Chapter 20
Every day after Yang Bingmu bought his lunch box, he would sit on the nearby stairs and eat before returning to the dormitory. Today, he ate his lunch box with gusto as usual before riding away on his bike.
On the way back to the dormitory on his electric bike, he saw a city management car heading towards the construction site. Yang Bingmu immediately thought of Chen Kangle's lunch stand. If he was caught by the city management, he would be fined.
He quickly turned around and rode back, shouting from a distance: "Boss, the urban management is coming, run!"
Lin Huiling heard Yang Bingmu's shout and quickly moved the things to the van. "Kang Le, hurry up, let's run quickly, we'll be finished if we get caught."
The workers nearby were also worried about them, and some even came forward to help them move things.
"Beautiful boss, we'll get it for you, hurry up!"
"Drive away quickly. The urban management officers haven't arrived yet. They can't catch you."
Fortunately, they had almost finished packing. Chen Kangle took the lunch bucket to the car and drove away quickly.
The workers breathed a sigh of relief only after watching Chen Kangle and his team drive away.
Just as Chen Kangle and his team drove away, the urban management car arrived. Li Zhaogao got out of the car and looked around. He didn't see the lunch stall, so he asked the worker next to him: "Is there anyone illegally occupying the land in front of your construction site to set up a stall?"
The person being asked was Yang Bingmu, who quickly shook his head, "No, I pass by the construction site every day and never see any stalls."
Yang Bingmu felt that it was not easy for the little girl to set up the stall in the sun and rain every day, so he would help her if he could.
"Did you really not see anyone setting up stalls?" Seeing that Yang Bingmu's eyes were a little evasive, Li Zhaogao felt a little strange and continued to ask.
Yang Bingmu raised his voice and said firmly: "Really? Why would I lie to you? Why don't you ask someone else?"
He pointed at the other workers who were watching. These workers were Chen Kangle's old customers. Yang Bingmu believed that they would definitely help Chen Kangle.
Sure enough, the others said in unison: "Yes, we didn't see any stalls in front of the construction site."
At this time, Li Zhaogao saw a worker holding a lunch box in his hand, so he walked over and asked, "There are no stalls, so where did you buy the lunch box in your hand?"
The one holding the lunch box was Liang Haishun. Everyone looked at him, and he was a little at a loss.
Liang Haishun finished work a little late today, and queued up to buy the last box lunch. He was so excited that he opened the box lunch outside and started eating. He had only eaten half of it when he heard the urban management officers coming, so he went to watch with his box lunch. He didn't expect that the urban management officers would target his box lunch.
Liang Haishun was a smart man and reacted immediately. He held the lunch box and said confidently: "Who told you that my lunch box is from a street vendor? I bought it at a restaurant."
"The restaurant is over there. Why did you eat the lunch box you bought from the restaurant here?" Li Zhaogao continued to ask.
Liang Haishun's mind turned quickly, "What's the matter? Isn't it allowed to eat lunch boxes at the entrance of the construction site? We all like to eat lunch boxes at the entrance of the construction site."
Other onlookers also said: "Yes, we usually like to eat lunch at the entrance of the construction site, and then go back to work after eating. How convenient!"
"Okay, that's okay!" Li Zhaogao nodded. Although he felt that these workers were weird, he didn't intend to delve further into it.
Normally they seldom come here to patrol, and if they hadn't received reports from the public today, they wouldn't have come here on purpose.
Since they didn't see any stalls, they had no choice but to go home.
"It's okay, everyone can go home." With that, Li Zhaogao and the others drove away.
As soon as the urban management officers left, the workers who were watching breathed a sigh of relief.
"Oh my god! I was so scared just now. Fortunately, the beautiful boss and the others ran away quickly."
"I hope the urban management officers won't come tomorrow. I finally found a delicious boxed lunch, I don't want them to chase me away."
As they chatted, everyone began to feel strange, wondering why the urban management officers suddenly came here.
They have been working at the construction site for so long, and some people have set up stalls in front of the construction site before, but they have rarely seen the urban management come to manage it.
"I suspect someone reported it, so the urban management came."
"Could it be that the lunch box owner who stole the stall of the beautiful boss is holding a grudge against her because he couldn't compete with her?"
"I also think that he was the one who reported it. That man is not a good person at first glance."
At this time, Li Shizhong was sitting in a van at the corner. He slammed the steering wheel like crazy, "Damn it, they actually ran away."
