Conscience Couple: One Extra Dumpling, Win the World

This evening, a tall and thin man walked into "Miaowei Dumpling House". Judging by his attire, it was clear that he was a migrant worker. The restaurant was quite busy at the time, and the tall and thin man had to wait for a while before he could get a seat. As soon as he sat down, the waitress, Xiao Lan, came over with a smile and asked, "Sir, what would you like to eat? We have three types of dumplings in our shop. The all-meat ones are 3.5 yuan per liang, the half-vegetable and half-meat ones are 3 yuan per liang, and the all-vegetable ones are 2.5 yuan per liang."

The tall and thin man swallowed his saliva and said loudly, "Bring me four, no, six liang! Three liang of all-meat and three liang of all-vegetable, served in two separate plates."

"What? Six liang? Can you eat that much?" Xiao Lan widened her eyes in surprise.

The tall and thin man scratched his head, embarrassed, and said, "This is considered a lot? I'm still holding back! If I really let go, a jin or two is no problem!"

The dumplings were quickly made and served. Xiao Lan put the two plates of dumplings in front of the tall and thin man and was about to turn away when he stopped her, "Waitress, wait a minute, I need to count the dumplings in front of you, otherwise if I find out later that there are fewer, you will definitely say that I ate them, and I won't be able to argue."

Xiao Lan was surprised, and the surrounding customers also felt strange. There was actually someone who counted the dumplings before eating them? However, since the customer wanted to count, Xiao Lan, of course, could not object.

The tall and thin man said, "Your dumplings are six per liang. This plate of all-meat should be eighteen, and the all-vegetable plate should also be eighteen." After speaking, he began to carefully poke at the dumplings in the plate with his chopsticks, counting one by one: "One, two, three... fifteen, sixteen, seventeen." There were only seventeen, and the other plate also had only seventeen. The tall and thin man was not happy, shouting at Xiao Lan, "You are short of weight and quantity, short of two dumplings, almost a dollar! Call your boss!"

Xiao Lan didn't expect this situation: "This, this..." She was at a loss and didn't know what to do.

"What's the matter?" The boss came over when he heard the noise. The boss was a middle-aged man with a shrewd look.

Xiao Lan seemed to have found a savior and quickly told the boss, "Boss, this customer ordered two plates of three liang of dumplings, and just now he counted and said that we are short of him..."

Before Xiao Lan finished speaking, the boss pulled her away, looked at the tall and thin man carefully, and asked a bit disbelievingly, "Brother, how could we possibly give customers fewer dumplings? Are you so hungry that you secretly ate two and then counted?"

The tall and thin man sneered coldly, "I knew you would frame me! How can being a farmer be bad? People's character is not measured by the quality of their clothes. I thought of this in advance, so I deliberately counted in front of your waitress! If you don't believe it, ask her."

Xiao Lan whispered, "Boss, he didn't steal any, he counted one by one in front of me..."

The boss quickly waved his hand to stop Xiao Lan from speaking, pressed the tall and thin man who wanted to stand up with both hands, and said with a smile, "Brother, it's a misunderstanding. I was just joking with you. Look, there are so many guests in my shop, and the master who serves the dumplings may make a mistake when he is busy. If he gives you one or two less, he will also give one or two more to others, and the total will definitely be correct!"

"Really? Will someone get one or two more dumplings?" The tall and thin man turned to the people around him who were eating dumplings, "Everyone counts the dumplings in their plates to see if it's like what the boss said, someone has one or two more?"

The people around laughed, "We have already started eating, we can't count. Ah, you are the most careful, knowing not to eat before counting."

After speaking, everyone laughed so hard that the tall and thin man was embarrassed and blushed. At this time, the tall and thin man saw the waiter serving a plate of dumplings to the young man at the next table, so he hurriedly stopped the young man from eating, "Comrade, don't eat in a hurry, let's count the dumplings and see if the boss gives enough. How many liang did you buy..."

The young man slammed his chopsticks on the table angrily, "Count what! Are you crazy! It's just one less, what's the big deal, it's not gold!"

The tall and thin man was left speechless, and everyone around him was giggling, making his face even redder. The boss said triumphantly, "Everyone, don't laugh. It's not easy for our farmer brothers to eat in a restaurant, it takes a lot of determination, of course, they have to be particular, after all, two dumplings, a dollar. It seems that if I don't make up these two dumplings for him today, he won't be able to sleep tonight, and he will definitely kick the quilt, then the loss will be greater." After speaking, he laughed and glared at Xiao Lan, "What are you still doing here? Fool, just make up two more dumplings for him, it's done."

After hearing the boss's words, the tall and thin man felt his blood rush to his head: This is definitely not a problem of two dumplings. Two plates of dumplings, each missing one, it is clear that the boss is deliberately shortchanging, making dirty money, but in the end, it seems like he is extorting. No, I must completely expose the boss's tricks.

