Chapter 57 (1/2)

Chapter 57: The Innocent Yuan Zhou

What Yuan Zhou said was instantly overheard by the two people who were debating passionately.

“Little brother, you are right. You come and judge these abalones. They are obviously cultivated. Yet they keep insisting that they are from wild.” The man in a suit turned his head and gazed earnestly at Yuan Zhou as if looking for an alliance.

“Sir, you should concentrate on enjoying your delicacies. What do you think?” Liu Na would never have spoken so impolitely to any customer. Nevertheless, her tone turned bitter since she was first entangled by the man in a suit and now, Yuan Zhou made it worse.

Since his private grumble was heard by others, Yuan Zhou felt embarrassed. The man in a suit may have revealed the secret of the restaurant but Yuan Zhou didn’t intend to intervene in this matter. Yuan Zhou had just picked up his phone and was preparing to leave when he heard Liu Na’s discourteous words. Despite that, he merely frowned a little.

When Liu Na realized Yuan Zhou had no intention to intervene in this conflict, she heaved a sigh of relief. Actually, she regretted the moment she spoke those words out. No matter what, the customer was the customer. They deserved better treatment.

However, the man in the suit didn’t intend to let Yuan Zhou go so easily. It wasn’t easy to meet another man who also knew the truth. How could he ignore this matter and stay silent?

“Manager Liu, you see? It isn’t only me who feels this way. The abalones that you provide are truly not from the wild.” the man in suit raised his voice, speaking loudly, “Everybody, listen to me. This gentleman said that the abalones here are all cultivated rather than taken from the wild,” when he found that Yuan Zhou was walking out of the restaurant indifferently.

Immediately, the issue the man raised aroused public indignation in the restaurant. Customers who came here for their meals were mostly wealthy people. Therefore, not many customers paid attention to their argument at the very beginning. But the actions of the man in a suit directly made Yuan Zhou become the main target for all the customers.

“What’s going on? Aren’t these wild abalones?” a woman in expensive clothes put down the abalone in her hand immediately and then asked with a frown.

With someone taking the lead, others began to follow the discussion as well, all talking at once.

“That’s not possible. It’s an old restaurant and I often come here to eat. The quality of their abalones is fine.” a loyal customer shook his head in disbelief.

“That cannot be guaranteed. Businessmen are usually tricky and dishonest nowadays.” Another customer showed his distrust.

“Did that young man say the abalones were cultivated? Let’s ask him.” When one of the customers saw Yuan Zhou standing in the center of the crowd seriously, he gave a suggestion.

“That’s true. Let’s ask him.” More people echoed.

“Young man, how do you know the abalones were cultivated? Where did you get this information?” People usually followed others blindly. Immediately, Yuan Zhou was lost in the crowd, getting interrogated left and right.

Nevertheless, the man in a suit was satisfied with the outcome he created.

Liu Na, who was standing beside the crowd, was completely enraged. She first glared at the man in the suit, then walked up to Yuan Zhou in her high heels. With her face flushing due to the anger, she forced a smile and said, “Please rest assured regarding the quality of our abalones. We have been in business for dozens of years and quality has always been our priority. What he said was merely a prank just now.”

While saying that, she gave Yuan Zhou a signal by winking at him, willing him to coordinate with her. However, Yuan Zhou just shrugged and kept silent. After all, it was true that the abalones were cultivated.

“This gentleman was just trying to amuse everybody. How could it be possible that our abalones were cultivated? Right?” Liu Na guessed that people would usually choose to go with the flow and avoid trouble in such circumstances. This was exactly what Yuan Zhou had done just now.

“No, I am not joking. I did say that and furthermore, it is the truth.” Yuan Zhou was not pleased with the manager on duty as he found being used as a tool to smooth over disputes to be fairly distasteful. Therefore, Yuan Zhou replied following his heart and the demands of the system.

Yes, that’s right. The system just released another new mission.

The system read, “As a candidate of the Master Chef, how could you let others suspect that your tongue has problems? Go, young man, show them your capabilities as a candidate of the Master Chef.”

[Random Mission] Unveiling the True Features of the Abalones

[Mission Reward] Herbal Tea Eggs