Chapter 219 It was you all along! The owner of Golden Dragon Fast Food Restaurant!
After the [Braised Food Tasting] event, Lin Mengjuan traveled long distances three times to Xu's Braised Food Shop to queue up and buy braised food. Each time, she made sure to buy the spicy braised food; she seemed to be addicted to the flavor. That numbing, soul-crushing feeling of the spiciness was truly stress-relieving!
Where else can you find such a great thing as relieving a lot of stress with just a small bite!
But just as she was about to go to Xu's Braised Food Shop for the third time to buy braised food, she suddenly received devastating news from the [Haishi Takeout Group]! Xu's Braised Food Shop and Xu's Fast Food Restaurant were notified by the food supervision department that they could not operate until the test results were available due to food safety issues!
The group also included questions from food safety authorities about their experiences and physical reactions after consuming braised food from Xu's Braised Food Shop.
After communication and discussion among group members, it was finally determined that the braised food products that might have problems were the "Spicy Braised Food" and "Hell Braised Food"!
Seeing the conclusions reached by her group members, Lin Mengjuan felt a little uneasy. Whether it was spicy or the "hellish" flavor, they were both her favorites!
Whether it was psychological or not, after reading the group members' guesses, Lin Mengjuan belatedly realized that many things were unusual.
For example, the spicy flavor is very strong, a taste she had never tried before Xu's braised food shop opened; for example, she had never before experienced a feeling of spiritual elevation through food...
With trembling hands, I opened the browser, entered the keywords, and pressed the search button.
Feeling euphoric, I'm in! Can't stop after just one dose, I'm in! My body becomes weak; I've had a runny nose lately, I'm in! My temper becomes irritable; I am indeed very irritable at work...
As she compared each feature to the others, Lin Mengjuan felt completely overwhelmed. It seemed like everything matched!
I was just eating some braised food, why are you treating me like this!
Just as Lin Mengjuan was filled with worry, a friend in the group suddenly forwarded a video to the group. It was a video of a local blogger from Haishi who had paid for testing the braised food from Xu's Braised Food Shop. Lin Mengjuan immediately scrolled to the end of the progress bar, which happened to jump to the page displaying the results.
"...Meets food safety standards! A total of ten different types of braised dishes were tested this time, including spicy mushrooms, braised beef, and spiced tofu skin..."
Hey! Both the spicy and the "hellish" flavors are fine! The production date of this batch of braised food happens to be the date of my third purchase!
Whew—I felt half relieved; after seeing the news clip from Shanghai's local TV station posted by the [Xu's Catering] account that evening, I was completely at ease.
After escaping a terrible ordeal, Lin Mengjuan felt her mouth watering more; she seemed to be craving the spicy braised dishes from Xu's Braised Food Shop again...
Many people shared Lin Mengjuan's feelings. Some managed to control their desires, while others couldn't resist and hurried towards Xu's Braised Food Shop after get off work in the afternoon. Turning the corner, they could see the surging crowd in front of Xu's Braised Food Shop in the distance, which made those who came to buy food quicken their pace.
Before they even reached the shop door, they saw Zhang Dezhen walk out of the shop, waving and shouting to everyone, "Sold out! All 500 jin of braised food prepared for today are sold out! Everyone go home now, we're done for today, we'll prepare more tomorrow, everyone hurry up tomorrow!"
Amidst the wails, Zhang Dezhen, with a forced smile, stepped back into the store and collected all the empty trays from the display freezer.
First, he wiped off the spilled brine with a damp cloth, then sprayed it with disinfectant and carefully cleaned it inside and out twice until the glass was sparkling clean. Only then did Zhang Dezhen stop working with satisfaction.
To be honest, the past two days were the most dramatic two days of his life.
One second he was calculating how much commission he could earn today and how much he would accumulate in total, the next second law enforcement officers appeared, the next second he was notified that he was not allowed to operate until the test results came out, and the next second after that he was lying on the iron bunk bed in his rented room, tossing and turning.
He recalled the entire process, from preparing the ingredients to the completion of the braised food, its packaging and transportation to Xu's Braised Food Shop, and finally, his personal unpacking and sale of the dishes—every step was flawless from beginning to end...
The ingredients are fine, the recipe is fine, the spices are fine, the hygiene is fine...
So where exactly did the problem lie? It can't be that the shop was forced to close for no reason! Completely baffled, he could only take out his phone to check the various possibilities for law enforcement inspections and shop closures.
Hygiene issues, that's not it; fire safety issues, that's not it; problematic ingredients, that's not it; illegal use of prohibited ingredients in cooking, that's not it either...
None of the possibilities listed online apply! So where exactly did the problem lie?
As Zhang Dezhen was frantically scratching his head, he suddenly caught a glimpse of an envelope-like symbol at the top of his phone, which seemed to indicate an unread message.
He exited the browser, clicked on the message icon, and immediately saw that the sender was his wife's younger brother, his brother-in-law!
Watch out, someone's reported you!
What is the brother-in-law trying to say by omitting the beginning and end of this sentence?
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