Chapter 974 - I Reject (1/2)

Translator: Henyee Translations  Editor: Henyee Translations

“Sir, please lower your voice. Although it is still daytime, but the voice pollution in the city has already reached a serious level. Please do not make loud noises at our restaurant. Thank you,” said Zhou Jia calmly, without the slightest hint of fear.

Chef Li wanted to unleash his temper, but he held himself back. He decided to keep this anger so he could vent it on Yuan Zhou instead.

And since he was not ordering, Zhou Jia could not be bothered to keep wasting time with him. She left, not forgetting to retrieve the number Chef Li got from queuing. She then moved on to the next customer.

And just like that, Chef Li was left standing there alone. As for Yuan Zhou, when cooking, all his concentration would be on his task at hand. Thus, he completely ignored Chef Li’s repeated attempts at talking to him.

Just like that, Chef Li stood there for half an hour, his anger growing with every second. He had to wait in line just to issue a challenge, and was even made to take a number like all the other customers. Even after all that, he didn’t even get to issue his challenge. He had an unsightly expression, his heart filled with fury.

No matter what, Chef Li was still a head chef. Thus, when he was angered, he started emanating an imposing presence. But he had never considered what type of people were customers at Yuan Zhou’s restaurant. Nobody cared about him.

Even the people from the Queuing Committee came in to invite him outside. After all, Yuan Zhou’s restaurant was only 20 square meters in size.

Chef Li deeply regretted his decision to not let his subordinates come instead. He had volunteered to come personally so he could see Yuan Zhou’s reaction to the challenge.

He wanted to see how Yuan Zhou would apologize to him while trying to alleviate his anger. After all, his seniority was higher than Yuan Zhou in the cooking industry.

And because of that, he stood there waiting for two and a half hours. He waited until nearly all the customers had left, only leaving some scattered pedestrians here and there. Even Zhou Jia had already signed off. Finally, Chef Li prepared to enter the restaurant again.

“Boss Yuan, I will come back around four later,” said Zhou Jia before she left.

“Ok. I have time,” Yuan Zhou replied. Then, he recalled something and said, “Remember, just come. No need to buy anything.”

Yuan Zhou remembered that when bringing one’s boyfriend to see one’s senior, the boyfriend would arrive with a bunch of gifts, such as fruits. All those things were useless for Yuan Zhou. After all, he was a man with a cheat system.

More importantly, they wouldn’t be able to get anything better than what the system supplied anyway. So there was no need to waste their money.

After Zhou Jia left, Chef Li entered the restaurant.

The moment Chef Li entered, he spoke with a strict tone, “Boss Yuan, I am the head chef of Shrimp And Crab Gathering. Your Yuan Zhou discussion forum has negatively affected over 700 restaurants.”

“Please wait a moment,” Yuan Zhou tossed Chef Li a glance before quickly taking out his phone and started checking something on it.

After about a minute, he looked at Chef Li again and spoke seriously, “Please continue, Chef Li.”

Chef Li was sure Yuan Zhou had just checked the discussions on the forum. Thus, his confidence grew.

“Today, I am here to issue you a challenge. Against those unfair reviews, we are challenging you for a seafood cooking competition that will be held in one week. If we win, you must shut down that website. Moreover, you have to issue us a public apology,” said Chef Li sternly while pointing at Yuan Zhou.

“Anything else?” Yuan Zhou frowned when he saw that Chef Li seemed to still have something else to say.

“Yes. You also need to compensate us for the negative effect we have suffered due to the unfair reviews on your website. As for the compensation amount…” Chef Li started speaking confidently.

He paused slightly when he reached the part about the compensation. He scanned the restaurant before he continued, “Just compensate us with one month’s profit of your restaurant. This will let you experience the negative effect we have suffered because of your website.”

The compensation was a condition Chef Li had thought of last-minute after he noted that Yuan Zhou seemed silent and apologetic. This was a good example of someone who wanted more after getting a little benefit.

When he saw that Yuan Zhou had once again lowered his head looking at the phone silently, Chef Li stepped forward and spoke with fury, “Since you have been so brave on the forum, why are you scared of accepting the challenge now?”