Universe Infinite Canteen

Chapter 445 New Decoration

After the Gold Medal Producer joined, Ma Lu had collected a total of 2316 management points in the next five days. Enjoy new adventures at My Virtual Library Empire

Once he had the management points in hand, Ma Lu couldn't wait to start playing with restaurant renovation.

He first replaced the cheap, second-hand chairs that matched those of the original canteen with upholstered seats made of black walnut wood, and then switched the dining tables to black walnut as well.

Afterward, he also changed the lightbulbs overhead. Lighting is actually very important for a restaurant because it directly affects the appearance of the dishes and the dining atmosphere, especially in the evening. Good lighting can make the dishes on the table look even more appealing.

Previously, Ma Lu had cut corners with the lighting to save money, and once he had earned some money, he found the remodeling too much of a hassle, so he never attended to it again. He was depending on Old Wang's presentation to save the visual aspect.

But now that he could solve this problem with a flick of his fingers, there was no reason to delay, so he replaced all the previous incandescent bulbs with full-spectrum strip pendant lights that allowed adjustment of color temperature and brightness, hanging about 75 centimeters above the dining tables.

In addition, he placed a vase on each table, immediately enhancing the atmosphere.

But this made the original flooring and walls of the hot pot restaurant seem out of place. Ma Lu changed the floor to herringbone solid wood, but by then, his over two thousand management points were almost depleted.

There weren't enough tiles for the walls, so that had to wait until the next week.

Even though the renovation was only half done, it still shocked the dining customers, some of whom thought Boss Ma was planning to raise the prices.

Because previously, Universe Infinite Canteen had a battle-worn décor and dared to charge hundreds for a single dish. Now that the renovation had upgraded the place, wouldn't the prices have to double?

Some apprehensive patrons approached Ma Lu to inquire, and ended up receiving both good news and bad news.

The good news was that Universe Infinite Canteen had no plans to raise prices recently, but the bad news was that their inquiry reminded Ma Lu that he could indeed increase the dish prices after the renovation was complete.

The queue outside the restaurant was getting longer every day, and sometimes, if you didn't come two to three hours early, you couldn't get a meal. Honestly, this was quite an impact on the dining experience.

Raising prices could also shorten the wait time a bit.

However, this was a critical period to divert traffic to Red Ridge, and Ma Lu didn't want to miss out on such substantial flow, so he decided to wait a bit longer, at least until the restaurant renovations were complete.

Gu Qingyi nodded, "According to Liu Huozui's eldest son, Liu Huozui became restless a month before his death, and whenever his family asked him what he was worried about, he kept silent.

"However, he did have a good friend named Qin Feng, who had been his playmate since childhood. Qin Feng was originally a constable at the county office, but once, during a prisoner transport, the prisoner escaped. Fearing punishment upon his return, he instead fled,

"took to the mountains nearby, and became a robber. Liu Huozui's eldest son mentioned that Qin Feng had returned to Yuchang County for a visit one month before Liu Huozui died and had met with Liu Huozui. After that meeting, Liu Huozui started becoming restless and paranoid.

"It seems Qin Feng came back to warn Liu Huozui. Finding Qin Feng should help us discover who really killed Liu Huozui," said Ma Lu.

"That's what I think too," Gu Qingyi affirmed.

"Have you found Qin Feng yet?"

"Not yet," Gu Qingyi shook her head, "I only know he took to banditry at Crouching Tiger Hill, but there are several groups of bandits in Green Forest on Crouching Tiger Hill. I'm not sure who he joined, so I plan to go there and look around."

"Then let's go together, but before we do, there's something I need to do first."

"What is it?"

"There were the seven dead experts and righteous disciples you mentioned earlier; I want to pay my respects to them."

"What? Another memorial?" Gu Qingyi did not understand why Ma Lu was so keen on paying respects to the dead, as if he wanted to pay respects to everyone he met.

Could it be that one of them was his teacher?

That couldn't be possible.

She then heard Ma Lu explain, "It's very likely that these people were killed by the mastermind behind all this. We might still find some other leads from their bodies."

Well, that did make some sense.

Gu Qingyi said, "I checked already; their bodies were severely damaged. Even if there are any clues, they would be hard to find. But if you want to go, I'll go with you to take a look."