"Boss Yuan, are you there?" A plump woman with a smiling face stood at the door of the Yuanzhou shop and asked.
"Director Wu, what's the matter?" Yuan Zhou turned around and asked mildly.
"Recently, everyone in the street office is talking about you, Boss Yuan. How come your craftsmanship is so good?" Director Wu said courteously while taking a folder in one hand and a pen in the other.
"Thank you for your compliment." Yuan Zhou said courteously.
"You are welcome. Boss Yuan is always courteous." Director Wu waved his hand.
"So, what's the matter today?" Yuan Zhou didn't like excessive courtesy, thus he asked straightforwardly.
"It's time to pay the street sanitation fee. What do you think, Boss Yuan?" Director Wu took the folder in front of him and asked smilingly.
"I almost forgot. Thank you, Director Wu, for reminding me." Yuan Zhou patted his forehead and then remembered it.
This side street needed to pay the sanitation fee every month. Otherwise, who would clean the things at the entrance?
"Is it still 50 this month?" Yuan Zhou took out 50 RMB from the sleeve pocket of his Han Clothing and prepared to pay it.
"It increased a little at the beginning of this month. It's now 60 RMB." Director Wu said courteously.
"Humm, okay. Thank you, Director Wu. The entrance has been cleaned very well recently." Yuan Zhou took out 10 RMB and added them together and said earnestly.
"Well, yeah, yeah. The cleaner is really diligent." Director Wu was a little surprised at first and then echoed unnaturally.
"Thank you." Yuan Zhou nodded the head and thanked him.
"You are welcome. It's what I should do. Boss Yuan, I'm going to collect the things at the side." Director Wu took the money and left with a bashful smile.
"Is he feeling embarrassed?" Yuan Zhou was a little puzzled. Did he praise him too much?
However, Yuan Zhou felt the street was very clean. Every morning when he opened the door, the entrance was always so clean without even a fallen leaf.
Yuan Zhou was about to enter the restaurant, but he was attracted by the words of Boss Tong next door and then stopped again.
"Why did the price increase again? It has increased for several times this year. What's going on?" Boss Tong sounded quite discontented.
"Boss Tong, you also know that it's not inflation. Even the labor has gone up." Director Wu explained smilingly.
"You have to give me a slip if you want to increase the price. Otherwise, how can I know?" Boss Tong didn't give up and said that.
"Look, this is the notice from the Street Administrative Office. It's all written on it." Director Wu took out a piece of A4 paper and handed it to Boss Tong.
Boss Tong picked it up and looked at it carefully. In fact, she didn't know many words, but she could understand the word "price increase". Seeing that there was no problem, she returned it to Director Wu. However, she stood at the door and didn't want to take out the money.
"I don't care about the price increase. But can you do a better job of cleaning? I have to do it again every morning." Boss Tong said discontentedly.
"I will definitely respond to the situation. Don't worry." When it came to business, Director Wu was quite serious.
"Response? I have already complained for several times." It seemed that Boss Tong wanted an explanation today.
"Yeah, that's right. Director Wu, you have to rectify the situation. My restaurant is also very dirty." A few places away from Boss Tong's restaurant, the female boss of a small restaurant also came to complain.
"Boss Shen, you are here. Please have a look at this notice." Director Wu first handed the notice of price increase to her smilingly.
"Hey. The price is raised again. It's a small business with little profit. The fees are really high." With her fashionable brown curly hair, Boss Shen held the notice in her hand and started to shout.
"It's already the same price. The sanitation fee." Director Wu said in a business-like manner.
"Boss Tong and I are of the same opinion. The price increase is one thing, but the problem of the sanitation has to be solved." Boss Shen said firmly.
"I will definitely respond to the problem. Don't worry." As a staff member of the Street Administrative Office, Director Wu was quite patient. Even though he was facing the verbal battle, he still answered them slowly.
"That's a deal. Quickly solve the problem for us. Otherwise, we won't be able to collect so much money next month." Boss Shen and Boss Tong said almost at the same time.
"Don't worry. There will definitely be a response. All of them will." Director Wu answered enthusiastically.
Only then did Boss Tong and Boss Shen take out the money and pay the fees.
Yuan Zhou frowned at the side when he saw that. Why was the restaurant in front of his restaurant clean but Boss Tong, who was only one wall away, said it was very dirty and even complained for several times. In order to verify it, Yuan Zhou stood there for a while longer and then found that almost every restaurant had complained that the door was very dirty.
"What's the matter?" Yuan Zhou thought with puzzlement. Only then did he remember the forced expression of Director Wu when he praised her just now.
It seemed that he could run a little earlier tomorrow morning and observe for a while.
Since he couldn't figure it out, Yuan Zhou decided to see it with his own eyes. After all, it was a fact that the restaurant in front of his restaurant was very clean.
Yuan Zhou decided to prepare the dishes first as the lunchtime was coming.
When there were only a few minutes left, Director Wu came into the restaurant with a black earthenware pot with the lid properly covered.
"Brother Wu, are you also learning from me?" Wu Zhou said sympathetically at the side.
"It's the result of Boss Yuan's teaching." Wu Hai was quite confident in his craftsmanship under the guidance of Yuan Zhou.
"No, it has nothing to do with me." Yuan Zhou immediately denied it.
What a joke! He had personally seen what the situation was like inside. If he said it was taught by him, his reputation would be ruined.
"But in the morning …" Wu Hai set down the earthenware pot and was interrupted by Yuan Zhou before he finished his words.
"I just watched you cook such a pot." Yuan Zhou really didn't have the heart to describe the thing in the earthenware pot as a dish.
"Then why don't you taste it now?" Wu Hai asked persistently, even if Yuan Zhou had already refused him.
"No, thanks. You can ask them." Yuan Zhou took a step back without turning a hair.
From this position, he could even smell the sour and refreshing taste in the pot. It was just because his nose was too sensitive, not because of fear.
"Then why don't you taste it?" Wu Hai pointed at the earthenware pot and asked.
The restaurant fell silent for a while before someone answered him.
"Let me try." Wu Zhou was more familiar with Wu Hai, thus he agreed first.
"Then let's also try it. There's still a long time to wait in line. Let's fill our stomachs." A couple of lovers also said curiously.
"Humph. I won't eat such filthy things." Lee Yanyi stood there with his back perfectly straight.
"I didn't treat you. You can't keep your word." Wu Hai said angrily.
"I'm afraid that this thing will poison me to death. You'd better eat it yourself." Lee Yanyi said immodestly.
"No, it won't. This is a work of art. The color is very beautiful." Wu Hai uncovered the lid of the pot confidently.
Then, Wu Zhou asked in surprise, "What's this?"
"Stewed Beef Brisket with Tomato. The color is magnificent and the taste should be very good." Wu Hai pointed at the pot, which basically had to be colorful, and said contentedly.
The pot was not only colorful but also divided into different layers. The widest layer in the middle was the normal tomato red. As for the others, Wu Zhou indicated that he didn't dare to look at them anymore.
What the hell!
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