RPAGF Chapter 115 If we're going to stink, we'll all stink together!
Chapter 115 If we're going to stink, we'll all stink together!
"Alright, I'll do as the manager says!"
The waiter hesitated for a moment, then immediately followed.
Manager Li stayed at the restaurant, busy refunding money and appeasing customers, while Manager Zhang led a group of chefs and waiters, storming headlong into the entrance of Yunlai Restaurant.
A group of people stood in the street, shouting angrily.
"You bastard surnamed Su, get out here right now! How dare you cheat me! If you don't give me an explanation today, I'll definitely arrest you and report you to the authorities!"
The cooks and waiters behind him immediately began to loudly announce it to the passersby.
"Come quick, everyone! The people from Yunlai Restaurant have plotted against our Juxian Restaurant! They're selling braised pig's trotters, and they're using dirty tricks to bribe the Shen family so they won't supply us with the real stuff."
"Everyone, come and listen, take a look, and help us judge this matter..."
"..."
The cooks and waiters started shouting, and passersby quickly gathered around to watch the spectacle.
When Manager Yao heard someone shouting and cursing outside, he immediately took several employees out.
Upon closer inspection, he realized that the troublemaker was none other than Manager Zhang of Juxian Restaurant.
This is truly a case of "I don't cause trouble, but trouble comes knocking on my door!"
Manager Yao's face darkened, and he instantly became angry. "Our two restaurants are not even on the same street. We keep to ourselves and don't interfere with each other. In broad daylight, what are you trying to cause trouble for no reason?"
Manager Zhang gritted his teeth and said, "Stop pretending. Call that guy surnamed Su out here. He has to give me a satisfactory explanation for this."
"What are you going to confess? Our manager hasn't been in town for several days. What could he possibly do to you? Aren't you just making things up and framing someone?"
Manager Zhang's eyes were bloodshot, he was so angry that his eyes seemed to burst, and he laughed in his extreme anger.
"hehe--"
"This is an absolute joke! You've used underhanded tactics on my restaurant, and you think that Mr. Su can just hide and play the coward and let this go?"
"Impossible! Our manager is a very good person. Why would he resort to underhanded tactics? You must explain yourself clearly, don't make false accusations!"
The stalemate between Manager Yao and Shopkeeper Zhang attracted a large crowd of onlookers, who discussed it animatedly, creating a lively scene.
Shopkeeper Zhang sneered, "Your braised pig's trotters are supplied by the Shen family, right? They're both supplied by the Shen family, so why do the ones you get taste better, while the ones we get taste different? You must have colluded with the Shen family to deliberately make them not serve us properly, trying to ruin Juxian Restaurant's reputation and bring us down so you can have a monopoly in Qinghe Town, right?"
Since that Su fellow wants to ruin the reputation of his Juxian Restaurant, he won't let it go easily. Anyway, his restaurant's reputation is definitely going to be ruined today, so let's all be ruined together!
If you dare mess with him, don't blame him for dragging Yunlai Restaurant down with him.
Shopkeeper Yao found it all very strange.
He and his manager hadn't done anything wrong, yet they were being dragged and bitten like mad dogs by the man surnamed Zhang, and were even publicly slandered and smeared. If this got out to those people who believed everything they heard, their restaurant's business would definitely be affected.
So he immediately seized on the key point and asked, "Manager Zhang, you said that the braised pig's trotters at your Juxian Restaurant were supplied by the Shen family?"
"Yes, it's them!"
Manager Zhang immediately gritted his teeth and confirmed.
Manager Yao thought to himself that the braised pig's trotters at Yunlai Restaurant were supplied by Qingchuan's family. Qingchuan and his wife and daughters had long since separated from the Shen family, and now they had even changed their surname. Since they started supplying braised pig's trotters, Qingchuan had never referred to himself as a member of the Shen family. He trusted Qingchuan's character. Since he supplied braised pig's trotters to both restaurants under the manager's name, it was impossible for him and the manager to be keeping it a secret from supplying Juxian Restaurant as well.
