Morning.
Dong Xuebing is in a good mood after alighting from the plane. He hummed a tune as he walked to the hotel carpark near the airport to retrieve his Cayenne, which he had parked there before he went to Japan for the investment fair. The key lock is dried, but the battery is still working, and it is waterproof. Dong Xuebing drove out of the carpark, and the security guard stopped him to collect parking fees. Dong Xuebing does not have money, as his wallet and ID had been washed away by the seawater. He only has the car key left, and he does not have the hotel receipt. That's why he can't afford the parking fees. Dong Xuebing did not wait for the railings to be lowered and stepped on the accelerator.
Before leaving, Dong Xuebing rolled down the window and waved. "It's not convenient today. I will pay you double next time. Sorry, brother."
A Porsche driver is trying to avoid parking fees?!
Damn! This is the first time Dong Xuebing met a security guard like this!
Dong Xuebing is not angry when he hears the guards scolding him. He smiles and drove to an ordinary restaurant nearby.
A middle-aged man walks up to Dong Xuebing.
"Young man, how many people are here?"
"Only one. Oh, are you the boss?"
"Yes. What do you want?"
"It's like this." Dong Xuebing smiled. "I forgot to bring my wallet today. Err … I will call someone to send you money later. The dishes …"
The boss was stunned and waved his hand. "What's there to pay? Have a seat."
Dong Xuebing felt embarrassed. "Please don't be like this. It's not suitable."
"It's not much. It's fine."
The lady boss behind the counter frowned when she heard this. She glared at her husband and muttered something under her breath.
The boss pretended not to see anything. "Have a seat."
Dong Xuebing quickly thanked the boss. He had not eaten or drunk anything while being chased by the police and is famished.
Actually, the boss saw the Porsche parked outside and knew Dong Xuebing is not short of money from his Beijing accent. This meal is not expensive, and the boss treated it as making friends. At this time, there are not many customers in the restaurant. After removing the oil pan and steamer, Dong Xuebing is the only one eating. The boss went back to the kitchen, and after a while, two plates of homemade stir-fries were served.
The lady boss was a calculative person. She did not give Dong Xuebing a chance to eat and drink for free. She snorted loudly.
Dong Xuebing felt embarrassed. His net worth is 200 million, and he can't even take out a single RMB. It's embarrassing.
"The dishes are here." Dong Xuebing's wife refused to serve the dishes, and the boss had no choice but to serve the dishes himself.
"Thank you, thank you."
"You're welcome."
Dong Xuebing took a sip of the free tea and ate some hot dishes. He felt warm and comfortable as he had not eaten hot food for days.
"Boss, how's the business here?"
"Sigh, it's just so-so. It's just that some regulars come often, so it's passable."
"Oh, I will give you my number." These two dishes might not cost much, but they are generous. Dong Xuebing must return the favor. "This is my phone number. I had lost my phone, and I will get my number back in two days. If you are going to open a restaurant in Fen Zhou City in the future, you must call me. I will help you get in touch with all my connections."
The boss was stunned but did not take his words seriously. He smiled and put away the phone number. The more people, the more paths. He also loved to make friends.
The lady boss behind Dong Xuebing heard what Dong Xuebing said, and her lips twitched.
After chatting for a while, Dong Xuebing is full.
"Boss, thank you for today. I will go back now."
"Ok. Come back again when you are free."
"This meal is 50 RMB. I will pay the next time you come …"
"You are talking about this again." The boss interrupted Dong Xuebing. "It's only a meal. Count it as my treat. We are all friends, and there is no need to mention money."
"Alright, thank you very much."
After a while, Dong Xuebing boarded the Cayenne under the lady boss's stare.
"You can afford to drive but can't afford to pay?" The lady boss grumbled.
The boss replied impatiently. "Alright. Stop wasting my time. All you think about is money!"
Dong Xuebing heard what the lady boss said and was frustrated. He put on his seatbelt and started the car.
But just as he stepped on the accelerator and moved forward more than ten meters, a car from the District Health Bureau suddenly stopped in front of the Home Cooked Dishes Restaurant. The car door opened and three staff members from the Health Bureau got out. They said something to the owner of the restaurant with an unfriendly expression and then went into the restaurant to check on the hygiene.
"Someone had reported that your restaurant is not hygienic."
"Didn't we check on it the last time? We had cleaned up all the blind spots. Look, is this still not up to standard? "The lady boss was furious when she heard this.
The Health Department staff shouted. "Lower your voice! I can hear you! "
"We had checked on it once this month. Why are you still …"
"Last time was last time, and this time is different. How can it be the same?"
