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Chapter 209 Shop Owner
"well said."

"The shop owner is a pure Yanjing man."

"Li Lang, good job."

……

People who waited in line to eat applauded in unison.

The female translator's face was as black as ink, she walked into the yard angrily, and shouted: "Li Lang, come out for me."

Xiaozao, who was passing the dishes, ran to the kitchen immediately after hearing it, and told Li Lang.

Li Lang shook his head and asked Xing to take over the fried vegetables.

After Li Lang's special training of not hiding his secrets during this period, Meng Xing's cooking skills have skyrocketed.For ordinary dishes, Li Lang also assured her to cook.

Li Lang walked into the yard, looked at the female translator who was confronting the second sister, and said calmly:
"I'll say it again, either take the number and line up, or make an appointment, or please leave. If you still don't understand, please go away."

The female interpreter was angry: "Li Lang, do you know that what you do is destroying the friendship between the two peoples, can you bear this responsibility?"

Li Lang's expression became serious: "Don't put a label on me. This is not a formal banquet arranged by the government, and I haven't been notified by the relevant department... Forget it, I'm too lazy to tell you."

He walked directly towards the two foreigners.

The female translator hurriedly followed: "Li Lang, what are you doing?"

Li Lang walked up to the foreigners and said with neither humble nor overbearing attitude: "glad, to, meet, you.i'm, the, boss, of, this, cookshop. (Nice to meet you, I am this small restaurant. boss.)”

Everyone at the scene was stunned.

This Li Lang, who has turned from a trash collector to a restaurant owner, can speak English?And so smooth.

This is really a cow.

The female translator was also dumbfounded.I didn't know whether to speak or not.

Seeing that Li Lang could speak English, the two foreigners communicated with him in English.

"Hi boss, we know that the dishes in your store are delicious, and we are here for dinner. I don't know why Ms. Huang is arguing with you."

"Because I told her that there is no place. People in our country are queuing up in a disciplined manner. I believe that the two gentlemen are also disciplined people. Now, the two of you can wait in line, or make an appointment to come again. I don't know how you choose ?”

"I can't wait to eat the delicious food in your store, we choose to line up."

"Okay. Thank you two gentlemen for your cooperation. After taking the queue number, you can find a place and wait while resting."

"Thank you."

"You're welcome."

"Second sister, give them the queue number."

"Oh." Li Chunyan replied blankly, once again she was frightened by her brother's performance.

The owner of the shop is already amazing enough to speak English, but he can be even more amazing, and even in a few words, two people from the embassy of country m agreed to wait in line for dinner.

The people in line looked at Li Lang at this moment, as if they were seeing a fighting hero.After queuing for more than half an hour, Bulang and his party finally got to eat at the table.

Sauce fried diced chicken, sweet and sour carp, Jiuzhuan large intestine, small fried pork, Yipin tofu, dried flat kidney beans, three people ordered six dishes.

After the dishes were served, the "ohmygod" in Brown's mouth never stopped.

"My God. I just now know that there are such delicious things in the world."

"Oh my god. What the hell was all I ate before?"

"After I return to country m, what if I can't eat such delicious food? I want to stay in this delicious country."

……

The day after Brown and the others came to meet friends for dinner, the Washington Post published a report titled "Delicious Food and Private Industry, Recovering the King in the Dragon Kingdom."

The report mainly introduces that in Yanjing, the heart of the Dragon Kingdom, private industry and commerce began to return to the king, and some foreign policies of the Dragon Kingdom's reform and opening up.

In addition, the report also spent a certain amount of space, praising the delicious food of the Chinese nation, which is spreading an attractive aroma in the alleys of Yanjing.

The name "Juyouren" is not only well-known domestically, but has also gained international popularity following the "Washington Post" flying around the world.

……

Gathering friends started from the opening day, waiting in line to eat has become the norm.

After "Ru Ming Daily" published an article interviewing Li Lang, the queue situation became even more exaggerated.

Many diners learned to make an appointment after queuing until their feet softened.

In order to ensure that the customers who come without an appointment will not leave disappointed, Li Lang only uses one-third of the store's space for customers who make appointments.

The current appointment has been scheduled for ten days.

The female interpreter who came to the restaurant the day before yesterday brought another foreigner at three o'clock this afternoon.

This time, her attitude was not as crazy as last time, but her eyes were still high above her head, she was defiant.

She found Li Lang who was resting, and said with a cold expression:
"Li Lang, this time I brought a guest from country M. Mr. John is an entrepreneur in the United States. Tomorrow afternoon, I will invite friends to have dinner in your store. I reserve a table for ten seats. You must treat me well. .”

