Chapter 99 - 99 98 Specialty Dishes_2

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99: Chapter 98 Specialty Dishes_2 99: Chapter 98 Specialty Dishes_2 In less than two minutes, Bai Hongcai had been pelted into becoming the most hated rat crossing the street. Seeing that Liu Hun had stabilized the situation, Bai Hongcai thought of slipping away, but Liu Hun grabbed him back in a swift move. Liu Hun held Bai Hongcai and asked, “Director Bai, what exactly is the condition of Wanbao Village’s vegetables? Shouldn’t you give everyone a statement, let everyone buy and eat with confidence?” He really needed Bai Hongcai to say it himself—Bai had to slap his own face. With his head covered in rotten vegetable leaves and stinking eggs, Bai Hongcai just wanted to get back as soon as possible. He quickly found an excuse to step down and said, “It was a misunderstanding! It was our Cooperative that made the mistake! The vegetables of Wanbao Village are fine, everyone can eat with peace of mind!” “Scram!” Liu Hun told Bai Hongcai, stuffing a stinking sock in his mouth and then giving him a kick. Accompanied by the laughter of the surrounding crowd, Bai Hongcai, protected by Ren Youtian and others, finally fled in a panic, and the now disreputed Cooperative immediately closed its doors. With the Cooperative’s doors closed, Liu Hun’s place opened up: gongs and drums beat, and the exclusive marketing model of Wanbao Village was set up. Moreover, at the end, Liu Hun dropped a line: “Welcome everyone to Wanbao Village to see, pick, and taste personally!” With this act played by Liu Hun, the name of Wanbao Village immediately exploded throughout the neighboring villages, and now almost everyone knew that once the gongs sounded, it meant Wanbao Village’s vegetables were ready. Wanbao Village not only had good and fair-priced produce but also free shows—who wouldn’t want to buy from them? Moreover, small vendors also flocked to Wanbao Village—the moment the vegetables in the fields ripened or the fruits on the trees turned red, they quickly waved their money to buy them all up. As the saying goes, some are happy while others are sad; just as Liu Hun and Wanbao Village were thriving, Bai Hongcai had truly fallen into bad times. “What on earth has Liu Hun turned into?! What on earth has he become?!” Bai Hongcai slammed his hand on the table and asked Ren Youtian, still smelling rancid, “For all these years, we had a rule, buying low from the left hand and selling high with the right hand, how come such a scourge came out and ruined our business?!” “Director Bai, could that kid really have turned into some kind of demon or spirit?” Ren Youtian asked Bai Hongcai, really pondering over this issue. “Slap! Slap! Slap!” Bai Hongcai hit Ren Youtian a few times with a file folder and said, “You start panting if I say you’re fat? Idiot! We need to think of something, we must take care of this kid, otherwise who will pee on our Cooperative in the future, what would we eat if no one urinates on us?” Hearing this made it sound as if they were living off catching others’ pee, Ren Youtian thought to himself, but he ultimately didn’t dare to say it directly, only saying to Bai Hongcai, “Director Bai, what should we do now? So many days have passed, and our Cooperative is getting worse each year.” “Stop flaunting here! What kind of nonsense are you talking? Hurry up and think of a way to deal with this kid!” Bai Hongcai snapped at Ren Youtian, so unlucky he tried several times to light a cigarette but failed. “Right! There’s a way! There’s a way!” Ren Youtian suddenly thought of someone, banging the table before telling Bai Hongcai. Scared by the bang, Bai Hongcai’s cigarette fell on the table, and after scolding Ren Youtian for a few sentences, he asked, “Who?! Speak up!” “Wang Tiankun! This bastard used to be the successor eldest disciple of the Lin Family troupe, but after committing some beastly deeds, he was driven out by Lin Shanhu! Now, he’s idling around like a loafer, but I heard he still has a few confidants in the opera troupe,” Ren Youtian said as he rubbed his bruised head. Suddenly, Bai Hongcai’s eyes twisted like the sewage valve of a sewage plant, bad thoughts immediately entered his mind, and then he said to Ren Youtian, “Hey! That Ling guy just relies on the opera troupe to swindle and deceive, right? If we bring down the opera troupe, let’s see