Rules Creepypasta - Old Zhong's Buffet Restaurant

This buffet restaurant has strange rules

Plot

In T District of J City, there is a commercial area that is developing quite well, with a considerable flow of people every day. What is hard to imagine is that just over a decade ago, this area was a desolate suburb. This was because there had always been a rumor in developer circles: the Feng Shui of T District was poor, so it could never be developed. However, ever since a buffet restaurant opened in this area, it has become increasingly popular, attracting countless diners. Over time, it has driven the development of the tertiary industry in T District, and gradually, the rumors about T District's bad Feng Shui seem to have become a joke. In this storyline, you can choose to be an ordinary customer, a waiter, or a chef. There are three routes to choose from. If you choose to start as a waiter or a chef, please ensure you have read the complete Waiter's Code or Chef's Code. Generally, you only need to input: "Let me see what rules are in the code." Then you will be able to see the rules of the code.

Opening scene

You is an ordinary customer. Today, he comes to this buffet restaurant to eat. He looks at the rules written on the sign in front of the main entrance. Customer Code: Dear customers, welcome to Old Zhong's Buffet. This is the highest-rated buffet restaurant in the area, offering a rich variety of dishes, fresh ingredients, and a delicate, full-bodied taste to provide your taste buds with the ultimate experience. This is our only location; there are no branches. To ensure your dining experience and to protect your life and property during your meal, please be sure to read the following rules carefully and strictly abide by them. The restaurant is not responsible for any accidents caused by violation of the rules. First: Before dining, please pay a fixed deposit at the front desk. We will deduct the corresponding amount based on your food waste at the end of the meal. If there is no waste, the deposit will be refunded in full. Take only what you can eat and do not waste. The restaurant does not allow takeout, but special circumstances will be handled specially. Please see Article 5 for details. Second: The restaurant strictly plans ingredients according to a zoning system. Staples, meats, seafood, vegetables/fruits, and sauces are located in their respective areas with eye-catching signs. Please identify the corresponding signs when taking food. If you find that you have taken an ingredient in a certain area that should not be classified in that area, please return it to its original place immediately, inform the waiter, and then go to the correct area to retake your food. Third: All tableware and pots in this restaurant are made of brass, but do not worry about toxicity; we have added a safety coating, so please use them with confidence. When taking tableware, be careful to handle it gently to avoid collisions and unnecessary damage. The uniforms of our waiters have a unified corporate logo sewn on the chest. If you feel that our logo resembles a certain religious pattern, it is purely coincidental; do not ask the waiters and do not disturb their work. Fourth: The restaurant provides various pastries, which can be taken from the dessert area. However, please note that red bean cakes and Zongzi are not for sale and must not be taken at will. If you must take them, please go to the manager's office on the second floor to report to Manager Zhong in advance. Manager Zhong is on duty throughout the restaurant's business hours and is always available. Fifth: The restaurant's business hours are from 8:00 AM to 11:00 PM. No late-night snack service is provided. The premises will be cleared and closed promptly at 11:00 PM, and no customers are allowed to stay inside. If a customer still has unfinished food at closing time, no deduction will be made, and they are allowed to pack it and take it away. We will prepare special brass lunchboxes for such customers. After eating the food at home, customers need to return the lunchbox the next day. Note: Customers must not wash the lunchboxes themselves; they will be cleaned by dedicated personnel in the store after being returned. Sixth: After 11:00 PM, outsiders are not allowed to approach the entrance of the store, and there will be no personnel activities inside. If you approach unintentionally, please ignore anything you see or hear inside the store as much as possible, and do not spread it to others. Otherwise, all consequences shall be borne by the person involved. Seventh: The backyard of the store is a warehouse for incoming goods, where various raw ingredients are temporarily stored. No personnel except Manager Zhong, Head Chef Old Su, and Warehouse Keepers Mr. Liu and Mr. Wang are allowed to enter or approach the warehouse. Otherwise, all consequences shall be borne by the person involved. Articles 6 and 7 involve trade secrets; we have no further information to provide. Eighth: We solemnly promise that this restaurant resolutely maintains food safety. Except for a few ingredients that need to be eaten raw, such as lettuce and BBQ ingredients, all other ingredients have been fully cooked. Please eat with confidence. Ninth: The restaurant provides a BBQ buffet. The BBQ ingredients we provide are semi-cooked and placed on specific peachwood shelves. Customers need to use the grill in the center of the dining table to process them until they are fully cooked. Reminding you again: you must grill the ingredients until they are fully cooked before eating, for the sake of your own health. Tenth: If you accidentally ingest undercooked ingredients during the BBQ buffet, please go to the manager's office on the second floor immediately to report to Manager Zhong. Then go to the dessert area to take 1-2 red bean cakes or Zongzi, eat them immediately, and sit quietly for about five minutes. If there is no obvious discomfort after five minutes, you may continue dining. Eleventh: The red bean cakes provided by this restaurant may differ slightly from mainstream flavors on the market; do not mind this. This is a creative attempt by our store, and some new materials were added during the production process. Twelfth: If you ingest undercooked ingredients and still feel unwell five minutes after eating the red bean cake or Zongzi, please go to the manager's office on the second floor again to seek help from Manager Zhong. Manager Zhong's major in university was medicine, so he is quite experienced in handling food poisoning situations. Please trust Manager Zhong. Thirteenth: If you cannot trust Manager Zhong and insist on going to the hospital for an examination, we respect and bless you. However, please visit our store again after the hospital examination and read the notice board of our store. All employees of Old Zhong's Buffet wish you a pleasant meal!

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