mtl008 Chapter 57 Someone is making trouble
Chapter 57 Someone is making trouble
Chu Xing Restaurant's business is booming, and Chu Wang is extremely pleased with himself.
He stood at the entrance of the restaurant, extremely pleased with himself.
Tian Tian didn't deliver any goods to Fulai Restaurant today; they still have quite a bit left over.
She brought the dried soybean oil from home to the shop, packed it in a kraft paper bag, and added a desiccant, which allowed it to be stored for a long time.
With frequent autumn rains lately, these bean curd sheets can easily spoil if not stored properly.
"Oh, Miss Tian Er, you've arrived." Chu Wang stood at the entrance of the restaurant with his arms crossed, swaying back and forth, looking quite smug.
Tian Tian raised an eyebrow and glanced at him. "Young Master Chu, you seem quite pleased with yourself."
"Of course I'm proud." Chu Wang raised his chin. "Some people think that only their family can make bean curd sheets, they're so arrogant... Humph, and now? They can't sell their stuff, can they?"
Tian Tian smiled and said, "If this business doesn't work out, then we'll do something else."
“I, Tian Tian, am not like some people who just live off the family business.”
"I have a lot of business."
Chu Wang scoffed, "What kind of business can a small-time farmer like you possibly do?"
Tian Tian snorted and walked towards the back of the alley.
Just then, a commotion suddenly broke out in the street.
Tian Tian and Chu Wang looked over and saw several people rushing to the front of the restaurant, making a lot of noise.
"What kind of food did you, Chu Xing Restaurant, serve? Our manager ate your food and has already gone to the clinic!" A man at the front shouted angrily.
Those who accompanied him looked like servants; they were all clutching their stomachs, nodding in agreement, their faces filled with anger.
"We didn't eat much, and our stomachs hurt terribly."
“We ate your food last night, and we had severe stomach pain that night. We were running to the toilet all night.”
Chu Wang's expression changed, and he hurriedly came to them.
"Impossible! The food in our restaurant is all carefully prepared; there's no way there could be anything wrong with it."
Chu Wang angrily shoved them, "Who knows whose food you ate? Don't try to pin this on Chu Xing Restaurant!"
"Xiao Si, come here and chase them away!!"
Xiao Si ran downstairs, shouting, "Hurry up, hurry up, don't cause trouble here."
Upon hearing this, the group became even more furious. "We had dinner at your house yesterday, and this morning our stomachs are hurting so badly we can't eat anything."
"It was food from your Chu Xing Restaurant that made my stomach upset, and you're refusing to admit it!"
They shouted to those around them, "Everyone come quick! The food at Chu Xing Restaurant has caused food poisoning, and they're even trying to shirk responsibility!"
Chu Wang urged Xiao Si, "Xiao Si, hurry up, get those people out of here!!"
A larger crowd gathered outside the restaurant, discussing the matter animatedly...
The group demanding justice continued to shout, "Our manager has gone to the clinic. If anything happens to him, we will definitely report it to the authorities."
Chu Wang was furious when he saw this, and his first thought was that someone had framed him.
He took a deep breath. It must be Fulai Restaurant, it must be Tian Tian!
"Go ahead and report it! Do you think I'm afraid of you?!" Chu Wang put his hands on his hips. "So many people ate our food, how come everyone else doesn't have a stomachache, but you guys do?"
"You eat so much every day, why do you say it's our food that made you sick?"
"I think you're being manipulated by someone to deliberately frame us!"
"Are you leaving or not? If you don't leave, I'm going to report you to the authorities!!"
The group looked at each other...
The clinic staff said the manager had an upset stomach, but they did eat a lot yesterday, so they couldn't be sure it was food from Chuxing Restaurant that caused the problem.
Seeing their hesitant expressions, Chu Wang immediately perked up.
"What? Should we report this to the authorities?"
"We can report this to the authorities right now!"
Several people hesitated, but finally, the middle-aged man in the lead flicked his sleeves and said, "It'd better not be related to your family, otherwise we'll definitely come back."
Chu Wang spat at their backs!
He looked at the onlookers and stretched out his arm to reassure them, "Don't worry, everyone. Our Chu Xing Restaurant uses only the best ingredients. There's no way you'll have any problems eating here."
"The new ingredients we are using are the same as the bean curd sheets that Fu Lai Restaurant used to sell."
"Fulai Restaurant has been selling for so long and nothing has happened."
"Nothing will happen to our family."
"If our food makes people sick, then the food from Fu Lai Restaurant will make people sick too."
The onlookers were just there for the spectacle; they couldn't afford the food at the restaurant.
They dispersed in no time.
After the crowd dispersed, Chu Wang saw Tian Tian, who hadn't left yet.
"Tian Tian, it was you, wasn't it? You hired them to frame me, didn't you?"
"You just said you had other business to do, but you're just putting on an act! Let me tell you, this is a one-time thing. If it happens again, I'll report you to the authorities and have you arrested for spreading rumors!"
"Humph!"
He turned and left angrily.
Xiao Si glanced at Tian Tian, hesitated, and then followed Chu Wang back.
"Young Master..."
Chu Wang was inwardly agitated, "What are you doing?!"
"Young Master, Xiao Si thinks there seems to be something wrong with those bean curd sheets..."
Chu Wang waved his hand impatiently, "Let's not talk about the bean curd skin anymore!"
"Young Master..."
"Alright!!" Chu Wang stopped. "Go and get ready, we're about to start serving guests."
Xiao Si had no choice but to pout and go back to tidy up the tables and chairs.
But this was not an isolated incident; after lunch, someone else came to the door.
"My whole family just finished lunch here, and now we're suffering from unbearable stomach pain!"
"Get your manager out here!"
A middle-aged man pointed at Xiao Si, his voice filled with anger.
The woman beside him was also pale. "She just ate, and she's vomiting and has diarrhea..."
As their angry shouts rang out, more people gathered around.
"You guys have stomach aches too? Someone came to complain this morning, saying their stomach hurt after eating."
The middle-aged man became even angrier upon hearing this, "I knew it! There really is something wrong with the taste of your food!"
"Quickly call your manager over."
The manager of Chuxing Restaurant hurriedly came out and said, "Fellow villagers, please listen to me."
"The dishes in our restaurant are always fresh, there won't be any problems."
"Everyone, think again, besides eating our food, what else did we eat?" He was trying to solve the problem by following Chu Wang's line of thinking.
However, his words did not quell everyone's anger; instead, they made the middle-aged man even angrier.
“Our family traveled overnight and by the time we arrived in Baishi County, it was past breakfast time, so we had lunch at your Chuxing Restaurant.”
"We haven't eaten anything else today except what's in your house."
"There must be something wrong with the food in your restaurant! We won't rest until we get an explanation!" The middle-aged man's voice became even sharper.