Courtyard House: Is Xu Damao a childless man? Let me help.

The second place is inside Changbai Mountain, where there is a dormant volcano with a lake formed by water accumulating in its crater. Because it is a volcanic crater, the mineral content is also very rich.

These two places are also the two places Ye Jianchuan most wants to get his hands on. The remaining three water sources of Farmer's Three Fists are not very convenient, because one of them is in a remote border region, and the other two are reservoirs that have not yet been built.

For this matter, Ye Jianchuan had to go to his old boss, Director Zhou, and ask him to help him find a way. After much difficulty, he finally got in touch with someone who could make the final decision. What followed was the very old-fashioned scenario of inviting him to dinner.

However, what Ye Jianchuan didn't expect was that when he brought this leader to Sha Zhu's restaurant for a meal, he encountered something not so 'harmonious'.

As soon as Ye Jianchuan entered the restaurant, he saw people causing trouble inside. Upon seeing this, Ye Jianchuan's face darkened. Wasn't this just vandalizing his factory?

While gesturing for the leader to rest on the third floor, Ye Jianchuan found Nan Yi and began to inquire about the cause and effect of the matter. He wanted to see who dared to come looking for trouble.

Chapter 303 The clichéd plot of the second generation causing trouble

Ye Jianchuan was shocked when he asked the question. The guy who came to cause trouble this time actually had quite a background. He had just heard him shouting downstairs that he would bring people to shut down the store. It seemed that his family really did have some influence.

However, given Ye Jianchuan's more than ten years of experience, how could he possibly have no powerful backers?

So this guy went after Ye Jianchuan to cause trouble, but he really picked the wrong person!

After greeting Nan Yi, Ye Jianchuan went directly to Sha Zhu, who was still negotiating with the troublemaker.

"Brother Zhu, what's going on? What happened?"

Ye Jianchuan pretended not to know what had happened and went to Sha Zhu's side to ask him.

Before Sha Zhu could even speak, the troublemaker blurted out, "Oh? What's this? You're going to stand up for this shop, aren't you?"

Ye Jianchuan glanced at the guy, then ignored him completely and turned to look at Sha Zhu.

Sha Zhu was also very anxious. He immediately grabbed Ye Jianchuan's hand and took two steps to the side, then whispered, "Jianchuan, this guy's family should have some connections with the Health Bureau."

He came to our restaurant today, and while we were eating, he said he found a bug in our food and wanted to compensate us.

At first, I was thinking of minimizing the problem and just paying some money to avoid further trouble. But I didn't expect this guy to be so outrageous, demanding three-quarters of our shop's shares and threatening to have the health bureau investigate if we didn't give in. What should we do?

Ye Jianchuan had already heard about these things from Nan Yi, but Nan Yi didn't know about the shares. After hearing Sha Zhu's words, Ye Jianchuan immediately got angry and turned to glare at the troublemaker.

But before Ye Jianchuan could speak, the guy spoke first. Seeing Ye Jianchuan glare at him, he immediately perked up, "Hey!! Kid! What are you looking at? You still don't like it?"

Hearing the guy's thick Northeastern accent, Ye Jianchuan frowned again. So... this guy is from out of town? No wonder, daring to cause trouble for his shop, either he's very confident in his abilities, or... he doesn't know this shop has connections?

Now that he had a rough idea of ​​the other party's background, Ye Jianchuan decided not to be polite anymore.

"You? You think you're qualified to blackmail me? If you really have that much ability, then go ahead and use it. I want to see who gave you that confidence!"

Upon hearing Ye Jianchuan's words, the other party was clearly taken aback. "You...you actually dare to talk to me like that? Fine!! You just wait, you'll see!"

After pointing at Ye Jianchuan and saying a few harsh words, the guy turned and left the restaurant, while Ye Jianchuan cupped his hands in apology to the crowd of onlookers.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we have a bad customer who has spoiled your meal today. I apologize for that. To make it up to you, we'll give each table a complimentary signature dish as a token of my remorse!"

As soon as Ye Jianchuan finished speaking, cheers and applause erupted from the audience. Ye Jianchuan then turned and spoke with Sha Zhu for a moment before heading back to the third floor.

The leader on the third floor was enjoying his tea. Ye Jianchuan had put a lot of thought into these distinguished guests on the third floor. For example, the tea that the man was enjoying now—did you think he had never tasted good tea before?

He's a leader, after all. How could someone become so 'addicted' to a cup of fine tea? It's all because Ye Jianchuan came up with a set of 'tea ceremonies'.

This kind of tea drinking, which has a performative element, is naturally much more novel than ordinary tea drinking, which is why the leader and others were able to wait so happily.

