Strange Chef

Chapter 6 The Hooligans Call the Police.

The next morning, just as Bai Lu got up, there was a knock on the door.

When he opened the rolling shutter door and saw that all his hard work from last night was in vain as the ground was flooded with feces. Bai Lu frowned. "They are really talented. In the capital, they can actually get so much fertilizer."

Li Huang from the steamed bun shop stood far away, holding a stick in his hand. That was what he used to knock on the door just now. Seeing Bai Lu come out, he spoke loudly. "We can't do business like this. Hurry up and deal with those guys."

Bai Lu replied okay. He connected the water pipe and repeated the flushing work from last night.

He was busy until after nine o'clock. Wasting several tons of tap water, he finally cleaned up the road and the wall.

Gao Yuan drove over. After getting out of the car, he wrinkled his nose and asked, "What's that smell?"

"Fertilizer." Bai Lu replied.

"What thing?"

"Excrement."

The ground was all wet. Bai Lu was holding a broom. Obviously cleaning up. Gao Yuan thought for a moment. "Was it those guys from yesterday who did this? Still the same sentence. I'll help you deal with them. You help me cook."

"No need." Bai Lu took a chair and sat down against the wall, preparing to wait for the rabbits.

He was a bit unhappy. He had planned to visit Zhang Laosan's daughter today. But because of these bastards, he had to delay it for one day.

"The soup from yesterday was very delicious. My grandpa ate it happily. I'm ordering food now. To go." Gao Yuan stated his purpose.

"It's not time yet. Line up." Bai Lu spoke in a calm tone.

Looking at this guy's indifferent attitude, Gao Yuan's temper flared up. "Are you sick? There are not many people eating. What's the need to line up?"

"There are no customers now doesn't mean there won't be customers later. We have to set good rules." Bai Lu spoke slowly.

"Fine. You wait. Damn it." Gao Yuan really wanted to beat this bastard. But his grandpa rarely had an appetite to eat. He couldn't beat the cook.

The pot of soup he brought back yesterday made his dad say a few good words. His mom also said that he had grown up and become sensible. So Gao Yuan could only endure.

Looking at the wet ground everywhere. He couldn't let his grandpa eat food with a bad smell. So although he really wanted to beat this cook, he still had to help. He took out his phone. "Xiao San, come to Xiaowangcun Road."

Half an hour later, two very flamboyant and good-looking sports cars drove into the intersection. At the same time, Gao Yuan's phone rang. "Drive forward. At the entrance of the vegetable market."

A minute later, the two sports cars stopped. Four young people got out. Two men and two women. The men were proud and arrogant. The women were beautiful and wore little, revealing fair skin and snow-white long legs. They were very eye-catching.

The guy who came over first was dressed all in red. Red pants, red shoes, red vest. Even his socks were red. After getting out of the car, he kicked Gao Yuan's black car. "Still this crappy car?"

"Stop talking nonsense. I have something to ask you." Gao Yuan spoke with a stern face.

"What's the matter?" A young man with a Mohawk haircut came over, hugging a beautiful woman.

The guy in red is called He Shanqing. His nickname is Xiao San. He said, "Just now I was playing ball with Xiao Zhi. When I heard that you had something, Xiao Zhi must come and see."

Xiao Zhi is the Mohawk young man hugging the beautiful woman. He smiled and said, "Young Master Yuan, who offended you?"

Gao Yuan ignored him and asked He Shanqing. "Who is in charge of this area of Xiaowangcun?"

"I'll ask." He Shanqing made a phone call. After a while, he hung up. "You look for Old Shao."

"Me? Look for him?" Gao Yuan snorted coldly.

"Well, you are the boss." He Shanqing continued to make a phone call. "Hello, Brother Shao. It's Xiao San'er. I'm on Xiaowangcun Road. There's a little matter..." Covering the phone, he asked Gao Yuan. "Young Master, what's the matter?"

