Chapter 496: Let You Open a Food Shop, You Open at 3 AM

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Protagonist:

Lu Feng

Lu Feng walked out of the kitchen, his expression tense, staring warily at the four people standing before the counter. His tone was icy: "What else do you lot want?"

Guided by the principle of not striking unless struck, he kept his eyes locked on their every move; if they made any suspicious gesture, the rolling pin in his hand would swing out without mercy.

Seeing Lu Feng emerge with a rolling pin, Hu Ge and the others couldn't help but retreat two steps.

Last night Lu Feng had beaten them black and blue with his bare hands, and now he was armed, making him even more formidable.

Hu Ge had no doubt that if Lu Feng attacked them now, all four would likely spend the night in the hospital.

Fortunately, they hadn't come today to cause trouble.

Hu Ge steeled himself and took a step forward, eyeing the rolling pin in Lu Feng's hand cautiously, and spoke with a fawning smile: "Boss Lu, Boss Lu, don't get worked up. We're not here to fight you today."

As he spoke, he glanced at the three yellow-haired men behind him.

The three immediately understood, stepped back two paces with Hu Ge, then bowed deeply in unison to Lu Feng, shouting loudly: "Boss Lu! Sorry! We were wrong!"

This sudden apology made Lu Feng's hand on the rolling pin loosen slightly, and the sternness on his face eased considerably.

He raised an eyebrow and asked somewhat surprised: "You're here to apologize? Why?"

"Boss Lu, last night's incident was entirely our fault."

Hu Ge remained bent over, head down, shouting loudly: "We shouldn't have tried to lay hands on you, Boss Lu, out of selfish desire. That was wrong! We know we were wrong. Please forgive us this once, Boss Lu. We guarantee we won't do this again!"

His tone sounded very sincere, and the three yellow-haired men behind him kept nodding, echoing "We know we were wrong."

Seeing their demeanor, Lu Feng's wariness faded by half.

He stared at them for a few seconds. Seeing they remained bent over without raising their heads, not looking like they were perfunctorily apologizing, he nodded, waved at them, and said lightly: "Mm, I understand. You can go."

After speaking, he turned to return to the kitchen.

"Boss Lu, wait a moment!"

Seeing Lu Feng's cold reaction, Hu Ge quickly raised his head to call out to him, his face full of sincerity: "Boss Lu, we truly regret what happened last night. If you have any conditions, just say them. Whether it's paying money or working for you, as long as you forgive us, we'll do anything!"

Seeing how sincere they seemed in their apology, Lu Feng set the heavy rolling pin aside, swept his gaze over their tense faces, and after a long while slowly said: "Yesterday in the box, I heard one of you say that you blocked me because I hadn't fed you here, blaming me for closing too early... Was that you?"

Saying this, he pointed at a panic-stricken fat man: "Do you think my business hours are too short?"

Although Lu Feng didn't approve of their actions, they did represent some customers' opinions, and today was a good opportunity to find out.

As soon as Lu Feng finished speaking, the fat man jumped as if startled, frantically waving his hands with a ingratiating smile: "No, no! Boss Lu, you misunderstand! You work so hard every day, rushing about. Your business hours aren't short at all! Just right! We came late and missed out—that's our own fault!"

"If it's not for that reason, then why did you block me?"

Lu Feng raised an eyebrow, his tone still flat, then pointed at the short man: "I heard you say last night that my shop has too many rules, making people uncomfortable just looking at them. Is that right?"

"Absolutely not!"

The short man reacted quickly, immediately taking up the conversation and speaking at lightning speed: "Boss Lu, every rule you set here is reasonable! As the saying goes, without rules nothing can be properly squared. I think every customer who comes to your shop has an obligation to follow your rules!"

"Since it's not for that reason either... is it that my portions are too small, and that's why customers have complaints about me?"

Lu Feng nodded slightly, touching his chin and muttering to himself.

"Boss Lu, that's not it either!"

This time it was the yellow-haired man speaking. As the only one of the four who had eaten at Lu Family Restaurant, he spoke with extra confidence: "Boss Lu, the food here is just as plentiful as other restaurants outside... no, even more affordable! The portions are absolutely not small!"

"Mm, I think so too."

Lu Feng nodded in agreement, then fixed his gaze on Hu Ge: "I remember you said the things I sell are dead expensive, dead expensive, and one meal here equals several meals elsewhere, right?"

Hearing this, Hu Ge immediately straightened up, his expression becoming especially serious: "Boss Lu, I have to say a fair word here."

He took a deep breath and continued in a very sincere tone: "Compared to outside, your things are indeed a bit pricey... but! The things here are delicious. Although I haven't tasted your cooking yet, just smelling that aroma these past few days outside, I can guess! As the saying goes, you get what you pay for. Every dish here is worth more than its price! If sold at a five-star hotel, the price would definitely be several times higher than now!"

"Mm, what you all said is not bad. I personally agree very much."

After hearing the four of them, Lu Feng nodded very satisfied.

Although what these four said contained some element of trying to please him.

But having heard customers complain about him all the time, what these four said now really hit the spot.

No wonder so many people like hearing others flatter them. Listening to it just makes one feel comfortable in the heart.

Seeing Lu Feng's expression soften considerably, the stone hanging in Hu Ge's heart landed a little.

But Lu Feng hadn't yet said he forgave them, so his heart still hadn't relaxed.

Thinking of the oppression brought by those few old masters last night and those men in black, Hu Ge couldn't help but shiver again.

If they didn't get Lu Feng's forgiveness today, they might be shoved into a bread van again as soon as they walked out the shop door.

If they were taken there again this time, it was uncertain whether they could return intact.