Chapter 415

Chapter 415: Shall We Eat Together?

Translator: Xiong_Guoqi Editor: DesTheSloth

In regard to General Manager Cheng’s words, Director-general Zhang didn’t give any comment . He just brought out the total amount of taxes paid by Yuan Zhou emotionlessly .

“Pa”

General Manager Cheng acted as if he had heard a sound of face-slapping . How painful it was!

Are you kidding me? What a joke it was that such a small restaurant could pay so much in taxes!

General Manager Cheng revealed an expression of “You must be kidding” . If not it was told by Director-general Zhang, he almost wanted to give a slap straight to his face .

“I’m sorry . Do you mean that small restaurant pays taxes by 10 million RMB every month?” There was full of disbelief in General Manager Cheng’s tone . Besides that, he appeared quite astounded .

“Not yet, but very close . ” Director-general Zhang answered honestly .

“I don’t think it is possible . There must be something wrong with the address . ” General Manager Cheng took a deep breath and said with a euphemistical tone .

“Director-general Zhang, a total of 415 stores paid taxes of 3 million each last year . ” Assistant Deng took out a document and said timely .

“Well, this number is reported by Division Chief Lin himself . ” Director-general Zhang answered calmly .

“I see . Sorry to bother you . ” General Manager Cheng tried his best to refrain himself from roaring .

“That’s alright . Goodbye . ” Director-general Zhang nodded his head .

“Ta Ta Ta”, the three people walked out of the door quickly .

General Manager Cheng didn’t stop until they walked out of the bureau for a quite some distance .

“Didn’t you say that guy dosen’t have any background?” General Manager Cheng totally didn’t believe that Yuan Zhou could pay taxes of 10 million .

“According to our investigations, no . ” Assistant Deng said calmly .

“That is right . ” Niu Li also nodded and echoed at the side .

“Then how is it possible that Director-general Zhang lied to us?” General Manager Cheng asked in puzzlement .

“I noticed the expression of Director-general Zhang just now and he didn’t seem to be telling lies . Besides, it’s possible for him to pay 10 million if that guy doesn’t pay small business taxes, according to my careful calculations . ” It was another document that Assistant Deng took out this time .

“How is it possible? A restaurant that covers even less than 100 square meters pays taxes on the basis of turnover?” Regardless of the documents, General Manager Cheng was reluctant to accept that fact .

“There’s no other explanation except this one . ” Assistant Deng said positively .

Niu Li was so surprised that she still carried an expression of disbelief on her face .

“Is he out of his mind? How do we play with him if he plays like that?” General Manager Cheng couldn’t help scolding . The taxes were really paid by Yuan Zhou as if he was playing a game .

This was no different from being “made invincible” . It simply left him no way out .

“Where are we going, General Manager Cheng?” Assistant Deng folded the documents and asked .

“Yeah . What shall we do, General Manager Cheng?” Niu Li couldn’t help asking .

They had originally prepared to hold a celebration for the upcoming victory, but never expected that Yuan Zhou would do things in such an unconventional way as to not pay taxes based on the small business tax .

It was really unscientific . This move not only appeased the tax bureau and left them a good impression, but also scored a lucky hit and made General Manager Cheng unable to purchase his restaurant .

Without any difficulty, he solved some invisible crisis .

After all, a large taxpayer and tax-paying model deserved to be protected to some extent .

“What else can we do? Let’s go back first and just wait for other opportunities . ” General Manager Cheng rolled his eyes and said angrily .

“I’m going to get the car . Please wait a moment, General Manager Cheng . ” Assistant Deng immediately took out the key and said .

“Ok . ” General Manager Cheng looked at the car in the distance without turning a hair and said calmly .

They were so irritated just now that they passed the place where they had parked the car . Now Assistant Deng had to go back and get it .

After trying to settle this matter, it wasn’t early anymore . It was 11 in the morning and Yuan Zhou was preparing his own lunch .

