After waiting for quite a while, Tang Liang finally arrived with a large bunch of fresh pomelo leaves.
He ran all the way here, and when he reached Li Junsheng, he was panting heavily.
"Dad, I'm sorry I'm late!"
"It's not late. Is something wrong at home? Why are you so late?"
Li Junsheng gestured for Tang Liang to sit down and catch his breath. After Tang Liang sat down, he shook the pomelo leaf in his hand.
"It rained heavily yesterday, and I couldn't buy any pomelo leaves, so I thought I'd go to my friend's house this morning to pick some that they had."
"When I got there, I found out that my friend had gotten food poisoning at the restaurant across the street a few days ago. He had been vomiting and having diarrhea for the past two days and had to go to the hospital for IV drips for several days before he was feeling a little better!"
"I chatted with him for a while longer, which is why it took so long. I feel really bad for him because I was the one who asked him to eat across the street."
Li Junsheng nodded. He remembered that when he asked Tang Liang to inquire about the restaurant across the street, it was Tang Liang who sent his friend!
"That serious? Just how bad is the hygiene at this 'Good Taste' restaurant?"
Tang Liang shook his head and said only, "I don't know how unhygienic they are, but it's definitely not clean. It's just that it's been delayed for several days. I don't know if my friend will accept the offer from Shanghao Ziwei Restaurant."
Li Junsheng looked thoughtful. In his opinion, this kind of harmful restaurant should be closed down as soon as possible, so as not to harm customers and its competitors!
Li Junsheng was already angry that half of his restaurant's customers had left because of the owner of the Good Taste Restaurant.
Tang Liang did remind him.
"Guohua, here's what we'll do: try to investigate the restaurant across the street and see just how bad their hygiene is. If it works, we can shut them down; it'll be doing a service to the people."
After thinking for a moment, Li Guohua figured it wouldn't be difficult to check with the Hao Zi Wei Restaurant, so he patted his chest and assured him, "Okay, Dad, I'll take care of this."
"We've got the pomelo leaves now, let's go and get rid of the bad luck."
Li Junsheng took the pomelo leaves, soaked them in water, and then splashed the pomelo leaf water all over the restaurant!
The word for pomelo leaf (柚子叶) is a homophone for "blessing" (佑), so this arrangement is for good luck.
Li Junsheng lit a few more firecrackers, and the acrobatic performance at the shop entrance began. As more people gathered at the shop entrance, Li Junsheng started handing out candy.
Across the street at the Hao Zi Wei restaurant, the owner was supervising his staff as they carefully cleaned up the commemorative characters for "memorial" at the restaurant.
Seeing how Li Junsheng's various tricks attracted customers, while his own side hardly had any customers anymore, the boss was furious.
Just then, a young man who looked about seventeen or eighteen years old arrived in front of the Good Taste Restaurant.
Upon seeing someone approaching, the owner of the Delicious Restaurant's eyes lit up, and he quickly stepped forward to personally greet them!
"Hello, are you here for dinner? Please come in. Our restaurant has everything you need, we guarantee you'll have a great meal."
"Are you the owner of this restaurant? I'm not here to eat; I'd like to ask if your restaurant is hiring any waiters or general helpers."
The young man timidly greeted the owner of the Ziwei Restaurant. Upon hearing that the man was not there to eat but to look for a job, the owner's face fell and his expression immediately changed.
"Our restaurant is not short-staffed. If you're not going to eat, then leave!"
"Hey boss, don't be in such a hurry to fire me. I... I can ask for very little salary a month. I'm hardworking. If it really doesn't work out, how about you provide me with three meals a day and I'll work for you for free?"
The young man seemed to be facing some difficulties, and he adopted a very humble attitude when applying for a job.
Upon hearing that the man only needed to provide three meals a day without paying wages, the owner of the Delicious Restaurant began to take him seriously again.
He looked at the young man with a hint of disbelief and asked, "You're not some kind of glutton who can eat eight bowls of rice in one sitting, are you?"
"No, boss, it's just that my parents don't want me anymore. I just want to make a living and not starve to death."
The owner of the Delicious Restaurant started to think. If that was the case, he could simply fire one of the employees.
Then let this guy who doesn't need a salary take over. Anyway, our family runs a restaurant, so we can just let this kid eat all the leftover food from the customers!
In this way, he can reduce his salary without losing anything, which is a win-win situation.
"Alright, come into the shop with me. From now on, you can help serve dishes at the restaurant."
The shop owner led the young man into the store, unaware that the young man behind him was secretly giving an OK sign!
Meanwhile, Li Junsheng led a group of acrobats performing face-changing acts, attracting some onlookers to watch the spectacle.
Some families are well-off and retired, so they don't need to work!
After watching the excitement, people would often stop by Li Junsheng's restaurant for a meal, and surprisingly, the number of customers increased.
Li Guohua walked into the shop from outside and whispered to Li Junsheng, who was busy serving customers, "Dad, I've already asked someone to check the hygiene of the restaurant across the street. I believe we'll have a solution tonight."
Li Junsheng was a little surprised; his second son was becoming more and more capable.
The main reason is that Li Guohua has been following Li Junsheng around for a period of time and has been influenced by what he sees and hears. He has completely transformed himself!
Li Junsheng patted him on the shoulder to express his satisfaction, "Okay, then I'll wait for your good news."
Li Guohua nodded, looking quite pleased with himself.
The father and son were busy with their own things, while Ah Ping hesitated whether to remind them when she heard that Li Junsheng was going to investigate the hygiene of the restaurant across the street.
It's definitely too late now.
The restaurant across the street is right under Li Junsheng's nose; if I go there, he'll definitely spot me!
If we wait until night to inform them, it might be too late, so we might as well just pretend we don't know anything about it.
It was evening soon, and the restaurant across the street closed early. The young man who had gone up to apply for a job at the restaurant across the street ended up at Li Junsheng's shop instead.
He was seen talking to a male waiter, whose expression changed drastically. The waiter immediately led him to Li Guohua.
At this moment, Li Guohua was resting with Li Junsheng. Seeing the waiter bring the young man over, Li Guohua asked with a smile, "How was it? Did your brother see anything important when he got to the other side?"
The young man in front of them, who was about seventeen or eighteen, was none other than the younger brother of one of the waiters in Li Junsheng's shop.
Li Guohua gave him money and asked his younger brother to try his luck at getting a waiter job across the street.
If possible, we can directly investigate the hygiene of the restaurant's kitchen across the street!
The young man's line to the owner of the Hao Zi Wei Restaurant was also taught by Li Guohua; it was precisely because he took advantage of the owner's desire to gain small advantages.
Sure enough, the young man successfully sneaked into the restaurant across the street.
The young man pursed his lips and said politely to Li Guohua, "Brother Li, please don't mention it. I was serving dishes in their kitchen and I found that the rice there was infested with worms!"
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