xuu Suzhen was at a loss for words; she understood that these people had clearly come to cause trouble on purpose.

Meng Jinzhou then yelled at the diners inside, "You all are really bold, aren’t you? This restaurant doesn’t meet hygiene standards, aren’t you afraid of eating something unclean?"

The patrons looked at one another, uncertain.

They actually felt that these officials were making a mountain out of a molehill, but no one wanted to joke about their own health and safety.

Suddenly, everyone felt doubtful, and nobody dared to pick up their chopsticks any longer.

Meng Jinzhou looked smug.

Then a voice rose, "You say our hygiene doesn’t meet the standard without even looking; isn’t that quite presumptuous?"

Chen Xuan walked out with a somber look on his face.

A flash of displeasure crossed Meng Jinzhou’s eyes. "Who gave you such courage to speak to me like this?"

Chen Xuan sneered, "Who gave you such power, allowing you to act so wildly in front of me?"

The noodle house erupted into an uproar.

Nobody expected the owner of the noodle house to be so formidable, even daring to disregard the health director who directly governed them.

Meng Jinzhou was seething with humiliation.

Having held his position for so many years, all business owners saw him as someone to appease and offer tributes to – none had dared to challenge him like this!

The young man before him had completely enraged him!