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

Around 2 PM, Li Zhibai got out of the taxi and had just walked to the store entrance.

suddenly!

Snapped!

A hand was placed on his shoulder.

Li Zhibai was startled and turned around abruptly.

Then he saw a scene that sent chills down his spine.

A man who looked particularly bitter and resentful appeared in front of him, and he was holding a gleaming fruit knife in his hand.

Li Zhibai's pupils contracted sharply, and he instinctively raised his hands, hurriedly saying:

"Brother! Calm down! I have no money! I really have no money!"

"Look at what I'm wearing. I bought this T-shirt for 9.9 yuan with free shipping after a discount, and I also bought these pants after a discount. I've been wearing these shoes for three years and I can't bear to replace them. I'm so poor that I can only afford to eat dirt."

"I really have nothing to offer except for being a little handsome!"

"Brother, if you're going to rob someone, go to that Michelin restaurant across the street. All the customers there are rich. I'm a poor bastard, not worth robbing!"

Middle-aged man: "..."

He looked down at the fruit knife in his hand, then looked up at Li Zhibai, his expression somewhat embarrassed.

"Young man, don't get me wrong, I'm not here to rob you."

"I'm here to find someone, the owner of this Shaxian snack shop. I bought this knife to peel fruit."

Li Zhibai: "..."

Do you think I believe it or not?

However, the man didn't seem like someone who was robbing people.

The expression on his face was so bitter and resentful, it was clear that he had been severely beaten by life, just like the expression he had after Zhao Lei tricked him.

and many more!

Could this guy be...?

"Brother, what do you need the owner of this Shaxian restaurant for?" Li Zhibai asked cautiously.

"I'm here to demand an explanation from him!" the middle-aged man said through gritted teeth.

"Our company's employees had a get-together at his restaurant, and the meal cost 17 yuan! 17 yuan! Can you imagine how unscrupulous this person is to swindle so much money!"

Li Zhibai's heart skipped a beat.

really.

This guy really is the one who gave him a bad review last night, the manager of that Fortune 500 company.

Li Zhibai turned his head away, rubbed his face vigorously with his hands, and when he turned back, his expression was one of extreme shock.

"What?! Dude, your company had a dinner party that cost 17 yuan? Really?!"

"Of course it's true."

"I asked them today, and they said a bowl of noodles at this Shaxian restaurant costs 588 yuan, and a bowl of soup costs 888 yuan. What else could this be but a rip-off?"

Liu Dexin probably thought the young man in front of him was easy to talk to, and coupled with his own frustration, he simply recounted his experience from the previous night in its entirety.

From an employee swiping 17 yuan from his card for a meal at a Shaxian snack shop, to a customer storming off in anger and being berated by his boss, to his wife accusing him of having an affair and forcing him to kneel on durians at home...

In the end, this man in his thirties almost burst into tears in the street, feeling wronged.

"What upset me the most was that the employees all said the food at that restaurant was incredibly delicious, but I didn't get to eat a single bite, and I still spent 17 yuan!"

"Today at work, I asked my boss for reimbursement for my meals, and he thought I was treating him like an idiot. He said something like, 'How can eating at a Shaxian snack shop cost 17 yuan?' Then he gave me a good scolding."

Upon hearing this guy's harrowing experience, Li Zhibai's lips twitched violently a few times.

You can't laugh.

You absolutely must not laugh.

He would be incredibly inhuman to laugh when someone is grieving.

But it's really funny.

He quickly lowered his head, covered his mouth with his hand, and pretended to cough.

"Cough cough cough..."

"Young man, you be the judge. Isn't this Shaxian boss a terrible person?" Liu Dexin looked at him with deep resentment.

Li Zhibai immediately became indignant and, in a fit of emotion, cursed:

"Brother, you're right. This boss is a monster! He's fucking inhuman!"

"He didn't even stop your company's employees from ordering so much food at their dinner party. Isn't that just ripping them off?"

"This boss should be made to punish himself by drinking three cups as an admission of guilt!"

Liu Dexin was deeply moved when he saw Li Zhibai cursing the Shaxian restaurant owner even more excitedly than he was.

"Brother, what you said really resonated with me."

Li Zhibai looked at the knife dangling in front of him and cautiously took a half step back: "B-Big Brother, could you please put the knife down? I'm getting a little flustered by you talking like that."

"Oh, I'm sorry."

Liu Dexin put the fruit knife into his briefcase. Perhaps because he had vented some of his anger, he felt much better.

