The Bay Restaurant is located on the east side of Anti-Japanese War Road, on the side of Haibin Avenue, only three to four hundred meters away from the seaside. It is a French-style three-story building and a restaurant as famous as the Seamen's Club. Crew members of ocean-going ships from various countries that call at Southport often visit
Sailors Club, so the style there is relatively Westernized, with a kind of capitalist petty bourgeoisie.
The Bay Restaurant is a purely local-style restaurant with a Hong Kong-style restaurant. It specializes in seafood and is of high quality. It is a restaurant that businessmen like to visit. The consumption is very high, and it is common for a meal to cost several hundred yuan.
For most people, this place is out of reach.
Due to the close and frequent exchanges with Hong Kong, the consumption situation in Nangang urban area shows a phenomenon of two levels of differentiation. In addition, Chinese people have always had the habit of saving and are not easy to consume - it is good to have a full stomach.
Luo Jinhong was waiting at the door. As soon as he saw Yao Yuan getting off the car, he hurried up to greet him and said, "Mr. Yao, you didn't invite anyone else, so I found a small private room. The location is pretty good and I can see the sea view."
"It's just a meal, don't make it so grand." Yao Yuan said.
After Luo Jinhong greeted Lin Xiaohu, she walked in with Yao Yuan and said quickly, "No, no, to be honest, if it weren't for you, Mr. Yao, I, Lao Luo, would probably have to leave my hometown to hide from debts."
Smiling, Yao Yuan said nothing and walked in.
Business is really good. The hall on the first floor is already full, and everyone is changing glasses.
There are private rooms on the second and third floors, with spiral staircases leading up to them.
Chen Jielong was talking to the store manager at the front desk. When he heard that there were no seats available, he immediately became anxious and said, "Is Manager Qian here? Ask him to come over and I'll talk to him."
"I'm sorry, sir, there are really no seats now. Even if Manager Qian comes, there will be no seats. If you don't mind, please wait and we will arrange it for you as soon as there is a seat." The receptionist spoke Hong Kong and was obviously from Hong Kong.
The front door manager came over.
Chen Jielong's expression changed, and he patted the counter and said, "I'll arrange a seat immediately if you want me to wait. I can't watch others eating here! Let me tell you, I work in the district office and often receive guests here.
"
The store manager was stunned, hesitated, and said, "Sir, please wait a moment, I'll think of a solution."
Chen Jielong felt a little more comfortable now, waved his hand and hummed, "Go ahead, hurry up."
Yao Yuan was walking by and happened to hear Chen Jielong's words, so he couldn't help but look at him. Chen Jielong also saw Yao Yuan and raised his chin slightly, feeling full of superiority.
However, when he saw Yao Yuan walking towards the second floor, the middle-aged man beside him was slightly bent to accompany him, and there was another person behind him. He was slightly stunned and thought, whose young master is this?
When Lin Shuting arrived, Chen Jielong hurriedly went out to pick her up and said with a smile, "Business here is very good every day. I told you that if I had known earlier, I would have called Manager Qian to reserve a seat in advance. I am in a rush today, so just wait."
After hesitating for a moment, Lin Shuting said, "Why don't we change places? I know there is a restaurant nearby that is quite delicious."
In fact, there is nothing good or bad. She is not the eldest daughter of a wealthy family. She is good if she can have a full stomach. In the past two years, she could not eat meat every three days, but now her life is considered very good.
Besides, if such a big thing happened to her brother, a fine would definitely be inevitable. Lin Shuting was unwilling to spend so much money on a meal.
Chen Jielong couldn't stand being looked down upon, so he patted his chest and said nonchalantly, "No, I told their store manager that she has already gone to find a seat, so she will eat here."
"Okay, then let's wait." Lin Shuting didn't have any objections. Since you have to ask people for dinner, you must respect other people's wishes.
After waiting for another ten minutes, Chen Jielong became irritated and slapped the table several times at the cashier at the counter, which attracted a lot of attention and made Lin Shuting very embarrassed. She walked aside secretly, not wanting others to know that she and Chen Jielong were the same.
together.
The store manager had finally arrived. The customers at the table in the corner had paid and left. She quickly asked the waiter to clear them out. Then Chen Jielong walked in arrogantly like a victorious general, not forgetting to point at the store manager and say, "
How can you not arrange seats when guests come to your door? It's not okay for you to do business like this. Our district government often entertains Hong Kong businessmen here. If you do this, it will affect our image of Nangang."
The store manager kept smiling and said, "I've kept you waiting for a long time. I wish you a happy meal."
After turning around and walking away, he secretly said with contempt, it is only cadres like you that affect Nangang's image.
Chen Jielong sat down, motioned Lin Shuting to sit opposite, picked up the menu, pretended to be familiar with it, called the waiter, and ordered several dishes in succession.
As a result, the waiter reminded, "Sir, all you ordered are cold dishes."
Chen Jielong was stunned for a moment, then recovered quickly and said, "Whoever eats hot food on a hot day, cold food is better."
The waiter hesitated for a moment, put away the menu and left.
The dishes arrived quickly, and they were all cold dishes that had been prepared long ago. Chen Jielong was dumbfounded and asked the waiter, "Why are all these dishes cold?"
"Sir, you ordered cold dishes. Of course, the cold dishes are cold." The waiter explained.
