Peninsula Landlord

Chapter 509 Kim Jong Kook's Doubt and Anger

Nine o'clock in the morning.

"Oppa, can I give you the truth?"

Huang Xu sat in the office of his catering company, thinking back to what Goo Hara said while he was having breakfast this morning, and felt like he was going crazy.

Just in the early morning, because of Choi Jin-ri’s matter, Sunny bit me twice viciously.

Until now, the teeth marks had not faded, but had become more obvious due to the formation of blood scabs.

Fortunately, she bit her own shoulder, which could be covered after she put on clothes.

On the other side, Goo Hara looked at him with a smile and said that she wanted to give her best friend Choi Jinri to him.

How could he remain calm in this situation?

Of course, the most important thing is that he really had thoughts about Choi Jin-ri.

Just like what Sunny said early this morning, Choi Jinri is beautiful, with good looks and a good figure, plus her status as an idol in a girl group.

I believe it's hard to find a boy who doesn't have any thoughts about her.

Especially, when she takes the initiative to get close to him and expresses her affection.

This will be even more difficult to refuse.

Just as Huang Xu was thinking with a changing expression, there was a sudden knock on the door.

"Dong Dong Dong~"

Hearing this voice, Huang Xu quickly woke up from his thoughts.

"No, Huang Xu, you can't have any more random thoughts. Zhenli is Hola's best friend and her best sister. You can't have any random thoughts about her."

"Besides, you already have Sunny and the other four. You should be satisfied."

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After Huang Xu came to his senses, he first advised himself not to think too much, and then he shouted towards the door.

"Come in~!"

"Mr. Huang, Kim Jong Kookxi and Hahaxi have arrived and are waiting for you in the reception room."

"Well, please invite them to my office."

After asking the front desk clerk who came to report the news to invite Kim Jong Kook and the other person at the door in, Huang Xu stood up and went to the tea table in the office to start boiling water.

Today, he has a lot of things to do and needs to have a good chat with the two of them. He also needs to give them a lot of precautions, so it would be better to prepare tea in advance.

At this moment, Kim Jong Kook and Ha Dong Hoon, who were waiting in the reception room, were observing the situation of the catering company through the transparent glass partition.

"Brother Zhong Guo, why is Xiao Xu's company so quiet?"

"I remember the atmosphere wasn't like this last time we came here?"

"Is his company going to fail?"

Looking at the quiet and somewhat depressing atmosphere in the office, He Dongxun couldn't help feeling a little worried.

Although his main occupation is a comedian, after so many years of doing business and the experience gained over the past six months, he is no longer a novice in the business world.

He knew very well that if the atmosphere in a company was full of enthusiasm and employees were very motivated, it would be difficult to say that there were absolutely no problems in the company.

But at least it shows that in the minds of the company's employees, this company is still relatively promising.

But if the atmosphere is silent and depressing, then it can be said that there is really a problem in this company.

Kim Jong Kook, who was standing by, also frowned when he saw this situation.

"That shouldn't be the case. I haven't heard that his company has any problems."

"When we met with Brother Shi Zhen yesterday, didn't he say that the franchise stores were doing very well and were packed every day?"

"Yeah, that's why I feel weird."

Ha Dongxun recalled how Ji Seok-jin was full of energy last night, and couldn't help feeling a little confused.

The company's franchise stores are obviously doing so well, so why is the atmosphere in the franchise company like this?
Just when the two were puzzled, the company's front desk had already returned here.

"Kim Jong Kook, haha, Mr. Huang wants you to go to his office."

"Ok."

Seeing the company's front desk coming to pick them up, Kim Jong Kook first gave Ha Dong Hoon a wink, and then the two followed the front desk and walked towards Huang Xu's office.

When passing by the employee office area, Kim Jong Kook looked at the somewhat empty workstations and pretended to ask the front desk casually.

"Hello, I would like to ask, why are there so few people here all of a sudden?"

"I remember there were quite a lot of people here last time I came here. How come it's empty all of a sudden?"

"About this, you should ask Mr. Huang in person."

