Chapter 58

Chapter 58: Great Knowledge

On the other hand, Yuan Zhou opened his mouth, “Excuse me, I have evidence . ”

Yuan Zhou was calm . Only after everyone in the restaurant had fallen silent, did he continued,

“Since everyone came here to eat abalones, all of you must definitely know something about

them . Thus, I will skip the useless chatter and jump straight to the differences between wild

and cultivated abalones . ”

“These abalones are originally known as Shield Fish, but since Bao Shuya① loved to eat them,

they were renamed Bao Fish (currently known as abalones) and are shaped like a human’s ear . ”

“Sir, what you are saying are basic information about abalones . Does it have anything to do with

the matter we are now debating?” General Manager Gou asked in a peaceful tone .

“Not really . I’m just trying to represent how professional I am . ” Yuan Zhou answered, “The

following is exactly what you guys would love to know about . ”

“If I am not mistaken, the method for breeding abalones include caged feeding, factory

breeding, and tunnel breeding . Besides, there is also the most natural method, the bottom

sowing method . ”

No sooner had Yuan Zhou uttered those words did Genaral Manager Gou’s face change from its

formerly confidence look .

“The abalones served in your restaurant are bred in this way . ”

Yuan Zhou didn’t have any hesitation as he said that .

“Natural abalones grow slowly . The shell of an abalone can reach approximately 2-3cm in its

first year and 4-5cm in its second year . An abalone with a size over 10cm would require six or

seven years . ”

“However, if the abalones were cultivated, they would only need two years to reach that length .

Am I right, Manager Gou?” Yuan Zhou said, “What do you say? It sounds pretty professional,

right? I even know the breeding method and time cycle of mature abalones . Are you thinking of

me as a specialized breeding expert for abalones right now?”

“Sir, I must admit you are absolutely right but you are only talking about the method to breed

the abalones . You still haven’t provided any evidence yet, have you?” Manager Gou calmly

pointed out the fact that Yuan Zhou had no convincing evidence . Up until now, his attitude

towards Yuan Zhou was still nice and amiable .

“Oh . I have yet to mention the differences in the taste between the two varieties . ” Yuan Zhou

continued speaking, like a cat teasing a mouth .

“I have no idea what the Canada abalones look like . But the abalones that you provide are

Haliotis Discus Hannai of the local category . They have a unique characteristic . ” Yuan Zhou said

deftly while fiddling with the shell of the abalones in his hand .

“I don’t want to narrate the specific details anymore . Anyone who’s interested in that could

search the details by browsing the name on Baidu② . ”

When Yuan Zhou finished talking, some of the customers standing around him really started to

browse the name Haliotis Discus Hannai on Baidu .

Then numerous discussions passed .

A customer took his telephone and read, “It truly exists . Its nickname is Emerald Abalone,

usually a brownish green or maroon color . When fed with red algae, it would grow a vivid green

shell while if fed with seaweed, it would grow a dark red shell .

Another man uttered the latter part, “Wild abalones have strong feet . They consist of 40% of the

total weight . Every 100 grams of abalone flesh contains protein 40 grams, fat 0 . 9 grams, and

carbohydrate 33 . 7 grams . This difference is tremendous . ”

……… . .

“Since everybody now knows well about the Haliotis Discus Hannai, you guys could respectively

check the abalones dishes on your table . ” Yuan Zhou slowly said as he set down the abalones

with a vivid green shell in his hand .

“Xi Li Hua La”

The sound of plates moving came from the tables .

“That’s absolutely right . What this brother said is correct . ” Soon, there was one who finished

checking his own plate .

“What a black-hearted business . Unexpectedly, they are selling cultivated abalones in the name

of wild ones . Cultivated is then cultivated . Why do you say it’s from the wild?” another man

echoed .

“They have lied to us for so long, it's time for them to compensate us . ” Immediately, someone

jumped straight to the most important point .

“Absolutely . You have been cheating consumers by doing such deeds . ”

“I called 315③ just now . The operator said they would handle this complaint immediately . ” a

man wearing glasses said as he set down his phone calmly .

“As a well-renowned restaurant, how can you do such shameful things? No one will come again

if you continue with such deeds . ” Many more customers expressed their disappointment .

“Anyway, I have called the police . This is definitely fraud,” said another man while sitting

cross-legged on the chair .

Facing such a mess, General Manager Gou couldn’t stay calm anymore . The reason was because

what Yuan Zhou had said was reasonable and moreover, the truth . It was him who had found

and contacted the cultivation farms . Furthermore, he specially chose this breed of abalones

from the farm as it had the most similarities with the wild ones . Never had he imagined that

the truth would be unexpectedly revealed by a customer .

If it wasn’t for the waitress who informed him that Yuan Zhou was dragged into this mess by

the man in a suit, he would have suspected this occurrence as a conspiracy made by the rivals .

