Chapter 70 (2/2)

“You brat, whose elder brother are you? It’s you that should call me elder brother.” The man with the nickname Tank easily caught Ling Hong around his neck while speaking in a ferocious tone.

“Don’t fool around. Why isn’t the restaurant opening?” a long-haired young man around 20 years old said coldly. He appeared to be the youngest among the three people.

“Be patient, Octopus. It’s almost the time.” Ling Hong, who had his neck caught tightly by Tank, nevertheless gently appeased the young man with long hair.

“This restaurant seems familiar to me.” Beside them stood an extraordinary good-looking man dressed in a suit. He looked at the restaurant carefully before suddenly stating that.

“Really? Ji Lian, have you been here before?” Ling Hong and Tank stopped fooling around. Then they looked at the extraordinary good-looking man called Ji Lian and asked in curiosity.

“No, no. I just had a sense of familiarity. I may have heard of this restaurant before,” Ji Lian frowned and said.

The young man with the least patience, nicknamed Octopus, started to complain again.

The several men were intimate friends of Ling Hong and everyone came from a well-off family. They came here after Ling Hong’s earnest recommendations.

They just stood there foolishly until Yuan Zhou opened the door at 9:00 in the morning. If he opened the door at this hour, it meant he had no time to make the Soup Dumplings this morning.

“Boss Yuan, I have been here for three consecutive days. Yet, there are still no Soup Dumplings served. Why?” Ling Hong talked in a gloomy tone, looking as if he would beat Yuan Zhou to death if Yuan Zhou couldn’t give him a satisfactory answer.

“Because the flour ran out.” It was still the same reason that had been used for the past two days, thus Ling Hong didn’t believe it at all.

“Can’t you just use another excuse? I bet you overslept and couldn’t wake up in time.” Ling Hong felt that all his noble grace had been used up on Yuan Zhou.

“I mean it. I have been too busy these few days to purchase the ingredients.” Yuan Zhou was yet a person who well knew the time of day, hence gave an explanation.

With such a convincing reason, Ling Hong couldn’t do anything to him anymore. After all, he had been here every day for the past few days, and never saw Yuan Zhou rest. His restaurant was open for business all day.

“This boss truly has a unique personality,” standing at the very end, Ji Lian said in a low voice.

“Actually, I think this boss has nothing to fear. Who knows if his dishes are that good?” Octopus said in a disapproving tone, along with a hint of curiosity.

“I just think that Ling Hong’s temper is improving,” Tank grumbled.

“Enough. Don’t talk about me behind my back. I heard that,” Ling Hong turned his head and said impatiently. These guys spoke so loudly even while having a private conversation.

“All right. Ling Hong, are you going to treat us to the breakfast?” Octopus entered the restaurant first.

“Exactly. You recommended it to us, so you have to treat us,” Tank took a seat and said naturally.

“Ok, ok, no problem. I’ll treat you guys. What do you want?” Ling Hong paid little mind to that matter. He had even treated strangers to dinner, what more his good friends.

“What would you like to eat, gentlemen?” Yuan Zhou waited until they finished checking the price list and then asked gently after giving them ample of time.

The few customers seemed like wealthy individuals. If they came often, the mission wouldn’t be a problem.

“Egg Fried Rice Set, and one Herbal Tea Egg.” Tank wasn’t a frugal person, thus he directly ordered the most expensive dishes.

“Clear Broth Noodle Soup Set.” the Octopus preferred bland dishes.

“Clear Broth Noodle Soup Set and one Herbal Tea Egg.” Ji Lian was not frugal either, the Herbal Tea Egg costing 888 RMB ought to be tried.

“All right. Hold on please.” After speaking politely, Yuan Zhou then started to prepare the dishes they ordered.

“Ling Hong, don’t you have any opinion since you didn’t manage to eat the Soup Dumplings today?” Octopus knew Ling Hong well. He started to ask after he saw Yuan Zhou turned back.

“Don’t worry. Let’s come again tomorrow morning. I have an excellent idea that can make Boss Yuan get up early.” Ling Hong said confidently.

There was an inexplicable feeling of a…conspiracy.