Chapter 371: Chapter 371: Understood, a Simp

A child’s world is simple. There are good people, and there are bad people.

Gao Jie had no patience for children. Without even looking at Xiao Lang, he repeated his demand.

Shen Lu had just finished stir-frying a dish and saw Gao Jie the moment she came out.

She had a vague impression of him. After all, his constant attitude shifts made him hard to forget.

She remembered how he’d lost face over the purchase limit last time and hadn’t come back since. It had been almost two months, and she wondered what brought him here now.

"Mr. Gao, long time no see," Shen Lu said politely.

Seeing that Shen Lu still remembered him, Gao Jie lifted his chin a little higher.

"I have some crayfish here. Make them into a braised dish," Gao Jie ordered rudely, as if Shen Lu were his family’s servant.

Shen Lu’s lips curled. "Processing ingredients for customers? I’m sorry, but our restaurant doesn’t offer that service at the moment."

"If you don’t have it, add it today. I’ll give you 1,000 Star Coins for a processing fee. That’s enough, isn’t it?!"

Gao Jie thought this was a very high price. Besides the decadent entertainment venues in the Lower City District, consumption at other shops was not high.

He knew the prices for the fast food in Shen Lu’s restaurant were very cheap. Gao Jie couldn’t even figure out how she made any money.

With prices that low, it was a miracle she wasn’t losing money.

’1,000 Star Coins must be half of her daily profit, right?’

"Mr. Gao, why don’t you try somewhere else? Skilled chefs are everywhere, not just here," Shen Lu said with a faint smile.

"Don’t be so ungrateful. I’ve already come into your shop, and you’re actually telling me to leave?!"

"What’s going on here?" Liao Bin walked over from behind, looking like he was ready to enjoy a good show. "Cousin, why are you arguing?"

"We’re not arguing. I just raised my voice a little. What nonsense are you spouting?"

Gao Jie plopped the box onto the counter and turned to walk toward the booths.

"It’ll take some time to prepare, so let’s sit down first."

As he spoke, Gao Jie shot Shen Lu a threatening glare, signaling that she had to do as he said.

The group found themselves a table and sat down, talking loudly and bombastically, making quite a racket.

Wang Daguo glanced at Gao Jie’s group and asked Shen Lu in a low voice, "Boss, what should we do? Kick them out?"

"No rush. I’ll find out who they are first."

Shen Lu took a photo and sent it to Xue Can, asking him to help look into their backgrounds.

Xue Can: Here to make trouble?

Shen Lu: Doesn’t seem like it.

’It’s more like when elephants fight, it’s the grass that suffers. And she was the grass.’

A few minutes later, Xue Can sent a message.

Xue Can: Gao Jie is a distant relative of Gao Manting. The red-haired guy next to him is Liao Bin, Gao Jie’s older cousin. He just got back to the Imperial City not long ago; he was in Zhuhai for a while.

Xue Can: The other three aren’t worth investigating. They’re just lackeys.

Shen Lu: So it’s related to Gao Manting again?

Xue Can: I asked about that too. The people who came looking for trouble the other day weren’t sent by Gao Manting. They just overheard her complaining and wanted to curry favor with her.

Shen Lu: ...

’Got it. They’re simps.’

Xue Can: I’ll have Huo Qian throw them out. I’ll take care of the aftermath.

Shen Lu agreed.

None of Gao Jie’s group were Superpower Users, so dealing with them would be a piece of cake for Huo Qian.

Huo Qian forcefully shoved the insulated cooler into Gao Jie’s arms, then gave him a kick for good measure.

"Get out, get out, get out! Why don’t you piss in a puddle and take a good look at yourself? What gives you the right to act like a big shot in our shop? Get the hell away from me!"

Of course, ordinary people wouldn’t dare fight a Superpower User. Gao Jie and his friends were furious, but they could only dejectedly scurry into their car and leave.

Shen Lu found the sight quite satisfying. That evening, when she was cooking, she gave Xue Can two extra chicken legs.