After hearing Kim Jong Kook's question, the receptionist hesitated for a moment, and finally did not answer, but asked Kim Jong Kook to ask Huang Xu himself.

Although Kim Jong Kook saw that his plan had failed, he was not disappointed.

After all, he was just trying it, and he succeeded and asked the reason, which was naturally gratifying.

If you can't ask the question, it actually represents an answer.

Then he turned his head and looked at Ha Dongxun next to him, and their eyes revealed the same worry.

The two of them had already started thinking in their minds what they should do next if Huang Xu’s company really had problems.

A minute later, the receptionist brought the two to the door of Huang Xu's office.

Although the office door was wide open, the receptionist still knocked politely.

"dong dong dong~~"

"Mr. Huang, Kim Jong Kookxi and Hahaxi have arrived."

"Jong Kook, Dong Hoon, you're here."

"Come on, come on, please come in and try the new tea I bought."

Huang Xu saw Kim Jong Kook and his partner at the door and quickly invited them in to sit down.

In front of the tea table, Huang Xu took out a box of tea and began to introduce it while waiting for the water to boil.

"This is the jasmine tea I brought back to China a few days ago. It's a type of scented tea."

"This one uses green tea as the tea base and scents it with fresh jasmine flowers. The tea leaves absorb the fragrance of the jasmine flowers, blending the fragrance of the tea and the fragrance of the flowers together. It's quite delicious."

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As Huang Xu explained, the hot water that had just been boiled began to boil. Huang Xu then demonstrated his tea-making skills in front of the two of them.

Compared to the tea culture in Korea where form is more important than content, the Chinese tea-making skills mainly focus on choosing different water temperatures and brewing times based on the varieties and characteristics of different teas.

As for those fancy tea-making techniques, in addition to looking good, they are actually also for the purpose of brewing different teas.

A minute later, clear light yellow tea was placed in front of Kim Jong Kook and the other man.

Due to the customs in Korea, not many people drink tea, and most of them are elderly people.

Although both of them are not young, they don't know much about tea.

After listening to Huang Xu's explanation and smelling the floral and tea aromas in the air, the two of them couldn't help but become serious.

Following Huang Xu's example, he picked up the teacup, put it in front of his nose and took a deep breath.

A rich floral scent mixed with a hint of tea aroma rushed directly into their nostrils.

Take a sip, the rich and refreshing floral aroma blends with the fresh and elegant taste of green tea. The astringent taste of tea polyphenols and the sweetness of the tea itself bloom in your mouth.

This taste made the two men's eyes light up and they praised the tea.

"Good tea~~!" "Really good tea."

“Although I don’t know much about tea, once I drink this tea, I feel a sense of luxury and health.”

"As long as Jong Kook likes it, you and Dong Hoon can take two boxes back when you go back later."

Looking at the two of them like this, Huang Xu was quite satisfied.

As a Chinese, I feel really happy to see them being so shocked by their own specialties.

Then, Huang Xu started chatting with the two about China's tea culture.

Soon, more than ten minutes passed and the three of them finished two pots of tea. Seeing that it was not over yet, He Dongxun could not help himself.

While Huang Xu was making tea, he pretended to point to the office outside and asked.

"Xiao Xu, when Zhong Guo and I came here just now, we found that there were a lot fewer people on your side. What happened?"

"Or did you send them all out?"

"Oh, you said this."

Faced with Ha Dongxun's curiosity, Huang Xu had no intention of hiding anything and directly told the two the truth.

"They were all laid off by my uncle. The current staff is less than half of what it used to be, so it seems a bit empty."

"Laid down?"

“The remaining staff is less than half of what it used to be?”

Hearing Huang Xu's answer, Ha Dongxun looked at Kim Jong Kook in surprise, and a hint of solemnity flashed in his eyes.

When they came here just now and saw that there were so many fewer employees, they had already made some bad guesses.

Now that I have received confirmation from Huang Xu, I still can't help feeling a little worried.

They were worried that Huang Xu's business would affect the franchise expansion of their music pub.

Therefore, after a brief pause, He Dongxun carefully asked Huang Xu.

"Xiao Xu, is there something wrong with your company?"

