"Manager, I really didn't expect that all of these fish would suddenly die."
“I checked them yesterday, and they are all still alive and well.”
"That shouldn't be the case!"
In the kitchen courtyard, a fat man in a white chef's uniform looked uneasy as he stared at a middle-aged man in a suit and tie in front of him.
This middle-aged man in a suit is clearly the manager of this state-owned hotel!
Beside the two of them was a tank of dead yellowfin seabream, emitting a strong, foul odor!
"Manager, this really isn't my fault."
The chubby chef scratched his head in a panic.
"If it's not your fault, who is?"
"Are you suggesting I'm to blame?!"
The middle-aged male manager, his eyes bloodshot, angrily pointed at the fat chef's nose: "Old Song, let me tell you, the day after tomorrow is Old Master Li's birthday banquet. These twenty catties of yellowfin seabream are specially ordered by Old Master Li to be the main dish for every table at the banquet!"
"We've worked together for over ten years, so don't blame me for not giving you a chance."
"Within two days, I don't care what method you use, you must get me twenty pounds of fresh yellowfin seabream."
"otherwise."
The middle-aged male manager gritted his teeth and roared, "You should resign and apologize!"
"Two days, twenty pounds?"
"Manager, this, this..."
Amid the angry shouts of the middle-aged male manager, the fat chef turned pale and his lips trembled.
Yellowfin seabream is a relatively precious and rare fish species found in coastal waters.
It took the restaurant more than half a year of effort to obtain these twenty catties of yellowfin seabream. They even offered a high reward and spent a lot of money to buy them from fishermen along the coast.
All for the sake of Old Master Li's birthday banquet the day after tomorrow!
"manager."
The overweight chef, covered in sweat, looked pleadingly at the middle-aged manager.
If it were sea bass, or common sea fish like ribbonfish, cuttlefish, or mackerel, he could easily get two hundred pounds, let alone twenty.
Even if the supply and marketing cooperative doesn't have it for the time being, he can always find a way to get it by going to the fishing villages along the coast.
Yellowfin seabream.
This is truly a rare and precious opportunity!
"Don't look at me!"
"If you don't get this yellowfin seabream, not only will you be finished, but I'll go down with you!"
The middle-aged male manager glared at the fat chef, then looked at the 20-pound yellowfin seabream that had died and was rotting in the fish tank. He was so angry that his mouth twitched and his brows furrowed.
"Me, me."
The fat chef lowered his head with a bitter expression.
"Huifu Hotel, this is one of the top three hotels in our Linhai County."
"Old Master Li's birthday banquet?"
At the corner of the alley, Lin Sen, who had overheard the conversation between the middle-aged male manager and the fat chef, rolled his eyes.
Lin Sen thought about it carefully.
Regarding the Huifu Hotel incident, Lin Sen did recall a rumor.
He remembered that the Huifu Hotel was doing well in his previous life, but it suddenly closed down without warning at the end of 1984.
At that time, there were some rumors circulating in the county town that Huifu Hotel had offended some important figure.
That's why they were forced to close down and dissolve!
"It seems that the person Huifu Hotel has offended is this 'Old Li'!"
Because he left Linhai County at the end of 1984 in his previous life, Lin Sen really didn't have any impression of this mysterious 'Old Li'.
"To be able to hold a birthday banquet in such a high-end restaurant as Huifu Hotel, Mr. Li must be a very important person!"
"Who knows, he might be a high-ranking leader who once carried a gun and then retired."
"This is an opportunity!"
Lin Sen's eyes lit up, and he walked directly to the middle-aged male manager and the fat chef: "Gentlemen, I overheard you two talking outside just now."
"I can help you two resolve this matter!"
"Brother, you mean..."
"Can you help me get these twenty pounds of yellowfin seabream?"
Upon hearing Lin Sen's words, the fat chef looked at Lin Sen with great surprise and delight.
He eagerly grasped Lin Sen's hand: "If you can help me get it, you'll be my greatest benefactor!"
"Young man, as long as you can get your hands on some fresh wild yellowfin seabream."
The middle-aged male manager immediately replied, "The price is negotiable!"
"Brothers, getting twenty catties of wild yellowfin seabream in the next two days is like finding a needle in a haystack."
"Excuse my bluntness, but this is absolutely impossible."
Under the watchful eyes of the portly chef and the middle-aged male manager, Lin Sen shook his head with a wry smile.
He's not Sun Wukong, who can transform into seventy-two different forms.
How could it be possible to produce a full twenty kilograms of rare wild yellowfin seabream in just two days?
"So what do you mean?"
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged male manager frowned and glared at Lin Sen with displeasure.
They're already preparing to kick people out!
"Although I cannot get twenty catties of yellowfin seabream in two days, I can use other methods to help you get through this difficult time and serve Mr. Li well."
"Make sure Old Li enjoys his meal!"
Under the displeased gaze of the middle-aged male manager, Lin Sen replied with a smile, "Although yellowfin seabream is delicious, other foods, if prepared well, are certainly no worse than yellowfin seabream!"
"No, that won't work."
Upon hearing this, the chubby chef immediately shook his head: "Brother, you don't know, Old Master Li has a very unique palate, he really likes yellowfin seabream!"
“He’s not interested in any of the hundreds of dishes we have in our big hotel.”
"Brother, I wonder what kind of food Old Li likes?"
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