Courtyard House: Inheriting the Restaurant, the Jia Family Wants to Get It for Free

"Selling counterfeit alcohol?"

These words caused an uproar in the room.

"Is this guy crazy? If Boss Cheng's wine is fake, then there's no real wine left in all of Beijing!" an old wine drinker retorted on the spot.

"Exactly! I drink it every day, how could I not know if it's fake or not?"

"I think this guy's here to cause trouble, isn't he?"

The diners were buzzing with discussion, but no one believed Liu Haizhong's words. Cheng Shuhai's wine, with its quality, had already won over everyone's taste buds.

Looking at Liu Haizhong's seemingly deranged state, Cheng Shuhai had a rough idea of ​​what was going on. He didn't get angry, but simply asked calmly, "Liu Haizhong, you say I sell counterfeit alcohol, do you have any evidence? I don't recall you ever buying alcohol from me?"

"I……"

Liu Haizhong was speechless at the question, but he was blinded by anger and didn't think logically at all.

"I bought it from somewhere else! But that person said they got it from you!"

"I tasted it, and it tasted just like you! But what happened? It was fake! It made me lose face at the factory, and I almost lost my job!"

"Who else is to blame but you?!"

In an attempt to save face, Liu Haizhong decided to go all out and recount his "glorious deeds" in front of everyone, spilling the beans from a bamboo tube.

From how he tried to curry favor with his superiors, to how he spent a million yuan to buy wine in a hutong, to how he was severely scolded by the workshop director... he spoke with tears streaming down his face, as if he were the most wronged person in the world.

At first, the restaurant was quiet, and everyone was listening to him.

But as they listened, someone couldn't help but burst out laughing.

That laugh seemed to ignite a fuse.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

"My God, this is hilarious!"

"Spend a million to buy alcohol in a hutong? Has this guy lost his mind?"

"You even tasted it? That conman must have given you the real wine to taste, but sold you the fake! You fell for such a simple trick, what a rascal!"

"They were fooled and got scammed, yet they have the nerve to come here and cause trouble? That's truly unbelievable!"

The entire restaurant erupted in deafening laughter. The diners laughed so hard they were doubled over, tears streaming down their faces.

Liu Haizhong initially felt he was in the right, but the laughter stunned him.

He stood there dumbfounded, looking at the faces around him that were mocking him, listening to the harsh comments. His already slow-witted mind finally belatedly realized what was happening...

It seems... what they said... makes sense?

It seems like I really... was deceived?

This realization was even more embarrassing for him than being scolded by Director Zhou.

He felt like a clown stripped naked, standing in the center of the stage, receiving everyone's pointing fingers and ridicule.

His face instantly turned a deep purplish-red, as if he wished he could disappear from the world immediately.

Cheng Shuhai stared at him coldly until the laughter subsided before slowly speaking.

"Liu Haizhong, do you understand now?"

"You didn't buy the wine from me."

"You were deceived by a liar because of your own greed and foolishness."

"Now, you've come to my shop, in front of all my customers, to slander me for selling counterfeit alcohol and ruin my reputation."

Cheng Shuhai's voice grew colder with each sentence.

"Tell me, how should we settle this score?"

Having his foolishness exposed in public and then being pressed by Cheng Shuhai, Liu Haizhong was completely enraged.

That's how people are; when their mistakes are magnified and they have nowhere to hide, they often choose to use more intense methods to cover up their inner embarrassment and shame.

"I...I don't care!" Liu Haizhong retorted, acting like a rogue. "I was only scammed because of your wine! If your wine wasn't so hard to find, would I have gone to the alley to buy it? If your wine wasn't so famous, would I have spent a million? In the end, it's all your fault! You have to compensate me! Compensate me a million!"

These outrageous and shameless remarks left the diners in the restaurant completely dumbfounded.

I've seen shameless people, but I've never seen anyone this shameless.

"Damn, this guy is hopeless."

"This brain circuitry is simply extraordinary."

Cheng Shuhai was so angry at his logic that he laughed.

"I'll compensate you? Sure." Cheng Shuhai nodded, took two steps forward, and stared intently at Liu Haizhong.

"You slandered my restaurant in front of so many people, affecting my business and causing me immense reputational damage. You should pay me back this million!"

Cheng Shuhai's voice suddenly rose, "I won't ask you for anything more. If you want to settle this, it's simple. Now, immediately, bow and apologize to all my guests! Say you were wrong, say you're an idiot, say you're here to cause trouble! Then, I'll kick you out!"

"You...you want me to apologize?!" Liu Haizhong's eyes widened like saucers. "Who do you think you are! Let me tell you, I'm a veteran worker at the steel rolling mill, a mid-level forging technician! You, a small restaurant owner, dare to make me apologize to you? Dream on!"

"Brother, why waste your breath on him!"

Cheng Shujun had been holding back for a long time. He rolled up his sleeves, revealing his muscular forearms, and pointed at Liu Haizhong, cursing, "You old bastard, you're stupid, yet you dare to act wildly here at my brother's place! If I don't teach you a lesson today, you won't know how many eyes the King of Horses has!"

Cheng Shufei shielded her younger sister Ling'er behind her, glaring angrily at Liu Haizhong: "Apologize! Or don't even think about leaving this room!"

The brother and sister stood on either side of Cheng Shuhai, looking menacing.

Seeing this, Liu Haizhong felt a little apprehensive. But his pitiful pride prevented him from swallowing his pride no matter what.

"What? You want to hit me?" Liu Haizhong shouted, his voice trembling with fear. "Let me tell you, this is a new society, hitting people is illegal! You dare touch me and see what happens!"

"Let's give it a try!"

Cheng Shuhai was too lazy to waste any more words with him.

Reasoning with this kind of stubborn person is useless; only fists can teach him a lesson.

He didn't even lift a finger; he just gave Cheng Shujun a wink.

Cheng Shujun had been holding back his anger for a long time. Upon receiving his elder brother's order, he rushed forward without saying a word.

Despite Liu Haizhong's tall and burly appearance, Cheng Shujun is no slouch either. He works in the fields every day and now works as a waiter in a restaurant. Liu Haizhong is no match for Cheng Shujun.

Cheng Shujun didn't go all out, kicking Liu Haizhong in the back of the knee.

Liu Haizhong cried out "Ouch!" and his legs went weak, causing him to kneel down on the spot.

Immediately after, Cheng Shujun delivered a chop to the back of Liu Haizhong's neck. Liu Haizhong's vision went black, and he collapsed to the ground.

Cheng Shujun was still not satisfied, so he rushed up again and kicked his fat buttocks and back several times.