Chapter 172: EMERGENCY!!! The Boss is Asking for Profit!!!! ( Bonus GT - II )

Chapter 172: EMERGENCY!!! The Boss is Asking for Profit!!!! ( Bonus GT Chapter II )

Three days passed in a blur of sweet, intoxicating bliss.

Inside the bedroom, the world was entirely their own. Yu Liang and Mei Hua barely left the tangled sheets, losing themselves completely in the deep, passionate connection of their souls and bodies.

Every touch, every kiss, and every word of love only deepened their bond, their energies harmonized perfectly in the most intimate of ways possible.

Finally, on the fourth morning, the couple reluctantly dragged themselves out of bed.

They dressed in their usual elegant robes, both of their faces glowed with a radiant, satisfied aura that made them look even more breathtakingly beautiful. Then hand in hand, they walked out of the private quarters and headed towards the main floor of Heaven’s Table.

As soon as they stepped near the entrance, Yu Liang could feel the intense, almost suffocating commotion outside. The restaurant was packed to the brim, and the noise level was deafening.

Curious, Yu Liang casually released a quick sweep of his divine sense, his spiritual sense once again effortlessly covered the entire city and the surrounding wilderness in a fraction of a second but this he only searched the outer area of the city.

But the information his divine sense brought back made him slightly startled.

Every single cultivator in the city, from the rogue cultivators drinking wine in the corners to the wealthy young masters in the VIP booths, was talking about the exact same thing.

"Did you hear? The golden lotuses from many days ago..."

"I heard the Heavenly Secret Pavilion completely closed its doors because of it!"

"My sect’s elders are scouring the eastern mountains looking for the reason behind the phenomenon!"

"They say a supreme treasure was born, or maybe a hidden expert broke through!"

Yu Liang couldn’t help and a helpless smile formed on his lips. ’Many days ago?’ He was in the romantic haze for three days, completely losing track of time, but the outside world was still in a massive uproar, frantically searching for the reason behind the heavenly phenomenon he had caused.

It seemed his little breakthrough had truly shaken the foundations of the cultivation world.

Shaking his head, Yu Liang retracted his divine sense and led Mei Hua through the bustling restaurant, heading straight for the main kitchen.

The kitchen was a now battlefield of high level wars. Woks flared with roaring spiritual flames, the air was filled with the mouth watering aroma of many high tier spiritual ingredients, and the staff was moving in a synchronized but chaotic ways.

As soon as Head Chef Chen Ming and his newly promoted apprentice, Wan Jing, saw Yu Liang and Mei Hua enter, they immediately wiped their hands and rushed over.

"Boss Yu! Manager Mei!" Chen Ming bowed respectfully, his face was flushed from the heat of the stoves. Wan Jing quickly followed suit, standing little behind him.

"Report on the kitchen’s status," Yu Liang said casually as if adopting the relaxed but authoritative tone of a boss checking on his employees.

Chen Ming chukled a little but immediately launched into a professional report. "Boss Yu! Thanks to the reputation of Heaven’s Table, the number of customers has increased massively over the past few days! We’ve had to triple our daily dishes of Tier 2 and Tier 3 spiritual ingredients. The kitchen staff is working at maximum capacity, and we’ve implemented a new rotation system to ensure the quality of the dishes doesn’t drop. Wan Jing has also been doing exceptionally well, mastering the heat control for the Flaming Dragon meat!"

Wan Jing puffed out his chest proudly, nodding enthusiastically. "Yes, Boss! I’ve been practicing just like you taught me! The customers are giving a lot of good feedback!"

Yu Liang nodded in satisfaction. The kitchen was running perfectly. His staff was hardworking, and the business was ’booming’.

Feeling pleased, Yu Liang’s mind briefly flashed to his inventory. After converting trillions of spiritual stones to buy those System items to block the unseen threat, he was literally completely broke. Not a single low grade spiritual stone remained.

Without thinking much, his brain connected the booming business with his current financial state. He turned his head to Mei Hua and casually asked, "By the way, Mei, with the customer count tripling, what’s our profit margin these past few days?"

Clatter!

Chen Ming’s who was back at work has his iron ladle slipped from his hand and hit the floor.

