Chapter 70: Debt Collection
"I can earn more than 100 taels of silver every month at Huibin Building. If you want to recruit me to Fuyun Building, you have to give me at least 200 taels of silver this month."
Su Yujin couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"Then what?"
"When the shopkeeper Qian heard the price, his face turned as dark as the bottom of a pot. He just said that if I didn't want to go to Fuyunlou, then I wouldn't go. Why did I say these words to humiliate him? He also said that a very good cook could only make ten or twenty taels a month at most. I asked for two hundred taels, so why not rob him?"
"I was not happy at the time. I just said that if you want a chef with 20 taels, go find one with 20 taels. Why are you looking for me with 200 taels? If you don't have the skills, why would you take on this job? Just go back and take care of your own chicken. Why are you messing around with pearl glutinous rice chicken?"
"Manager Qian was so embarrassed that he just walked away without paying for the pearl glutinous rice and chicken..."
"This shopkeeper Qian, he has the nerve to poach people, but he can't bring himself to do it after being rejected?" Su Yujin frowned, "He really doesn't have a broad mind."
"Not only is he narrow-minded, he's also stingy!" Zheng Mingyuan curled his lips, "He wants to find a good cook with only twenty taels of silver. He's really calculating. I'm afraid the sound of his abacus can be heard in the capital!"
"Besides, it's true that I can make so much money this month. Just because you haven't seen a chef who can make so much money, you think there is no such thing in the world. Your eyes are really shallower than plates..."
Comparing him with a cook who only has 20 taels of silver is really a humiliation to him! If he wants to compare, he should compare with the imperial chef in the palace! "Uncle Zheng is right." Su Yujin nodded repeatedly, "It seems that I have to go find this shopkeeper Qian."
"The boss is going to scold him for poaching his employees?"
"Go get the money for the pearl sticky rice and chicken."
Zheng Mingyuan, "..."
After Su Yujin led Ai Cao away, Zheng Mingyuan scratched his head and pulled Zeng Dayong over again, "Don't ever say that I'm obsessed with money again."
"Why?"
Zeng Dayong was puzzled.
In this world, is it impossible for people to tell the truth?
"Look at our boss. He's so concerned about even the money for a meal that he has to ask for it back. Isn't he even more greedy than me?" Zheng Mingyuan said.
"That's right." Zeng Dayong nodded, paused, and then said, "Master, what do you think of this piece of charcoal? Is it black?"
"Dark." Zheng Mingyuan replied.
"What about this one?"
"It's also dark."
"Which of these two is darker?"
"This one." Zheng Mingyuan was a little impatient. "Just say what you want to say. Why are you beating around the bush?"
"Master, don't be impatient. I just want to tell you that this piece of charcoal is darker, but that piece of charcoal can't be white either. It can only be black."
Zeng Dayong threw away the two pieces of charcoal in his hand and went to fetch some water to wash his hands. "Master, do you understand?"
I don’t understand! Zheng Mingyuan scratched his head for a long time, and his scalp was almost bald.
A guy who was washing and picking vegetables in the kitchen couldn't stand it anymore and said, "Uncle Zheng, Brother Dayong is talking about you. He means that even if our boss is obsessed with money, it won't stop you from being obsessed with money."
Zheng Mingyuan, "..."
"You bastard!"
Zheng Mingyuan picked up a piece of steamed cake and smashed it on Zeng Dayong's head.
Su Yujin brought Ai Cao to Su Ji and took Qingkui with her, and the three of them arrived at Fuyun Building.
It was mid-morning, not yet noon, and the restaurant had not started to receive customers yet. The waiters were all cleaning the door and inside.
Shopkeeper Qian was standing at the door watching the clerk wiping the plaque. "Hey, be quicker! Don't be so clumsy! You're going to mess up the plaque!"
"Hey, hey, hey, I'm talking to you. Work faster. Don't be lazy here. I'm not paying you to sit there and take a rest like a boss!"
I got mad at Zheng Mingyuan last night, and now I'm just taking it out on my guys.
"Manager Qian." Su Yujin walked forward and called out.
When Shopkeeper Qian saw that it was Su Yujin who came, he was startled at first, thinking that Su Yujin was here to cause trouble for him to dig up information about Zheng Mingyuan, but soon his eyes rolled around, he shook his sleeves, and bowed to Su Yujin.
"Hey, isn't this Miss Su, the owner of Huibin Lou? Why are you here at Fuyun Lou? Maybe you think the food at Huibin Lou is not tasty, so you want to try some delicious dishes at Fuyun Lou?"
"Spread the word, just say that the owner of Huibinlou is coming to our Fuyunlou for dinner, and ask the kitchen to prepare a few of our signature dishes."
"Manager Qian, don't be busy. I'm not here to eat." Su Yujin said loudly.
"Oh? What brings Miss Su to Fuyun Tower? " asked Manager Qian.
"I heard from Chef Zheng that last night, Shopkeeper Qian came to our Fuyun Restaurant to talk to him and asked for a dish of pearl glutinous rice chicken. But after he finished talking, he didn't pay."
Su Yujin said, "I thought about it and it didn't make sense that he ate the food but didn't pay. I also felt that Shopkeeper Qian was not a stingy person. He must not have done it on purpose, but just forgot in a hurry. So I came here specially to ask Shopkeeper Qian for the money for the food."
As expected, he came here to poach employees, but he came under the pretext of asking for food money.
And all he said was that he was stingy.
This was exactly the same as what happened last night when Zheng Mingyuan pointed at him and scolded him for not being able to pay the 200 taels of silver as wages.
Shopkeeper Qian's face turned pale. "It's just the cost of one dish. Logically speaking, we are all in the same business, and it's normal for us to treat each other to food and drinks. Why is it that when it comes to Miss Su, she is so stingy that she even comes to ask for the money for one dish?"
"Manager Qian, what you said is wrong. This is the etiquette of the world. If the host asks for money, you can choose not to pay. But if the host doesn't say anything, you take the initiative to refuse to pay. This is impolite in the first place. Now you are saying that I am stingy."
Su Yujin smiled and said, "If we talk about stinginess, then compared to Shopkeeper Qian, I really have to admit defeat. At least I am very generous in paying the chef in this restaurant."
"Well, since Shopkeeper Qian is unwilling to give it to me, I will only treat Shopkeeper Qian to this dish at this time. If Shopkeeper Qian is not used to the dishes in my restaurant in the future, you can go to Huibinlou. I will definitely give you a discount on the price."
After being told this by the young lady Su Yujin, Shopkeeper Qian's face turned red. He pulled down the purse from his waist and gave Su Yujin some change. "It's just a dish. It's not like I can't afford it. Is it worth it for you to treat me?"
"Since Miss Su is here to collect the debt, and now the money has been paid, you should leave quickly and don't delay my business!"
"The money is coming, so I won't keep any more." Su Yujin weighed the silver and felt that it was not a loss, so he took it, "But..."
Su Yujin: I only want to make money He Yanxiu: Let's say, have you heard of Wei Wei saving Zhao, saving the country in a roundabout way? Thanks to the little cuties for voting for the monthly tickets, (*￣3)(ε￣*) (End of this chapter)
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