Seeing this, Li Junsheng confidently smiled at the groom's father and said, "Mr. Xiao, if you hold your wedding banquet here, you only need to pay a deposit first. The rest can be paid after the wedding banquet if you are satisfied. We guarantee that you will be satisfied."
"That's fine then, but don't let me down, this concerns my son's lifelong happiness..."
After finalizing the order and seeing Mr. Xiao off, Li Junsheng immediately shared the good news with his children and told them to start making preparations right away!
After all, time was of the essence.
Having successfully taken over the wedding banquet, the children happily busied themselves with preparations, full of hope for the future!
The beginning is always the hardest, but they have already started receiving large wedding banquet orders. Will things get any worse in the future?
Li Junsheng also had Tang Liang order the ingredients needed for the wedding banquet in advance. The wedding banquet was the next day, and in order to ensure that the order was completed smoothly, Li Junsheng also conducted a surprise inspection of the warehouse.
Upon entering the warehouse, Li Junsheng smelled a strong fishy odor.
There was a batch of seafood in the warehouse that didn't seem very fresh, which is why it was emitting such a strong fishy smell.
Li Junsheng frowned and immediately went to the kitchen to find the busy Tang Liang and asked him questions.
"Tang Liang, why does the seafood in the warehouse smell so strongly? When were those ingredients bought? How could you leave them stale?"
Tang Liang looked completely bewildered. "No, Dad, the seafood in the warehouse was just delivered. It's not fresh yet."
"Go and see for yourself. This batch of seafood is obviously not fresh. Where did you buy this? You've probably been ripped off."
Seeing this, Tang Liang had no choice but to come to the warehouse, where he indeed smelled a strong fishy odor from the seafood.
"How could this be? The seafood for this banquet was purchased from a supplier recommended by your eldest son. He guaranteed that it was all freshly caught from the sea, but it's not the same quality as the seafood we bought before."
Tang Liang was also taken aback by the state of the seafood in the warehouse. Li Junsheng, with a stern expression, immediately summoned Li Guojun and interrogated him like a criminal.
"I'm asking you, did you buy this seafood and have it delivered? Why is it so stale? How can we eat this?"
Despite Li Junsheng's questioning, Li Guojun remained oblivious to the seriousness of the situation, casually replying, "Dad, aren't all seafood fishy? Why can't we eat this?"
"The seafood here is so cheap! Buying from them can save you a lot of money. Isn't the point of running a restaurant to make big money?"
Upon hearing Li Guojun's words, Li Junsheng's eyes went black. It turned out that Li Guojun was greedy for cheap deals and kickbacks, which was why he bought this batch of stale seafood.
Needless to say, Li Guojun had already pocketed the kickbacks from buying seafood.
Li Guojun is utterly foolish!
This is ruining Li Junsheng's reputation. Li Junsheng couldn't help but lash out at him, "You self-righteous idiot, I knew leaving you in the restaurant would be a disaster. Get out of here right now! Look at what you've done! You're greedy for every cheap thing. If other people eat stale seafood, you can just wait for the restaurant to go out of business."
Li Junsheng kicked Li Guojun directly, knocking him to the ground.
Meeting Li Junsheng's furious eyes, Li Guojun remained unrepentant and did not think he had done anything wrong!
"Dad, how could this possibly make me sick? If you don't believe me, have Tang Liang cook me some seafood. I'll eat some first and see if I get a stomachache."
Li Guojun argued with Li Junsheng, but Li Junsheng didn't have time to argue back. Time was of the essence, so he had to quickly find a way to salvage the situation.
"Tang Liang, hurry up and come with me. Let's go to that seafood supplier and buy a new batch of seafood. We still have time."
Li Junsheng anxiously pulled Tang Liang to take remedial measures, raising the price overnight and buying a new batch of seafood from the seafood supplier.
Li Junsheng was glad he had gone to the warehouse beforehand to take a look; otherwise, Li Guojun would have ruined things for him.
Afterwards, Li Junsheng didn't give Li Guojun a kind look at all, and just told him to pack his things and get out of here!
Li Guojun stood to one side, watching Li Junsheng decorate the restaurant, clearly harboring resentment towards him.
Is it wrong to want to save money?
Li Junsheng runs a restaurant and spends lavishly on ingredients; he's not the type to run a business at all.
Li Guojun took a deep breath, not wanting to be kicked out by Li Junsheng like this.
He stepped forward and said to Li Junsheng with feigned grievance, "I'm sorry, Dad, I've done something wrong again. The restaurant needs staff right now, so please let me stay and make amends."
"I said I'd come to help, so I'll definitely see it through to the end. I can leave after the hotel has properly handled the wedding banquet. Dad, don't be angry!"
Li Junsheng kept a sullen face and didn't give Li Guojun a single glance.
Does he realize how much effort he's put into maintaining the restaurant's reputation for cleanliness and hygiene?
Today, on the very first day after receiving a huge wedding banquet order, Li Guojun almost ruined everything!
Li Junsheng simply could not tolerate it!
"I don't need your help, get out of here!"
Li Junsheng left behind a cold and harsh remark, and instructed his children and Tang Liang not to let Li Guojun manage anything at the restaurant, thus leaving Li Guojun to his own devices.
Nobody paid him any attention; I'm sure he'll know better and leave on his own!
Li Chunya and Li Xiaoyu both knew how important reputation was to their restaurant, so neither of the sisters spoke up for Li Guojun this time.
In the past, Li Xiaoyu would have asked Li Guojun to return the kickbacks he had taken, but now she understands a principle: those who are greedy for small gains will never make big money.
That's all there is to Li Guojun's life.
At 11 p.m., Li Junsheng's restaurant was still brightly lit, with red ribbons hanging everywhere, exuding a festive atmosphere.
With urgent wedding banquet orders coming up, especially for tomorrow's banquet which includes several dishes that require stock, Li Junsheng will have to stay at the restaurant tonight to oversee the stock preparation in the kitchen.
He sent Li Xiaoyu, Li Chunya, Ji Xiaocui, and even Tang Liang away, leaving only Li Guohua and Li Junsheng in the shop.
Of course, there was also Li Guojun, who stubbornly refused to leave!
While Li Junsheng was away from the kitchen talking to Li Guohua, Li Guojun quietly went to the kitchen alone.
After a slight hesitation, he took out a large bag of white powder from his pocket and poured it all into the simmering bone broth!
Stirring the broth twice, Li Guojun muttered venomously, his expression sinister: "Li Junsheng, if you're heartless, then don't blame me for being ruthless too. Since I can't get any benefits from this restaurant, you can forget about it doing well either. Let's see if you can even manage to hold your wedding banquet tomorrow!"
After stirring the broth, Li Guojun turned to leave, only to bump into Li Junsheng.
Upon seeing Li Guojun appear in the kitchen, Li Junsheng coldly rebuked him, "Who let you into the kitchen? What are you doing here? Trying to cause trouble again?"
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