Chapter 297: A Man's Happiness Is Just This Simple and Unadorned! (Seeking...)

"Lawyer Fang, this fish isn't missing anything, it tastes quite fresh, there shouldn't be any problem, right?" Zhou Yi had also had quite a bit to drink, and he asked while swaying his head there.

Lawyer Fang also looked completely drunk, and with a wave of his hand, he said: "Hmm, no, this fish of his, I feel like it's missing a lot of things compared to before. Do you think they might have cut off a portion for themselves?"

"That's impossible, right, Lawyer Fang?" Zhou Yi said, looking a bit dazed: "Isn't this boss introduced by your friend? Does he not know your reputation or what? It's impossible for him to pull a stunt like this."

Situations where one eats fish, crab, or crayfish and ends up being short-changed by the merchant were things Zhou Yi had only heard of, but had never actually seen.

He felt in his heart that it couldn't be such a coincidence, and the key was that Lawyer Fang was introduced by his friend; there was no reason for it.

Lawyer Fang shook his head: "I don't know about that. It could also be the chef doing it on their own. Forget it, I'll call the boss out to ask."

"Boss Kang! Boss Kang, come out for a moment!"

After shouting a few times, Boss Kang, who was sitting at the front desk, hurried out. He was bald and had tattoos, looking very much like a tough guy, but he was very polite in front of Lawyer Fang.

"Teacher Fang, have you finished eating? Is there anything you need me for?"

"Boss Kang, this fish of yours isn't right, why does it look like a part is missing to me?"

After all, it was an introduction by an acquaintance, and plus he had drunk a bit too much, so Lawyer Fang didn't pay as much attention to his speech as he usually did.

But Boss Kang was running a business, so he wouldn't easily get angry, and he smiled there: "Teacher Fang, that's impossible. However you brought the fish, that's how we cooked it. How could it be missing a part?"

"I just feel like a part is missing, really, Boss Kang!" Lawyer Fang said again.

Zhou Yi, who was on the side, had been drinking sugar water in a flamboyant manner, and hearing this, he also said: "Boss Kang, Lawyer Fang doesn't say things easily. If he feels a part is missing, then it must really be missing."

They were soulmates, after all; just as Lawyer Fang trusted him, he also unconditionally trusted Lawyer Fang. In such a small matter, the other party had no reason to lie.

After saying this, Lawyer Fang and Zhou Yi looked at each other, chuckled, and reached out to high-five.

Childish!

Zhou Xinran, on the side, was expressionless. Anyway, every time she went out to eat with these two men, something weird would happen. In these short twenty-some days, the restaurants in Jingzhou City had been tormented quite badly by the two of them.

The two of them were the type who had to get to the bottom of any problem they encountered; they were what is commonly known as "troublemakers"!

It was only because her own temperament was decent that she could endure it. If it were anyone else, they would absolutely not want to come to dinner with these two.

Boss Kang turned his head to look at Zhou Yi, feeling a bit helpless, but still said: "Teacher Fang, Boss Zhou, this, this is really impossible."

"Teacher Fang, could it be that you've had a bit too much to drink and your eyes are playing tricks on you? We are all friends here, how could I possibly cheat you, right? Besides, you're talking about a piece of meat on this one fish; I wouldn't get rich even if I took it."

Boss Kang was trying hard to refute, while Lawyer Fang and Zhou Yi had entered their "serious mode" again.

"You say we've had too much to drink and our eyes are playing tricks? You want evidence, right? Fine, you have Monitoring here, right? It can prove we didn't leave the table the whole time, so let's piece this fish back together right now!" Lawyer Fang said directly.

And so, the next second, in Boss Kang's stunned eyes, the two in front of him—one was the boss of the recently rising Tengda Company in Jingzhou City, and the other was a lawyer who could be considered the only true god in the legal circles of Jingzhou City.

Both of them were wearing expensive watches, and the watch that Boss Zhou was wearing was worth at least five hundred thousand!

Then they just took out their phones, found the Photo of that fish, and started piecing it together...

"No, Teacher Fang, Boss Zhou, there's no need, really no need. We missed a piece, we missed a piece, okay? We'll pay for it, there's no need, really no need..."

Boss Kang was absolutely dumbfounded. Were these two really drunk or what!

"That won't do. You say it's missing, so it's missing? This all depends on evidence!" Zhou Mouren said with hazy, drunken eyes, and then Lawyer Fang gave a thumbs up there.

Boss Kang was completely numb. He actually knew clearly in his heart that in such matters, generally speaking, a boss with a big business like him wouldn't pull any small tricks.

Just as he said, it was just a piece of fish meat; even if it were the best, it was still just a piece of meat, and not many people would even want it if it were sold.

It was impossible to get rich off that one piece of meat.

But, the people in the kitchen were another story. As the saying goes, if the cook doesn't steal, the harvest won't be gathered. Regarding things in the kitchen, it was impossible to watch them completely.

Just like many takeout shops now, when the Market Supervision Department conducts hygiene inspections, everything is "excellent," but if you go in there for a few days during normal times, you'll have second thoughts, and you'll absolutely never dare to order takeout again.

