Who would still start a business seriously after being reborn?

Chapter 116 I toast you

"You bastard, get out of here right now." Zhang Gang grabbed the kitchen knife and limped after Zhang Bao.

Zhang Bao dropped the plate, laughed heartily, and ran across the street.

He first gave Cheng Yi the most common two-finger salute in film and television dramas, then got into a Jeep 213 on the side of the road and drove away.

"I'm so sorry..."

"You are really going too far. I will never come here again!" Zhang Gang wanted to explain to the customer, but the customer had already stood up and left with an angry look on his face.

"Oh." Zhang Gang shook his head helplessly and tidied up the messy small table.

Then, he dragged his lame leg and limped back to the dining car and poured the leftovers into the enamel basin at his feet.

Soon, a small yellow dog came over and started eating.

"Zhang Bao is a scoundrel. Stay away from him and don't have any contact with him." Zhang Gang warned: "If I hadn't been unable to find you, I wouldn't have asked him for help."

Green skin? Cheng Yi was stunned.

Although Zhang Gang said so, Cheng Yi felt that Zhang Bao was different from those ordinary ruffians based on his conversation and personality.

Zhang Gang glanced at Cheng Yi and said, "Also, you must keep the news of my coming here a secret for me."

"Actually, I can help you explain it." Cheng Yi said, "Lingyu is not that unreasonable."

"No need." Zhang Gang smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Many debts cannot be resolved by just talking. I feel sorry for them and their mother, and I don't expect them to forgive me."

"She didn't want to see me in the first place. If she knew I was following her, she would definitely think I was following her, and the misunderstanding between us would be even greater."

"I understand." Cheng Yi nodded.

Every family has its own problems, and this is not something an outsider like him can interfere with.

Zhang Gang asked, "What would you like to eat? It's my treat."

"Let's have shredded potatoes." Cheng Yi said with a smile, "I haven't eaten them for a few days. I'm craving them."

"Okay, sit down for a while." Zhang Gang finally smiled. He quickly lit the fire and heated the oil. In less than five minutes, a plate of sour vinegar-spicy shredded potatoes was served on the table. Zhang Gang also fried a plate of fried silkworm pupae and scrambled eggs with chives for Cheng Yi and said, "Would you like a drink?"

"Goodbye, you know how much I can drink." Cheng Yi smiled and shook his head, saying, "Uncle, how about we eat together? You haven't had lunch yet, right?"

"Okay." Zhang Gang wiped his hands on his apron, took off his canvas mask and put it in his pocket, then sat opposite Cheng Yi.

Thinking that the person sitting opposite him was the legendary Hei Gang, Cheng Yi felt that this fate was too wonderful.

This is Hei Gang. How many ruffians and scoundrels in Handong Province were frightened by him in his early years?
But what about now? The traces of time have crept up his eyebrows, his legs are lame, his back is hunched, and he has become timid and submissive, without a trace of masculinity.

Who can connect this uncle who likes to smile foolishly with Hei Gang?

Zhang Gang pulled out a bottle of Erguotou and said with a smile, "How about a drink?"

Cheng Yi shook his head and said with a smile: "Forget it, I have something to do in the afternoon."

"Okay, then I'll drink it myself." Zhang Gang didn't try to persuade him and poured himself a glass of wine.

He took a sip of wine and sighed, "Cheng Yi, thank you."

"Uncle, why are you thanking me suddenly?" Cheng Yi laughed in silence.

Zhang Gang said, "Yesterday when you went out for a barbecue, I was actually watching from a distance."

Cheng Yi was shocked.

"It's been a while since I've seen that girl smile so happily. I know she's always dreamed of going to college, which is why she was so proud when she introduced you to me. You brought her to this place with the most college students and even accepted her as your apprentice. I'll always remember this kindness." Zhang Gang raised his glass and said, "I'll toast you."

After saying that, Zhang Gang drank it all in one gulp.

Cheng Yi quickly picked up the water cup and said, "Uncle, don't say that. Lingyu knows how to run an internet cafe and has helped me a lot. Besides, she and I are in an employment relationship, so I can't count her as a favor."

He quickly changed the subject and said, "By the way, uncle, do you have a place to live now? I'll arrange a place for you."

"No need. I have a place to stay. You just need to help me keep this secret." Zhang Gang said, "I wear a mask almost all day. Even if she came out, she wouldn't recognize me. Today, it was that brat Zhang Bao who came to cause trouble, so it's a special case."

"Okay, I'll try my best to keep it a secret for you and try not to let Lingyu come here to order food." Cheng Yi nodded.

After a while, Zhang Gang said again, "Also, try to have fewer late-night barbecues in the future. Although this is a university town, it's too remote, and there are so many factories around it, it's still not very safe, especially with so many girls there. The security in Jingzhou City is not as good as you think."

"If you want to have a meal together, try to find a decent restaurant, preferably during the day."

"I understand." Cheng Yi responded. After Zhang Gang's reminder, he also felt that he had been a little careless yesterday. His once bohemian life had made him develop the habit of having dinner together at night, and he also made him forget that it was 2001, not 2024.

