Liu Jianguo worked at Fumanlou for twelve years, his signature sweet and sour carp famous throughout the city, and countless diners came from afar by reputation. Before boss Wang Defa left for a vacation abroad, he promised an annual bonus of twenty thousand, but Sun Xiaoli, the brother-in-law managing the store on his behalf, only gave him two hundred yuan. Liu Jianguo went to the finance office to demand an explanation, and Sun Qian flipped through the account book saying he was short three jin of tofu and two sea basses, leaving only two hundred after deductions. Sun Xiaoli arrogantly said, "I have the final say in this shop."