"You have won the prize" Gu Bai responded modestly, not yet figuring out what this uncle thought.

"I'm the owner of the restaurant next door Sakigawa" Seeing Gu Bai's cautious attitude, as if he had guessed Gu Bai's thoughts, Tsuchitomoto Sakugawa began to explain.

After some explanations by Tsuchihi Motosakikawa, it turned out that although the business on this street was not so prosperous, it was okay. There are more than 20 restaurants on the street, such as Meiren Noodle Restaurant and Sakigawa Restaurant, and originally, although everyone has some competition, they are very restrained and do not interfere with river water in terms of business. But recently, after the Ming Ren Noodle Restaurant recruited a small chef, the situation has changed a little, there are 6~7 restaurants on the street that mainly operate noodles, and there are more than 10 restaurants with noodles in the restaurant menu. However, most of the customers of the noodle dishes are attracted to Mingren Noodle Restaurant, so the restaurant's business is inevitably unbalanced.

"Sakigawa restaurant, it's okay, after all, our family mainly has home-cooked dishes and some bento boxes as the main profit point," said Tsuchihito Motosakikawa, "and even because it's right next door to the Meiren noodle restaurant, because the business of the Meiren noodle restaurant is booming, and the business of the Sakugawa restaurant is better than before." ”

"Then why would you agree to sublet the restaurant?" On the side, Tang Xiaoli also asked strangely, why did the restaurant have a good business, why did it have to sublet?

Dohi Motosakikawa nodded, understood Tang Xiaoli's doubts, and continued, "This is because real estate developers have taken a fancy to this street, and most of the restaurant owners originally did not agree to sell the restaurant, but the recent decline in business has shaken many bosses, and the real estate developer took advantage of the situation and slightly increased the purchase price, which made the owners of several restaurants surrender one after another and have already handed over the restaurant" Speaking of this, Tohi Motosakikawa clenched his fists angrily "They used some shameless small means to put pressure on some businesses, For example, they will find some people to come to the restaurant to order the cheapest dishes, and then occupy the table and not leave, or throw some garbage at the door of the restaurant, or even directly use spray paint and other things to secretly smear on the walls of the restaurant or on the tables and chairs to disgust customers. ”

"So, they went after the Sakikawa restaurant?" Gu Bai frowned, this kind of method was too indiscriminate.

"Yes, they also used a lot of provocations at first, but maybe because they were next to Mingren Noodle Restaurant, because there were more customers, they didn't dare to use too obvious moves." "I'm a person, I'm really a little stubborn, yesterday when I chatted with Boss Tang, I also asked about the restaurant, Boss Tang was very firm and said that there was no intention of selling the restaurant, I admired it, so I agreed to sublease the restaurant to Mingren Noodle Restaurant." ”

Gu Bai looked at Sister Li, seeking confirmation, "Sister Li, is this the case in the restaurant on the street now?" ”

Tang Xiaoli nodded, and said with some hesitation, "Yes, in fact, the real estate developer also contacted me some time ago, but I thought that after the restaurant came from Gu Bai, the business was very good, we have worked so hard in the past month to get the current results, of course I am not allowed to hand over the restaurant, so I am afraid that you will think too much, so I didn't mention this matter, and they didn't say anything after that, I thought that the matter was over, but I didn't expect them to start with other bosses first."

"Then why do you suddenly want to try my craft today, Boss Sakikawa?" Gu Bai looked at Tufei Yuansaki Chuan, and then asked, this is the strangest place about himself.

"It's... This, hey, that's it" Tufei Yuan Sakikawa hesitated for a while, the fist in his hand clenched tighter, and then looked at Gu Bai as if he had made up his mind and said, "Originally, the business in the store was good, of course I was not happy to sublease the restaurant, thinking that there were fewer other restaurants, and there would be more customers in my own restaurant, but our restaurant actually has some pasta, since Gu Bai you came, there have been fewer guests ordering our pasta, but as I said before, our restaurant is not mainly engaged in pasta, so it doesn't hurt, The overall revenue is also increasing due to the increase in customers. Saying that, he looked at Gu Bai, he ate the noodles made by Gu Bai today, and he was really convinced.

Gu Bai and Tang Xiaoli nodded in understanding, and Boss Sakikawa did say so.

"But recently, I think it may be someone from a real estate developer who has come to eat at the door and then loudly talked about how delicious the noodles at the Meihito noodle restaurant next door were, and then mocked that the noodles at other restaurants on the street were rubbish and couldn't be compared. What's more, he pretended to be surprised and looked at the menu of the restaurant and said, it turns out that this restaurant also has noodles, and asked loudly if you want to order a taste, and then it was the same as a discussion, and the other people followed and called to stop laughing, eat noodles and go to the noodle restaurant next to it, these chefs are not good, and the restaurant next to it is delicious. ”

Saying that, Tsuchihi Motosakikawa clenched his fist with his right hand, and slammed his fist against the wall, with a "bang", making a dull sound, but Tsuchitomoto Sakukawa didn't seem to feel it.

Gu Bai and Tang Xiaoli were a little embarrassed, and it was not easy to interject, and the air was suddenly quiet.

After a while, Tohi Motosakikawa shook his head and smiled embarrassedly, "Don't mind, such exaggerated words, you don't have to guess to know that you were instructed by someone." ”

Gu Bai nodded and did not speak.

Tsuchihi Motosakikawa paused, and continued in a rather helpless tone, "They use methods like this to cause trouble in the store, and it's usually during the peak dining period, there are other customers, so I can't act aggressively."

Tang Xiaoli was also a little angry, these short hands are really despicable, as a boss, she also empathizes, that kind of powerful but nowhere to use pain.

