The next day, the restaurant's business was indeed affected a bit. Originally, eight full tables were booked, but only five actually showed up. The remaining three tables did not come. Li Hehua waited until after noon but did not see anyone. It seemed that they had no intention of coming.
Li Hehua sighed.
Zhang Tieshan went out early in the morning and no one knew where he went.
She also had to worry constantly that the three people from yesterday would come again to "demand explanations". After all, those three people had said some harsh words when they left, and it seemed that they were not going to let it go.
What should she do if someone comes? When Li Hehua was thinking about how to deal with it, a voice interrupted her thoughts.
"Boss, is there a private room available today?"
When Li Hehua came back to his senses, he saw Mr. Yan and Mr. He standing outside the counter with smiles on their faces.
"Mr. Yan, Mr. He, why are you here?"
Old Yan stroked his beard and said, "Today we two want to eat the food you cook, but we didn't make a reservation, so we wanted to ask you."
Li Hehua hurriedly came out from behind the counter and personally greeted the two people to the second floor, "You two, please follow me to the second floor. There is a private room today."
When they arrived at the private room, Li Hehua was about to ask the two to order food, but Old Master Yan waved his hand and said, "Don't be in a hurry to order food. I wasn't here yesterday. I heard that someone came to your place yesterday to cause trouble?"
Mr. Yan's words touched people's hearts. The old man must have heard from others that someone had a stomachache after eating the restaurant's food, but he did not suspect that it was the food that had caused the problem. Instead, he directly thought that someone was causing trouble. He believed her 100%.
Li Hehua described what happened yesterday truthfully: "Three people came to eat and had stomach pains after eating. We asked a doctor to see them, and the doctor also said that they had stomach upsets. The three people said that there was something wrong with our food."
Old Master Yan and Mr. He looked at each other and said, "We don't believe that. We have been eating the food you cooked for about a month, and nothing happened to us. No one else has heard of any problems. It seems that those three people are deliberately causing trouble."
Li Hehua smiled and said, "Mr. Yan, Mr. He, thank you for your trust."
At this time, Mr. He, who had been silent all this time, suddenly asked, "Do you need our help to settle it?"
Li Hehua was surprised. After all, this matter was insignificant to Mr. He. Most people would not get involved in such trouble. Moreover, she refused when he asked her to cook a meal last time. She didn't expect that he would ask for help at this moment.
Li Hehua was really grateful in her heart, and hurriedly smiled and shook her head and said: "We have already thought of a way to deal with this matter. If it really cannot be handled, then I will trouble you two for help. Thank you in advance." Li Hehua bowed to the two of them as a token of acceptance of their kindness. If it really could not be solved, asking them for help would be a last resort. At worst, she would repay the favor slowly.
The two nodded when they heard this, stopped talking, and started ordering food.
Li Hehua stopped thinking about anything else and cooked for the two of them seriously.
However, until after noon, the people who Li Hehua expected to cause trouble did not arrive, and Zhang Tieshan did not come back either. Li Hehua was a little confused and had to put all these aside for the time being and focus on business.
At the end of the Wei hour, Mr. Yan and Mr. He came down from upstairs after finishing their meal. Li Hehua settled the bill for them and removed the remaining 400 coins when collecting the money.
Mr. He smiled, took out the money to pay the bill, and when he was about to leave, he suddenly asked, "Boss, can't you spare the time to cook a meal for me?"
Li Hehua exclaimed "Ah" and looked up at him.
Mr. He said sincerely, "I really want to ask you to cook for me to entertain my guests. I always feel that the dishes cooked by the chef at home are not satisfying and they are not as delicious as yours."
Li Hehua didn't expect that Mr. He was still thinking about this matter. Is this the obsession of a foodie?
Li Hehua thought about it and did not refuse immediately. She refused last time because she did not want to delay the business of the restaurant itself. But now, her mind has changed a little bit. On the one hand, she was very touched by Mr. He's enthusiasm to help her solve the problem today. The most important thing is that she understood from yesterday's incident that if a restaurant wants to survive for a long time, it must have strong connections and big shots supporting it behind the scenes. It is necessary to build good relationships with big shots.
Mr. He loved her cooking so much. If she agreed to his request, it would be considered as doing Mr. He a favor. She could then ask him for help in the future if she had any problems. Besides, all the big shots loved her cooking. How could others still suspect that there was something wrong with her cooking?
Li Hehua thought so and did not refuse. Instead, he said, "Mr. He, my restaurant has reservations every day. I can't ignore these customers, but I don't have any customers for dinner every night, and the 15th of every month can be free. If you have a banquet during these times, I will definitely go."
Hearing this, Mr. He's eyes lit up and he nodded repeatedly, "Okay, okay, I feel relieved when you say that. Don't worry, I will definitely not treat you unfairly in terms of compensation."
After that, Mr. He continued, "I have a banquet on the 14th, so I will move it to the 15th. I hope you can go and help me then."
Li Hehua thought for a moment and nodded, "Okay, I will definitely be there when the time comes. Please prepare the ingredients."
"Don't worry about that. It's best if you just go there and cook."
"good."
