Resisting the Wind and Splendor

Chapter 430 The Familiar Yet Unfamiliar Landlady

As soon as Chu Yueli entered the restaurant called Fengyue Pavilion, she smelled a peculiar fragrance.

Looking up, I saw a young woman coming down from upstairs. She had a thick waist and a plump figure, and her swaggering manner made her look exactly like a pampered woman from the capital.

However, she was dressed like a young girl, and although she looked like a middle-aged woman, she seemed like a woman who had never been married.

"Miss, do you know this girl?" Because it was a young woman's hairstyle, Zisu felt it inappropriate to address her as a woman.

Chu Yueli remained silent.

The noblewoman gracefully walked up to her and asked with a smile, "Is this Miss Li?"

"Who are you?" Chu Yueli narrowed her eyes.

The noblewoman smiled and said, "I am just a nobody with no name or surname. Everyone calls me Lady Yue. But Miss Li, you are too famous. Who in the capital does not know you? I only thought that you must be Miss Li when I saw your appearance and temperament."

With a smile on her face, Yue Niangzi said warmly, "I never expected that the famous Miss Li would come to my humble shop today. Someone, quickly entertain the young lady well, and don't let her be unhappy."

"Alright!" The waiter hurried over, bowing deeply, and said, "Miss, please!"

Chu Yueli smiled and nodded, following the waiter to a window seat on the second floor.

From this spot, you can see the view beyond the city gate; the scenery is superb.

"I never imagined you would be so famous, Miss." Zisu became proud and smiled happily: "Look, everyone in the capital knows you, Miss."

"People are afraid of becoming famous, just as pigs are afraid of getting fat. Being too flamboyant is not a good thing."

Chu Yueli kept staring at the proprietress, Yue Niangzi, who was entertaining guests not far away.

Zisu was somewhat confused: "Miss, why are you staring at her? Do you really know her?"

"I don't recognize this person," Chu Yueli said softly.

Zisu hadn't understood at first, but suddenly it seemed she did: "She... has another identity?"

At this moment, Zisu also looked closely at Yue Niangzi, but no matter how she looked, she couldn't figure it out.

She was certain that she could not possibly know her. Although Yue Niangzi was somewhat plump, her features were extremely beautiful. If she had seen her before, she would never forget her.

Lady Yue didn't seem to care about their attention to her; in fact, she would occasionally turn around and smile at them.

Such openness doesn't seem like someone who's guilty or pretending at all.

"Miss, you must have mistaken me for someone else?" Zisu asked in a low voice.

Chu Yueli pursed her lips before turning her gaze away, no longer paying attention to Lady Yue.

Before long, the waiter brought up their restaurant's most signature dishes.

"Roasted lamb chops?" Zisu's mouth watered at the sight of them, and the aroma made her even more eager to eat.

"Miss, hot roasted lamb chops! Try them!" She handed the chopsticks to Chu Yueli.

Chu Yueli glanced at her.

Zisu immediately remembered and quickly took out a silver needle to test for poison.

Lady Yue also saw Zisu's actions and immediately swayed her somewhat thick but still very beautiful waist as she gracefully walked over.

"Oh dear, does the young lady think there's something wrong with the food at our Fengyue Pavilion?"

Her voice wasn't loud, but it wasn't quiet either; in an instant, all the surrounding guests turned to look in her direction.

Zisu's silver needle was still stuck in the roasted lamb chop, and her face suddenly felt a little hot. She didn't know what to do.

Wouldn't such an action damage someone's reputation?