"Come on, Ah Rong, let me introduce you. This is Sun Dahai, whom I told you before. Dahai, this is your Uncle Rong."
Chef Cao waited for Ren Darong to finish introducing the guests he brought, and then introduced Sun Dahai to him.
"Hello, Uncle Rong." Sun Dahai greeted him politely.
"How about you, Dahai." Uncle Rong patted Sun Dahai on the shoulder and said, "I used to hear Uncle Cao and Xiaoyong talking about you. In the past few days, Ah Hua has also been talking about you. I have always wanted to meet you. Well, let’s chat when we have time.”
At this time, Lisa, who heard the noise, also came out.
"Brother, you are here. Many of my colleagues want to meet you, the new star in the police force. I will take them to toast you later."
"Haha, I can't afford that. As police officers, we are subject to the supervision of your Independent Commission Against Corruption. I'd better go to your private room and toast."
While joking, they walked into the private room where Ren's father was.
There were police officers in this private room, and many of the two groups knew each other well. Even if some people had never seen each other, they had all heard of them. After introducing each other, they started chatting affectionately.
With a "bang" sound, the door of the private restaurant was kicked open, and several shirtless young men with tattoos broke in.
"Who's the boss?" a bald man in the middle asked loudly.
"I'm the boss here, what can I do for you?" Chef Cao walked out of the kitchen.
He looked at the faces of these young people, with a hint of disgust in his eyes, and answered calmly.
Sun Dahai in the kitchen thought for a while, kicked Ah-Dai with his foot, and whispered to him to go to the private room to find Cao Yong.
"Hey, this is a mainlander. Congratulations to the boss on the opening of the new store. We are responsible for maintaining the safety and order of this street. Just call me Brother Jun.
Since your store is opened here, we are naturally obliged to protect your business from being harassed by outside gangsters.
However, the brothers below also need to eat. Boss, you are rich and powerful, so you can show some of your fingers to the brothers so that they can have enough to eat and continue to serve everyone, right?"
"Brother Jun, look at how much I have to pay every month for this small shop?" Chef Cao asked calmly.
"You just pay one..., two..., no, five thousand a month."
This is a bit like a lion opening its mouth.
You know, at this time, the per capita income in Xiangjiang was not very high, with a monthly salary of about 2,000.
In Kowloon City, a small tea restaurant with five or six tables costs only two to three hundred Hong Kong dollars per month.
Chef Cao's place is relatively high-end, but the number of tables is limited. Under normal circumstances, 600 to 800 is reasonable, and it will not cost thousands of Hong Kong dollars.
The door to the small private room was not closed tightly, so the people inside naturally knew that something was happening outside.
Among the guests invited by Ren's father was Inspector Wang, who was in charge of managing the area.
He used to be with Ren's father. Now, the association collects protection money, and it is actually received in front of him, and he can't sit still.
Inspector Wang stood up, then looked at Ren's father and Ren Darong, the highest-ranking police officer present, waiting for their instructions.
Ren Darong looked at the police uniform he was wearing, shook his head, and motioned for him to sit down first and wait for the development of the situation before making a decision.
This is already inside the building of Ba Fu Garden. The most shameless person is probably the property management office. Let’s see how they deal with it first.
Sure enough, Director Tong from the Property Security Department stood up and said to Brother Jun: "Who are you hanging out with? When did this place become your territory?"
"Who are you again?"
"My surname is Tong, and I am the security supervisor here. When you came to Bafu Garden, didn't you inquire beforehand?"
"Are you Brother Tong? I'm with Brother Cheng."
"Brother Cheng?" Manager Tong thought for a while and said, "Is it because Cheng has buck teeth? He doesn't even dare to come here to cause trouble, but how dare you come? Don't you know who the developer here is?"
At this time, Brother Jun and others had lost all their arrogance. He nodded and bowed and said to Director Tong: "Brother Tong, we know we are wrong, let's leave now."
