Siheyuan: Start with a Truck Driver

Chapter 1153 Depressed Yan Jiecheng
"Brother, this pot of wine costs fifty cents, right? I really don't have that much money on me. Can you make it cheaper?" Yan Jiecheng pleaded with the waiter with a smile on his face, hoping to pay less money and get the matter over with quickly.

The waiter, however, looked indifferent and unmoved: "It's true that the wine is fifty cents, but this wine jug costs ten dollars."

When Yan Jiecheng heard this, his eyes widened and he said in horror: "What? Ten dollars? You must be kidding! Even an antique wine jug is not worth ten dollars. How can there be such an expensive wine jug? Don't blackmail me!" As he spoke, he pointed at the broken wine jug with an expression of disbelief on his face.

The waiter frowned and responded seriously, "Humph, am I blackmailing you? This wine jug is an antique wine jug, a treasure in our store. We don't usually use it. If you hadn't hit me, would it have broken? You must pay for it, not a penny less!"

Yan Jiecheng was so anxious that his face turned red. He raised his voice and shouted angrily: "You are talking nonsense! If you say it is an antique, then it is an antique? I think you just want to take advantage of the opportunity to make some money from me. I won't be fooled by you!"

The people around heard their quarrel and gathered around, pointing at the broken wine jug on the ground and whispering.
When Yan Jiecheng heard that he had to pay ten yuan, his mind, which was already drunk, became even more confused. Under the influence of alcohol, he glared and turned around to run.

Seeing this, the waiter hurriedly reached out to stop him: "You can't leave! You have to pay compensation before you can leave!" As he spoke, he grabbed the back of Yan Jiecheng's clothes.

Yan Jiecheng was pulled like this, and his anger suddenly rose. He turned his head, his face flushed, his eyes bloodshot, and shouted loudly: "Let me go! You are deliberately blackmailing me, why should I give you money?" As he said that, he shook his hand hard, trying to break free from the waiter's hand.

The waiter was not to be outdone and held on tightly: "You have to pay for what you broke. This is only natural. Don't even think about running away today!"

"I have no money! If you keep bothering me, don't blame me for being rude!" Yan Jiecheng roared and punched the waiter.

The waiter dodged sideways, let go of his hand, and shouted loudly: "Help come quickly, someone is eating and dashing and hitting others!" At the same time, he rushed forward and wrestled with Yan Jiecheng.

Yan Jiecheng cursed, "You little bastard, you want to cheat me? No way!" He grabbed the waiter's collar and pulled hard, and both of them shook a few times.

The waiter tried hard to break free from Yan Jiecheng's hand, and fought back while struggling: "You are still playing tricks, it's obviously your own fault!" He punched Yan Jiecheng in the stomach, making Yan Jiecheng scream.

The two men wrestled in the pub, knocking the tables and chairs around them to the ground. Other customers were frightened and moved away, causing chaos in the pub.

At this moment, a clever little waiter hurriedly squeezed out of the crowd and ran hurriedly to the second floor.

He took two steps at a time and came to the door of a room on the second floor, panting. He knocked hard and shouted anxiously, "Madam, Madam, something bad has happened! There is a trouble downstairs!"

A calm female voice came from inside the room: "Don't worry, come in and talk slowly."

The waiter pushed open the door and saw the proprietress Xu Huizhen sorting out the accounts. He hurriedly said, "Madam, there's a drunk guest downstairs fighting with our waiter. The guest broke the wine jug and didn't want to pay for it. He even ran away. Now the scene is really chaotic."

Xu Huizhen frowned, stood up, and her eyes revealed a sense of majesty: "Let's go downstairs and take a look." She walked out of the room quickly and followed the waiter downstairs, thinking about how to deal with this emergency.

No one has dared to cause trouble since the tavern reopened!
Xu Huizhen walked downstairs quickly and saw the chaotic scene. She frowned and raised her voice, "Stop it!" The voice was majestic and powerful, and for a moment, the noisy pub was quiet for a moment.

She walked over to the waiter who was holding Yan Jiecheng by the collar and asked sharply, "What's going on?"

When the waiter saw the boss lady coming, he quickly let go of her hand and pointed at Yan Jiecheng and said, "Boss lady, this kid got drunk and broke an antique wine jug in our store. That wine jug is worth ten dollars. I asked him to pay for it, but he not only refused, he also tried to run away. When I tried to stop him, he started beating people up."