Gao Yuan said, "Yesterday, three hooligans in white vests came to collect protection fees and also threw dung."

"I got it." He Shanqing continued to talk on the phone. "There is a restaurant here called Five-Star Grand Hotel. Someone is collecting protection fees and throwing dung."

After saying a few more words, He Shanqing put down the phone and looked at the Five-Star Grand Hotel with a puzzled expression.

Gao Yuan was impatient. "What did he say?"

"Old Shao said that no one on this street in Xiaowangcun dares to collect protection fees. It should be outsiders."

"Just this?" Gao Yuan was not satisfied.

"What else can we do? Do you want him to send the police to arrest people? Arrest who?"

Gao Yuan remained silent. Xiao Zhi came over. "No one on this street dares to collect protection fees? What's going on?"

He Shanqing nodded towards the Five-Star Grand Hotel without speaking.

Xiao Zhi walked to the door and looked. "Just this?" If you were to select the worst-decorated restaurant in a busy city, this restaurant would definitely be at the top.

Seeing that Gao Yuan didn't speak, He Shanqing said, "Don't worry. Since Old Shao knows about it, there must be news. Wait a while."

After more than ten minutes, Old Shao called. After He Shanqing listened, he said thank you. Hanging up the phone, he said to Gao Yuan. "He asked. The nearby big bosses also said they didn't know."

Gao Yuan felt quite embarrassed. After finally wanting to do something and wanting his dad to look up to him, he didn't expect that he couldn't even find three hooligans. His eyes turned cold. After thinking for a moment, he asked. "What's Hei Zi doing?"

It's just three little hooligans. Do we need to make such a big deal? Bai Lu interjected. "Okay, okay. I appreciate your kindness. I'll solve it myself. If I can't handle it, I'll ask you again, okay?" He thought to himself that this guy was really enthusiastic. He took the initiative to take on troubles.

Hearing him speak, He Shanqing took a look and asked Gao Yuan. "Who is this?"

"Don't pay attention to him. He's an idiot." Gao Yuan said angrily.

Bai Lu sighed. What kind of a divided family can raise such a person with a split personality?

Time passed quickly. It was noon. Just at half past eleven. The men and women who came to eat with Tong Anquan yesterday led their respective friends and came in a large group. They wanted to enter the room.

Bai Lu stopped them and pointed to the wooden sign and said. "Business starts at twelve o'clock. There's still half an hour. Line up. Before lining up, read the rules clearly. Don't wait for a long time in vain and then find there's no place to sit."

This group of people saw Gao Yuan and greeted him one after another. He Shanqing was hugging a beautiful woman and snickering on the side. "Your colleagues? So funny."

"Get lost." Gao Yuan cursed. Then he said to his colleagues. "I'm the first. Line up behind me." Speaking of this, he looked at He Shanqing. "Don't say that I don't take care of you. Consider you guys lining up behind me."

"Young Master, don't joke. Eating here?" He Shanqing was full of disbelief.

"Stop talking nonsense. The four of you count as the second table."

So two tables were gone. The people who came later quickly combined. "There are still four tables left. Hurry up and combine."

"Do we need to be so exaggerated?" The beautiful woman beside Xiao Zhi asked.

Xiao Zhi is called Sima Zhi. He looked at the beautiful woman. "Whatever Brother Yuan says, we do."

"Well, listen to the boss." He Shanqing said helplessly.

When a group of people were making a commotion and lining up, two vans stopped at the door. The doors opened and twelve young people got out. All of them were wearing white vests. Some people were walking in front holding sticks. "Make way."

A group of white-collar workers quickly made way for the door. Those in white vests looked down on them with contempt. Suddenly, they found two exposed beautiful women. They let out a sound of surprise. Their pairs of eyes looked up and down without restraint.

He Shanqing's face darkened. He asked Gao Yuan. "Brother Yuan?"

