Yang Juanjuan, the chairwoman of Taste of Sichuan Restaurant, was somewhat surprised by Shen Hai's response.
"Can I meet and talk with him?" she pressed, unable to wait any longer. "I assure you, the offer I make will be better than any other restaurant—the highest tier here in Chengdu."
She was genuinely anxious. Bookings for the restaurant's private dining rooms were dwindling; customers with high standards would stop coming if they found the food unsatisfactory. There were also signs that walk-in customers were decreasing. Without a talented Sichuan cuisine chef, continuing the restaurant's business would be very difficult.
