Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

Chapter 240 I Want Both

at night.

Du Shaojie took stock of today’s gains.

【Bound chef: Du Shaojie】

[Level: Special Level 3 Chef]

[Current work: [Boiling Cabbage] and other 8 dishes. ]

【Overall evaluation: delicious food】

[Bonus: Simulated Chef Skills Competition Duration (32000 hours)]

[Rewards: Exchange points (3200 points), simulation training time (32000 hours)]

[Special Reward: None]

[Exchange points: 23718 points\106866 points]

【Duration: 683700 hours\2040996 hours】

The harvest was not bad, and I earned a small amount of exchange points and time.

Time flies.

The most explosive news some time ago was the arrival of the Iron Lady, but the world has changed dramatically.

From this time on, Hong Kong's real estate market experienced a wave of plummeting prices.

Du Shaojie called Qin Lu and asked her to keep an eye out for suitable houses, both residential and commercial.

evening.

Du Shaojie was preparing dinner in his house on the old street, and later Du Xiaomei walked in.

"Where's Mikoto-san? She hasn't come yet?"

"They are still at work and will be here later."

Du Xiaomei and Liang Meiqin agreed to get their hair cut together in the evening, so Du Shaojie called them over for dinner.

He often stays in the old street recently, and sometimes Liang Meiqin comes over after get off work.

Xiaomei started her internship this semester and was exhausted every day, often missing school cafeteria meals. Sometimes she would eat outside, and sometimes she would go out for a barbecue with Jiang Xiaoling and the others.

If Du Shaojie has time, he will cook by himself at home.

Du Shaojie has been quite diligent in recent times. This year he plans to take the "Special Level 2 Chef" grade examination. Registration will start in October and the examination will start in early November.

These days, he has made it to the semi-finals in the simulated chef skills (Group B1) competition. If he works harder, he should be able to make it to the semi-finals and finals.

Dinner was mixed noodles. Lamb can also be bought in Guangzhou, and the food we made still tasted like home.

By the time he finished cooking, Liang Meiqin had arrived.

"I haven't eaten mixed noodles for a long time. Xiaomei, you went back home during the summer vacation, but I can only go back once a year."

Liang Meiqin and Xiaomei quickly finished their meal and then went to get their hair cut.

The security in the old street was okay, so Du Shaojie did not accompany them and strolled to the barbecue restaurant by himself.

He asked Feng Bin to get some grilled skewers, then opened a bottle of wine, and sat outside the store, eating and drinking leisurely.

After more than an hour, Xiaomei and Liang Meiqin had not returned yet, so he decided to go and take a look.

As soon as I stood up, I saw Xiaomei and Liang Meiqin running towards me quickly, with a few young men chasing them.

"elder brother!"

"Shaojie!"

The two women ran out of breath and finally breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Du Shaojie.

"What's happening here?"

Du Shaojie pulled Liang Meiqin and Xiaomei behind him and asked with his head tilted.

But his eyes were still fixed on the men who were running over. These guys had long hair and wore bell-bottom pants. One of them was holding a portable tape recorder in his hand.

He doesn't look like a good person.

"You bastard, we kindly asked you two to dance, and it would be fine if you didn't agree, but you actually dared to kick us, do you want to live?"

These guys looked weak at first glance, but they were very arrogant. Not only did they swear, they also pointed and pointed, and their fingers were almost poking Du Shaojie's nose.

Du Shaojie originally wanted to ask the reason of the incident, but the "hairy monster" standing in the front violated his taboo.

"Go back and tell your mother this! You are such an uneducated person."

Du Shaojie raised his hand and slapped the guy. The guy turned around on the spot and took several steps back.

When several of the accomplices saw this, they thought it was outrageous. Normally, they were the ones who bullied others, so how could they be beaten?
"Brother, just now when sister Mikoto and I came out after getting our hair cut, a few of them came up to us and kept pestering us, even touching us. Sister Mikoto then kicked that bastard."

At this time, Du Xiaomei quickly explained the reason for the incident.

Du Shaojie looked at the people rushing over aggressively and waved at Feng Bin and the others.

Feng Bin and his men just came out to see what was going on, and when they saw Du Shaojie's actions, they knew what to do. A group of people rushed over and blocked those guys in front of them, then pushed them onto the road.

"Don't make trouble in front of our store, or I'll break your legs."

After all, it's a business, and no one wants something to happen in front of their store.

Du Shaojie did the same. He immediately took Xiaomei and Meiqin home and settled them down first.

Those guys were not willing to let them get away, so they shouted and started chasing after them.

When they walked deeper into the old street, they felt something was wrong. Why did the people they met look at them unfriendly?

Du Shaojie sent Liang Meiqin and Xiaomei back to the house, then walked back with a stick. "Chef Du, what's going on?"

"These scoundrels harassed my sister and even dared to chase me all the way. I really don't know how to write 'die'."

"All these bastards should be arrested and shot at."

When a few guys saw Du Shaojie coming over alone, they thought, now they can finally vent their anger.

But after just a moment, the whole street seemed to be in motion, and a large group of men, young and old, armed with carrying poles and sticks surrounded them, blocking their way forward and backward.

