417: A little help

As night fell, only a few dim yellow streetlights remained.

Su Yue stood at the edge of the window, holding red wine with a serious expression, and downed the wine in his hand.

He hadn't had a good rest for a while, and he could use these few days of going out to relax.

Su Yue placed the wine glass on the table, took out his phone, and glanced at the information on it.

Seeing that no one had contacted him, he casually tossed his phone onto the bed and lay down.

He admitted to himself that he hadn't felt peaceful for a considerable time and wished he could fall asleep immediately.

Just then, a knocking sound came from the door.

Su Yue sat up with a helpless expression and glanced at the door: "Who is it, looking for me at this hour? Is something wrong?"

Yuantu Investment had brought quite a few people this time; they had booked the entire hotel.

Su Yue believed the person at the door must be one of their own, otherwise, there was no reason to knock at such an hour.

Su Yue sat up straight with an impatient look, shook his slightly fuzzy head, and walked to the door.

Just as he had guessed, Lan Zijun was standing at the door with a melancholic expression, as if she had something to discuss with him.

Su Yue took a careful look at Lan Zijun and stepped aside: "If there's something, come inside and talk."

Lan Zijun sighed and walked into the room through the path Su Yue had made for her.

Since their rooms were the most luxurious, they were the only two people on the same floor.

Su Yue specifically poured a glass of water for Lan Zijun and placed it in front of her: "Did you run into some trouble?"

In his eyes, Lan Zijun was definitely the kind of strong woman who could handle pressure.

Now, her hesitant appearance here clearly indicated some trouble had occurred.

Lan Zijun took the cup and looked out the window: "Are you free? Let's go for a walk."

Since Yuantu Investment was here for leisure, she believed Su Yue would surely not refuse her reasonable invitation.

As expected, Su Yue looked at Lan Zijun's sincere expression and reluctantly agreed.

Su Yue casually picked up his jacket from the chair and pointed at the door: "Let's go now."

He wasn't in the mood to stay in the room and talk business; his mindset was to leave early and return early.

In just a few minutes, the two of them arrived at the beach.

Lan Zijun found a relatively clean spot to sit down, smiling: "It's been a long time since I've been this relaxed."

Su Yue nodded slightly: "Since setting up Yuantu Investment, I haven't seen you come out to relax for a long time."

Not only had he not seen Lan Zijun come out to play, but he also hadn't had time to go on vacation himself.

Now, the fact that the two of them could sit here without a care could only mean they were stealing a moment of leisure amidst their busy schedules.

Suddenly, a rumbling sound came from Lan Zijun.

Su Yue subconsciously glanced at Lan Zijun and chuckled: "You haven't had dinner yet, right? How about we go over there?"

Lan Zijun followed Su Yue's finger and looked at the sides of the street, realizing Su Yue intended to take her to the commercial street to eat something.

In an instant, Lan Zijun's face turned as red as an apple, leaving Su Yue stunned.

In just a few seconds, Su Yue made the decision for Lan Zijun and pulled her up from the ground.

Lan Zijun followed behind Su Yue, and the two of them arrived at the commercial street.

As soon as they reached the entrance of the commercial street, they immediately smelled the aroma of barbecue.

Su Yue subconsciously glanced at Lan Zijun and noticed her eyes were fixed on the barbecue stall not far away.

Although Lan Zijun was the Boss of the company, at her core, she was just a woman.

Su Yue pointed at the barbecue stall ahead: "How about... we just have some skewers? There's not much else good to eat here."

Hearing that Su Yue wanted to order some skewers, Lan Zijun's heart was already moved.

But she still maintained her demeanor, looking embarrassed: "Wouldn't it be a bit low-key for me to appear in front of a stall like that?"

The employees of Yuantu Investment were all staying in the hotel not far away, and no one knew if any employees might come over.

When Su Yue saw that Lan Zijun wanted to save face, he shrugged with an indifferent expression.

