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  Until he got off Shen Mengqi's car, Xiao Yu still didn't figure out what her family was all about and it wasn't polite to ask directly. Never mind that, his own business was more important anyway.

  Xiao Yu took three steps and made two strides towards his own store. Just as he reached the entrance, he was stunned by the scene in front of him.

  Although it's meal time now, the business in the store is really too good. In the large hall, there are no empty seats, and there are even many customers waiting in line.

  Zhou Xin, Tao Hong and Xiao Mei were busy running back and forth, continuously carrying food out of the kitchen to serve customers at their tables. Old Zhang sat at the cashier's position, silently collecting money.

  Xiaoyu observed that the customers who ordered spicy sauce noodles, ultimate chicken cutlet noodles and Lao Zhang's head buns accounted for more than half. The roasted chicken wings were also popular among young people, especially children. Er Ya's mutton stewed noodles and Neihuang sausage received praise from outsiders.

  While at Zhang's Old Shanghai Snacks, almost every customer ordered a take-out portion, possibly to bring back for their elderly family members to try.

  Xiao Yu saw Zhou Xin and others were very busy, so he quickly put down his school bag and helped Zhou Xin and others to attend to the customers.

  It wasn't until 8 o'clock in the evening that customers gradually became fewer.

  Xiao Yu urged everyone to hurry up and eat, as they were all exhausted. It was easy to get a break, and even sitting in the chair didn't want to stand up.

  Master Zhang wiped the sweat and shook his head repeatedly, "Xiao Yu, I've been running this snack shop for half my life, but I've never seen business as good as today. From morning till now, it's almost non-stop. I'm impressed."

  Xiao Yu also found it strange, today's business was indeed unusual. Just now he checked the kitchen materials, yesterday Zhou Xin and others purchased enough for three days, but now they have almost used up in just one day, doing three days' worth of business in just one day.

  Isn't it because of what happened in the last food competition?

  One of the three judges was Cao Hong, who is said to be a columnist for several Shanghai food magazines. I wonder if she wrote an article about this competition and had it published? Or did she blog about it and lavish praise on her own restaurant's snacks?

  Xiao Yu thought about it more and more, and couldn't help but feel a sense of awe in his heart. The power of the media was truly not to be underestimated.

  Thinking again, Zhang Shifu's classic Shanghai snacks would definitely be introduced by Cao Hong. Unfortunately, Zhang Shifu's snack shop was forced to close early due to the constant harassment of thugs, otherwise, business might have picked up.

  But now customers can taste the first and second place winning snacks in their own store, which can also be considered a two-for-one deal.

  Seeing the business in the store was so good, Xiao Yu was naturally very happy, but he also worried about everyone's physical condition. Xiaodao, Daniu and others were all young people, busy and tired, it didn't matter, let alone they had kung fu skills, this kind of fatigue was nothing.

  Old Zhang and Master Zhang are no longer young, if they keep busy like this every day, they won't be able to take it.

  Xiao Yu thought for a moment and said to Old Zhang and Master Zhang, "Uncle, Master Zhang, you're both getting older, this intensity of work is really too high. How about this? Uncle, we'll only make 500 buns per day, no more, no less. And Master Zhang, you only need to work six hours a day in my shop, you can arrange the specific time yourself, okay?"

  Lao Zhangtou and Master Zhang were stunned, Lao Zhangtou's loud voice shouted first, "Xiao Yu, do you think your uncle is old and useless? Five hundred buns? I can finish them in two and a half hours, let alone when I was at the market that year, selling one thousand buns a day was nothing unusual!"

  Master Zhang also shook his head like a rattle drum, "Xiao Yu, this won't do! I'm different from your elder brother. I receive a salary and the work I do must be worthy of that salary! When you guys go to work, I'll go to work too. When you guys get off work, I'll get off work too!"

  Xiao Yu didn't rush to answer, waiting for the two elderly men to calm down before smiling slightly and saying, "Uncle, Master Zhang, I reduced your workload because I wanted to cultivate a sense of hunger in the market."

