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

Leading the way was Yu Shen. Today, he was wearing a flashy shirt, sunglasses, and an unlit cigarette dangling from his mouth. He swaggered over, looking every bit like a spendthrift rich kid.

Five people followed behind him. Li Zhibai glanced at them and recognized them all as familiar faces who had dined there the day before.

Wang Yun, Yao Qianqian, and three guests who were brought over by Pang Yi and Lu Qianshan yesterday: a tall, thin man wearing glasses, a burly man with a buzz cut, and a little girl with dyed blonde hair.

There are six people in total.

Li Zhibai counted again and again, then asked Yu Shen, "No, just the six of you?"

Yu Shen pushed his sunglasses up over his head and nodded, saying, "Yeah, it's just the six of us. What's wrong?"

Li Zhibai was not giving up. He peeked out the door and looked around.

Although there were many people coming and going on Financial Street, it seemed that no one was coming in his direction.

He even went outside the store to look into the distance, hoping to see if anyone was hiding behind flower beds or utility poles, ready to give him a big surprise.

No.

There were no surprises at all.

"Don't look, boss, it really is just the six of us." Yu Shen almost burst out laughing when he saw the way the man looked on with such longing eyes.

Li Heizi, you've finally met your match! Didn't expect that, did you? We didn't even take a single newbie.

Li Zhibai turned around and looked at him suspiciously: "Didn't you say yesterday that you were bringing people today? Why...?"

Wang Yun said with some regret, "Oh, boss, I'm really sorry. We did ask, but all our friends said they were busy. They were either working overtime, on dates, or accompanying their wives to prenatal checkups. We had no choice but to come by ourselves."

Upon hearing this, Li Zhibai's suspicion deepened.

His intuition told him that something was definitely fishy.

Yesterday these guys were all so confident that they'd get some limited edition fried rice, and this is what they get today?

Not a single customer brought in.

Although he felt something was off, he didn't ask too many questions. As a boss with a broad mind and a sense of perspective, he had to learn to keep his composure.

Since these guys didn't bring any new customers, they shouldn't even think about ordering the limited edition fried rice.

"Alright, come in and sit down."

The six people filed in and found two tables to sit down.

As soon as Wang Yun sat down, he asked directly, "Boss, do you have that Bodhi Jade Pavilion drink today?"

"Yes, yes," Li Zhibai nodded, "but the rules are still the same, you understand?"

"I know, you need to bring in new customers to order," Wang Yun gestured towards Yu Shen. "So he doesn't need to bring in new customers, right?"

Li Zhibai looked at Yu Shen and nodded: "He doesn't need to. He's a Diamond VIP at this store, so he naturally has the right to be there."

"Boss, give me six servings of Bodhi Jade Vegetarian Cuisine," Yu Shen said with great enthusiasm.

Li Zhibai was taken aback: "Six portions? You're ordering six portions by yourself?"

"Yeah, can't I order six portions by myself?" Yu Shen leaned back in his chair and said smugly, "I'm a regular customer. I've brought in new customers before, so I'm qualified to order from Bodhi Jade Pavilion. What's it to you how many portions I order?"

"That's right, that's right. Boss, you didn't say yesterday that each person could only order one serving," Wang Yun immediately chimed in.

"Besides, boss, you didn't say we can't order for our friends," Yao Qianqian added with a grin.

Li Zhibai counted the number of people again, and there were exactly six. Especially when he saw Yu Shen's smug expression, he instantly understood everything.

This guy is going to exploit a loophole in the activity to cut something.

The new customer acquisition rules he set yesterday only required that the person ordering food must bring in a new customer to unlock the purchase qualification of Bodhi Jade Restaurant, but there was no limit on how many dishes a person could order at most, and there was no rule that they could not order on behalf of others.

In other words, as long as there is one person at the table who is eligible, he can order for everyone at the table.

Clearly, they exploited a loophole in the rule to get Yu Shen to place the order for them.

Okay! Okay!

You're a traitor, aren't you? You're using his loopholes to outmaneuver him, aren't you?

Then don't blame him for lacking martial ethics and raising his Dragon-Slaying Saber.

Yu Shen felt incredibly pleased to see Li Zhibai standing there speechless.

God knows how long he had been waiting for this moment.

I've been ripped off by Li Heizi so many times. Every time I want to order the regular version, he refuses me with all sorts of ridiculous reasons, like "sold out," "no new stock," or "the ingredients were eaten by the dog." Can you believe it?

Today it was finally Yu Shen's turn to shine, seeing this guy get his comeuppance.

"So what, boss? You can't go back on your word, can you? Honesty is essential in business."

Li Zhibai looked at his smug face and suddenly laughed.

His smile was very gentle and kind, like a loving old father looking at his naughty son.

"Of course, of course I won't go back on my word."

"Six portions of Bodhi Jade Vegetarian Cuisine, no problem, I'll make them for you right away."

Seeing how readily he agreed, Yu Shen's heart skipped a beat.

Wait a minute, isn't this guy feeling uncomfortable?

Based on his understanding of Li Heizi, he knew that the guy was so shameless that he would definitely try to cheat, but he didn't.