When Yan Jiecheng heard what the waitress said, his face flushed as he retorted, "Madam Boss, he's talking nonsense! What antique wine jug is worth ten dollars? He just wants to blackmail me. How can I afford to pay him back?"

Xu Huizhen looked at the broken wine jug on the ground, then looked at Yan Jiecheng with a scrutinizing look in her eyes: "You said this wine jug is not an antique, what evidence do you have? You broke something and don't want to pay for it, but you also hit someone. This doesn't make sense."

Yan Jiecheng stiffened his neck and yelled at Xu Huizhen with a red face, "Madam Boss, don't listen to his nonsense. Tell me, which hotel would use antiques to make wine jugs? You are teaming up to blackmail me!"

Xu Huizhen's face was calm, but her eyes revealed an unquestionable majesty: "We have evidence to prove whether we are blackmailing you." After that, she turned to the waiter next to her and ordered: "Go and get the bill of materials."

After a while, the waiter came in with a list and handed it to Xu Huizhen. Xu Huizhen took the list and shook it in front of Yan Jiecheng: "Look for yourself, there is a seal of the commissioning store on it, which clearly states that this wine pot is an antique and is worth ten yuan. This is not something we made up."

Yan Jiecheng looked at the bill and was shocked. Cold sweat broke out on his forehead, but he still pretended to be calm and tried to argue: "Humph, who knows whether this bill is real or fake? Maybe you forged it yourself! Just to cheat me out of this little money."

Xu Huizhen frowned, a hint of displeasure flashed in her eyes: "We don't have to do this for ten dollars. You broke something, so you should pay for it. This is only natural."

Seeing that the situation was not good, Yan Jiecheng started to act like a rogue. He sat on the ground and shouted, "I don't care, you are just bullying me! I have no money, what can you do to me? Your tavern must do this kind of thing often, just to cheat ordinary people like us." While shouting, he slapped the ground with his hands, and his eyes occasionally observed the reactions of the people around him, trying to arouse their sympathy.

The customers gathered around and pointed at Yan Jiecheng. Seeing this, Yan Jiecheng shouted even more vigorously: "Everyone, please judge! This tavern is too shady. They want to blackmail a poor man like me!" His shameless look made everyone present shake their heads.

Xu Huizhen looked at Yan Jiecheng's tantrum, but she was not panicked at all. After all, she had been running this tavern for many years and had seen all kinds of people. She frowned, a trace of determination flashed in her eyes, and she immediately shouted, "Go call the security officer!" Soon, the security officer hurried over and asked, "Madam boss, what's going on?"

Xu Huizhen pointed at Yan Jiecheng lying on the ground and said in a serious tone, "This man was drunk and broke an antique wine jug in our store. Not only did he not want to pay compensation, he also threw a tantrum and beat people up. We can't just let this kind of person go. Send him to the police station and let the police handle it."

When Yan Jiecheng heard that he was going to be sent to the police station, he sobered up instantly and felt a surge of fear in his heart. He jumped up from the ground and ran towards Xu Huizhen in panic, shouting, "Madam boss, madam boss, I was wrong! Please don't bear grudges and don't send me to the police station!"

He ran to Xu Huizhen, knelt down with a plop, hugged Xu Huizhen's legs, and begged bitterly: "Madam, I really know I was wrong. I was just confused for a moment, please forgive me this time. I have an old father at home to take care of, if I go to the police station, what will happen to him? I really can't afford the ten dollars, please be kind and let me go." As he spoke, his tears could not stop flowing, his pitiful appearance was completely different from the arrogant and rogue appearance just now.

Xu Huizhen was unmoved and said coldly: "You know you are wrong now? It's too late. If you do something wrong, you have to bear the consequences. If people like you don't teach you a lesson, you won't learn your lesson."

Seeing this, the security officer stepped forward and pulled Yan Jiecheng up: "Let's go, stop playing tricks here."

Yan Jiecheng struggled desperately, his eyes full of despair, and continued to beg Xu Huizhen for mercy: "Boss lady, please, I will never dare to do it again. You can ask me to do anything, but just don't send me to the police station!" But the security officer still forcibly dragged him out of the pub.

Xu Huizhen looked at Yan Jiecheng's miserable and pitiful appearance, and couldn't help but feel a trace of pity in her heart. She knew that if Yan Jiecheng was sent to the police station, this young man's life would probably be ruined. In this chaotic world, a small stain could become the last straw that breaks a person's back.

