This morning, he had nothing to do.
Bai Chengze strolled around Chinatown and finally stopped at a noodle shop.
This noodle restaurant was the one he had applied for a job at. It was called Zhang's Noodle Restaurant.
The boss, Zhang Guoqing, was an old man over 60 years old. He was honest and honest.
Uncle Zhang was not only a good person, but his noodle cooking skills were also good. The price was also very fair.
These days, Bai Chengze often visited this shop.
He came to the shop and nodded at Uncle Zhang to greet him. As usual, he ordered a bowl of knife-cut noodles.
The noodles were quickly served. The soup noodles were the same color, and there was a pinch of green onion and coriander sprinkled on top. It was green and dripping.
Bai Chengze blew at the steam and put a piece of noodles into his mouth.
Then, he put down his chopsticks and covered one side of his cheek, gasping for breath.
"Aiya!" The boss, Uncle Zhang, rushed to Bai Chengze's side and stroked his back with his calloused hand." Why are you in such a hurry to eat? Did you burn yourself?”
" No." Bai Chengze looked pained and waved at Uncle Zhang." There's something wrong with my tongue."”
"Let me see."
Uncle Zhang pinched Bai Chengze's cheeks and measured them carefully.
Bai Chengze stuck out his tongue and stammered.
" Tsk, tsk, tsk." Uncle Zhang shook his head and said with heartache," Why is it so swollen?" What caught you?"
" By…a crab…" Bai Chengze's gaze shifted.
"A crab?" Uncle Zhang frowned in confusion.
" I guess so. Anyway, it's from eating seafood." Bai Chengze sucked in a breath of cold air." Don't ask, Uncle Zhang."”
Of course, Uncle Zhang didn't know what Bai Chengze had secretly eaten.
He shook his head helplessly." Child, why did you provoke it?”
Bai Chengze was also very depressed.
How could he have thought that he would be attacked by abalone while eating seafood?
It was simply an unexpected disaster.
Uncle Zhang went behind the counter and rummaged through the cabinets. He took out two pieces of watermelon frost and stuffed them into Bai Chengze's mouth." Keep it in your mouth for a while. It'll be better."”
Bai Chengze nodded with the pill in his mouth.
Uncle Zhang looked at him and smiled honestly.
When he left his hometown, his son was about the same age as Bai Chengze.
Therefore, every time he saw Bai Chengze, he would always have a dazed feeling, as if he was looking at his own child.
Perhaps this was the so-called feeling of seeing things.
The two of them sat in the shop silently.
Bai Chengze was in a daze with the pill in his mouth.
Zhang Guoqing was holding a fly swatter and chasing away the mosquitoes.
Outside, two young men with crew cuts swaggered in.
One of them, a young man with yellow hair, came to the freezer and took out two bottles of Coke as if no one was around.
Another young man with a scar on his face came to Uncle Zhang and rubbed two fingers at him. He said disdainfully,"Hey, old thing, isn't it time to pay this month's protection fee?”
"Yes, yes."
Zhang Guoqing smiled obsequiously and stood up. He went behind the counter and took out a small wad of cash.
The scar-faced young man took the note, licked his finger, and quickly counted the money.
Then, his expression darkened and he shook his head." Not enough."”
"Ah?" Zhang Guoqing became nervous." This is 100,000 won. I ordered it.”
At that time, the exchange rate was 100:1, so 100,000 won was equivalent to 1000RMB.
" I know." Scarface stuffed the money into his pocket." The rules have changed. From now on, you have to pay 150,000 yuan every month.”
"This…"
Hearing this, Zhang Guoqing was at a loss." Are you sure? It had always been a hundred thousand yuan. Why did it become a hundred and fifty thousand yuan?”
"The higher-ups mean it. Cut the crap. Don't make things difficult for the two of us.”
Scarface's expression was not good. He beckoned Zhang Guoqing to hand over the money.
Zhang Guoqing was a little helpless." Business has been very bad recently. We have to make a living too. How can we bear to pay so much every month?”
Scarface frowned." Then you're clearly going against us?”
Zhang Guoqing saw that the other party was angry, and his attitude instantly softened." Forget it…"
He reluctantly went to the counter, took out 50,000 won from the drawer, and went to Scarface again.
Seeing the money, Scarface was quite satisfied. After roughly counting it, he folded the notes and kept them in his pocket.
He patted Zhang Guoqing's shoulder and smiled." Old thing, at least you know what's good for you."”
After saying that, Scarface waved at another companion.
The two of them turned around and walked out of the shop.
Zhang Guoqing was dejected and his face was ashen. He smiled bitterly at Bai Chengze and sighed." Sigh…"
"Who are they?" Bai Chengze asked.
"The Viper Gang is a triad of the Chaoshan tribe. They specialize in collecting protection fees on this street.”Zhang Guoqing explained.
Bai Chengze nodded thoughtfully.
Although this Chinatown wasn't big, there were undercurrents surging beneath it.
There were four gangs on the street. Other than the local Spring Plants Gang, the other three were from the Chaoshan tribe. They were the Viper Gang, the Ferocious Tiger Gang, and the Yixiu Gang.
In addition to running some illegal businesses, these three gangs each occupied a part of the territory and collected a fixed amount of protection fees from the merchants on the street every month.
In this regard, the merchants were miserable, but there was nothing they could do.
Even the local police station did not care and turned a blind eye.
"Why didn't you ask the Chamber of Commerce for help?" Bai Chengze asked.
"Jiaodong Gang?" Zhang Guoqing smiled and shook his head." What can the Chamber of Commerce do to help?”
Bai Chengze's gaze was firm." You are members of the Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber of Commerce should be responsible for you.”
" You," Zhang Guoqing sighed." You are still too young!"”
He knew that even if he found the Chamber of Commerce, they would only comfort him with a few words. Other than that, it would be useless.
Bai Chengze did not give up and continued to give Zhang Guoqing ideas."All of you work together and ask the Chamber of Commerce for an explanation. Give the Chamber of Commerce some pressure. Only then will the Chamber of Commerce do something.”
Seeing that Zhang Guoqing did not reply, Bai Chengze advised again,"How would we know if we don't try?"
"It depends." Zhang Guoqing's answer was ambiguous.
Bai Chengze did not say anything else. He counted out a few bills and placed them under the bowl. He picked up his coat and nodded at Zhang Guoqing. Then, he pushed open the door and walked out.
Zhang Guoqing sat in a daze for a while, then propped up his old body, put the towel on his shoulder, and cleaned up the table.
Bai Chengze had only taken two bites of the noodles, and there was still a lot left in the bowl.
Zhang Guoqing picked up the bowl of noodles and his gaze stopped on the table.
There was a stack of cash on the table.
He put down his bowl and counted the money on the table.
There was obviously an extra ten thousand.
It couldn't be wrong. Bai Chengze must have given more on purpose.
"This child!"
Zhang Guoqing grabbed the money and quickly pushed open the door to the street.
Looking left and right, the bustling Chinatown had long since disappeared from Bai Chengze's sight.
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