Mr. Xiao, can I borrow your wedding invitation?

Chapter 439 Customers Cause Trouble
However, isn't all of this self-inflicted?

"Something terrible has happened! Two women are arguing in the hotel's back courtyard, and one of them, a woman in a white dress, has fallen into the pool!"

"That woman has a good presence, could she have drowned?"

In an instant, Xiao Shen thought of something, threw down his wine glass, and turned his leg toward his rear.

A crowd had gathered in front of the pool. Without thinking too much, he threw off his coat and jumped into the pool.

Wow!
A large splash of water was created.

"Su Ying!" Xiao Shen pulled the woman, who was sinking, up and carried her to the shore.

Finally ashore, Xiao Shen turned the person over to check their condition...

"Thank you, thank you..."

Upon seeing the woman's face, Xiao Shen frowned.

She is not Su Ying!
I breathed a sigh of relief.

"Brother Shen!" Qian Ke'er ran over upon hearing the voice, pushing through the crowd and rushing inside. "Are you alright? Huh?"

Xiao Shen swept his hair back, and water droplets ran down his jawline, Adam's apple, and all the way down, soaking his clothes.

He felt both relieved and frustrated when he saw that the woman was not Su Ying.

"I'm fine, let's go!"

"But Brother Shen, your clothes..."

"Change it when I get home!"

Qian Ke'er jogged to catch up with Xiao Shen, and the two left before the birthday banquet was over.

……

"Miss Ke'er, here's what you wanted!"

The bodyguard handed a stack of photos to Qian Ke'er. Qian Ke'er casually flipped through them and saw that they were photos of the woman in the white dress who fell into the swimming pool at the birthday banquet.

In terms of figure and clothing, she does resemble Su Ying somewhat. So, in the end, Brother Shen still mistook her for Su Ying, which is why he jumped down to save her without hesitation.

The thought of this possibility tore at Qian Ke'er's heart.

She stayed by his side for four years, even sacrificing her Qian family to save his Xiao family. Even though she had sacrificed herself to such an extreme, she still couldn't awaken his love.

What exactly did she do wrong?

Ruyi Restaurant.

As soon as Su Ying entered, the head waitress Zhao Min rushed over in a panic. "Ms. Su, something terrible has happened! A customer just found a hair in their food and is making a scene, demanding to see the person in charge. What do you think..."

Su Ying frowned. "Found hair in your food?"

Zhao Min, feeling resentful, didn't say anything else and led her over.

"Hello, gentlemen. I am the general manager of Ruyi Restaurant. I am already aware of what happened..."

"What do you know? A chain brand like yours, finding hair in your food? How can this be allowed? How can this be allowed?"

Zhao Min explained from the side, "Sir, didn't I say I'd give you the meal for free?"

The man sneered, "Ha! So what if it's free? Does a free meal solve everything? What if my wife and I get sick from eating it? It might look like a single hair, but it's actually because your restaurant doesn't meet hygiene standards. Believe me, I'll report you."

The man was agitated and wouldn't back down. Zhao Min also refused to yield and argued her case logically.

Su Ying pinched her brow, "Alright, quiet down!"

The scene suddenly fell silent.

"Well then, sir and madam, first of all, finding hair in the food is indeed a sign of our restaurant's poor hygiene, which has affected your dining experience today. I am deeply sorry. On behalf of the restaurant, I would like to express my sincere apologies to you both!" Su Ying bowed deeply. "In addition, our restaurant will reimburse your medical examination fees, and finally, we will give you both a one-month free dining card. Is that acceptable to you?"

"No way!" The man's wife became even more insistent. "Do you think we're short of food or something? For a store as big as yours, you think you can fob us off with this little bit? Are you kidding me?"

Su Ying maintained her smile and asked, "So, what does the lady mean?"

The woman held up one finger, saying, "Compensate us 100,000 yuan for emotional distress, or this isn't over!"

"What? 100,000? Why don't you just rob us!" Zhao Min exclaimed in surprise.

Su Ying replied, "Alright, 100,000 it is. I'll have the finance department bring it to you in a bit!"

Well! Not only did they apologize, but they also gave him a month's worth of meal tickets and paid him 100,000 yuan in compensation before the matter was finally settled.

"President Su, I think these two are just here to dine and dash. They might even have gotten that hair on themselves!" Zhao Min thought to herself, unconvinced.

Su Ying pressed her forehead. "You're right, but hygiene is the biggest taboo in the catering industry. If this gets out of hand, our restaurant's reputation will be ruined. Why risk it all for a single hair?"

"Show me the kitchen security camera footage!"

Zhao Min obeyed the order and carried it out.

Half an hour later, head chef Xu was summoned to the general manager's office.

"Mr. Su, you called me?"

Su Ying pointed to her head and asked, "Chef Xu, where's your chef's hat?"

Feeling guilty, Mr. Xu quickly explained, "Oh, I was in a hurry to see you, so I picked it up!"

"Did you take it off at the last minute, or were you not wearing it at all?" Su Ying asked, blowing away the steam from her coffee.

"Mr. Su, what do you mean by that? Please just say what you mean!"

"Two customers came in today and found a hair in their food. We not only gave them a free meal, but also gave them a month's worth of free food. In the end, we also paid them 100,000 yuan in compensation for emotional distress before they made a scene. Chef Xu, you are in charge of the kitchen. What are your thoughts on this?"

Mr. Xu looked wronged. "Mr. Su, are you implying that the hair was mine? I already said I took off my hat temporarily. You can't conclude that it was my hair because of that, can you?"

"Take a look at this first and then decide!" Su Ying pushed the notebook back to him.

These are some photos taken from the kitchen. The person not wearing a chef's hat in the photos is Chef Xu.

Chef Xu was speechless and had no choice but to admit, "Yes, that's right, I didn't wear it. I... I forgot. But so what? There are plenty of chefs in other restaurants who don't wear chef hats. It's nothing unusual. Maybe the customer did that hair himself and is trying to extort money from us. Mr. Su, isn't this compensation a bit too easy for you?"

Su Ying put away her notebook. "You're right, it was indeed too easy. So, I'll give you a discount and deduct 50,000 from your year-end bonus as punishment, to serve as a warning to others!"

"What? Why are you deducting my year-end bonus?" Master Xu stood up abruptly.

"Since you manage the kitchen, if something goes wrong, the front of house is responsible for half and you are responsible for the other half. That's fair. At the same time, we're reminding Chef Xu that he needs to set a good example in the future. Only when we do things well ourselves will our customers not have any complaints!"

"Forget it, I think you just want someone to pay the bill, that's why you're pinning this on me. If it weren't for the sake of Miss Xiao, I wouldn't have come to a small restaurant like yours. Now that you're picking a fight with me, don't blame me for being impolite!"

Su Ying remained seated. "So, Master Xu, what you mean is..."

Master Xu ripped off his coat and threw it aside, saying, "If they don't want me here, there are plenty of other places that will. Fine, I quit!"

After saying that, he turned around and left.