Siheyuan: The happy life of a little chef

Not long after the hotel opened the next day, a group of people arrived at the door.

There were about ten people, and you could tell at first glance that they weren't good people.

The leader was a man in his thirties, with an unshaved beard and a scar at the corner of his mouth, looking rather ferocious.

"Brothers, I heard there's a new restaurant opened here. Let's go, I'll treat you to a good meal."

The security guard at the door stopped them.

"Sir, we are not open yet. We will not open until ten o'clock."

The leader pushed the security guard's hand away.

"Isn't it open? If it's open, it means we can eat. What's the matter? I can't come to eat?"

The security guard remembered what Li Jianjun said, that he should not easily come into conflict with the guests, and continued to speak patiently.

"Sir, the hotel has rules and the time has not yet arrived, so please come back later."

The other security guard nearby had already realized that these people were there to cause trouble, so he slipped back when they weren't paying attention.

He ran straight to the door of Li Jianjun's office and pushed it open.

Xu Damao was talking about something with Li Jianjun when suddenly someone broke in. He was a little confused, then asked angrily.

"What's wrong with you? Didn't we tell you during the training? You have to knock before entering a house. Do you think you are at home? You can just come in whenever you want? Just wait for my punishment."

The security guard was a little scared. He was yelled at by the lobby manager before he could even explain what happened. He lowered his head and dared not speak.

Li Jianjun patted Xu Damao on the shoulder.

"Brother Damao, don't get excited. Maybe there's something urgent going on?"

The security guard came to his senses after hearing this.

"Yes, yes, it's urgent. Boss, manager, there are a group of people at the door. I think they are here to cause trouble. Zhao Gang is trying to stop them. I'm here to report the news."

Li Jianjun and Xu Damao looked at each other and went straight to the door.

As soon as they arrived at the door, they saw a man slapping Zhao Gang in the face. Zhao Gang did not fight back, but stood in front of them and prevented them from entering.

Li Jianjun roared.

"What are you doing? Want to cause trouble? I'm the boss, tell me what you have to say."

The leader let go of Zhao Gang's hand and turned to look at Li Jianjun.

"You are the boss? You are not a decent person, brother? You opened a restaurant on my territory but didn't inform me so that I can come and congratulate you."

Li Jianjun waved his hand.

"Okay, stop talking nonsense. Just tell me what you want to say. I don't have time to listen to your nonsense."

The leader was not angry.

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Yang Weiguo. My friends on the street can call me Brother Bao for your respect. I have nothing else to do with you. You can open a restaurant, but you must pay the filial respect."

Li Jianjun smiled.

"Who do you want to honor? You? Do you know who I am?"

Yang Weiguo didn't care.

"I've asked around. A cook from a steel mill is nothing special. You have to pay me today whether you want to or not."

Li Jianjun's face darkened.

"So what if you don't give it to me? I want to see what you can do to me."

Yang Weiguo thought that he would be scared after he gave his name Li Jianjun. After all, he ran a restaurant and his neighbors were all gangsters. Isn't it the principle of harmony to make money in business?

Yang Weiguo roared.

"Don't be so shameless. Do you think I'm negotiating with you? Damn it, brothers, destroy this restaurant for me."

The hooligans rolled up their sleeves and prepared to break in and smash things.

At this time, someone from the kitchen came out with a knife.

"Who, who dares to cause trouble in our hotel, are you looking for death?"

The gangster didn't dare to move for a moment when he saw that everyone who came out had a knife in their hands.

Li Jianjun was so angry that he kicked Yang Weiguo away, but he didn't use his full strength, otherwise he would have kicked him to death.

"You dare to come here to make trouble, do you think I'm made of clay?"

After saying that, he went up and started beating him. Xu Damao followed suit. Then the rest of the people saw that the boss had already gone up, so they thought it would be inappropriate for them to stand there, so they all went up.

Soon the hooligans were beaten so badly that they couldn't get up. Yang Weiguo was even kicked by Li Jianjun and hasn't gotten up yet.

The sound of fighting attracted many people to watch.

"Isn't this Brother Leopard? Why was he beaten?"

"What else could it be? He must be trying to blackmail this newly opened store, and the owner doesn't want to beat him up."

"I saw them when they first arrived. At first the security guard wouldn't let them in, then Brother Bao slapped the security guard. After the boss came out, Brother Bao blackmailed him. When the boss didn't want to, Brother Bao wanted to go in and smash things, but he got beaten."

"It's what he deserves. This kind of person should be beaten to death. He usually bullies us small businesses, and now he has met a tough guy."

After venting his anger, Li Jianjun said to Xu Damao.

"Brother Damao, go to the gay police station."

Yang Weiguo was not afraid at all when he heard that Li Jianjun wanted to report to the police station. They were used to going to the police station and just regarded it as going home. Besides, they were the ones who got beaten this time.

"Wait a minute. We'll settle the bill when I get better. If you can keep this restaurant going, write my name upside down."

Li Jianjun ignored him, but a dangerous light flashed in his eyes.

After a while, the police station chief came in person with his men.

Li Jianjun saw that it was an acquaintance.

"Xiao Luo, long time no see, have you been transferred here?"

Xiao Luo, who used to work at the Hongxing Subdistrict Police Station, knew Li Jianjun.

"I've been transferred here to be the director. How's it going, Li Jianjun? We haven't seen each other for a long time, right?"

Li Jianjun didn't expect Xiao Luo to be the director.

"Congratulations. From now on, you should call me Director Luo. By the way, I opened a restaurant in this area. Come over for a drink when you have time."

Director Luo smiled.

"You are corrupting me, Li Jianjun."

Li Jianjun said with a smile.

"It's not that serious. We've been friends for years, can't we have a drink together?"

Director Luo was just joking.

"Okay, let's have a drink sometime. By the way, what's going on?"

Li Jianjun called Zhao Gang over.

"Talk to Director Luo."

Zhao Gang quickly recounted the whole story.

Director Luo said angrily.

"It's too outrageous. They dared to smash, loot and rob in broad daylight. This is lawless."

Yang Weiguo was shocked.

"Director Luo, that's not the case. We came here to eat. This guy stopped me from entering, and I got angry and slapped him in the face. When their boss saw it, he beat us up without saying a word. We are the victims!"

Li Jianjun sneered.

"I thought you were a man, but you turned out to be a coward. If you had been tough, I would have looked up to you."

After saying that, Li Jianjun looked around and bowed.

"Everyone, please come out and bear witness. We are doing business and have encountered robbers. Now that someone is on our side, we must stand up. Otherwise, no one will take care of you in the future."

A businessman stood up. He was often bullied. After reporting to the police, the man was arrested, but it was not a big deal. Then there was another group of people standing at the door of his store, preventing customers from coming in. He was very annoyed and had lost a lot of money recently.

"I saw it. This guy was the leader. He blackmailed the boss. When the boss refused, he ordered his men to smash the restaurant. The boss couldn't help but beat him up."

Yang Weiguo stared at him intently, but the witness was not afraid at all and stared back.