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Seeing the old man's pale face, Chen Mu Mu Mu Mu Mu's eyes flashed with thoughts. He pretended to be an ignorant girl and asked, "Sir, are you alright?

He took two steps back and looked at them. His hands and feet were in an attack and defense posture and he was close to the window where he could escape at any time.

"What do you want?"

Chen Mu Mu Mu Mu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He turned his playful Qin Tian to the back of his hand and said, "Old sir, don't be afraid. We mean no harm."

She had hired someone to work in the restaurant, how could she have the heart to scheme against others?

She didn't even know about the old man before he came.

As for the old man, he was not from his own country …

The corner of Chen Mu Mu's lips slightly curled up, "Moreover, the old mister dares to bet, so he naturally has a little faith in us."

The natives and foreigners from ancient times all had the same head, arms, legs, and skin color. If the old man did not show them his hand, they would not have been able to tell anything from the food.

He clearly knew that the people of Bai Chuan treated foreigners with great hostility, but the old man was still able to properly mix in with the capital. It was impossible to say that he didn't have any ability at all.

How could such a person deliberately expose a flaw in front of them? This was a matter of life and death!

When the old man heard Chen Mu Mu Mu's words, his expression relaxed slightly. His eyeballs turned as he stared at Qin Tian Chen.

Chen Mu pushed Qin Tianshui a little as he said helplessly, "Don't tell me that you're also a type of enemy with enmity towards outsiders?"

Qin Tianshui was, after all, a member of the imperial family, and he stood from a different angle.

She was just a small commoner, and standing in front of her, there was no difference between royalty and being a foreigner. As long as they didn't have any enmity towards her, she could get along with them as if they were friends.

Extremely violent people would sometimes have the thought of "those who are not of the same race as them". If they saw a foreigner, they would immediately arrest him. They would rather kill him by mistake than let him off.

If that was the case, the old man's gamble would be wrong.

Of course, the old man was just someone who had come to apply, he had no relationship with her, but he did not consider the consequences clearly before exposing his weak points, so he was responsible for the consequences. If Qin Tiantai wanted to take the old man away, she would not stop him.

Furthermore, he couldn't stop it either.

Even if the citizens were innocent, they wouldn't be able to explain it in a few words.

Thus, the old man's situation afterwards was mainly based on Qin Tianshui's attitude.

Qin Tianliang shot her a glance, and said indifferently: "I'm not as free as you think. As long as it doesn't involve benefits, you can just turn a blind eye to some things. Moreover, this is your man, you decide."

He actually let the old man go?

Chen Mu Mu Mu's thoughts rapidly spun as he looked at the old man again. The panic and vigilance in the old man's eyes had already mostly disappeared. He clasped his hands at Qin Tian, "Many thanks, Young Noble."

Sometimes, words didn't need to be spoken out loud. They could just understand each other.

Qin Tiansei waved his hand, "It's too early to say that. I'm not a militant, and I don't advocate fighting with neighbouring countries. However, if they want to harm me, I won't stand idly by either."

In other words, if the old man had thoughts of harming Bai Chuan, he would be the first to take care of him.

The wise man could instantly understand the hidden threat. Not only did the old man not mind, he was happy as if he had received an amnesty.

"Don't worry Young Master, we, the tens of thousands of people, have never liked war, and we don't violate one another. Since I live on the land of the Hundred Rivers, I won't do anything that would harm the Hundred Rivers."

After pausing for a moment, the old man sighed and said, "Besides, my wife and daughter are from the Bai Chuan. I can be considered half a part of the Bai Chuan."

"Both your wife and daughter are from Baichuan?" Chen Mu Mu Mu was instantly speechless, "Then you should have already obtained the permit to live in Bai Chuan, and purposely told us that you are not a Bai Chuan person, what are you doing?"

This was simply taking off his pants to fart.

However, Qin Tiansei frowned, the focus being different, "You are someone from the Wanliu Kingdom?"

The old man's expression changed: "Young Master, what do you mean by those words? If I remember correctly, Wanliu Kingdom doesn't have any plans to fight with Bai Chuan in the near future."

"Don't be nervous, the two nations do not have any wars. Perhaps very soon, more people from your Wanliu Kingdom will appear in the Hundred Rivers." Qin Tianshui lightly waved the folding fan in his hand as he spoke with a somewhat lively and casual tone.

The old man was taken aback, but then his eyes brightened, "What do you mean by that, young master?"

"You just need to stay in the restaurant and work properly. With your status, there won't be any problems." Qin Tianli said.

The old man nodded, the joy in his eyes became even stronger, "I understand, thank you young master."

"No need for thanks. Just pay more attention to your words and deeds." Qin Tiansei's smile suddenly froze as he turned to look at the old man, "If you take advantage of me again, I'll make you cry for your parents!"

Chen Mu Mu was stunned for a moment before realizing that Qin Tianli was referring to the matter of the old man calling him a 'boy boy' with disdain.

When a man gets petty, it's not easy to talk.

Chen Mu chuckled.

"Stupid girl." It was unknown what Qin Tiansei was thinking as his gaze fell upon her face. Seeing her smile, he couldn't help but give her a knock on the head with his folding fan.