The matter was settled, and Mr. He and Old Man Yan left happily. Li Hehua pursed her lips and sighed softly. She had originally planned to take Shulin out to play on the 15th, but now it was no longer possible. She felt so sorry for the little guy.
However, Mr. He's farm is in the suburbs, and there seems to be a Xianghua Temple nearby. I heard that the scenery inside the temple and nearby is very beautiful. Why not take Shulin with you that day? After she prepares the food, she can take Shulin there to play, and she can also bring a kite to teach him how to fly a kite.
Li Hehua thought this was a good idea and planned to wait for Zhang Tieshan to come back and talk to him about it.
As a result, it was almost evening before Zhang Tieshan returned.
"Why did you go away for so long? What did you do?"
Zhang Tieshan smiled and asked, "Didn't that group of people come to cause trouble today?"
Li Hehua shook his head. "No, could it be because of something you did?"
Zhang Tieshan patted her head and said, "I did do something, but I don't know if it's effective. Let's wait a couple of days. If no one comes to cause trouble, the matter will be settled. Then I'll tell you everything, okay? Hmm?"
Li Hehua pouted, "Okay."
Seeing that she was still pouting, Zhang Tieshan laughed out loud and pinched her fair and tender face, which earned a kick from Li Hehua.
After the two of them laughed and joked, Li Hehua told Zhang Tieshan about Mr. He. Zhang Tieshan thought about it and nodded in agreement with Li Hehua's plan. He planned to take Shulin with her that day and go out to play together after she was done with her work.
Li Hehua was thinking about what Zhang Tieshan said about two days. Strangely, after three days, she didn't see the three people coming to cause trouble again. This time, she really couldn't bear it anymore and hurriedly asked Zhang Tieshan: "Can you tell me now? What's going on?"
Zhang Tieshan shook his head helplessly and lovingly, "Okay, okay, I'll tell you, don't be impatient." He stopped keeping the secret and said, "I followed the three men out. They were also alert and went back to their own homes. They didn't come out. I think they were afraid of being followed, so they didn't dare to meet the people who hired them."
"So I found a few clever beggars, gave them half a tael of silver each, and asked them to keep an eye on these three people and report to me if they saw them meeting anyone."
Li Hehua's eyes lit up. "So, have you found out who is behind this?"
Zhang Tieshan nodded, "Yes, I found it. It was someone hired by the owner of Tianxiaju in town who did it."
Li Hehua was not surprised by this answer. Tianxiaju was the best restaurant in town. All the well-known people in town went to Tianxiaju for meals. Now many people gradually came to her restaurant. It was impossible not to attract envy. But she did not expect Tianxiaju to be so patient and act so quickly.
Li Hehua's mood sank again before he could even finish his happiness. "But even if we know it was Tianxiaju, it's useless. They just saw the people below, and there's no way to prove that it was the boss of Tianxiaju who ordered it."
Zhang Tieshan nodded, "Yes, that's true, so I don't plan to ask for an explanation. For things like this, it's never better to solve them openly than in secret."
When Li Hehua heard him say this, he knew he had another trick up his sleeve, so he hurriedly urged him, "Then tell me quickly, how did you solve it?"
Zhang Tieshan squeezed her hand to signal her not to be anxious, and slowly said, "Now that I have found the person behind the scenes, I will not argue with him, but just make sure that the boss of Tianxiaju does not dare to provoke us again. I hired a few beggars who do not care about their lives but only money, and asked them to change into good clothes. Then I went to Tianxiaju to order a table of food, and then my stomach hurt, and then I started to make trouble like those three people."
"Ah?" Li Hehua didn't expect this to be the case. He was stunned. Is there such an operation?
Seeing her surprised expression, Zhang Tieshan smiled and leaned close to her ear and asked, "Do you think I'm too mean?"
Li Hehua immediately shook her head. How could she think this was bad? She thought it was too good. She had never thought of such a solution. This was called giving someone a taste of their own medicine. It couldn't be better.
"And then what?" Li Hehua continued to ask.
"Then, just like the three guys had caused trouble here, they also overturned the table at Tianxiaju, and everyone knew about it. The boss of Tianxiaju was just as helpless as we were, and later he followed the people I found to see who was behind it. Of course, he couldn't find them because I didn't see them again."
"That......"
"Although we don't know who ordered this, anyone with a little bit of common sense can tell it was us, because the method was exactly the same. How could the boss of Tianxiaju not have thought of this?"
Li Hehua nodded. Yes, it was exactly the same routine. Anyone with a little bit of common sense would have guessed that they were the ones who did it. But at the same time, the boss of Tianxiaju was helpless because he had no evidence, and he couldn’t do anything about those who were causing trouble because they had already caused what they needed to do and their reputation had been affected, so they couldn’t be stopped.
Li Hehua didn't even need to ask Zhang Tieshan to know why that group of people hadn't come to make trouble in the past few days. It must be because the boss of Tianxiaju was afraid that they would continue to make trouble, and the people invited by Zhang Tieshan would also continue to make trouble. Then no one would be in trouble, so they didn't dare to make trouble again, which meant a truce.
