Chapter 866 : An Incident in the Hall

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All ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍eyes turned toward Chen Fan.

A ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍table of Chen Fan's classmates immediately stood up and rushed over to greet him.

Chen ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Fan's expression remained unchanged as he smiled and nodded to each classmate, and even after being seated, people were still coming over to shake his hands.

"How ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍does it feel to be a celebrity?"

Brother ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Jie teased from beside him.

Chen Fan shook his head: "I'd rather not experience this feeling."

In Chen Fan's view, after four years as classmates, friendship should just be friendship, but after graduation, everyone had obviously become more worldly and realistic. As for friendship, it was basically gone.

But Chen Fan couldn't blame them, because if it were him, he couldn't guarantee he wouldn't be the same as everyone else.

Just as they sat down to eat, a server came to report that media reporters had arrived outside.

Guo Shuai was surprised, "What are media reporters doing here? Did you pay for publicity?"

Ma Xiaoshuai smiled bitterly and shook his head.

Brother Jie clicked his tongue and pointed at Chen Fan.

"Of course they're here for Mr. Chen. Xiaoshuai, you've done well here, just having Chen Fan stand at the entrance gives you great value for money, you don't even need to pay for publicity."

Ma Xiaoshuai looked at Chen Fan with an expression between laughter and tears.

"Brother, I didn't know you came with these perks. If I'd known earlier, I would have had you stand at the entrance as a mascot."

Chen Fan waved to the server.

"Find them a table and serve them food. If they want an interview, have the restaurant manager deal with them."

The server looked at Ma Xiaoshuai, who nodded, and only then did the server leave.

Luo Wenjie clicked his tongue in regret.

"If I had known you had such drawing power, I should have invited you to my bathhouse opening too."

"You could have stood at the door hugging some foot massage girls, and I could have called some reporters for a photo shoot, then get it reported in the media."

"I've even got the headline: 'Billionaire's Choice, Worthy of Trust.'"

"Damn!"

This single line made everyone at the table burst into laughter.

Chen Fan lowered his head to taste the food, ignoring this guy's antics.

Luo Wenjie's girlfriend nervously pinched his thigh, afraid of offending Chen Fan.

Brother Jie smiled carelessly, he knew Chen Fan too well, as long as it wasn't in a formal setting, joking around with Chen Fan was fine, his tolerance wasn't that small.

After tasting a few bites, Chen Fan put down his chopsticks.

"As expected of a master chef, this food has something special about it."

Ma Xiaoshuai smiled, "If it can satisfy your picky taste, looks like I hired the right chef."

Chen Fan nodded, "It's indeed good."

"But let me give you some advice, Shandong cuisine usually sells for more, you could have the chef revise the menu, create a set of common people's dishes, then use the upstairs VIP rooms while the downstairs hall serves as a regular restaurant, this way you'll guarantee customer flow."

Song Linlin smiled gently: "Your suggestion matches Xiaoshuai's plans exactly, that's what he was planning to do."

Chen Fan smiled and looked at Ma Xiaoshuai.

"Not bad, not bad. When I leave later, have the chef pack some portions for me, so I won't have to cook dinner tonight."

"Listen to you," Song Linlin was very enthusiastic: "If you like it, come eat for free every day."

"Of course, if you're busy, I can have the restaurant prepare and deliver it to you."

Wu Di joked: "Did you see that, Xiaoshuai? Your girlfriend has better business sense than you."

"If you can curry favor with Mr. Chen, how could you worry about the restaurant's business not being good?"

Ma Xiaoshuai chuckled: "Back in school, I was ready to sell my ass to him, but unfortunately, old Chen is straight."

Everyone roared with laughter.

Just as they were chatting happily, another server came up from downstairs saying that customers in the ground floor hall were arguing with the service staff.

Hearing this, Ma Xiaoshuai hurriedly stood up and walked out.

Chen Fan also stood up.

"I'll go take a look."

Song Linlin wanted to stand up, but Chen Fan gave her a look.

"Stay here and take care of our classmates. No need to come out."

Song Linlin stopped, while Luo Wenjie and Guo Shuai exchanged glances and stood up to follow.

"You go look too," Wu Di's girlfriend immediately pushed her boyfriend.

Wu Di got the hint and immediately stood up.

"Wait for me..."

As the restaurant owner, Ma Xiaoshuai naturally had to be the first to step forward and resolve the problem.

The problem was actually very simple, it was opening day, and there were too many customers eating in the main hall.

When a server was serving dishes, they were bumped by a group of people rushing in, and accidentally spilled a bowl of soup on the floor, with the soup happening to splash onto the dress of a customer at a nearby table.

At that nearby table sat only one customer, a lady wearing sunglasses.

The server knew they had made a mistake and quickly apologized and explained.

Unexpectedly, this lady didn't give the server a hard time, but instead stood up and demanded an apology from the two male customers who had bumped into the server.

And thus the argument began.

When Ma Xiaoshuai came out, this was exactly the scene he encountered.

"Boss, I'm... I'm sorry."

The female server who made the mistake was nervous and at a loss.

Having such an error on opening day was an unlucky sign, and she was worried about angering the boss.

Ma Xiaoshuai's gaze checked over this server, this girl was actually more pitiful, not only was she splashed all over with hot soup, but both her hands were red from the scalding.

"Are you alright? Are you hurt?"

Ma Xiaoshuai first showed concern for the server, then waved over the hall manager.

"First take her to change clothes, have someone go to the pharmacy outside to buy some burn cream, we should keep that stocked in the restaurant from now on."

The hall manager nodded and led the female server away.

"Boss, I'm sorry."

The girl apologized to Ma Xiaoshuai with tears in her eyes before leaving.

Ma Xiaoshuai just nodded slightly, then looked at the lady wearing sunglasses.

"I'm really sorry. It's our opening day and we've given you such a bad experience."

"We can dry clean your clothes for free, and all your consumption today will be complimentary, would that be acceptable?"

The woman didn't answer this question, but instead pointed at the two men beside her.

"It was them who weren't watching where they were going and bumped into the server. I want them to apologize to me."

Hearing this, Ma Xiaoshuai showed a troubled expression.

If it were restaurant staff, he could discipline them.

But these were dining customers, he had no right to manage them.

Moreover, these two male customers weren't good-tempered either. Hearing the woman's words, they immediately became angry.

"Which eye of yours saw us bump into anyone?"

"It was clearly that server who was blind and not watching where she was going, bumping into us. If I hadn't dodged quickly, that soup would have splashed all over my face."

"I'm already being nice not asking your restaurant for compensation."

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry..." Ma Xiaoshuai quickly apologized, then explained: "It's our first day open, it's really too busy."

"So..."

"So what? You must compensate me. My perfectly good mood has been completely ruined."