Of course, he had no idea of what happened at all . However, he knew the significance of paying such a large amount of taxes and hence didn’t worry about that .

“Let me just cook a vegetable dish and eat some beef at noon . ” Yuan Zhou looked at the ingredients full of the kitchen and muttered to himself .

“Hua La” “Zi La” . Along with the melodious symphony, Yuan Zhou prepared a meat dish, a vegetable dish and a soup as well as a bowl of plain cooked rice for himself very soon .

“Well, my craftsmanship improved again . ” Yuan Zhou smelled the fragrance of the food and said proudly .

“I’m starting now . ” Yuan Zhou carried the bowl and directly started to eat .

He had just eaten a few mouthfuls when there suddenly came a sound from outside .

Moreover, it was the melodious sound of Erhu .

At first, Yuan Zhou didn’t feel anything special . Only after a long while when the tune of the Erhu was played clearer and more melodious could Yuan Zhou not help saying something .

“Where is the tune of the Erhu coming from?” Yuan Zhou was puzzled .

“Wu Wu Wu . . . “, the beautiful tune of the Erhu was blowing in the wind . Though Yuan Zhou couldn’t understand the meaning contained nor could he recognize which tune it was, he was attracted to it instinctively . While carrying the bowl, he was absorbed in that enjoyment .

When the tune came to an end more than ten minutes later, Yuan Zhou found that he hadn’t even changed his position .

“That really is an awesome skill!” Yuan Zhou set the bowl and chopsticks down and couldn’t help sighing with emotion .

“Pa”, Yuan Zhou followed the source of the sound and opened the back door in accordance with his own thoughts .

There was only an alley outside the back door of Yuan Zhou’s restaurant . The ground paved by the blue flagstones were covered with the mosses, which looked both ancient and dilapidated . Exactly at the back door of Yuan Zhou’s pub, there was a person standing there .

A person, who was dressed in a grey business suit and looked clean and neat, was putting the Erhu away meticulously .

“Xi Xi Suo Suo” . After quite a while when the person finished, Yuan Zhou then uttered .

“Excuse me . Was that you who played the Erhu just now?” There was still a serious expression on Yuan Zhou’s face .

“Yes, sir . ” Only then did the person turn around and answer .

The man’s face was white and clean, but his brows were tight knitted with some wrinkles; his fingers were slender and beautiful; when he stood up, his back was kept perfectly straight . He was obviously an unyielding person . However, his clothes were so old that the original pure black pants had become slightly grey due to too much washing .

All of this was noticed by Yuan Zhou .

“You have excellent skill . ” Yuan Zhou said with all his heart .

“Thank you for your compliment . ” The man nodded and thanked him .

“You are welcome . I was lucky enough to hear the tune just now . Could you please eat with me? This meal is served as my return gift . After all, I’m no more than a chef . ” Yuan Zhou said a long sentence this time, but very slowly .

“Ok . ” The man looked at Yuan Zhou up and down and then nodded his head and agreed .

“May I bother you to have a seat? I’m going to cook two more dishes . ” Hearing the person agree, Yuan Zhou revealed a faint smile .

“It’s me who is bothering you . ” The man held the case carefully and followed Yuan Zhou into his restaurant .

“Let’s go to eat over there . ” Yuan Zhou pointed at the only table in the restaurant and said politely .

“Thank you . ” The man thanked Yuan Zhou softly .

“I’m going to cook . ” Seeing the person sit down, Yuan Zhou said that .

For a while, there was only the sound of cooking in the restaurant . The middle-aged man stroked the case silently as if it were of great value .

Yuan Zhou cooked very quickly . In no more than 5 minutes, he had prepared two main cuisines well .

A serving of Dongpo Pig Knuckle and a Jinling Grass were carried up onto the table .

“May I ask where you are working?” While they were eating, Yuan Zhou suddenly asked randomly .

The reason why Yuan Zhou treated him to a meal was that he could tell the man wanted to eat something and besides, he had been hungry for quite a while .

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