The Manager Gou had no time to attend to others at present . Quite a few customers had called

the 315 Complaints Hotline and some even called the police . The restaurant was currently in a

total mess . Furthermore, the man in the suit also joined in the opposing crowd .

As he didn’t like troublesome matters, Yuan Zhou left quickly this time .

Since the mission had been completed, there was no need for him to stay there anymore . It was

too complicated to wait for the compensation, hence Yuan Zhou preferred to leave quietly .

Nevertheless, his phone vibrated when Yuan Zhou had barely walked out of the restaurant .

Appearing on the screen was an unknown number . After hesitating for one minute, Yuan Zhou

decided to answer the call .

“Hello . . . . . . ”

“You finally answered my call . Why did you shut the restaurant for so many days? Do you want

me to starve?” a familiar voice emerged from the phone .

“Oh, Sun Ming . What’s the matter?” Yuan Zhou asked with puzzlement .

“What’s . The . Matter? Aren’t you ashamed for asking that? Tell me right now when are you

going to reopen your restaurant?” Sun Ming shouted at him angrily from the telephone .

On the day before, Sun Ming went to Yuan Zhou’s s restaurant cheerfully, preparing to eat

delicious food to reward himself for his diligent work but only found the annoying notice on the

door . What the fu*k was the National Love-One’s-Hair Day? It was the first time that Sun Ming

had witness Yuan Zhou’s mischievous side .

Previously, he had only felt this friend of his did not speak much but treated friends well . Now

Sun Ming also knew that he was extremely concerned about various holidays .

“Tomorrow . Didn’t you see the notice?” Yuan Zhou continued to feel puzzled .

“So it won’t be open today?” Sun Ming’s tone had just calmed down but Yuan Zhou instantly

ignited his rage again .

“Yes, what’s wrong?” Yuan Zhou asked him again persistently .

“Ah, forget it . Never mind . I haven’t seen you for a long time . Let go for a meal . ” Sun Ming

finally told his true motives .

“But we just met five days ago . What are we going to eat?” Yuan Zhou first presented the fact

and then asked .

“You already have a restaurant, why should we go to other places for a meal? Let’s go to your

restaurant . ” Sun Ming said as if stating the obvious fact . This turned out to be the main purpose

of Sun Ming as he hadn’t eaten Yuan Zhou’s dishes in days and thus could no longer bear the

temptation .

“I won’t open the restaurant today,” Yuan Zhou refused him decisively .

“Yes, we don’t need to open it . Just a few of us . ” Sun Ming was quite considerate .

“Let’s go somewhere else, just not my restaurant . ” However, Yuan Zhou didn’t play by rules at

all .

“For us brothers, couldn’t you cook the dishes yourself?” Sun Ming began to use the friendship

tactic .

“No, I can’t . ” It was still the same rejection .

“Doing business is tiring . Let me have a rest and eat out, ok?” Yuan Zhou gave an explanation .

“Fine, then let’s go to eat the roast duck of Old Lee . ” Since Yuan Zhou had clearly expressed his

attitude, Sun Ming changed the location for the meal .

“Ok, I’ll be there at 5 . 00p . m,” looking at the time, Yuan Zhou replied affirmatively .

“All right . See you later . ” After that, Yuan Zhou hung up the telephone first .

………

“Ka La”

It was 11:50 at night . Yuan Zhou opened the back door and turned the light on .

“Huh? It still looks quite clean . ” After mumbling about the spotless restaurant, Yuan Zhou

started to stagger upstairs

He used to be able to drink up one box of beers, but today after no more than 3 bottles of beer,

he had gotten dizzy, unable to tell directions . Liquor tolerance really needed regular training .

After a “Peng” sound, Yuan Zhou fell on the bed without even washing up . When he had barely

fallen asleep, the system sent him a message .

The system read, “Congratulations! Host, you have smoothly finished the first stage of the

mission . The reward is available to be received . ”

“Receive . ” Yuan Zhou muttered to himself .

With a mere word, he simultaneously received the rewards of Herbal Tea Eggs and Watermelon

Juice for the two completed missions .

However, the strong effect of the alcohol made Yuan Zhou fall asleep straight away .

Immediately, names of two new dishes appeared on the menu downstairs . They were the first

snack and drinks of the restaurant . The price could also be perfectly described in one sentence…

Bao Shuya: a famous politician in Kingdom Qi of ancient China thousands of years ago . During

that period, he helped one of the princes to ascend the throne and later recommended another

talented man to assist the King .

Baidu: a search engine popular in China, like Google in English-speaking countries .

315: a complaint hotline for consumers, usually administered by the Industry and Commerce

Bureau . Once there are any disputes between the consumers and business entities, they can dial

this number to lodge a complaint .