C31 Please Wait a Moment

Lu Shan looked at the noodles in the bowl and saw a layer of shredded meat on the bowl. It was cut in different lengths. He immediately determined that this woman was definitely not a chef, or else... Even if she was just a chef from a small restaurant, her knife skills would not be so bad to such an extent!

Hence, Lu Shan speculated that this woman was either the boss of the restaurant or she came over to help at the last minute! This woman did not look like the boss of the restaurant!

Although Lu Shan was puzzled, he didn't think much about it and immediately picked up his chopsticks to eat.

To be honest, this bowl of noodles was really not cooked very well. Apart from the meaty pork legs, the taste was simply ordinary to the extreme. It was no different from the noodles that most people cooked at home.

Eating such tasteless noodles in a restaurant would inevitably make people feel that it was not worth it.

However, Lu Shan did not say much either. It was just a bowl of noodles that cost at most more than ten yuan. There was no need to be so calculative. However, he now somewhat understood why the business of this small restaurant was so bad. Originally, although this place was a bit remote, there were still quite a number of residents around. Not far away, there was a construction site. In addition to this shop, there was also a restaurant diagonally across the street. Other than that, there were no other competitors. It was supposed to be lunch time, so even if there were no customers here, but there should be a few customers.

Now, it seemed that there wasn't even a decent chef here. This dish really tasted like a "home-cooked dish." It was estimated that after everyone had eaten it once, they wouldn't come again for a second time.

Although the taste of this bowl of noodles was not much, Lu Shan was also very hungry now. He didn't care about that much and quickly ate more than half of the bowl of noodles.

However, at this time, four people walked in from outside while chatting and laughing. Seeing this, the female boss hurriedly went up to welcome them and let them into a private room. After pouring some water, she hurriedly walked out. She stood at the entrance of the shop and took out a phone to make a phone call.

Lu Shan had almost finished his meal. He stood up and wiped his mouth with a napkin. Then he walked to the door and wanted to ask the woman how much the bowl of noodles cost. However, seeing that she was on the phone, he did not want to disturb her. He stood at the side and waited.

At this moment, he heard the woman holding the phone urgently whispering, "Master Zhao, there's a table of customers in the shop now, and they've ordered a few dishes. Can you come over immediately? What? That's impossible. As I said, I won't sign that demolition agreement. The price they gave was so low! This is clearly a house shop front, but they gave me the price of an ordinary house. How is that possible! Alright, Master Zhao, I've finally seen you clearly. If you don't want to come, then so be it. At worst, I'll just close the shop. But even if I close the shop, this house is still a house shop front. I can't possibly agree to that price!"

After saying that, she decisively hung up the phone, but then two lines of tears unknowingly flowed out from the corners of her eyes.

The woman held the phone in her hand and stood there in a daze for a long time. Only then did she realize that Lu Shan had already stood by the side. So she hurriedly wiped her tears and forced a smile. She said to Lu Shan, "Sorry, I didn't know you finished eating. I made you wait for a long time!"

"It's okay..."

Lu Shan could tell that she was facing a lot of difficulties. It seemed to have something to do with the demolition. However, he was not familiar with her, so he did not want to get involved. Thus, he smiled and said, "How much is the bowl of noodles?"

The woman hesitated for a moment and said, "Give me three yuan."

"Three yuan!"

Lu Shan was shocked when he heard that. Nowadays, was there still a bowl of noodles that cost three yuan? Usually, even if it was just a bowl of instant noodles, it would at least cost five or six yuan!

The woman said with some embarrassment, "The chef in our restaurant isn't here now. The noodles I cooked shouldn't be delicious. It's only worth this price. Please don't mind it."

Lu Shan did not expect this woman to be so honest. If Lu Shan were to give a sincere evaluation, this bowl of noodles would not be worth much. However, this bowl of noodles was definitely worth more than three yuan.

Seeing this woman say this, Lu Shan couldn't help but be moved. He felt that this should be a chance for him, so he was not in a hurry to pay. Instead, he said, "It seems that you urgently need a chef here! I happen to be a chef. You can let me try working for a day first."

"You're a chef?"

That woman was stunned for a moment, but then she actually shook her head and said, "Thank you for your good intentions! But I don't need a chef here! "

"You don't need..."

This time, Lu Shan was even more confused. He believed that he was not mistaken. There was clearly a shortage of chefs in this restaurant. If there were no chefs here... This restaurant might even have to close down. At least, the group of customers who entered earlier were very dissatisfied with the food here! He originally thought that under such circumstances, he would have a chance to be an exception and be admitted.

But this woman actually still said that there was no need for chefs here. She didn't even ask Lu Shan if he had a chef certificate. This meant that this woman did not think that he had no qualifications. Instead, she really did not intend to look for a chef!

Could it be that this woman couldn't hire another chef?

Lu Shan's request for a job failed once again. Now, he basically didn't have much hope of becoming a chef anymore.

Immediately, he prepared to pay the bill and leave...

However, at this time, he saw a person walk out from the table of customers that had just entered the private room. He waved at the female boss and said, "Can you serve the dishes faster? We still have things to do later!"

The woman's expression changed and she prepared to tell the customer that the chef was not here. Before she could say anything, Lu Shan had already taken a step forward and said with a smile, "Please wait a moment, we promise to serve the dishes to you in ten minutes!"

Lu Shan blinked at the woman and then walked towards Back Chef with big steps.