The Noblewoman Who Spends Money

Seeing the expectant looks on Xiaoyao Suifeng's and the others' faces, Nanxu smiled:

"Of course, I always keep my word."

He swept his hand across the meat skewers, quickly bringing them to a perfect doneness, sprinkling them with special spices, and handing them to the players who had been waiting for a long time.

"Here, this is the best pork neck meat, I specially saved it for you."

"That's great! I knew you wouldn't forget us, Nanxu-ge!"

The little gummy bear's eyes sparkled as it snatched the meat skewer and popped it into its mouth.

The next moment, the tender and elastic texture, along with the captivating complex aroma, completely captivated her with the wonderful experience brought by the meat skewers!

"Wow, this is so delicious! It's even better than the one I had last time!"

Take a bite and the gummy bear gasps in surprise.

Meanwhile, Xiaoyao Suifeng and Shiguang Ge were completely immersed in the ultimate taste experience.

There wasn't much meat on each skewer, and the players finished it off in just a few bites.

In the blink of an eye, all that was left in their hands was an empty skewer.

Immediately, the players' faces showed expressions of lingering enjoyment.

"Brother Nanxu, I want more!" Little Gummy Bear pulled out a silver ingot from his pocket.

"I want some too!" Xiaoyao Suifeng quickly took out his money as well.

Fortunately, they had both chosen to exchange ingredients for money and had saved up some savings.

Otherwise, they really can't afford these ridiculously expensive meat skewers!

The other players, witnessing this scene, were filled with regret and slapped their thighs in frustration.

Why did they care so much about those cooking skills in the first place?

I can learn cooking skills later, but I missed out on a skewer of Nanxu's meat this time. If I want to eat it again next time, it will have to be after the official launch of the game!

Even the fleeting moments seemed to show an unexpected expression after eating the meat skewers.

"This meat skewer doesn't just provide a temporary buff; it also adds permanent attributes, and by such a large amount?"

This meat skewer boosted his attributes by a full 4 points.

Although he learned from the official website that there is a limit to the attributes that can be improved through food.

However, the fact that a meat skewer costing one or two taels of silver could increase his attributes by four points was far beyond his expectations.

Keep in mind that you only get one attribute point for leveling up.

One skewer of meat like this is worth four levels of advancement for him!

While the players were enjoying their food, several diners in line behind them were not happy.

Seeing that Xiaoyao Suifeng and Little Bear Gummy had already taken the second skewer of meat, someone couldn't help but speak up:

"Wait, why are they allowed to eat a second skewer?"

"That's right, Master Xiao Nan, give us an explanation!"

"The main ingredient for these mushroom and pork skewers was sourced by them. As payment, I promised to let each of them have one skewer for free," Nan Xu explained calmly. "Besides that, they are still entitled to purchase more."

Upon hearing this, the diners suddenly realized what was going on.

"So that's where they found these ingredients..."

"I was presumptuous. I apologize to you all, and especially to Master Xiao Nan!"

"It's alright, it's alright, as long as it's explained clearly." Xiaoyao Suifeng waved his hand.

The gummy bear was completely absorbed in the grilled skewers in front of it, nodding nonchalantly as it chewed, "Mmm!"

Nan Xu smiled slightly and continued grilling the skewers.

Soon, the players finished ordering and went off to enjoy their food.

Just as the next customer was about to step forward, a discordant voice suddenly broke in.

"What's wrong with this barbecue stand? There are so many people in line, and they all smell like sweat. It's ruining my mood for eating."

Upon hearing this, the diners in line immediately glared angrily at the source of the sound.

The speaker was a woman dressed as a noblewoman, with a nonchalant demeanor. She held an embroidered fan in her hand and was accompanied by several servants.

She snorted coldly at the angry glares from the other diners, her tone condescending:

"What, did I say something wrong? A bunch of peasants, they're just polluting the air around me."

As she spoke, she waved her fan at the person at the front of the line: "You, give me your seat."

The diner looked at the woman as if she were mentally ill: "Are you out of your mind...?"

The woman waved her hand, and her servant understood, taking out a few pieces of gold from his pocket and placing them in the diner's hand.

"Is this enough money to buy you this position?"

The diner was stunned for a moment, then swallowed hard and stopped himself from saying what he had just started to say.

He then accepted the few pieces of gold and slunk away to the back of the line.

The woman nodded in satisfaction and was about to move forward when she suddenly stopped and said to the people behind her in line:

"You guys, stand back a bit."

"Why should we listen to you?" several diners behind them said with displeasure.

They had been enduring the tantalizing aroma of the meat skewers, and were finally nearing the end when this unexpected person appeared, wasting a significant amount of their time.

"Go, pay the money."

The woman didn't say much, but simply instructed her servants to scatter coins.

After receiving the gold, the men immediately fell silent.

But another person scoffed and slapped away the few pieces of gold: "You think you can bribe me with such a small amount of money? You look down on me, don't you?"

"I'm telling you, I'm really going to fight this day for my pride!"

The woman raised an eyebrow: "Not enough money?"

The servants remained silent, but simply exchanged the broken pieces of gold for gold ingots.

The man opened his mouth wide and fell silent.

"Looks like that's not enough, add more."

The servant took out a few more gold ingots. The man's expression was uncertain. After hesitating for a while, he finally accepted the gold ingots and stepped aside.

The woman, with a victorious smile, approached Nanxu's stall and pointed to the sign for mushroom and pork skewers:

"Give me five skewers, the best cuts, please."

Nan Xu shook his head calmly: "Sorry, I have a rule here: one skewer per person."

"What's wrong with making an exception? Don't worry, you won't lose out. For every extra string, I'll pay ten taels of gold."

The woman looked confident and assured that Nan Xu would agree.

Seeing this, Nan Xu raised an eyebrow.

Although the woman's previous behavior might have disgusted some people, it was ultimately just a consensual transaction between her and other diners, and it wasn't his place to stop her.

But doing this now is blatantly breaking his rules.

"Rules are rules, and no amount of money can change them," Nan Xu said.

"No? Then twenty taels."

Nan Xu shook his head.

Thirty taels.

Nan Xu shook his head.

"Fifty taels."

Nan Xu shook his head again.

"I advise you to know when to stop while you're ahead." A cold glint flashed in the woman's eyes; her money wasn't inexhaustible either.

"Fifty taels a string, five strings would be two hundred and fifty taels, and it's two hundred and fifty taels of gold, not two hundred and fifty taels of silver."

"You're wrong. It's not that I don't have enough money; it's that I can't make that kind of deal with you."

Nan Xu's voice was steady, as if he were stating an undeniable fact.

"Please leave. I don't welcome unruly guests like you here."

"Fine, you won't listen to reason, so you'll have to suffer the consequences?"

The woman sneered and waved her fan: "Go, bring me those skewers from the stall, then force the money on him!"