Why did he suddenly launch a personal attack? Just who had she offended all of a sudden?

Since there were people present, Chen Mu Mu Mu couldn't beat them back. She could only give Qin Tianshui a supercilious look before returning to the main topic at hand.

Glimmers danced in her eyes as she said to the old man, "Old mister, since he no longer wants to pursue this matter with you, then you can relax a bit. However, if you want to come to my restaurant to work, then we can't possibly not know anything about your background, right?"

Therefore, so what if she fought with Qin Tianshui passionately? The best person to manage the restaurant was still her!

Even now, she still didn't know the old man's name, so how could she hire him?

Furthermore, based on her understanding of the old man, she only knew that he knew how to cook.

"This old man has neglected this." The old man lowered his head and smiled, "My surname is Dao, Dao Wanliu. I am not that old, you can just call me Dao Bo."

He hadn't even arrived at the restaurant yet and was already taking advantage of her words.

The corner of Chen Mu's mouth twitched. "Then where do you live now, and where are your wife and children?"

"Three years ago, my wife and daughter and I agreed to meet in the capital. After that, we went our separate ways."

"It's gone, it's gone …" "Hmm?" Chewing on these words, Chen Mu Mu's gaze turned cold.

The elder nodded. "That's right. The reason why I'm staying in the capital is so that I can one day reunite with my wife and daughter."

"You can go." Chen Mu Mu Mu's interest faded as she took out half a silver tael from her pocket and placed it in the hands of the old man. "This is the hard work you've gone through today."

"Why is that?" The old man was surprised, "Could it be that my culinary skills are not good, so why would you reject me?"

"Because you're not honest enough." Chen Mu took a deep breath, "There are thousands and thousands of cooks who can cook, and you're not the only one. Even if their cooking isn't as good as yours, you should at least know the bottom line." You came to my restaurant to work, yet you kept your head hidden and your tail exposed. Do you take me here as a place to stay, as your refuge, or as a source of trouble? "

Chen Mu Mu Mu looked at the old man as he shook his head, "I'm here for a business deal, business people value peace and harmony. I won't accept any troublesome matters."

The old man was dumbstruck. Qin Tianshui was also extremely surprised.

Miss, I'm not hiding anything from you. I came to the restaurant to cook for you, and I have the culinary skills to help the restaurant earn a lot of money. Why would you reject me?" This is a win-win situation.

"You can go." Chen Mu Mu Mu's attitude was resolute, and there wasn't the slightest leeway for him to be moved.

The old man's lips twitched as he gave Qin Tiansei a deep look before taking the silver and leaving.

"I will be staying in room number 3 on the second floor of the Lai Fu Inn. If Miss has a change of heart, you can come and find me at any time."

After the old man left, the huge kitchen became quiet.

Qin Tiansei looked at the unsightly expression on Chen Mu's face and asked hesitantly, "That old man is doing well. Why not?"

Chen Mu Mu glared at him coldly.

Qin Tianshui had been stared at more than once, so he was immune to her stare. Smiling happily, he said, "Don't pick at the bones, people don't have secrets, let alone other secrets, that old man's culinary skills are really good, compared to the palace chefs, he's much better. If your restaurant adds someone like him, then there will definitely be many guests coming to it in the future."

"You rarely speak up for people." Chen Mu scoffed, "What, this old man has connections with you?"

"These words sound awful. Before I came here, This King did not even know him." Qin Tianshui gloomily waved his fan. "Little girl, even though I know that you're in a bad mood, you shouldn't throw all the dirty water on me. This King also has a small temper."

The corners of Chen Mu Mu's mouth twitched, but he didn't reply.

In fact, what Qin Tiansei said was not wrong. The knife old man's culinary skills were not bad, and if he were to join Wang Jiang Lou, the business would definitely be very good.

As a businessman, she should be looking at the profits, using any means at all costs to keep the blade old man at the Wang Jiang Lou.

Why, did he have to kick him out?

There were experts amongst the commoners, but it was difficult to find someone whose culinary skills surpassed that of the knife old man.

However, knowing was one thing. After listening to the conversation between Qin Tiansei and the old man, she felt an inexplicable conflict in her heart.

The old man's identity was mysterious. He was more familiar with Qin Tianshui than her, and he was half a foreigner at that. If they were to start a fight in the future, wouldn't it implicate her?

She knew nothing about the old man's background, but Qin Tiansei knew very well that if the old man with the sabre was so polite to him, would he betray her in the future?

He would rather have someone with low aptitude than someone with a crafty mind.

She already had quite a few menu books. As long as she was a chef, she would be able to produce a special dish. Why did she have to leave a ticking time bomb by her side to do such a terrifying icing on the cake?

Seeing Chen Mu Mu's uncertain expression, Qin Tiansei suddenly came to a realization as he smiled at her, "Don't tell me you think that he's getting close to this king and is jealous of me?"

Chen Mu glared at him. "What do you think?"

Although the term "jealous" was used vaguely, in the current situation, it was very appropriate.

She really … They despised the Saber Old Man for being too close to Qin Tiantai.

"Oh you, how can This King treat you?" Qin Tiansei sighed as he covered her face with the fan in his hand. "Forget it. This King promises you that I won't put any strings in your restaurant. Is that feasible?"