Chapter 25: Besieged
After 11 o'clock in the evening,
Most restaurants in the old street have been closed.
The few remaining restaurants are either booming business or are cleaning.
The street is deserted,
There was a faint sound of the wine bottle breaking, and there were probably a few more drunk guys.
Kitchen next door.
Bangbangbang---
Apart from the crisp sound of chopsticks colliding with porcelain bowls, the restaurant is as quiet as stagnant.
Su Rui fiddled with her cell phone at the cashier, her eyes suddenly checking the direction of the sound coming.
The bodyguard in suit with sunglasses and black gloves stood there like a piece of wood, just like the first time he saw it.
The middle-aged man with gray hair was eating with white rice and hot beef, and he never said a word during this period.
Li Can sat upright opposite the middle-aged man.
"Sister Su Rui, it's getting late, you can go back first."
"I'm sure I don't need help?" Su Rui was as clear as a mirror. She knew that Li Can intended to help her, but she just asked him to do the cleaning alone later. She felt a little sorry.
"I can handle it." Li Can nodded slightly, his eyes affirming.
"Okay, I'll leave first." Su Rui didn't say much, walked out of the door with her bag, stopped a taxi, and drove towards the intersection.
Only Li Can and the other three were left in the store.
Bangbangbang---
Perhaps there was no outsiders present, or perhaps the beef with a sautéed onion was too delicious, the middle-aged man poured the last half bowl of rice into a plate and mixed it well, and took the plate and ate it.
About a minute later,
Only after the last bite of bibimbap on the plate was eaten by the middle-aged man, he put down his chopsticks with satisfaction.
The young bodyguard handed him a glass of water and another capsule-shaped medicine.
"Hey, the gastrointestinal function cannot keep up with my youth. If you eat too much, you have to rely on medication to help digestion, otherwise you will feel very uncomfortable the next day."
Middle-aged man raised his head and took the capsules.
"Yes, not only does the craft not decline, but it is better than the past.
The beef is smooth and tender, the scallions are burnt and fragrant, the smoke is just right, and the heat is extremely perfect.
The sauce is not greasy, the texture is obvious and rich, and the sweetness of red pepper is perfect.
I'm afraid no one can stir-fry the better beef with onion and fried beef in this cherry blossom area."
Hearing this extremely high praise, Li Can was not proud and had no expression on his face.
He had not deceived Su Rui before. The middle-aged man in front of him was indeed more than a hundred times better than the richest man in Sakura District, because the top ten large enterprise groups in Canglan City were all his industries, and the assets of any company were not comparable to those of the richest man in Sakura District.
His name is Wei Chong, and he is the helm of a family who is unknown but can summon wind and rain!
Even more blue father!
"From your appearance, I don't seem to be very welcoming." Wei Chong murmured on his own, his expression did not change at all, making people unable to guess his specific intentions.
"Uncle Chong wants to eat the dishes I cook, so I have no reason to refuse." Li Can replied in a humble and arrogant manner.
Wei Chong smiled with a hint of relief, looked around and said, "How is it, are you still used to it here?"
"It's great, at least there are no flies flying around in front of the imperial court." Li Can wouldn't foolishly ask the other party how he knew he was here, because of the latter's ability, there are ten thousand ways to find himself.
The only thing that surprised Li Can was that it only took one day since the imperial court left, and Wei Chong was able to find himself in such a short time, which shows that he has been paying attention to his movements!
"If you nod, I can let the imperial court disappear immediately, or let those annoying flies kneel on the ground to apologize to you." Wei Zhongxin said a shocking sentence calmly.
If there were outsiders present at this time, I would probably laugh at him for being arrogant.
Li Can did not laugh because the middle-aged man in front of him did have this ability. The latter only needed to express his feelings, and countless people would be willing to help him complete this.
"How is it? Do you want to vent your anger?"
Li Can stared at Wei Chong's unfathomable eyes for a while, "Where are the conditions? I don't think you did this because of my father."
"Oh." Wei Chong sighed, "Since your father left, no one has been my close friend again, even if it is your Aunt Yuling.
But some things cannot be changed in the end, do you understand?"
Li Can didn't say anything.
"I have cultivated Ai Lan since I was a child to take over all industries after my death, but now, she only has you in her mind and doesn't care about the entire family at all."
"Inheriting the family business is not what Wei Lan wants at all. She wants to live her own life." Li Can said.
"You are too young to know the pros and cons of it."
Wei Chong was not angry and continued,
"There are many competitors in the family. If I don't help Wei Lan control the overall situation when I am alive, then no one will be able to suppress them after I die.
The battle between interests is far more cruel than you think.”
Wei Chong shook his head,
"I didn't tell you this before because I felt that there was still time, so it didn't matter if she could just make a fool of herself for a while.
But now, she is about to graduate.
Do you know what this means?”
Without waiting for Li Can to answer, Wei Chong continued, "It means that everyone will subconsciously take her as a threat! and act for it."
Li Can understands this truth, just like a man who is guilty of being guilty of being a treasure.
From a normal perspective, as long as Xilan graduates, she will start to get involved in the family industry, and those competitors will never sit still and wait for death. They will inevitably act secretly to eliminate dissidents.
"So, can you please advise her for me?"
"I can convey your meaning, but whether Ai Lan is willing or not is her freedom." Li Can's meaning is very obvious. He will never use Ai Lan's feelings for her to influence her decisions.
"Would you like to watch her bewildered?" Wei Chong's tone increased, "If she is in danger in the future and I am not here, who can help her? Are you? A chef who is now working in a fly restaurant?"
"The chef can also do something." Li Can's eyes were extremely firm.
"Yes, when you were in the imperial court, you were indeed the number one figure in the food industry. You had some little influence, but now, even if you self-destruct your identity, you will only bring you ridicule."
Wei Chong's face was slightly cold,
"You don't think people will be ecstatic when they hear your name, right? To put it bluntly, what others care about is food, not food-making people.
Look at the Royal Court, after you left, the business was better than before. Some people didn't even know that you had left the Royal Court, and they couldn't taste the changes in those dishes."
Wei Chong smiled helplessly,
"Do you know why? Because your dishes can be imitated by others for the first time, they can be imitated for the second, third, and even more.
There is never a shortage of good chefs in this world, all they lack is unique food.
But, the unique food will always be imitated!
Just like this plate of hot beef onion, aren’t you also imitating the way your predecessors do? Even if you surpass it, it is still hot beef onion!"
Li Can's heart was as if he was stolen, and he was speechless.
Chapter completed!