Upon seeing Ye Jianchuan enter, the leader inquired, "Xiao Ye, what was the situation downstairs just now?"

Ye Jianchuan smiled and explained, "Hey, he's from out of town. I guess he has some connections and thinks he can take advantage of ordinary people like us."

They come in claiming they found bugs in their food. Tell me, in this weather, how can any bugs survive? Isn't this just plain nitpicking?

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My brother-in-law originally intended to downplay the matter and settle it with some money, but this guy came up with an outrageous demand: three-quarters of my restaurant's profits. Tell me, how could I possibly agree to that?

Upon hearing this, the leader frowned. "Oh? Is that so? Who is he? How dare he threaten you? Should I step in and help you out?"

Ye Jianchuan shook his head. If he were to incur a favor because of something like this, he wouldn't know how much he would have to pay to repay it in the future.

So even if he needed to find someone to help resolve this matter, he wouldn't go to a leader he had only just started talking to. With Ye Jianchuan's own network of contacts, it would be very easy for him to find someone to help resolve this matter.

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And so, Ye Jianchuan asked Sha Zhu to bring up the Tan family dishes that had been prepared in advance. Ye Jianchuan then used these dishes to start chatting with the leader about the permits for the use of the reservoir.

Since the necessary arrangements had already been made, this meal was just a formality; once the meal was over, the matter was essentially settled.

But just as Ye Jianchuan had seen the leader off and returned to the third floor, before he even had a chance to sit down, another commotion arose downstairs.

Ye Jianchuan looked downstairs and, lo and behold, that troublemaker from earlier had actually come to our door with his men!

Ye Jianchuan quickly went downstairs and stopped those who wanted to rush into the kitchen.

"Halt! Who are you? What are you doing here? This is the kitchen, no unauthorized personnel allowed!"

Upon seeing Ye Jianchuan, the troublemaker immediately stepped forward and said smugly, "Hmph, weren't you quite the big shot just now? Now I've brought the person here! What? You're still not going to accept the inspection?"

"If they don't cooperate with the inspection, there's definitely something fishy going on in the kitchen! Captain Liu, I think we shouldn't even bother inspecting the kitchen; let's just order a complete overhaul!"

After saying that, the guy even smugly provoked Ye Jianchuan, looking like he had victory in his grasp.

Chapter 304 Captain Liu's Desperate Measures

But this guy was too arrogant too soon. Ye Jianchuan glanced at Captain Liu and then spoke without any politeness.

"Captain Liu, right? You're here to investigate our store. Did you bring any permits?"

Captain Liu's expression turned slightly off upon hearing Ye Jianchuan's words, but he still arrogantly replied, "Procedures? What procedures? Our health bureau is conducting random checks! No procedures are needed!"

"If you know what's good for you, you'd better get out of my way and stop blocking my way while I'm on official business!"

Seeing the guy's reaction, Ye Jianchuan immediately understood that this troublemaker only knew one of the action team leaders from the Health Bureau.

This level is actually similar to the group leader in the workshop before. They are all small figures. How can someone with such a powerful backer be so arrogant as to come and jump on your face?

Speechless, Ye Jianchuan glared at the guy without saying a word. Instead, he turned around, went to the cashier, picked up the phone, and started making a call.

A phone call went directly to the Health Bureau. Although Ye Jianchuan had no prior dealings with the person in charge of the Health Bureau, he was, after all, a restaurant owner, so he was quite familiar with the directors under him, including a deputy director.

This time, Ye Jianchuan went directly to one of the directors and asked, "Director Zhao, does your health bureau have any special surprise inspections planned for today?"

"No? If not, why did some kind of team leader come to my shop, saying he was going to do a random hygiene inspection? And he didn't have any of the necessary permits when I asked him for them."

Upon hearing Ye Jianchuan's words over the phone, the person on the other end flew into a rage. It was obvious that one of his subordinates was abusing his power for personal gain and had gone out to do so!

Moreover, if it's just bullying those who don't have any powerful backers, then it's fine. After all, there's a saying that if the people don't complain, the officials won't investigate. Such situations happen from time to time, but if it doesn't escalate, everyone is in the same boat, so they just turn a blind eye.

But now that someone has actually come looking for trouble with Ye Jianchuan, it's no longer appropriate to pretend not to see it.

Putting aside everything else, Ye Jianchuan is now a rising star in the food industry. Since the reform and opening up, the turnover of the Ye Shifu brand has been very impressive!

This also made Ye Jianchuan a major taxpayer, and he was specifically praised by name during a meeting.

Even without praise from above, Ye Jianchuan had connections with several leaders in the bureau. This time, when they asked him to handle this matter, it was a chance for him to "show his skills." So, how could Director Zhao not know what to do?