"I don't think it matters. Coming out to eat street food after work, I don't think it lowers our status."

In his eyes, as long as it was a person, they could potentially sit at a street stall and eat.

Without giving Lan Zijun time to think, Su Yue instinctively walked up to the stall: "Get us some squid skewers."

He didn't know what Lan Zijun wanted to order, so he could only make the choice for her, to prevent her from saying anything.

Just then, a person carrying a large guitar on his back walked over, looking awkward.

"Does anyone want to listen to a song? You can give me some money if you like."

Su Yue and Lan Zijun both turned to look at the person and saw him dragging a large speaker over.

Lan Zijun looked at the person's downtrodden appearance and couldn't help but glance at Su Yue: "General Manager Su, how about..."

Su Yue understood Lan Zijun's meaning and nodded slightly: "Then come over and sing two songs for us later."

Since their skewers weren't ready yet and they didn't have a fixed spot for the moment, they couldn't just stand there and listen to him sing.

When the man heard Su Yue tell him to come over later, he repeatedly waved his hand: "It's alright, I'll wait for you here."

Su Yue and Lan Zijun exchanged glances, looking embarrassed.

They had never been in the habit of making people wait for them, so they just casually found a table and sat down.

The Boss saw them sitting in the back and slowly started grilling.

Just as the man was about to sing, a voice came from outside: "You can't perform here, get out."

In just a few seconds, several waiters walked in from the entrance and grabbed him.

Su Yue looked at them with a surprised expression: "We ordered his song, can't we wait for him to finish singing?"

Even if the barbecue place couldn't allow such people inside, the Boss should have informed them in advance to prevent them from paying.

When the Boss heard Su Yue's voice, he said seriously: "I have no obligation to inform you. Please cooperate with me."

Without saying more to Su Yue, he pointed at the other waiters and told them to drag the person out of the shop.

Lan Zijun saw so many people bullying one person and immediately walked up to the Boss: "What do you mean?"

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Originally, the two of them planned to come out and have something to eat happily, but neither of them expected such a thing to happen.

The Boss placed the skewers in his hand onto a plate and brought them to the table where they had just sat: "I am the Boss of my shop."

Perhaps because the Boss thought Su Yue and Lan Zijun might not pay, he immediately put the QR code on the table.

"Please pay first. This is the rule of our shop. Please cooperate with me."

Many people outside saw the commotion on their side and gathered around.

Suddenly, someone in the crowd with sharp eyes pointed at Su Yue: "Isn't that Su Yue from Yuantu Investment?"

"Yeah, even Vice General Manager Su came here to play and got ripped off by this kind of shop owner. It seems the rumors about this place aren't false."

Su Yue originally thought the Boss was only targeting that person, but he didn't expect the Boss was targeting all tourists.

Su Yue pointed at the supervision phone number on the shop: "If I'm not mistaken, this street should be contracted by someone."

Whether it was messy or not, only that person had the final say.

In just a few minutes, a man with a flat top haircut walked over from a distance, a skewer of barbecue in his mouth.

When he saw Su Yue and Lan Zijun standing at the entrance of the barbecue shop, how could he not know what had happened here?

Su Yue recounted what had happened here exactly as it occurred, placing his hands on his chest: "Look... how should this be handled?"

By any standard, the Boss was being unreasonable.

Su Yue originally thought Flathead would definitely be on his side, but unexpectedly, Flathead shook his head at Su Yue.

"Our night market has always had this rule. It's the same for everyone who comes. If you want to eat, pay the money."

Lan Zijun saw that Flathead subtly intended to deal with them and took a few steps forward, wanting to use her words to persuade him.

However, Su Yue stopped Lan Zijun and chuckled: "Haven't you figured it out yet? They're all in cahoots."

As soon as Flathead appeared here, he immediately exchanged knowing glances with the Boss for a while, clearly conveying a lot of information.

To avoid suffering a loss here, Su Yue paid the Boss for the skewers and pulled Lan Zijun outside.

