The Cheat Emperor of the Culinary World

Jia Anning looked shocked; she actually heard the female host mention her dad, Jia Rundong’s, name.

”Dad! The leader she mentioned couldn’t really be you, right?”

Jia Rundong shot up from the sofa and said gravely, ”She’s spreading rumors! It’s outrageous!”

Saying that, he turned and headed for the bedroom.

After entering the room, he closed the door and went straight to sit by the bed.

Who would want to go after him?

Jia Rundong thought of Fu Yu, but felt that Fu Yu alone couldn’t have such capabilities.

With that thought, Jia Rundong decided to find a way to contact a leader at the live-streaming platform.

As the lobby manager of Qianlima Restaurant, Jia Rundong had painstakingly built quite a few connections, which finally could be put to use in times like this.

After going through various connections, he finally managed to reach a leader in the operations department of the live-streaming platform.

The person on the other end just said, ”Hello.”

Jia Rundong hurriedly introduced himself: ”Minister Mao, hello, I’m the lobby manager at Qianlima Restaurant, Jia Rundong. I got your contact from Wang Huaiding, who was my university classmate.”

Minister Mao, after listening to him, responded very indifferently, asking, ”Oh, hello, what do you need from me?”

Hearing his tone, Jia Rundong felt a chill in his heart, thinking this wasn’t good.

It was said that Wang Huaiding was very close with Minister Mao, yet despite bringing up Wang, Minister Mao showed no enthusiasm at all, which was quite unusual.

Under normal circumstances, it wouldn’t be in this tone.

This left Jia Rundong feeling a bit uncertain.

”Minister Mao, there’s indeed something I need to trouble you with. It’s about your platform’s host ’Big Mouth Meat Eater’ who’s live streaming about Qianlima Restaurant; it’s completely untrue! The real situation isn’t as she says, and she’s carelessly bringing up topics randomly, isn’t she...”

Minister Mao, after understanding his intention, interrupted him: ”If you have questions regarding the host’s remarks and content, I suggest you directly contact our customer service department. I have their contact information here, and you can file a complaint. Rest assured, our platform will handle it fairly and impartially.”

After finishing, before Jia Rundong could say anything, he continued, ”If you have no other matters, I’ll hang up first, as there are others waiting for me here, sorry.”

As soon as he finished talking, the busy tone indicating a disconnect echoed in his phone.

Jia Rundong was dumbfounded.

The other party’s attitude was obvious, clearly not wanting to deal with him.

An infuriated Jia Rundong gnashed his teeth!

Damn poser!

And sorry!

Screw you!

He hurled the phone onto the bed and was just about to kick a chair when he saw his reflection in the dressing mirror and restrained himself.

Jia Rundong, with a somber expression, breathed heavily.

He picked up the phone again, scrolling through the contact list.

Who else?

After contacting a bunch of people, Jia Rundong still couldn’t find a breakthrough to solve this issue.

Meanwhile, faint sounds of a phone broadcast came from the living room.

The live stream apparently hadn’t ended.

Jia Rundong paced back and forth in the room.

The only person who could truly resolve this now was Fu Yu.

Jia Rundong, perplexed, couldn’t figure out how Fu Yu managed to create such a big mess!

How could he be pushed to this state?

Jia Rundong knew he had to find Fu Yu.

This indeed, as Dong Jun Tian said, was handled too hastily by him.

He shouldn’t have underestimated Fu Yu at all!

To have Yao Shi protect him so much, this guy had to be something.

How could someone so cautious usually, become so blinded after dealing with Fu Yu?

Jia Rundong rubbed his face with his hands.

A real man can adjust to circumstances.

To have reached his current position, the suffering and grievances he had endured were countless.

A gentleman’s revenge, even ten years isn’t too late.

First, get through this ordeal safely.

After mentally preparing himself, Jia Rundong picked up the phone and called Fu Yu.

The call was picked up quite quickly on the other end.

”Hello?”

Fu Yu’s voice then sounded.

Jia Rundong hurriedly said, ”Hey, Fu Yu, it’s Jia Rundong.”

”... Hello? Speak up! Which idiot! Calling and not speaking... beep beep beep...”

Jia Rundong: ”!!!”

Fu Yu hung up, feeling a rush of satisfaction.

Then, without hesitation, he turned off his phone.

Since Chef Fu wasn’t happy, no one else could be happy either.

With a smile, Fu Yu passed the plated dish to Zhang Jinyu.

After ten in the evening, the lobby already stopped taking orders.

In the kitchen, the last few dishes were being finished, and after some simple cleaning, the staff could change clothes and get ready to leave.

At that moment, Zhao Meng walked over, speaking in a voice only the two of them could hear, ”Later, we’re going out for a late-night snack, Chef Yao’s treating.”

Fu Yu was surprised, ”A late-night snack?”

Zhao Meng replied, ”Yeah, Chef Yao went to find Jia Rundong tonight, probably has something to discuss with you.”

Fu Yu nodded, ”Alright, I’ll go change my clothes first, wait for me.”

Zhao Meng agreed, ”The car’s at the side entrance of Haitian Pharmacy, just head over.”

Fu Yu quickly clocked out, changed his clothes, and hurried to the side street.

Zhao Meng was already in the car, sitting in the passenger seat.

Fu Yu opened the back door and sat inside.

After Fu Yu fastened his seatbelt, Yao Shi started the car and took them to a nearby small tavern.

The food and drinks were served on the table.

The three of them drank and chatted.

Yao Shi brought up the confrontation with Jia Rundong from earlier that evening.

”No matter how you look at it, he was in the wrong! I even specifically called Accountant Xin, but it turned out she was off-duty today, hiking with no signal. It wasn’t until the evening that she saw the message from Su Hong.”

Yao Shi sneered, ”Jia Rundong didn’t even contact her, he just wanted to stir things up!”

Zhao Meng heard this and said angrily, ”That Jia woman, totally despicable!”

Yao Shi said, ”Still, given his position, we have to work together; I can’t be too confrontational.”

Fu Yu quickly said, ”It’s okay, Chef Yao, I’m already very grateful you stood up for me.”

Yao Shi smiled slightly, ”Plus, you might have found a silver lining in this.”

Fu Yu was puzzled, ”Silver lining? What do you mean?”

Yao Shi said, ”You were wronged by this incident. The boss already told Jia Rundong to revoke the disciplinary notice tomorrow and, as compensation, starting next month, you’ll receive bonus payouts according to the normal standards.”

Fu Yu was delighted.

Good news!

If the bonus standards changed, that essentially meant a pay raise!