Gao Yuan coldly looked at these hooligans and spoke softly. "Call Hei Zi."

He Shanqing smiled. "Sure."

The people in white vests walked to the door. "Boss, have you thought it over?"

Bai Lu was leaning against the door glass and looking at them with a smile. "Brothers are here? I've been waiting for you for a long time."

"Have you thought it over?" There were more than a dozen people. Only in their twenties. At an age of fearless youth, they really dared to do fearless things. They completely ignored the surrounding crowd and blatantly extorted.

"I've thought it over." Bai Lu answered with a smile. By the way, he told He Shanqing. "No need to call."

"Will you pay or not?" The bald guy from yesterday came out.

"Paying is definitely necessary. But it's you who pay me." After saying that, he rushed into the crowd. His fists were like thunder and his legs were like wind. One punch at a time. In about five seconds, all twelve guys were knocked down to the ground.

Bai Lu was also not polite. He rushed into the crowd again. Whoever cursed would be beaten. He grabbed them and slapped their faces. The slapping sounds were extremely shocking. While hitting, he asked the bald guy, "Have you thought it over? If not, go back and think slowly. But you have to leave your car. By the way, interest will be calculated. Ten percent interest per day."

Since coming to Beicheng, he had never had a chance to fight. Today, he barely had his fill.

After dealing with a group of hooligans, he asked with a smile, "Are all the bosses satisfied? I won't see you off."

Twelve people fought one person. In a moment, they were all knocked down. They couldn't even run away if they wanted to. The bald guy knew he had encountered a strong opponent and remained silent with a gloomy face. When he heard that Bai Lu was willing to let them leave, the bald guy got up and left. A group of hooligans followed and left.

"You are so awesome. The special operations team is just at this level." He Shanqing exclaimed in admiration.

"Just a small thing. Not worth mentioning." Bai Lu played humble. Looking at the time, he said, "Bosses, wait a little longer. There are still twenty minutes."

Twenty minutes later, just as Bai Lu was about to start business, a police car stopped at the door. Two policemen and a bald guy got out.

"Do you have any sense of shame? The underworld calls the police?" Bai Lu pointed at the bald guy and scolded.

"Shut up. Come with us. Someone has reported you for assault and robbery." A policeman shouted.

Bai Lu showed a very kind smile. "Sure. Wait for me to close the door."

"Can't close it!" Gao Yuan objected. He had spent two hours here. Just when he could buy food and go home, an accident happened. His anger was indescribable.

"Don't interfere with our case handling." The policeman said in a deep voice and urged Bai Lu, "Hurry up."

Bai Lu smiled. "I have to go in and get the electronic key."

"I'll go in with you." The policeman said.

"Forget it. You can't go anywhere." Gao Yuan was angry and started to make a phone call. "Old Shao, I'm at the Five-Star Grand Hotel on Xiaowangcun Road. Can you come over?"

Old Shao? The two policemen looked at each other. The older policeman said, "Go inside and get the key. Sir, please come in." The latter half of the sentence was addressed to Gao Yuan.

This was a flexible way. There were many people outside. It was not easy to say some secret words, and it was even more impossible to be partial. Entering the restaurant and closing the door, they could say whatever they wanted. People outside wouldn't know.

Gao Yuan coldly looked at the policeman and didn't move. Bai Lu saw that this guy was a fool. He coughed. "Come in, come in." He pulled him into the room. Then he closed the door. Several people sat down and waited for Old Shao to arrive. He Shanqing and Sima Zhi asked the girls to go back to the car. The two of them followed and entered.

Thirty minutes later, another police car stopped at the door. A middle-aged man got out. He was a bit overweight. Looking at the sign of the Five-Star Grand Hotel, he was full of doubts and couldn't figure out what had happened.

He Shanqing opened the door and greeted. "Brother Shao, here."

Old Shao immediately showed a full smile and walked over quickly. "Young Master He is also here."