  "What's this 'hunger level' nonsense?" Not only were Old Zhang and Master Zhang baffled, but also the people eating nearby, Xiao Dao, Da Niu, Zhou Xin, and others, became interested.

  "To put it simply, people think that if something is hard to get, it must be good. The more scarce it is, the more they want it. The buns made by my uncle and the pastries made by Zhang are both top-notch and have their own unique characteristics. If we were to supply them endlessly, after a while, people would think they're not fresh anymore. But if we only offer limited quantities for a limited time, that's what will whet our customers' appetites and make them come back to our store again and again."

  "Oh, I see! So that's how it is! Xiao Yu, you're really something! You even thought of this idea!" Xiaodao patted Xiao Yu's shoulder with force.

  Zhou Xin, Xiao Mei, Er Ya and others also showed admiration in their eyes.

  Lao Zhang and Master Zhang's eyes also lit up, both thinking to themselves that doing business was indeed so particular. Xiao Yu was indeed a well-read person, much more cultured than them who were just manual laborers!

  Old Zhang burst out laughing, "Alright! Little Yu, just do as I said. To be honest, after making buns all day, my waist and back ache, this old body really doesn't listen to orders anymore."

  Master Zhang also nodded secretly, doing only six hours a day is naturally much more relaxing than staying in the store for a whole day. He was very grateful for Xiaoyu's arrangement and was secretly thinking about how to make good use of these six hours. It seems that he needs to do his homework well.

  Xiao Yu also let out a sigh of relief in his heart, finally thinking of an idea that would allow the two elderly people to be less busy. However, his own idea wasn't bad either, and who knows, it might even have some effect.

  After dinner, Xiao Yu called Xiao Dao to one side and asked in a low voice, "How was it? Was there anyone causing trouble today?"

  Xiao Dao nodded slightly, "They came around 10 o'clock and I sent them away. Zhang Shifu and the others didn't know about it. There were three of them in total, all local thugs who hang out on the streets. One of them I even recognized, shouldn't be those people you're talking about."

  Xiao Dao knew Xiao Yu before, and also hung out around the Tianlin Road area. He wasn't unfamiliar with these local rascals either. Those few people knew that Xiao Dao was ruthless, so they didn't dare cause trouble here. They just exchanged a couple of pleasantries and left.

  "Huh? Not them? Xiao Dao, among these three people, is there anyone wearing a gold chain that thick?" Little Yu asked, using his hands to demonstrate.

  The little knife shook his head, "Absolutely no such person."

  Xiao Yu thought for a while, without any clue, could it be that he had misseen? This was absolutely impossible, he was 'remembering everything at a glance', couldn't have mistaken the person, the only explanation was that those people hadn't noticed that his store opened today, probably they would come to make trouble tomorrow.

  Let Xiao Dao go about his business, Xiao Yu went upstairs and took off his school uniform, putting on the winter clothes he had worn that morning. After thinking for a moment, he pulled out three sections of stick from his backpack and tied them to his waist.

  That 'Golden Chain' is Xiao Hei's underling. It's obvious that the one who sabotaged Zhang Master's snack shop is from the Black Dragon Association.

  Since they didn't come, I'll go find them myself. Liu Qiang told me the address of the 'Black Dragon Association' branch before he left. The place isn't hard to find, and since I'm free now, I might as well go take a stroll!

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  Black Leopard Bar

  The bars on Tianlin Road are naturally inferior to those on Hengshan Road, but there are exceptions, and this Black Panther Bar is one of them.

  Black Panther Bar is located in the middle of Tianlin Road, absolutely a golden location. Compared to the surrounding shops, this bar is much more luxurious, with a two-story building and neon lights flashing on the exterior wall. The huge sign of "Black Panther Bar" can be seen from far away, very eye-catching.

  This kind of place is absolutely not where Xiaoyu usually goes. Firstly, the consumption is high, and secondly, there are too many unsavory people inside, it's not a place for students to stay.

  This time, however, he had no choice but to go inside and take a look around. The branch of the "Black Dragon Association" that Liu Qiang had mentioned was located here.

