Chapter 554 (2/2)

This restaurant has been newly opened for two weeks, and the kitchen is new.

The restaurant Boss, Li Lu, is ordering the chefs with his arms crossed. “I am saying this again. There are many VIPs today, and after all the main dishes are served, the fruits platter and desserts must be served immediately. Bring out all your skills. Eh, Old Wang, why are you using that apple with bruised skin?! Get a new one. Xiao Chen, hurry up with the desserts. Remember, it is 22 large servings.” Bam! Someone opened the door.

Dong Xuebing barged in with a copy of the menu and threw it on the floor. “Are you the Boss, Li Lu?!” Li Lu frowned as he looked at him. “It’s me. What is it?” Li Lu is quite young and is in his thirties.

Dong Xuebing frowned. “You still dare to ask me what is it?! What are you trying to do? Women at 40, and you served a plate of soybean residue?!”

Li Lu’s eyes darted around. “This is one of our specialty dishes, and it’s a joke. Don’t take it too seriously.”

“Who will joke like this?” Dong Xuebing is furious. “This might be fine if it is a family dinner, and they can laugh it off. But who are you all serving today?! Mayor Geng and Madam Yan! How can you joke like that?! That plate of soybean residue is an insult! Mr. Li, you are too daring to play a joke on Mayor Geng!”

Li Lu stares at Dong Xuebing. “Who are you?”

“You don’t need to know who I am!” Dong Xuebing points outside. “Madam Yan is still around. I want you to bring your staff and chefs to apologize to her now!” If the restaurant staff and owner apologized to Madam Yan, it would calm the situation. Even though he is not on District Mayor Wang Anshi’s faction, they have not fallen out or clashed. There’s no point offending him for this stupid reason.

“Apologize?” Li Lu looks surprised. “Is this Madam Yan’s instruction?”

“…. It’s mine!”

“You?!” Li Lu is relieved, and his tone becomes calmer. “Sorry, we have included pictures in our menu. Even if you misunderstood the dish because of the name, you could tell what that is from the picture. Why should we apologize after this dish is ordered by you all? If you all don’t like this dish, you all can don’t order it.” He is scare of Madam Yan, but not Dong Xuebing.

Dong Xuebing stares at Li Lu coldly. “Pictures?! Look at it yourself! Other than some chop chilis, who can tell that is a plate of Soybean residue?!” He kicked the menu towards Li Lu.

Li Lu did not look at the menu. “How is it our fault if you all did not see it carefully?!”

Damn! You still dare to blame me and still don’t want to admit it is your fault?!

“This is the kitchen, and you are not allowed to be here. Please leave.” Li Lu ignored Dong Xuebing and turned to his chef. “Hurry up!”

Dong Xuebing is furious.

Suddenly, Ping An Subdistrict Office’s Director Chu Qinghua enters the kitchen. “Eh, Director Dong? I thought you had left. Are you here because of that dish?”

Dong Xuebing looks at Chu Qinghua and leaves without saying anything. He will settle the score another time.

Chu Qinghua looks at Li Lu. “Mr. Li, there’s an issue with your menu. How can you name a dish as Woman at 40? You had embarrassed Director Dong and me!”

“Director Dong?” Li Lu asked.

“This is Director Dong from Guang Ming Subdistrict Office.” Chu Qinghua introduced.

“Oh…” Li Lu smiles. “Director Chu, we had hired someone to design our menu, and it is a joke. We didn’t think much about it. I will get them to change the menu, and we will not serve this dish, Women at 40, again. It’s our fault.”

Chu Qinghua nodded. “You can decide about it yourself. Oh, is the dessert ready?”

“Give me five minutes.”

“Alright. The guests are waiting. Hurry up.”

“No problems.”

Dong Xuebing gave Li Lu a cold stare. He remembers every word Li Lu said. You got me into trouble with your dish and made me offended Nan Shan District’s No. 1 and No. 2. This would be over if he had apologized to Madam Yan. Dong Xuebing will not make a fuss over it, but he is not showing any remorse. This is your restaurant’s fault, and you still dare to blame me for not checking the menu?!

“Director Dong.” Chu Qinghua laughed. “Don’t get angry over this. Come, let’s go out and get a drink.”

Chu Qinghua had not given Dong Xuebing ‘face’ earlier, and he is not going to give him any ‘face’ now. “Mr. Li, I will say this one more time. Apologize to Madam Yan now, and this is over!”

Li Lu frowned and looked away. Even after knowing Dong Xuebing is a Subdistrict Office’s Director, his attitude towards him is completely different from Chu Qinghua. Maybe it is because his restaurant is located in Ping An Subdistrict Office’s jurisdiction and has no dealings with Guang Ming Subdistrict.

Ignoring me?!

Li Lu! Li Zhi Restaurant!

Fine! This is not the end!

Dong Xuebing nodded at Li Lu. This guy is asking for it.

Dong Xuebing turns and leaves.

But Dong Xuebing did not see the moment he turns, Chu Qinghua and Li Lu exchanged looks and laughed.