Rebirth in 1980, the rise of the golden age

Leave your luggage at the guesthouse.

The family happily came to a good-looking state-owned restaurant.

It was noon and there were many people dining in the restaurant.

The wall is white and surrounded by green walls, with eight big red characters hanging on it: "Develop the economy, ensure supply."

There is a square load-bearing column in the middle of the hall, with a particularly conspicuous warning sign hanging on it.

The words "No hitting or scolding of customers!" on it are a bit ridiculous.

A big and strong waitress came out from the kitchen carrying two dishes.

She walks like a dragon and gaits like a tiger, looking like a female version of Black Whirlwind Li Kui.

The two dishes in her hands were served with the momentum of two axes.

Seeing Li Youcai and the others enter, he rudely shouted, "If you want to eat, find a place to sit! Don't stand at the door blocking the way."

"There's a menu on the wall. Just tell me what you want to eat."

The sound is like a huge bell.

In the 1970s and 1980s, state-owned hotels had a high social status and no competitive pressure, which also led to many hotels not paying attention to service attitude at all.

It is common for waiters and customers to quarrel, and it is not uncommon for chefs to fight with customers with kitchen knives.

Even the warning sign that reads "No hitting or scolding of customers" was specially hung by the government.

Unfortunately, the warning effect is minimal.

Li Youcai and his family found an empty table.

Looking at the large menu on the wall, Chu Xinyan was a little surprised. It was full of names of dishes she had never heard of, and the price was marked behind each dish.

The bottom line also specifically states that damaged tableware will be compensated according to the price: 1 cents for rice bowls, 5 cents for plates, 5 cents for small plates, and 8 cents for wine glasses.

Sweet and sour pork 2.2 yuan, braised pork slices 2 yuan, stir-fried beef 3.4 yuan, stewed chicken with mushrooms 7 yuan...

Chu Xinyan looked at the prices on the menu and couldn't help but say casually, "The food here is so expensive. A whole chicken is only a little over 2 yuan, but stewed mushrooms are yuan."

"Government-run restaurants have to make money, too. They can't just serve the people for free."

The fat waitress happened to come over and heard what Chu Xinyan said. She scoffed at Chu Xinyan without any hesitation.

Giving Li Youcai and the others a look of disdain, the waitress said impatiently, "What do you want to eat? Order quickly, I'm busy."

Li Youcai had some money on him, and was afraid of being targeted by thieves when he went out, so he wore tattered clothes on purpose.

Unexpectedly, I met this guy who looked down on others again.

Chu Xinyan was scolded and her face turned red with embarrassment. She sat there at a loss.

"You still know that you are serving the people. From the tone of your voice, you seem even more arrogant than that landlord." Li Youcai said coldly.

"So what if I'm being arrogant? This is a state-owned restaurant. If you want to eat, order the food. If you don't want to eat, get out of here. You poor bastards, come here and act like a big shot, without even looking up to see where you're coming from!"

The waitress's fat face was full of disdain, and she raised her hand and threw the tongs used for taking orders onto the table.

With his hands on his hips, he stared.

"How can you talk like that! Why are we here if we are not going to eat? What's wrong with the state-owned restaurant? We are not allowed to enter the state-owned restaurant!" Li Youjie yelled at the waitress.

"That's how I talk. If you don't like it, just bear with it. I'm telling you, if I wasn't forbidden from hitting or scolding customers, I would have slapped you in the face! If you don't want to eat, get out now!"

There was a quarrel here.

All the guests in the hall looked in their direction.

Chu Xinyan didn't expect that just a casual remark of hers would cause such a big trouble. She felt a little guilty that she shouldn't have said too much.

Worried that Li Youcai and the waiter would continue to clash, Chu Xinyan took Li Youcai's hand and whispered, "Youcai, let's go somewhere else."

Li Youcai's eyes were filled with anger, but he forced a smile and gently patted Chu Xinyan's hand twice: "It's okay."

Turning his head to look at the waitress who was blocking the light beside him, Li Youcai snorted coldly: "I have seen many people who look down on others with their dog eyes. Someone as vulgar as you is considered the best."

"Don't you look down on the poor? Fine, I'll order now. Bring me a hundred plates of three fresh delicacies."

The three fresh vegetables at 1.5 yuan is considered expensive among vegetarian dishes.

