Chapter 2 — Coupon Trap

The surrounding classmates joined in to criticize, and criticism poured in my direction. The corner of Lam Than's mouth hid a secret cold smile. I was definitely in a dilemma: Either make all the dishes and lose hundreds of thousands of money in ingredients. Or refuse to order, get exposed by more than a thousand people for poor service, and completely ruin the store's reputation. No matter what, our family will suffer. "Everyone calm down, the seafood is all slaughtered and processed on the spot, I'll go urge the party to deliver the ingredients." I arranged for my father and the wait staff to come forward to reassure them. I bowed my head, took out my phone, and quietly made a call. After hanging up, I secretly moved all the kitchen waste piled up at the back door into the back kitchen. Feeling that it wasn't enough, I conveniently threw a few more dead mice in there. Half an hour passed, many students lost their patience and gathered in front of the cashier counter to make a fuss. "Giang Du, are you deliberately delaying the time? Are you trying to make fun of us?" I stepped up to explain: "Today there was a serious delay in the delivery of fresh ingredients, the back kitchen was temporarily unable to process seafood. This order will be fully refunded the old way, two dishes of vegetables will be given away for free, I'm truly sorry." As soon as those words fell, the whole lobby completely exploded. The complaints from more than a thousand people almost blew the ceiling of the restaurant. Someone slammed the table top, dishes and dishes collided with each other, making a harsh sound. "Refund? We intentionally spent the whole afternoon partying, with two plates of green vegetables trying to get rid of us?" "Lin Than has already paid in full, and now he says he doesn't have any ingredients and wants a refund, obviously the shop owner wants to get rid of the debt!" Everyone instinctively sided with Lam Than, no one knew that the bill of millions was actually only paid for five yuan. Lam Than slowly stood up, his eyes filled with calculation: "Jiang Du, you wouldn't deliberately not entertain us because you saw me using a few discount coupons, would you? It's very difficult for everyone to gather at once, don't spoil everyone's mood. It's okay if the ingredients aren't enough, I know the owner of the wholesale seafood market, now immediately arrange the delivery, you can just pay for the ingredients separately." As soon as these words were said, the whole hall praised Lam Than for his generosity. thoughtful, on the contrary, it makes me even more stingy and difficult to play with. Lam Than shook his phone, looking like everything was ready, it was clear that this expensive party must be held today, leaving my family to bear a huge loss. In my heart, I laughed coldly. I clearly understand his abacus. I didn't lose a penny, all the losses fell on me. I immediately firmly refused, refusing to take a step back: "No need to bother you. The steamer and seafood steamer in the back kitchen are all broken. Even if the ingredients are delivered, there is no kitchen utensils to process seafood, so I can only do a refund." The smile on Lam Than's face faded, he took a step forward to put pressure: "If the kitchen utensils are broken, you can temporarily rent equipment from the restaurant next door, I will also pay the rent. All the classmates in the school will. I'm in the shop, do you have to make things difficult for me?" "It's not about making things difficult for you, it's an objective condition that doesn't allow it." Faced with his moral kidnapping, I still refused to give in. But none of the students present wanted to believe it, so they took out their phones to record a video, declaring that they would expose the store owner who maliciously refused the application. Lam Than by his side constantly added fuel to the fire, provoking everyone's emotions. More and more people surrounded the cashier, forcing us to either order our orders immediately, or compensate everyone for our lost time. Chaotic scene

couldn't stand it. Lam Than stood in front of the crowd, looking at my broken face, his eyes full of gloating, realizing that today I could not avoid a huge deficit. As the two sides argued more and more fiercely, several market managers wearing law enforcement cameras and uniforms pushed the door open and entered the restaurant. The noisy crowd immediately fell silent, the screaming students also backed away, losing their momentum. The lead employee brought out the documents and opened his mouth with a serious expression: "We received a real-name complaint that Canh Hoa restaurant had serious hygiene violations. Now conducting an on-site inspection, the store immediately stopped business." Everyone was stunned, but only I happily pushed my way out of the crowd, shouting loudly: "Yes, yes, it is me who denounces this place for being dirty and messy, using dirty oil!" "There must be strict punishment, arrest and sealing up." shop!” The whole lobby immediately fell silent. More than a thousand eyes simultaneously fell on me, mixed with surprise, confusion, and contempt. The most shocked person was none other than Lam Than standing in front of the crowd. The calculated smile on his face was completely frozen, his voice trembled uncontrollably: "Giang Du, are you crazy? This is the restaurant that your family relies on to make a living, you actually accuse your restaurant of not being hygienic?"