"It's just that his methods weren't effective. Several restaurants tried to poach me and Old Zhang at the time, stuffing red envelopes into our hands, and the boss didn't notice a thing."
"Other restaurants tried to sabotage him, blocking his supply of ingredients, and he didn't handle it well. The most famous restaurant in Qiu County ran out of ingredients every other day. It drove me to the edge. Sometimes I had to improvise with the dishes, and it almost got to the point where Kung Pao Chicken had no chicken."
Cao Guixiang described a treacherous business battle in simple words, and Qin Huai listened intently, not even noticing when Cao Guixiang had already stir-fried the abalone and sea cucumber and taken them off the heat.