Dong Xuebing frowned and stepped on the brakes slowly. He had seen this many times. If this was a normal inspection, they should be inspecting all the restaurants along the street. But the Health Bureau's vehicle went straight to this particular restaurant. Someone must have reported or offended someone. Dong Xuebing saw the owner and his wife looking at a small restaurant across the street. He thought it might be someone in the same industry who set them up.
If it was during normal times, Dong Xuebing would not be a busybody. But the boss had treated him to a meal without asking any questions. This was a favor, and he must return it. Dong Xuebing drove back and rummaged through the drawer. He took out a pass and threw it under the windshield. He stopped the Cayenne in front of the restaurant and blocked the Health Bureau's car.
There was a driver in the Health Department's Jinbei car, and when he saw Dong Xuebing, he honked!
Beep, beep, beep! Beep, beep, beep!
"Why are you stopping?" The driver opened the window and shouted.
Dong Xuebing ignored him and alighted from the car. "Brother, what's going on?"
The boss saw Dong Xuebing returning and sighed. "The hygiene is not up to standard, and they will be fined 5,000 RMB."
The proprietress was still arguing with the people from the Health Bureau. Five thousand RMB was their store's profit for more than half a month. They had been fined twice this month, which meant that they had worked in vain for the whole month. They were a small business, and they couldn't afford to be tossed around like this. How could they live like this?
"You all are robbing us!"
"Watch what you say!"
"Don't think I don't know you all are hired by the restaurant across the street! You all are … … "
"Stop talking." The boss pulled his wife back.
One of the leaders of the Health Department staff's face changed. He stared at them coldly and wrote a receipt for the fine.
Dong Xuebing raised his brows and walked over. "Which branch are you all from?"
One of them frowned and looked at Dong Xuebing. "Chaoyang District. What's wrong?"
The angry boss noticed Dong Xuebing had returned and turned to look at him.
Dong Xuebing nodded. "Chaoyang? Fine. We are still in the Royal City, and you all dare to charge and fine us? The hygiene is not clean? I had just eaten here, and I don't see anything unclean? Come, you guys point out to me which part is not up to standard. Tell me. "
Everyone in the restaurant was stunned. This man was young, but he was arrogant.
Dong Xuebing did not wait for them to speak and said. "Alright. Show me your work passes. What's your name?"
One of the young men was furious. "You … …"
The leader of the group pulled him back and did not let him speak. The driver at the entrance was signaling them with his eyes. The few of them looked out of the restaurant's glass door. A Porsche? A top-notch Cayenne? They had seen Dong Xuebing alighting from the car earlier, but they did not notice what car it was. Now, they could see it clearly. The plate number was 9999? The leader of the group frowned.
And a rich one at that?
The few of them were surprised, but they did not think much of it. They had seen many rich people, and all the hotel bosses were worth at least 10 million RMB. They still have to pay the fines, and it has nothing to do with them. But the leader of the group felt Dong Xuebing was too arrogant. He had asked them where they were working and still wants their work passes and names?
The few of them saw a pass under the Cayenne's windshield.
Huh? This is?
Slightly stunned, they looked at each other, and both of them took a deep breath.
The pass looked no different from an ordinary residential pass. It was very ordinary, and there was nothing special about the color. There was only the name of the residential area written on it. At most, there was an additional red seal than the ordinary residential pass. However, as long as one was in the system in Beijing, how many people did not know the name of this residential area? That is the residential area for Beijing's Party Committee members!
It's easy to get the District Party Committee's pass.
You can also get the City Party Committee's pass if you have some connections.
But not everyone can get a pass to the Standing Committee's Family Quarters. If there are no relatives living there, even the subordinates who have a good relationship with the leaders will not give you a pass. Not everyone can enter that neighborhood anyway.
The few Health Bureau officers knew they had met a tough opponent.
Dong Xuebing looked at them. "What are you talking about? Let me see your pass."
"Err … I had forgotten to bring it with me today." The leader of the group smiled. "Brother, we had just received a report about this incident. Errr … Xiao Liu, can you check if the cleanliness of the kitchen is up to standard?" They weren't in the right to begin with. The restaurant's hygiene was pretty good, so when they thought that the person in front of them might be a relative of a city leader, they naturally couldn't continue to pester him. It was better to avoid trouble. In a special environment like Beijing, eyesight was very important. One wrong word and they might lose their job.
Xiao Liu walked around the restaurant and returned. "Actually, it's not a big problem."
The leader of the group nodded. "It's fine. It's not easy to run a small business."
The boss and his wife were stunned. They did not understand what was going on.
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