Chapter 655 - Returning Money (2/2)

Along the way, both the driver and Yuan Zhou maintained their silence. The roads of Chengdu were extremely peaceful at night, with bright lamps lining beside the roads.

With a “zi”, the taxi stopped at the intersection of Tao Xi Road.

“Have a good night. Be sure to check your belongings. And be sure to give me a five-star review as well,” the driver said politely.

“Sure thing.” Yuan Zhou nodded his head.

Carrying the empty case, Yuan Zhou walked past the street. At the intersection of the street was a 24-hour convenience store, currently brightly lid amid the dark night. After walking into the street, Yuan Zhou saw that lanterns were lit up in front of all the stores there. The entire street looked brightly lit.

“Wow, looks like my idea was pretty good.” Yuan Zhou was very pleased with his idea of hanging a lantern in front of every store.

Before long, he reached the entrance of his restaurant. Broth was sprawled on the ground, seriously guarding the entrance.

“Evening,” Yuan Zhou greeted while opening the door.

It was rare for Yuan Zhou to return this late at night and to enter from the front door. Therefore, Broth kept its head raised and looked at him until he closed the door before lying down again. On that night, Yuan Zhou slept soundly. As usual, he slept with no interruption until dawn. Then, he woke up, washed himself, did some exercises, before preparing the food ingredients and starting a new business day. Early in the morning, diners lined up outside Yuan Zhou’s restaurant as usual.

“Huh? That person is not here?” A certain young man that looked graceful and refined looked around, failing to found the person he was looking for.

“Forget it. I’ll line up first. If that person comes later, we can eat together,” the young man muttered as he slipped his hands into his pockets.

The sky gradually brightened up. By this point, those here for breakfast had all arrived. If they arrived any later, they wouldn’t be able to get any breakfast. The young man was one of the 100 breakfast diners, yet the person he was waiting for still hadn’t arrived.

“Well, it is fine. At least I still get to eat a meal at Yuan Zhou’s restaurant.” The young man did not appear too bothered despite that.

“Boss Yuan has returned to normal today. There is liquor being served today as well. This is how life should be,” Chen Wei said while holding on the red table tennis ball his disciple had drawn for him.

“Everything will be fine for you so long as there’s liquor,” Fang Heng spoke nonchalantly.

“The same goes for you,” Chen Wei countered.

“No way. I’m here to gather intelligence to improve the liquor of my store. I’m here on working reasons,” Fang Heng said righteously.

“Ho Ho,” Chen Wei’s chuckle showed clearly the credibility of that explanation.

After a morning had passed, nearly everyone had found out that Yuan Zhou had recovered from his mood. Therefore, Ma Zhida arrived at noon to visit Yuan Zhou. One ought to know that normally, he wouldn’t visit unless there’s a new dish. The moment he arrived, someone called out at him.

“Here, I’m paying you back. Sorry, I had just returned from my business trip recently.” The young man passed two red bills to Ma Zhida with his slender fair hand.

“Paying me back?” Ma Zhida couldn’t recall what’s this about.

“This is for the Egg Fried Rice that one time,” the young man reminded.

“Ahh, yes. You still owe me a meal as well,” Ma Zhida said with a smile after recalling that incident.

“Sure. I’ll buy you a Egg Fried Rice,” the young man generously agreed.

“No problem.” Ma Zhida nodded cheerfully.