"Wait a minute." General Manager Lin said: "Xiao Tong, ask them how they knew a restaurant was open here. And how could such a few people enter our building? We are a high-end community here, and the owner's
Can’t safety be guaranteed?”
Manager Tong broke into a cold sweat. He glared at Brother Jun fiercely and said, "Please explain to me clearly. Otherwise, just keep them all and ask Buck Tooth Cheng to come and get the people."
Brother Jun was really scared at this time. People who join the club also have their own rules. If you don't say hello and stick your hands into other people's territory for no reason, unless you want to start an all-out war, otherwise, they will really take care of you. You are the boss of your own family.
Can't say anything.
Besides, the developer of Ba Fu Garden is one of the top real estate developers in Hong Kong.
Their reputation is such that even the three corporate giants He Shenghe, 14K, and Xin Ngee Ann dare not offend easily. Their background and strength are definitely beyond the reach of Buck Teeth Cheng, let alone Junge and his ilk.
The truth is very simple. Among the people who came with Brother Jun, one of them has a brother who works as a security guard here. It was he who revealed the opening of Cao Ji’s Private Restaurant today, and he also brought several of Brother Jun’s people in.
He thought that Cao Ji's private restaurant had no backstage, and found that there was no association responsible for Bafu Garden and no one collected protection fees, so he wanted to make money by buying information.
Buck Yacheng and the other eldest brothers around him all knew how powerful the backstage of Bafu Garden was, and no one dared to come here to cause trouble.
Brother Jun is just the bottom of a small society, so there is no such news. He heard that a new place was opening and there was no other society to take over, so he wanted to come and expand the territory.
Who knew that the water inside was very deep, and it suddenly hit the big board.
Brother Jun and others were blown away, along with the security guard who was cheating on them.
Manager Tong repeatedly apologized to Chef Cao and promised to strictly enforce the security system in the future to ensure the safety and privacy of the owners.
Chef Cao didn't care about himself. He said a few words of comfort and then returned to the kitchen to continue cooking.
It is unknown how Mr. Lin scolded his cronies, Supervisor Tong, after he returned.
It is common in Xiangjiang for associations to charge protection fees. Brother Jun and the others did not make any big fuss. Everyone just regarded it as an incident during the opening of the business and laughed it off.
Dinner is ready.
Dumb handed over the dishes and Zheng Peipei served them. The tables were soon filled with delicious dishes.
Eight cold dishes: Qingping white chopped chicken, shredded pork skin, white meat with garlic paste, jellyfish head with old vinegar, hawthorn cake mixed with cabbage, black bean sauce, dace and lettuce, cold okra, lemon chicken feet.
Twelve hot dishes: Braised sea cucumber with green onions, braised prawns in oil, braised large yellow croaker, venison, nine-turn large intestine, grilled abalone in raw shell, fried double crispy in oil, Ama Zun meat, roasted winter pigeon, double mushroom pigeon
Siong, Shili ginkgo, Bazhen tofu pot.
Braised snow clams with carrot cherries and papaya is a dessert after the meal.
The staple food is rice and scallion pancake.
Finally, there is mullet egg soup and fruit plate.
Most of them are classic Shandong cuisine, and the rest are Manchurian and Cantonese cuisine. This not only takes into account everyone's eating habits, but also increases the style and taste of the dishes.
Compared with influential cuisines such as Huaiyang cuisine, Sichuan cuisine, and Cantonese cuisine, Shandong cuisine is the only spontaneous cuisine in China. It is the cuisine with the longest history, the richest techniques, the highest difficulty, and the most skillful cuisine.
It was a gourmet feast that made all the guests smile. While they were devouring their food, they were full of praise for Chef Cao's cooking skills.
Everyone came to Zheng Ziyun one after another and asked for the phone number of Cao Ji’s private restaurant to order food, so that they could call friends and have a feast when they are hungry later.
As for the price of 1,999 Hong Kong dollars per table, ten people get one point, which is only 200 Hong Kong dollars per person. If you can eat it once a week or every other week, everyone said there is no pressure.