Strange Chef

Chapter 9: Zhang Sasha borrows money

Bai Lu didn't like breaking the rules and originally didn't want to pay attention. But there were several lecherous men surrounding the five beautiful women. Their actions and expressions made him unable to stand it. They were simply losing face for men. He opened one side of the door. "It's hot today. The people in front of the beautiful women can enter first."

Le Miaomiao thought that Bai Lu had agreed to her request. Unexpectedly, he let others enter the room. She was angry and said, "What do you mean?"

Bai Lu ignored her and greeted the more than a dozen people in front. "Sit down quickly."

Le Miaomiao quickly rushed into the room. "We just agreed. I am the sixth table. Thank you all."

More than a dozen people said yes one after another. They sat down quickly at five tables.

Bai Lu said to Le Miaomiao, "Sit down."

Le Miaomiao quickly greeted the five women. "Come in quickly."

When the beautiful women entered the room, the people behind them followed. But Bai Lu stopped them. "It's full. If you want to eat, come early next time." He closed the door.

There were more than a dozen young men lined up behind Le Miaomiao and them. Hearing this, two people walked out and pushed the door. "Open the door."

Bai Lu was very helpless. Did he have to fight again? No, this rule had to be changed. He had only been in business for a few days, and there were always incidents every day.

Just at this moment, the phone rang.

Bai Lu said to the two of them, "Look at the sign." Then he went back to the counter to answer the phone.

"Is this Bai Lu?" A soft, timid voice.

"Zhang Shasha?" Bai Lu's heart skipped a beat. They had just met yesterday, and today she called. Something must have happened.

"You said that I can find you for anything and you will help me. Is it true?" The voice was still timid and faintly anxious.

"It's true. What's the matter?"

"I want to borrow money. One hundred thousand yuan. Do you have it?"

"Yes. When do you need it?"

"I need it now."

"Okay. Wait at home."

After hanging up the phone, looking at a room full of guests, he immediately wanted to drive them away. At a glance, he saw Le Miaomiao. He walked over and asked, "Do you know He Shanqing's phone number?"

Le Miaomiao's face turned red. It seemed that she didn't want the girls around her to know about He Shanqing's existence. "What's the matter?"

Bai Lu saw the clue and waved at her. "Come here. I have something to ask you."

Le Miaomiao quickly got up and followed Bai Lu to the kitchen. Just after taking two steps, the two young men outside knocked on the door again. "We want to eat."

Bai Lu frowned and went over to open the door. "If you can't understand Chinese characters, go back to elementary school. This place has this rule. Eat it or not. Don't bother me."

"Damn it. How can you talk like that? Looking for death?" A young man seemed quite arrogant.

Bai Lu ignored him anymore. He closed the door and walked towards the kitchen. Just as he entered the kitchen, there was a crash behind him. The glass door was smashed. A person ran away into the distance.

Bai Lu didn't even look back. It was as if the glass that was smashed wasn't his. With a calm face, he walked into the kitchen and said to Le Miaomiao, "I have something to find Gao Yuan." Compared to a glass door, Zhang Shasha's matter was more important.

Le Miaomiao nodded and started making a phone call. Bai Lu didn't care about the broken glass at all. He must have something urgent.

The phone was quickly connected, and He Shanqing's impatient voice came out. "What's up? Didn't I tell you not to call me?"

Le Miaomiao's face changed. Just as she was about to explain, Bai Lu took the phone. "I am Bai Lu. I have something to find Gao Yuan."

"Who are you? Bai what Lu?" He Shanqing didn't remember his name at all.

"The cook of the Five-Star Grand Hotel. You came here the day before yesterday."

"Oh, it's you. Wait." He Shanqing hung up the phone.

Five minutes later, Le Miaomiao's phone rang. Bai Lu was holding the phone and didn't know how to answer it. There was a big green phone icon on the large screen. He pressed it continuously but couldn't get through. So he had to ask, "How do I answer it?"

Seeing his flustered look, Le Miaomiao chuckled. She pressed the green phone icon with her very beautiful index finger and swiped gently on the screen. The phone was connected.

The person on the other end asked, "You are looking for me? What's the matter?"

Bai Lu said, "I have a piece of gold to sell. Can you help?"

"Damn it. You are asking me for help? Oh my god. You also have today? I won't help!" Gao Yuan laughed heartily.

"Help me sell the gold. I owe you a meal. Whenever you want to eat, I can come to your place and cook for you." Bai Lu spoke calmly.

Gao Yuan was stunned for a moment. "Two meals."

"Just one meal. I want to see the money immediately. Otherwise, I'll sell it at a gold store." Bai Lu didn't want to show up. After all, behind a large piece of gold was a coffin full of treasures.

"Damn it. You are asking for my help but still have this attitude?" Gao Yuan was angered again.

"Stop talking nonsense. Just say whether you will help or not? If you help, come over now."

Gao Yuan was silent for a moment. "You need money?"

"One hundred thousand."

"Okay." The phone was hung up.

Bai Lu returned the phone to Le Miaomiao. "Thank you."

Le Miaomiao smiled. "You're welcome. Why don't you give me a privilege too? Next time it's my birthday, will you come and cook for me?"

"Okay." Bai Lu agreed. Looking at the time, he decided to start serving meals early. "You go and tell them that there is a special matter today. Everyone will eat noodles. Five yuan per person." After saying that, he started to be busy.

Le Miaomiao was stunned for a moment. She had brought five classmates with great effort to eat delicious food. But in the end, only noodles? Wouldn't she be scolded to death by them?

Looking at Bai Lu, she was immediately stunned.

There was a huge basin with half a basin of noodles. Bai Lu was kneading the dough. His left and right hands were crossing each other as if practicing Tai Chi pushing hands. But the speed was much faster. It was even more exaggerated than in the movies. His hands became a blur and mixed with the flour. Only a white shadow was left.

