Su Tao actually did not like to eat buffets. As someone who knows how to maintain his health, he knows the principle behind only filling 70% of your stomach. Even if he didn't lack money, there’s a feeling of being slaughtered by the restaurant for your money if you do not get your money’s worth in such a high-end restaurant.

“Mr. Su, the steamed sea urchins here taste great, and the ingredients were all exported from Hokkaido, Japan. They’re all fresh, so you guys should give it a try!” A delicate-looking lady helped Su Tao and Ling Yu take two portions of food.

This lady came from Aqua Cloud Stream. Ever since Su Tao signed a contract with Liu Ruochen, many physicians from Aqua Cloud Stream joined the Three Flavour Hall, and most of them were females. This lady was the most outstanding amongst the group that came from Aqua Cloud Stream, and her name was Chen Rui. She had gone through layers of the selection process, in which she rose above everyone else and successfully joined the Three Flavour Hall’s branch in Beijing.

After that lady left, Su Tao bumped Ling Yu and smiled. “Physician Chen seems to be throwing flirtatious glances at you!”

“Stop joking around!” Ling Yu had a thin face, and he was afraid of Su Tao joking around on this topic the most. He immediately lowered his head and focused on the sea urchins.

Su Tao couldn’t help laughing since it felt satisfying to tease an honest lad. However, he wasn’t spouting rubbish since he had noticed that aside from Chen Rui, everyone else from Aqua Cloud Stream seemed to be occasionally sneaking peeks at Ling Yu.

It couldn’t be helped with Ling Yu’s tender appearance. He might not be tall, but he fits the bill of a young idol. Amongst a group of girls, he’s definitely akin to Xuanzang, who had entered the Kingdom of Women.

“Oh, I told a friend of mine to establish a fan club for you. She will contact you at a later time, so you have to be prepared.” Su Tao took advantage of the situation and told Ling Yu about what he had discussed with Kim Jung-yeon.

Ling Yu was at a loss as he looked at Su Tao and bitterly smiled. “I’m not photogenic!”

Putting on a stern expression, Su Tao replied, “This is part of the job. In this current era, we have to follow the trend if we want to promote TCM. We must know how to promote ourselves so that more people can come in contact with TCM through us. This is to change the old-fashioned image of the past. As part of the new faces of TCM, we have to make ourselves seem lively.”

Ling Yu was briefly stunned before he fell into thoughts and ultimately nodded his head. “I’ll listen to you!”

“Now that’s what I like about you, that obedient personality of yours!” Su Tao patted on Ling Yu’s shoulder. The latter also gave Su Tao a smile. He knew that Su Tao was treating him like family, and this was why he would take such an intimate action.

“When do you intend to start with the Chinese medicine factory?” Ling Yu asked in a concerned tone.

The Three Flavour Hall won’t hide any big events from Ling Yu. In Su Tao’s framework, Ling Yu was one of the important strategic partners, like Xia Yu and Liu Jianwei.

“We’re planning to start at the end of this month!” Su Tao frankly replied, then explained his difficulty, “Although we’ve already obtained the initial funds, we still need to hire the workers. But it won’t be a problem. As long as we offer a generous salary, many talents will definitely come to us.”

Nodding his head, Ling Yu smiled. “I’ve sorted out some prescriptions when I was free, so I’ll send them to you. You can use them as a reference.”

Listening to those words, Su Tao was stunned since he never expected that Ling Yu would already make the preparation work. His face turned solemnly as he instructed, “You must learn how to relax. You might still be young, but you have to take care of your health. Not only must you become a successful physician, but you must also become an outstanding manager.”

However, Ling Yu shook his head and smiled. “But I don’t have any ambitions, and I only want to be an ordinary physician.”

Su Tao did not continue any further since he knew that Ling Yu was influenced by the Medical Dao Sect to seek nothing, and this was why he did not have much ambition. Hence, Su Tao did not continue to force him.

At the same time, Su Tao inwardly sighed. Ling Yu’s mentality was also an attitude. If Su Tao reached his seventies or eighties, he might be able to learn such a mentality. However, he was still young, so he couldn’t clear his mind from desires.

All of a sudden, a commotion resounded so Su Tao turned his head over. He saw Chen Rui, who delivered the sea urchins earlier, wearing a deeply worried expression. Standing before her was a tall woman with thick make-up who was constantly shaking her clothes.

“Do you know how much my clothes cost?” The woman examined Chen Rui. She did not notice anything branded on her and grumbled, “If I had known this earlier, I wouldn’t have come to this low-classed restaurant and encounter such low-classed people.”

Standing beside her was a man who seemed to be in his mid-thirties. He wore black-framed spectacles and said, “Forget about it, this lady did not do it on purpose. Didn’t you also fail to avoid it?”

Hearing the man’s words, the woman felt even more indignant as she glared at Chen Rui and roared, “You have to pay for cleaning my clothes!”