At this time, a girl's dumplings were just served, and the tall and thin man glanced and felt that the plate of dumplings must also be short, so he hurriedly took it over and handed it to the boss, saying righteously, "Boss, take a look for yourself, there are only eleven dumplings in this plate. I think the little sister must have bought two liang, should be twelve, right? How come it's one less?"

"Th-this..." The boss didn't expect the tall and thin man to be so persistent and was speechless for a while. At this moment, the girl rushed up and got angry with the tall and thin man, "Who let you take my dumplings?"

The tall and thin man said to the girl with a pleasant expression, "Little sister, you bought two liang of dumplings, right? Two liang should be twelve, but they only gave you eleven, one less..."

The girl said angrily, "I'm willing to have one less, so I don't have to waste it if I can't finish eating! You made my dumplings dirty, how can I eat them?" After speaking, she grabbed the plate and wanted to pour all the dumplings in the garbage can.

The tall and thin man was anxious and hurriedly stopped the girl, "Little sister, don't pour. I didn't touch your dumplings, how could they be dirty?"

The girl interrupted the tall and thin man impatiently, "Okay, okay, I don't want you to compensate, you don't have to explain, I don't want to listen. Waiter, order two liang for me again, deduct two, I only want ten!"

Now the tall and thin man was at a loss. At this time, an old man came over with half a plate of dumplings and persuaded, "Young man, calm down. It's not easy for people to open a shop. To be honest, when we come here to eat dumplings, we only know how many liang we bought, as for whether one liang is five or six, we really didn't care. Young man, don't be so particular, losing is a blessing. I know you guys who do physical work have a big appetite, this is what I bought, I can't eat it, I'll give you half a plate to eat."

Now the boss came to life and said to the tall and thin man contemptuously, "Master, I think you came to make trouble today, right? If you don't have money, just tell me, these two plates of dumplings are all for you to eat, what's the big deal? Just treat you like a beggar! As long as you promise not to come to make trouble next time, it's fine!"

The tall and thin man was full of anger and grievance, so many people, no one stood up to support him, even everyone was laughing at his joke. A dumpling, everyone can ignore it, but is this just a problem of a dumpling? He couldn't eat the dumplings anymore, so the tall and thin man asked for a food bag, packed the dump lings, and was ready to leave.

Just then, the waiter Xiao Lan stood up and shouted at the tall and thin man, "This brother, why are you on the right side, but you act like a thief? Today, I'll just go all out and tell everyone a secret: The boss requires that every plate of dumplings served to the guests is one less! This brother's suspicion is correct, but unfortunately, everyone ignores this brother's kindness."

Upon hearing this, the boss's face changed immediately, and he shouted angrily, "Xiao Lan, how dare you, if you talk nonsense again, I will fire you immediately!"

Xiao Lan simply took off her work clothes, threw them on the ground, and said, "Just right, I don't want to do this conscienceless job anymore! Before I leave, I want to advise you: do business with integrity, making money is not wrong, but you can't be black-hearted!"

Xiao Lan's words caused a round of applause, but after the applause, many people lowered their heads in shame. The tall and thin man looked at Xiao Lan, tears glistening in his eyes...

The tall and thin man had just walked out of the restaurant when he heard someone calling behind him. It turned out to be Xiao Lan, who had just been laid off from "Miaowei Dumpling House." It turned out that the tall and thin man and Xiao Lan were a couple. They came to the city to work from the countryside at the beginning of the year. The tall and thin man went to the construction site, and Xiao Lan became a waiter at "Miaowei Dumpling House." Xiao Lan found out that the boss was making black-hearted money, but no guests ever pointed it out, so she discussed with her husband to expose the boss's trick, which led to the above drama.

The tall and thin man looked at Xiao Lan and said guiltily, "Wife, your man is useless, let you lose your job."

Xiao Lan said, "It's better to lose this job early, otherwise, I can't bear it every day. I have already thought about it, and you don't have to work on the construction site anymore. Let's open a dumpling shop. I have some experience now. As long as we do business with a conscience, I believe life will definitely get better!"

Sure enough, not long after, a small dumpling shop appeared near "Miaowei Dumpling House." In a few years, this shop quickly expanded, squeezing out "Miaowei Dumpling House," and even opened several branches in the south and north of the city. A reporter from the evening newspaper went to interview the boss, asking what the secret of his successful entrepreneurship was.

The tall and thin man scratched his head for a long time and said, "Actually, there is no secret. It's just that when guests come to eat dumplings, I always quietly add one more to each plate."

The reporter was puzzled, "Just that? Who counts when eating dumplings? Who knows if there is one more?"

The tall and thin man smiled and said, "I know, I feel happy when I think about it; besides, if the guests count and find one more dumpling, aren't they happier? We are all happy, so the business can't help but get better, right?"

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