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Chapter 1088 The Second Move: Stealing the Chef

At this moment, Lu Meiling immediately looked at Du Honggen with displeasure on her face. She immediately thought that Du Honggen's two brothers were not up to the task and actually "created trouble" by stealing things from "Begonia" and "Happy Club".

Meeting Lu Meiling's gaze naturally made Du Honggen feel very embarrassed. What was originally a small matter of administrative detention or verbal education suddenly became complicated. The two of them would definitely be prosecuted for theft and provoking trouble.

Of course, Lu Meiling and Du Honggen didn't know that the money and property were all stuffed in by the people from "Qiu Hai Tang" and "Xile Hui". They had anticipated that the police station would take a lenient attitude, so they set an amount of money involved in the case according to their rules.

Du Honggen couldn't help but feel a headache at this moment. He hadn't expected such an unexpected situation to happen. "Meiling, this is troublesome. Originally, it was just a verbal warning, but now they may be prosecuted and sentenced."

Lu Meiling felt that Du Honggen was a bit shaky. He was just there to cause trouble, so there was no need to steal. "Hmph! Look at the kind of people you've got. I'm sure they'll give you up."

Then Du Honggen said fiercely, like a cornered dog, "That shouldn't happen! We already explained everything to them from the beginning. Besides, even if they betray us, it won't matter. The worst that can happen is that we can just go to war with that Su guy."

"What? You're not afraid of the richest man's tricks anymore?"

"Meiling, sometimes fear is useless. If the Su guy really knows what we've done, then we'll just have to bite the bullet."

"..."

Lu Meiling, who had always been noisy, became afraid at this moment. She clearly heard the desperate meaning in Du Honggen's words, and couldn't help but regret that she had encouraged Du Honggen to cause trouble.

Some people are just so weird and unreasonable. When encountering problems, they are like Teddy Bear, reckless and careless. But when something really happens, they are not mentally prepared to bear it.

In the following days, Du Honggen and Lu Meiling waited anxiously, really worried that the two brothers would give them up.

The police station soon came to a conclusion on the power outage. The two suspects refused to reveal the mastermind behind the incident, but because of the huge amount of property they "stole" this time, they were eventually prosecuted and sentenced by the court.

Du Honggen and Lu Meiling felt relieved when they saw that this matter did not involve them. They suddenly felt that there would be good fortune in the future after surviving a disaster.

After Lu Meiling felt thankful, she prepared to give the two more benefits. "Honggen, it seems that your two brothers are quite good. You must not treat their families unfairly."

At this time, Du Honggen patted his chest and assured, "Don't worry! I found these two brothers from Suzhou. I have already taken care of their families. I will definitely not let them and their families suffer any injustice."

After this incident, Lu Meiling calmed down a lot and naturally lost her initial madness and arrogance. "Honggen, since this Su guy is so well prepared, it seems we need to continue to wait patiently for an opportunity."

Du Honggen said to Lu Meiling with a sinister smile, "Don't worry! I think someone can't hold back any longer."

"Oh?"

Du Honggen's guess was soon verified. You know, everyone was really jealous of "Begonia" and "Happy Club", and naturally they were unwilling to miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Therefore, this power outage made all the smart people on Huanghe Road happy. They all realized that someone was finally unable to hold back and was about to cause trouble. Next, they also wanted to make the water more muddy and then fish in troubled waters.

Because the dishes of "Begonia" and "Xilehui" have always been the best in Shanghai, many restaurant owners have wanted to poach chefs after the power outage. After all, poaching chefs is a very common thing in the catering industry.

The proprietress of Huang Teng Restaurant had been keeping an eye on Qiu Hai Tang. She saw an opportunity and stopped Qiu Hai Tang's chef, Chef Qi. "Chef Qi, do you have any thoughts on a change of scenery?"

However, this "Master Qi" looked at the boss lady Huang Teng with a meaningful smile on his face, "Sister, what do you mean by this?"

"Master Qi, I heard that your salary at Qiu Hai Tang is 5,000 yuan a month. If you bring your own team to our Huang Teng Restaurant, we will give you 600,000 yuan a year and contract the entire kitchen to you."