Lin Shuting was afraid that he would quarrel with the waiter again, so she quickly smoothed things over and said, "The cold dishes are good."
"Okay, go ahead." Chen Jielong then gave up.
The waiter turned around and left, secretly saying something like country bumpkin.
Lin Shuting was very anxious, so she said without hesitation, "Chen Jielong, I came to you today because I have something to ask for your help."
"What's the matter? Shu Ting, tell me slowly, I will definitely help you." Chen Jielong said with a smile.
Lin Shuting hesitated for a moment and whispered, "My brother was caught selling smuggled home appliances. I checked the clockwork. If he takes the initiative to return the stolen goods, he can be fined alone. But if the matter reaches the court,
It's more troublesome. Can you help me ask someone to see if we can resolve it through negotiation?"
"This matter..." Chen Jielong nodded slightly and asked, "Which branch? What is your brother's name?"
"Yuxia Branch, Lin Weifeng."
Chen Jielong immediately laughed, "I know the person, just wait, I'll call him now."
Saying that, he got up and walked towards the counter.
There is a landline phone available for guests to use for free at the counter.
After the call was connected, Chen Jielong smiled and said, "Brother Hua, this is Jielong."
Policeman Deng Jinhua of the Public Security Brigade was reading the case file. He straightened up and said, "Jielong, call me at this time. Do you want to treat me to dinner?"
"Eating is such a simple matter, I will arrange it in the evening. Brother Hua, I have something to ask you. There is a man named Chen Weifeng who seems to have been caught selling smuggled home appliances. What is his condition?" Chen Jielong said with a smile.
Feng Wenzhang went to complete the formalities in person. The other police officers did not know about this matter. They only knew that the amount of money involved in Lin Weifeng was relatively large, and the branch had to deal with it seriously, with a fine of at least hundreds of thousands.
"This person is in big trouble. He sold more than one million yuan, and the amount involved is nearly 400,000 yuan. The bureau will impose heavy fines to put an end to this unhealthy trend." Deng Jinhua said.
Chen Jielong's smile suddenly froze, four hundred thousand!
He didn't even know how high the 400,000 stacks would be, and he didn't even dare to think about it.
"Is it very, very serious?" Chen Jielong asked in a low voice.
Deng Jinhua said, "Of course, why are you asking this? Someone is asking you to intercede? Jielong, listen to me, you'd better not get involved in this matter. Even your father can't come forward. The amount involved is too large.
Don’t get into trouble then.”
"No, no, I'm just asking. I happened to have a friend asking me. So, does this Chen Weifeng have to go to jail?" Chen Jielong said.
Deng Jinhua said, "Prison is not certain, but fines are certain, and heavy fines will be imposed. After the illegal gains are confiscated, a fine of 100,000 may be imposed."
"One hundred thousand! Brother Hua, you are too dark." Chen Jielong almost jumped up.
Deng Jinhua laughed and said, "The amount involved in the case is already 400,000, so a fine of 100,000 is not excessive."
"Then your branch office has made a fortune this time. Brother Hua, let's not talk about it for now. I will make arrangements tonight." Chen Jielong said.
Deng Jinhua smiled and said, "Forget it tonight, I'm too busy with several cases. Let's try another day."
"Okay, you can call me anytime."
After hanging up the phone, Chen Jielong had a headache.
What should I tell Lin Shuting?
Lin Shuting took the initiative to come here because of her brother's affairs. Otherwise, she would definitely not want to deal with him and would have to find a way to maintain this state of affairs.
After having some concerns in his mind, Chen Jielong returned to his seat, shook his head slightly, sighed, and said, "Things are a little troublesome."
"What should I say?" Lin Shuting's heart tightened.
Chen Jielong said in a deep voice, "A good brother of mine is a senior policeman in the branch. He said that your brother's matter is very troublesome. The amount involved is 400,000 yuan. What do you mean?"
"I know, my brother was also confused for a moment..." Lin Shuting bit her lips, tears were about to come out.
"But it's not impossible. Shuting, don't worry. Let's eat first. I'll think of a solution. At worst, I'll ask my dad to step in. The branch director will give my dad face." Chen Jielong breathed a sigh of relief and said.
Lin Shuting didn't have any appetite. She moved her chopsticks a few times and stopped eating.
Chen Jielong was secretly happy and took advantage of this incident to go out with Lin Shuting a few more times to get acquainted with each other. Lin Shuting's family had encountered such a big incident again, so he could definitely use this opportunity to get Lin Shuting's hand.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt it was feasible. He couldn't help but feel a little excited, but his face looked sad for Lin Shuting.
"Shu Ting, don't be like this. I feel uncomfortable when I see you like this." Chen Jielong said affectionately, looking at Lin Shuting intently.
Lin Shuting's stomach turned, she smiled reluctantly and said, "Eat slowly, I'm going home."
"Leave now? Don't be in a hurry." Chen Jielong was stunned.
"I'm still waiting for news at home. I'm sorry. Eat slowly. I'll treat you."
Lin Shuting got up and went to the counter to pay, and then left without looking back.
Chen Jielong wanted to chase him out, but he couldn't keep his face in front of a large crowd. He slapped his chopsticks on the table angrily, "Eat, eat your shit! If you are serious, let's see what I do to you!"
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He rolled his eyes, stood up decisively, and followed Lin Shuting from a distance on his bicycle...