kvmb Chapter 260 Extreme joy leads to sorrow
Chapter 260 Extreme joy leads to sorrow
Business here is booming, but there are obviously fewer customers at Li Xiaoxiao's place.
Si Wei Zhong stood at the door of Yuelai Restaurant, glanced in the direction of Li Xiaoxiao's shop, and couldn't help but smile.
But his smile did not last long. The first group of customers who entered the restaurant came to the private room on the second floor and soon tasted the yulan hotpot from Yuelai Restaurant.
Si Wei Zhong's shabu-shabu hotpot is completely modeled after Li Xiaoxiao's, and its style and appearance are exactly the same as hers.
Looking at the similar dishes, the guests were eager to try them. They waited for the water in the pot to boil, put in the hot pot vegetables and meat, and they would be able to eat soon.
After taking a bite, the guest who originally had high expectations was filled with disappointment. The taste was so different from that of Longmen Restaurant that there was simply no comparison.
For people like them who often eat out, since they eat out all the time, can they care about the price difference? Although the price here is cheaper, the taste is really bad.
But I had already spent the money, and I couldn’t just say the food tasted bad and return it, so I had no choice but to finish the whole table of dishes. Before leaving, one thought was circling in my mind: I would never come to this hotel again.
The meal was finished very quickly, and then there was someone else queuing behind who came over. I was quite confused when I came over because this person ate so fast.
But when he was eating, I finally understood why that person ate so fast. Some things may look delicious, but they may not taste good when you put them in your mouth.
Just like the big table of dishes in front of you, the dishes are very appetizing just looking at them, but the taste is really unsatisfactory, especially when you have eaten them in Li Xiaoxiao's restaurant. Comparing the two, you can tell which one is better with just one bite.
Some people thought the food tasted wrong and just ate it hastily and left. Others had bad tempers and would not be willing to eat such food, so they started to complain.
"Waiter, come here." A tall, sturdy man shouted loudly in a private room on the second floor.
Hearing the shout, a waiter quickly came over and nodded and bowed to the customer: "Sir, what do you want?"
The man put his hands on his hips, one foot on the stool, and pointed at the hot pot on the table: "I spent money on it, and you guys are eating this crap. It's like it was boiled in water."
"I'm really sorry, sir. The food in our restaurant doesn't suit your taste. How about this, you order a few other dishes and I'll ask the boss to see if he can give you a discount." The waiter was also very active and didn't dare to offend the customer too much.
"I came here just for your hotpot. If you let me order something else, will I not have to pay for the hotpot?" The man glared at him with an aggressive attitude, as if he was ready to roll up his sleeves and start fighting at any time if something went wrong.
"Sir, please calm down." The waiter was so scared that he quickly apologized: "Today is the first time we serve hot pot in our restaurant, so the taste may not be very good. Please wait a moment while I ask the boss how to deal with this matter."
After hearing this, the man's anger subsided a little. He sat down on the stool and waited for the waiter's reply.
Soon the waiter reported the matter to Si Wei Zhong. When Si Wei Zhong first heard about it, his first thought was that this person was here to cause trouble.
But even if they came to cause trouble, they had to suppress the matter and not affect others. The restaurant business had finally started to pick up a little, and they couldn't let this one bad apple ruin the whole pot of soup. Wouldn't all his efforts over the past few days be in vain?
Thinking of this, Si Wei Zhong frowned and thought for a moment, then asked the waiter to take him to the private room. As soon as he arrived at the room, he apologized to the customer with a smile.
"I'm really sorry today that the food didn't suit your taste. How about this? I'll give you two more dishes for free to express my apology." Si Wei Zhong could be said to have made enough gestures. He really didn't want to make a big deal out of this matter.
"No, this table of food costs me one or two taels of silver. How much will it cost if you give me two more dishes? The food on this table is really disgusting and I didn't eat much. I will give you two hundred coins." The man looked at Si Wei Zhong and thought he was afraid, so he became even more arrogant.
"Sir, you are making it really difficult for our restaurant to handle this. This table of dishes costs several hundred coins. Although the taste is not to your liking, as the saying goes, it is difficult to satisfy everyone. If no one else says anything but you, then it is not my restaurant's problem, but yours."
"Because we have special dishes today and there are many customers, I don't want to make a big deal out of it. If you agree, I'll give you two more dishes. If you don't agree, let's meet at the government office." Si Wei Zhong looked at him, how could he not guess what he was thinking? He has been running the restaurant for so many years, and if you want to dine for free, it depends on whether you have the capital.
As expected, after hearing Si Wei Zhong's words, the man, who was originally very arrogant, immediately became dispirited.
But the words had already been said, and it was impossible to take them back now. He said with a somewhat unnatural look on his face: "Okay, this is also my first time to eat at your restaurant. Since the boss said so, I will give you a favor. What two dishes are you going to give me?"
The problem here had just been solved when something happened over there. The noise was so loud that it alarmed quite a few people.
"Did you bring me the water used to wash the pot? It tastes like this and you still cost me more than one tael of silver."
"That's right. You're playing tricks on me. I don't think you want to keep your restaurant open anymore."
"I didn't expect the food at your Yuelai Restaurant to be getting worse and worse. No wonder no one comes to eat at your restaurant now."
In this box were several dandies who were dressed in gorgeous clothes and spoke in a casual manner. Si Wei Zhong recognized them. They had close ties with several powerful people in the capital and he could not offend them easily.
The man just now looked like an ordinary person, so Si Wei Zhong could easily control him.
But the people in front of him were of high status, and he was also an official. Especially in the officialdom, the relationships were complicated, and offending anyone might bring himself a lot of trouble.
Si Wei Zhong hurried forward and said in a friendly voice: "What brings you gentlemen here today? It really brings honor to our humble shop."
What is the most abundant thing in the capital? Of course, it has the most officials, and also various royal relatives, who must not be offended.
"We just happened to pass by here today and saw that your restaurant has just launched a new hot pot special, so we wanted to come and show our support. But we didn't expect the taste to be so unsatisfactory. It really spoiled our fun. What do you think we should do about this?"
One of the young masters, who was tall and slender, stood up and looked down at Si Wei Zhong with arrogance. He was the younger brother of one of the current emperor's concubines and felt that his status was superior to others.
Damn it, I’ve been running a restaurant for more than ten years and I still need your support.