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation.

"Um... and a few more servings of regular noodles and steamed dumplings, please. I only had the deluxe version yesterday, so I want to try something different today." Wang Yun didn't think too much about it and started ordering directly.

The others also started ordering food.

"Yes, yes, I'll try the regular version today too. Yesterday, Lao Yu and the others said that the regular version is more cost-effective and tastes just as good as the deluxe version."

Upon hearing their words, Li Zhibai's fatherly smile deepened.

Fortunately, he was prepared.

He pointed to the menu on the wall and said, "Um, gentlemen, I suggest you take a look at the menu before ordering."

Yu Shen and the others looked in the direction he was pointing, and their expressions instantly turned sour.

On the menu, under the "Regular Edition" section, three large characters were written in marker: "[Sold Out]".

Yu Shen: "..."

Wang Yun: "..."

Others present: "..."

"Boss, how come the regular version is sold out again? That's too much!" Yu Shen complained.

"Oh dear, what a coincidence."

"Business was so good today, all the regular ingredients are sold out, and we haven't had time to restock. As you know, I run a small business, so my stock is limited. Please understand." Li Zhibai used the same excuse as before.

"Boss, do you think I'm stupid? Your shop only opens at 6 PM, how could it be sold out so quickly?" Yu Shen wasn't buying it at all.

"Oh, I was mistaken. They weren't sold out today, they were sold out last night."

"Last night?"

"Yeah, I had a dream last night that I sold out all the regular editions, and when I woke up I found out they were indeed sold out. Isn't that amazing?"

Yu Shen: "..."

Others present: "..."

Damn, this guy really knows how to lie through his teeth!

"Fine, you win," Yu Shen said through gritted teeth.

"You flatter me, you flatter me." Li Zhibai smiled and cupped his hands in greeting.

Although Yu Shen was frustrated, he had to admit that he had indeed been outmaneuvered by Li Heizi in this round.

To be precise, it was a draw; at least they successfully countered Li Heizi's attack, preventing him from continuing to multiply.

When the anti-fraud alliance was established yesterday, Lu Qianshan gave them a detailed analysis of Li Heizi's tactics. Li Heizi's "cut-the-price" marketing campaign was essentially using Bodhi Jade Shop as bait to expand his customer base and attract new customers. If they united and deliberately refused to recruit anyone, they could force Li Heizi to compromise at the source.

In the best-case scenario, Li Heizi might not only give up the referral program but also offer them discounts in order to retain these loyal customers.

The results of it?

This guy immediately picked up another sold-out item, which disgusted them.

Could it be that Li Heizi anticipated their plan? Or has a spy infiltrated their anti-gang alliance?

That can't be right, Boss Su isn't in their newly created group either.

They could have protested by simply not eating, but if that method worked, they wouldn't have formed this anti-black alliance.

There was a fatal problem they couldn't solve: Li Heizi's cooking skills were too good. Jiangcheng had no shortage of rich people; if they didn't eat there, someone else would.

So they could only try to prevent Li Heizi's shop from becoming popular, so that he couldn't set a sales limit.

The other guys who came to eat there for the second time finally experienced Li Zhibai's shamelessness firsthand.

You can even come up with such a fabricated reason as a password? No wonder your nickname is Li Heizi (Black Li), you really are black.

But since we were already there, we couldn't go back hungry, so we reluctantly started ordering the deluxe dishes.

However, even though ordering the luxury version cost a bit more, it's still better than treating people to meals just to recruit others, right? The disastrous incident of Yu Shen treating people to meals yesterday is still fresh in my mind; more than 10,000 yuan for a meal just vanished like that.

Just as everyone was about to order, Li Zhibai suddenly brought up Xing Yu Shen on purpose: "Oh, by the way, Brother Yu, I seem to remember your friend said he'd treat you to dinner yesterday, right?"

After Li Zhibai's reminder, Yu Shen, who had been gritting his teeth, suddenly trembled.

Yup!

Old Wang is treating us today.

It's not like he's paying. What does it matter to him whether we order something cheap or expensive?

Seeing the gleam in Yu Shen's eyes, Wang Yun immediately sensed something was terribly wrong and quickly tried to rouse Yu Shen's conscience: "Old Yu, calm down! Calm down! Didn't we agree to be on the same side? You absolutely can't betray your comrades!"

"He's trying to divide us! You mustn't fall for it!"

"Don't worry, Lao Wang, I'm a man of great loyalty." Yu Shen said this with an air of righteousness on his face.

But in his heart he thought: Damn it, you and your girlfriend ate eight thousand of my money yesterday, I'm going to eat twice as much today to get my money's worth!

He immediately said to Li Zhibai, "Boss, give me two extra servings of fried rice! And bring me everything on the menu!"

Wang Yun immediately broke down: "Yu Shen, you've ordered so much food, can you even finish it? Are you a pig?!"

"I'll eat slowly if I can't finish it. Anyway, the boss's shop is open until 2 a.m., so I'll just have a late-night snack too. Old Wang, just accept your fate. What goes around comes around."

"Born! I'll fight you to the death!!!"