You'll feel that it's a miracle you haven't gotten sick after eating takeout for so long.

Many people get diarrhea after eating takeout; do you think that's just a coincidence?

The legend of the Jet Fighter has long existed in the world.

So Boss Kang could easily imagine that if it was really short-changed, it must be a problem with the kitchen.

But these two were also a bit... not quite normal.

Just as he was about to say something else, Zhou Xinran, who hadn't drunk much, said: "Forget it, Boss Kang. The two of them... just let them do it. This is their happiness."

Happiness? Boss Kang looked again at the two men piecing together bones. The expensive watch on Boss Zhou's hand was covered in quite a bit of mess, but the two of them did indeed seem very happy.

At this moment, Boss Kang probably understood; after all, he was also a man.

"Alright, Lawyer Zhou, then let them piece it together first. Tell me when they're done, I'm going to the back."

Zhou Xinran nodded, then continued to watch the two people in front of her. A man's happiness is just this simple and unadorned.

Lawyer Fang and Zhou Yi used to pay a little attention to their image in front of her, but slowly, it seemed they didn't even treat her like a woman anymore; the two of them were just so happy.

But Lawyer Fang was already forty-two. By logic, at thirty one stands firm, and at forty one has no doubts—he was already at the age of no doubts, yet he was still like a child.

Zhou Yi and Lawyer Fang were truly happy. Money didn't really matter; the main thing was enjoying this process of being serious.

The ones on the table were finished, and they fished out the fish bones from the pot to continue piecing them together. Finally, it was done.

"Look, I told you something was missing! The best piece of meat and bone on the fish's belly is gone!" Lawyer Fang laughed heartily looking at the fish bones in front of him.

"Lawyer Fang is high!" Zhou Mouren on the side started playing the straight man.

"Zhou Yi, hard!" Lawyer Fang didn't want to be outdone and said the same.

After saying this, the two looked at each other and then looked at Zhou Xinran: "Lawyer Zhou is both high and hard! Haha..."

Zhou Xinran: "(￣△￣；)"

Heh, childish.

Boss Kang had already come out. Not only did he waive the bill, but he also gave the two of them extra restaurant cards. Together with Zhou Xinran, it took a lot of persuasion to finally get the two guys to go home.

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"Who am I, where am I, what am I doing!"

Zhou Mouren barely managed to crawl up and looked around. Oh, at home, not at the hotel.

He shook his head vigorously. The feeling of a hangover was truly not good. Every time Zhou Yi woke up drunk, he would think: I have been harmed by wine and women, and I am so haggard. From today on, I will quit drinking!

Finished, I'll drink if I have to drink...

I didn't want to eat, but I had to, so I reluctantly made some instant noodles, slurped them down, and felt a bit better.

Should I go to the Company today? Maybe I won't go; I haven't encountered anything these past few days, it's been incredibly relaxing.

Come to think of it, it's strange; I'd gotten used to a life of being a stickler for details, and now that things have suddenly calmed down, I'm not quite used to it.

I don't want to go to the Company, I just want to go downstairs for a stroll and look at the now-peaceful Small Residential District; this is the empire I have conquered.

"Brother Zhou, out for a stroll?" Xiao Xu walked over from the side.

The young woman was wearing a pleated skirt today, and she looked full of youthful vitality.

"Yeah, just strolling. You didn't write today? Can't believe you're actually downstairs idling at this hour!"

Seeing Xiao Xu, Zhou Yi habitually teased her.

Xiao Xu curled her lips and said, "Well, you haven't updated either, have you."

"Can an Up Master be the same as an author? Updating is something that naturally depends on fate!"

Walking and chatting in the courtyard of the Small Residential District, there was a bit of the flavor of life, though the courtyard was full of elderly people at this hour, as the young people had all gone to work; the two of them looked like misfits right now.

After walking a lap and chatting for a while, learning that the web novel circle Xiao Xu was in had recently stirred up waves again, Zhou Yi could only sigh that every circle has its own circle's business.

Look at the web novel circle now, there's so much drama, it feels like the whole world knows about it, but in reality, people who don't read novels have no idea at all.

That's why everyone says you have to break out of your bubble.

Shaking his head, he returned home, checked the time, and saw it wasn't early; too lazy to cook, he simply ordered takeout.

Because of a certain handsome guy, Ah Huang and Xiao Lan are still undergoing rectification, so their pricing mechanisms are much more transparent now, at least not like before, where two phones would show two different prices.

He was getting a bit dazzled by the choices, so maybe he'd go with spicy hot pot, because upon seeing the words "spicy hot pot," Zhou Mouren suddenly remembered that "six-yuan spicy hot pot" incident from back in the day.

After ordering a portion of spicy hot pot with various add-ons, Zhou Yi started a game.

Facts proved he was the noob of all noobs; by the time the delivery guy arrived, he had already played three rounds.

Bang, bang, bang! The door was knocked, and Zhou Yi got up to get the takeout.

He gave the delivery guy a worthless smile and a "thank you"; working people who earn money with their own two hands are all worthy of admiration.