One hundred plates is 150 yuan.

Assuming a normal meal costs less than 10 yuan, this money is enough to set up tables.

"Haha, I've seen a lot of people pretending to be big shots! It's just a hundred plates of three fresh vegetables. I'll ask the kitchen to make them for you! Don't be unable to afford it!" The waitress responded with a snort.

Looking at the tattered clothes Li Youcai was wearing, she didn't think that Li Youcai could come up with so much money.

That's why I deliberately asked to take the order and cook, just to embarrass these people later.

Li Youcai pulled out a wad of money from his cotton-padded jacket, counted out fifteen big unity notes, and slammed them on the table. "Don't worry, you won't lose a penny! One hundred plates of three fresh vegetables, hurry up and make them!"

The noise here has reached this level.

The manager at the counter just glanced at him a few times, with no anger on his face, but rather a hint of joy.

He lowered his head and continued to reconcile the accounts, with no intention of coming out to mediate at all.

"Okay! Just wait, I'll ask the kitchen to prepare it now!"

Seeing that this shabby guy Li Youcai actually took out money, the waitress was a little unbelievable, but she didn't care too much.

He turned around and went to the kitchen, shouting at the top of his lungs, "There are a few people trying to show off their wealth. They ordered a hundred plates of three fresh delicacies. Master Fan, please make them for them."

"Okay!" The chef inside seemed to be joining in and shouted loudly on purpose.

The diners at other tables around were all watching the excitement.

Many people were also disgusted by the waitress's behavior.

"Comrade, don't be angry. This is a restaurant. Can't they make a hundred plates of three fresh vegetables? You spent money and can't even vent your anger. Isn't that a bigger loss?"

"That's right. You can't finish all the 100 dishes, so you're just giving them money for nothing."

"Before the food is served, hurry up and leave. There are so many state-owned restaurants in Bingcheng. You can eat elsewhere. Why get angry?"

Some kind-hearted customers couldn't stand it anymore and tried to persuade Li Youcai.

Li Youcai turned around, bowed and smiled at the people who tried to persuade him, "Thank you for your kindness, gentlemen. Even if I don't have any steamed buns, I still have to fight for my reputation. If I'm sorry for anything later, I hope you guys can bear with me."

"Hey, young man, why don't you listen to advice? You don't look like a wealthy family. You are just being hard on yourself."

"Forget it, they won't listen, why are you still trying to persuade them? Let's eat our own food."

In less than ten minutes, the waitress came out carrying a large tray.

There were six plates of three fresh delicacies on the tray, all cooked in one pot.

The fried three fresh vegetables has a greasy soup, and the salty and fragrant taste goes well with rice. It is a dish that many people like.

The waitress came to the round table and placed six dishes of three fresh delicacies on the table with both throwing and hitting.

"Just wait, there's more to come." The waitress said with a hint of sarcasm.

Li Youcai didn't even look at her, but just urged: "The dishes are too slow, there are still 94 plates, hurry up!"

"Okay, I'll see how long you can keep pretending."

Seeing that the ragged Li Youcai was still challenging her, the waitress turned around and deliberately shouted to the kitchen staff, "Chef Fan, please hurry up! We think you're too slow! We're anxious to eat the remaining 94 plates of three fresh delicacies!"

"Fuck! Eat it raw in a hurry!" The chef shouted rudely, and then urged the worker: "Hurry up, don't do anything else, prepare the three fresh vegetables first, didn't you hear the urging from the front?"

Li Youjie stared at the waitress with eyes full of anger, wishing he could rush over and slap her a few times.

Chu Xinyan's face was full of worry and self-blame. She held Duoduo and looked at Li Youcai nervously.

Li Youcai sat in the hall waiting.

Plate after plate of three fresh delicacies were brought up, stacked one on top of the other, making it look like a grand banquet.

Even one table like this couldn't accommodate them, so two additional tables were occupied.

The greasy dishes were squeezed out and flowed onto the table.

"54, 55, 56 plates, you are still missing 44 plates." The waitress said to Li Youcai in a provocative tone.

At this time, everyone around, whether they had finished eating or not, was looking at Li Youcai and the others.

I want to see what the young man in tattered clothes is trying to do.

Li Youcai looked at the table full of dishes and felt that it was about time, then slowly stood up.

"Xinyan, take Duoduo and go out first. Wait outside."