The shop located at No. 17 of the food street is the restaurant with the best business in the entire street.
The three words "Uncle Pei" were clearly spray-painted on the signboard hanging on the eaves of the door.
If this is the first time a tourist comes here, he or she would not know that this is a gourmet restaurant that ranks among the top three in the minds of local young people just by looking at the sign.
Although the restaurant has only been open for six years, when young people ask where to eat, the most popular answer is "Uncle Pei".
As night falls, the lanterns come on.
The narrow streets were crowded with young people.
The food shops on both sides were crowded, mostly working professionals who had just come out from get off work to drink and party.
They endure the pressure of work during the day, but at night they will be completely immersed in the lights and feasting, enjoying the bustling life of Banli.
Li Chenghao took a taxi and arrived in front of the central square of the food street.
As far as the eye can see, it is a crowded and lively scene, and its popularity is no worse than Gangnam and Hongdae in Seoul.
Weaving through the crowd, we arrived in front of the "Uncle Pei" store.
At this moment, Pei Zhengxian no longer had the maturity and poise of the former vice president of the Food Supply Association. Instead, he was walking among the guests wearing a white chef's uniform.
Li Chenghao was a little confused.
This is his restaurant. Pei Zhuxuan also said that the food cooked by his father is delicious, but why does a chef wander back and forth in the cafeteria instead of staying in the kitchen?
Moreover, almost all the customers in the store are young women, and Bae Zhengxian seems to enjoy the attention paid to him by customers who are the same age as his daughter.
Finding Li Chenghao standing at the door, Bae Zhengxian pressed his hands and said to the girls: "You should go home early after eating, and pay attention to safety on the road. Zhuhyun probably won't come tonight, do you all know?"
"Uncle, we are here to see you."
Pei Zhengxian turned back to the kitchen and shouted: "There will be a fried dumpling for table 3."
He gave the girl a thumbs up: "Uncle likes children like you who tell the truth."
In an instant, other customers in the store praised Pei Zhengxian one after another. The result was obvious, as every table received delicious food as a gift.
push the door open
Pei Zhengxian held the collar of the chef's uniform, looked at Li Chenghao and said, "Why don't you come in?"
Li Chenghao pointed to the customers in the store: "There are no seats left when we go in."
"It will be ready in a moment. I will only entertain this group of guests tonight."
"For me?"
Pei Zhengxian shook his head: "Young Shamei, I have three friends coming over for dinner tonight. Let me introduce you to each other."
"From the association?"
"Two associations and one from the police department."
He put his arm around Li Chenghao's shoulders, and they walked into the restaurant side by side.
Li Chenghao asked Pei Zhengxian: "Why is the name of your shop called "Uncle Pei"? Shouldn't it be a name related to such-and-such restaurant, such-and-such canteen or special food?"
Bae Zhengxian doesn't need to explain himself, the female customers can understand the reason for the name by saying that he is more handsome than Won Bin.
Li Chenghao couldn't laugh or cry.
It turns out that this uncle is still a narcissist. No wonder I find it easy to chat with him. Both of them are very confident in their own appearance.
Because of Li Chenghao's appearance, the customers did not stay in the store to admire the handsome uncle in their eyes.
After clearing the table, he returned to the kitchen and made a few dishes. After serving them on the table, Pei Zhengxian sat down opposite Li Chenghao.
"These three dishes are my specialties. I can leave the rest to my disciples."
Li Chenghao did not pick up his chopsticks and start eating immediately, but asked Pei Zhengxian: "When will your friends come over?"
Pei Zhengxian said nonchalantly: "We eat our food, and there will be food later when they come."
Li Chenghao was also hungry, so he picked up his chopsticks and started tasting the food without being polite to Bae Zhengxian.
The taste is not bad, it is mainly sour and spicy with a slightly sweet taste, which is very appetizing. The ingredients are also well selected, and the meat and seafood are all fresh today.
Seeing Bae Zhengxian going to open the refrigerator to get soju, Li Chenghao took the time to get a few more dishes.
Only half an hour later, three more soju bottles were empty on the table.
At this time, the friends Pei Zhengxian mentioned also came, and all three of them looked strange.
Bae Zhengxian took the initiative to introduce: "This is President Li Chenghao."
"Hello, President Nim, it's an honor to meet you."
Pointing to the first person: "Cheng Hao, he is Director Ha Taiyuan of the Chengxi Police Department, an old friend of mine."
Stretching out his hand, Li Chenghao greeted the other person: "Hello"
Ha Taiyuan rubbed his hands happily. Judging from Li Chenghao's expression, he didn't know that he had caught Bae Jung-heon by mistake before. This time, the incident at the food factory had already dragged the chief prosecutor of the Criminal Division 2 of the Daegu District Prosecutor's Office into trouble. It was really scary.
The other two are the president of Daegu Agricultural and Sideline Food Association and the vice president of Daegu Fast Moving Consumer Goods Association.
Although Li Chenghao did not ask Bae Zhengxian to help him, Bae Zhengxian still took the opportunity of dinner tonight to call over all the people Li Chenghao needed. Ha Taiyuan was present because he and the two presidents were high school classmates and could play a role.
A good communication bridge.
All of this is Bae Zhengxian's good intentions, and he treats Li Chenghao as a junior.
Although he had no power, the connections he could use were still used on Li Chenghao without hesitation.
Li Chenghao glanced at Pei Zhengxian gratefully, remembering this elder's care in his heart.
During this meal, Li Chenghao also showed the qualities and talents that an entrepreneur should have, and his high emotional intelligence conversation quickly won people's hearts.
Even if he can use his identity to oppress the other party, the effect of getting the other party to help willingly and being forced to help are completely different.
nearly ten o'clock
Bae Zhuhyun took Hong Chaiying's arm and left the western restaurant.
The two of them touched their stomachs and looked at each other in tacit understanding. Hong Caiying muttered: "That's why I can't eat Western food. It's expensive and not full."
Bae Zhuhyun chuckled and said, "Thank you Caiying for inviting me to dinner."
"Let's go, the second game"
Bae Zhuhyun did not refuse: "Let's go to a gourmet restaurant for the second scene. I'll treat you and drink a few glasses of soju."
Hong Caiying blinked: "Is it the most popular "Uncle Bae" in Daegu?"
"certainly"
The two laughed loudly, and Hong Caiying complained: "I persuaded my uncle when I was choosing the name of the store. Although he is very handsome, he always tastes worse compared to Won Bin. In the end, my uncle even made "Uncle Bae"
Gourmet shop.”
Bae Zhuhyun showed off unabashedly: "My dad is great, right?"
Thumbs up, Hong Caiying couldn't accept it: "What's even more amazing is that almost all the customers in the store are young girls. They don't go there for you, Zhuhyun, but for my uncle."
Pei Zhuxuan happily replied: "Fortunately, she is a young girl. If she were in her forties or fifties, my mother wouldn't be worried about dying."
The two of them laughed and walked to the roadside to take a taxi.
At this moment, a gray van parked in front of the "Uncle Pei" store.
Several young men were playing with baseball bats and knives in the back seat. The person in charge of driving turned to the man smoking in the passenger seat and asked: "Brother Nim, there are only a few people in the store, should we rush in now?"
"Well, move quickly"
When the people in the back seat heard this, they immediately let out a menacing laugh in excitement, opened the car door, waved the baseball bats and daggers in their hands, opened the store door and walked in.