197: Chapter 197 The Miserable Middle-Aged Man

The next day.

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7:00 AM.

After Mo Li woke up from his sleep, he glanced at the intelligence system as usual.

[Today's intelligence has been refreshed]

[Special Diner (Rare): Production Manager Feng Jingchuan, Production Supervisor of Dafeng Food Factory. After reaching middle age and being laid off by the factory, he has been unable to find a suitable job.]

[His wife despised him for having no job and no income, so she took the family savings and the child and ran away. Production Manager Feng Jingchuan is currently at the lowest point of his life, even feeling somewhat desperate.]

[At 9:25 AM today, he will appear near the Mo Ji Snacks store in Binhai City, preparing to eat the last meal of his life before ending his tragic existence.]

"Holy crap! This is a bit too tragic..."

After seeing the intelligence description, Mo Li really couldn't hold back and complained.

Then he took out his phone and quickly searched for Dafeng Food Factory.

Dafeng Food Factory is located in a small industrial zone on the outskirts of Binhai City, occupying over 100 acres.

It mainly produces frozen semi-finished products such as Frozen Dumplings, frozen buns, and frozen flower buns.

Not long ago, a new general manager took office and carried out drastic reforms in the factory.

That was all the information on the Dafeng Food Factory homepage.

Mo Li estimated that this Production Manager Feng Jingchuan was likely affected by the so-called "drastic reforms" and was laid off.

"Is it possible that Production Manager Feng Jingchuan wasn't laid off because he lacked ability, but because as a production supervisor, he wasn't one of the new general manager's cronies?"

Mo Li rubbed his chin and thought for a moment, feeling that this possibility was very high.

If Production Manager Feng Jingchuan had some connections or background in the factory, or if he knew how to manage upwards, he wouldn't have been laid off.

In other words, it showed that Production Manager Feng Jingchuan reached the position of production supervisor entirely by his true ability.

Not to say he was a genius, but at the very least, he was a capable person with real skills.

Coincidentally, Mo Ji Food Factory now needs a capable person to oversee production.

Isn't this a perfect match?

After thinking for a bit, Mo Li decided to go meet Production Manager Feng Jingchuan today.

Regardless of whether Production Manager Feng Jingchuan is suitable to work as the production supervisor at Mo Ji Food Factory, even if he isn't, he should try to talk some sense into him and persuade him to step back from the edge.

Consider it a good deed.

Just as Mo Li bounced out of bed and finished dressing, Qi Manman's voice came from outside the bedroom door.

"Boss Mo, time to get up."

"I've been up for a while..."

Mo Li answered and then opened the bedroom door.

As soon as the door opened, Qi Manman spun around in front of Mo Li.

"How do I look in this?"

Mo Li glanced over and saw that Qi Manman was wearing a black inner shirt and a black jacket. Instead of the short skirts she usually liked to wear, she was wearing long pants.

Because they were indoors, she hadn't changed into shoes and was wearing small slippers.

Her whole appearance could be described in one phrase: "wrapped up tight."

"It's okay..."

Qi Manman gave Mo Li an annoyed look.

"What do you mean 'okay'? It either works or it doesn't. If it doesn't, I'll go change."

"I say, Qi Manman, it's just a class reunion, isn't it? Is there any need to be so nervous and wrap yourself up so tightly?"

"Less nonsense, just tell me if it works or not."

Mo Li rubbed his chin and took another careful look.

"Our fair-skinned and beautiful Qi Manman would look good even wrapped in a bedsheet, so how could it not work? I say it works!"

"Pah! You're the one who should wrap yourself in a bedsheet... Hurry up and wash up. I'm going to buy some breakfast. We'll leave after eating."

Mo Li looked at Qi Manman with some confusion.

"Isn't your reunion dinner in the evening? Why are you in such a hurry so early?"

"I'm meeting up with a few sisters at noon first; we haven't seen each other in almost two years."

Mo Li suddenly understood.

A class reunion and a private gathering with a few close sisters are two different things. Handling them separately avoids a lot of trouble.

One could only say that Qi Manman and her friends were quite thoughtful in this regard.

Mo Li grabbed Qi Manman just as she was about to go out for breakfast.

"Don't go buy breakfast. I just happened to have something come up and need to rush back to Binhai City. Let's just grab something to eat on the way."

Hearing Mo Li's words, Qi Manman, who had been happy about meeting her sisters, suddenly looked a bit worried.

"So urgent? Is something wrong at the Binhai City store?"

"Don't worry, it's not about the store... and it won't interfere with me accompanying you to the reunion tonight."

Only then did Qi Manman feel relieved and gave a happy response.

At 8:45, Mo Li arrived at the Mo Ji Snacks store in Binhai City.

At this time, Mo Ji Snacks was at its peak business hours. Many old regulars greeted Mo Li warmly when they saw him.

"Boss Mo, long time no see..."

"Boss Mo, you're a rare guest indeed!"

"Boss Mo, what wind blew you here today..."

Mo Li walked through the crowd queuing at the entrance of Mo Ji Snacks and went inside to take a look.

Today, Qin Zisu, Qin Xuejian, and two other staff members were all there.

After a simple greeting, Mo Li skillfully took out the megaphone from under the service counter and began to address the diners.

"Everyone, as you said, it has indeed been a long time."

"However, I haven't been idle during this time. After my painstaking research, Mo Ji Snacks will soon launch new products. Please look forward to it!"

Boom!

Mo Li's words instantly ignited the atmosphere on the scene.

"Holy crap! New products again so soon?"

"Boss Mo, do you really have no limits?"

"Boss Mo, what exactly are the new products? Can you give us a sneak peek?"

"Boss Mo..."

Mo Li raised his hand, signaling everyone to be quiet, then continued with the megaphone: "Please calm down, everyone. For something like new products, it's better to maintain a sense of mystery so the surprise is full when you actually eat them."

"Alright, I won't hinder everyone from purchasing the delicacies of Mo Ji Snacks."

With that, Mo Li retreated to the interior of the store.

Qin Xuejian took the megaphone from Mo Li's hand and quickly calmed down the many excited diners.

Mo Ji Snacks soon returned to its normal order and continued operations.

Time soon reached 9:25, and a middle-aged man who looked extremely down-and-out appeared at Mo Ji Snacks.

"I want four tea eggs, eight sauce meat buns, eight pork belly braised pork buns, eight Custard Buns, and two portions of preserved egg and lean meat congee."

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The middle-aged man ordered a meal that seemed to be a very large portion.

Qin Xuejian skillfully served the meal to the middle-aged man. He paid and took the food without any hesitation.

Finally, he left the Mo Ji Snacks store carrying the food bags.

After seeing the middle-aged man, Mo Li immediately checked the few people lined up behind him.

A young man, a girl, an elderly person—no other middle-aged men.

In the 9:25 time slot, there was only this one middle-aged man. Coupled with his extremely dejected appearance, Mo Li quickly identified his target.

While the middle-aged man was ordering, Mo Li silently left through the back door of Mo Ji Snacks.

He circled around to the front of the store and quickly locked onto the middle-aged man's figure in the crowd and followed him.