"Chef Sanada at the restaurant has been working with me for many years, but I can't stand such provocations from others, and I'm in a bad mood for several days, so I try to comfort me to no avail." Saying that, Tsuchihi Motosakikawa's tone became more and more excited, "Then just yesterday afternoon, the real estate developer sent someone to negotiate, it was Miss Minezaki who took the lead, of course I disagreed, and I was going to drive them away, but they provoked Chef Sanada, shouting at Chef Sanada how to continue to do it." ”

"These people really do anything." Tang Xiaoli said resentfully that the chef in the store has cooperated with the boss for many years, and this relationship is just like that between the old chef and her, if someone else bullies her like this, she can't bear it.

"Chef Sanada has been holding his breath for the past few days, and now that the other side has come to the door, of course Chef Sanada can't bear it, and he quarrels with Minezaki when he comes out. Then Minezaki proposed, they found a chef, tried a noodle competition, if Sanada won, then they apologized, and no longer harassed, if Sanada lost, they had to resign and leave, don't show up on this street. Tsuchihimoto Sakukawa, almost gritting his teeth, said these words from between his teeth.

As soon as Gu Bai and Tang Xiaoli heard this, they knew that something was wrong, such an obvious door-to-door request competition must have come prepared, and Chef Sanada was not a chef who cooked pasta as a profession, so onlookers knew that this competition was not fair. But of course Gu Bai understands that this kind of repeated provocations, as a chef, he will definitely not back down.

Tang Xiaoli interjected, "This is a conspiracy, why don't you stop Chef Sanada?" ”

"How could I not know that this is a conspiracy, so obvious" Tsuchihi Motosakikawa said viciously, and then his tone became very weak again, "But I have cooperated with Sanada for so many years, and seeing him angry like this, it is impossible for me to persuade him, and my heart is also on fire, and Sanada also told me, I hope to have a competition, don't stop it"

"Sure enough, they came prepared, Minezaki made a phone call, and soon a chef came by car, and the topic of the competition between the two was the noodles on the menu in the restaurant, as for the result" Tsuchihi Motosakikawa paused and said, "I think you have guessed, Sanada chef lost, after eating the other party's noodles, Sanada was silent for a while, said sorry to me, and then packed up his things and left without looking back"

After saying this, Tsuchihi Motosakikawa looked at the ceiling blankly, and muttered, "It's me who is useless, I would have been tough at the time and just drove them away, Sanada has been working in a restaurant for almost 20 years, and in the end he ended up like this"

Gu Bai couldn't bear it when he heard it, this is the cruel side of the chef, he has seen many chefs in the original world, after losing the competition, he gave up on himself, threw down the close-fitting kitchen knife, and left without saying anything...

Tang Xiaoli was speechless, not knowing how to comfort Boss Sakikawa.

Tsuchihi Motosakikawa slowed down for a while, looked down at the noodles on the table and said, "This bowl of noodles is really delicious, Chef Gu Bai, this is my last request today, I hope you can fight with the real estate agent to the end, if you can, please compete with the chef found by the real estate agent as a chef and win, breathe a sigh of relief for Chef Sanada, please!" Speaking of this, Dohi Motosakikawa pushed away the chair and stood up, bowed deeply like Gu Bai, and said again, "Please, Chef Gu Bai!" ”

Tang Xiaoli was a little at a loss, she wanted to persuade Gu Bai but didn't know what to say, she looked at Boss Sakikawa's lowered body, bit her lip and said, "Boss Sakikawa, I know your feelings, but Gu Bai is only more than 12 years old after all, such a child, wouldn't it be too cruel to face such a competition?" I'm also sorry about Chef Sanada..."

Gu Bai listened to Sister Li's words, knowing that she cared about herself and didn't want herself to face this kind of dispute, the pressure on the real estate developer in the store was definitely not as simple as Sister Li said in the two or three sentences just now, this kind of real estate developer has used all these indiscriminate methods, and it is definitely not a good stubble.

Gu Bai was silent, looking at Tufei Yuan Sakugawa, originally there was a provocation in the other party's door call today to ask him to make noodles, but he didn't expect that there was such a story behind it, thinking of the lot of help that the master had helped him in the past month, Sister Li too, when she didn't want anyone, she gave herself a chance, and without saying a word, she recruited herself with the treatment of a formal chef, this restaurant, maybe he will leave soon, but the time here is really happy, if these real estate developers dare to treat this here, I will not allow it! Never! Allow!

Gu Bai stretched out his hand to help Boss Sakikawa up, and said, "Sister Li, don't say it anymore, thank you for your concern, but if I don't accept the challenge, the real estate developer won't give up, I'm very grateful to you, Sister Li, I've been working in this restaurant for a month, whether it's the master or you, you're very good to me." Especially you, Sister Li, take care of me like a younger brother, I know that sometimes some of the dishes I practice cooking at noon are not cheap, but you don't say a word, you ask me what ingredients I want, and even if there is no one in the store, you will take the time to purchase, thank you very much, Sister Li, I remember it all. ”

"Xiaobai...," Tang Xiaoli's eyes glistened with tears, "I know you won't leave us, but you really don't need to risk your reputation for this matter... You are still young, the road is still very long, and the old chef and I both know that your craft is not simple, and the future is limitless, don't be presumptuous here, be mature... There's always a way."

"It's okay, Sister Li, I'm very sure, how can I give it for nothing? The people who can make me lose, they don't deserve it! Gu Bai raised his head, the corners of his mouth raised, revealing a sunny and confident smile, and then said softly, "Besides, I also promised the old chef to make 16 buckles of dragon beard noodles for you!" ”

At this moment, Gu Bai's smile and unruly posture made Tang Xiaoli suddenly feel that the momentum of this child's body was like a sharp sword, and he pulled out his scabbard at this moment.