When Jia Xiaoren arrived home, Boss Hongyun was reconciling the accounts with the steward in the study. Seeing Jia Xiaoren come in with a gloomy face, he felt a sudden shock and asked, "Xiaoren, why are you here now? Are you busy?"
Jia Xiaoren glanced at the steward, who immediately went out first.
"Come out, what happened?" The round-faced boss took a cup of tea and took a sip of tea to hide his nervousness, and then asked hesitantly.
Jia Xiaoren walked to the desk, looked at his uncle, and said, "Uncle, didn't you make it clear to the people at the grain and oil store and the seafood stall?"
The round-faced boss asked, "What's wrong? I told them."
"Yu Ji's snack bar and restaurant are not affected, the seafood is still selling, and the quality of the dim sum has not deteriorated." Jia Xiaoren propped himself on the table and looked down at the round-faced boss.
"Huh? Seafood is also selling?" The round-faced boss was really puzzled.
The snack bar was not affected, and the round-faced owner could understand that Yu Qingze bought eight packets of flour from them that time, which may not have been used up.
But why is there still seafood
These times, he has been watching the shipments at the dock, but Yu Qingze didn't come to buy flour or seafood. The owner of the seafood stall that bought from him did not sell it to Yu Qingze, he asked them.
Where did the seafood come from
When Jia Xiaoren heard his uncle's words, he frowned and asked, "Uncle, do you know that their snack bar has no problem with dim sum?"
The round-faced boss was startled and said, "No, didn't you just say that?"
The round-faced boss knows that he has no son to see clearly in business and personal connections. It is precisely because of his eldest son that his family has gradually established a firm foothold in Tongshan in recent years. Now I dare not ignore my son. Before the eldest son left, he told him that he must not care about Jia Xiaoren's affairs. He didn't want his family to be unable to get along in Tongshan in the future, so he quickly denied it.
Jia Xiaoren frowned and looked at his uncle. His uncle was always soft-hearted, so he came to him, just forgive him and didn't dare not help him.
"Uncle, didn't you coax me?" Jia Xiaoren asked.
"How could I coax you, we really didn't sell seafood to Yu Qingze." The round-faced boss took another sip of tea after speaking.
"Then where did they buy it?"
"I don't know about this." The round-faced boss replied: "Most likely it was bought in the market. Maybe some bosses don't know Yu Qingze?"
"Didn't he often go to the vegetable market before, and he still doesn't know him..." Jia Xiaoren paused, a flash of light flashed in his mind, he suddenly thought of the problem, and he immediately said, "I see, uncle, I'll go back first. "
After saying that, he hurriedly left.
The round-faced boss opened his mouth and retracted his outstretched hand. Forget it, it has nothing to do with you anyway.
When he went back, Jia Xiaoren called a second shopkeeper, gave him a few instructions, and asked him to go to the seafood stall in the vegetable market to inquire about the situation, and then squatted to see if there were any guys from Jufulou to buy seafood. The grain and oil stores were too scattered to squat, so I had to go to the market.
This little 2 went to Jufu Building to buy vegetables, and had seen many people in Jufu Building. Last time, he had seen the people in the kitchen for excuses, so it was the most suitable for him to go.
Jia Xiaoren also reacted at this moment, the owner of the seafood stall may know Yu Qingze, but it is impossible to know the guy in his store. It is entirely possible for him, Yu Qingze, to let his buddies buy it, and he doesn't have to come forward at all.
The second received the order and nodded and went out.
Yuji's side, these days, they have been wary of wits and wits to buy flour and seafood, barely making the snack bar operate normally, and the seafood in the restaurant is also being served normally, but they feel that there is always a knife hanging over their heads, and they still can't completely. Relieved.
That night, Zhao Yu, the eldest young master of Zhao's house, invited several bosses who had business dealings to have dinner at Jufu Building, and talked about something by the way.
"Master Zhao, Uncle Liao Shi, Uncle Hu Shi, you are here, the Cuizhu Pavilion is ready, please go upstairs." Jia Bao helped at the counter, saw a few acquaintances, and stepped forward to welcome the guests.
"Hey, Jiabao, aren't you in the kitchen today?" Master Zhao patted Jiabao on the shoulder and asked.
Jiabao shook his head and said with a smile, "Today, my elder brother and brother-in-law are in charge of the kitchen. I'm being lazy."
"Hahaha, did your brother-in-law bring you out again?" Master Liao joked. Once they came over, they saw Le Geer drag Jiabao out of the kitchen with one hand and let him rest.