Just now, Li Shizhong was scolded by a worker and ran away. On the way to escape, Li Shizhong was unwilling to give up. When he thought of Chen Kangle's booming business, he became even more furious.
"If my business is gone, you won't have an easy life either."
Li Shizhong immediately called to report that someone was illegally setting up a stall on the road in front of the construction site, and asked the urban management staff to come and drive Chen Kangle and the others away, so that they would not be able to do business.
After reporting, Li Shizhong returned to the construction site and waited at the corner to watch the show.
Unexpectedly, the urban management staff was a step slow and Chen Kangle and his friends escaped.
You can escape the first day, but you can't escape the fifteenth day. If Chen Kangle dares to set up a stall again tomorrow, he will continue to report him.
Li Shizhong glared at the front fiercely. He felt that his misfortune was caused by Chen Kangle. If Chen Kangle's lunch box was not delicious, others would not think his lunch box was unpalatable.
Chen Kangle drove the van back home. Lin Huiling said with sweat on her forehead, "I was so scared just now. Fortunately, we ran fast. If we were caught, we would be finished."
Lin Huiling was still in shock, "Kang Le, if the urban management comes again tomorrow, what should we do?"
On the way back, Chen Kangle was also thinking about this problem.
She also felt that this incident was a bit strange. When she was preparing to set up a stall, she asked the workers on the construction site whether there would be urban management officers nearby. The workers told her that urban management officers rarely came to this area.
The city management officer came here suddenly today, so something must be going on. Chen Kangle's first reaction was to think of Li Shizhong, who might be behind this.
If Li Shizhong was causing trouble, he might continue to do so tomorrow.
Chen Kangle tried to think about this matter from Li Shizhong's perspective. Li Shizhong would definitely return to the scene after reporting it today, so he would definitely know that she was not caught by the urban management today.
Given Li Shizhong's character, he will definitely not give up and will continue to cause trouble tomorrow.
But after he reported it today, the urban management came and did not see anyone setting up stalls. In order to avoid being considered as making a false report, Li Shizhong will definitely not make a random report tomorrow. He might first stake out the construction site and only report when he sees Chen Kangle coming.
Chen Kangle thought about it seriously. Li Shizhong seemed like a man with no patience. Even if he came to stake out, he wouldn't stay there for too long.
Chen Kangle decided to continue to set up the stall tomorrow, but it would be later. Usually, Chen Kangle would arrive at the construction site gate around 11:50. She guessed that Li Shizhong would leave if he didn't see her after squatting for more than ten minutes. To be safe, Chen Kangle planned to set up the stall around 12:20.
Changing the stall hours will definitely affect business. In order to reduce losses, Chen Kangle contacted Yang Zhentian.
When it rained and she was not at the stall, Yang Zhentian contacted her through the customer messages in the payment records, and she added Yang Zhentian on WeChat.
Chen Kangle remembered that Yang Zhentian helped her sell a lot of lunch boxes among the workers that day, which showed that Yang Zhentian had a wide network of contacts at the construction site. This time, Chen Kangle hoped that Yang Zhentian could help her spread the news that she would be setting up the stall later tomorrow.
The enthusiastic Yang Zhentian was very happy to help, and immediately sent a message to the group that Chen Kangle would be open later tomorrow.
Yang Zhentian: [Brothers, I have important news. The beautiful boss will come at 12:20 tomorrow. Don’t be surprised if you don’t see the beautiful boss’ lunch stand after work. The food is worth waiting for.]
Yang Zhentian: [I hope everyone can help spread the word so that more people can know this news, so that no one will miss out on the delicious lunch box. ]
Yang Zhentian was very proactive. He sent this message to almost every group. The workers in the group were very grateful for his reminder.
Lin Hu: [Thanks for Brother Tian’s reminder. I’ll go out later tomorrow.]
Wang Dafu: [It’s okay, it doesn’t matter if it’s later, as long as I can have a box lunch. The city management came today, and I was worried that the beautiful boss would not open the stall tomorrow.]
Li Gui: [The beautiful boss’s lunch box is so delicious, I’m willing to wait for an hour, not to mention 20 minutes.]
Some fellow workers in the group also actively helped spread the news, and soon most of the workers on the construction site knew the news.
After today's incident with the Urban Management Bureau, Chen Kangle felt that the matter of opening a store needed to be put on the agenda as soon as possible. Even if she escaped this time, what if someone else reported her in the future?
Only when you own your own store, you won't have to worry anymore.
