Xiao Yaqing said, "Alright, but what kind of price adjustment would be suitable?"

Bai Ling said, "That depends on the prices of the surrounding restaurants. We just need to be a notch higher than them. That way, we can draw a lot of customers from those places."

Xiao Yaqing nodded and said, "That can work, and we've already discussed this beforehand; our restaurant will use vegetables from Xishan Manor."

Because of the long distance, it's difficult for Binyang's vegetables to be transported to Modu, resulting in no restaurants in Modu selling Xishan Manor's vegetables.

Currently, the vegetables from Xishan Manor are obtained through Guo Jia's special connections, but the quantity isn't much.

Now that Xiao Yaqing has proposed using Xishan Manor's vegetables, even though Ling Zhenfei agreed, Jiang Hui opposed.

"I don't agree. Our Xi Shan Restaurant is competitive precisely because we use Xishan Manor's vegetables. Why would we give them to Imperial Palace Restaurant?"

Xiao Yaqing said, "Manager Jiang, with Ling Zhenfei here, you probably don't need to make that decision, right?"

Jiang Hui said, "I'm the person in charge in Modu, of course, I can make this decision. Even Boss Ling can't just joke around with Xi Shan Restaurant."

Xiao Yaqing laughed, "But it's unfortunate; at least Boss Ling has already promised me."

Jiang Hui looked at Ling Zhenfei, eager to confirm that Xiao Yaqing was lying.

Ling Zhenfei glanced at the two and said, "That's right, I did promise Manager Xiao earlier, but it's not all the vegetables, just a selection of them."

Jiang Hui was slightly annoyed, wanting not to give Xiao Yaqing any vegetables because they are direct competitors, and vegetables are fundamental to the restaurant; it must be fought for.

Jiang Hui said, "Boss Ling, what exactly is your relationship, why give our restaurant's vegetables to another? The vegetable supply is tight, as long as our restaurant has enough, it should be fine. I can't understand.

Because Ling Zhenfei wanted to supply his direct competitor, Jiang Hui even suspected the relationship between Ling Zhenfei and Xiao Yaqing.

Bai Ling, prompted by Jiang Hui, also looked at Ling Zhenfei, which made Ling Zhenfei somewhat embarrassed, as there indeed wasn't anything between him and Xiao Yaqing.

Their relationship only existed because of Ling Zhenfei's relationship with Lin Yuluo. Lin Yuluo and Xiao Yaqing were good friends, and they had dinner together before.

If his arrival ruined Xiao Yaqing's restaurant, it would truly be bad, so Ling Zhenfei agreed to supply some of his restaurant's vegetables to Imperial Palace Hotel.

Ling Zhenfei said, "Actually, it's not that complex. We are friends with Miss Xiao, and friends should help each other. Besides, it's just about using Xishan Manor's vegetables.

Outside of Modu, like in Binyang and the Provincial City, we already wholesale our vegetables to vendors, which hasn't affected our restaurant in Binyang."

After Ling Zhenfei finished, Jiang Hui said, "The core reason Xi Shan Restaurant is so popular is because of the quality of our dishes. If every restaurant has our vegetables, why would people still come to Xi Shan Restaurant?

Our restaurant charges high prices. If others have the same vegetables cheaper, few would come solely because our decor is luxurious."

Ling Zhenfei replied, "Jiang Hui, you're mistaken. The distinction between Xi Shan Manor and other restaurants isn't just in the vegetables; our cooking techniques are significantly different.

These techniques were taught by me, the recipes personally composed by me, so the taste is certainly unique."

Jiang Hui said, "I don't care what you think; my stance is opposition. I don't want Xi Shan Restaurant to lose its core competitiveness."

Ling Zhenfei understood Jiang Hui well; she was responsible for Xi Shan Restaurant, aware of its advantages and fundamentals, making her opposition understandable.

Ling Zhenfei looked at the three folks around him, then at the enthusiastic Xiao Yaqing and said, "Alright, we'll provide Miss Xiao with some vegetables."

Xiao Yaqing said happily, "That's wonderful. The vegetable salad is delicious; I want to make salad dishes."

Jiang Hui laughed nearby, "You're really smart. Vegetable salad often has eight different vegetables; asking for salad means getting eight veggies, almost everything."

Ling Zhenfei was somewhat helpless, thinking Xiao Yaqing might be too clever.

Xiao Yaqing said, "What should I do then? Can't possibly make a salad without enough vegetables, right?"

Ling Zhenfei brought out paper and pen from the side, wrote down some vegetable names, and handed it to Jiang Hui, saying, "See which ones we can offer Miss Xiao."

Jiang Hui looked, crossed out a few names from the list, and handed it back to Ling Zhenfei.

Ling Zhenfei reviewed it, then gave it to Xiao Yaqing, saying, "These are the vegetables."

Xiao Yaqing glanced over and reluctantly nodded, "Alright, thank you."

Seeing Xiao Yaqing satisfied, Ling Zhenfei had little else to say, focusing on appeasing her first.

After reaching an agreement with Xiao Yaqing, she left early.

Once Xiao Yaqing was gone, Jiang Hui was still somewhat displeased and said to Ling Zhenfei, "Did this woman seduce you? How could we provide our vegetables to them? It's like sending sheep into a tiger's den."

Ling Zhenfei said, "It's okay. It's not that simple to shake Xishan Manor's place. In popular dishes for locals, Xi Shan Restaurant has six, and not many use vegetables."

Bai Ling also said, "That's right, what we pride the most are Ziling Fruit, Heart-Talk Fruit, and chicken, fish. As long as other restaurants don't have these, it's fine."

With Bai Ling and Ling Zhenfei's persuasion, Jiang Hui relaxed a bit, but her attitude showed determination; a rivalry with Xiao Yaqing was inevitable.

With these two women involved, the pedestrian street will surely be lively. A silent battle is about to ignite, yet the outcome is unpredictable.

In the evening, Jiang Hui arranged new rooms for Ling Zhenfei and Bai Ling to rest, since many service staff were staying in employee dorms because of the opening, making them unavailable.

As he was about to sleep, Ling Zhenfei suddenly received a call from Guoguo, eagerly answering.

During the day, because of many people around, Ling Zhenfei and Guoguo hadn't talked much, so at this time, as he was supposed to rest, Guoguo called again.

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