Jiabao smiled embarrassedly and said, "It's all my fault that I'm not strong enough, I can only cook for half an hour."
In fact, Jiabao has eaten and drank well this year, and has grown a lot, but he has always been very thin, he has not gained much flesh, and his arms are not strong enough.
"Hahaha, just practice more. By the way, if Boss Yu is the chef, then we can order a few delicious dishes! Jiabao, let the guy have a jar of Zhuangyuanhong first, big, I want to have a good time with Uncle Hu Shi. Have a good drink!" Master Liao said cheerfully.
Jiabao nodded and said with a smile: "Okay, you go up first, order the food from the guy first, and I'll have someone serve the wine."
A group of people walked upstairs, Dang Hu smiled and walked away, saying, "There are so many people here, why are you only catching me?"
Master Liao laughed and said, "They can't drink me, only you can drink a few more glasses with me!"
"… "
Jiabao went to the kitchen and told Yu Qingze that a few masters had arrived.
Yu Qingze nodded and said: "Go up and tell them that if they want to drink Zhuang Yuanhong, it's best not to order seafood, it's not very good to eat together. I remember that Dang Hu's family likes to eat shrimp, and Master Zhao likes to order clams, remember to tell them ."
Jiabao nodded and said, "Okay."
Jiabao himself carried the champion of the altar and went up, and told Yu Qingze what Yu Qingze explained.
When Hu Dangjia heard it, he immediately said: "That's right, don't drink anymore, I'm here to eat shrimp."
Mr. Liao quit immediately and said, "How can I do it? Come here without drinking, what is it like? Are you blind to the good dishes here? You can eat shrimp anytime, and you can eat it next time without drinking. , wine, you must drink it today!"
When Jiabao heard this, his heart suddenly moved, and he said, "Uncle Liao Shi, the seafood in our store may not be able to be eaten in the future. It may be withdrawn when it is called." Tongshan City's largest shipping - Huihai Shipping.
When Hu Dangjia heard this, he immediately frowned and asked, "What's going on? Isn't it selling well? How to take it down?"
Master Zhao especially likes to eat stir-fried clams, and immediately asked: "Yes, I remember that many people love to eat these two seafood dishes. They are quite popular dishes in your restaurant. Why don't you make them?"
Jiabao sighed and said, "We can't buy seafood in the market right now, all the seafood stalls have doubled their prices for our Jufulou, and the shrimp and clams we are selling now are all we got with great difficulty. Yes, every day sneakily, like a thief. Originally, we all suggested that if we can't get the ingredients, we should just change to other dishes, but the big brother thought that the guests would love to eat and not let the guests down, so he insisted on it. But it's not the way to go on for a long time. If it is exposed one day, you won't be able to get the ingredients."
Everyone present was surprised when they heard it.
"Double the price of Jufu Building? What do you mean?" Master Liao asked with a frown.
Others also looked at Jiabao.
Jiabao scratched his head in annoyance, looked at the crowd, sighed, and said, "Big brother won't let me talk about this."
Master Zhao said, "Say it now, don't make us want to. If you had a solution, you wouldn't have said it just now."
"That's right. Come on, everyone here is from your uncle and uncle. If there is any problem, we will find a solution for you. Boss Yu finally opened a restaurant, and we have a good time. Let's talk about what's going on." Mr. Liao said.
Jiabao glanced at everyone, and then said: "Then don't tell my big brother, he will tell me."
"Okay, okay, you say." Master Liao waved.
Jiabao sighed and said, "Our Jufulou may have offended people. All the seafood vendors in the market have doubled the price of our Jufulou, and the price they give to others is the normal price. Seafood is expensive. If this doubles, we have to lose money.”
"Is there such a thing?" Master Zhao frowned and asked, "How long has this happened?"
Jiabao replied: "It's like this in November, and suddenly the price has risen. We don't know what happened. Not only seafood, but the flour shop we buy from has also increased the price, which has tripled."
"The price of flour has also increased?" Mr. Liao asked in surprise.
Jiabao nodded and said, "The flour used in our snack bar is the best. There are only a few of them in the city, and all of them have raised their prices for us."
Everyone was silent for a while, then Dang Hu asked, "It's been ten days?"
Jiabao nodded.
"Then how do you buy flour, shrimp and clams now? Buy them directly at their prices?" Hu Dangjia asked with a frown.
Jiabao shook his head and said, "The street vendor owners know the big brother, but they don't know the guys in the store. We let the two guys who rarely show up in front of the customers take turns to buy them, and that's how we managed to survive."