“Why did you lay off so many people all at once?”

"And I heard from Brother Shizhen that their franchise store business is still good?"

"Brother Dongxun, you don't think there is something wrong with my company's operation, do you?"

Huang Xu, who was concentrating on making tea, immediately realized something when he heard Ha Dongxun's concern. He looked up and asked the two of them with a smile.

Kim Jong Kook and Huang Xu were also a little confused when they saw Huang Xu's reaction.

His company has laid off so many people. Is there really no problem with the company's operations?

Otherwise, why lay off so many people?

Huang Xu looked at the two people's puzzled expressions and shook his head helplessly.

She first poured a cup of tea for Ha Dongxun, and then asked him in a slightly disappointed tone.

"Dongxun, it's relatively normal if Jongguk doesn't know the reason."

"But if you still can't figure it out, then I'm a little disappointed."

"Well, let me give you a hint. Think about it, what does my company do?"

"What does your company do?"

After listening to Huang Xu's words, He Dongxun was directly confused.

Should I know the reason?

Then he quickly followed Huang Xu's instructions and started thinking.

What kind of business does Huang Xu’s franchise company do?

Why did he say that if he didn't know, he would be a little disappointed?

Kim Jong Kook looked at Ha Dong Hoon who was lost in thought after Huang Xu asked the question. Coupled with Huang Xu's words just now, he also seemed a little embarrassed.

What does it mean that you can’t figure it out? Is that normal?
Am I saying that I am stupid?
So he pretended to be annoyed and looked at Huang Xu.

"Xiao Xu, what do you mean by I don't understand? Is that normal?"

"Am I dumber than you two?"

“Sorry Jongkook, that’s not what I meant.”

Looking at the angry Kim Jong Kook, Huang Xu suddenly realized that his words just now seemed to have hurt the other party by mistake, so he quickly apologized.

Then he began to explain the reasons.

"I just said that mainly because Jong Kook is a singer and a variety show host, not a businessman."

"And Dongxun has been running the restaurant for so long, he should be more familiar with this kind of thing."

“So that’s how it is~!”

After listening to Huang Xu's explanation, Kim Jong Kook, who was not angry at all, also showed an expression of understanding.

But now he is also very curious, what is the reason Huang Xu mentioned?
Also, can Ha Dongxun figure it out?

However, Kim Jong Kook's worries did not last long, as Ha Dong-hoon suddenly slapped his thigh and showed an expression of sudden enlightenment.

"I know the reason."

"Have you figured it out?"

Kim Jong Kook was really surprised at this time.

How much time has passed since Huang Xu asked the question?
Have you got two minutes?

Can Ha Dongxun really figure it out?
Compared to the surprised Kim Jong Kook, Huang Xu's reaction was very normal.

The reason why he fired his employees was very simple. As long as you have been in business for two years and think about his company's business, it is easy to figure it out.

So he poured Ha Dong-hoon another cup of tea and then gave him a thumbs up.

"It seems that Dongxun has a certain talent for business?"

"You figured it out in such a short time. Amazing!"

"Xiao Xu, you are flattering me. I know my level very well."

Listening to Huang Xu's praise, He Dongxun waved his hands repeatedly, denying Huang Xu's flattery, and showed an embarrassed expression.

Then he said this with a slightly disappointed tone, mocking himself.

"I have been doing business for such a long time, and I still need your reminder to figure out something like this. I am already a failure."

"No wonder I couldn't make any money when I opened my own shop before."

"Hey, Dongxun, please don't say that."

"You were mainly busy with your schedule, and your energy wasn't on the hotel, otherwise you would have figured it out a long time ago."

"Xiao Xu, you."

Just as Huang Xu and Ha Dongxun were arguing with each other, Kim Jong Kook next to them couldn't stand it anymore.

The self-esteem that had just been comforted by Huang Xu was directly shattered in the tug of war between the two.

Then, with a little annoyance, he stopped the two from pulling each other and asked anxiously.

"What the hell are you talking about?"

"Hurry up, stop keeping me in suspense and tell me what I am willing to do."

(End of this chapter)