Chapter 108 Rumors
Baiwei Restaurant was slandered and framed by a competitor, and even poisoned someone specifically to frame them...
It seems that it's not just one restaurant that's jealous; several other restaurants have the same idea. These people are completely heartless and have no conscience...
The yamen runners took away the troublemakers in order to arrest the person behind the incident. This case involves many people...
As the saying goes, three people make a tiger, and many mouths can melt gold.
The story became more and more outrageous, and the rumors affected many restaurants, causing many people to be extremely worried.
Some people could no longer hold back and decided that they could no longer sit idly by, so some began to receive visits from the Lord.
"Hey! Manager Cai, what's going on today that makes you come to me?" asked a short and fat middle-aged man.
"Manager Lai, did you know that someone caused trouble at Baiwei Restaurant a few days ago?" Manager Cai didn't have time to exchange pleasantries and directly stated the business of the trip.
His face was full of worry. This incident had a great impact on him. His restaurant's business was not good to begin with, and there were even fewer people coming recently.
I don’t know which black-hearted person would resort to such vicious means, and not only did he fail, but he also made it known to everyone!
He was so anxious that he went to find the shopkeeper Lai, who had some friendship with him, to discuss what to do. He couldn't let it go on like this!
"This matter has caused quite a stir, I know about it." Speaking of this, Shopkeeper Lai became angry. Not only did the Baiwei Restaurant steal the limelight from other restaurants as soon as it opened, but now such a thing has happened, involving all the restaurants in their Qizhou County.
Some brainless diners even suspected that it was Chunfeng Restaurant that did it.
How funny!
Manager Lai is a man of good character. Even if he is really jealous, he will not use such despicable means.
"Then tell me, what should we do? We can't go on like this forever!" Shopkeeper Cai was worried.
"Manager Cai, who do you think threw dirty water on Baiwei Restaurant?"
"This..." Shopkeeper Cai was a little hesitant.
Seeing his expression, Shopkeeper Lai knew that he might have someone he suspected. He cautiously approached him, cupped his hand, and said, "Hey, we've been friends for over a decade. Don't you think you still don't trust me? I'm not one of those people who resorts to underhanded tactics!"
"No, no, I just have some doubts and I'm not sure."
"Then tell me, which family do you suspect? We've been friends for so many years, don't worry, I'm keeping my mouth shut!"
Only after repeated questioning and assurances from Manager Lai did he reveal his guess about his whereabouts.
"It might be the guy from Yushan Pavilion. When I opened my business, he used a lot of tricks behind my back. Unfortunately, I don't have any evidence. Even if I tell anyone, no one will believe me. How can my small restaurant compare to his big restaurant? If I tell anyone about it, they will laugh their heads off!"
At that time, I had just opened my own business, and the person from Yushan Pavilion had just inherited the family business.
The taste of his signature dish is similar to that of the other person's signature dish, but his tastes better. Someone once joked about this.
Afterwards, someone came to his restaurant to cause trouble, saying that they found something dirty in the food they ate, and refused to give in.
After a few disturbances, all his customers ran away. He has been struggling to survive in the past few years. Now rumors are spreading. If he doesn't take action, the restaurant he has worked so hard to run will really be ruined.
Shopkeeper Cai had no evidence for this matter, and he wanted to find the diner who had tasted something dirty in his food, but he couldn't find anyone. However, the seed of suspicion had been planted.
"This..." Shopkeeper Lai hesitated.
Yushan Pavilion is a century-old restaurant with delicious food. It has many repeat customers and supporters. They should not bother to use such shady means. There must be some misunderstanding here.
If Baiwei Restaurant really grows and develops, the first ones to be affected should be small restaurants like theirs. Given Yushan Pavilion's status, they don't have to worry about these threats for the time being.
When Manager Cai saw his expression, he knew that no one believed what he said, and he didn't want to continue to dwell on this topic.
He quickly changed the subject, "Forget it, let's not talk about this. It wasn't us who did this anyway. Let's think about what to do next, right?"
"That's right. Since you suspect that we are jealous of Baiwei Restaurant, just let us go to their house and make friends with them. I am also very curious about their chef. I asked someone to buy their food, and it was delicious!" Speaking of this, Manager Lai thought of the Dongpo pork and couldn't help swallowing his saliva.
He didn't understand how someone could cook a piece of fatty and lean meat so well. It was fatty but not greasy, lean but not dry, and the color was bright red. It made people happy at first sight, and the taste was extremely tempting.
He couldn't help blinking after eating a whole piece of Dongpo pork.
This is the most delicious food in the world!
No wonder Baiwei Restaurant, which just opened not long ago, has become so popular and has so many loyal customers.
Of course, he had other ideas and wanted to try making it himself, but just making the meat shiny and juicy was a challenge for him.
After trying several times, he gave up when he couldn't make it even one-tenth similar to Dongpo pork. He thought that this must be someone's ancestral recipe, so it was normal that he couldn't figure it out.
I heard that the chef of Baiwei Restaurant was not an old chef with decades of experience, but a young lady. He had only heard of her but had never seen her.
I'm still quite curious. It would be nice if I could make friends with Baiwei Restaurant and get to know that young lady.
"Manager Lai, what you said is indeed a good idea!" Manager Cai nodded, stood up and wanted to leave, preparing to go to Baiwei Restaurant to make friends with them.
"Don't worry, don't worry, I'll go get a few restaurant owners to come along, otherwise, just the two of us might become the target of public criticism."
"Yes, yes, yes! Manager Lai, you taught me a lesson." Manager Cai patted his forehead and came back to his senses.
If I were to be the first to speak out, I might be targeted.
Several restaurant owners came to visit together. After arriving at Baiwei Restaurant, everyone bowed respectfully to Pei Yian.
Seeing how polite these people were, and that they didn't seem like people coming to eat, Pei Yian guessed their identities and asked with confusion, "What are you doing...?"
Shopkeeper Lai took the initiative to introduce himself. "Hello, Shopkeeper Pei. I'm Shopkeeper Lai from Chunfeng Restaurant. I heard that your restaurant was framed a few days ago. We're here today. If you need any help, just let me know. We all do business in the same county, so we can be considered friends when we're away from home. I'll definitely help you!"
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