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Chapter 1807 Three Old Men Go to a Restaurant

That day, the fragrance wafted through half the city, and a group of elderly men and women arrived.

Upon closer inspection, it became clear that the three old men's families, along with the Jia family, had also arrived.

When Jia Zhangshi heard that Qin Huairu was going to Xiangpiao Bancheng to eat fried chicken, she also came along.

The restaurant, "Fragrant Half City," is currently very popular, with many people coming to eat fried chicken every day.

There were also elderly people among them.

However, those people all brought their children with them, letting the kids come and eat.

It's quite unusual to see so many elderly men and women coming alone.

Many people who go to Xiangpiao Bancheng for a meal glance at them when they pass by.

Yan Bugui was the only one who had ever been to Xiangpiao Bancheng. He led Yi Zhonghai and a few others into the shop.

When I arrived at the store, it was packed with people.

Upon seeing this situation, Yan Bugui couldn't help but complain, "I told you to come earlier, but you didn't believe me."

See, there's no room left now.

Yi Zhonghai glared at Yan Bugui with displeasure. He'd only been a little late leaving in the morning.

What's the big deal?

"Just ask the waiter to make room for us, or if that's not possible, get us a private room."

He thought that Fragrant Half City was just like any other restaurant.

Yan Bugui said helplessly, "Don't even think about it, there are no private rooms here."

After everyone bought their food, they all found a place to eat on their own. Don't just stand there, see where there's a place to eat.

Yi Zhonghai was taken aback and carefully examined the customers in the shop. He realized that things were exactly as Yan Bugui had described.

Those who had bought things carried their plates and looked around for empty seats.

"With such terrible service, how can anyone still come to eat here?"

What he didn't say was that he felt this was unfair.

They're both running shops, so why do some people look down on their braised meat shop but not on He Yuzhu's restaurant?

This is a serious double standard.

Liu Haizhong spotted a spot and said, "Stop chatting, there's a spot over there, let's go over there quickly."

Upon seeing this, Jia Zhangshi took the lead and went over.

A few young people had also seen that spot. After seeing them walk past, they stopped.

There are only four seats available.

Without any hesitation, Jia Zhangshi sat down and occupied two seats.

Yan Bugui, a cunning fellow, dragged three elderly women along and snatched two seats across from him.

The spot where I first found myself was in my bangs, but there was nowhere left to sit.

Madam Jia Zhang said with dissatisfaction, "This place is too small."

Liu Haizhong glanced at her angrily, then led his second aunt to a table not far away.

That table also had four seats, but the other two seats were taken by two girls.

They ate and whispered among themselves. When they saw Yan Bugui approach, they simply moved their food closer to make room for Liu Haizhong.

Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu, however, could not find the place.

Yi Zhonghai glanced at the person next to Jia Zhangshi, but felt too embarrassed to sit down next to her.

Even if he felt bad, it was no use; Jia Zhangshi had taken up most of the space. He could only sit on half of his buttocks at most.

Qin Huai didn't rush to find a seat. After seeing the price list in the store, she kept calculating.

The food is so expensive, and there are so many people eating. She's almost lost track of it all.

If you look closely at Qin Huairu's eyes, they're almost as big as five-zhu coins.

After Jia Zhangshi was seated, she called out to the waiter who was clearing the table, "Come here, we want to order."

The waiter was taken aback and looked over. Seeing that they were a group of elderly people, he assumed it was their first time there and they didn't know the restaurant's rules.

"Auntie, we need to go over there to eat. We're in charge of clearing the tables."

Madam Jia complained, "Eating a meal is such a hassle."

The waiter smiled but didn't say anything.

Fried chicken and similar foods are rarely eaten by the elderly. She didn't think many people would buy them. Yi Zhonghai stood to the side for a while, feeling somewhat awkward. He noticed an empty stool nearby, picked it up, and sat down at the table.

"Old Yan, you have to queue up to buy groceries here, so how come there are so many people coming to eat?"

Yan Bugui then boasted and popularized the principles he had figured out.

On the other side, Liu Haizhong watched others eating and couldn't resist anymore.

He then asked the two girls next to him how to order food.

The girl kindly told him what to do.

After figuring it out, Liu Haizhong said to his second aunt, "Go order food. Get me two chicken legs, and you can decide what else to get. Also, get me a bottle of iced cola."

"I want to try what this cola Xu Damao is talking about tastes like."

The second aunt got up and went to queue up.

The shop already has a well-established production process, and some items are prepared in advance.

Auntie Er quickly bought some food and ate with Liu Haizhong.

When she was buying things, the salesperson asked her how much she wanted, and Auntie Er instinctively bought enough for both of them.

The two forgot about Yi Zhonghai and the others, and after receiving the food, they began to eat.

Liu Haizhong took a sip of cola and then a bite of chicken leg: "No wonder Xu Damao said that it tastes better when eaten in the store."

This freshly fried food definitely tastes better than the ones I brought home. And this cola, cool and sweet, tastes pretty good too.

Auntie Er burped: "I didn't find it tasty, and it's very fizzy."

The girl across from me smiled and said, "Auntie, this is a carbonated drink, it's supposed to be like this."

If you don't drink too much at once, you won't have this problem.

Auntie Er thanked the two of them with a smile.

The people in the courtyard are beasts inside the courtyard, but once they leave the courtyard, they are still very polite.

They probably knew that outsiders wouldn't buy into their ways.

The two people with bangs were happily eating, while Yan Bugui had basically finished his story.

Madam Jia was already impatient: "Why all the fuss? The success of a restaurant depends on how good the food is."

"Who can go buy some? Everyone can try it."

Yi Zhonghai and several others thought of Liu Haizhong around the same time.

They brought Liu Haizhong along this time because they trusted him to take advantage of their wealth.

"Where's Lao Liu?"

After searching the store for a long time, the group finally spotted Liu Haizhong sitting not far away, eating and drinking heartily.

In that instant, several people were filled with dissatisfaction.

They were all waiting here, and Liu Haizhong actually started eating by himself.

Madam Jia Zhang said to Qin Huairu with dissatisfaction, "Call Old Liu over here."

Qin Huai went over to Liu Haizhong and said, "Old Liu, what are you doing sitting here?"

Liu Haizhong had no idea what she was thinking and said directly, "There wasn't enough room over there, so I came here."

Have you eaten yet?
Let me tell you, the fried chicken here is really good. And the fries are pretty good too.

You should try some too.

Qin Huai thought to herself, "We're just waiting for you to pay. How are they going to eat if you don't pay?"

"Old Yi and Old Yan have something to discuss with you."

Liu Haizhong was taken aback for a moment, then finished his Coke and took half a chicken leg to Yi Zhonghai's side.

"Old Yi, Old Yan, what do you want to see me about?"

Yi Zhonghai glanced at the half chicken leg in Liu Haizhong's hand, a hint of dissatisfaction flashing in his eyes.

"We were just worried you hadn't eaten, so we were asking."

When Liu Haizhong heard about this, he didn't take it seriously.

"I've already eaten, so you don't need to worry about me. Go ahead and line up if you want to eat. There's plenty of food over there."

Yan Bugui looked at Liu Haizhong, then at the table, his heart filled with regret.

They shouldn't be taking up space on the table; they should be following the bangs.

(End of this chapter)