Le Miaomiao still wanted to watch more. Bai Lu said coldly, "Go out and tell them."

Le Miaomiao said yes and reluctantly left the kitchen. Standing at the door, she said loudly, "We will eat noodles at noon today. Five yuan per person. Those who want to eat come and pay me."

"Eating noodles? After queuing for more than an hour, just eat noodles?" Someone protested.

"I queued for two hours. Well, this boss is awesome. We have to eat noodles. Otherwise, it would be a waste of queuing." This was an old customer.

People in the room were discussing. Le Miaomiao took out thirty yuan, which was the meal money for her table. Then others came to pay. Although they were very dissatisfied, if they still wanted to eat at this restaurant in the future, it was best to do as the boss said.

Ten minutes later, Le Miaomiao entered the kitchen. "The money is collected."

In just ten minutes, there were neatly arranged bowls of noodles on the counter. They were very thin, as if made by a machine. Le Miaomiao knew that Bai Lu must have just made them because there was no noodle-making machine in the kitchen.

"Just put it on the counter and go out and wait. It will be ready soon." Bai Lu was making the sauce.

"Oh." Le Miaomiao went out.

Five minutes later, there was a loud braking sound at the door. Gao Yuan got out of the car.

The braking sound was so loud that people in the restaurant looked outside. Seeing it was Gao Yuan, Le Miaomiao ran over to open the door.

There were two glass doors. One was broken and the other was closed. Le Miaomiao pushed open the intact door. "Brother Gao."

Gao Yuan glanced at her. "Something happened?" There was a pile of broken glass at the entrance of the store. There were several people outside watching.

Le Miaomiao said yes. Gao Yuan nodded. He entered the room and then the kitchen. "I brought the money."

"Thank you. Wait for me for five minutes."

Gao Yuan asked again, "What happened to the door? Did someone make trouble?" Bai Lu said calmly, "Nothing."

Five minutes later, the counter was filled with bowls of noodles. There were two small pots beside it with two kinds of pickles.

Bai Lu said to Gao Yuan, "Take me to a place." This guy had a car. It was much faster than taking a taxi.

"Do I owe you?" Gao Yuan glared.

"I owe you." Bai Lu looked at him calmly.

Gao Yuan was stunned by what he said. He cursed, "Damn it. I have to skip work again in the afternoon. Let's go." Looking at the broken glass, "Don't you care about the restaurant?"

Bai Lu thought for a moment. He went into the room and took out a schoolbag. "Let's go."

"So cool." Gao Yuan said to Le Miaomiao, "If you have nothing to do, help watch the store for a while in the afternoon. I'll invite you to sing in the evening."

Le Miaomiao said okay.

Gao Yuan's car was a black Santana. From the outside, it didn't look low-key at all. Only when sitting inside could one know that it was extraordinary. There was an extremely comfortable leather sofa and high-end surround sound throughout the car. There was even a small refrigerator.

"Where are we going?" After getting in the car, Gao Yuan asked.

"North. Out of the city."

One and a half hours later, the car drove into the village and stopped in front of Zhang Shasha's house. Bai Lu got out of the car and went to knock on the door.

Zhang Shasha came out. She was wearing school uniform pants on the bottom and a white vest on the top. Her face was calm, but there was a hint of anxiety in her eyes.

Bai Lu reached back.

Gao Yuan was furious. This bastard hadn't mentioned the money at all along the way. When they arrived at the place, just reaching out his hand was it? He said angrily, "Come and get it yourself."

Bai Lu looked back at him. He walked back to the car. Gao Yuan handed out a stack of money. Bai Lu took it and walked back to Zhang Shasha. He gave her the money. "Is it enough?"

"Enough." Zhang Shasha took the money and spoke softly.

Bai Lu looked at the yard. After thinking for a moment, he said, "What happened?"

Zhang Shasha bit her lip. After hesitating for a moment, just as she was about to speak, a car drove past outside the yard. Zhang Shasha quickly ran out.

Bai Lu followed. Gao Yuan thought for a moment and then drove to follow.

After walking about fifty meters, there was a yard. The gate was open.

The previous car stopped. Two young men got out and directly entered.

Zhang Shasha and Bai Lu were a little late. When they entered the room, they heard a middle-aged woman say, "Please. I really don't have any money. Please let Leopard go."

In the room was a kang. There were three people standing on the ground. A young man and a middle-aged man stood arrogantly at the door. A woman with a distressed expression was bending over and begging.

Zhang Shasha entered the room. "One hundred thousand yuan." She handed over the money.

The middle-aged man took the money. He looked at Zhang Shasha. On the spot, he started counting. After counting for a long time, he snorted coldly and said, "You are lucky." The two of them left.

Zhang Shasha gave money to help. Logically, the middle-aged woman should be grateful. But the woman was looking at her with full anger and said loudly, "You are a disaster. If it weren't for you, would Leopard fight? For you, how many fights has he had? Now he has stabbed someone again. I beg you. Hurry up and leave. Leave this place."

Zhang Shasha's face was calm. After listening to the woman's complaints, she spoke softly, "I'm sorry." Then she turned and left the room.

"Wait. Where did you get so much money? Don't do anything stupid! I still have more than ten thousand yuan at home. Wait for me. I'll give it to you. Anyway, Leopard doesn't want you to get into trouble." The woman was actually quite kind.

Zhang Shasha said, "No need. It's the money left by my dad. I'm sorry, aunt. I won't cause you and Leopard any more trouble." Her steps were light, like a cloud floating out of the room, out of the yard, and onto the street. But in her heart, there was sadness. Why did she have to be different from others?