Chapter 49: 048: Ingeniously Solve i
Translator: 549690339
“Here are your noodles.” Ni Yang served the steaming noodles to a tableful of customers with a friendly smile on her face.
Just then, a voilent thump echoed from the neighboring table, “Boss! Can you come here?!”
Ni Yang slightly furrowed her brows and turned around in confusion. She smiled and asked, “How may 1 assist you?”
The table was occupied by two stocky, frowning, and fierce-looking men who seemed to be troublemakers.
Ni Yang could predict how things were going to unfold. Having spent many years in the restaurant industry in her previous life, she had encountered all sorts of people and situations.
“Look at this!” One of the men stood up and slapped the table, glaring at Ni Yang.
Ni Yang looked down to find a fly floating in the golden noodle soup.
That was disgusting.
The other burly man also got up abruptly and loudly shouted out, “Everyone, come look first! This deceitful seller is making money off us, and we even found a fly in our noodles! Suppose we got sick, whose fault would that be?”
On hearing this, the other patrons instantly became restless and gathered around. They started throwing accusations, “Disgusting! There’s a fly!”
“This is incredibly unhygienic! Boss, you need to have a conscience to do business! How could you serve us such food?”
“Refund! We want a refund!”
The customers crowded around Ni Yang, demanding refunds. The anger in the room was palpable. Thankfully, Ni Yang was a young woman, which probably prevented things from escalating to physical violence.
After all, finding a fly in a bowl of noodles was a serious health hazard!
“Everyone, please settle down,” Ni Yang calmly addressed the crowd. Her face was free of stress—a faint smile played around her lips. She looked at everyone calmly, displaying an air of authority that was hard to resist.
Miraculously, the crowd fell silent and turned their attention to her.
Zhu Yonghong folded her arms, watching the unfolding drama with anticipation. She wanted to see how Ni Yang would get herself out of this situation.
There was a fly in the noodles. Even smooth talk wouldn’t quell the crowd’s anger.
As Ni Yang looked at the crowd, she opened her mouth to speak, “Everyone, rest assured. I, Ni Yang, would never dishonor my conscience. I will bring clarity to this matter and provide a satisfactory explanation.”
One of the stocky men, walked out and said sarcastically, “Hm… You’ve never dishonored your conscience? Your words sound even better than singing. But my brother and I found a fly in our food. What is your explanation? Today, unless you eat that fly yourself, this matter won’t be settled!”
“Yes! We insist that this deceitful seller eats the fly herself!” voices from the crowd echoed.
“Eat it up! Eat it up!” others chimed in fervently.
Watching all this, Zhu Yonghong’s smirk deepened.
Despicable woman, you’re finally getting your dues! You won’t be so arrogant now!
Ni Yang seemed unfazed. She casually raised her hands in a manner that exhibited great authority, immediately bringing quiet to the crowd once more.
“If this fly had actually fallen into the noodles due to my negligence, then you are right to ask me to eat it, and I wouldn’t object. But it’s clear someone dropped it into the soup on purpose, to stir up trouble! I, Ni Yang, am not a pushover!”
Her tone was light but decisive, cutting convincingly into every ear present.
With just one sentence, she captured the heart of the matter.
The crowd exchanged perplexed looks.
Wasn’t it strange? They had been eating Ni Yang’s noodles for a long time. Nobody had ever found a fly or even a single hair in their bowls. How come only these two men had found a fly?
With that in mind, they all turned their gaze on the two stout men.
The men’s eyes flickered with disbelief. They had not expected Ni Yang to respond so calmly and then to bring up such a point.
In their eyes, Ni Yang was just a naive young woman—pretty but not particularly special. They thought she’d get flustered in such a situation. Rather, Ni Yang was more composed than one would expect of an adult.
This was indeed… strange.
They had done similar things to other vendors. Most had chosen to keep the peace, secretly giving them money and begging them not to make a scene. Why hadn’t it worked on Ni Yang?
No, they had to tarnish Ni Yang’s reputation today, or they would lose face.
Resolute, one of the men angrily glared at Ni Yang, “Are you accusing us of deliberately bringing the fly to frame you?”
“Isn’t it?” Ni Yang replied, her eyebrows twitching defiantly.
This incensed the other man who immediately fumed, “What a load of bullshit! Why the hell would I frame you! If you don’t explain yourself today, I’ll wreck your stall! You won’t be able to conduct business again in your life!”
Ni Yang gently rested her hand on the table. As if by magic, the man wasn’t able to move the table an inch, regardless of how hard he tried.
The burly man glanced at Ni Yang and nervously swallowed, perplexed.
Did such a skinny young woman possess such strength?
Was it an illusion?
Ni Yang stood her ground, one hand resting on the table while the other picked up a pair of chopsticks. She squashed the fly in the broth and addressed the crowd,
“Everyone, watch closely. This is an intact fly. If it had fallen into the noodles while I was cooking, it would have been boiled to mush by now. Its body wouldn’t have remained so intact. Also, the fly’s wings are dry and haven’t touched the soup. This means someone must have recently dropped it into the bowl. If you don’t believe me, you’re welcome to inspect it yourself to see if what I’ve said makes sense.”
Ni Yang spoke logically and convincingly, leaving no room for doubt.
Upon hearing her, the crowd huddled around Ni Yang, murmuring among themselves.
“The boss is right, the back of the fly is indeed dry.”
“She makes sense, she makes sense.”
“I’m sorry boss, my earlier words might’ve been a bit harsh.”
“It’s all because of those two. If they hadn’t caused trouble, we wouldn’t have acted so….”