What Li Hehua thought was right. Although the boss of Tianxiaju was so angry that he almost vomited blood, he had to compromise because he did not dare to let his own business be affected. He had to withdraw the three people reluctantly.
This crisis was resolved by Zhang Tieshan.
The heavy stone in Li Hehua's heart was suddenly lifted. She was extremely happy. She had never felt that Zhang Tieshan was so cute as she did at that moment. He was so cute that she couldn't help but pull Zhang Tieshan down and gave him a quick kiss behind the counter.
"This is a reward!" Li Hehua said happily.
Zhang Tieshan stared at Li Hehua for a long time, suddenly smiled, then touched the cheek that was kissed, turned away and said nothing.
Li Hehua blinked, always feeling that there was something wrong with his smile.
However, the matter was resolved, and Li Hehua was so happy that he informed everyone of the good news without caring about anything else, and said, "Let's have a good meal tonight to celebrate!"
"Oh - that's great." Everyone became happy when they heard this, with bright smiles on their faces, and the stone that was weighing on everyone's heart was gone.
Li Hehua closed the shop early, put on an apron and went to the kitchen. He used all the ingredients he could to make sixteen dishes, including chicken, duck, fish and meat. He filled the long table made of two square tables with the dishes. The whole restaurant was filled with the aroma of the dishes, and even people outside the restaurant could probably smell it.
It's so tempting.
Now, for other people in the restaurant, the happiest thing is to eat the dishes cooked by Li Hehua himself. That is simply an enjoyment and makes people happier than the Chinese New Year. If you ask everyone what reward they want now, everyone will definitely say: they want Li Hehua to cook a meal for them personally.
The food smelled so good that everyone couldn't wait to pick up their chopsticks to eat. At this time, Li Hehua realized that Zhang Qingshan had not arrived yet, so he asked, "Where's Qingshan? Why hasn't he come yet?" Every night Zhang Qingshan came to the restaurant to eat after work. Why hasn't he come yet today?
After Li Hehua said this, everyone remembered that they were still missing one person. Luo Er said, "Let's wait a little longer. I think Qingshan will be here soon."
Everyone nodded and put down their chopsticks temporarily.
Seeing this, Zhang Tieshan waved his hand and said, "No need to wait for him. Let's eat. Just save some for him later."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Qingshan came in from the door, panting, "I'm sorry, something delayed me tonight."
When everyone saw him coming, they all asked him to come over and have dinner.
Zhang Qingshan wiped the sweat from his forehead, sat down at the table and started eating with everyone.
After the meal, everyone helped to clean up and then went home.
Li Hehua was used to Zhang Tieshan being the last one to leave every day. He would use the water he had boiled to give Shulin a bath and then hand the little guy over to Zhang Tieshan to put him to sleep. This was the case every day.
While Zhang Tieshan was coaxing Shulin to sleep, Li Hehua took a bath. When he returned to the room, Shulin had already been successfully coaxed to sleep.
Zhang Tieshan is really good at coaxing children to sleep.
Li Hehua took off his slippers and sat on the bed while instructing Zhang Tieshan, "Please help me close the door when you go back. Oh, and call Heizi in. Don't let him sleep in the yard."
In the past, Zhang Tieshan would go home every night after coaxing Shulin to sleep, but today, after she had talked for a long time, he did not move, and she could not help but wonder, "What's wrong? Is there anything else?"
Zhang Tieshan looked at her and smiled. This smile seemed inexplicably familiar. Li Hehua felt a little creepy. She subconsciously pulled the quilt to cover herself and said with a smile, "I'm going to sleep. You should go back soon. I'm so sleepy." Then she yawned.
Not only did Zhang Tieshan not leave, he moved closer, put his hands on both sides of Li Hehua's face, looked down at her with a smile in his eyes.
Li Hehua frowned and said in a fierce manner, "What are you doing? I'm going to sleep, go back quickly."
Zhang Tieshan didn't answer, but his head lowered little by little, which scared Li Hehua so much that she slipped into the quilt. It was not that she was timid, but Zhang Tieshan was really scary when he chewed people.
There was suddenly no sound outside. Li Hehua hid for a long time but heard no sound. He could not stay there any longer as it was too stuffy under the quilt.
She secretly loosened her grip a little and slowly poked her head out. As soon as she came out, she saw that Zhang Tieshan was in the same position as before.
Li Hehua wanted to shrink back again, but this time it was too late because Zhang Tieshan had fixed her head.
"What are you hiding from?"
Li Hehua blinked and said nothing.
Zhang Tieshan smiled and said slowly, "Aren't you going to reward me? Just a kiss on the cheek? That's too cheap."
Haha...Li Hehua refused to speak because she knew what was valuable in his heart.
But Li Hehua didn't say anything, and Zhang Tieshan didn't need her to say anything. He just bit her lips hard, leaving her without any resistance.
Woohoo…here it comes again!
Li Hehua was bitten until his whole body became limp. He was finally released, panting. He could only stare at the man.
Zhang Tieshan's smile became more obvious, and he said, "This is a decent reward."
Li Hehua was so angry that he wanted to scratch him. Don't even think about getting any rewards in the future, not even a feather.
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