202: The ingredients are not right

Just as Su Yue returned to the company, he heard everyone's cheerful discussion.

“Let me tell you, this store is simply a treasure trove. I've never bought seafood this good and cheap!”

“You really should try it. I even specially ordered some takeout today, and we can share it later!”

After hearing this voice, Su Yue subconsciously glanced into the office.

Wasn't it Meng Chao speaking?

He knew very well that Meng Chao was hostile towards many people, so why was he proactively offering to treat everyone to seafood today?

As the saying goes, you don't hit a smiling face. Meng Chao had already started talking to everyone and even acted particularly friendly, so naturally, no one said much and just smiled and nodded in agreement.

“How much does the seafood from this store cost?”

Li Haoyang couldn't help but ask. His mother usually loved eating seafood, especially salmon sashimi. She basically ate a large plate of it every week.

However, he himself didn't like this kind of thing at all; he simply couldn't get used to those strange things.

But hearing that there were cheap goods to buy, he certainly had to join in the fun.

“It's the one around the corner downstairs. The taste is really good. I don't usually eat seafood, but after eating theirs, I always feel like I want to go back. If you have time, I'll treat everyone to a meal there.”

Meng Chao was like a changed person, very friendly towards everyone, which made those who originally had opinions of him feel a bit embarrassed.

“How can we let you treat us? When we have time, we can go Dutch for a meal. I'm also quite interested in these things!”

A older lady said with a smile. Her daughter happened to like seafood very much and she could take her to try it.

Meng Chao smiled and opened the takeout he had prepared.

“You can try it. I bought it in advance, and the taste is really good.”

When Su Yue walked in after hearing this, many people were already eating with chopsticks. When they saw Su Yue approaching, they also smiled and greeted him.

Originally, some people wanted to invite Su Yue over to eat, but then they thought, this isn't their food at all, how could they just casually invite others to eat?

On the contrary, Meng Chao was very generous and directly took a pair of chopsticks for Su Yue, inviting him to try a bite.

“Su Yue, congratulations on being discharged from the hospital. Do you want to try some?”

When Meng Chao looked at Su Yue, a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes, but he hid his emotions well. However, Su Yue saw this look clearly and felt that this person was hypocritical and laughable.

He didn't know what scheme the other party was planning; in short, everything seemed strange.

Ah, at this moment, Lan Zijun also heard the movement at the door, opened it to take a look, and saw Su Yue standing at the entrance.

After Meng Chao saw the door open, he immediately took a box of brand new, unopened takeout he held and walked over.

“President Lan, this is for you. Would you like to try it? Everyone says the taste at this store is very good.”

Lan Zijun waved her hand and did not accept what the other party offered. She was the General Manager, after all, how could she just casually accept things from others?

Moreover, there was no exchange of interests between them, so there was no need to pull such stunts.

After being rejected, Meng Chao's expression turned slightly ugly, but he quickly regained his composure and smiled as he handed the box to Su Yue.

“I've taken medicine and can't eat seafood right now, so I'll have to trouble you to eat this for me.”

This move by Meng Chao actually changed many people's opinions of him.

At first, they always thought Meng Chao was a crazy person, but now it didn't seem appropriate to speak ill of him.

Eating someone's food makes you soft-mouthed, taking someone's things makes you short-handed. This has always been an unchanging truth.

Su Yue waved his hand and refused, “Didn't I hear that Japan is discharging wastewater? It's best not to eat these things recently, even if it's just for your own life.”

Su Yue didn't have enough evidence in his hand right now, so he certainly couldn't just directly state what he knew.

But that didn't mean he couldn't hint at it. As for who was willing to listen and who wasn't, that was none of his business.

Meng Chao already had a lot of issues with Su Yue, and now that the other party said such a thing again, it almost made him die of anger.

“Just eat with confidence. There's absolutely no problem with what I bought; the quality is very good.”

Saying that, he directly took a bite of salmon first.

“Okay, you guys eat. I'm going to the restroom, so I won't disturb you.”

As he walked towards the restroom, he immediately spit out everything in his mouth.

No matter what, there was no way he would eat this stuff.

It was precisely because he knew these things had problems that he was so reckless and arrogant in wanting to give them to others to eat.

Unexpectedly, Su Yue was somewhat vigilant and managed to attract everyone's attention with just a few words.

He almost messed up!

“No, I have to quickly find a way to get rid of that annoying guy Su Yue, otherwise he keeps ruining my plans!”

His expression was cold as he stared straight into the mirror.

Originally, he wanted to find a way to severely teach Su Yue a lesson, preferably ruining his face so that the General Manager wouldn't keep staring at him.

Unexpectedly, before he even had a chance to act, Su Yue had already been discharged from the hospital, which completely prevented him from continuing his plan.

Meanwhile, the group of people in the office had somewhat ugly expressions after hearing what Su Yue said. Everyone seemed to have guessed something.

“Is there something wrong with this stuff? Why is he suddenly so nice to us? It feels like he's being overly solicitous, which means he's up to no good.”

“Exactly. I remember he used to dislike us a lot, didn't he? Why is he thinking of proactively bringing us something to eat this time?”

Everyone had always heard that Meng Chao's life was very frugal, but these seafood items added up to at least several hundred yuan, and they didn't even know how much seafood he gave to President Lan!

Logically, the things given to the General Manager should be even more luxurious, so this time the other party spent at least a thousand yuan. They wondered what he was spending so much money for.