"I'm sorry. Our reserved table has been scheduled for ten days, and now we can reserve a seat for eleven days later."

"You...you have repeatedly ignored the reasonable requests of foreign friends. Believe it or not, I asked the leaders of the Foreign Education Department to talk to you?"

"If you can arrange a meal, please contact the leader of the foreign education department, not to mention renting a table, renting a restaurant is also fine."

Li Lang doesn't like this at all.The female translator's chest heaved violently.

The foreign man next to her, with a look of contempt on his face, said in broken Chinese: "Sir, pack the table, standard, 15 yuan per person."

Li Lang smiled lightly and said, "Even if it's 20 yuan per person, you have to wait in line."

The foreign man was upset, raised three fingers, and said with a rich and arrogant attitude: "I have a lot of money. 30 yuan, the standard for one person. You can figure it out."

Li Lang maintained the politeness he should have: "This foreign gentleman, let alone 30 yuan, even if it is 300 yuan, you have to say first come, first served, and you should line up. Don't you have to follow the rules in your country m?"

"For me, foreigners, have no privileges."

"You can choose to line up, or you can choose to reserve a seat eleven days later. Excuse me, which one do you choose?"

John: "I, I...you, son, of, bitch. (cursing words)"

Li Lang: "Fuck. Suck, my, dick, asshole! (very dirty swear words)"

Who are you bluffing?Isn't it just cursing people in English?As if I couldn't.

"You, you, an uneducated Dragon Countryman."

"You were the one who scolded people first, and you said I was uneducated? You really are from the country of double-standard dog m. Please, get out."

The female translator and the foreign man left angrily.

Two minutes later, another person walked into Juyou with a foreigner and found Li Lang.

"Hello, Mr. Li. My surname is Liu, and the person next to me is a staff member of the Pakistani embassy. He wants to reserve a table in your store for dinner with his colleagues tomorrow afternoon."

"You hao (fourth tone)." The bearded Pakistani man greeted Li Lang in broken Chinese with a bright smile.

"Hello, Bartie friend. How many tables do you want? When will you come?"

"Biggest table. Tomorrow at six o'clock in the afternoon."

"Row."

"Thank you, Mr. Li."

"We're all friends, you're welcome."

After the Ba people and the translator left, Li Chunyan quickly came to his brother: "Li Lang, you just told the M country that there is no place for tomorrow, and now you do it like this, will there be any problems?"

"Others treat each other with courtesy, and I will return the courtesy. When a friend comes, there is good wine. If the jackal comes, the one who greets him has a shotgun."

"You just book a table for the m countryman, isn't that all right? Why do you have to do so many things?"

"Why? Just because of his arrogance? Just because he wants to use money to suppress me? I'm not used to this kind of person."

……

While the arrogant female translator and John were scolding Li Lang, they saw the male translator surnamed Liu coming out of Shuangdong Alley.

The female translator and Liu Translator knew each other, so they nodded and greeted each other.

Translator Liu said enthusiastically: "Xiao Zhang, are you also going to make a reservation with friends? We have made a reservation for tomorrow afternoon, how about you?"

The female translator's eyes widened: "What? Li Lang, you bastard."

John: "fuck. I've been treated unfairly here and I'm going to complain to the ambassador."

The male translator knew that he had said something wrong, so he immediately stepped aside...

Whether John has complained to the ambassador, the female translator does not know.All she knew was that at three o'clock in the afternoon the next day, she was called by John to line up at the gate of Juyou.

She waited until after five o'clock in the afternoon before she got a big table.

After this toss, she no longer dared to underestimate the owner of this small restaurant, Li Lang.

After gathering friends became famous, there was an endless stream of foreigners who came here to reserve a table.

Most of them came to eat "politics" at the beginning, to observe and understand the development of self-employment in Longguo.

But after eating a dish made by Li Lang once, they changed from eating "politics" to chasing food.

In a short period of time, the table booking for gathering friends was scheduled for one month later.

……

One day at the end of April, Director Zheng of the Municipal Bureau of Industry and Commerce came to Juyou in person, and when he saw Li Lang, he said excitedly:

"Li Lang, I have great news for you. The leaders of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce and a big leader in charge of the economy will come to your restaurant on May [-] Labor Day for inspection." Li Lang: "This is indeed a big deal. Director Zheng , I will definitely prepare the best and freshest ingredients, and cook a sumptuous meal for the leaders."

