Maverick Chef - Chapter 51：The Unfortunate Insurance Agent

“How depressing, the two of them actually started bickering,” Bai Lu thought. He felt like his head was swelling up, so he quietly stood up and silently walked towards the entrance of the restaurant. He planned to creep out secretly. At this moment, the door of the restaurant opened, and a man in a business suit was standing outside.

The suit was not a good fit, and it was out of season. The man looked puerile, with a face full of pimples; He was a fresh university graduate. He carried a counterfeit briefcase that was brand new. After he opened the door, he hesitated a little and said, “Hello, I am from an insurance company. My name is—”

Before he could even finish saying his name, Bai Lu grabbed his hands and said, “This is perfect. Quick, come in. Come in.”

The salesperson immediately reacted, he instinctively retracted his hands and took a step backward. He looked at Bai Lu with great hesitation, as he could not understand what had just happened.

Bai Lu remained excited and enthusiastically said, ” Come on in. Hurry up and go inside.”

Now the salesperson was distraught, he bypassed Bai Lu and gazed into the restaurant. He saw a policewoman that was seething with rage speaking with a man about something. She even cast a glance of disdain towards him, which was filled with infinite murderous potential. The salesperson quickly said, “I did not break the law.”

“What are you talking about? Go in!” Bai Lu said.

The more he urged, the more the salesperson was unwilling to enter, but he did not want to leave as well. If he left, he would forsake a potential customer. But if he did not leave, he was afraid that it was a trap. After thinking about it, he asked softly, “Is there a trap?”

Bai Lu paused for a while and said, “What do you mean by a trap?”

The salesperson explained, “It has been two months, but it’s the first time that I have met such a passionate customer. I am a little nervous, sorry about that.”

“It’s alright, no worries. Just get used to it.” Bai Lu wanted to force this man to go in so that he could handle the two bickering idiots. Therefore, at this moment, he physically dragged this insurance agent into the restaurant.

The insurance agent was extremely uncomfortable, and he muttered, “I would never have expected to go in.”

Bai Lu towed the man in. He San Qing shouted loudly, “What are you doing?”

The salesperson thought that he was asking him, so hurriedly answered, “He was the one that dragged me in.”

Sun Min exclaimed, “Kid, you dare to kidnap someone? Now, this is getting interesting.”

The face of the insurance agent turned pale with fear, and he said, “I did not kidnap anyone.”

“I was not talking about you.” Sun Min stared at him. Finally, the insurance agent was able to heave a sigh of relief.

Bai Lu seriously said, “Cut the crap. I am seeking business advice. Here, take a breath, and you do not have to worry. Let’s talk about it calmly.”

The insurance agent was thoroughly stunned. After resting for a while, he repeated the same words. “I would never have expected to come in.”

He San Qing laughed heartily and said, “Are you really an insurance agent?”

“Yes.”

“If yes, then you should start talking. I thought that you guys were good at giving a business pitch?”

“… I have forgotten about it. I am sorry. I will come back again next time.” The insurance agent fled in a panic.

Bai Lu sighed, “It turns out that being too passionate is also not effective. Look, that guy was terrified.”

He San Qing looked at him with an expression of great reverence. He said, “Awesome. So awesome. I have gained some knowledge and experience. In the midst of chatting and laughter, your words actually had the power to force an entire army to retreat.”

“Gain what knowledge? Hurry up and drive your car away.” It seemed like Sun Min has already realized that He San Qing was a troublemaker, so she ignored him after she said these words. She turned her rage towards Bai Lu and said, “Have you obtained the residence permit? This is an inspection.”

Bai Lu was daydreaming while he looked at the glass, he thought, “Why did the insurance agent leave so suddenly? Sigh.”

“No residence permit right? Be careful, I would arrest you and send you to a life of dirt excavation. Hurry up and register for it.”

After she disciplined Bai Lu, she left the restaurant. She felt like the skies were limitless, the earth was boundless, the wind was gentle, and the clouds were fresh. In other words, her heart was totally refreshed. She thought, “Yes. I should come here more often to scold him.”

As the woman left, He San Qing stood beside Bai Lu and asked, “Are you infatuated with her?”

Bai Lu turned around to look at him; His eyes blinked unnaturally.

“Do not look at me like this. If you do not like her, then why must you endure her bad temper? It’s not like you are in need of money, so what else could it be beside love?”

