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However, when it came to pouring wine for Lin Yuan, the performance of a few individuals was not particularly satisfactory.

After everyone had a turn performing the task, Lin Yuan glanced at the wine cups before her and addressed them, "Although today I have asked you to pour wine, and there’s a saying that ’wine cups should be filled to the brim,’ it doesn’t mean that you should spill the wine over the edge."

Pointing to the plain water next to the wine cups on the table, Lin Yuan looked at the girls whose wrists had trembled and who had spilled the wine when pouring, saying, "You should fill the cups without spilling and keep the table neat and clean. This is something you must do when serving guests in the elegant room. Remember, our Dong Tian will soon be the top restaurant in the Dayong dynasty. Not only rich merchants and nobles, but even princes and imperial concubines may come to dine at our restaurant. Would you tremble and pour wine for these distinguished guests as well? Aren’t you afraid of offending such people by accident and losing your heads? "

The girls trembled all over when they heard the mention of losing their heads. Even though everyone felt that Lin Yuan’s words were a little too confident, the thought of possibly offending some powerful figures in the future and causing troubles made their hearts pound erratically.

With a cold gaze sweeping over those individuals, Lin Yuan swiftly read out their names. She also made it clear in advance that they would remain only when they could pour wine to the brim without spilling.

After speaking to them, Lin Yuan looked at everyone in the hall, whose atmosphere had become somewhat oppressive, and added, "There’s another thing to remember: we run a restaurant, and the customers are our bread and butter.

Without them, what are we supposed to eat and drink?

So, when you meet your bread and butter, are you going to greet them with a scowl on your face, as if they owe us silver? "

Pausing, Lin Yuan stood up and continued, "Remember, no matter what the customers say or do, no matter what difficulties you face, you must keep smiling. Of course, by smiling, I don’t mean for you to grin foolishly at anyone you meet.

I’m sure you all understand the proper standard of a smile.

And don’t be stingy with showing your teeth.

Who says a ladylike smile doesn’t show teeth?

I require you to show eight teeth, because a dignitary once said that when people show eight teeth in their smile, it’s the most beautiful and charming. "

"Do you want to become the most beautiful?"

"Do you want to be the prettiest woman?"

"Do you want to earn three times or even more salary?"

Following three questions, Lin Yuan’s voice rose even higher, "If you do, then smile! Smile to your heart’s content!"

Perhaps inspired by Lin Yuan’s spirited tone, the girls couldn’t help but smile with lips pursed, and some even raised their fists and chanted slogans along with her, "Smile! Smile to your heart’s content!"

The entire room was filled with laughter and continuous slogans, even Xia Zheng, who was waiting in the backyard for the young waiters to change clothes, could hear them.

With a crooked mouth, Xia Zheng rolled his eyes largely, "Why all this fuss! Not even letting me have a look, it’s downright maddening."

Dong Qing, staring with wide eyes as if seeing a monster, glanced around and, seeing no one else had heard, cautiously approached with a hand covering his mouth, whispering a reminder, "Young master, you shouldn’t speak like that. If Miss Lin hears you, she will definitely get angry."

Raising an eyebrow, Xia Zheng asked in confusion, "Why should she be angry?"

"Sigh!" Dong Qing let out a sigh, with an exasperated look as if implying Xia Zheng was rather dim, and instructed, "Didn’t you just complain that Miss Lin wouldn’t let you watch the girls in their assessment? Even though Miss Lin is a bit hot-tempered and not so gentle, she’s still the woman you like.

You two aren’t even married yet, and you’re already eager to look at other women.

Don’t you think Miss Lin would be angry? "

"Oh, I see!" Realizing at last, Xia Zheng exaggeratedly nodded his head.

"Isn’t it?" Just as Dong Qing was about to show an ’I told you so’ expression, Xia Zheng suddenly stretched out a big hand, grabbing him by the back of the neck, and then, the entire room, even the whole backyard, was dominated by Xia Zheng’s furious presence.

"Who says I want to look at other women! I’m just curious about what they’re doing! You presumptuous fellow, I find you cuter when you talk too much! Always making wild guesses and assumptions, seems like you’re the one who doesn’t want to live!"

Dong Qing cradled his ears with a look of pleading, struggling as if he were about to cry without tears; it was getting ever more challenging to guess the master’s thoughts!