Chapter 979: 979

Just like that, one served while the other ate . The two looked completely like the best of colleagues . If someone who did not know them saw this, they would have thought the two were actually best friends .

Even Xie Hao’s wife who knew well the relationship between the two started wondering if Xie Hao had been lying to her all this while after the meal .

But when she gave it more thought, she couldn’t find any reason for Xie Hao to lie about this .

During his free time between cooking different dishes, Yuan Zhou enjoyed watching the satisfaction and joy of his customers while eating . This was a sight that would give many chefs a sense of accomplishment .

“Um?” Yuan Zhou noticed a Superman .

To be precise, it was a man in a Superman outfit . He was about 20 years old, and was probably a cosplayer . He seemed very dedicated to his cosplay, even his hair had been carefully styled .

Of the first batch customers, apart from Mr . Wei’s group who was there for the All-Fish Banquet, the others had already finished eating and left .

In truth, Yuan Zhou wasn’t very curious about cosplayers anymore . Many girl cosplayers were now using the restaurant as their gathering location since it was easier to get publicity there .

But few people cosplayed as Superman since they would have to wear their underwear on the outside .

The Superman ordered a simple Egg Fried Rice set meal and the food did not take long to arrive .

Zhou Jia was the one serving the food to him . It was right now that Yuan Zhou noticed that something seemed to be missing from the restaurant today .

Yuan Zhou shook his head and after sweeping his thoughts away, his attention returned to the Superman again .

The Superman was crying, tears trailing down his face .

“So delicious he’s crying?” Yuan Zhou was astonished .

After all, many literature works would depict delicious food as something so delicious one would cry tears of joy .

But in truth, that rarely happened . And even if that happened, it wouldn’t be due to taste alone . Rather, the recollection of certain events would play a role as well .

Presently, the Superman was eating while crying .

“No, this is definitely not a joyful cry,” Yuan Zhou was no idiot . He was able to easily notice that the Superman’s crying was truly due to grief .

The Superman’s brows were furrowed, and while scooping rice into his mouth, his tears dripped down . The image of this looked quite weird .

But the Superman did not stop eating and his cry was a soundless one .

“Weird,” Yuan Zhou thought to himself .

Perhaps the food was so bad he’s crying? Yuan Zhou was stunned by the idea of this . No matter what, “bad” was a word that one could never use to depict the food at Yuan Zhou’s restaurant .

“Impossible . I’m in top form today . My Egg Fried Rice is definitely delicious,” Yuan Zhou was very confident about his own cooking skills . Nevertheless, he still seriously recalled every single detail of him cooking the Egg Fried Rice, including the moment when the meal was served . But he could not locate any problems .

More importantly, this was also unrelated to the system . As a chef, if he had no confidence in his own food, he might as well stop cooking .

Yuan Zhou was unsure what’s going on, but he was sure it was not because of him . He did not ask, as he was never a busybody . Shortly after, the Superman finished his meal and left .

He behaved similarly to a man who used to eat here . After the meal, he bowed down outside the restaurant . It was unknown whether he was bowing to Yuan Zhou or the other customers .

There would always be some odd occurrences happening or odd people appearing at Yuan Zhou’s restaurant .

“Old Xie, did you enjoy the meal today?” Mr . Wei asked sincerely .

“Very much . Boss Yuan’s cooking skills are as excellent as the rumors said,” said Xie Hao . As expected, he had been conquered .

“It’s good that you like it . My efforts have not gone to waste,” said Mr . Wei . He even thoughtfully sent Xie Hao and his wife to their car and watched on as the two drove off .

Xie Hao drove off . The meal was paid for by Mr . Wei, and the food was very good . When eating, Xie Hao kept trying to think of any possible trick Mr . Wei might be pulling but he could not come up with an answer .

Just like that, Xie Hao kept having the feeling that this was the silence before the storm . All the joy from his promotion vanished and he stayed on alert to face whatever Mr . Wei had in store for him .

After Xie Hao left, Wei Wei couldn’t hold herself back anymore and asked, “Father, what was tonight for?”

And before Mr . Wei could answer, she added, “What you did gave me goosebumps all over . ”

Wei Wei would never believe that her father would forget the grudge between him and his rival with a smile . He would only smile when his rival had fallen .

“If even you are having goosebumps, how do you think Xie Hao is feeling?” Mr . Wei asked .

“Huh?” Wei Wei blanked out .

Then, she was hit by a realization . If even she was having such a reaction, how would her father’s enemy react?

“Scared to death?” Wei Wei replied instinctively .

“Yes . The worst thing you can do to someone is by not doing anything bad,” said Mr . Wei .

“Moreover…” Mr . Wei added, “Xie Hao is going to be transferred to a subsidiary company out of the province . His entire family will have to move over with him as well . Thus, he has little chance to return to Chengdu in the future . ”

“Alas, Boss Yuan’s All-Fish Banquet is the best All-Fish Banquet in the entire world,” said Wei Wei .

“Exactly . And Boss Yuan does not allow take-outs . Thus, he will never have another chance to eat Boss Yuan’s All Fish Banquet . This single move of mine gave me two victories,” said Mr . Wei as he looked at his daughter with a gratified expression .

Mr . Wei rubbed Wei Wei’s head, looked at Xie Hao’s direction and smiled before leaving with Wei Wei as well .

Yuan Zhou had no idea of the plot that had been contrived using his All-Fish Banquet . The dinnertime ended and after packing up the leftover ingredients, he made a serving of mixed fried rice and placed it at the trash dump station as usual .

It was quite interesting how Yuan Zhou’s restaurant never sold take-outs yet for the sake of throwing trash, Yuan Zhou had specifically bought some lunchboxes .

He bought them nearby and the boss of the store naturally knew Yuan Zhou . He even thought Yuan Zhou’s restaurant was finally starting take-out service and asked Yuan Zhou some questions in excitement .

The pub was opening soon as there was no rain today .

Shen Min arrived early . She was never late .

Yuan Zhou returned from the trash dump station . He planned to take a rest, but he suddenly recalled something . He took his phone out, hesitated slightly before putting his phone away again .

“Shen Min, I’m going out for a bit . I will return shortly,” said Yuan Zhou .

“Ok . Stay safe on the road, Boss Yuan,” said Shen Min with her head stretched out of the bamboo forest .

Yuan Zhou nodded and left .

The customers were all filled with curiosity when they saw Yuan Zhou leaving .

The moment Yuan Zhou’s figure vanished, they immediately asked Shen Min about it .

“Shen Min, where did Boss Yuan go?” asked a customer who was concerned about Yuan Zhou .

“It’s rare for Boss Yuan to leave twice in a row . Recently, Boss Yuan has been frequently going out at night . More importantly, everything is fine with the liquor, right?” asked a customer that was concerned about both Yuan Zhou and the liquor .

Shen Min answered them untiringly that the pub’s operation would not be affected . After Chen Wei and Fang Heng arrived, the pub grew much quieter .

The only sound in the air was Fang Heng reciting poems . That’s right . Fang Heng was a closet scholar . Unfortunately, he was a fan of the poet Xin Qiji, and because of that, the novelist greatly disapproved of him…