The next morning, he asked Lao Zhong to order the plaque, and then he went directly to Dongcheng.
When he arrived, the workers responsible for the decoration were already there.
It's roughly 90% complete, with only some finishing touches left.
Zhao Hao looked upstairs and downstairs and saw Princess Yongning's carriage as soon as he came out.
Zhao Hao hurriedly greeted him.
Princess Yongning said: "I have brought you the deed of the house and land of this shop, and there are also eighty guan of money. You can count it."
As he spoke, he motioned to his maid Xiao Tao, who immediately brought the things over.
Another box was moved from the carriage.
Zhao Hao quickly took over the house deed, but did not let the other party continue to move the boxes.
"Your Highness, I accept the house deed and land deed, and forget about the eighty guan."
The princess seemed to be in a bad mood today and looked a little cold.
"What's yours is yours, no need to say anything else."
After saying that, he directly lowered the car curtain.
Xiao Tao moved the box down and whispered to him: "Mr. Zhao, please forgive me. Your Highness went to see His Majesty yesterday and was in a bad mood when he came back."
Zhao Hao was startled and said quickly: "Thank you, Sister Xiaotao. Don't worry, it won't be a problem."
Xiao Tao blushed and followed the carriage.
Watching the carriage go away, Zhao Hao rubbed the back of his head in confusion.
I was in a bad mood after meeting His Majesty, and it continues to this day?
…
Three days later, the restaurant was completely renovated and tidied up inside and out, and it was finally ready for opening.
In the evening, Zhao Hao went back to his house for dinner and specially invited his mother Qin Shuyun and Su Si to attend.
What he didn't expect was that my mother had no interest in his restaurant at all and refused directly.
Zhao Hao asked Su Si again. Fortunately, Su Si was quite interested and agreed to participate.
The next morning, Zhao Hao led Su Si to the restaurant.
Lao Zhong and a group of waiters had already been waiting at the door.
There were two rows of flower baskets placed at the door, which looked quite festive.
The gong and drum teams are also ready.
Pedestrians passing by stopped to watch.
Zhao Hao stepped into the middle of the crowd and bowed his hands to everyone.
"Everyone, I believe some of you know me, some of you don't, please allow me to introduce myself."
"I'm Zhao Hao, yes, it's the Zhao Hao you know."
"As we all know, I was even thrown into a prison some time ago and almost died there. Fortunately, His Majesty's grace exempted me from the death penalty and spared my life."
"As for me, I have learned from this painful experience and am determined to change my past and do something serious."
"After much thought, I opened this restaurant."
"I hope you will support me more in the future. Thank you in advance!"
After speaking, he walked aside and pulled off the red silk on the plaque.
The red silk fell, and the three characters "First Floor" appeared in front of everyone.
Seeing this name, the onlookers immediately started pointing and talking.
"You really dare to give it a name. It's actually called the first floor."
"Haha, this name suits Mr. Zhao's temperament."
"But this character is really nice. What kind of font is this? I've never seen it before."
"Master Zhao opening a restaurant is a new thing in the Imperial Capital!"
"It's not new. I've seen him selling tofu on the street these days."
"Yes, yes, that tofu has become popular in the entire Imperial Capital recently, and it was him who did it."
"General Qingtian doesn't go out on the Goulanhuafang and opens a restaurant instead. Where can I reason with him?"
"Hahahahaha..."
…
There were many people watching. After the ceremony, Zhao Hao thought some people would come in to eat.
What he didn't expect was that there was no one there.
After watching the ceremony, everyone left, as if they were shrinking in a circle and rushing to escape.
He was quite speechless.
There are more than a dozen halls standing at the door. In the hall on the first floor, Zhao Hao and Su Si are also sitting not far from the door.
Seeing that it was time for lunch and no customer had come in yet, Lao Zhong and others became a little anxious.
"Master, there won't be any guests, right?"
"Crow Mouth, can't you say something nice?"
Lao Zhong said with a bitter face: "Isn't this old slave anxious?"
They were anxious, but Zhao Hao was very calm.
As long as one person comes in and tastes the dishes on the first floor, the reputation will spread quickly.
However, as the lunch break was almost over, no one came in.
This made Lao Zhong unable to sit still again and kept pacing back and forth in the lobby.
Su Si on the side couldn't help but ask: "Master, are you really not in a hurry?"
Zhao Hao smiled softly and said, "Do you think I'm anxious?"
Su Si shook her head slightly.
Zhao Hao said: "Our food is good enough. As long as someone tastes it, the reputation will spread quickly, so I don't have to worry."
Su Si then thought that Zhao Hao had been cooking as a cook in the teaching mansion these days.
And it's strictly confidential.
Not sure whether it is true.
Could it be that he really developed some amazing delicacies?
While the two were talking, a young man wearing a blue brocade robe appeared at the door.
After the young man stopped, he looked up at the plaque on the lintel and nodded frequently.
He looked quite interested.
When Lao Zhong saw this, he quickly rushed forward excitedly.
"Sir, our restaurant has just opened today. All meals and drinks are 20% off. Do you want to come in and have a taste?"
"I can guarantee that the dishes in our restaurant are delicacies you have never tasted before!"