“Why did you come to the restaurant today?” Bai Lu asked.

He San Qing frowned and pondered for a long time. “Oh, shit. I have forgotten why I came here.”

After he thought for a little while longer, he finally recalled and said, “Damn it. I have told you this already. I wanted to ask you for updates on the incident that happened a few days ago. Do you want to continue with the torture?”

“Who do you want to torture? Are you that bored? Do you keep disturbing your father’s connections like this pointlessly?”

“If you have an authority that you do not use, then it would be discarded away when it expires,” He San Qing said, and he paused for a while, “there’s one more thing. You should not go to 7th Brother Chai’s event tomorrow.”

Tomorrow would be the 10th of October, which was the day that Huan Entertainment would be launched.

Bai Lu cast him a look of disdain. “That’s superfluous. I have never even considered going there in the first place.”

He San Qing said, “In the past, Xiao Huan was involved with Gao Yuan. But, last year— No, wait. It was the year before— No, it was still the last year, when something happened between the two of them, and they separated. More than a year has gone by, and who would have thought that she would end up with 7th Brother Chai. With good looks, everything seems to be convenient.”

“Do you have pig brains? You cannot even remember something that happened a year ago?”

He San Qing sighed and said, “It’s not that I cannot remember. But it feels to me like it happened a very long time ago.”

“Now you are trying to act all philosophical? Go and laze around. Do not interrupt my Battle City game.”

He San Qing followed him and said, “Tag-team battle.”

They did not manage to play the game.

Before noon, at around 10:30am, 13 people were queueing outside the Great 5-Star Restaurant to have lunch. At this time, the 14th person arrived and hesitated for a while outside the restaurant. That person pushed open the door and said, “Boss, my daughter refused to eat again. Could you make another bowl of soup for us?”

Bai Lu has just entered into the world of tanks, and he heard someone speaking. He stood up and greeted that person. “Take a seat first. I thought that you were coming two days ago.” As he spoke, he went into the kitchen to work.

“We were embarrassed to cause trouble for you.” That person was the mother of the anorexic girl that came here a few days ago.

“No worries. I thought that you were coming, so I did not mention explicitly, that she should not be drinking soup all the time. If she keeps eating the same thing, she would definitely get sick of it. Now, she should eat some light appetizers that she could digest easily. Oh yes, did you bring the lunch boxes back?” Bai Lu kept working while he spoke to them.

The woman said, “Nope, I did not bring them with me.”

Bai Lu said, “Then you would need to pay $200, as each lunch box has a deposit of $100. When you return them back, I will refund you the money.”

“No problem. That should be the way. Thank you.”

There were a total of four appetizers. After he packed them into the box, he passed it over to the mom and said, “The meal costs $40. Including the deposit, it would be a total of $240. Consume two of them for lunch, and two of them for dinner. She can eat it with either rice or porridge.”

The woman thanked him profusely. Then she took the lunchboxes and left.

He San Qing ran into the kitchen and started eating the leftovers. After he took two bites, he frowned and said, “It tastes different. It is not like your usual cooking.”

“This food is made specifically for a patient.”

“If the food is for a patient, shouldn’t it taste nicer than usual?”

“It is only meant for her to have the appetite to eat. Everything else is not important.”

After the mom left, Tong An Quan arrived again, with a gloomy expression on his face.

Bai Lu thought that he was here to discuss booking a table for the marriage proposal tomorrow, so he sat him down and said, “Have you confirmed? Are you proposing tomorrow?”

Tong An Quan shook his head and said, “Could I buy some alcohol?”

“What’s the matter?” Bai Lu asked.

Tong An Quan kept shaking his head. “Nothing,” he said, because he saw that He San Qing was around, so he was unwilling to divulge.

When He San Qing saw him, he had a sudden burst of excitement. He sat beside him and asked, “Is it fun over there on your side? What is Gao Yuan doing all the time?”

This guy was also a rich second generation like Gao Yuan. Tong An Quan hesitated for a while, and he said, “Gao Yuan is in the business law department. I am only a programmer, so we do not meet often.”

“Gao Yuan studied law before?” He San Qing was shocked.

“Go away.” Bai Lu chucked him to the side, and he asked Tong An Quan, “What happened?”