Unlike himself, a pure cheater.

Opening the packaging and picking up his chopsticks, Zhou Mouren began to chow down; although he knew takeout definitely wasn't very clean, and one could even say that in terms of health, outside food certainly isn't as good as what you make at home.

But you have to admit, the food sold outside is heavily seasoned.

He started devouring it with a slurp, but on the third bite, Zhou Yi suddenly saw something black floating on the soup noodles; looking closely, that was no black thing, it was clearly a fly!

Stunned for three seconds, Zhou Mouren ran to the bathroom instantly; as satisfying as it was to eat just a moment ago, it was just as disgusting now.

To be honest, finding flies or bugs in food really isn't rare.

Take university cafeterias, for example, which many say are clean, but the fact is, you can find all sorts of inexplicable things in university cafeteria food too.

Three minutes later, Zhou Yi came out of the bathroom, still feeling disgusted; how to put it, although the possibility of two flies in one takeout order isn't very high.

But still, there is that possibility, and he had been slurping it down just now, what if...

He couldn't think about it; the more he thought, the more disgusted he felt.

He picked up his phone intending to contact the merchant, but just as he was about to call, Zhou Yi suddenly stopped.

Having been friends with Lawyer Fang for so long, even if he hadn't eaten pork, he'd seen pigs run; when encountering trouble, one must never be hasty—securing evidence is more important than anything!

He hurriedly took a Photo and a video of the whole situation; he thought about it and didn't seem to have missed anything, but just to be safe, Zhou Yi called Zhou Xinran.

"Oh, you found a fly in your food? Congratulations, you've got a thousand yuan coming."

God damn it, congratulations my foot! Finding a fly and you're congratulating me, what the hell!

"I'm asking you how to secure evidence!" Zhou Mouren said irritably.

Being around Lawyer Fang for a long time, they all have this bad habit; when you run into these things, never mind anything else, they start by congratulating you, talking about how you've met a noble person or struck it rich.

Although Zhou Xinran wasn't as reliable as Lawyer Fang in this regard, she was, after all, a Lawyer who could practice independently.

The main evidence is actually the fly in the soup; as for other evidence, to be honest, you can't produce it.

Who records their entire meal when ordering takeout these days? That's not being a stickler, that's being sick.

"Taking a photo and a video is enough, right?"

"That's enough, put your heart at ease."

That's good then; Zhou Yi hung up on Zhou Xinran and immediately dialed the merchant's number.

No need to worry about recordings or anything; his phone had already enabled automatic recording.

"Hello, is this Lao Gu Spicy Hot Pot?"

A middle-aged woman's voice came over the phone: "Yes, who are you?"

Hearing this voice, Zhou Yi felt it wasn't looking good; throughout his history of being a stickler, only middle-aged women were the hardest to deal with.

Only a middle-aged woman can deal with a middle-aged woman!

"Oh, hello, I'm a customer who ordered from your place earlier, and I just found a fly in your spicy hot pot, so about this matter..."

Before Zhou Yi could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by the other party.

"What? Found a fly? That's impossible. Let me tell you, the hygiene in our shop meets the standards; there's no way there's a fly!"

She spoke very absolutely, and the implication in her words was: did you put the fly in yourself on purpose!

If this were in the past, Zhou Mouren might have gotten a bit fired up because of this sentence.

But after resting for this period, and hearing this strongly-toned remark again, Zhou Yi even felt a bit nostalgic... he had already been molded into the shape of the system.

"That's not it, Boss, listen to me. I really did find a fly; I have video and photos as proof, it really appeared in the soup."

The voice on the other end was a bit noisy, as if the woman was saying something to someone else, and finally she said: "In that case, I'm very sorry. Did you place the order on Xiao Lan?"

"Yes, Xiao Lan."

"Then click on it, there's a 'worry-free eating' insurance, just apply for that."

"Eat-with-peace-of-mind" insurance... Zhou Yi hesitated a little; he couldn't be bothered to deal with any insurance, feeling that since a fly had been found in the food, just getting a refund from the other party would suffice.

"Boss, look, I don't know how to deal with that insurance; according to the law, you just need to give me triple compensation."

The spicy hot pot itself cost a little over thirteen yuan, so triple compensation would only be around forty or fifty yuan, which wasn't much.

After all, it isn't easy for anyone running a small business, because food is different from other aspects.

If there is a problem with food, the Food Safety Law can be directly applied; it is not "Return One Compensate Three," but "Return One Compensate Ten," and if it is less than one thousand yuan, it is calculated as one thousand yuan—this is the reason why Zhou Xinran said what she just did.

However, something Zhou Yi did not expect happened.

"Triple? Impossible, there is no such regulation; I already told you to click that 'eat-with-peace-of-mind,' Xiao Lan has that regulation!"

After finishing, *snap*, the call was hung up, leaving only Zhou Yi standing there looking bewildered; do people who open shops these days all have such short tempers?

Or was it that the triple compensation he mentioned triggered some kind of mechanism, but there was no need to be so hot-headed, this is a business after all.

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