“Have you forgotten the news from a while ago? Japan is going to discharge nuclear wastewater, so their fruits and imported seafood will be sold at extremely cheap prices.”

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Su Yue spoke slowly, seemingly completely unconcerned about these things. He picked up his teacup, took a sip of tea, and quietly observed the expressions of the group.

Li Haoyang was stunned now, and he felt that everything was a bit incredible.

“But didn't they say they haven't started discharging it yet? I thought it was supposed to be a few months from now.”

Li Haoyang and the others didn't understand the situation and just felt that people should be honest. If they said when they would discharge, they should discharge at that time.

At least their country's people were honest like that, keeping their word.

The elderly aunt next to him instantly understood Su Yue's meaning.

“You mean they've already secretly discharged quite a bit behind our backs?”

“And these things are also indirectly imported and sold cheaply, which is why they're selling for such a low price?”

The elderly aunt subconsciously picked up a piece of salmon and took a small bite.

“Tsk!”

After eating this bite, the elderly aunt threw the salmon in her hand into the trash can without hesitation, her face full of disgust.

“This stuff is a bit too unpalatable, and it faintly has a fishy smell.”

As a regular seafood eater, the elderly aunt was naturally able to judge these conditions.

The others were even more hesitant to eat after hearing this. They weren't as skilled as the elderly aunt in distinguishing these strange things.

“The taste isn't actually very obvious, but because I eat those things regularly, I might be clearer about it internally.”

She explained with her head down, afraid that everyone would think she was wasting food.

“I also think there's something wrong with this stuff, so everyone should try not to eat it.”

None of them were short on money, so they naturally didn't need to risk their lives for a bite to eat.

Meanwhile, Li Haoyang couldn't help but gag on the side. As if that wasn't enough, he even ran to the restroom and started sticking his finger down his throat.

“What's going on?” Su Yue frowned, feeling like this person had gone crazy.

“Actually, he ate a lot just now…”

Someone on the side said, and after hearing this, Su Yue quietly returned to his seat.

However, at this moment, Lan Zijun also called Su Yue in.

Meng Chao, who had just returned from the restroom, happened to see this scene. His gaze towards Su Yue also became a bit strange.

Su Yue didn't expect the other party to call him into the office as soon as he arrived. It seemed that the person wasn't really that eager to know his identity.

“Su Yue, I've already heard about your identity and I know who you are.”

Lan Zijun was a bit emotional and directly spoke her mind to Su Yue.

The man she had been searching for was right beside her all this time. Who wouldn't be excited about this?

“I'm just an ordinary person, really. You don't need to be so overly emotional. Just treat me as a regular employee.”

Su Yue just wanted to calmly sell some information. As for anything else, he wasn't really interested.

Lan Zijun didn't hesitate and directly stated her thoughts.

“Captain Liang also has some troublesome matters that she needs your help with. I wonder if you can find a way to help solve them.”

This morning, Liang Yuzhu had found her and complained about the troubles she had been encountering recently. Lan Zijun had kept this matter in mind.

Since the other party was too embarrassed to approach Su Yue, she naturally had to help out.

“If you're willing to help with this, then I'll inform Liang Yuzhu. This matter is indeed crucial, and I hope you can…”

Su Yue didn't hesitate and agreed to everything directly. Wasn't it just helping out? Anyway, he was someone who sold information. As long as the other party could pay, he could naturally help solve the problem.

“Don't worry, we will definitely not default on the money we owe you. After the matter is completed, we will give you this amount. This can also be considered my promise to you.”

Lan Zijun directly gestured with her hand, showing a number that made Su Yue's eyes widen a bit. He didn't expect the other party to proactively offer money to help solve the problem.

Lan Zijun seemed to notice Su Yue's curiosity, so she explained with a bit of embarrassment.

“Actually, I also have an industry under my name that's related to seafood, so I hope you can help me investigate this matter. It's very important to me and could affect my business during this period.”

Since Su Yue's identity was essentially revealed to them, Su Yue didn't hide anything. When help was needed, he naturally helped. Their relationship was also quite good, so there was no need to be secretive.

However, he really didn't expect Lan Zijun to have so many industries. He originally thought having one company was already very impressive, but it turned out to be just the tip of the iceberg.

“Since you've decided to help us, I'll tell Liang Yuzhu about this then! She'll come pick you up after work later!”

Lan Zijun was very happy, feeling that she had finally been useful.

Soon it was time to get off work. Su Yue expressionlessly shut down his computer. A hint of excitement appeared in their eyes. He wondered how high a price Lan Zijun would offer him?

Although he wasn't really short on money now, earning money was still a very happy thing.

Li Haoyang saw that it was almost time to get off work and Su Yue didn't seem to have any intention of leaving, so he couldn't help but shout out.

“Brother, aren't you going to pack up? It's almost time to get off work!”

Seeing that there were still a few minutes until closing time, many people had already packed up and were ready to leave at any moment.

“I'm waiting for someone.” Su Yue said.

Meng Chao suddenly couldn't help but press, “The person you're waiting for couldn't be President Lan, could it?”

Before Su Yue could answer, a tall woman appeared before him.

This woman was just wearing ordinary jeans paired with a plain short-sleeved shirt, but it was enough to make people unable to take their eyes off her.

Everyone present was surprised when they saw her extremely beautiful face. They felt themselves captivated by her face.

Meng Chao naturally also saw this beautiful face. He felt himself falling in love all over again.

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