Chapter 229 - 229 0230 Too Late

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229: Chapter 0230: Too Late 229: Chapter 0230: Too Late Hearing that she had been drinking fake wine, Li Qianqian immediately lost her enthusiasm and appeared very angry. When she was about to call the manager of the Western restaurant over to argue, Ye Qiu said, “Let’s fill up on food first.” Now, abandoning the red wine, when the female waitress of the Western restaurant brought over the steak and side dishes, Ye Qiu found that the medium-well steak was not bad, very tender and resilient. Li Qianqian watched Ye Qiu pick up a knife and fork, cut small pieces, and put them into his mouth. At first, Li Qianqian had thought that Ye Qiu had never eaten Western food before and would not know how to use a knife and fork. To her surprise, he was adept, prompting her to say, “You lied to me, pretending you’ve never been here, so why are you now so skilled with the cutlery?” “Because I’m smart and learn quickly!” “Pfft!” As soon as Ye Qiu had spoken, Li Qianqian burst out laughing, feeling that Ye Qiu had not deceived her and was likely much smarter than she had imagined. When Ye Qiu cut a small piece of steak with his knife and fork, forked it, and presented it in front of Li Qianqian, she didn’t shy away. She ate it in one bite and seemed very pleased. Ye Qiu’s gesture, in Li Qianqian’s view, made their outing together worthwhile. After the two had finished eating and wiped their mouths clean with napkins, the female waitress who was watching from a distance found it strange that Ye Qiu and Li Qianqian had ordered that bottle of red wine but only drank a little bit before stopping. “Qianqian, what do you want to do?” Ye Qiu asked. “Why not, I’ll directly report them for selling fake wine, they actually dare to deceive me!” Li Qianqian took out her mobile phone, intending to call the relevant department to report the fraud. “Let me have a look first!” Ye Qiu picked up the wine glass in front of him and slammed it hard onto the floor, shattering it easily. In the quiet and elegant Western restaurant, other customers who were chatting and dining turned their heads in surprise. When those customers looked over, Ye Qiu threw Li Qianqian’s wine glass to the floor as well. The female waitresses saw this and hurriedly came over to intervene saying, “Sir, what are you doing?” The waitress, seeing that Ye Qiu did not seem to be acting drunk, wondered what was the matter? “What am I doing? A fancy Western restaurant like this, selling us fake Bordeaux wine.” Ye Qiu said coldly. “Fake wine? We don’t sell fake wine!” The waitress responded. “This bottle of wine, I specified that it should be imported from Bordeaux, France, and you’re charging 2888 yuan for it. However, after just one sip, I realized that this is locally made wine, completely different from what I’ve drunk before.” Ye Qiu continued coldly. The customers around who were dining heard what Ye Qiu said and became curious and surprised. Seeing Ye Qiu’s attire, they didn’t think he looked like a wealthy person, yet he claimed to have drunk imported French Bordeaux wine. For a moment, some customers began to mock and sneer at Ye Qiu. Ye Qiu ignored them, while Li Qianqian just watched. “Our Western restaurant’s red wine selection includes domestic ones, but if the gentleman has purchased an imported one, we always provide the imported product. How could it be fake?” “French Bordeaux wine is renowned worldwide for its smooth, delicate taste and charming character, earning it the title of the ‘queen of French wines’. But the bottle of red wine you just opened is clearly a locally brewed one with added coloring, and it’s overly sweet.” As Ye Qiu briefly described Bordeaux wine, even Li Qianqian felt that he must have drunk it before, otherwise how would he know all this? Under these circumstances, Li Qianqian was even more convinced that there was something wrong with the wine. “Go call your manager out, or we’ll have no choice but to call the police to deal with this, along with the industry and commerce authorities.” Ye Qiu stated coldly. The waitress wanted to argue with Ye Qiu, but when she saw the look in his eyes, she knew there was trouble. This young man might look ordinary, but being with Li Qianqian, the daughter of a Deputy Mayor, he certainly was no simple character. Initially, the waitress was not afraid of Ye Qiu, but of Li Qianqian by his side. The person hurried inside to find the duty manager. The duty manager, with the surname Li, knew there was a problem the moment he heard that Li Qianqian and Ye Qiu had been served a replacement bottle of wine. Of course, he still hoped that these two hadn’t noticed anything wrong with the wine. Yet, now, a problem had indeed arisen. Seeing the waitress rushing to find him, Manager Li said, “I understand.” Manager Li walked over to Ye Qiu and Li Qianqian with a smile still on his face and said to Ye Qiu, “Sir, could there have been a misunderstanding just now?” “Misunderstanding? Do we really need to call the police?” “Sir, may we talk about this inside?” Seeing more and more customers turning their attention to the situation, Manager Li knew that if this wasn’t handled properly, the Western restaurant might have to shut down. Furthermore, Manager Li was even more frightened knowing that the person sitting opposite Ye Qiu was the daughter of Deputy Mayor Li. “Why should we talk inside? I just want to know if you sold me fake wine?” Ye Qiu asked coldly. He had long suspected there was something wrong with the wine. Of course, it was also possible that there was a switch in the middle – while the restaurant had Bordeaux wine, what was served to customers might be the most common red wine instead. Manager Li appeared somewhat embarrassed for a moment as more and more customers began to sense that there was a problem. At first, they thought Ye Qiu was trying to dine and dash, but now seeing Manager Li’s expression, they realized the red wine might indeed be problematic. Those who came to eat Western food would certainly order red wine, and the biggest profit for the Western restaurant came from these wines. If other customers also felt they had been served fake wine, then the restaurant might have to close for good. “Manager Li, should I call my father?” Li Qianqian said. “Sir, there might have been a mistake by one of our waitresses earlier, mistakenly switching your bottle of red wine with another customer’s. I will immediately have someone bring a new bottle of red wine for you two.” “It’s too late.” Ye Qiu said coldly. With such an issue, if there’s a first time, there will be a second. It was obvious that this couldn’t possibly be the first time. If they dared to deceive him and Li Qianqian in such a manner, it indicated that the owner behind the Western restaurant was very bold, and God knows how many consumers they had already cheated. Seeing that Ye Qiu had no intention of letting him off, Manager Li immediately knelt down to beg for mercy, saying, “Sir, please spare us this time, it wasn’t intentional.”

Chapter 229 - 229 0230 Too Late

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