Master Liao asked, "You don't know who you offended? What did the vendors say?"
Jiabao replied: "I don't know who I offended, but we are doing business according to our duty. Brother went to ask the owner of the street vendor we worked with before. They seem to be threatened. If they sell it to us, they will not be able to get the goods in the future."
The head of Liao said immediately, "Old Hu, I remember the one who brought seafood back, right?"
Hu Dangjia nodded and said, "Yes, only Hongyun makes seafood."
Master Liao asked Jiabao again, "Where did you buy the flour?"
Jiabao replied, "It's in the Kangji Grain and Oil Store, just east of the city."
"Is there any grudge between Hongyun Shipping and Jufulou?"
Jiabao shook his head and said, "We don't know anyone in the fleet, and we don't usually have business dealings."
"Then we have to check it out." Master Zhao knocked on the table and said, "Otherwise, we may not be able to eat the good snacks from the snack bar and the seafood from Jufulou."
Hu Dangjia said: "It is necessary to investigate. I will send someone to look at Hongyun. Lao Liao, you have well-informed information there, you can check what happened later."
"Okay." Master Liao nodded, then turned to Jiabao and said, "Jiabao, you go to work first, we will check this matter first, and let you know when there is news."
Jiabao nodded and said, "Then first, I would like to thank all the uncles and uncles, and thank you Master Zhao."
With that said, Jiabao put down Zhuangyuanhong and went down.
When Jiabao left, Hu Dangjia shook his head and smiled: "Jiabao, this kid, has also learned to set us up."
Another master asked: "Did Boss Yu taught him to say it? Ever since I met Jiabao, I thought he was an honest boy. When Mr. Cai introduced us to him, he was just a shy and shy guy who was easy to meet. children."
Master Zhao shook his head and said, "It shouldn't be, because of Boss Yu's character, he will go directly to Cai Mansion or tell us directly, and he won't let Jiabao come forward. It is estimated that Jiabao heard from Uncle Liao Shi that he would eat shrimp in the future, and he said it temporarily. ."
Master Liao laughed and said indifferently: "In business, he used to be easily bullied. Isn't it good now, it shows that he has made progress."
Hu Dangjia smiled and said: "It is estimated that there is really no way. It has been ten days, and it is not easy to support it until now."
"So, what do you think of the big guy, let's take a step in this matter?" asked Mr. Liao.
Hu Dangjia glanced at him angrily, and said, "You've let go of your words, and now you're going to ask a fart!"
"Hahaha..." Master Liao laughed and said, "I'm not thinking about the fact that you guys love seafood. If it disappears in the future, I won't be affected. I like meat, hahaha..."
The people upstairs were discussing things, Jiabao went downstairs and hurried to the kitchen, whispered the matter to Yu Qingze's ear, and when it was over, he asked worriedly, "My brain is hot, thinking that they might be able to help I was busy, so I said it on impulse. Brother, will it be alright?"
After Yu Qingze heard it, he was stunned for a moment, then patted Jiabao on the shoulder, and said with emotion, "It's okay, maybe they can really help us. It's just Jiabao, when did you learn such a smart way?" Originally wanted to say cunning, temporarily changed the word.
Yu Qingze didn't know whether to be happy or worried. Would a good, honest and well-behaved child be raised by him
Jiabao scratched his head and said, "I think I can help my eldest brother and brother-in-law a little more."
Yu Qingze patted him on the shoulder and told him again: "Remember, if you want to ask Master Liao, Master Hu, Master Zhao and the others for help in the future, just say it directly, don't beat around the bush, this little cleverness of yours won't work in front of them at all. It is worth mentioning that they have been in shopping malls for a long time, and they have seen countless people, so they must have seen it. It is better to ask directly and sincerely as a junior."
When Jiabao heard the words, he immediately regretted it and said, "Then do I want to go up and make amends for them now?"
"You don't have to go up there now. I'll make a big dish later, and you can serve it. This dish will be given to them. You can just take the opportunity to say a few words at that time." Yu Qingze said.
"Then do we want to exempt the meal for them? They told us to check it out." Jiabao said again.
Yu Qingze shook his head and said: "No, as the saying goes, eating people is soft-hearted, and now they are exempted from bills, isn't that why they must check it for us? They really went to investigate, and it doesn't matter if the matter is over, whether it helps us or not, we will set up another table to thank them, it will be better."
Hearing this, Jiabao nodded and said, "I understand."