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Chapter 161 A Few Rats?

Tian Tian walked through the lobby of Baishi Teahouse and suddenly stopped before entering the backyard.

She frowned suspiciously and slowly turned her head...

Since the installation of air conditioning at Baishi Teahouse, the number of customers has returned.

But today...

Tian Tian stopped Xiao Si, who was walking past her.

"Little Four".

"Second Miss," Xiao Si replied cheerfully.

These past few days, the shop has been quite cool, which has made them feel more energetic while working.

"Why do I feel like there are more customers in the shop today than in the past few days?" Tian Tian asked.

With so many new dishes at Fu Lai Restaurant, these customers should be queuing up at Fu Lai Restaurant.

Xiao Si glanced at it and said, "There are more people, but since the air conditioning was installed, more and more people are coming."

He whispered, "Several innkeepers have asked if we could book a private room for a long-term stay..."

Let alone the shopkeepers, Xiao Si thought that even he wanted to stay in the shop and sleep.

Tian Tian looked around again, and this time she noticed something was wrong.

The guests huddled together at their tables, seemingly talking about something.

But when he saw her gaze sweep over him, he stopped saying anything.

This is...very suspicious!

"Xiao Si, go ask him..." Tian Tian whispered in Xiao Si's ear.

Xiao Si understood.

Tian Tian went to the backyard, stood with her hands behind her back, and waited for Xiao Si's reply.

Xiao Si returned quickly.

"Second Miss, something really happened." Xiao Si was extremely impressed with Tian Tian's keen insight.

"What happened?" Tian Tian asked, turning around.

"Yes..."

Xiao Si lowered his voice, "It's Fu Lai Restaurant..."

"They say that this morning, as soon as the Fulai Restaurant opened its doors, dozens of rats ran out of the building."

"It terrified everyone at the door..."

The worst thing for a restaurant owner is a dirty and chaotic environment.

One or two mice is normal, but dozens... that's just too much!

"Everyone's saying that Fu Lai Restaurant is only focused on making money and doesn't care about the cleanliness of the kitchen..."

"They also said that with so many rats, it's easy to contract the plague."

Xiao Si frowned. "Second Miss, this isn't right."

"Our kitchen and the kitchen of Fulai Restaurant have always been cleaned and tidied up at the end of each day in accordance with the requirements..."

"How could there be so many rats?"

Tian Tian narrowed her eyes. If even Xiao Si knew there was a problem, then there definitely was.

"Mother, I'm going to Fulai Restaurant."

*

Fulai Restaurant still has customers, but only half the number of customers as before.

Tian Tian found Qian Fulai in the kitchen.

He was lying on the ground... imitating a cat's meow.

"Meow... sweetie, did you find the mouse?"

"Meow..."

"Meow..."

Tian Tian came to his side and kicked his protruding buttocks.

"Ouch, who is it? Who kicked me?"

Qian Fulai got up from the ground, patted his buttocks, and asked, "Who is it?"

"It's me," Tian Tian said irritably.

A chubby tabby cat struggled to crawl out from under the table, meowing in disgust.

"There's nothing here, yet you still want me to come in." The fat cat shook its head, trying to shake off the spider silk stuck to its face.

Qian Fulai tossed it a dried fish.

"This useless cat is no good."

"You're useless," the fat cat muttered, biting into the dried fish.

"It's not that it's useless, it's just that there are no mice in the kitchen." Tian Tian glanced at the fat cat and saw that the fat cat's eyes were gleaming.

"The little girl is still a decent person!!" Fat Cat was deeply moved.

"No rats?" Qian Fulai clearly didn't believe it.

"But when I opened the door today, four or five mice ran out."

Tian Tian raised an eyebrow, "Four or five?"

Aren't there dozens?

"Yes!" Qian Fulai said with certainty, "There are four or five of them."

He was puzzled, "Ever since the moldy bean curd sheets were found at Chuxing Restaurant, the kitchen has been cleaned every day."

He clicked his tongue and scratched the back of his head. "Even if there are rats, there wouldn't be that many."

Tian Tian pointed out directly, "It should be deliberate."

Qian Fulai looked up in surprise, "Man-made?"

Tian Tian pulled him out of the kitchen and asked him carefully, "Was there anyone else with you when you opened the door today?"

Qian Fulai nodded, "Yes."

Since the air conditioning was installed, many customers have gathered in front of the shop early every day.

"Are there any suspicious people?" Tian Tian asked.

Qian Fulai racked his brains... then shook his head blankly, "I didn't notice if there were any suspicious people..."

He was so focused on opening the door.

"Did you see the mouse come out of the door with your own eyes?" Tian Tian asked again.

Qian Fulai raised his head...

"If that's the case... it seems I didn't see it with my own eyes..."

I opened the door...

Suddenly someone behind me shouted, "Ah... rats! How come there are so many rats running out of the restaurant...!"

"Then I looked down...and sure enough, I saw several rats scurrying around at my feet..."

Everyone was in chaos... and then... the rat disappeared.

Qian Fulai's eyes widened. "Tian Er, you mean..."

"The rats aren't from our shop?!"

Tian Tian raised an eyebrow helplessly, "Of course!"

People avoid rats like the plague.

Why would she run out into the crowd when he opened the door?

Therefore, what happened today was entirely man-made.

"Who did this to us?" Qian Fulai slapped the wall angrily.

The next second, Qian Fulai turned to Tian Tian and asked, "Tian Er, did you offend someone again?"

Just as Tian Tian was about to speak, he changed his mind again, "No, if you've offended someone, why would you harm Fulai Restaurant?"

“But…” he said, holding his head in his hands, “But I haven’t offended anyone.”

"Business has been good lately... I'm not going anywhere else..."

He was solely focused on staying in the shop, collecting money...

Business is booming! Business is booming!

"Could it be Baiwei Restaurant?"

Qian Fulai's body trembled. "It must be the Chang family!!"

There are only three restaurants in the entire Baishi County: Baishi Teahouse and Fulai Restaurant are owned by the same company, so there is only one called Baiwei Restaurant.

Tian Tian sighed...

She guessed it was Baiwei Restaurant.

Previously, Chang Baiwei had guessed that she wanted to buy the shop, so he made some harsh remarks.

The fact that Fulai Restaurant is doing so well now... will only further provoke him.

"Tian Er, what do we do now?"

Qian Fulai thought of the bean curd skin incident that had happened before, "Will it be the same as before, and someone be sent to see our kitchen?"

He had great confidence in his kitchen.

He believed that everyone would see that his kitchen was clean and free of mice.

Tian Tian looked at him, "This time is different."

This time... she's going to buy the Baiwei Restaurant.

"Chang Baiwei wants to ruin Fulai Restaurant with this kind of thing, and he won't do it just once."

"We'll just wait now..."

"Wait until we catch them in the act!!"