"Other than a few who said there was still room for improvement, everyone was quite satisfied with the tasting." Having gone out for a while, Wild Daoist returned and spoke softly to Su Ziji.
"Especially the dishes and soups with ... added to them. Every single one drew endless praise." Since there were others present, Wild Daoist simply skipped over "insect powder."
"Congratulations, my lord! Judging from today's results, the new restaurant's seafood business should be a tremendous success!"
As the dishes and wine were served, Ye Buhui tapped a dish with her chopsticks. "Let them talk. With only the two of us, we can neither make things lively nor follow what they are saying, so we might as well enjoy the food."
Zhou Yao picked up some food with her chopsticks and tasted it, her eyes brightening slightly. "Very fresh. Exceptionally fresh."
One freshness overwhelmed a hundred flavors. Those who had come today were, in truth, all part of the seafood restaurant's target clientele. They were either high officials and nobles, or well-to-do provincial scholars and Imperial Academy students who had come to the Capital City. Ordinary folk had heard that the tasting prices were somewhat lower than they would be after opening, yet most still did not dare crowd forward. But these tasting customers would bring the restaurant far more than confidence—they would also provide free publicity.
Once these people returned home and told their family and friends how delicious Dream Fate Tower's dishes were, word would spread from one to ten, then from ten to a hundred. By the day of its official opening, it was bound to be several times livelier than today. The restaurant would make a splash with one cannon shot and be firmly established from then on.
Su Ziji nodded. He was also