"Oh? Sister, you are really generous."

"We at Huang Teng Restaurant are eager to hire a famous chef like you, Master Qi."

"I'm sorry to disappoint you, sister. We've already signed a contract with Begonia. It's impossible for us to just quit and go to your restaurant."

Seeing that Master Qi was so clueless, Mrs. Huang Teng, the boss, started to complain anxiously, "Master Qi, you don't have to be so honest. You can just say you're not feeling well. The owner of Qiu Hai Tang can't do anything about you."

However, "Chef Qi" suddenly raised his head at a 45-degree angle and said pretentiously, "A man without integrity cannot stand! If we chefs lose our credibility, what good is it even if we prepare a full banquet?"

"This……"

"Sister Huang Teng, I advise you to stop thinking about poaching the chef from Qiu Hai Tang, because no matter what price you offer, it will be useless."

"Huh! I really don't understand you guys. You have money but you don't want to make it?"

"Haha, although some money is easy to earn, it's not easy to spend. I'm a person who tends to be content with what I have."

"..." Boss Huang Teng's wife was naturally cursing Master Qi's stupid brain in her heart.

He didn't expect that even after offering such good conditions, he couldn't impress the stinky chef in front of him. Naturally, the boss's wife Huang Teng thought that Chef Qi was a governor of Hong Kong.

But Master Qi just smiled and left without caring. Recently, many restaurant owners have come to poach them. He realized that these cunning people on Huanghe Road could not help but attack them.

……

At this time, Suning, who was far away abroad inspecting his industries, had naturally learned about this matter. He did not expect that these cunning people on the Yellow River Road could have waited until now to take action. In fact, based on Suning's understanding of them, this was already very difficult.

Considering that Du Hongbing and Lu Meiling's "Jin Meilin" had already appeared on Huanghe Road, Suning immediately knew that they were the standard-bearers of Huanghe Road. It was they who first took action to cause the power outage, which gave other restaurants an opportunity.

Then, Suning told Betty and Pan Ling on the phone that he didn't care about the three tricks of the boss lady on Huanghe Road. "Betty, tell Pan Ling not to worry too much about these people's tricks. No one can poach the chefs of "Qiu Hai Tang" and "Xi Le Hui".

Betty naturally didn't know the specific situation in the kitchen, but she felt that Suning was a little careless. "Brother, don't be too careless. These boss ladies on Huanghe Road are very generous. Master Qi said that boss lady Huang Teng offered an annual contract fee of 600,000 yuan to poach them." "So impressive? Then it seems we have to give the kitchen staff a raise too."

Suning was almost amused by the behavior of these female bosses. Most of the wages he gave to his employees would go back into his own pocket. Comparing his wealth with his own was like showing off his power in front of Guan Gong.

However, Betty, who didn't know the details, expressed her thoughts, "Brother, why don't we also contract the kitchen to Chef Qi and his team?"

"Haha, you and Pan Ling can handle it yourselves. You two are the ones in charge of the catering company anyway."

Then Betty asked about Su Ning's return date in a depressed tone, "Brother, when are you and Chen Zhen planning to come back? It seems like you two are really enjoying yourself now."

"Almost there! We're already in Australia. We'll inspect a few more farms under our umbrella before heading back home."

"Humph! You know, Pan Ling and I went along too."

"There will be plenty of opportunities in the future! Next time I'll bring all three of you along. Besides, the manor in Australia is almost finished, so I'm sure you'll be satisfied when you come here in the future."

"Brother, I think you should come back soon! I feel like things have been a little too subtle lately."

"I know what's going on! Even though I'm being flattered as the richest man in Shanghai, what these people really want is to suck my blood. Things like this will become more and more common in the future."

"..."

In fact, Suning did not take the poaching behavior of other restaurants seriously. Besides, it is not the kind of overbearing person who can do anything, so it is impossible for it to use too explosive means to fight back against these guys.

When Zhizhen Garden on the Yellow River Road opened in the original drama of "Fanghua", it was Li Li who poached the chef from Jinjiang Hotel and Shanghai International Hotel.