After entering the room, he closed the door and greeted warmly. "Young Master Yuan, Young Master Zhi."

Sima Zhi smiled. "Just call Young Master Yuan. I don't dare to be called that."

Old Shao was polite for a few words and asked the two policemen. "What's going on?"

The older policeman first pointed at the bald hooligan and then at Bai Lu with a bald head and replied. "He reported the crime. He said that the boss of the Five-Star Grand Hotel robbed him and took their car."

Hearing this, Old Shao looked at the two bald guys. "You said he robbed your car? What evidence do you have?"

Since hearing Gao Yuan make the phone call, the bald hooligan knew he was in trouble. But the policemen were watching closely. He couldn't even run if he wanted to. Seeing that someone could call a police chief with just one phone call. Needless to say, he was in big trouble this time. He quickly changed his tune. "Uncle policeman, it's not him. It's not him. He didn't rob."

The two policemen on duty immediately changed their expressions. "He didn't rob? Are you making a false report?"

"Yes." Making a false report would at most result in being detained for ten days. This time, he admitted defeat. Consider it a trip.

"Take him away!" Old Shao was angry.

"Yes." The two policemen took the bald hooligan away.

Old Shao extended his hand to Bai Lu. "What's this young man's name?"

Gao Yuan could stand up for him. The relationship must be unusual. Of course, he had to make friends.

Bai Lu smiled. "Bai Lu."

Old Shao still wanted to talk. Gao Yuan said coldly. "I owe you one for this matter. Deal with that bastard properly."

This was an order to leave. Old Shao's expression remained unchanged. "You can rest assured that I'll handle things. I still have a dinner appointment. I won't disturb you anymore." He left quickly.

He Shanqing shook his head. "Using a favor for such a trivial matter. Tsk tsk."

"Tsk tsk my ass." Gao Yuan said coldly. Then he said to Bai Lu. "Cook. One table to go. One table is for five people's portions. The five of us."

Bai Lu smiled and agreed. He walked to the door, opened it and greeted the people queuing outside. "There are still four tables. Come in and line up."

During this period, there were fights and policemen coming at the entrance of the Five-Star Grand Hotel. Many people gathered to watch. Counting those queuing to eat, there were at least thirty people. After hearing Bai Lu speak, a group of white-collar workers quickly entered. In a moment, the room was filled.

When the people watching outside saw this situation, oh, the business was good enough. They squeezed in. Seeing an empty table, two people quickly occupied it.

Bai Lu walked over and talked to them. "Sorry. This store is full. No more customers will be served."

"It's not full. Isn't there an empty table?" The empty table belonged to Gao Yuan. Gao Yuan was sitting with He Shanqing and others.

Seeing that there were still people who wanted to come in, Bai Lu politely said at the door. "Please look at the wooden sign at the door. Only six tables of guests are served. Others are not served. Even if there are seats, we won't serve you. Why waste time?"

"Why not serve? Besides, I'm the sixth table." That person's temper flared up and he spoke toughly.

"That table is mine." Gao Yuan was very impatient. Wasn't it just buying a meal for grandpa? So many troubles had occurred. He was so angry that he wanted to fight.

"Having money is great? I just want to eat. So what? Bite me?"

Bai Lu saw that. Oh, another fight? He said to Gao Yuan. "If you want to eat, sit down." Then he said to He Shanqing. "Will your friends come in? I'm going to close the door."

"Come in." He Shanqing called the girl.

Bai Lu walked to the door and pushed the standing people out. "Sorry. This store is small and only serves these customers. If you want to eat, come early in the evening."

"What's going on? There's no way to do business like you. Chasing away customers? Besides, it's just a small crappy restaurant. Is it necessary? Who wants to eat here?" Some customers were grumbling.

Bai Lu pretended not to hear. When the two beautiful girls entered the room, he closed the glass door, locked it, and then went to the kitchen to cook.

"Order food, boss. We haven't ordered yet." A new customer shouted.

