Chapter 223 Enemies Meet on a Narrow Road
After Du Anrao greeted Du Desheng, he called Xi Jingyue and asked him to come out for dinner and discuss business. It was as if Xi Jingyue had specially set aside time to wait for her. When he heard that Du Anrao wanted to invite him to dinner, he immediately agreed and even offered to pick her up.
When the two arrived at the Zhenxiu Restaurant, there was still a long queue at the small restaurant just like before. From a distance, they could see the people queuing from indoors to outdoors.
Xi Jingyue was not frightened by the scene. "I've heard that although this restaurant is small, the food is really good. Many CEOs in City B who love gourmet food like to come here. Foodies from other places also often come here. Some people even buy a house and settle down in City B just for this bite of food."
This was the first time Du Anrao had heard of this. He knew that the food in this restaurant was delicious, but he didn't expect it to be so famous that even Mr. Xi, a foreigner, knew about it.
"The food in this restaurant is really delicious, and the boss's elders are good friends with my uncle. If we weren't afraid of bothering others by coming too frequently, my uncle and I would like to come here every day."
"There is such a connection. I have heard many people mention this restaurant before. I have always wanted to try it. Unfortunately, this restaurant does not accept reservations or delivery. If you want to eat, you can only queue up in person. I have talked about it several times but I really haven't made the time, so I have never eaten it. Today is a coincidence. So what should we do now... let's queue up first?"
"No, no." Du Anrao took out the VIP black card that the old lady had given her before, and said with a little pride, "I helped the store owner a little before, so they gave me this card. I can use a private room in the store without queuing. But we should keep a low profile and go in secretly, so as not to be seen by the customers in line and cause any unnecessary twists and turns."
Xi Jingyue glanced at the black card in Duanrao's hand and raised her eyebrows slightly. To be able to get a restaurant to break the established rules for many years and open a back door for her, this must be more than just a small favor.
But he wasn't the kind of person who liked to get to the bottom of things or pry into other people's privacy, so he nodded and said, "That's great. Your concerns are right. We'll just go in and find someone, sneak in, and then find a waiter to help us open the box. Don't alarm others."
Talking to smart people is comfortable and effortless. Duanrao playfully made an OK gesture to him and then took him inside.
It turns out that keeping a low profile is really useful. The last time I came here, the reason why the customers in the queue had complaints was because the waiter personally led them upstairs and could tell at a glance that they were also customers.
This time, there was no waiter to lead the way. The two walked openly, looking as if they were in a hurry to go upstairs to find someone. Although the customers queuing downstairs noticed it, they didn't take it too seriously.
After the two of them went upstairs, Duan Rao grabbed a waitress in the store uniform, handed her the card in his hand, and said with a grin, "Um, sister, can you help me get the next box?"
The waitress was also very discerning. After seeing the stamp and text on the card, she did not immediately make a conclusion. Instead, she led the two of them to a corner of the second floor lobby and said politely, "Please wait here for a moment. I will go find our foreman."
The young lady moved quickly. Within two minutes, an uncle about the same age as Fu Ruixiang hurried over following the young lady.
"Are you Miss Du? Why didn't you tell us in advance that you were coming so that we could pick you up in person?"
The foreman's attitude towards Du Anrao made Xi Jingyue more and more certain that the owner of this store owed Du Anrao a big favor.
Duan Rao was a little embarrassed by the other party's enthusiasm: "Don't be so polite. We are causing you trouble by coming here. If we are too high-profile, the ordinary customers queuing downstairs will have opinions, which will not be good for you."
When the foreman heard her say this, he guessed that Miss Du might have heard about what happened downstairs when she came last time. He couldn't help feeling touched, and the smile on his face became more sincere.
"Thank you for your understanding, but you don't need to worry about these things, we will handle them properly. You just need to enjoy eating and having fun in our restaurant, which is the greatest affirmation of our work."
"Then I will take you to Box 1. It's the peak dining time now and the boss is still inspecting the kitchen. I have asked someone to notify him. You two will wait in the box. I believe he will come to see Miss Du soon."
"Uncle Fu is here today too?"
"The boss usually inspects the main store and several branches in turn, and today is his turn."
"That's great. Mr. Xi, you are in for a treat today. The food in this restaurant is delicious, and Uncle Fu's food is the most delicious."
Duan Rao seemed to have thought of something and turned to the foreman and said, "If Uncle Fu is busy, there's no need to ask him to come over. We're just here to have a meal, there's no need to make such a fuss."
"It's okay, boss, just walk around and take a look. Most of the time there won't be any big problems in the store." The foreman said as he led the two to box number one.
This private room is independent of the dining area on the second floor. It is a relatively private and quiet area. Logically, Duan Rao and his companions are so low-key. As long as they enter the door of the private room, there is a high probability that there will not be any major trouble.
However, things did not go as planned. As soon as they reached the door of the box, they heard a shout from behind: "Stop, all of you!"
Duanrao and the others were startled and subconsciously turned around to look in the direction of the sound.
After seeing the face of the person who spoke, Duan Rao's smile fell: "Why is it you?"
As the saying goes, enemies often meet on a narrow road. The person who called out to them was none other than Du Tianci, who had a tit-for-tat confrontation with Du Anran last night.
"I should be the one asking this question. Why you? What are you doing here?"
"What else can I do in a restaurant besides eating? Besides, there's no need for me to report where I'm going or what I'm doing, right?"
"you!"
"Tianci, what's going on? Why did it take you so long to get something?" Before Du Tianci could say anything, Du Weilu followed him.
Seeing Duan Rao and the other two, they were also startled, and then their faces darkened and they asked, "You... are following us?"
Duan Rao: “???”
[Help! This old bastard might have some paranoia! I was happily meeting someone to have dinner together, but why did we run into these unlucky things? I can't even have a good meal! I must remember to check the almanac before going out next time!]
Xi Jingyue: “…” It can be heard that someone is quite crazy now.
(End of this chapter)
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