Chapter 986 - Eccentricity of a Genius (1/2)

The old man calling out at Yuan Zhou looked to be about 70 years old. His face was filled with wrinkles, yet it was also clear his complexion looked rather bad. Even when calling out at Yuan Zhou, he was somewhat out of breath.

It was also obvious that the old man was somewhat hunchbacked.

The old man was Liu Zhonggui, 74 years old this year, a homeless person in this area.

If one was polite about it, one would call him a salvager, but if one was being frank, he was simply a rubbish collector.

But this old man was very different than the other rubbish collectors. He was much older, and his body was worse off.

Secondly, although the hands, legs, and the hem of his pants were dirty, the other parts of his outfit were kept clean despite how worn-out his clothes were.

Finally, the old man seemed to only appear at the trash dump station after dark.

“Yes?” Yuan Zhou stopped and asked politely.

“You must be Boss Yuan from Master Chef Restaurant,” said the old man politely.

“You are being too polite,” Yuan Zhou said. He then asked gently, “Just call me Little Yuan.”

Although Yuan Zhou was not so popular that everyone knew him, at Taoxi Road, not many did not know him, including the grandpa that picked up trash in the area.

“Boss Little Yuan, I know you are a kind person. Every night, you will leave some food at the trash dump area,” said the old man as he rubbed his somewhat dirty hands in an embarrassed manner.

“But I know there are no take-outs at your restaurant. Therefore, there is no need for you to leave those foods for me. It’s a waste,” continued the old man after observing Yuan Zhou’s expression.

Since Yuan Zhou started doing that a few days ago, the old man and his significant half had been able to eat some warm and filling food.

One or two times were fine, but the food was left there each night and each time they were packed nicely. It was obvious those were no coincidences. Thus, the old man decided to come earlier today to see who was the person leaving the food behind. Finally, he saw who that person was.

“You are overthinking it, grandpa. I sell food, thus, I have to ensure my ingredients are always fresh. It is natural to throw away any leftover ingredients,” said Yuan Zhou seriously.

In fact, that was true in a way. The ingredients provided by the system were all fresh, and the leftovers would all be taken back by the system.

Only the part about keeping ingredients fresh were true. Yuan Zhou continued speaking with a deadpan face, “Grandpa, since you know me, you should have heard of my stingy… no, I mean thrifty reputation.”

The old man nodded seriously.

“Thus, with the price of the dishes in my restaurant, do you think I will really throw an entire dish away for nothing?” asked Yuan Zhou seriously.

The old man shook his head when he gave it some thought. Indeed, based on what he knew of Yuan Zhou’s character, he would never do something that wasteful. Nevertheless, the old man was still feeling that something did not quite add up, but he couldn’t figure out what that was.