The woman had diverted her rage towards Chen Rui, which left the man beside her smiling bitterly.

It was a coincidence that that woman was Gu Yang, and the man was naturally Shu Haonan. The two of them were receiving Shu Haonan’s relatives today, so they chose this family restaurant. When they were getting food earlier, Chen Rui had accidentally dirtied Gu Yang’s clothes when she was getting some soup, which resulted in this conflict.

Initially, Gu Yang wanted to go to a high-classed restaurant to buy Shu Haonan’s relatives a meal. However, Shu Haonan understood his relatives well, and they’re not familiar with that sort of environment. Hence, he decided to come to this middle-classed buffet restaurant.

Gu Yang was furious because Shu Haonan had rejected her suggestion and was venting her anger out at this moment.

“I’ll pay for the cleaning!” Chen Rui immediately apologised and continued, “How much does it cost? I’ll pay you!”

“You seem pretty well-doing despite your pathetic clothes.” Gu Yang glanced at Chen Rui in disdain as she continued, “This shirt is a limited edition that I bought this year. If you pay attention to Paris’ fashion, you should know which designer designed this shirt. The original price was USD$80,000, and to ensure no damages in the washing process, it has to be mailed overseas. I’ll take USD$5,000 for the cleaning fees, it’s not too much, is it?”

Chen Rui was instantly dumbfounded. USD$5,000 would be equivalent to ¥30,000. She only receives ¥10,000 a month as a salary, so it was a huge amount for her.

“Forget about it.” Shu Haonan sighed as he persuaded his fiancée.

Gu Yang threw her temper because of Shu Haonan, so when she heard his words, she took it a step further and mocked, “It’s fine if you can’t take out so much money. I’ll allow you to pay in installments. You can pay me ¥3,000 a month, and you’ll be able to finish paying it in ten months.”

Chen Rui never expected that she would encounter this incident after coming to eat a buffet. Her eyes turned red as she tried her best to hold her tears back.

“There’s no need for ten months! I’ll give it to you right now. USD$5,000? I have it on me, and I can give it to you now.” Seeing that his employee was in trouble, Su Tao was instantly furious. He opened up his wallet and took out the dollars he brought with him in his trip to Japan.

Gu Yang never expected that someone would stand out for Chen Rui, so she glanced at Su Tao and asked, “You’re sticking out for her?”

“She’s my employee, and we’re having an employee gathering today. Since there’s a problem, I naturally have to help out as her employer.” Su Tao smiled.

“Mr. Su!” Chen Rui felt wronged.

Turning to Chen Rui, Su Tao smiled. “Stand behind me. I’ll handle this matter!”

Letting out a snicker, Gu Yang swept an unhappy glance at Su Tao. “Since you’re willing to pay for the cleaning fees, then I’ll forget about it. In the future, watch your dog eyes when you bring your employees out and don’t provoke someone you shouldn’t.”

Su Tao smiled as he waited for Gu Yang to take the money before he took the pot of soup beside him and poured it down Gu Yang’s head.

Gu Yang was instantly frozen by Su Tao’s actions, and everyone else was dumbfounded as well.

But that wasn’t the end as Su Tao took the condiments and wanted to pour them on Gu Yang. At this moment, Shu Haonan was the first to recover and pulled Gu Yang to the side to dodge it.

“You! You dare to humiliate me?” Gu Yang’s eyes gushed with flames as she howled, “Haonan, you have to teach him a lesson for me!”

Su Tao sighed in pity that he couldn’t pour the condiments on Gu Yang. Furthermore, he could tell from Shu Haonan’s actions that he had practiced martial arts, and it wouldn’t be easy to handle him.

“Generally speaking, the price will be the same regardless if there’s a small or large stain on the shirt.” Su Tao took out another USD$100 from his wallet and added, “Oh, right. I dirtied your body as well, so USD$100 should be enough for you to take the most expensive shower. I suggest that not only should you have to wash your body, but you have to wash your foul mouth as well!”

Too vicious!

Gu Yang’s body trembled. She had never suffered such humiliation since young.

It was too satisfying!

The employees of the Three Flavour Hall clapped their hands towards Su Tao. To work under such an employer, everyone was willing to give their all for him.

Pushing Shu Haonan, the brim of Gu Yang’s eyes turned red as she barked, “Are you still a man? If you are, then stand out for me!”

Shu Haonan looked at Su Tao in alertness as he said, “Lad, you’re too vicious. If you’re willing to apologise now, I’m willing to let it pass. After all, she was also in the wrong on this matter.”

“I’m sorry, but I won’t apologise to her.” Su Tao shrugged as he continued, “If you want to stick out for this wretch, then come!”

Shu Haonan’s face turned grim as he undid the top two buttons of his shirt and moved his muscles. His eyes turned cold as well, it was as if he had turned into a completely different person.