That night, Chen Kangle carefully calculated the costs needed to open a store.
The first floor of her house is about 100 square meters, with a bedroom, a kitchen and a bathroom. Chen Kangle does not plan to redecorate it, and simply adds some dining tables and chairs and some kitchen equipment.
The kitchen at home is too small, and if she opens a shop, she will need a larger space. Chen Kangle plans to convert the bedroom on the first floor into a kitchen. She plans to buy some second-hand kitchen equipment, as well as second-hand dining tables and chairs.
If you want to open a store, you also need to buy tableware and counters. Even if you buy many things second-hand, it will cost at least 30,000 yuan to open a store.
Chen Kangle has indeed made a lot of money from selling boxed lunches recently, but he has to pay back 10,000 yuan to his friend at the end of the month, so he probably won’t have much money left by then, which is definitely not enough if he wants to open a store.
Chen Kangle picked up the calculator and calculated again carefully. Maybe he would need to sell lunch boxes for another two months to have enough money to open a store.
She hopes that she can get through the two months of stall life smoothly, and when she has her own shop, she can relax a little.
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The news about the urban management spread quickly, and some netizens discussed the matter under the Weibo post of "Haishi Meishijun".
39.2℃: [Have you heard? Today, the urban management came to the construction site. Fortunately, the beautiful boss and her friends ran fast and were not caught by the urban management. ]
Balance of 1 billion: [How come there are urban management officers even in the suburbs? It's really annoying. If the urban management officers come every day, will the beautiful boss be unable to set up a stall? ]
There is your music: [Ah? No!!! If the beautiful boss doesn't set up a stall, then what will we eat? I'm planning to eat there tomorrow at noon.]
Netizens were discussing the matter intensely on Weibo, and some people began to worry that Chen Kangle would not be able to set up his stall tomorrow.
Pink and black memories: [The city management just came today. For safety reasons, the beautiful boss may not open the stall tomorrow. ]
Time loops 800 times: [Speechless, I just made an appointment with a friend to go to the construction site to eat lunch together tomorrow. ]
Foot bath for health: [No matter what, I'm going to try my luck at the construction site tomorrow, just in case the beautiful boss comes.]
It keeps raining: [I want to go too. I hope the beautiful boss will open the stall tomorrow. Please, please! ! ! ]
When they were worried, a netizen told them in the comments that the beautiful boss would set up the stall tomorrow.
JOJO Warrior: [I have a good news for you guys. The beautiful boss will open the stall tomorrow, but she will be a little late, at 12:20. ]
Duan Boren is a worker at the construction site and also a fan of "Hai Shi Mei Shi Jun". Today, he saw the news in the coworkers' group that the beautiful boss would open the stall late. Then he saw many netizens on "Hai Shi Mei Shi Jun's" Weibo worried that the beautiful boss would not open the stall tomorrow. He told everyone the good news in the comments.
When netizens saw Duan Boren’s comments, they were instantly excited.
Time loops eight hundred times: [Ahhhhhhhh!!! As long as the stall is open, I will definitely go there to eat tomorrow. ]
39.2℃: [Thank you for the good news. I feel alive again. I will happily eat lunch tomorrow.]
While being happy, netizens also started discussing why the beautiful boss opened her stall late.
Music with You: [It seems that the beautiful boss is afraid that the urban management will come tomorrow, so she deliberately opens the stall late. 】
It keeps raining: [Maybe she thought she could avoid the city management if she opened the stall later, but it seems that the city management likes to make surprise inspections. I hope the beautiful boss has good luck and won’t encounter the city management. ]
Bear Bear Ben Xiong: [Let’s pray that the city management will not come tomorrow. If they do, the beautiful boss’s business will probably be difficult. ]
As the conversation went on, netizens started talking about how they hope the beautiful boss can open a restaurant.
Pink and black memories: [As long as the urban management comes once, they will come frequently in the future. I feel that the business of the beautiful boss will be greatly affected. In fact, I think the beautiful boss can open a box lunch restaurant. The box lunches she makes are so delicious. If she opens the restaurant, it will definitely be full. ]
Cuihua and Mike: [If you have money, who would be willing to set up a stall outside, exposed to the wind, sun and rain, and have to worry about being caught by the urban management. The beautiful boss must be poor to set up a stall outside, if you have money, who wouldn’t want to open a store. ]
Hardworking and Lucky: [Alas, it's a pity that the beautiful boss, who is such a good cook, has to open a stall. The food she cooks is much better than those restaurants in our city. If she came to the city to open a restaurant, it would definitely become the most famous restaurant in Hai City.]