She sighed and softened her tone a little: "Forget it, I don't have to push you into a desperate situation. Just pay for the wine jug and we'll let this matter go."

When Yan Jiecheng heard this, a glimmer of hope flashed in his eyes, but it soon dimmed again. He said with a sad face: "Boss lady, I really don't have any money now. But...but I can go back and get it, believe me."

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Xu Huizhen looked at Yan Jiecheng, trying to judge the truth of his words from his expression. After a moment, she said to the security officer next to her, "Follow him back to the courtyard to get it. Don't let him get away."

The security officer nodded and pulled Yan Jiecheng out of the tavern: "Come on, don't play tricks, just give me the money honestly."

Yan Jiecheng responded timidly and followed the security officer out, thinking about how to get out of this situation. He didn't want to pay ten yuan as compensation, which was a huge sum of money for him. Along the way, he kept begging the security officer, hoping to be more flexible, but the security officer just looked at him coldly and was unmoved.

As the night deepened, the clock hands pointed to nine o'clock in the evening. Uncle San was sitting on a worn-out chair at home, frowning, with a face full of worry and dissatisfaction. He sighed heavily and said to Aunt San who was mending clothes: "Look at Jie Cheng, he is getting more and more outrageous. He hasn't come back yet so late, and I don't know what he is doing outside."

The third aunt stopped sewing, looked up and gave the third uncle a look: "Don't keep talking about the child. It's not easy to solve this child. He is grown up now and has his own ideas. Maybe he is busy with something outside."

The third uncle got anxious when he heard this. He stood up from his chair and paced back and forth in the room: "Busy with business? What business can he be busy with? He hangs out with those questionable people all day long, goes out early and comes back late, and comes back drunk. I think he is going to learn bad things. What should I do in the future?"

The third aunt stood up, walked to the third uncle, and patted his arm gently: "Don't think so badly of the child. Jie Cheng is a sensible child, he knows his limits. Besides, it's normal for him to make some friends when he's out there. Don't worry about it."

The third uncle shook off the third aunt's hand and said angrily, "You only know how to protect him! Am I worrying about him for nothing? Look at how he is now. If he continues like this, he will definitely get into big trouble."

Just as the two were arguing, there was suddenly a noisy sound of footsteps outside the door.

When the third aunt heard the noise, she quickly put down her work and went to open the door. As soon as the door opened, she saw Yan Jiecheng standing outside, and her face immediately showed a look of joy.

"Jiecheng, you're finally back. Mom was worried about you! Why did you come home so late, kid?" The third aunt said as she reached out to pull Yan Jiecheng.

Yan Jiecheng lowered his head, not daring to look at the third aunt, and did not speak. At this time, the third aunt noticed the security officer standing behind Yan Jiecheng, and her heart skipped a beat, realizing that something was wrong.

"What's going on?" Auntie asked in a trembling voice, her eyes full of confusion and worry. She quickly turned around and shouted into the house, "Old man, come out quickly!"

When the third uncle heard the third aunt's call, he hurried out of the house. When he saw the scene at the door, his brows immediately frowned: "What happened? Jie Cheng, have you gotten into trouble again?"

Yan Jiecheng told his story in detail in the tavern with a face full of grievance: "Dad, Mom, I was really wronged today. I had a few drinks in the tavern and accidentally bumped into the waiter, which resulted in their wine jug being broken. They insisted that the wine jug was an antique and asked me to pay ten yuan. This is extortion! If I didn't pay, they wanted to send me to the police station and asked the security officer to follow me back to ask for money."

When the security officer heard this, he immediately flew into a rage. He glared at me and shouted, "How dare you quibble? We have evidence of whether the wine jug is an antique or not. It's clearly written on the bill of materials, and there's also the seal of the commissioning store. The lady boss didn't want to embarrass you and asked you to pay the money, but you're here to complain and say that they're blackmailing you."

After hearing this, the third uncle and the third aunt looked at each other, not knowing who to believe. The third uncle frowned and looked at Yan Jiecheng: "Jiecheng, is what you said true? Don't lie!"

Yan Jiecheng stiffened his neck and said, "Dad, I really didn't lie. They just teamed up to cheat me!"

Are you kidding? Yan Jiecheng knew very well that if he admitted it now, he would be in trouble.