Moreover, if Qingchuan really dared to do that, it wouldn't be able to be kept secret at all.
He immediately followed up with, "Which Shen family? There are many Shen families. There are many people with the surname Shen in the surrounding villages. Even in our town, there are people with the surname Shen. You can't just pin it on our restaurant because of one person with the surname Shen."
Manager Zhang was so angry that his chest heaved, and he felt like wielding a knife to kill someone. His patience was running out, and he had no desire to continue arguing with Manager Yao.
"Which Shen family could it be? The Shen family from Guihua Village, the Shen family that supplies you. Stop delaying and get that guy surnamed Su out here to give me an explanation and discuss compensation!"
Manager Yao's expression hardened, and he couldn't help but sneer.
It's obvious that Manager Zhang is too stupid. He didn't distinguish between different suppliers and just asked for supplies. If anyone could make braised pig's trotters with the same taste, then why would they need to ask Qingchuan for supplies? It would be simpler and easier to just have the chefs at the restaurant make them.
However, could the Shen family in Guihua Village be Qingchuan's father and stepmother's family?
He had a vague idea of what was going on, and his expression softened slightly.
"Manager Zhang must be mistaken. The supplier for our restaurant is not a member of the Shen family. His surname is Lin, and his name is Lin Qingchuan. You haven't been deceived, have you? The food isn't supplied by the same company, so how could it taste the same?"
“We had no idea you were also selling braised pig's trotters. Besides, there are rules in our industry. Everyone can compete and poach customers, but you can't tamper with the food. Don't you agree?”
Manager Zhang was about to retort when he suddenly realized that Manager Yao had said it was supplied by the Lin family, not the Shen family, and his brain immediately went blank.
People are stupid!
"How is that possible? It was clearly the Shen family, how did it suddenly become the Lin family? The two Shen brothers told me that their eldest brother was the one supplying you, how could there be a mistake?"
Manager Yao finally understood.
He guessed correctly. The ones supplying braised pig trotters to Manager Zhang of Juxian Restaurant were Qingchuan's two younger brothers, who were indeed from the Shen family!
Even after the family split up, they still did this kind of thing behind the scenes. Not only did they imitate Qingchuan's braised pig's trotters, but they also found a supplier from Yunlai Restaurant's rival, all while pretending to be members of the Shen family.
Unfortunately, Ren Qingchuan had the foresight to change his surname!
“Manager Zhang, I know you’re furious about what happened, but it really has nothing to do with us. The supplier, Qingchuan, used to be surnamed Shen, but he split up his family before he started supplying us with braised pig trotters. He even changed his surname a few days ago. We don’t recognize the Shen family. We only recognize Lin Qingchuan and his wife.”
What the hell?
Did they separate their businesses long before they started supplying braised pig's trotters?
They even changed their surname?
Then wouldn't the braised pig trotters supplied by the Shen family be made inauthentically?
He looked incredulous and said, "Regardless of whether he changed his surname or not, he came from the Shen family, so why are the things he makes different?"
Manager Yao sighed, “Even the nine sons of a dragon are different. Qingchuan supplied tofu to our restaurant for several years. The tofu that the couple made was fine, white, tender, smooth and refreshing. Later, when they separated their family, the tofu-making tools were not given to Qingchuan. His two brothers took turns delivering tofu, but the taste was far inferior. So we stopped having the Shen family supply it. If you don’t believe me, just ask any of the employees if this is true.”
The men following behind Manager Yao nodded quickly to help vouch for him.
"Yes, that's right, that's exactly what happened. If you don't believe us, Manager Zhang can ask the Shen family who supply you with braised pig's trotters."
"This braised pig's trotters is a dish that Qingchuan came up with after the family split up. The whole family moved to town a long time ago. The Shen family is in Guihua Village. They're not together anymore, so how could they possibly make it?"
Manager Zhang couldn't take the blow; he swayed a few times and almost fell over.