"Boss! You're amazing! You're the best at playing dirty tricks! I can't do it!" Lu Da said to Li Yang with a smile.
"Damn! Are you praising me or insulting me?!" Li Yang glared and kicked Lu Da.
Luda dodged and chuckled, "Of course it's to praise the boss!" Of course, Li Yang didn't want to kick him at all; otherwise, with Li Yang's current martial arts skills, he wouldn't have been able to escape.
Now, Lu Da has also begun practicing the Bagua Willow Leaf Cotton Silk Palm under Li Yang's guidance! His martial arts skills have improved by leaps and bounds, making him far more advanced than the Thirteen Protectors, and he is now clearly the number one expert after Li Yang!
"Where's Xiaoxiao? What's she busy with?" Li Yang asked Lu Da in a low voice after seeing that no one was around and that the Thirteen Protectors were all busy.
"Manager Su? She's so busy! The casino is so big, the business is so good, there are so many things to do, she's always running around like crazy! The boss is the boss, awesome! To have such a beautiful and capable woman like Manager Su working so devotedly for you, I admire you!" Lu Da's eyes widened as he gave a thumbs up.
Su Xiaoxiao is certainly capable, and beautiful too, but it seems I've never actually done it before! Sigh, this is really a headache, but, the meat is in the pot, sooner or later she'll escape my clutches, right?
After seeing everyone off, Li Yang also began practicing martial arts in the training room to consolidate his cultivation. Martial arts and studies are like rowing against the current; if you don't advance, you fall behind!
We must persevere.
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After a thoroughly enjoyable training session, I felt refreshed both physically and mentally. However, my skill level remained at the hidden strength stage. I could concentrate my internal energy at a single point and unleash it from my palm, but I couldn't spread it throughout my body to reach the transformed strength stage.
call……
After taking a hot shower, my mental state was at its peak.
Li Yang lazily sat down and took out a Go game record to study. Go emphasizes strategic thinking, calculation, and tactics.
Though small in size, it can contain the universe and the principles of rise and fall. It is a national treasure!
Li Yang would naturally take a look.
It doesn't seem particularly difficult for his brain to handle these things. After all, his computational and thinking abilities are almost unmatched by anyone.
Just as he was engrossed in reading, his phone suddenly rang. He looked at the number and saw it was Gao Cheng, who had been studying at home.
"Hey, what brings your grandson to call me?" Li Yang teased.
"Boss, I need your help!" Normally, Gao Cheng would have shouted, "Damn, I've been thinking about you every day, day and night, I'm practically running away with it!"
But Gao Cheng seemed a bit different today. He was unmoved by Li Yang's teasing, and his tone was low, as if he had been raped. He was depressed and had some suppressed anger.
"Tell me, how do you want to help?" Li Yang didn't ask what it was about and just agreed.
"Boss, someone's trying to sabotage my place. You should know about Tiandi Chain Restaurant, right? Because of its unique dishes, carefully selected ingredients, great service, and frequent discounts, business has been booming lately. My dad has opened several more chain stores near the original location, and business is still booming!"
But recently a fake chain store suddenly appeared here, called Dadi Chain Restaurant. The worst part is that their food and menu are all copied from our store.
The signboard is just like ours, except the characters for "big" and "sky" are misaligned by a single horizontal stroke. The grandson deliberately misled people; most people wouldn't notice such a difference.
So many people thought it was my family's restaurant, but the service and food were terrible.
My dad has been very distressed. When he went to argue with the restaurant owner, not only did the owner not acknowledge his mistake, but he also kicked my dad out. He almost got into a fight, saying he'd hit him if he caused any more trouble!
My dad is an honest businessman who doesn't understand any fancy tricks or underworld dealings. It's said that the boss of that company has connections in the underworld.
The health department recently inspected our restaurant and found no problems whatsoever. Their restaurant, DaDi Restaurant, was criticized for failing to meet hygiene standards.
As a result, a newspaper published an article about the Tiandi Restaurant's substandard hygiene, which had a very bad impact on my business.
My dad went to the newspaper to argue with them, and the newspaper said they had obtained the approval and notice from the Health Bureau. After paying money and going to the Health Bureau, they found out it was a problem with the Dadi Restaurant; a typist had made a typo.
Although the health bureau officials immediately apologized because my dad had spent a lot of money, they reprimanded the typist and made the newspaper publish a correction notice on the same page the next day.
However, my family business has already suffered a severe blow because of these things. Now, the problems are only increasing.
Many customers come to our restaurant to cause trouble when something goes wrong at Dadi Restaurant, making a mess of everything, good or bad.
My dad's going crazy! He can't find a solution! I was so angry that I secretly went to that restaurant to cause trouble, and I ended up getting beaten up by a bunch of idiots and chased for blocks!
"Damn it! I'm so angry! They really have connections to the underworld. Rumor has it they're backers of Scarface, the boss of the East District. Boss, you have to help me! There's no one else who can help me now!" Gao Cheng said, in anguish.
"Scarface? Scarface from Dongshan District?" Li Yang asked in surprise. Damn it, how could it be him? That bastard and Jin Hongyue were in cahoots, they even plotted against him! And now he's causing trouble for his brother again, he's practically asking for death! He absolutely cannot be let go!
"Huh? Boss, you know this bastard too?" Gao Cheng exclaimed angrily.
"Nonsense! That bastard even tried to assassinate me. I was just about to take him down. Don't worry, leave this son of a bitch to me!" Li Yang patted his chest and assured him.
"Boss! I won't say anything else, we're brothers for life!" Gao Cheng said earnestly.
"Hehe, stop talking nonsense with me! My brother's business is my business!" Li Yang chuckled and hung up the phone.
He put down the chess manual, sat up, and stared intently ahead. It seemed it was time to make a move again.
Gao Cheng's restaurant, Tiandi Chain Restaurant, is located in Dongshan District, the same area where Jin Hongyue and Daoba are both based, and also where Jin Hongyue's Hongyu Bar is located.
Of course, it's called Flying Bar now.
Li Yang left the courtyard and headed straight for the East District. He wanted to investigate the Dadi Hotel first.
After Li Yang's investigation, it was confirmed that everything Gao Cheng said was true. The Earth Restaurant's actions were indeed a complete copy of the Heaven and Earth Restaurant.
Chapter 253: Spiced Human Flesh
Moreover, the behavior was egregious, a complete blatant copy. Apart from missing a single horizontal stroke, everything else was a blatant imitation of Tiandi Restaurant, albeit a ridiculously poor copy. It was a clear infringement of copyright and trademark rights, even down to the decor and menu.
However, the service was terrible, and the environment was mediocre. The kitchen, in particular, was incredibly filthy. Li Yang secretly glanced into the kitchen and saw the head chef smoking, the ash falling into the soup as he continued.
They didn't wear white sanitary caps, kept picking their noses with their fingers, and didn't wash or clean many vegetables. Li Yang was incredibly annoyed watching this.