Promoting the Franchise Stores
Just as Martin Wu finished speaking, a hand suddenly landed on her shoulder. Startled, Martin nearly dropped the piece of meat from her mouth. She turned around to see a tall, handsome young man standing behind her, wearing the apron of a hot pot restaurant waiter and smiling warmly. He said, "Don't worry, little brother! Our hot pot restaurant will open branches all over the country! Every branch will have the same authentic flavors as the main shop, so even if you’re not in the capital, you can enjoy genuine hot pot!"
Martin Wu stared at the handsome man without blinking, thinking to herself, wow, this guy is really good-looking.
He wasn’t like Professor Jade Evans, who had that refined scholarly aura. Instead, he radiated a lively masculinity that made Martin Wu’s face flush bright red.
Su Li and the students at the table turned to look at the waiter.
Su Li stuck out her tongue in her mind, thinking, why isn’t Simon Yu at home being a doctor? What’s he doing here as a waiter?
But then she thought about it—since it was Fourth Uncle’s shop opening day, Mrs. Wang was probably worried the restaurant would be understaffed, so Dr. Rowan Lin just sent Simon Yu over to help.
Thinking about the dignified top disciple of the Medical Sage working as a hot pot waiter, Su Li couldn’t help but secretly chuckle.
Luckily, Simon Yu didn’t know she was actually Professor Jade Evans.
At that moment, the others heard Simon Yu mention that the hot pot restaurant would have branches nationwide, and everyone started asking questions like when and where the next ones would open.
Simon Yu took the opportunity to tell everyone about the hot pot franchise program—so it doubled as some free publicity.
When everyone heard there was such a thing as franchising, several people from families with some means lowered their heads in thought, considering whether they should write home and see if their families could join in and open a hot pot restaurant.
After all, the hot pot tasted so good—everyone had tried it personally, and the recipe was developed by Princess Lily Hayes, the owner of the Eight Flavors Treasure Restaurant across the street.
Princess Lily Hayes's culinary skills were famous throughout the capital. Anyone who opened a restaurant following her lead was sure to make a fortune.
However, most of those present were scholars, thin-skinned and too embarrassed to ask about the details.
After Simon Yu finished speaking, he hurried off to help at other tables.
At Su Li's table, everyone continued eating and drinking, but Su Li noticed that Martin Wu was acting a bit strangely.
Martin Wu's face was red—whether from the heat or from eating too much chili was unclear. She kept turning back to look at Simon Yu, who was busy running around.
Su Li coughed softly. Martin Wu snapped back to herself and awkwardly explained, "Ah, Teacher Su, I... I just think joining the hot pot franchise could really make money. I want to ask for more details so I can tell my father—maybe we could open a branch in our county. So... I'm hesitating about whether to go ask that young man."
Su Li blinked innocently, as if to say, 'I know nothing,' and calmly sipped her tea. "If you want to ask, just go ask."
Martin Wu hesitated for a moment, but she was a strong-willed and competitive girl. She immediately got up and went after Simon Yu.
Su Li glanced back at Martin Wu's departing figure—she was already cornering Simon Yu in a small nook of the hall, questioning him.
Simon Yu stared in shock at Martin Wu, who was half a head shorter than him. "Uh, little brother, why are you blocking me? Is the food not to your taste, or is something wrong? Say something! You're staring at me so intensely, you're making me nervous. Or is there something on my face? Is my face dirty?"