Among the catering and hotel industries in Shanghai, none is as big as the Jinjiang Hotel, but they still cannot avoid having their chefs poached by others.

Of course, this is something that everyone on the Yellow River Road can see clearly. This is the fundamental reason why Suning frantically poached people from "Qiu Hai Tang" after the power outage. It is because they know that Suning can't do anything to them.

However, the proprietresses on Huanghe Road could never have imagined that the chefs of "Begonia" and "Xilehui" could not be poached, so no matter how much they offered in the end, it was doomed to be in vain.

……

Soon Commander Cai introduced his confidante Golden Phoenix to Abao, Stamp Li and others, and then Abao, Stamp Li and others also helped to make suggestions. After all, for the sake of Commander Cai, they would also treat Golden Phoenix as their own friend.

At this time, the Golden Phoenix looked at A Bao, Stamp Li and others in a coquettish voice and said, "Boss Bao, Stamp Li, the Golden Phoenix is currently undergoing renovations, but finding a chef is going to be a bit troublesome."

A Bao and Stamp Li looked at each other in surprise, then asked nonchalantly, "There are so many restaurants in Shanghai, isn't it easy to find a few chefs with good cooking skills?"

"It's very difficult! I was originally planning to poach the chefs from Qiu Hai Tang and Xi Le Hui, but unfortunately, many restaurants wanted to poach them a while ago but couldn't. I also recently heard that Qiu Hai Tang and Xi Le Hui both increased the salaries of their kitchen staff, so this time there's no hope at all."

At this moment, A-Bao suddenly looked at Jin Fenghuang with a puzzled look on his face and asked, "Huh? Jin Fenghuang, what kind of cuisine do you want to sell?"

"How's the local cuisine?"

"Although I haven't been to Huanghe Road very often, I know there are too many local dishes on Huanghe Road. I suggest you consider Hong Kong-style Cantonese cuisine."

"What? Hong Kong-style Cantonese cuisine?"

"Right! If you want to make it, you have to create your own unique style. If you really want to make Hong Kong-style Cantonese cuisine, I can help you contact a professional chef in Hong Kong."

"Great! I'll trouble you, Mr. Bao."

"You're welcome! Commander Cai and I are good friends. This little thing is really nothing."

In fact, Abao, Stamp Li and others all saw the relationship between Commander Cai and Golden Phoenix. It must be an improper relationship between a man and a woman hidden in the dark, but they naturally chose to pretend to be confused and didn't care.

A Bao originally thought that he might never have another encounter with Huanghe Road, but he didn't expect Commander Cai to introduce his confidante Jin Fenghuang to everyone. Then everyone naturally contributed their manpower to help Jin Fenghuang organize the matter.

Soon, Abao asked his brother to spend a lot of money to hire a Hong Kong-style Cantonese cuisine team from Hong Kong, which naturally gave "Golden Phoenix" the biggest gimmick to gain a foothold on Huanghe Road.

A Bao, who rarely appeared on the Yellow River Road, came to "Qiu Hai Tang". "Betty, the "Golden Phoenix" next to your "Qiu Hai Tang" is opened by my friend. I would like to trouble you to take good care of it in the future."

Betty looked at Po with a meaningful expression and said, "I've seen Golden Phoenix. She's a very beautiful woman! I heard she sings very well, too."

"Don't get me wrong! She and I are just ordinary friends."

"A Bao, why are you trying to cover up your mistake? Why would an ordinary friend help her contact a Hong Kong chef? Why would an ordinary friend let me, your ex-girlfriend, take care of her?"

"This……"

"Abao, I know you never set foot on Yellow River Road because of me, but I still want to tell you that there's really no need to do that. Besides, my current life is what I expect, so you'd better start your own life too."

"Thank you for your concern. I will."

At this moment, Abao was naturally feeling very uncomfortable. Although he knew that he and Betty were a thing of the past, he still felt unnatural every time he faced Betty.

Now Abao has achieved some success in his career, but Betty has always been so contemptuous of him, which naturally makes Abao feel very depressed.

(End of this chapter)