Chapter 2615 - 2616: Du Fan’s Bewilderment
Chapter 2615: Chapter 2616: Du Fan’s Bewilderment
"Please have a seat, I’ll go get the menu for you."
"No need for a menu, just make a spicy tofu, a plate of spicy blood stew, and a dish of dry-fried green beans! Oh, and finally, let’s have a beef flatbread, one portion with extra broth!" Xue An said with a smile.
The chubby lady was completely taken aback.
Because the dishes Xue An ordered were all the specialties here, especially the beef flatbread at the end, which only the most familiar customers would know.
This young man in white not only knew, but could precisely state the most economical way to order, which clearly could not be explained by mere word of mouth.
At this moment, Old Xie also came out from the back, asking in a boisterous voice as he walked.
"Who is it? Are there still customers at this time?"
Then he saw Xue An and his group, and couldn’t help but be startled.
Because he was bare-chested at the moment, so when he saw such a group in the small store, including a young girl, his old face turned red and he turned to leave.
Xue An gave him a slight smile, "Uncle Xie!"
"Ah!"
He instinctively responded, but immediately felt something was off.
He didn’t know this young man at all, yet why did he act so familiar and call him Uncle Xie?
At this time, the chubby lady pushed the somewhat dumbfounded him towards the back kitchen.
"Go, go, go, the guests just ordered food, hurry and cook in the back."
Once leaving the front hall, Old Xie asked in some confusion, "Wife, do you know these people?"
"How could I know such people?"
"Then why did he call me Uncle Xie?"
"How would I know, I thought he was looking for you! Don’t say more, they ordered a few of your best dishes, hurry and cook now!"
Soon, the sound of roaring stove fires came from the kitchen.
But Xue An had heard their entire conversation, his face showing a bit of gloom.
Once, he was a regular here, and Old Xie and the chubby lady took great care of the once destitute him, treating him as a younger relative.
However, now they were like strangers.
Huyue naturally noticed Xue An’s disappointment but could only sigh inwardly and then stopped talking.
Very soon, the dishes Xue An ordered were all cooked.
When served, they couldn’t be called a feast for the senses but at least looked decent.
The chubby lady wiped her hands on her apron somewhat nervously, "This little shop doesn’t have much to offer, please enjoy, call me if there’s any problem."
Saying this, she was about to leave, but Xue An didn’t pick up his chopsticks. Instead, he turned his head and smiled at the chubby lady.
"Don’t go yet, I have something to ask you."
"Please, go ahead."
"Do you two have a daughter?" Xue An asked directly.
The chubby lady was taken aback, obviously not understanding why Xue An asked this, but soon she shook her head in disappointment.
"I’d love to have a daughter, but unfortunately, fate has been thin, no children all along, and now getting older, I don’t want those things anymore! Why do you ask?"
Although expected, hearing that Xie Jingjing no longer existed in this world still made Xue An somewhat sad, and he waved it off.
"It’s nothing, you just remind me of a friend I had, so I asked casually."
The chubby lady didn’t suspect anything, turned, and left.
Xue An’s group of four just stared at the food on the table in silence.
Huyue was the first to break the silence.
"Alright, alright, stop thinking so much, since they’ve already made it for us, don’t waste it, eat quickly!"
Saying this, Huyue picked up his chopsticks.
Fei Bai and Si Qingqing glanced at Xue An, who came back from his thoughts, smiled, and then picked up his chopsticks.
"Go ahead, Uncle Xie’s cooking is still good."
Only then did the Fei Bai siblings start to eat.
To be honest, to Huyue, who is used to all kinds of delicacies, these dishes were extremely mediocre, almost nothing but salty and spicy.
This is also the common mistake of ordinary chefs.
Instead, Fei Bai and Si Qingqing, the siblings, ate without picking and devoured the food.
Just as everyone was eating with a variety of thoughts, the door was suddenly pushed open heavily, and several young men wearing exaggerated clothing, with dragon and tiger tattoos, walked in.
Following closely behind these societal youths was a man wearing sunglasses, with a large gold chain hanging from his neck.
As soon as these people entered, they started clamoring.
"Where are they?"
"Damn it, where has the boss gone?"
Hearing the shouting, Old Xie and the chubby lady hurried out, their expressions turning ugly when they saw these societal youths.
But soon, the chubby lady’s face was full of smiles, "Brothers are here, quickly sit, let Old Xie make you a good meal today!"
"Who the hell wants your food? Can’t you see our big brother is here?" The young men’s tone was extremely aggressive.
Only then did the chubby lady see the man wearing sunglasses, acting arrogant.
"So you’re Brother Du! I’m sorry, I didn’t recognize you just now!"
"Hm!" the man known as Brother Du snorted from his nose, then took off his sunglasses, and started wiping them with a tissue.
"You’re the owner here?"
"Yes!"
"Very well, now this area is under my control. Do you understand my rules?" Brother Du said coldly.
"What rules?"
"Very simple, from now on, you give this amount every month, and I can guarantee your safety, or else..."
Brother Du held up two fingers.
Old Xie frowned, "Two hundred is a bit much!"
Brother Du sneered, "Two hundred? Are you treating a beggar? Two thousand, and don’t complain about the price, or I’ll shut down your restaurant anytime."
"That’s right, old man, how dare you joke with our boss, careful we smash your shop!" these young men threatened.
Old Xie was furious.
Though he was gentle in front of the chubby lady, it didn’t mean he was a coward.
On the contrary, his hot temper was like a lit fuse, especially when this group was now bullying him.
But just then, Xue An suddenly patted him on the shoulder from behind.
"Uncle Xie, please step aside, I’ll handle this!"
Old Xie bewilderedly moved aside, bewilderedly watching this white-robed guest walk straight towards Du Fan’s group.
Then he saw him smile slightly.
"Du Fan?"
The man in the sunglasses was surprised, then hesitated as he sized up Xue An.
"You know me?"
"Of course I do, and quite well too!" Xue An said calmly.
Du Fan was even more confused.
He was sure he had never met this young man, so how did he know him?
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