Even Han Guishan's big appetite couldn't rescue the deserted state of the congee shop; at noon, during the peak lunch hour, the shop's business was lackluster to begin with, let alone at 2 p.m., when most other shops had already closed up to take a break.
Since everyone was idle, they simply sat in the lobby and started chatting with Han Guishan.
"Mr. Han, I just saw a Promotional Board in the storage room," said Jiang Feng, who had already scouted the situation when the business was down. "This Promotional Board, can we use it? Just write a few words and place it at the entrance of the shop." He had observed that the congee shop was outfitted with surveillance cameras in nearly every place across both floors, except the bathroom and the storage room.