Siheyuan's Silly Pillar has been replaced by someone else

Almost in the blink of an eye, Yi Zhonghai and his companion became public enemies in the hospital.

This made the two of them, especially Yi Zhonghai, feel particularly aggrieved.

There are so many people doing business in the courtyard, and their businesses are even bigger than his.

Those people did business without bringing anyone from the courtyard, and the people in the courtyard didn't complain.

When it was his turn, those people still dared to complain, clearly showing that they looked down on him.

Thinking of his status as a childless man, Yi Zhonghai was filled with resentment.

These people are just taking advantage of the fact that he has no descendants.

Because of this incident, the atmosphere in the courtyard became somewhat tense.

Fortunately, both sides were mindful of their own interests, and the matter did not escalate.

In fact, if things really escalate, Yi Zhonghai's side still has a considerable advantage.

Yi Zhonghai has the Jia and Yan families on his side. Although they are unreliable, they have the advantage of having more people and more influence.

Qin Huairu took early retirement from the factory and then took charge of the restaurant business.

Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui were also extremely busy every day, all in order to open for business as soon as possible.

Fortunately, their restaurant was relatively small, and they were reluctant to invest much, so they just did a simple cleaning.

Their restaurant was renovated later than Yu Li's restaurant, but it opened earlier.

They couldn't bear to hire waiters, so they did everything themselves.

The only outsider in the entire restaurant was the fat man.

The restaurant opened soon.

Of all the people in the courtyard, only Liu Haizhong was invited; Xu Damao came uninvited.

After a simple opening ceremony, the restaurant officially opened for business.

There were quite a few people around, but not many actually came to eat.

Most of them were neighbors who came over to see what was going on after hearing that the group had opened a restaurant.

Most people live close to home, so few are willing to eat out.

A few people stood at the door, their faces almost frozen with smiles, but hardly anyone went inside.

Xu Damao laughed and walked towards the restaurant.

Yi Zhonghai and Xu Damao were natural enemies, and Yi Zhonghai had always looked down on Xu Damao.

"Xu Damao, what are you doing?"

Xu Damao stood still and said loudly, "I'm here to eat. You run a restaurant, don't you open it to the public?"
"If you're not open to the public, then I'll leave."

Qin Huairu, who was associated with Yan Bugui, was much more flexible and adaptable than Yi Zhonghai.

They were just worried about not having any customers when Xu Damao appeared.

Qin Huairu stepped forward first, took Xu Damao's hand, and said with a smile, "Damao, don't go. I'm so happy that you came to support me."

Come in quickly.

Yan Bugui added, "Da Mao, if you leave, you're disrespecting me."

You absolutely must come in and try it today.

Xu Damao came here specifically to find out what was going on. Of course, he wasn't going to leave.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xu Damao went into the restaurant.

Although Yi Zhonghai was dissatisfied, there was nothing he could do. They ran a restaurant, and Xu Damao came to eat; from any perspective, there was no reason to refuse him.

Xu Damao entered the room and saw Liu Haizhong sitting at a table to the side.

He walked over and asked, "Uncle Liu, how's the food at the restaurant?"

Liu Haizhong said, "I haven't eaten yet. Your arrival is perfect; have a drink with me."

After Xu Damao sat down, he called out, "Waiter, where's the menu?"

Qin Huai said, "Xu Damao, our restaurant is a small business. We don't have a menu; the dishes are all written on the blackboard over there."

Xu Damao looked over and saw a blackboard on the wall with eight dishes written on it.

"That's all the dishes you have?"

Qin Huairu said, "How many dishes do you expect from our little restaurant?"

Xu Damao suddenly froze: "What does the number after the dish mean?"

Qin Huairu didn't even look at it and said directly, "Of course it's the price."

Xu Damao stood up in surprise and said in disbelief, "A plate of hot and sour shredded potatoes, and you're charging four yuan?" Yan Bugui said, "What's wrong with four yuan? It costs six yuan at Shazhu's restaurant."