For the first time, Xue Can tasted sweetness in a chicken leg.

It wasn’t the sweetness of sugar or honey, but a flavor that touched his very soul.

A dark glint flashed in Fu Cheng’s eyes as he stared at the chicken legs in Xue Can’s bowl, a sour feeling welling up inside him.

After dinner, Xue Can told Shen Lu about the follow-up with Gao Jie’s group, assuring her that everything was handled and they wouldn’t be coming back again like some cartoon villain.

Xue Can also told Shen Lu to go to the base on Saturday to pick out her team members.

"I’ve been thinking, it’s better to stick with people you know. I don’t need to replace Huo Qian and Wu Jun, but can you add Ye Fan and Lin Zhou?"

Xue Can didn’t agree right away, only saying that he would go back and discuss it.

Shen Lu said that was fine.

Having said all that needed to be said, it was time for Xue Can to leave.

No sooner had he walked out the door than Sang Yue came looking for Shen Lu, saying she wanted to talk.

Shen Lu guessed it had to be about opening a shop.

The two went to the booth area to talk. The restaurant was already closed for the night, so it was empty and quiet.

"Boss Shen, I’ve made up my mind. I want to open a bakery," Sang Yue said, taking a deep breath and revealing the decision she had agonized over all day.

"That’s great," Shen Lu said, then explained the procedures required for opening a shop.

It wasn’t very complicated, actually. The only difficult part was getting a business license.

"Boss Shen, would you be interested in investing? My baking skills are excellent, and the shop is guaranteed to make money."

Shen Lu had never doubted that.

’If her skills were only average, she wouldn’t have won the Eldest Prince’s favor in the original plot.’

"I have limited energy. Taking care of my own shop is enough for me."

"It’s just an equity share. You won’t have to worry about a thing, Boss Shen. Once my shop is open, you can just sit back and collect the profits."

"And there’s such a good deal in the world?"

That’s what Shen Lu said, but inwardly she was rejecting the offer a million times over.

People with different paths shouldn’t walk together. She just wanted to build up some goodwill with Sang Yue so that when the future disasters hit, Sang Yue might show her some preferential treatment for old times’ sake.

Even if she never needed it, that was fine too.

But asking Shen Lu to get entangled in a business with Sang Yue right now? Shen Lu wanted no part of it.

She was perfectly happy to remain a bystander, just watching the show from the sidelines.

"There really is such a good deal! Boss Shen, you must understand the principle of not putting all your eggs in one basket. Your restaurant will surely expand in the future, and that will cost a lot of money."

Sang Yue tried her best to persuade her, listing every benefit she could think of.

In her two lifetimes combined, this was the first time she had ever tried so hard to persuade someone.

Shen Lu thought, ’Does she think I’m short on cash?’

In reality, she wasn’t short on cash at all. In fact, once spring arrived, she’d have enough to renovate this entire unfinished building from top to bottom.

"Miss Sang, why don’t you talk to Mr. Jiang?" Shen Lu asked. "Given your relationship with him, Mr. Jiang would not only be willing to invest, but he could also help with the business license."

Sang Yue pouted. "This is my own career. I don’t want to rely on him too much."

It would make her feel like she was taking advantage of his kindness to get something in return.

Shen Lu didn’t get it.

’If that’s how she felt, then how could she accept Xue Can’s arrangements in the book?’

’That wasn’t just investing; he took over the whole shop for her. Xue Can even covered all the ingredients for the cake shop. All Sang Yue had to do was bake.’

’It was nothing like now, where she had to waste her breath trying to rope someone into a partnership.’

"Let me think about it," Shen Lu said, not giving a definite no. She understood Sang Yue’s personality to some extent.

Once she set her sights on something, she would forge ahead with incredible resilience.

If she rejected her outright now, she would be pestered for at least another two hours.

Shen Lu didn’t want to be hassled, especially not by a pretty young woman.

She couldn’t hit her, and she couldn’t scold her. It was better to be vague and just stall for time. She believed that with Sang Yue’s intelligence, she would soon get the hint.

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