Chapter 769 - Reaching Thailand (2/2)

Li Li told the manager, feeling quite proud, like an old man who had suddenly reignited the passion he once had when he was young.

However, before he was done giving orders, the manager cheerfully told him something, “Head chef, I heard from the customers that Yuan Zhou is away for a one-week-long holiday. Our business will definitely be excellent for the duration of his holiday.”

“One-week-long holiday…” Li Li was slightly stunned before he turned and returned to the kitchen.

It would seem like Li Li would never be able to stop worrying…

Back at Yuan Zhou’s restaurant.

“How unlucky. How unlucky.”

“I hope Boss Yuan will really come back on time”

“I reckon Painter Wu is going crazy right now.”

This was the conversation between the vendors of the stalls in front Yuan Zhou’s restaurant. The amount of traffic here at Taoxi Road would be very different without Boss Yuan around.

Therefore, many vendors started planning to take a few days off as well. Some were also planning to end their business earlier for the week. By the way, these vendors had quite an amount of respect for Wu Hai due to his status as the most famous local painter of this generation.

If the people here were ranked by their popularity, it would be Yuan Zhou, followed by Wu Hai, and finally, Jiang Changxi.

“He’s taking leave again? A one-week-long leave?” Lee Yanyi frowned as he mumbled, “I was too late. Looks like I can only try the lost dish next time.” Then, he walked away with his hands clasped behind his back. A few days ago, he heard that a lost dish had been restored here. He was not around and had only returned to Chengdu today. He came immediately after he returned, but he was still a step too late.

His car was waiting for him at the intersection. Since Yuan Zhou’s restaurant was not open, Lee Yanyi did not feel like staying around. Although he was hungry, he decided to return and cook a meal himself instead.

Sharp at 12, Wu Hai appeared in a set of sports attire. He was rarely dressed like this. He leisurely walked towards Yuan Zhou’s restaurant. The customers all moved away to make way to him and stared at Wu Hai, waiting to see his reaction to this. Wu Hai was the absolute number one fan of Yuan Zhou’s restaurant. He would be here nearly everyday, a person who had treated Yuan Zhou’s restaurant as his personal dining hall.

In truth, many people wanted to do the same. Unfortunately, those that had free time to do so could not afford it, while those who could afford it did not have the free time to do it. Therefore, Wu Hai was unique in the sense that he alone was using this restaurant as his personal dining hall.

Under everyone’s gaze, Wu Hai leisurely took out a coin from his pocket and tossed it into the money box. Next, he turned and walked away, as if he had not noticed the leave notice at all.

“Wu Hai, did you not see Boss Yuan’s leave notice?” reminded a customer that could no longer wait to see Wu Hai’s reaction.

“Yes, I already knew this yesterday,” Wu Hai replied calmly.

His calm tone confused everyone there. One ought to know that when Yuan Zhou took a one day leave previously, Wu Hai had gone crazy with agitation, as if he was going to take the restaurant apart. Now that Yuan Zhou was taking a week off, Wu Hai was behaving like this? Was this even logical?

This was illogical!

“But Wu Hai, you won’t be able to eat any of Boss Yuan’s food now that he will be in Thailand for a week,” added a customer.

“Coincidentally, I’m going away on a trip to Guizhou to do some mountain painting today. It will probably take me between five to seven days to come back.” Then, Wu Hai started laughing heartily as he added, “In any case, I won’t be able to eat Boss Yuan’s food during that period of time. It’s good that Compass is going to Thailand. Now, all of you will have to suffer the same fate as me. Hahahaha, this feels so good!”

Wu Hai left, laughing all the way to his home.

All the customers were rendered speechless.

Everyone there, the vendors included, looked at Wu Hai’s departing back, listening to his piercing laughter, all having the urge to beat Wu Hai to death!