Zongman: Kulaixiku, resurrection!

Steam the fresh eggplants until cooked through. After fifteen minutes, cut the softened eggplants into thin strips and drizzle with light soy sauce, minced garlic, chili rings, and finally drizzle with hot oil.

"Excuse me, is this the tax office? I have some questions for you..."

The fried tofu was hollowed out and stuffed with minced meat and water chestnuts seasoned with MSG, rice wine, raw starch and soy sauce, then cooked in a pressure cooker. After being served, it was served with a dish of vinaigrette and a dish of soy sauce chili rings according to Ain's request.

"...Because the previous owner mortgaged this store to the bank, do I need to be responsible for the previous owner's tax debt?"

Slice the veal and marinate. Heat oil over high heat until cooked through. Remove from heat and stir-fry with onions, carrots and celery. Once cooked through, remove from heat and serve.

"...But the problem is that I didn't enjoy any benefits from my previous boss's tax fraud, but I am still held responsible for it?"

Fry the small crucian carp until both sides are golden brown, add hot water and cook until the soup turns milky white, then remove the fish residue, add the eggs that have been fried and cut into squares, water tofu and diced white radish, and at Aine's request, reluctantly sprinkle a handful of chopped green onions before serving.

"...Okay, I'll find another time to come to your office for an interview...Okay, thank you for your patience. Goodbye."

Li Xiao finished his call, and the three dishes and one soup carefully prepared by Baihe Sanhui were also ready.

"Dinner is ready, come and eat."

Li Xiao leaned into the kitchen to take a look at Bai He San Hui's work and said with disdain, "The only thing worth looking at is the stuffed tofu. The assorted beef and other side dishes are so overwhelming that they overshadow the main dish. The oil-drenched eggplant was overcooked without salt, and why is there even water for washing the pot? Or is it water with green onions? Ke San Hui, if you don't want to cook, you don't have to."

"Eat or not?"

"eat."

"Then don't be dissatisfied. You still say that I eat your food. If I confiscate your wages, I will consider it as charity." After receiving an affirmative answer, Baihe Sanhui took another set of tableware to share the food and mocked Li Xiao by the way.

"Don't shout, I can make desserts."

"Then eat cake for all three meals. If you don't get carbon malfunctions, you're in good health."

After all, we are in front of guests, and it would be impolite to share the food on one plate like family members.

"I'm gonna start now."

After the girls started eating, Li Xiao, the host, and Baihe Sanhui, the half-host, began to eat.

"Boss Chiyo, who is that sanctimonious guy today?"

Ordinary people in Neon don't have any rules about not talking while eating or sleeping. Aiyin, who was already overflowing with curiosity, picked up a few pieces of food with her chopsticks and finally couldn't help but ask.

"Oh, I asked the tax office... Is it not a good idea to tell these things to high school students?" Li Xiao hesitated and asked Baihe Sanhui for his opinion.

"It doesn't matter. They will have to face the harshness of life in a few years anyway."

Kashiwa Sanhui doesn't care about destroying the students' worldview. He wishes all high school students were as precocious as Lian.

"Oh, okay." After taking a sip of the sweet crucian carp soup, Li Xiao cleared his throat.

"I asked the tax office, and they told me that the previous owner of this store had a major tax dispute before selling it to me, and had also mortgaged the store to the bank."

"I was not informed of these things when signing the contract. No wonder the selling price is 20% lower than the market price." Baihe Sanhui looked as if he had suddenly realized something.

"So who owns this shop? The doctor's or Boss Chiyo's?"

For the sake of happiness in the second half of his life, Liang urgently needs to know who the biggest financial sponsor is so that he can hold on to the thickest thigh.

"It belongs to Boss Chiyo, but he used my connections to buy the building. When I first saw the low offer, I thought they were just giving my mentor some face."

"There really is no such thing as a free lunch, Ke-chan."

Aiyin sighed, and at the same time, she put all the carrots that she didn't like to eat into Ichiri's bowl.

Goto Ichiri: What do I have to do here?

"Let's get back to the point. It's true that the bank and the tax bureau want to repossess this shop, but they're definitely going to take my opinion into consideration and consider giving me some compensation. Plus, I have no intention of moving. If they keep waffling, it'll take at least two years to actually execute the plan."

"But that guy got the news and came here early to cheat the boss's money?" Aine asked.

"I guess that guy was originally an insider, but there's been some unrest in the political arena lately, and as a henchman of a certain faction, he's probably been affected."

Li Xiao looked at Baihe Sanhui speechlessly. "As a foreigner, isn't it impolite for you to speculate about such sensitive matters in front of the locals?"

"Maybe, but I don't need to pay any attention to that guy. I haven't even received a written notice from the tax office, so how could any staff come forward?"

"That's really worth celebrating. Why don't we go out for a meal someday?" Liang clapped his hands to himself.

I have it today, I will eat Ain’s tomorrow, and I will try my best to get it the day after tomorrow.

"By the way, Aine, what made you want to come visit me? And bring Ichiri and the others along?"

Then Aine briefly talked about how she smashed Ichiri's guitar and what happened next, of course omitting the part where Ichiri begged for mercy.

"So, you broke Ichiri's guitar, but you don't necessarily have the money to pay for it?"

Kashiwa Sanhui put down his chopsticks, picked up his bowl and walked towards the kitchen. "I'm full. Thank you, Mr. Chiyo, for your hospitality. I'll go ahead."

"I didn't say you could leave."

Even though Li Xiao grabbed his collar from behind, Baihe Sanhui still swung his legs in mechanical simple harmonic motion with an expressionless face.

"I'm embarrassed to always bother Mr. Chiyo. Besides, it's not proper for a grown man like me to keep eating the soft rice of a young woman like you. It would be better for your reputation if I leave..."

"Um, Ke-chan," Aine said, speechless as she watched the scene before her. "I didn't say I wanted to borrow money from you."

"Why didn't you say so earlier?" Kashiwa Sanhui decisively put down his bowl and prepared to add another bowl of rice to the soup. "Ah, I suddenly feel a little hungry again. It's true that being sick consumes a lot of energy. I need to eat a good meal to replenish it."

"Ko-chan!" Aine said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. "Aren't you quite rich? Besides, our school pays the school doctor a pretty good salary, right?"

"Aine, you don't know," Kashiwa Miki sighed. "Our school's principal is a greedy, short-sighted old man. Not only is my salary pitifully low, but it's also directly paid to my senior, so I've been completely living off my savings these past few months."

Yili, who had been silent all this time, suddenly gave everyone a big surprise.

"Ah, is the boss supporting Doctor Baihe?"

Kashiwa Miki, Aiyin: (′-﹏-`；)

Liang thought silently in his heart, wondering if Boss Chiyo would mind having one more person.

Li Xiao didn't know what to say to ease the awkward silence, but she still liked to hear these words.

Goto Ichiri: Did I say something wrong again 6д9!

"Well, Lonely-chan, everyone says weird things sometimes, but there's no need to do that to yourself."

Looking at Goto Ichiri who had a gloomy face and was trying to kill herself with a spoon, Aine tried to comfort her.