Shua! Shua! Shua!

The roaring spiritual flames in the stoves were instantly extinguished by the stunned chefs. The bustling, noisy kitchen fell into a dead, terrifying silence. It was as if someone had slammed the pause button on the entire room.

Everyone was completely froze.

Chen Ming’s jaw was hanging open. Wan Jing’s eyes were wide with shock. Even the kitchen helpers stopped chopping vegetables, their knives paused in the mid air.

They all stared at Yu Liang as if he had just grown a second head.

Profit???!!!

Their Boss Yu! The man who casually fed 3,000 year old Spirit Refining Fruits to his customers! The man who treats spiritual stones like common copper coins and never even looked at the daily ledger! The man whose wealth was so unfathomable that he once bought out an entire herb garden just because he felt like it would make the taste of food better!

He was asking for profit?!

"Boss..." Chen Ming’s voice trembled as his face turned pale. "Are... are you feeling okay?"

"Boss Yu! Did something happen to the restaurant or did we do something terrible?!" Wan Jing panicked, grabbing a ledger.

Before Yu Liang could even process their reactions, the entire kitchen staff abandoned their posts. They rushed over, surrounding him and Mei Hua, bombarding him with anxious questions.

"Boss! Did you suffer a backlash in your cultivation?!"

"Is your cultivation damaged? Did you suffer Qi deviation?!"

"Boss, if you need spiritual stones, we can advance you our monthly wages! Don’t worry about the profit!"

"Boss, please don’t tell you want to fire us all!!"

"Did we do something wrong?"

Amidst the chaotic panic, Mei Hua stepped forward. Her beautiful face was filled with genuine worry. She reached out and gently pressed the back of her slender, cool hand against Yu Liang’s forehead.

"My love, are you running a fever?" she asked softly, her eyes scanned his face for any signs of illness.

Yu Liang blinked, completely taken aback by the sheer scale of their panic. He looked at Mei Hua’s hand on his forehead, then at the terrified faces of his staff.

Suddenly, it dawned on him.

’Ah,’ he realized. ’I asked about profit because I’m completely broke right now. But to them... I’m the guy who gives away priceless herbs like snacks. For me to ask about money, it must have looked like I’ve gone mad or suffered a severe cultivation deviation!’

He let out a helpless chuckle. Checking for a fever was completely useless for a Peak Core Formation Realm cultivator whose body was already immune to mortal diseases, but the gesture was incredibly cute.

Yu Liang gently caught Mei Hua’s hand, pulling it away from his forehead and pressed a soft kiss to her palm. Her face instantly bloomed with a faint, beautiful blush as she was still little shy when it came to express their feelings infront of people.

"Alright, alright, calm down everyone," Yu Liang said, his voice carrying a teasing, lighthearted tone. He looked at his panicked staff and smiled. "I was just kidding. I saw you guys working so hard. So, I just wanted to tease you and see if you were feeling the pressure of managing such a huge crowd. You don’t have to be under any pressure. The restaurant is doing fine."

Hearing this, the entire kitchen collectively let out a massive, exaggerated sigh of relief.

"Phew... That scared me. It seems Boss is still the Boss," Chen Ming muttered, wiping cold sweat from his forehead. "We thought you were going to tell us we were fired or that the restaurant was going bankrupt."

"Idiots," Yu Liang laughed, shaking his head. "Now get back to work! I can hear the orders piling up from the main floor. If the customers wait too long, they’ll start eating the tables."

"Yes, Boss! Right away, Boss!"

The kitchen staff instantly scrambled back to their posts. The spiritual flames roared back to life, the woks started sizzling again, and the chaotic but orderly manner of the kitchen resumed.

The orders were flying in like snowflakes, and everyone was fired up with renewed energy.

Yu Liang chuckled, wrapping his arm around Mei Hua’s slender waist. She leaned into his side, a sweet smile appeared on her lips as she looked up at him.

"You really scared them."

"They scare me sometimes with how hard they work," Yu Liang replied softly.

Leaving the bustling kitchen behind, the couple walked hand in hand, heading up the wooden stairs towards their private office on the upper floor.