Tong An Quan pondered and pondered, but ultimately he decided not to speak about it. “Nothing’s wrong.”

“If there’s nothing wrong then it is fine. Where are Huang Feng and the rest? I have not seem them for a while.”

“The two of them went back home during the break. They had only arrived back here yesterday.” Tong An Quan was still feeling dejected.

As they were speaking, Gao Yuan has also arrived. As soon as he entered the restaurant, he declared, “I want to make a reservation for tomorrow, and there must be alcohol. Anyways, I have a question to ask on behalf of my grandpa: When are you brewing the alcohol?”

“How come you two came together?” Bai Lu asked.

“It’s just a shitty restaurant. Since when am I not allowed to come here? Come, I will bring you to buy some apples. Da Ping District has a few orchids, which are not too bad.”

The Da Ping District was formerly a county but was later designated as a district. Actually, it was still a village, which primarily focused on agriculture.

“You are really impatient. I cannot go now. Is it very far away? If it is far, then we cannot go in the afternoon too. And, you cannot make a reservation for tomorrow,” he stopped here, and then he asked, “Are you skipping work again?”

“I only go to work because I give some face to them.” Gao Yuan was only speaking to Bai Lu. As usual, he disregarded the existence of Tong An Quan.

He San Qing asked, “You have studied the law?”

“Of course, I have graduated from the China University of Political Science and Law. Unlike such an idiot like you, who only knows how to mess around.” Gao Yuan was full of pride.

“Damn it. China University of Political Science and Law? How did you enroll in such a prestigious university?” He San Qing could not believe what he has just heard.

“Damn your brains. How long have we met? How could you not know that I studied in the China University of Political Science and Law?” Gao Yuan growled.

“Who knows? I thought that you were dating girls during that period. Since you were always disappearing, I thought that you were rather meticulous about it. I did not know that you were actually studying,” He San Qing pondered and contemplated, before he said, “then again, you were always fooling around with us as well. What the hell. You were playing truant!”

“Idiot. Which university student do you know that does not play truant? If one does not play truant, then whats the point of studying in university? Let me tell you, and remember this properly: A student that did not play truant would not have a complete university life.”

Tong An Quan suddenly interrupted and said, “Wang Yi Yi is dating someone else.” Bai Lu finally understood why he was depressed.

Gao Yuan paused for a while, and he said, “She can date whoever she likes. It’s none of my business.”

“I do not care about your business, but I thought that you were chasing after her?” Tong An Quan shouted.

“Chase after her? Am I mad?” Gao Yuan deliberately withdrew the other half of the statement. He was just bored in the department, so he flirted with a random girl who looked beautiful.

“If you are not chasing after her, then why did you compete against me?”

“Compete against you? Fine, I have competed against you.” Gao Yuan refrained from lowering himself to his level.

However, He San Qing was inclined to create a commotion, so he asked, “So it was that girl that we have met the last time? Who is she dating now?”

When they ate here the last time, everyone met her before.

Tong An Quan finally could not hold it in any longer. His eyes were turning red, and he said, “She is dating the manager.”

“Manager? How old is your manager?” He San Qing asked Gao Yuan.

Gao Yuan did not care about Wang Yi Yi at all. Even though he spoke to her often, but it was only to past the time. To him, it was like finding a hostess in the KTV, which did not carry any significance. Therefore, he ignored He San Qing’s random question.

He San Qing had no choice but to ask Tong An Quan, but he also refused to speak.

It made He San Qing slightly anxious. “Damn it. What’s the meaning of this? Cutting off the story halfway? Are you narrating a historical story in folk art?”

Bai Lu suppressed him and said to Tong An Quan, “Go back and sleep first. Then, come back here tonight for some alcohol.”

Tong An Quan shook his head and said, “I cannot sleep.” In reality, this guy was unable to work at all, as his mind was always thinking about Wang Yi Yi. He had no appetite, and he was not able to rest well. Thus, he came here to look for Bai Lu.

Gao Yuan looked at him with an expression of disdain. “All this just for a woman? Is it worth it?”

“What do you mean by just for a woman?” Tong An Quan screamed.

“Idiot.” It was somewhat rare that Gao Yuan offered a helpful suggestion, but he followed it up right away with curse words.

“Alright, let’s not quarrel.” Bai Lu was trying hard to prevent the fight from escalating.