Transmigration: The Little Chef Calls The Shots-Chapter 1413 - 232, Onlookers (29)

After speaking, he lifted his hand, about to throw the braised pork dish to the ground. A hand darted out and steadily caught the plate, belonging to another man with a long face and coarse behavior. "Big brother, even if you’re angry, you can’t just throw away the plate! If you throw it away, there will be no evidence left!" The round-faced man snorted, "Right, we can’t let this old grouch get away with it! Let’s keep this plate of braised pork. I want to see what explanation he’ll give me!" It turned out a fly had flown into the food; my goodness, it was truly disgusting! The diners around them involuntarily put down their chopsticks, and some even began carefully inspecting the food on their tables to see if anything else inappropriate had flown in! Thankfully, no extra "seasoning" had been added. Upstairs, Lin Yuan raised her eyebrows high. She had worked in a five-star hotel in her previous life and knew well that food should not contain any inappropriate items. Since taking over Fuman Building, she had insisted that everyone entering the kitchen must wear a specially made uniform and a tall chef’s hat, precisely to prevent anything inappropriate from getting in. Additionally, she had arranged for a helper next to each chef whose sole job was plating. Essentially, this meant inspecting the finished food for any unwanted items like flies, mosquitoes, or hair; if found, the dish would be thrown out and remade! Of course, to ensure that the food was clean and free of any extra ingredients, this alone was insufficient. The Dong Tian kitchen was cleaned daily with a non-harmful disinfectant solution sourced from Lao Fan, and a designated helper was responsible for inspecting the kitchen daily and dealing with flies and cockroaches. Not to mention flies, there wasn’t even a single ant. But today, someone had found a fly in their food, and it was in the braised pork. Braised pork, consisting of neatly cut chunks of meat and rich sauce. With such a clear division, how could the helper fail to notice an extra fly? It made no sense—unless something was amiss on their side, these men must be up to something. Yet, since Lin Yuan had been titled as the Magistrate of Pingxi, ruffians and even some well-informed officials had treated her with utmost respect. These men dared to challenge her; they must have strong backing. "Well then, Shopkeeper, won’t you say something? Look, this fly is still floating here! After making us eat something so disgusting, how are you going to resolve this?" Despite what he said, the man’s face showed no sign of disgust. Not just him, but the other three men also seemed unbothered. Looking at the plate again, more than half the meat was already gone. Normally, if someone ate so much and then discovered a fly, they would be angry, furious, and disgusted. Strange enough, these men were only angry and furious, with no signs of disgust; even the more refined-looking man seemed to enjoy the drama. Lin Yuan narrowed her eyes, sensing that these men were intentionally causing trouble. Shopkeeper Liu, having grown old, initially thought of a conservative solution. "Gentlemen, although I don’t know how this got into the dish, if it is our fault at Dong Tian, we will certainly correct it and compensate. How about this? Today, this meal for you gentlemen will be on the house as an apology from Dong Tian, and I ask you not to take it to heart." Once he said this, the two quietly spoken men laughed. "Yo, big brother, this old man thinks we’re the type to eat without paying!" Shopkeeper Liu’s frown deepened, his frown lines becoming clearly visible. The round-faced man slammed the table, yelling angrily, "What! You old man look down on us too much! Are we the type of people who eat without paying? I’ve been mingling in the Capital city for so many years—ask around, who dares to say I don’t pay for my meals!" "Gentlemen, please don’t be angry, if you are not satisfied with this solution, then, then how about I let our master chef make another plate of this braised pork for you, would that be okay? This time I guarantee it will be completely clean!" Ha! There was another sneer, but this time, it was not the coarse man who laughed, but the two refined men. "We already ate contaminated meat, do you think eating it again will clean the previous dirty meat? Are you an idiot? What kind of logic is that!" "Exactly! Just because the boss is titled as County Master, does it mean she can make us eat such disgusting thing? It seems that the Pingxi County Master, as rumored, isn’t exactly that loving and caring towards her people!" Lin Yuan’s lips curled into a smile, finally understanding why these men had come today; not only Dong Tian’s reputation was at stake, but so was her own as the new County Master! Got it, she seemed to have guessed who was behind this. With these men causing a scene, no one else was eating, but that didn’t mean they were thinking of leaving; all were keen to see how Shopkeeper Liu would handle this. Not only on the first floor, but people in the elegant rooms on the second floor also heard the noise and came out to watch the excitement. Lin Yuan saw this and scoffed inwardly, now that everyone was here, these men should be ready to make their big move, right? Indeed, after Shopkeeper Liu asked how these men wanted to resolve this, they finally spoke up, "We’re not those ruthlessly greedy people, since you at Dong Tian have spoiled our meal, you need to make us satisfied! How about this, since there’s a fly in the dish, as long as you, the shopkeeper, eat the remaining braised pork in this plate in front of all of us, we will not trouble you, how about that?" Eating a fly-contaminated dish to its entirety, how could such an impolite demand be considered not troubling them? Lin Yuan crossed her arms, her lips pressed tightly together, almost wanting to rush down and curse them! However, these men did not feel their request was impolite at all because in their view, if the food you served us was unacceptable, then you, as the host, must also eat it; only then would we feel appeased. Shopkeeper Liu’s face turned red, angered by these young men’s demands; he had managed Fuman Building for many years and had previously been in other businesses, yet he had never encountered such unreasonable juniors. Not just Shopkeeper Liu, some other diners in the lobby also spoke out.