The next morning, Lin Qingyu went to open the door early, only to find that the restaurant's entrance had been painted with graffiti.
"Unscrupulous merchants" and "cutting corners"
Several large, blood-red characters were boldly printed on the wooden door. Lin Qingyu never expected that such a situation would occur.
Moreover, Gu Shi was too busy to take her today, so only Lin Weidong rode his bicycle with her.
"Sister, don't be angry. Let's open the door first. When Brother Li comes, I'll go find your husband!"
Lin Weidong calmly comforted her, saying that it was fortunate that the paint was only on the door, and as long as the doors were removed one by one, it wouldn't have any impact.
Lin Qingyu snapped out of her daze and took Lin Weidong's hand, saying, "Don't look for your brother-in-law yet. He has something to do today. Don't make him worry!"
Lin Weidong wanted to say something, but Lin Qingyu had already taken out the key, opened the door, and started disassembling the door panels.
After opening the door, it was not yet eight o'clock, and Lin Qingyu planned to go to buy groceries.
She instructed Lin Weidong to clean up the place, then set off on her bicycle.
When she arrived at the market, since she already had a lot of vegetables in her storage space, she bought some as a token gesture, and then secretly put the vegetables back in.
Lin Qingyu decided to buy some pork and filled both baskets before riding her bicycle back home.
When they arrived at the store, Lin Weidong was arguing with an older woman who appeared out of nowhere.
"Why won't you sell me anything? You're a big store, so you're taking advantage of your customers!"
"Our shop isn't open yet, and the chef hasn't arrived either. How can we sell you anything?"
"I don't care, I want to eat now, I want big steamed buns, meat buns!"
"You..."
"Hey! This is outrageous! Such a big shop, and you look down on an old woman like me!"
The woman was pounding her chest and stamping her feet, almost throwing a tantrum. It was so obvious she was there to cause trouble.
It's pitiful that Lin Weidong, a teacher, can't possibly argue with someone like this.
Lin Qingyu parked the bicycle and called Lin Weidong over to carry the things.
Lin Weidong's eyes were red, and he was a little embarrassed when he saw Lin Qingyu. "Sister, you're back!"
When the older woman saw who it was, she immediately turned her gun on Lin Qingyu, seeing that it was a delicate-looking girl.
"You're the one who can make the decisions, right? I want to eat your meat buns now, and if your staff won't sell them to me, what are we going to do about it?"
The older woman spoke very loudly, as if she wanted to prove herself right by shouting.
A crowd of onlookers had already begun to gather around; perhaps the people painting were among them!
Lin Qingyu said calmly, "I'm sorry, sister. My husband is being inconsiderate. I apologize to you!"
Upon hearing this, the older woman became even more smug, feeling that she had the young girl under her thumb, and thus intensified her attack.
"An apology is all it takes? I've been waiting here for ages, and not only will you not sell me food, this young man has been arguing with me the whole time! I'm exhausted and starving!"
People around them began to whisper.
"Is this girl stupid? She apologized to the guy after he was scolded?"
"That's right, that old lady looks very energetic, she doesn't look hungry at all."
"I heard that paint was splashed on the restaurant's front door yesterday!"
"It's really unlucky that something like this happened on the second day of the restaurant's opening!"
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Lin Qingyu ignored these people, and Lin Weidong simply kept quietly tidying up the groceries he had bought.
"Sister, I understand you're very hungry and need to eat quickly, but since you chose my restaurant, you must trust it!"
Before she could finish speaking, the older woman interrupted her: "Stop talking nonsense and just tell me what you're going to do?"
Lin Qingyu smiled and said, "In that case, I'll steam a pot of meat buns for you right now and give them to you for free. How about that?"
The older woman was taken aback, not expecting Lin Qingyu to be so composed, but continuing to make a scene wouldn't do her any good, so she had no choice but to agree.
Lin Qingyu led the people into the shop and sat them down, but the onlookers still wanted to go in.
"Would you like to order? Our chef will be here shortly. Please take a look at the menu!"
Faced with Lin Qingyu's amiable demeanor, most people were genuinely too embarrassed to go in and join the fun, and could only leave dejectedly.
Only a few idle people picked up the menu and started looking at it.
Lin Qingyu asked Lin Weidong to greet the guests, as it was almost nine o'clock and Li Jun and the other chef, Xiao Wang, would be arriving soon.
She went into the kitchen and slowly kneaded the dough. The dough had been prepared the night before and rested overnight, making it perfect for cooking.
But instead of taking the dough, she scooped half a spoonful of flour directly from the cloth bag, just enough to make a steamer of buns.
After kneading it, I went outside and showed it to the older woman in front of her.
"Big sister, I've kneaded the dough, but it hasn't risen yet, so you'll have to wait a while. If you're in a hurry, you can order anything from the menu, and I can make it for you!"
The woman looked at the dough in the small bowl, then at the menu, and thought about the money she had. If she said she didn't want to eat now, would she let the cooked duck just fly away?
"I don't care, I just want to eat your steamed buns. I'm starving, so hurry up and make some for me!"
"Big sister, I can definitely give you some meat buns, but the dough hasn't risen yet, so even if I make them, you won't be able to eat them!"
The woman fell silent. She really hadn't eaten breakfast that morning. As the chef arrived for work, the aroma began to waft from the kitchen.
They're waiting here on an empty stomach, and they can't refuse, otherwise the meat buns they're about to get will fly away.
"I can wait, you go ahead with your work! I'll keep an eye on things here for you."
At this point, the woman had clearly forgotten her original purpose for coming here. She sat on a bench next to the stove and just kept watching the dough rise.
During this time, Lin Qingyu would come over from time to time to pour water, bring some peanuts and melon seeds, and ask about the old lady's well-being, which made the old lady feel embarrassed.
Business was somewhat affected today, but several people came in specifically to see how Lin Qingyu would handle the situation.
As noon approached, Lin Qingyu saw that it was almost time and the dough had risen, so she decided to get started.
"Sister, I'm so sorry, my shop just opened and I'm a bit too busy. I didn't have time to knead the dough yesterday."
"If you come to my house again in the future, you'll definitely be able to eat ready-made meat buns. I'll make them for you right away!"
Lin Qingyu's attitude was excellent, and everyone around her admired her handling of the matter.
Not long after, Lin Qingyu brought out a large basket of meat buns and gave them all to the old lady without accepting a single penny.
The crowd gasped. Although conditions were better than before, it was unheard of to give away so many steamed buns, especially meat buns, to a stranger for free.
"Oh my little girl, this is too much!"
When the old lady saw the steamed buns, all her unhappiness from being hungry all morning vanished, and all she could see was this basket of free meat buns.
"It's nothing, ma'am, this is just a small token of our restaurant's appreciation!"
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