Chapter 201: Ransacked
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Han Qiao’s hand holding the spoon paused slightly.
“And?” Han Qiao asked.
“They’re offering free food for three days of opening…”
Han Qiao laughed, “That’s a good thing. Free food for three days will cost them a lot of money.”
Han Qiao asked Dong Lai to continue watching them.
“Call Ali-Chi over.”
Han Chi quickly bounced over as soon as he heard, “Mother.”
She could hear him shouting from afar. He was passionate and unrestrained.
Han Qiao couldn’t help but laugh.
When Han Chi came to her side and called her mother sweetly, Han Qiao said, “Don’t you have a lot of brothers outside? Ask them to go to Yihe Fast Food Restaurant for dinner.”
“Yihe Fast Food Restaurant? The restaurant opposite ours? It changed to a fast food restaurant?”
“Yes.”
Han Chi was instantly angry, “How can they be so shameless? They’re learning from us to open a fast food restaurant.”
“Mother, leave this matter to me. I promise to do it beautifully.”
“Don’t go and cause trouble. Just go and eat. The food there will be free for three days.”
Does such a good thing exist?
Han Chi instantly understood what he had to do.
“Mother, don’t worry. I’ll go now.”
Han Qiao did not know that Han Chi did not ask the beggars to eat at Yihe Fast Food Restaurant. Instead, he went to the nearby villages to spread the news that Yihe Fast Food Restaurant was free for three days and that they could take whatever food they wanted.
At first, Zhen Niang and Zhao Huan were happy when they saw that there were so many customers flowing into their restaurant. However, after they swarmed in and snatched away all the dishes and bowls, and some of them even took away the pottery pots, the smile on their two faces slowly went down the drain.
It was too chaotic.
It was as if they were fighting a war. They swarmed in, snatched everything, and left. There were even people cursing at the door.
“If you can’t afford it, then don’t offer! You said that everything here is free for three days, but it’s only been one morning and it’s already closed!”
“That’s right. Hurry up and open the door!”
Not far away, Zeng Asan led his men to guard the entrance of Qiaoyi Fast Food Restaurant. He looked at Yihe Fast Food Restaurant opposite him and smiled wickedly.
He did not receive much salary for the past ten days, but he received a lot of interest.
The brothers who followed him all turned around.
“Third Brother, don’t worry, everything is settled.”
Zeng Asan smiled, “You’re the smartest out of all of us.”
“Of course. They dare to snatch our business.”
Zeng Asan narrowed his eyes.
Right in front of the door of Yihe Fast Food Restaurant, people were cursing. Some even went to smash the door, shouting and demanding them to open the door and quickly bring the food up.
He chuckled.
“I’m going to get a plate of peanuts.”
Zeng Asan went to find Shopkeeper Zhu, who fiddled with his abacus.
Qiao Yi’s fast-food restaurant was doing quite well today. Although it wasn’t as good as yesterday, there were still many people watching and there were also people who wanted to cause trouble.
Zeng Asan stood at the door with his brothers, scaring off many people with his fierce look.
“Why are you standing here?”
“I want a plate of peanuts.” Zeng Asan said softly.
Shopkeeper Zhu glanced at him and passed him a plate of melon seeds.
“You can’t throw melon seed shells all over the ground.”
“I know. Thank you, Shopkeeper Zhu.”
Zeng Asan came out with the melon seeds and asked his brothers to grab a handful of them. He poured the rest into his own pocket.
“You’re not allowed to throw melon seed shells everywhere.”
Han Qiao had a gentle personality, but she had many requirements, especially in her hotpot restaurant and fast food restaurant. They had to be clean.
The fast-food restaurant was not allowed to be dirty outside, and melon seed shells were not allowed anywhere in the vicinity.
Zeng Asan doesn’t listen to others, but he had to listen to Han Qiao unless he wanted to start a fight with his daughter.
“Big Brother, there’s a commotion over there.”
Zeng Asan looked over and saw many people at the entrance of Yihe Fast Food Restaurant. They were all asking each other, “Didn’t you say it was free? Why aren’t you opening the door?”
“Are you trying to trick us?”
“We were eating here earlier and then it’s closed?”
“If you can’t afford to be open, then don’t tell the world it’s free! What are you doing?”
More and more people gathered at the entrance of Yihe Fast Food Restaurant to complain.
Then, they kicked the door open.
“Quick, there’s food there.”
The adults swarmed in, regardless of whether they could snatch anything or not. Whatever they got, they would take it. There were also people running in from the kitchen, running away with things in their hands.
For a moment, it was so chaotic that nobody could control it.
A few chefs and waiters couldn’t stop the people and were even knocked to the ground by someone. They were stomped on and screamed at.
Zhao Huan and Zhen Niang were dumbfounded. They stood there, unable to say a word.
They had never experienced such a thing before. They only thought that since Qiao Yi’s fast food restaurant was doing well, they could also copy her.
Eating free for three days was a means to promote their restaurant. Although it worked, it did not have a good reputation.
Knowing that the restaurant had been swept clean, Zhao Huan cried and said, “Go report to the authorities!”
The government office quickly sent people over. It was Wen Yu and Gu Jiu who led the way, along with a few constables.
However, when they came over, the people who snatched the item had already run away.
“Do you know who the leader is?” Wen Yu asked.
How would Zhao Huan know this?
She was terrified.
Even Zhen Niang was silent. She only sat stiffly at her side.
She was in a daze.
She never expected such a situation today.
Facing Wen Yu and Gu Jiu’s questions, no matter if it was the shopkeeper, the waiter, or the chef, they all didn’t know anything.
“This is a very difficult situation.”
“The law doesn’t punish the masses.”
Zhao Huan wanted to say that Han Qiao had harmed them, but she had no proof.
She could only grit her teeth and endure this loss.
Looking at the restaurant that had been ransacked, it would not make sense to say that no one had instructed the people to do this.
“We will investigate it clearly,” Wen Yu said.
In fact, it was just a formality. It was difficult to investigate this matter, but at the same time, it was not that difficult for them.
However, they could not help outsiders.
As for what was going on, each of them had a rough idea.
After some investigation, Wen Yu and Gu Jiu left.
They had agreed to go to Qiaoyi Fast Food Restaurant to buy some food to take home. When they saw Zeng Asan, they understood what was going on.
That was why Han Qiao looked for a good person.
Zeng Asan was famous for being a hoodlum in Puyi County, but he was especially loyal. He had a lot of brothers from all walks of life, but none of them were good people.
Many despicable things did not need many words to be spoken out loud. With just a look or a word, someone would do it for him.
Not to mention that he was now a full-time guard at Qiaoyi Fast Food Restaurant. He had enough money to treat his brothers to a meal now.
There was no need to say anything. The brothers all understood.
It was difficult for Yihe Fast Food Restaurant to continue operating in Puyi County.
“You brat, you participated in the other side’s matter, didn’t you?”
“Aiyo, Master Wen, please don’t scare us. This one can’t stand this kind of worker, how would 1 dare to mess around? The boss’s wife is a good woman, this one wouldn’t dare to cause trouble for her.” Zeng Asan quickly denied it.
“It really wasn’t you?”
“Wasn’t me. If it was, I would be struck by lightning.”
Wen Yu chuckled.
These people were all scoundrels.
He didn’t believe that he would be struck by lightning.
Zeng Asan watched Wen Yu and his comrade’s back and chuckled.
He took out a melon seed and threw it upwards. He opened his mouth to catch it and bit it.
As he ate the melon seeds, he habitually spit out the skin. He then quickly reached out to catch it and stuffed it into his other pocket.
If there was a way to survive, who would be willing to be a scoundrel?