Chapter 119: Let You Open a Gourmet Shop, You Open for Business at Three in the Morning

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Protagonist:

Lu Feng

Hearing Liang Da Chu answer so decisively, Li Hong'an's mood finally improved somewhat, and the anger in his heart dissipated by more than half.

As long as An Liang was satisfied with his meal today and gave a good review afterward, everything else was a small matter.

But he had not forgotten that last time Liang Da Chu had made the same solemn promise to him, yet problems still occurred when the dishes were served today.

Li Hong'an felt somewhat uneasy and wanted to say more, but at that moment a knocking sound came from the door.

The Manager gently pushed open the office door, poked his head in to look at the two people in the room, then said to Li Hong'an: "Boss, Mr. An says he has finished eating, and they are preparing to leave. Do you want to see them off?"

"Finished eating? So fast?"

Li Hong'an looked at the watch on his wrist in some surprise. Less than ten minutes had passed since he left the private room, and he had not expected it to end so quickly.

He had originally thought that with so many dishes on the table, tasting them one by one would take at least half an hour.

But right now he could not afford to think too much; he immediately stood up, walked out of the office, and quickly went to the second floor.

An Liang and his assistant were just preparing to go downstairs. Seeing him, Li Hong'an hurriedly went forward to welcome him: "Mr. An, you have finished eating? Let me see you off!"

Hearing Li Hong'an's words, perhaps because of the food here, An Liang actually showed a faint smile and said to him: "Then thank you, Boss."

After hearing this, Li Hong'an was stunned, then could not help but feel happy in his heart.

It seemed An Liang was quite satisfied with the dishes in his shop today!

He knew An Liang's rules and did not open his mouth to ask about the result of his tasting today.

But from An Liang's reaction just now, he could feel that today's result would definitely not be bad.

Li Hong'an saw An Liang and his assistant all the way to the first floor, and instructed the driver to take them back to the hotel.

After seeing An Liang off, Li Hong'an quickly returned to the second floor. At the door of the VIP Private Room stood the Manager and several Waiters, and Liang Da Chu was also there. Everyone looked at him somewhat nervously.

Seeing Li Hong'an coming, the Manager hurriedly stepped forward and asked: "Boss, how was it? Was Mr. An Liang satisfied today?"

"He should be quite satisfied."

Li Hong'an smiled and patted the Manager's shoulder, then said loudly to the several people standing at the door: "When Mr. An Liang's review comes out, I will give everyone a bonus next month!"

Hearing these words, those Waiters' faces turned red with excitement, and they could not help but let out a cheer.

Liang Da Chu stood to one side, his face also flashing with an excited red glow, feeling that his whole body was much more relaxed.

Li Hong'an walked smilingly to Liang Da Chu and patted his shoulder heavily: "Liang Da Chu, I was indeed right about you! Rest assured, once the shop's business improves, I will definitely not shortchange you!"

Liang Da Chu's face smiled like a blooming chrysanthemum, and he nodded continuously with delight in his heart.

His thirty thousand yuan was finally not spent in vain, and this hurdle had finally been passed safely.

He said a few flattering words to Li Hong'an, then left humming a little tune.

After everyone's excited mood had calmed down a bit, Li Hong'an then smiled and said to those Waiters: "Alright, you few hurry up and tidy up the Private Room. Once you finish tidying, you can get off work early today!"

The Waiters agreed happily, then prepared to enter the Private Room to tidy up.

Li Hong'an had just raised his foot to leave when he suddenly heard several exclamations from inside the Private Room. Then a Waiter ran out in a hurry and called out to him: "Boss! Come look quickly!"

Li Hong'an turned around, looking at the somewhat surprised expression on the Waiter's face, and walked into the Private Room full of doubt.

As soon as he entered the door, he was stunned by the sight before his eyes.

In the spacious Private Room, the dishes on the large table were still faintly steaming.

On the originally clean and spotless floor, a pile of bright red banknotes was scattered all over.

Seeing this scene, Li Hong'an's face was full of astonishment, and he could not help but ask: "What is going on? Whose money is on the floor?"

"I don't know. As soon as I came in, I saw a pile of money scattered on the floor..."

A Waiter standing to one side shook his head with a blank face, then asked in an uncertain tone: "Could it be Mr. An Liang's?"

Hearing this, Li Hong'an frowned and began to think.

Could it be the meal money An Liang left behind?

But there was a large amount of money on the floor. This table of dishes in the Private Room was certainly not worth so much money!

Moreover, he knew that when An Liang went to restaurants to taste dishes, he never had to pay.

Could it be that An Liang accidentally forgot it here?

But that did not seem to make sense either. The money was scattered all over the room; even a blind person could see it.

If it really was An Liang's own money, how could he have forgotten to take it away?

Li Hong'an thought it over and over but could not find a reasonable explanation. He simply took out his mobile phone and called An Liang's assistant.

The phone rang more than ten times, but no one on the other end answered.

Li Hong'an felt vaguely uneasy in his heart. After hanging up, he called the driver, but no one answered either.

"Boss, what should we do with this money?"

A Waiter came over, pointed to the money on the floor, and asked cautiously.

"Put it away first. Send it to my office later." Li Hong'an said in a deep voice.

After hearing this, the Waiters squatted down one by one and began to pick up the money on the floor.

Li Hong'an paced back and forth in the Private Room, feeling somewhat restless.

He really wanted to rush to the hotel where An Liang was staying to ask clearly, but he was also afraid of disturbing An Liang's rest and affecting the review of his restaurant.

After thinking it over, Li Hong'an finally decided to temporarily not worry about this matter and ask An Liang himself tomorrow.

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In the hotel elevator, the assistant looked at An Liang's somewhat unpleasant expression and asked cautiously: "Teacher An Liang, are you still angry?"

She couldn't help but recall the scene just now at Hong'an Restaurant, when she walked into the private room.

The moment she entered, An Liang picked up the cowhide envelope on the table, pulled out the thick three stacks of banknotes inside, waved them in front of her, and a cold smile appeared on his face.

"For this shop to get me to give their dishes a good review, they really went to great lengths!"

Saying this, An Liang slammed the banknotes in his hand onto the floor, stood up, and strode out of the private room.

The assistant looked at the banknotes scattered all over the floor and couldn't help but shake his head.

It could be said that this shop's actions touched An Liang's bottom line.

The reason An Liang's food column was deeply trusted by fans was precisely because of his fair and impartial reviews.

Now this shop actually wanted to bribe An Liang with money just to get a good review from him; it was really going too far.

Didn't the boss of this shop know that An Liang hated being bought with money the most?

Such a situation had happened before, but in the end An Liang not only didn't take the money, but without exception gave them all scathing reviews.