Someone nearby whispered. "What's there to order? Don't be embarrassing. The rule here is that the boss is the biggest. What he makes, you eat."

"Damn. You still come here like this?" That person was a bit surprised.

"Stop talking nonsense. You'll know after eating."

The room was very small. Hearing these words, He Shanqing asked Gao Yuan. "No ordering? No alcohol sold? Is there a restaurant that operates like this?"

Gao Yuan didn't speak. He Shanqing smiled. "This kid is interesting. I like him."

Sima Zhi smiled. "You like men?"

...

Bai Lu was busy in the kitchen. Starting from the twentieth minute, he served one table of dishes every ten minutes. When the food was served, the customers who had been here before took the lead and started eating with chopsticks.

The customers who came for the first time tasted the dishes. Not willing to be left behind, they were equally crazy. For a while, there was silence in the small restaurant. Those who were eating were eating with their mouths closed. Those who weren't eating were watching others eat.

Ten minutes later, He Shanqing patted his belly and sighed. "No wonder you were willing to wait for such a long time."

Beautiful girls are always picky eaters and on a diet. But today was different. The two beautiful girls completely ignored their images and just kept eating with their heads down. Truly achieving the principle of not speaking while eating.

Sima Zhi hadn't had enough. "Boss, bring another portion."

In the Five-Star Grand Hotel, ordering was done one portion at a time.

Gao Yuan shook his head. "He only makes one portion. As he said, after eating, leave. If you want to eat again, come early next time."

He Shanqing was stunned for a moment and then laughed. "I like this kid more and more."

"He is definitely the first person to run a restaurant like this." Hearing that there was no more food, Sima Zhi sighed.

The beautiful girl beside him whispered. "Can we come again tomorrow?"

Sima Zhi looked at the crowd in the restaurant and shook his head. "Today we lined up half an hour earlier. If we want to eat tomorrow, we have to line up at least two hours earlier. Can you wait?"

"Can't we just pay more? How much is this table of food? We'll pay ten times." The girl said.

Gao Yuan smiled. "You can try."

They were the first table of customers. After eating, they didn't leave. When Bai Lu was serving food to others and saw that they had finished eating, he brought a thermos over. "Pour water yourself if you want to drink."

He Shanqing asked. "Nothing else?"

Gao Yuan spoke for Bai Lu. "Only boiled water. Drink it if you want. Otherwise, don't."

He Shanqing also laughed. "You act like the boss?"

Soon it was one o'clock. All five tables of dishes were served. The customers also finished eating. But no one left. There was always someone saying. "Can we have another portion?"

There were many people. Bai Lu was too lazy to collect money one by one. He took a tray and put it on the table at the door. "Twenty yuan per person. Pay and leave."

Twenty? The customers who came here to eat for the first time couldn't believe it. In their opinion, for such delicious food, two or three hundred yuan would definitely be fine. Unexpectedly, it was only twenty yuan.

He Shanqing asked Gao Yuan. "What's the unit behind this?"

"Stop talking nonsense. This meal is on you. Five people. Give a hundred." Gao Yuan wasn't in a hurry to leave. He still had a portion of food to take away.

At this time, the two people sitting at the sixth table were not happy. Everyone else had food to eat, but they didn't. They slapped the table and shouted. "Boss, we haven't eaten yet."

Bai Lu said calmly. "I said from the beginning that I won't serve you. If you want to eat, come early next time."

"How can there be such a reason? You don't serve food. We won't leave."

"Won't leave?" Bai Lu glanced at them and said to the other customers. "Hurry up and pay and leave. Whoever doesn't leave will be put on the blacklist. I won't serve you in the future."

Hearing this, the customers at the other four tables quickly got up and paid. Twenty yuan per person. The four tables together collected less than four hundred yuan. He Shanqing went over and put down a stack of hundred-yuan bills. "I'm very satisfied with the meal."