12:30 P.M., one of the busiest tis at the Yunzhong Restaurant.
Ouyang, as usual, sat by the window, enjoying a hearty al with two at dishes, one vegetable dish, a snack, a soup, and a fruit. While eating, he looked around to see if any clueless custor dared to drink cold tea, so he could decide whether to slack off later in the canteen.
Slacking off is getting harder by the day.
Because every ti he’d try to slack off lately, he’d get caught and be sent to squeeze lemons, causing him to instinctively tremble at the sight of lemons.
Fortunately, there weren’t many fearless people today.
Everyone had already understood the rules of the Yunzhong Restaurant: dishes prepared by Qin Huai could be eaten with confidence, Qin Congwen’s dishes could be eaten, but with Qin Luo and Zhao Rong, there was an 80% risk.
As for why the risk was 80%, it’s because Qin Luo also handled the handmade lemon tea.
Ouyang relaxed and continued eating.
After his hard work, Master Qin sat across from Ouyang with a tray, looking a bit troubled.
"What’s up, haven’t you figured out your honey yeast buns yet?" Ouyang asked.
"No," Qin Huai replied, focused on his al.
"I think you should just give up on the honey yeast buns and make more fernted rice buns. Didn’t I buy a bag yesterday morning to take ho to my parents? My mom couldn’t stop praising them, and she imdiately increased my monthly allowance from 0 to 3000!"
"I even snagged two supermarket cards, two amusent park annual passes, a foot massage card, and a beauty salon card from my mom. I got the beauty salon card by mistake; I originally wanted the card for the traditional Chinese bone setting shop." Ouyang, the No. 1 bandit, said as he pulled out the amusent park annual passes from his pocket. "I’ll give these two cards to you, so you can let Aunt Zhao take Luoluo to the amusent park soday."
Qin Huai accepted the amusent park cards without hesitation and said, "I’m not thinking about the honey yeast buns; I’m considering how to organize the next event."
Ouyang swallowed a big mouthful of braised pork. "Still planning a cold tea event? Isn’t it true that all the elders around here with the last na Luo and the na Jun have been victimized by your antics already?"
"Did you know that because we’ve been giving away cold tea for such a long period, even that terrible cold tea shop on the pedestrian street has seen its reputation improve? I checked a few days ago, and its review score on the website went up by 0.2 points."
"If things don’t improve, why not sell so iced red tea? It’s still tea, and it’s cold." Ouyang sincerely suggested.
Qin Huai: ...
Do you think I want to do this? Isn’t it just that mysterious Luo Jun has never shown up?
"You can’t say it like that," Qin Huai said calmly. "It’s not like I’ve victimized all the locals with the last na Luo and the na Jun. For sure, there are so I haven’t reached yet."
Anyway, Luo Jun himself certainly hasn’t had any.
Ouyang was stunned, observing Qin Huai with awe, hesitating a bit before asking, "Has soone nearby offended you?"
"Last na Luo? And the na Jun?"
"Don’t talk first; let think, let think..." Ouyang held his head, frowning. "Now that you ntion it... there really seems to be soone with that na. Wait, who was it? I feel like there really is such a person."
Qin Huai perked up instantly but said nothing, simply putting down his chopsticks and quietly watching Ouyang, waiting for an answer.
"I feel like I just saw it recently... What was I working on recently? What’s my job again?"
"Sanitation?" Qin Huai prompted.
"No," Ouyang shook his head.
"Letting the dogs poop everywhere?"
"That’s the lady in Building D with the last na Huang, she’s been reported a few tis already."
"Noise disturbance?"
"No, no, I rember that one’s surna is Liu."
"It’s like a na on so kind of form..."
Finally, after ruling out countless wrong options, Ouyang slapped the table and shouted, "I rember! Luo Jun, Old Luo! Dr. Qu’s patient."
Seeing Qin Huai staring at him, Ouyang quickly explained, "Qin Huai, do you rember when you were delivering a salad last ti? I was filling out that form for the care of solitary elderly, just from our community, the resident of Apartnt 1704, Building A."
Seeing that Qin Huai still hadn’t reacted, Ouyang continued, "Widowed early, no children, living alone, hasn’t been in good health the past two years, not very mobile, rarely goes out. I hear he’s a bit senile. His attending physician is Sister Hong’s friend. We usually visit every few months, but Uncle Luo has a really bad temper—always grumpy when we visit."
"Only Sister Hong and Dr. Qu can get a sowhat decent reception from him. We’ve always called him Old Luo in private, nearly forgot his real na."
"Did he offend you?"
Qin Huai appeared speechless: "You said Uncle Luo is not very mobile and doesn’t go out, I probably haven’t even seen him. How could he offend ?"
"It’s not impossible," Ouyang said. "Uncle Luo might not go out, but he loves ordering takeout, and he’s notorious for giving bad reviews, always using his real na online. The surrounding businesses must hate him."
Qin Huai thought he most likely had found the right Luo Jun.
But...
Why would a takeout-loving Uncle Luo be in the group ordering together?
The group required eight orders on the sa level to combine; he doubted the residents could et that requirent.
Moreover, for community residents, it’s just a short walk for a al; freshly served hot dishes are certainly tastier than those kept in a takeaway box.
Qin Huai couldn’t recall An Youyou and Qin Luo delivering to anyone in the community.
Without thinking too much, Qin Huai directly asked, "When is your next visit?"
"Next week or the week after. Dr. Qu will join us, so it’s easier for us when we ride on the back of Dr. Qu’s visits."
"I’ll go with you," said Qin Huai.
Ouyang: ?
"Just in ti to let Sister Xi’s team send out so community restaurant soft publicity about caring for solitary elderly. Everyone contributes a little love, and the world will be warr," Qin Huai started spouting easily, "We need this kind of promotion since the restaurant is hiring new pastry chefs soon; we need to expand sales with so publicity."
Ouyang was gobsmacked. So this is how business is done. No wonder why I lose 6.6 million a year.
After a long silence, Ouyang asked, "So, when you co with us, should we bring so special treats from the canteen?"
"Secret Five Fillings Bun or sothing?"
"Uncle Luo may not be very mobile, but I rember he has quite a good appetite; last ti I visited him, he was snacking on sunflower seeds."
Qin Huai nodded: "Bring so special snacks."
"Is it hot now? For the elderly, drinking dried tangerine peel tea is beneficial. Bring a few cups with us."
Ouyang: ...
Ouyang’s hand trembled slightly as he grasped the chopsticks.
He really wanted to ask Qin Huai if Uncle Luo had given the Yunzhong Restaurant a bad review.
How is this any different from deliberate revenge?
Oh right, there is a slight difference.
If it were deliberate revenge, it would have been the Seven Spice Dampness Removing Tea that got delivered.
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