"Jianchuan, I know about this. It must be those people below abusing their power for personal gain again. Let that captain answer the phone. I want to see who gave him the guts!"

Ye Jianchuan received a satisfactory answer, then turned to look at 'Captain Liu' and said, "Hey, come on, answer this call!"

Upon hearing Ye Jianchuan's words, Captain Liu's heart skipped a beat, but he quickly regained his composure and continued shouting fearlessly, "What phone call? Why should I answer this call?!"

Although he was very arrogant, Ye Jianchuan could tell that this guy was actually starting to worry. After all, the restaurant that Ye Jianchuan and Sha Zhu ran had a certain reputation in Beijing.

The reason I came to this restaurant to cause trouble today is because I heard from my cousin that the restaurant has no powerful backers and the owner is just a cook.

When I went to cause trouble earlier, the cook was already showing signs of backing down. It was only after the cook's brother-in-law came that my good deed was ruined.

Upon hearing this, Captain Liu thought, "A restaurant run by a chef? There's probably nothing to worry about with that chef. As for the chef's brother-in-law... someone who can be a chef's brother-in-law can't be anything special, right?"

That's why Captain Liu mustered up the courage to come and try to extort money from us. After all, this is a famous restaurant in Beijing, and as long as he can successfully extort money from us, it's worth taking any risk.

However... now Captain Liu was starting to have some doubts. After all, Ye Jianchuan's attire didn't look like that of an ordinary 'cook's brother-in-law'...

Moreover, given Ye Jianchuan's arrogant demeanor and the expression he had while making the phone call just now, no one in their right mind would believe that he really has no powerful backing at all!

However, having already uttered those harsh words, Captain Liu had no choice but to grit his teeth and continue. If he didn't answer the call, all he had to do was take his men to the kitchen, sprinkle some of the filth he was carrying on his person, and that would be evidence.

Once we have the evidence, we'll basically have the restaurant in our hands. Then, even if our leader is backing us, we'll have the confidence to speak up.

So, with this in mind, Captain Liu knew that he absolutely could not answer the phone.

Ye Jianchuan, however, was not surprised at all by the other party's choice. Money can be a powerful motivator, and it's true that you'll encounter such troubles when your business grows big.

Similarly, Ye Jianchuan knew that he had to be ruthless in this incident, otherwise others would think he was easy to bully. Even if Captain Liu was gone, there would still be Captain Li and Captain Zhang.

So when he heard the other party say they wouldn't answer the call, Ye Jianchuan wasn't surprised at all, but he still threatened, "Captain Liu, you'd better think this through. This is Director Zhao's phone number from your Health Bureau."

If I answer this call, I might be magnanimous enough to let you off the hook, but such opportunities won't come often!

Upon hearing the name "Director Zhao," the other party visibly paused for a moment. After hesitating for a long time, he decided not to answer the call. He now had only one thought: to burn his bridges and rush to the kitchen to "collect evidence."

Once you have the 'evidence' in hand, even if you lose your job, you can still use it to extract enough benefits from the store.

Otherwise... at worst, we'd all go down in flames. This shop's revenue is so high; if we cause trouble and release this 'evidence,' the business will plummet. I doubt the shop owner would want that, right?

Chapter 305 A tricky idea, should we run away when the wind gets too strong? No way!

Seeing that the other party was still unwilling to answer the phone, Ye Jianchuan understood what they were thinking and immediately turned around to answer the phone, "Director Zhao, it seems that your subordinates are not so obedient after all. I think you should bring some people over to investigate!"

After finishing his conversation, Ye Jianchuan didn't stand on ceremony with Director Zhao and hung up the phone immediately. Although it seemed like he was the one asking for help, Ye Jianchuan also knew people at higher levels.

If you can help me solve this problem, then when I see your boss in the future, I'll put in a good word for you, and that will be reciprocity.

But if I ask you to solve a problem and you can't even handle such a small matter, then it proves that your abilities are really limited. Why should I be polite to you then? Anyway, you're not the only one who can get this done!

On the other end of the phone, Director Zhao was clearly annoyed that Ye Jianchuan had hung up on him. He wasn't annoyed that Ye Jianchuan was being so 'rude' to him, but rather that his subordinates were showing him no respect!

　27 So Director Zhao immediately turned around and made two more phone calls, instructing his two team leaders to gather their men and follow him to Ye Jianchuan's shop.

As for Ye Jianchuan's shop? Captain Liu knew he couldn't waste any more time, so he stepped forward, pushed aside Sha Zhu who was blocking their way, and tried to force his way into the kitchen.

After all, if you just rush into the kitchen, with so many people and such a chaotic scene, and back then there were no such things as 'cameras', you could just go in and put some dirty stuff in any corner, wouldn't that be easy?