Chapter 506

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Protagonist:

Lu Feng

After the phone rang three times, the other side picked up.

"Special Chef Yang, our company has approved my proposal, there are no issues on our end anymore, hope we have a pleasant cooperation."

Zhou Li said in a very relaxed tone.

"Mm, okay, pleasant cooperation."

On the other end of the phone, the middle-aged chef addressed as Special Chef Yang by the short-haired woman, agreed with a hearty laugh.

"Alright, I'll send the cooperation contract over to you later, please confirm it on your end."

The short-haired woman finalized the key link in the plan once again, saying it very happily.

As the head of the Market Department in the company, her execution ability was very strong; the boss had just approved it, and she immediately finalized the cooperation with the chef.

However, Lu Feng was indeed completely unaware of all this, still running his own small shop as usual.

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Tonight, the hall of the Lu Family Restaurant on Food Street was still bustling with voices, exceptionally lively.

Lu Feng stood in the kitchen, expression focused as he tossed the wok; the various delicacies in the wok emitted an enticing aroma under high heat, causing the diners queuing in the hall to repeatedly tiptoe and peer into the kitchen.

At this moment, Lu Feng heard a familiar voice from the front of the counter: "Lu Feng, your shop's business is really good now!"

Lu Feng's hand movements paused, and he looked toward the sound, only to see a man in high spirits standing at the counter, looking at him with a smile on his face — it was precisely his former department manager Liu Jie from when he used to work.

"Manager Liu, long time no see, it's been so long and you never came to my shop to eat."

Lu Feng's face showed a few hints of pleasant surprise; he reached out to turn off the stove flame, walked quickly out of the kitchen, and greeted Liu Jie.

He still remembered that after the company he worked for originally fled, Liu Jie also lost his job.

Now in his thirties, with elderly parents above and young children below, Liu Jie had been unemployed and sent resumes everywhere but repeatedly hit walls.

Finally, in order to support the heavy economic burden of his family, he had no choice but to start delivering takeout.

Once by chance, Lu Feng ordered a takeout, and the one who delivered it happened to be Liu Jie.

It was also that chance encounter that let Lu Feng know his once high-spirited superior had actually fallen to the point of delivering takeout.

But looking at Liu Jie now, he had long since lost the embarrassment he had when delivering takeout; his whole person looked radiant — one look and you could tell he had come through hardship to sweetness.

Lu Feng had also previously heard Zhao Zhenhui mention unintentionally when he came to the shop to eat, saying Liu Jie now worked at his company and was still a department manager.

"Lu Feng, I'm not your superior anymore, I told you last time not to call me Manager Liu, just call me Jie Ge."

Liu Jie waved his hand and said with a smile, then turned sideways and pointed at the man standing behind him: "Haven't come to see your face in a long time, today I specially got off work early to come check on your situation, and by the way brought a friend to eat at your place."

The man behind Liu Jie looked about the same age as him; hearing Liu Jie introduce him to Lu Feng, his face remained expressionless.

Lu Feng politely smiled and nodded at the man behind Liu Jie, but the other party still had no reaction.

"Alright, Lu Feng you go busy yourself, don't mind us, if you have time later come to my house for a sit, let your sister-in-law cook a few more dishes, although we no longer have a superior-subordinate relationship, we're still friends."

Liu Jie waved at Lu Feng, signaling for him not to entertain them.

"Okay, then Jie Ge if you need anything just call me anytime."

Lu Feng smiled and nodded, his gaze sweeping over the man behind him, then turned and returned to the kitchen to continue cooking.

"Alright, Hongyuan, don't keep wearing a stinky face, if there's anything say it when we eat later."

Liu Jie patted the man's shoulder, his tone carrying comfort.

The man who came with Liu Jie was called Gu Hongyuan; the two were university classmates, and in the dormitory they were even upper and lower bunks.

During university, Gu Hongyuan was handsome, played basketball well, was a prominent figure in the school, and always had quite a few girls surrounding him.

Later he even successfully pursued the prettiest department belle in their department, and not long after university graduation they got married.

After university graduation, Liu Jie and Gu Hongyuan both entered the same company to intern.

Gu Hongyuan had only worked for two or three months when he complained that the monthly salary of three thousand yuan was too little, and decisively chose to resign.

Later his family used connections to send him into a state-owned enterprise in Jiangcheng, and he is still a minor leader inside it now.

"Hongyuan, I'm telling you, the food at this restaurant is especially delicious, you must have a good taste later, it will absolutely broaden your horizons."

Although this was also Liu Jie's first time coming to Lu Feng's shop to eat, when he was at the company, Boss Zhao Zhenhui had praised Lu Feng's culinary skills plenty in front of him, so he said this to Gu Hongyuan.

Gu Hongyuan's gaze swept a few times over the price list on the wall, his brows couldn't help but furrow, and then he exclaimed somewhat exaggeratedly: "Tsk tsk, how come this shop's prices are so expensive? Isn't this a roadside little fly shop? How come it sells at prices like a high-end restaurant?"

His voice wasn't small, instantly attracting the attention of the customers queuing behind him, and also Hu Xiaoyun at the counter.

The diners' eyes carried a few points of displeasure; in their hearts, every dish at the Lu Family Restaurant was worth its price.

And Hu Xiaoyun's face had no dissatisfied expression; this kind of customer she had not encountered for the first time, still explaining with a face full of smiles: "Big brother, our shop's dishes are really delicious, our boss's culinary skill is very formidable, after you taste the flavor later, you definitely won't feel it's expensive."

Gu Hongyuan however didn't pay attention to Hu Xiaoyun; he curled his lip, looked at Liu Jie and said: "Liu Jie ah, this shop sells so expensively, you bringing me here to eat, you might as well treat me to a high-end restaurant in the city center! The environment there is much better than here."

Then he thought of something, leaned close to Liu Jie and asked in a low voice: "Right, seeing you seemed quite familiar with this shop's boss just now, can the two of us eat here for free?"

"I know the boss, but one code belongs to one code, doing business isn't easy for them either, we came and can't just eat and drink for free."

Liu Jie smiled bitterly and waved his hand, then said straightforwardly: "You don't need to mind whether the prices here are expensive or not, today I'm treating, order whatever you want to eat, no need to be polite with me."

Hearing this, the disdainful expression on Gu Hongyuan's face finally faded quite a bit: "Alright, if you put it that way, then I won't be polite with you!"

The two ultimately each ordered two dishes and a portion of rice; after the meal was ready, the two carried trays and found a seat in the hall and sat down.