After that, Zhang Gang didn't say anything else and just focused on eating.

Although Cheng Yi had many questions he wanted to ask, when the words came to his lips, he didn't know how to ask them tactfully. It seemed that many questions about Zhang Gang were taboo words.

He couldn't just ask directly: Where did you come from? Who did you follow? How brave are you?

After finishing the steamed bun in his hand, Cheng Yi was about to say a few polite words when two motorcycles stopped by the roadside. There were four people on the motorcycles. The leader was a burly man in jeans. The burly man was about thirty years old, tall and strong, and was about 1.85 meters tall.

"Brother Wu, it was this old guy who beat us last night." A yellow-haired young man pointed at Zhang Gang and said.

"What's going on? Is there already a dispute in the martial arts world?" Cheng Yi was stunned, then stood up at the same time as Zhang Gang.

Although Zhang Gang is only in his early fifties, the hardships he has suffered over the years have made him look much older than his peers, and he really looks like an old man.

The leading burly man snorted coldly, "You were the one who beat up my brother last night?"

"Your two brothers drank too much. I was afraid they would cause trouble, so I tried to persuade them." Zhang Gang limped over and put on a smile.

"Persuade? Is it your turn to persuade me? Who are you?" The yellow-haired young man slapped Zhang Gang in the face.

"Fuck, you're taking advantage of your numbers to bully others, right?" Cheng Yi got furious when he saw the yellow-haired young man taking action. He rushed over and raised his fist to hit him.

Before Cheng Yi's fist touched the yellow-haired young man, Zhang Gang raised his hand slightly and slapped Cheng Yi's elbow with the back of his hand, which happened to hit the numb bone of Cheng Yi's elbow joint.

In an instant, Cheng Yi felt his entire arm go numb, and he pulled his arm back as if he had been electrocuted.

He looked at Zhang Gang in surprise, not understanding how Zhang Gang did it.

He had practiced free fighting in the gym for several years. Logically, even if he didn't have the strength he once had, he could easily deal with one or two little thugs with his remaining fighting consciousness. However, Zhang Gang just hit him with a casual blow and he couldn't withstand it.

"Hey, you still want to fight?" The strong man laughed and said, "No one in this area dares to fight me."

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, my nephew is ignorant." Zhang Gang gave Cheng Yi a warning look, and then said to the strong man.

"Are you scared now, old man?" the yellow-haired young man cursed, "You two are quite arrogant. One of you almost broke my arm last night, and the other just tried to hit me."

Zhang Gang ignored the yellow-haired youth and looked directly at the burly man. "Yesterday, a group of female college students were having a party at a barbecue stall. You two got drunk and said you wanted to go there for some fun. I happened to overhear them."

Zhang Gang paused and said, "If there were students from prestigious universities in this place, have you considered the consequences?"

The yellow-haired young man snorted, "How could she be a college student? School hasn't even started yet. Besides, she's still out there singing and dancing in the middle of the night. How could she be a decent girl?"

The burly man looked at Zhang Gang and said, "Old man, you beat up two of my brothers by yourself last night. This really embarrassed me. Go to a few nearby electronics factories and ask around about my name, Wu Wei. Ask them who in this area dares to embarrass me?"

"I'm willing to pay for what happened last night." Zhang Gang said humbly.

The strong man sneered and said, "Okay, two hundred yuan for each person's medical expenses, that's not too much, right?"

"It's not too much." Zhang Gang opened the drawer and started counting the money one by one. After a while, he counted out a stack of money and handed it to the strong man.

The strong man put the money into his pocket, stretched out his left foot, and said, "My leather shoes are dirty too."

Zhang Gang squatted down without any hesitation, picked up the hem of his apron, blew on it twice, and carefully wiped the strong man's two leather shoes clean.

"Alright, you're smart." The strong man stamped his foot with satisfaction and said, "I'll let you go this time. If you do it again, I'll smash your stall."

"Brother Wu, what about that kid? Aren't you going to beat him up?" The yellow-haired young man pointed at Cheng Yi and said.

The burly man glanced at Cheng Yi and sneered, "Forget it, young people are ignorant, forgive him this time."

"Hmph, that's really a bargain for him." The yellow-haired young man immediately got on the motorcycle and quickly disappeared at the intersection.

"Uncle Zhang..." Cheng Yi was about to speak when Zhang Gang said, "If you encounter problems in the future, use money to resolve them. Suffering a little loss is nothing. If you get involved in these things, you will never be able to get rid of them in your life."

Cheng Yi sighed inwardly. He couldn't agree with what Zhang Gang said, but out of respect he didn't refute it.

He took out four hundred yuan from his pocket and said, "Yesterday's incident was caused by me. Uncle Zhang can't pay for it."

"It has nothing to do with you. I'm just meddling in other people's business." Zhang Gang refused.

He grinned and said, "You have such a big business, you need more money than me. Now I can feed my whole family and I don't need money."

"Let's go after you've eaten. Don't let Lingyu come looking for you later because she has something to ask." Zhang Gang put on his mask again.

(End of this chapter)