The NO.1 Food Stall in the Wasteland novel Chapter 259

Chapter 259: Chapter 259: How Is This Any Different from Calling a Thief Your Father?

Shen Lu had no interest in negotiating. Right now, she just wanted to know his motive, why he was doing this, and who he was.

The man let out a couple of loud, fake laughs. "Miss Shen, you’re as straightforward as they say. My surname is Jin. Most people do me the favor of calling me Boss."

’Boss Jin?’

Shen Lu’s mind immediately jumped to something.

She didn’t know much about the Lower City District Chamber of Commerce, but she had heard that its president’s surname was Jin.

Like the Jin Dalang that Xue Can had mentioned just yesterday.

’So this pot-bellied, bald man is Jin Dalang?’

’The name fits the man. Both are ugly.’

"So, this is how you treat people who don’t follow your rules?" Shen Lu asked with a frown.

Boss Jin replied, "Rules exist so that everyone can develop better and for the long term. Your methods, Miss Shen, have put a lot of pressure on your peers in the restaurant industry. The Commerce Association has received numerous complaints about you."

"Of course, I personally understand your methods completely." Boss Jin’s tone suddenly shifted. "As long as you cooperate with me, Miss Shen, and have me as your backer, the Commerce Association will naturally stop giving you trouble."

’Bullshit,’ Shen Lu cursed inwardly.

’The Commerce Association’s attempts to make things difficult for me haven’t been very effective, have they?’

’First, they cut off my supplies, but I still managed to get my ingredients through other channels. Then they copied me, starting a price war and even teaming up with other Commerce Association businesses to run a lottery event.’

’In the end, it all fizzled out in less than a month.’

’My shop is still doing just fine, even better than before. Why on earth would I need a backer?’

’And taking a step back, even if I did want a backer, why would I choose the Lower City District Chamber of Commerce, which has been attacking me relentlessly? Aren’t the Bai Family Siblings a much better option?’

’They’re good to me, and they’re powerful.’

’I’d have to have a hole in my head to cooperate with someone who clearly has ill intentions toward me.’

"Thank you for the high praise, Boss Jin, but I’m just running a small business, earning enough to get by. What I make now is already enough for me."

"You shouldn’t see it that way. Miss Shen, you’re young and promising; you just lack an experienced person to guide you. I may not be the most brilliant man, but I happen to have some decent insights when it comes to business."

"What you say makes sense, of course, Boss Jin, but to each their own. Right now, I just want to focus on my own little shop."

Rejected again, Boss Jin could no longer maintain his fake smile. His face fell.

"Miss Shen, don’t force me to do this the hard way!"

"Shen Lu, hurry up and agree with Boss Jin!" Seeing Boss Jin make a threat, Liu Yaozu couldn’t help but interject. "Who do you think you are, putting on airs like this! You’re just a little girl, what do you know about business? For Boss Jin to think so highly of you and be willing to give you a hand, that’s your honor!"

Having listened for a while, Liu Yaozu now knew who the man who had captured them was.

He might be a good-for-nothing loafer, but he’d heard the name of Boss Jin, the president of the Commerce Association, plenty of times.

Boss Jin owned several high-end clubs, and the people who went in and out were all individuals of status and power.

A low-life punk like Liu Yaozu, who could never grace such a stage, could only stand at the entrance and watch others go inside.

Back then, Liu Yaozu was always thinking that if he could just get some dumb luck and find a way to work for Boss Jin, it would be amazing.

Following Boss Jin, he’d surely be able to enter such high-end places. That would be a huge boost to his reputation.

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