Mountain and Sea Hot Pot Restaurant

Ming Qian, burdened with mortgage and personal loans, suddenly had a stroke of luck after losing his job—he found a priceless ancient jade. Just as he planned to turn it over to the authorities to locate the owner the next day, a silver-haired, eccentric heartthrob mysteriously appeared in his home. Dressed in ancient robes, the man spoke in riddles Ming Qian couldn’t comprehend. "You are my destined partner. This jade is my clan’s love token." "Our union is fated by the heavens." "I am the last nine-tailed fox in this world." Ming Qian: "Which psychiatric hospital do you belong to? I’ll call them to pick you up." Now, in addition to repaying loans, Ming Qian had to raise a fox. He decided to start a business—a Hot Pot Restaurant he had zero faith in—waiting daily for it to fail while resigning himself to being good only at losing money. Later: The nine-tailed fox became the restaurant’s most popular and most disliked waiter. The winged dragon became the most popular delivery guy. The hog-like Dang Kang consistently ranked as the top employee. ... Overnight, the Shan Hai Hot Pot Restaurant went viral, and the once-failing eatery inexplicably became the city’s pride. During an interview, Ming Qian said— "How did it blow up? No clue." "Honestly, I wish we had fewer customers. We’re understaffed—please bear with us!"