"Actually, I know that this can't be entirely blamed on the owner of Shaxian County."

"If I had come to eat with my employees and seen the menu with my own eyes, I wouldn't have been ripped off so much money."

"In the end, it's all my own fault."

Hearing this, Li Zhibai coughed again: "Cough cough... Well... Brother, don't be too upset. If you ask me, money is just an external thing; you can earn it back if you lose it."

"Young man, you don't need to comfort me. I know all of this. I just can't get over this hurdle in my heart."

"By the way, young man, are you also here to eat at this Shaxian restaurant?"

"Then you must not let this boss rip you off," Liu Dexin kindly reminded him.

Li Zhibai quickly shook his head: "No, I was just passing by."

He didn't dare say that he was the boss.

He was afraid that if Liu Dexin knew he was the boss, he would pull out the fruit knife again.

"Oh, okay."

"Do you know what time this store opens?" Liu Dexin asked.

"Brother, don't you know?" Li Zhibai asked, feigning surprise.

"Know what?"

"The owner of this shop has run away!"

Liu Dexin was stunned.

"They...they ran away?"

"yes."

Li Zhibai pointed to the Shaxian restaurant with its doors tightly shut and said, "Brother, look, what restaurant is closed in broad daylight? I heard when I came over that the owner was heavily in debt and ran away overnight, transferring the shop to someone else."

He was only half telling the truth.

It's true, this shop has indeed been transferred before, and he was the one who was tricked into taking over.

It's false; the one who tricked Liu Dexin was his new boss.

Liu Dexin's expression changed instantly.

"It's been transferred? What about my 17? I haven't even demanded an explanation from him yet..."

Li Zhibai once again displayed his cunning boss-like rhetoric, advising, "Brother, I think you should just let this matter go."

"Think about it, even if you find him, what can you do? If he could return your money, he wouldn't have to run away. That means he's also poor. Even if you beat him to death, he still wouldn't be able to come up with that much money."

"And another thing, brother, to be fair, they're doing legitimate business and haven't broken any laws. Their prices are all clearly marked. With so many people from your company ordering, how can you blame them? A restaurant owner can't just stop customers from eating, can they?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Dexin had to admit that what he said made sense.

"you're right."

"Even if we find him, it won't help."

"But I just can't accept it, 17..."

Seeing that he still couldn't let go, Li Zhibai simply told him his own story.

"Hey bro, you look so upset, let me tell you a story."

Then he vividly recounted his harrowing experience of being scammed by his college roommate and unwittingly accumulating a debt of 600,000 yuan, though of course it was edited and polished.

"Brother, look at me, I can still laugh and live even with a debt of 600,000. You only have 170,000. It's not that serious."

Liu Dexin was stunned after hearing this: "Are you serious?"

Li Zhibai: "Why would I lie to you? I can't even afford the rent."

"Then you are definitely in a much worse situation than me."

"Right?"

"Hey, young man, you know what? After hearing about your experience, I feel much better," Liu Dexin said with relief.

Li Zhibai: "..."

Password, you really are no good!

Liu Dexin realized he had made a fool of himself and quickly comforted Li Zhibai: "Young man, don't be too sad. There's always a way out. Just grit your teeth and you'll get through this."

Li Zhibai said gratefully, "Thank you, brother! I'm not sad at all. It's just a mere 600,000. I can laugh it off and don't care about it at all."

Liu Dexin was touched by his optimistic attitude and gave him a thumbs up.

"Young man, you're amazing! With this kind of mindset, you're sure to achieve great things in the future."

"By the way, what's your name? I'll treat you to a meal sometime, it'll be super expensive."

My name is.....

Just as Li Zhibai was about to make up a name on the spot, an urgent voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Boss Li! Boss Li!"

They both turned their heads at the same time.

He saw Zhao Xiaomei, the older sister who often set up her stall at night, rushing towards him in a hurry.

"Boss Li, I want to ask you for a favor..."

Li Zhibai's expression changed instantly.

He thought to himself: Oh no! I'm going to be exposed!

"Ma'am, you called him Boss Li? Is he the owner of Shaxian County?" Liu Dexin reacted quickly and asked immediately.

Zhao Xiaomei, unaware of what had happened, nodded: "Yes, he is..."

Li Zhibai quickly interrupted her: "Um, Sister Zhao, please wait a moment."

But it was too late.

Liu Dexin's expression gradually began to distort, his eyes turned bloodshot, and he stared intently at him.

"Didn't you say you were just a passerby?"

"Big brother, let me explain..."

Explain your mother!!!