"Fuck you, I'll let you be hooligans!"

Du Shaojie yelled and started beating them with a wooden stick without saying a word to them.

The old and young men around also joined the fight, and in fact, one side beat the other side. Those guys were obviously bullies who only feared the strong and did not dare to resist at this time. They lay on the ground holding their heads and begging for mercy.

"Don't hit me anymore. I won't dare to do it next time."

Du Shaojie was afraid of something happening, so he stopped the action immediately.

In just a short period of time, those guys were beaten into pig heads.

"Thank you, everyone! But we really can't fight anymore. If we continue, someone will die. Feng Bin, send someone to call the police and tell them that the neighbors have caught some hooligans."

Of course Du Shaojie would not let them go easily. These guys were obviously not good people and they must have done a lot of bad things outside.

Not long after, when the comrades from the police station arrived, he asked Xiaomei and Mikoto to come over to explain the situation.

They are victims and must testify against these hooligans themselves.

"Thank you for your cooperation. People have reported this problem before, but many victims were unwilling to report it to the police, so we couldn't do anything about it. Now we have solid evidence, so we can take them back."

The police expressed their gratitude to Liang Meiqin and Xiaomei, and then Du Shaojie took them to the police station to take a statement.

Feng Bin went along with them. He was familiar with the people at the police station, the Industrial and Commercial Bureau, and the Tax Bureau. When he told them that Du Shaojie was his boss, the comrades at the police station became even more polite.

After taking the statements, the three returned home.

Xiaomei did not return to school at night. Anyway, after starting the internship period, many classmates no longer lived in the dormitory, so it didn't matter whether she went back or not.

Liang Meiqin didn't leave either. She and Xiaomei slept in the same room, so they could chat.

Du Shaojie silently mourned for those hooligans for a few minutes. As long as Xiaomei and Liang Meiqin didn't give in, these guys would not be able to get out in the short term.

From beginning to end, no one mentioned the beating of those guys.

Isn't it natural for the masses to beat up bad guys? As long as they don't kill or maim them, it's fine.

"The public security is a bit chaotic now."

It's okay here on the old street. After all, we have been neighbors for many years. Even if there are unfilial people, they dare not cause trouble here.

Some outsiders are short-sighted and will suffer the consequences if they cause trouble.

Get up the next morning.

Du Shaojie reminded Liang Meiqin and Xiaomei to try to stay out as little as possible at night.

Xiaomei is easy to deal with, usually she doesn't come back too late, but Liang Meiqin sometimes gets off work very late. Thinking that he was worried, Du Shaojie rented a one-bedroom house for Liang Meiqin near [Xichuan Restaurant], and she lived in the dormitory when she got off work late.

After arranging these things, Du Shaojie went to Hong Kong.

"Ajie, I've helped you look at a few houses in good locations. Now that house prices have plummeted, many people are selling. Do you want to wait and see?"

After passing the level, Du Shaojie met Qin Lu who came to him.

Miss Qin was wearing a dress today and looked very quiet.

"Thanks, Lulu. I have to go back to Xijiang to take the chef level exam in a few days, so I won't wait any longer. I'll just do this this time."

Du Shaojie will not pursue the lowest price. He feels that there is limited room for current housing prices to fall, and he will not care about a slight price difference.

Qin Lu smiled but didn't try to persuade her any further.

The two then took a car to a real estate agency, where a business manager named Jiang knew Qin Lu and was very nice to her.

"I own two 400-square-foot luxury homes, and the rest are small apartments, ranging from 600 to 700 square feet. The current housing price is between HK$800 and HK$ per square foot, and the larger apartments are slightly more expensive."

Manager Jiang didn't dare to fool Du Shaojie. After all, he was Qin Lu's friend and he spoke very honestly.

Du Shaojie then went to see two thousand-square-foot luxury houses. In fact, the area of ​​each house was only about 90 square meters, which was not what he had in mind.

But land is very expensive in Hong Kong, so housing prices have always been high.

Both apartments are located in good locations, with one priced at HK$73 and the other at HK$76.

"Manager Jiang, please help me bargain with the owner. If the price is right, I will take both houses."

Both apartments are good, and Du Shaojie couldn't decide which one to choose.

After thinking for a while, he decided to buy both houses. Wouldn't that save him from trouble?

Manager Jiang was a little confused, and Qin Lu also looked at Du Shaojie meaningfully.

She knew that Du Shaojie had his own business, which seemed to be quite big, but she still didn't expect that this guy was so rich.

I decided to buy the two houses without hesitation, considering that they cost hundreds of thousands of yuan.

The term "millionaire" is very valuable these days. The average monthly income in Hong Kong does not exceed HK$3000. Even if you don't eat or drink, you may not be able to afford a large house in 20 years.

If we consider that the rate of wage increase is much lower than the rate of house price increase, most people will not be able to afford a house in their lifetime.

"Mr. Du, are you sure you want both houses?"

"yes, I'm sure."

Manager Jiang came to his senses and immediately contacted the landlord.

(End of this chapter)