Volume 1 Chapter 177 The Kneeler

Lu Jiao blushed: "I have something to tell you."

Li Tian then became serious and asked sternly, "What's the matter?"

"Not long after our Mingchu opened, five chefs resigned and ran to Yimixiang. Now Yimixiang exists in name only. All the high-end restaurants in Binhai are our branches. No place will hire them. They are kneeling in the corridor outside, hoping that you can let them go and give them a chance to live." Lu Jiao said.

Li Tian took a sip of tea and said, "I'm not targeting them specifically. I just never hire betrayers."

"But no one could have imagined that the coastal catering market would so quickly become the world of our famous chefs," said Lu Jiao.

The implication is that famous chefs will never hire them, and they will not be able to find jobs as chefs in Binhai unless they change careers. However, they are all relatively old and most of them are the breadwinners of their families, so it is not easy for them to change careers.

"A Jiao, are you pleading for them?" Li Tian raised his eyes and asked with a smile.

Lu Jiao shook her head: "I have no relationship with them, why should I beg for them? You are the boss, the decision-making power is all yours, I am just reporting to you."

"Then don't worry about them and go lock the door." Li Tian waved his hands, his smile gradually becoming obscene.

Lu Jiao followed her instructions and locked the office door. She also called her secretary Xiao Chen outside and told her not to let anyone in.

Then, she tied her hair up neatly and walked back to Li Tian.

Soon, a series of blushing and heart-pounding music could be heard in the office.

After the lovemaking, Lu Jiao lay contentedly on Li Tian's thighs. She was very tired and closed her eyes to rest.

Li Tianze put his hands between her white neck and ears and rubbed her, pampering her like a cat.

He said, "Ah Jiao, I think I'm a little bit in love with you."

After hearing this, Lu Jiao was stunned for a moment, looked at him deeply, and then snorted: "Don't joke, I'm just a subordinate who has given my body and soul to you."

Li Tian reached out and pinched her beautiful round chin: "No kidding, I fell in love with your loyalty and your body."

Lu Jiao glared at him and held his hand tightly, "Don't worry, I know myself very well. I will be your mistress for the rest of my life. You should find a queen as soon as possible."

"There's no need to rush this matter. It all depends on fate."

Li Tian's other hand was rubbing her body, "You should pay more attention to the affairs of the famous chef in the future. When I'm not around, you have to step up and take charge of the situation."

"Why are you suddenly saying this?" Lu Jiao frowned.

Li Tian smiled and said, "Didn't you just tell me to find a queen as soon as possible? It takes time to find a woman, so the number of visits to the famous chef will naturally decrease."

Lu Jiao: “Oh.”

"Can you hold it together?"

"All the senior chefs know about your relationship with me. With your majesty as a tiger, I, a little fox, can naturally take advantage of your power." Lu Jiao was not worried about this.

"That's good. If anyone disobeys you or doesn't obey you, just fire him. There's no need to report to me." Li Tian said.

"Yeah," Lu Jiao nodded.

The two of them lingered in the office for a long time before Lu Jiao got dressed and left. After all, the celebrity chef still had a lot of things to deal with.

When he went out to eat at noon, Li Tian saw the five chefs as he passed through the corridor. Only three older ones were left, and the other two must have given up and left.

The three of them were kneeling there, and when they saw him come out, they all lowered their heads and bent their waists very low, not daring to look him in the eye.

Li Tian treated them as air and walked straight past them.

"Mr. Li, please give us a way to survive..." Master Gao, who was in the lead, quickly changed direction and knelt, begging bitterly towards Li Tian.

Li Tian paused for a moment and sighed, "Why bother? A living person cannot be suffocated to death by urine. Eating and drinking are not the only way to survive. You should just go. Even if you die on your knees here, I will not accept you in again."

After saying that, he left without looking back.

These are the rules, set by him, and must be followed. Besides, what he hates most is betrayal.

After dinner, he went to the park, watched couples making love in the park, and admired a few old men fishing in the park's artificial lake. He wanted to slow down the pace of his life so that he could think about some things.

The afternoon passed quickly.

When we returned to the celebrity chef headquarters, the oldest chef was the only one left in the corridor.

Li Tian called Xiao Chen over and asked, "He's been kneeling there all this time?"

"Well, he has been kneeling since nine in the morning until now, a full seven hours. I gave him water, but he refused to drink it." Xiao Chen said respectfully.

What is happening?

Li Tian felt a little surprised. Kneeling for seven hours was not something that most people could do.

"What's his name?"

"Master Gao Xiaoming." Xiao Chen said.

At this time, Li Zimeng came over with a document in his hand and whispered to Li Tian: "Boss, Gao Xiaoming is a filial son. His mother has leukemia and has to take medicine every month to maintain her life. I have checked. The medicine is called glinide. A bottle costs about 5,000 yuan, while the imported ones cost tens of thousands of yuan. His wife is paralyzed in bed and has no labor force. His son is in his teens and is still in junior high school..."

Li Tian raised his hand to interrupt: "Why are you telling me this?"

"Boss, can you have mercy on him for once? His whole family has tied him to the coast, and he can't leave. If he loses his income, his family will collapse all of a sudden." Li Zimeng pleaded for Gao Xiaoming.

Many people, including Lu Jiao, were watching from a distance. Although they did not say anything, they also hoped that Li Tian would show leniency.

Gao Xiaoming's actions were truly heartbreaking. He knelt for seven hours without eating a single bite of food or drinking a single sip of water. After learning about his family's situation, even the coldest heart would soften.

"There has never been a shortage of pitiful people in this world. I am not the Virgin Mary, and I cannot be so loving." Li Tian also expressed sympathy for Gao Xiaoming's family situation, but rules are rules, and they must be enforced once they are set.

He walked towards his office, hoping to get out of sight and out of mind.

When passing by Gao Xiaoming, Gao Xiaoming suddenly fell heavily to the ground.

"Bang~"

The sound of the forehead hitting the floor made everyone present shudder, including Li Tian.

Gao Xiaoming slowly raised his head and saw a pool of blood on the floor. His forehead was also bruised.

"Boss Li, I beg you, please give me a chance to live, give my family a chance to live, I... I kowtow to you."

Gao Xiaoming cried and begged, then banged his head hard on the floor.

"I kowtow to you, I kowtow to you!"

Gao Xiaoming kept repeating this sentence, and kowtowed more than ten times in a few seconds.

His forehead was visibly covered in blood, and the ground and his face were covered in blood.

Everyone was horrified, and many women covered their eyes and dared not look...