Director Zheng: "No. You must not do this. The leaders don't like extravagance and waste, and it will be enough to cook a few home-cooked dishes. I'm here to tell you, mainly to let you be psychologically prepared. Never say the wrong thing.”

"Understood. Director Zheng, has someone told you recently that I am not friendly enough when dealing with foreign friends?"

Director Zheng smiled: "Li Lang, I know what you want to talk about is about that John from country M. I've heard it all, so you don't need to have psychological pressure."

"That country guy is too arrogant. If he has some money, he will be the emperor in the future, and he doesn't take people seriously. The leaders of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce and the comrades of the Investment Promotion Office don't want to see him."

"When you suppressed his arrogance, everyone clapped their hands and applauded when they heard about it. Well done."

"Haha, Director Zheng, you're over-rewarding, I'm just following the rules."

"You boy, you are slipping."

"Director, sit down, I'll cook some dishes for you, and then we'll have a meal before leaving."

"I'm also thinking about the dishes you cooked, but I still have things to do, so I won't eat. You, be prepared, meet the leader, and don't make any mistakes. If you have any doubts, come to find Me, or you can find Director Ye."

"Director Zheng, please rest assured that the task will be completed."

"That's good. Let's go."

"You go slowly. See you later."

Today is April 4, and the day after tomorrow is May Day, so there is only one day to prepare.

During the break after lunch, Li Lang gathered everyone together for a meeting.

"Brother Li Lang, do you have another meeting to pay?"

"Fortunately, brother Li Lang sent you a sentence. The more you want to take advantage of money, the more money will be far away from you. You can write down my words in your notes and use them as your motto."

"okay."

Meng Xing really picked up a pen and paper and began to write seriously...

After making a joke, Li Lang became serious: "Let's get down to business. On May [-] Labor Day, a big leader will come to inspect our restaurant. A leader who is bigger than Director Zheng of the Municipal Bureau of Industry and Commerce.

"Everyone must keep the store clean."

"Today, clean up some corners and stains in the kitchen. Tomorrow, after get off work, we will do a thorough cleaning again."

"Fortunately, you guessed right just now, you really have money to pay, overtime pay, ten yuan per person."

"Brother Li Lang, you are the best. I want to marry... work overtime and work hard."

Meng Xing murmured inwardly, "It's dangerous", and almost slipped the tongue, and was fined ten yuan.

Knowing that a big leader is coming to inspect, everyone in the restaurant feels honored, and they are motivated to clean up.

Thinking of Li Lang opening a restaurant and being able to attract big leaders, what a magical Li Lang.

Everyone's admiration for Li Lang is like the waves of a river.

……

The night before Labor Day, the entire Gathering Friends restaurant was in full swing for sanitation.

Huzi came to find Li Lang who was supervising the work.

Li Lang knew that he was in a bad mood when he saw the expression on the face of the happy and angry tiger.

The two of them came to the wing with a bottle of wine, a plate of peanuts, and a plate of cucumbers.

"Man, when you look sad like you, it's either because of women or because of money. Dude, your face is like a bitter melon. Tell me, what's the matter?"

"Li Lang, I've made a decision. I don't like Cai Xiaoli any more!"

"what's the situation?"

Huzi drank a glass of white wine, exhaled, and said, "I've liked her for almost four, four years. In the end, what I got is, what is it?"

"She told me that if she doesn't... like me now, she won't, she won't like me in the future. She and I don't...it's possible. "

"She also said that if I like her again, she will break up with me, break off friendship."

"Li Lang, I've figured it out. All along, it's just me, wishful thinking. I'm just a fool."

"I don't blame her. She told me a long time ago that she doesn't like me. She said that the person she likes is...you. "

Huzi drank another glass of wine.

"Li Lang, buddy, let me tell you something from the bottom of my heart. I want to open my mind. Whether you and Xiao Li can... or not, you are my good, good brother. For the rest of my life... brother."

Li Lang patted Huzi on the shoulder.

"Huzi, it's fine if you want to open it. Feelings are about your love and my willingness. You can't force it. As long as you want to open it, there will be a lot of good girls waiting for you to choose from now on."

"Hehe, I feel the same way. Li Lang, you teach, teach me how to make bread, I... have learned it all, and I have to resign."

"Okay. After resigning, according to the plan, we will first rent a shop in a place with a lot of traffic, and we will also buy bread-making machines..."

After the two finished talking about opening a bakery, Hu Zi left.

Not long after, Cai Xiaoli also came over.

(End of this chapter)