Chapter 10 — After the Fire Ends, I Return

When I arrived, two cars were parked in front of the door, and several people in uniform were standing in the shop. My mother, Mrs. Tham Tu Lan, stood behind the cashier, her face pale. Lam Vi sat at the table next to the window, next to an untouched cup of tea. She saw me and immediately stood up.

"Duong Duong, don't misunderstand. I heard my uncle say there might be a problem at her shop. I was worried that she was too old to cope, so I came specifically to see."

Khuong Van walked close behind me: "You're really honest, you brought someone to check out someone's restaurant and then said you were worried." Lam Vi bowed her head in pity: "I didn't bring anyone here. Checking is a normal process." The leader of the inspection team was flipping through the books: "Owner Hua, the cleaning records of the exhaust pipe in the kitchen are incomplete, and the freezer sticker is also not in accordance with regulations. Temporarily suspend operations to fix it." My mother panicked: "Comrade, I just hired someone to clean the chimney last month, the receipt is still here. I also just changed the freezer label, it can't be against the regulations." The other person didn't bother to look: "We base our judgment on the actual situation on the scene." I walked over: "Where is the scene not following regulations?" He raised his head to examine me: "Who are you?"

“I am the innkeeper's daughter.”

Lam Vi said softly: "Duong Duong, don't be impulsive. People also follow the rules." I glanced at her: "Regulations? So what are you doing sitting here?"

“I…”

“The inspection staff is working, an outsider like you is sitting in the shop drinking tea, what are the rules?”

Lin Vi's face stiffened. The leader frowned: "Pay attention to your attitude." I put the phone on the table and turned on video recording mode.

"Okay. So let's talk about each thing one by one. You entered the door without showing your full work card, before checking the items were not announced, the kitchen didn't finish checking and ordered a suspension. May I ask what are the regulations?"

A young employee next to him pulled the leader's sleeve: "Mr. Vuong, she is filming a video." Mr. Vuong's face darkened: "What are you filming? Turn it off."

“Can't film?”

“Affects law enforcement.”

“Are you afraid of being filmed while enforcing the law?”

A few regular customers in the restaurant gathered around.

"Duong Duong are you back? What's going on?"

“This shop has been open for twenty years, it's very clean, how can you say it's closed?”

Lam Vi quickly stood up: "Don't misunderstand, everyone, checking is also for the safety of diners." An old lady selling vegetables pointed straight at her: "Who are you? When we ate at Duong Ky, I didn't know where you were." Lam Vi was told that he had no face. Mr. Vuong slammed the suspension notice on the table.

“Closed today.”

I picked it up and glanced at it. Even the name of the restaurant was spelled wrong. “Duong Ky” I handed the paper back to him: “Write again.” Mr. Vuong was stunned: "What?"

"The name of the restaurant is spelled wrong, the address is also wrong. Did you take another house's notice to close my door?"

The young employee's face turned red: "Mr. Vuong, it seems you took the wrong thing." Mr. Vuong glared at him. Lam Vi quickly defended: "Maybe it's just a spelling mistake, Duong Duong, you don't need to keep holding on to small mistakes and not letting go." I looked straight at her: "Lam Vi, do you think everyone is like Luc Canh Xuyen, if you just shed a few tears it will erase all your mistakes?" Her face was pale. From outside A familiar voice came from the door: "Hua Duong, are you enough?" Luc Canh Xuyen walked in. He was still wearing the shirt from yesterday's wedding, the collar wrinkled.

"Vi Vi has a good heart, don't be like a mad dog biting."

My mother was so angry that she was shaking: "Luc Canh Xuyen, you still have the face to come here? Duong Duong has followed you for seven years, how do you treat her?" Luc Canh Xuyen avoided my mother's eyes: "Auntie, I respect you, but this is between me and Hua Duong."