what tricks he has left. Don’t even mention it, this really is a good card! With this card, we could—play the landlord!” Play the landlord?! What does playing the landlord mean?! Ren Youtian pondered for a long time but couldn’t grasp it, poor brain not made for thinking. After discussing together, the two immediately went to find the loafer Wang Tiankun; when the three met, it was like a match made in heaven! Sitting down to discuss, a poisonous plan, like the fangs of a venomous snake, emerged... Over time, Liu Hun’s sales plan really went smoothly. Without Bai Hongcai’s exploitation and adulteration, the best and highest quality fruits and vegetables of Wanbao Village could reach everyone’s hands promptly. In more distant places or when not coinciding with market gathering times, it was the turn of the vendors who stocked from Wanbao Village to take the stage. Overall, as days passed, Liu Hun earned not only money but also reputation. That day, Liu Hun had just delivered a box of oranges to Ren Peiling and then returned to the Coming Clouds Restaurant. As soon as he entered, he heard the noisy clamor inside. “We can’t eat this meal! It’s definitely poisoned! It must be someone with the surname Ling who’s behind this!” the disciple Li Gan said, slapping the table, and with a “smack,” he threw his bowl onto the floor. “Hah! It really is like a dog biting Lv Dongbin, not recognizing a good heart! Liu Hun arranged for you to eat here, wanting to treat you well! Your master is already unconscious, and instead of rushing him to the clinic, you’re here arguing with me?” Ying Nanhong retorted. She was both anxious and angry, having prepared a table full of good food and drink to host the members of the opera troupe. To her annoyance, Lin Shanhu had fainted not long after starting his meal, and instead of seeking medical help, the troupe members had started accusing her of wrongdoing. Lin Mengmei, holding her unconscious father, didn’t know what to do. Having experienced Wang Tiankun’s betrayal, she distrusted everyone and became even more indecisive due to her naturally indecisive character. Li Tou thought Ying Nanhong’s words made sense. He said to Lin Mengmei, “Senior sister, let’s just listen to Boss Ying. If we delay, it could mean trouble!” “Senior sister! Don’t listen to Li Tou and this woman! Master must have been poisoned. What can the clinic do about it? Just let this woman hand over the antidote, and it’ll be settled! Why bother with anything else? Don’t you folks agree?” Li Gan incited the surrounding disciples. Upon hearing this, the disciples thought there was sense in Li Gan’s words, and many voiced their agreement, leaving Lin Mengmei even more uncertain. She didn’t believe Ying Nanhong was responsible, nor did she believe Liu Hun was behind it, yet she was still hesitant to make a decision. “I say it wasn’t!” Liu Hun entered the restaurant at that moment. Although he had heard only a few sentences, he had almost understood the ins and outs of the situation. “Why should we believe it just because you say it wasn’t?” Li Gan glared at Liu Hun and challenged him. “Shut up!” Liu Hun sternly glared back at Li Gan. Li Gan shuddered, reluctantly shutting his mouth with a defiant toss of his head. Liu Hun bent down and took the unconscious Lin Shanhu from Lin Mengmei’s arms and then laid Lin Shanhu on the chef’s bed in the inner room. After a long wait outside, Lin Mengmei and the others finally saw Liu Hun walk out alone. “How is my dad?” Lin Mengmei quickly stepped forward and grabbed Liu Hun to ask. Liu Hun looked at Lin Mengmei and felt like he could sense a certain somber spirit around her, as if she had played too many roles onstage. He patted the back of her hand and said, “Don’t worry, your dad...” “Rest easy? Rest easy leaving our master in the hands of this brute?” A voice came from the entrance of the restaurant. The people inside turned their heads, and everyone opened their mouths in surprise. “Eldest... elder brother!” many disciples immediately recognized the dapperly dressed Wang Tiankun. “You bastard! How dare you show your face here?” Li Tou glared coldly at Wang Tiankun. Wang Tiankun looked at Li Tou with disdain and then turned his gaze to Lin Mengmei, saying, “Junior sister, I know what’s going on with today’s incident!”

Chapter 99 - 99 98 Specialty Dishes_2

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