As absolute top executives of Yuantu Investment, there was no reason for them to suffer a loss here.

In just half an hour, they obtained all the information on the night market's controller.

Just a small catering and hotel company was providing back-end funding, making this night market street lively and prosperous.

Su Yue originally wanted to talk to them alone, but who knew Lan Zijun insisted on following behind.

Having no choice, Su Yue brought Lan Zijun to the entrance of that catering company.

At this time, it was already eleven o'clock at night, and only a few people were on duty at the catering company.

When they saw someone at the door, they sleepily came up to Su Yue: "Are you here to discuss business? Come back tomorrow."

The business department was definitely not working, as it was already after hours.

Su Yue glanced at the staff on duty, found a seat, and sat down: "I want to see your General Manager or Boss."

Saying this, he placed his business card on the table, telling him to find the Boss as quickly as possible.

The staff on duty took the business card, their eyes widening: "Yuantu Investment?"

Previously, Yuantu Investment was relatively unknown in the catering industry, but now Yuantu Investment had become famous.

All three hotels had catering businesses; as long as the three hotels started offering late-night snacks at the same time, the night market would lose its appeal.

By then, the night markets under their banner would all become loss-making ventures.

In just over ten minutes, the General Manager walked in from the entrance, extending his hand with a smile.

"We are already closed for the day. I didn't expect you to come so late. Please excuse the lack of a proper welcome."

Su Yue shrugged indifferently: "Let me ask you, is the night market opposite Huashi Hotel under your name?"

The General Manager had quite a few night markets under his management; he needed to go back to his office to check.

If he got it wrong, the General Manager would also feel embarrassed.

Moreover, given Su Yue's status, he had no reason to make the two of them wait at the entrance.

The General Manager pointed in the direction of the office: "Come in with me, I'll make you some tea, and we can talk slowly about whatever it is."

He admitted to himself that he had never provoked Yuantu Investment and hadn't expected the two of them to come here.

In just a few minutes, Su Yue and Lan Zijun were seated on the sofa.

After some searching by the General Manager, he finally found the name of that night market and placed it in front of Su Yue.

"The night market you just mentioned is indeed under our company. Is there a problem with that night market?"

Before Su Yue could say anything, Lan Zijun recounted everything that had just happened in detail.

When the General Manager heard Lan Zijun say this, he was filled with shock: "Such a thing happened? I'll have him come explain now."

Each night market had a dedicated person in charge, and the person in charge of that night market was the Flathead from earlier.

In just ten minutes, Flathead walked in from the entrance with a arrogant expression: "Bro, what's up?"

Hearing Flathead address him so casually as soon as he entered, the General Manager slammed his hand hard on the table: "Shut up."

Only now did Flathead notice there were two guests in the office.

Before he could apologize to the two, Flathead realized the two people in front of him were someone he knew.

Flathead walked up to the two, looking surprised: "Why are you two here?"

Su Yue's face held a cold glint as he sneered: "Why can't it be the two of us? Are you afraid we'll expose what you did?"

Although they didn't have any shares in this catering company, Yuantu Investment wasn't afraid of such a catering company at all.

As long as the two of them wished, such a night market would have no way to survive.

Hearing Su Yue actually say such harsh words in front of him, Flathead instinctively walked up to Su Yue: "Just you two?"

Su Yue and Lan Zijun watched Flathead dare to mock them and silently stood up.

Before they could reach the door, the General Manager quickly stopped Su Yue: "Wait, we didn't understand everything."

He walked up to Flathead, pointed outside, and said: "Starting tomorrow, you don't need to come anymore. Leave here now."

Flathead had never expected the General Manager wouldn't stand on his side, leaving him utterly shocked.

Although Flathead had caused them quite a bit of trouble, the General Manager's attitude towards the two was good.

Su Yue felt they didn't need to be unforgiving when they could be, and chuckled: "Then let's see how you handle things in the future. I hope you won't disappoint me."

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