I've been possessed by a culinary genius, and I've turned Shaxian snacks into a rip-off!

Li Zhibai looked at the challenge note in Huo Junmin's hand that read "Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng" and finally understood.

This was a setup from the very beginning.

Huo Junmin's long-winded explanation of so many legal provisions was all a prelude to this moment.

Her only real goal was to fleece him.

Li Zhibai gave a thumbs up: "Attorney Huo, you're really great!"

He cursed inwardly: You're so cunning, even more cunning than your father!

Huo Junmin smiled faintly: "Boss Li, you flatter me. Anyway, you said yourself that if you succeed in the challenge, this order will be free, and the deluxe version will also include a free order next time."

"That's right, it's free!" Li Zhibai gritted his teeth so hard they almost broke.

He now deeply understands what it means to dig a hole and bury yourself.

Yu Shen and the others were laughing so hard they were slapping their thighs.

"Hahaha... Boss, you're dumbfounded now."

"That lawyer is awesome! I give him full marks for that move!"

"An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth; the cycle of karma is truly inescapable!"

"..."

"Boss Li, can we begin now?" Huo Junmin asked.

"Let's begin!" Li Zhibai gave up struggling completely and pressed the timer.

Huo Junmin recited it fluently and at a very fast pace.

"Yuzhang, the old prefecture; Hongdu, the new capital. Its stars align with the constellations of Wing and Chariot; its land borders Heng and Lu..."

"...Idle clouds and reflections in the pool, the sun shines slowly; seasons change and stars shift, how many autumns have passed? Where is the prince in the pavilion now? The Yangtze River flows emptily beyond the railing."

Memorize the last word.

drop--!

The timer has ended.

3 minutes 28 seconds.

It was 19 seconds faster than Mu Cixuan's 3 minutes and 47 seconds.

Everyone couldn't help but exclaim "Holy crap!"

"Attorney Huo is even better than Mu Mu!"

However, Huo Junmin was not very satisfied: "It actually took three and a half minutes, which is barely acceptable."

Everyone: "..."

Three and a half minutes is alright?

Are you even human?

For a senior lawyer like Huo Junmin, who frequently studies legal books, memorizing "Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng" is not difficult; the only limitation for her is time.

Finally, Li Zhibai did the math: Huo Junmin and Mu Cixuan got their meals for free, resulting in a loss of over five thousand yuan on the books for the day.

[The host has been exploited twice in a single day, breaking historical records again; the level of malice has decreased slightly.]

Li Zhibai: "..."

"System, you've truly betrayed me! You're not the system I know anymore!"

Yu Shen and the others cheered again.

"That lawyer is awesome!"

"The boss got taken down twice today, that felt great!"

"That feels so good, that feels so good!"

"..."

Seeing their gloating faces, Li Zhibai secretly noted this down in his notebook.

You just wait!

When I find the opportunity, I will definitely make a killing and get my money back with interest.

However, the most important thing right now is to adjust the rules of the free order promotion again. The promotion definitely cannot be canceled, because he still needs this promotion to boost his sales.

However, the time for simple challenges must be reset, for example, reduced from 4 minutes to 3 minutes and 30 seconds. This ensures that the challenge is theoretically possible to complete, while minimizing the success rate.

Li Zhibai didn't believe that besides Lawyer Huo, there was anyone else in Jiangcheng who could recite "Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng" in 3 minutes and 30 seconds.

Moreover, not everyone can get this challenge, so the probability of getting a free order is even lower.

In short, the event still needs to be held to attract more customers and increase revenue. It doesn't matter if one or two customers slip through the net.

Of course, he would definitely hold Uncle Huo accountable for this debt owed to Attorney Huo.

It is only natural that a father should repay his daughter's debts.

While Yu Shen and the others were excitedly discussing the free challenge with Huo Junmin, Li Zhibai just wanted to go back to the kitchen and have some peace and quiet.

Just as he was about to turn around, he saw two figures appear at the door, one of whom was crying and sobbing, as if he had suffered some injustice.

Li Zhibai looked closely and recognized the person who had come.

Koy.

His cousin.

Ke Yi is his uncle's daughter. She is a junior in college, studying at a medical university in her hometown province, and is determined to become a doctor who saves lives.