"It's two dollars cheaper here than it is there."

Liu Haizhong was also surprised: "No, at Yan Jiecheng's restaurant, a plate of hot and sour shredded potatoes only costs five yuan. How come yours is more expensive than his?"

And that shredded pork with garlic sauce, you actually charged twelve yuan for it, which is three yuan more expensive than Yan Jiecheng's restaurant.

"This place is way too expensive!"

The prices of these dishes were determined after a long period of research by several people.

It's not that they want to set the price so high, but if they don't set it so high, they simply won't make any money.

Yan Bugui said, "It's a bit expensive, but it's delicious."

You tasted the food that Fatty cooked that day. It tasted much better than what you'd find at Yan Jiecheng's restaurant.

And our portions are generous, so you won't be shortchanged.

Out of consideration for their long-time neighbor status, Liu Haizhong decided not to argue. He wanted to see how it tasted before making a decision.

Xu Damao's purpose was to test the restaurant's capabilities. He wasn't short of money, so he ordered the two dishes he had just ordered.

Liu Haizhong also ordered two dishes and was about to ask for a bottle of wine.

Xu Damao suddenly remembered Yan Bugui's watering incident and said specifically, "Let me make this clear first, if you add water to the wine, don't blame me for not paying you."

Yan Bugui felt a little embarrassed by what he said. They had some loose liquor, and he had indeed considered adding water to it.

However, Yi Zhonghai stopped them. On the first day of business, they couldn't afford to give anyone a handle to use against them.

Upon hearing this, Liu Haizhong also thought of Yan Bugui's water-filled bottle incident and said, "Da Mao is right. Forget it, just give me a whole bottle of wine."

The waiter who brought the wine was Yi Zhonghai. He had a dark expression on his face, and he placed a bottle of wine heavily on the table.

Xu Damao said, "What kind of attitude is this?"

Liu Haizhong, who was standing to the side, didn't say anything, but he also felt that something was wrong with Yi Zhonghai.

Compared to the waiters at He Yuzhu's restaurant, Yi Zhonghai's behavior seemed even more unusual.

Yi Zhonghai, however, was oblivious to this: "This is my attitude, so what?"
"I'm your elder, serving you, and you're still being picky. What are you trying to do?"

Xu Damao was so angry he laughed: "What do you mean by being picky? I'm a guest, I come to your restaurant to eat, do you expect me to be some kind of boss?"

Do you think this is some old state-run restaurant?

If that's your attitude, I won't eat it.

"Uncle Liu, let's go."

Yi Zhonghai glared angrily at Xu Damao.

Yan Bugui, who was behind the counter, quickly stepped forward: "Da Mao, don't be angry. Lao Yi, we run a restaurant, don't act like an old man."

Yi Zhonghai snorted and went to sit down to the side.

At Yan Bugui's urging, Xu Damao sat down again.

"Uncle Yan, I'm only doing this to give you face. When you run a restaurant, you need to learn how to run it properly."

If you really don't know, you can ask Yan Jiecheng.

The customer is God.

"Uncle Liu, don't you think so?"

Liu Haizhong, maintaining a fair stance, said, "Da Mao is right."

There are no fathers and sons in business. If you want to do business, you can't put on airs.

"If you act too high and mighty, no one will want to eat at your restaurant."

What he said made sense. But it didn't convince Yi Zhonghai.

Fortunately, the food on Fatty's side was finally ready. Qin Huairu brought the dishes out from the kitchen.

"Xu Damao, just to give me face, please say less."

Xu Damao didn't press the matter further: "Fine, I'll give you face."

Hot and sour shredded potatoes are Fatty's signature dish, and it tastes pretty good.

Xu Damao and Liu Haizhong ate a few bites and couldn't find anything wrong with the food.

Yan Bugui smiled and said, "How is it? It tastes good, doesn't it?"

Xu Damao said, "The taste is alright, but the potato shreds are all different lengths and there aren't many of them."

His statement was interpreted as deliberate provocation. (End of Chapter)