Balance of 1 billion: [It's a pity. Is there any rich netizen who can help our beautiful boss so that she can open a restaurant? ]
Ju Ju's Nest: [If I had money, I would lend money to the beautiful boss to open a restaurant. The beautiful boss's cooking skills are so good, the restaurant will definitely make money, and there is no need to worry about her not having the money to pay back in the future. ]
Today, Guo Shujie also heard about the urban management incident, and at this time he was also reading the comments under the Weibo of "Hai Shi Mei Shi Jun".
Seeing netizens discussing the issue of a beautiful boss opening a restaurant, Guo Shujie fell into deep thought.
The next day, Chen Kangle got up early as usual to prepare meals.
Because we will open the stall later today, business will be affected to some extent.
In order to avoid waste, Chen Kangle decided to reduce the amount of food.
Lin Huiling kept muttering while washing vegetables. After knowing that it was Li Shizhong who reported it, she had already cursed Li Shizhong eight hundred times.
"This rubbish man, his own lunch boxes are unpalatable and he can't sell them, so he becomes jealous of others. If I see him again, I will spit in his face."
"If he dares to report me again today, I will curse him to never be able to eat delicious food in his life."
After a burst of cursing, Lin Huiling was still worried that Li Shizhong would call the urban management again today.
"Kang Le, what if we are caught by the urban management today? Will they confiscate all our things?"
In addition to Lin Huiling, Grandma Chen was also very worried.
"Le Le, take grandma with you when you set up your stall. If they dare to confiscate your things, grandma will help you stop them. I'm old and they definitely won't dare to touch me."
Because she was worried about her granddaughter, Grandma Chen asked Chen Kangle to take her with her to set up the stall.
Chen Kangle refused. She was not that afraid of the urban management. She had already made two preparations. When she set up the stall today, she planned to put the food directly on the car and not take it down. If the urban management came, they could just get on the car and run away. The urban management would not be able to catch them.
At 11:50 am, Li Shizhong appeared at the corner on time. He sat in the van and kept looking in the direction of the construction site entrance.
He was waiting for Chen Kangle to appear. As soon as Chen Kangle showed up, he would immediately call to report.
Li Shizhong's idea was exactly the same as Chen Kangle's expectation. Because the report yesterday was unsuccessful and the urban management did not see the lunch box stall when they came, Li Shizhong decided to be cautious today and wait until he saw Chen Kangle before reporting, so as to avoid the urban management coming back empty-handed, which might then make him think it was a false report.
"I reported you too late yesterday, so you got away. I will report you as soon as you come today. Let's see if you can escape this time." Li Shizhong muttered to himself with a sly smile on his face.
By twelve o'clock, Chen Kangle still hadn't shown up, only a group of workers gathered at the door.
Li Shizhong couldn't help laughing: "Hahahaha, it seems that they were scared by the urban management and didn't dare to come here today. These stupid workers deserve it. I let you continue to wait. I guess you won't be able to eat lunch today."
Li Shizhong was very happy to see that Chen Kangle did not set up the stall. He waited for another ten minutes, but still did not see Chen Kangle at 12:10.
He remembered that Chen Kangle used to be very punctual in setting up his stall every day. He hadn't set up his stall yet so late today, so he probably wouldn't come.
Li Shizhong smiled with satisfaction, then drove away.
He lost a lot of money selling lunch boxes these two days, and now he is anxious to find a new place to set up the stall. He believes that there will always be a place suitable for him to set up a stall, and he doesn't have time to waste here.
At 12:20, Chen Kangle and his colleagues appeared at the entrance of the construction site on time.
The workers gathered at the door hurriedly squeezed forward and then lined up very consciously.
"Boss, you're finally here. I'm starving. Come on, I want a box lunch and a tea egg."
"Don't worry, beautiful boss. We'll ask the lady boss of the supermarket at the intersection to keep watch for us today. If the city management officers come, we'll tell you right away."
Although the stall was opened a little late, it did not affect the lunch box business, and a long queue soon formed in front of the lunch box stall.
Guo Shujie also came early today to wait for Chen Kangle. He bought a box lunch and enjoyed it outside the sports car while continuing to wait.
When Chen Kangle was closing his stall, he walked over and said, "Boss Chen, do you want to open a restaurant?"
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