{"id":898032,"date":"2026-04-09T12:20:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T17:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/09\/i-want-to-retire-authentic-mun-chee-kee-king-of-pigs-organ-soup-owner-turns-down-500k-offer-lifestyle-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T12:20:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T17:20:01","slug":"i-want-to-retire-authentic-mun-chee-kee-king-of-pigs-organ-soup-owner-turns-down-500k-offer-lifestyle-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/09\/i-want-to-retire-authentic-mun-chee-kee-king-of-pigs-organ-soup-owner-turns-down-500k-offer-lifestyle-news\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I want to retire&#8217;: Authentic Mun Chee Kee King of Pig&#8217;s Organ Soup owner turns down $500k offer, Lifestyle News"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.asiaone.com\/byline\/bhavya-rawat\" route=\"Byline\"><span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.asiaone.com\/sites\/default\/files\/byline_images\/byline\/bhavya-rawat.jpg\" alt=\"Bhavya Rawat\"><\/span><\/a><\/span><span><span><span>PUBLISHED ON<\/span><b>March 02, 2026 2:58 AM<\/b><\/span><span><span>BY<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.asiaone.com\/byline\/bhavya-rawat\" route=\"Byline\"><b>Bhavya Rawat<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.asiaone.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>David Tan has said that he was open to others taking over his business, but it appears the deal doesn&#8217;t involve him continuing to run it.<\/p>\n<p>The owner of Authentic Mun Chee Kee King of Pig\u2019s Organ Soup has turned down an offer of more than $500,000 because he wants to retire, Shin Min Daily News reported on Sunday (March 1).<\/p>\n<p>He received at least five offers for his stall \u2014 from both individuals and companies \u2014 after news of the closure came out, the <span dir=\"auto\">60-year-old told the Chinese evening daily.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Some offered me more than $500,000 but on the condition that I stay and work for at least one or two years,&#8221; he said, adding that others had even wished for him to expand the business.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want to retire, so I refused them all.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>After closing the eatery he&#8217;s been running for the past 15 years, David is going on a road trip around China and South America.<\/p>\n<p>A regular customer surnamed Huang told Shin Min that she patronised the stall upon learning that Saturday was its last day.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Although I am reluctant to see it go, I am happy that the owner can retire early,&#8221; the 35-year-old said.<\/p>\n<p>Another customer, surnamed Zeng, recounted how she and her husband have been patronising the restaurant for the past decade.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Although we didn&#8217;t know it was the last day of business, we are glad that we were able to have a meal here.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After the relocation to its current address in 2024, Authentic Mun Chee Kee Pig&#8217;s Organ Soup saw business fall by 35 per cent and operating costs continue to rise.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This made me realise that it may be time to let go and spend my time doing something else,&#8221; he told 8world.<\/p>\n<p>The eatery opened at 207 Jalan Besar in 2011 but relocated to 65 Maude Road in 2024 following the authorities&#8217; discovery that its kitchen wall was at risk of collapsing.<\/p>\n<p>[[nid:729321]]<\/p>\n<p><span \n                data-original-string='Pw4KhsbL1vsuK7AmwIOdNw==7f4ANnP4EoamU4WzNzuZivd9l4x89z5IA35yNB5Fu5fJIA='\n                class='apbct-email-encoder'\n                title='This contact has been encoded by Anti-Spam by CleanTalk. 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