  Xiao Yu walked to a place not far from the bar and roughly sized it up from the outside.

  The outer wall of the Black Panther Bar is equipped with glass windows, but the glass has been specially treated. With the dim lighting inside, from the outside, you can only see the shadowy figures inside, and it's impossible to tell what's really going on.

  At the entrance of the bar, two hostesses stood on either side, wearing ultra-short skirts inside and wrapped in a red coat outside, standing in the cold wind, shivering.

  After observing for a while, Xiao Yu walked across the street and headed towards the entrance of the bar.

  As soon as he approached the entrance of the bar, he heard the noisy music coming from inside, which seemed to be very lively. A receptionist saw Xiaoyu walking towards the door and her eyes lit up, she came forward and asked, "How many people, sir?"

  "How many?" Little Yu looked back at himself, but there was no one else? Did the receptionist have a problem with her eyes?

  She blocked his way, so he had no choice but to hold up one finger and say, "One."

  "A guest?" The receptionist's face showed a hint of a sly and disdainful smile, saying to Xiao Yu, "Please follow me!"

  Xiao Yu couldn't help but feel a little surprised in his heart. Was it really not okay for someone to go to a bar and have a drink?

  It's no wonder the receptionist misunderstood, Xiao Yu looks young and handsome, although his clothes are not bad, they can be seen to be from small shops, definitely not a big spender.

  Since Xiao Yu wasn't here to reserve a seat for a friend, but came alone by herself, she was ninety percent sure that Xiao Yu was here to do that business.

  In bars, there are often women ready to hook up with men at any moment, but there are also gigolos waiting for rich women to come to them. The waitresses have seen such things many times before.

  As he walked into the bar, a thick smell of smoke and alcohol mixed with a wave of heat hit him in the face. His ears were filled with crazy and noisy music. Xiao Yu felt dizzy for a while before getting used to it.

  This black panther bar is really big, the lobby on the first floor has an area of three or four hundred square meters. In the middle is a large cocktail bar with sparkling clean wine glasses hanging from it and shelves full of fine wines from all over the world.

  In front of the bar counter was a row of stools, where many young women with revealing clothes sat elegantly, some smoking, others sipping cocktails. When they saw someone coming in at the door, they all turned their eyes to look over here.

  Their eyes were so mature, they could judge the thickness of a wallet with just one glance. Xiaoyu felt like more than a dozen pairs of eyes were scanning her body back and forth, making her feel uncomfortable all over, and she silently lamented that these women's gazes were comparable to her own intermediate detective skills.

  Xiao Yu's small store attire was clearly seen through by those women, although Xiao Yu's appearance was quite good, but looks can't be eaten as food, they don't do business that loses money, so they shifted their gaze away again.

  The receptionist led Xiaoyu to the innermost part of the bar and stopped in front of a small table, "Sir, please sit here for a while, the service lady will come to serve you, wishing you a thriving business."

  "Business is booming?" Little Yu hadn't even reacted yet, when the receptionist turned around and walked away with a swish of her hips, as if she didn't want to stay here for another moment.

  Xiao Yu sat down with a skeptical look on his face. This black society-run bar was indeed different, even the words of the waitresses were profound and mysterious.

  After looking around, Xiaoyu suddenly found that there were more than a dozen pairs of eyes staring at him fiercely. It was strange that the layout here was exactly opposite to the previous one. In this area, only small tables for two people were placed, and almost every table had a person sitting next to it, and they were all men!

  Take a closer look, these men are all quite good-looking, each with their own unique features. Some wear suits and ties, sporting a stylish hairdo; some wear tank tops, showing off their bulging muscles, looking fierce; while others wear school uniforms, with long hair, emulating the pretty boys from Hana Yori Dango. In short, all kinds of men can be found here.

  The only thing in common was that the eyes of so many men were filled with hostility, as if Xiao Yu had just robbed them of 100 yuan, making Xiao Yu feel uneasy all over.

  "What... what kind of place is this?" Xiao Yu was stunned.

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