I just want to be a salted fish quietly Chapter 054

Character name suggestions: (Qi Jia), (Wang Zejing), (Mu Wanqing), (Qiangzi)

Though Lin Xian had guaranteed it, Qi Jia was still uneasy. She didn’t leave until she had seen them back to their dorm.

Back in the dorm, the six of them sat on the living room sofa, the atmosphere somewhat silent.

Lin Xian spoke, “Old Wang, you’re a local in Jinling, you must know a lot of people, right?”

“Brother Lin, there’s a strict crackdown now, openly smashing someone’s restaurant wouldn’t be good!” Wang Zejing misunderstood Lin Xian, thinking he wanted to call people to smash the restaurant.

Lin Xian waved his hand and chuckled, “Where did you get that idea?”

Smash the restaurant?

That’s too easy for them!

“Don’t worry, no fighting or brawling. How many people can you call at most?”

Wang Zejing boasted, “If there’s no fighting, I can call at least 50!”

Wang Zejing was a local of Jinling, and his family had assets worth tens of millions. It was normal for him to know some people in society.

Lin Xian smiled, “No need for that many, a dozen or so will be enough. Have them come to the school gate tomorrow at noon, I’ll introduce them to a job.”

“Brother Lin, what exactly are you planning?” Wang Zejing became interested and asked.

“You’ll find out tomorrow. It’s getting late, and we have military training tomorrow, so everyone should go to bed early!” Lin Xian smiled mysteriously.

Tonight’s incident was just a small interlude for him. Although he felt uncomfortable, there was no need to disrupt his life rhythm over such a small matter.

Early morning.

Lin Xian finished washing up and left the dorm promptly at seven.

Upon arriving at the sports field, Mu Wanqing had already started her morning run.

“Morning!”

“Good morning!”

After greeting each other, the two of them jogged silently.

Half an hour later, Lin Xian slowed his pace and said, “I’m going to eat breakfast, see you tomorrow!”

“See you tomorrow!” Mu Wanqing smiled and waved, walking towards the dorm.

The morning’s military training was still the monotonous standing at attention.

It wasn’t until eleven o’clock, after dismissal, that Wang Zejing came over and said, “Brother Lin, the people are here, eighteen in total, waiting at the school gate.”

Lin Xian nodded and said, “Let’s go, first come with me to withdraw some cash!”

To make it convenient for students to withdraw money, the school had ATMs.

On the way, Lin Xian asked, “Old Wang, are these people reliable?”

Wang Zejing said seriously, “Their character might not be the best, but they get things done for money, they have that much credit.”

“That’ll do!”

After withdrawing 20, 000 yuan, the two walked towards the school gate.

Arriving at the school gate, they saw a group of people squatting under the shade of a tree, idly smoking and chatting.

Seeing the two walk over, the group immediately stood up. The leader was tall and skinny, like a large monkey, and he said with a cigarette in his mouth and a chuckle, “Zejing, what good news do you have for us?”

“Brother Hou, this is my classmate, Lin Xian. Brother Lin is looking for you today,” Wang Zejing introduced with a smile.

Lin Xian pulled out money from his pocket and said, “Old Wang told me you guys have been a bit idle lately, so I wanted to help you find a job.”

Hearing this, Monkey glanced at the 20, 000 yuan and showed a difficult expression, “Brother, it’s not that I don’t want to help you, but we’re all decent people, we don’t do anything illegal.”

“This is a legitimate job!”

Lin Xian pointed to the dry pot restaurant not far away and said, “Do you all see that dry pot restaurant, brothers? The weather has been too hot lately, so feel free to go to the restaurant and sit around. This money is for me to treat you to a meal, just consider it making friends. Business is tough these days, and a restaurant might close down at any time.”

Monkey’s eyes lit up, and he immediately understood what he meant. He took the money and nodded, “You’re generous, brother, I, Monkey, will make friends with you! Don’t worry, we’ll definitely go to the restaurant and take care of the business more often!”

He was very familiar with this kind of thing.

And it didn’t take any effort, wasn’t illegal, and he could easily earn 20, 000 yuan. Only a fool wouldn’t do it!

“Alright! We’ll head back first!” Lin Xian waved his hand and turned to walk back into the school with Wang Zejing.

On the way back, Wang Zejing was confused and asked, “Brother Lin, what exactly do you want to do? Have Brother Hou and them cause trouble?”

Lin Xian patted him on the shoulder and chuckled, “What trouble? Just eat normally. You’ll understand in a few days!”

…

After getting the money, Monkey first distributed 500 yuan to each person, then waved his hand and said, “Brothers, let’s get to work!”

A group of eighteen people, in a mighty procession, walked into the dry pot restaurant.

Seeing so many people enter the restaurant, the middle-aged boss’s face first lit up with joy, but he quickly realized something was wrong.

After these people entered the restaurant, they quickly dispersed, each occupying a table.

Soon, all more than a dozen dining tables in the restaurant were occupied by them.

“Waiter, order!”

Brother Hou, with a cigarette in his mouth, leisurely poured himself a cup of tea.

The waiter scanned the hall and asked somewhat uncertainly, “How many people in total, please?”

“Are you blind! I’m just one!” Monkey said impatiently.

The waiter forcibly suppressed his anger and asked, “What would you like to eat?”

“Bring a plate of peanuts, that’s all for now, I’ll order more if it’s not enough later!” Monkey pointed to the ten-yuan plate of peanuts on the menu and said.

The waiter had already sensed something was wrong and stood there without moving.

Seeing this, Monkey pulled out a wad of cash and slapped it on the table, raising an eyebrow, “What? Afraid I can’t pay?”

“Okay, please wait!”

The waiter turned and walked towards the cashier.

The others also flipped through the menu in a similar fashion, ordering either a plate of stir-fried greens or a cold dish of preserved eggs, all dishes costing around ten yuan.

At the cashier, the waiter whispered, “Boss, should we call the police?”

“Calling the police is useless!” The boss shook his head with a gloomy expression.

He was very clear about these tactics. People came to eat normally, they weren’t causing trouble or fighting. What good would calling the police do?

Oh, they ordered cheap dishes, so you call the police?

Isn’t that ridiculous?

“I’ll handle it!”

The boss took a deep breath and took out two packs of Zhonghua cigarettes from the drawer.

He sat down in front of Monkey, placed the Zhonghua cigarettes on the table, and smiled, “I’m sorry, my hospitality was not good. These two packs of cigarettes are to apologize to you all. Small businesses are not easy, brothers, why don’t you go eat somewhere else?”

Monkey glanced at him and said, “Boss, your serving speed is a bit slow. A plate of peanuts has been delayed for so long.”

Seeing that Monkey wasn’t giving face, the boss’s smile faded.

Qiangzi, holding a kitchen knife, rushed out from the back kitchen, his face grim, “MD, causing trouble at our place?”

“Tsk!”

Monkey scoffed, then deliberately leaned forward, patted his head, and said, “Come on, try to touch me!”

Qiangzi could scare students, but if he were truly told to use a knife to cut someone, he wouldn’t dare even if he had ten times the courage.