Standing beside her was a tall, thin girl wearing glasses, who was holding her arm and whispering words of comfort.

"Ke Yi?" Li Zhibai called out.

When Ke Yi looked up and saw Li Zhibai, her tears flowed even more freely, like a light drizzle turning into a downpour.

"Waaah... Cousin!"

Li Zhibai quickly opened the door: "What's wrong? Come in!"

The two dragged their suitcases into the store and found an empty seat.

Li Zhibai poured each of them a free glass of tap water.

Koy gulped down half a glass of water before her emotions calmed down a little.

"Cousin, this water tastes a bit sweet. Is it from Farmer's Three Punches?"

"It's just regular tap water..."

Li Zhibai pulled up a chair and sat down opposite them, asking, "So, what happened? You didn't even call me when you got to Jiangcheng, and why are you crying? Who bullied you?"

Koy handed him a large paper bag that he was carrying.

"Cousin, here are some chocolate beans for you."

Li Zhibai took the bag with some confusion and found that it was indeed filled with chocolate beans, and it was quite heavy, weighing at least three or four pounds.

"Is this a gift for me?"

"At least you have a conscience, you still know to bring some for your cousin..."

Before he could finish speaking, Ke Yi stretched out a hand to him, looking at him with teary eyes: "Fifteen thousand."

Li Zhibai: "???"

"How much...?"

He thought he had misheard.

Koy sniffed and repeated, "Fifteen thousand, this bag of chocolate beans is fifteen thousand."

"Cousin, please buy it for the sake of the pomegranates I took you to steal from my uncle's house when we were kids. If you buy it, I can make some money back. I'm practically penniless right now."

Li Zhibai: "..."

No.

You came all the way to Jiangcheng, and not only did you not bring me any gifts, you also tried to rip me off.

Do you think you've opened a shady shop selling chocolate beans? And now you're treating your cousin like a traitor because you can't sell them?

Ding Ling, Ke Yi's classmate next to her, quickly explained the whole story.

The story goes something like this: after arriving in Jiangcheng today, they excitedly headed to a popular shopping district to shop and check out the attractions, following their pre-prepared itinerary.

As I was browsing around, I came across a colorful candy flagship store. Inside, there was a wall of M&M's candies, with rows of transparent tubes filled with colorful chocolate beans. They looked so delicious and dreamy.

After the two college girls, who had never seen the world, went inside, they saw the colorful little beans and thought about buying some to try.

Then they learned a lesson.

The chocolate beans were self-service and sold by weight, and the price was outrageously high. They only intended to take a little to try, but due to a mistake, they ended up taking three or four pounds...

"Cousin, we didn't have much budget to begin with, and now we're so broke we'll really have to beg for food." Ke Yi became more and more upset as she spoke, and her eyes reddened again.

They were all from ordinary families and didn't have much of a travel budget to begin with. However, they never expected that they would go bankrupt on their very first day in Jiangcheng.

After hearing this, Li Zhibai really didn't know what to say.

"You, didn't you do any research before coming to Jiangcheng? Don't you even know what kind of place Jiangcheng is? It's full of shady shops... Of course, apart from your cousin me, I'm still a decent person."

"How dare you go to that kind of store and spend money there?"

"I did my homework."

"You can still get ripped off for over a thousand yuan even if you do it."

"I really only pulled that handle very lightly, and then it suddenly fell down with a clatter, and I lost my grip..."

Li Zhibai sighed: "It's too late to say anything more now. Just consider it a lesson you learned at your own expense."

"Alright, alright, stop crying. Crying won't bring the money back."

"Cousin, are you going to buy it or not?"

"I'm not buying!"

"Five thousand yuan for chocolate beans? Do you think I'm a sucker? No way! Absolutely not! Does this junk even cost a hundred yuan to make? Buy it? When have I ever been ripped off like this?"

No, he already learned his lesson today.

Still big.

"No way, how much money did you two bring to Jiangcheng? Even if you bought these cheap chocolate beans, you shouldn't be broke now, right? Don't tell me you only brought a thousand or two yuan to Jiangcheng."

Ke Yi felt he couldn't hide it any longer, so he lowered his head and stammered, "Um... besides this, we also went to your classmate's place in Shaxian."

Li Zhibai was taken aback: "What do you mean? You guys went to eat across the street?"