Spring Breeze Twenty Years

What's going on in Chapter 584?

Li Na has already started working at the Electric Power Guesthouse, leaving the restaurant to Wei Yun.

Wei Yun said, "I don't know either. We came to eat, drank a lot of alcohol, and didn't pay the bill. We kept making a fuss, asking for tea and cigarettes, and even ran around in the kitchen for a long time. Just now, I asked the waiter to take our store's accounts so he could see them. I don't know what he was doing."

Chen Hui asked, "They went into the kitchen? What were they doing there?"

Wei Yun said, "I just looked around and asked the chef how much he was paid. Uncle An said that he was drunk and we shouldn't pay attention to him, as long as he didn't cause trouble."

Xia Maosheng asked, "Have you called the police?"

Wei Yun shook his head and said, "I didn't report it. How can I call the police for this? There was no smashing or robbing."

Chen Hui said, "Let's check first. Where are they? In the private room or downstairs?"

Wei Yun said, "They're on the first floor. Right now, they're the only ones on the first floor. There are two tables upstairs."

Chen Hui pushed open the door and entered the hall, with Xia Maosheng following behind. He turned to Wei Yun and said, "You don't have to go over there. Just stay here and watch. If things get out of hand, call the police."

Wei Yun nodded and turned to go to the front desk.

Chen Hui and Xia Maosheng walked along the covered walkway inside.

"Where are the cigarettes? Didn't I tell you to go get some?"

A haughty and impatient voice rang out. Chen Hui happened to walk over and asked the waiter standing to the side, "What's wrong?"

The waiter said, "They finished eating a long time ago but didn't pay the bill. They just kept asking for cigarettes and tea. They took five packs of cigarettes and brewed three pots of tea. They even asked me to get the cigarette packs without opening them."

Chen Hui said, "Go ahead and get busy, don't mind them." He turned to look at the five people at the table. The waiter glared at the five of them and turned to leave. Having worked here for so long, he had seen all sorts of people, but these waiters were all so confidently climbing the social ladder.

Chen Hui sat down in the leather chair and asked, "What's the meaning of this, guys?" Xia Maosheng stood leaning against the back of the sofa.

A bespectacled man in his thirties in the middle glanced at Chen Hui a few times and said, "Who are you?"

Chen Hui said, "I own this shop. I heard you guys have been up to something all night. I had to come and see for myself. Tell me, what's the meaning of all this today?"

A man next to the bespectacled man, wearing a short-sleeved shirt, with his hair neatly parted in a three-seven style and a slightly pale face, looked Chen Hui up and down a few times and asked, "Are you the boss?"

Chen Hui leaned back on the sofa, crossed his legs, lit a cigarette, and said, "Yes, I'm the boss. Get to the point."

The man in the short-sleeved shirt nodded somewhat reservedly to Chen Hui and said, "My name is Hao Chengguang. I just arrived in Heping and haven't had a chance to get to know you yet. Today, my classmate and childhood friend are hosting a welcome dinner for me. I've heard your shop is quite famous in this area. It's indeed doing very well."

Chen Hui said, "Yeah, I know what my shop looks like. What's with those guys messing around here?"

Chen Hui pointed to the ground. The table was now a mess of cups and plates, bottles were scattered about, and there were cigarette butts, bones, and tissues on the floor near the table. The restaurant had been open for so long that people who came in were naturally influenced by the environment and would unconsciously restrain their speech and behavior. This was the first time he had ever seen a place where people were so carefree and behaved like they were having a meal at a snack bar.

The bespectacled man became displeased, sticking his neck out and saying, "What did you say? What do you mean by 'making trouble'?"

Chen Hui said, "Dude, it's not that I look down on you, but is this your first time in a high-class place? You're used to messing around at snack bars. Look around here, is this any other place like this? How can you leave cigarette butts and bones scattered all over the place in such a clean environment? Can't you see the ashtrays and waste trays, or do you not know how to use them?"

The burly man to Hao Chengguang's right said, "Boss, why are you saying such awful things? Do you think eating here is a crime? You're doing me a favor by coming here, you know? What restaurant doesn't allow smoking or throwing away bones?"

Chen Hui laughed and said, "I really don't need your respect. When you're alive, you have to follow the rules wherever you go. Don't you understand such basic things at your age? Tell me, what's the point of all this back and forth? I'm here now, so just say what you have to say."

The bespectacled man slammed his hand on the table and said, "This guy's blatantly looking down on us, so pretentious. Chengguang, why waste your breath arguing with him? Just shut him down tomorrow. What's with the pretense? Who does he think he is?"

The burly man said to Chen Hui, "Do you know what my buddy does? He's the director of the Health Supervision Bureau, and he's taking office today."

Chen Hui looked at Hao Chengguang and said, "You? Director Hao, right? I really don't recognize you. Is it the Municipal Bureau or the District Bureau?"

Hao Chengguang gave a reserved smile: "District Bureau, we'll be dealing with each other frequently from now on, and I'll need your support in my work."

Chen Hui glanced at the table and under the table a few times and said, "Director Hao, you're a section-level cadre, you need to be careful who you choose. The quality of your four classmates and friends is a bit embarrassing for you."

The bespectacled man asked, "Can you speak human language?"

Chen Hui said, "Why don't you take a look at what you've done? You're the one who insulted the waitress, aren't you? Tell me what the waitress did to offend you. If you're right, I'll fire her."

The bespectacled man waved his hand and said, "Don't ask me, ask your waiter."

Chen Hui turned and waved. A waiter came over, and Chen Hui asked, "What happened? Did he insult you?"

The waiter said, "They littered cigarette butts everywhere without putting them out, and they threw bones all over the place, even on other tables. I reminded them a few times. After they finished eating, they didn't pay the bill, they just kept asking for tea and cigarettes. They drank three pots of tea and asked for cigarettes twice without touching them, but I still asked them to get more. That's all. Oh, I think he put a cigarette butt on the sofa. He was sitting there the whole time, so I didn't go over to check. When I asked him about it, he started yelling at me." The waiter pointed to the burly man.

Chen Hui said, "It's right to remind people to stop littering, but using cigarette butts to make tea is what you should do. You need to understand that, okay? If you see him leaving cigarette butts on the sofa, remember it. When he pays the bill and leaves, just glance at it and remind the front desk. Asking him directly like that is really not good. I'll deduct 100 yuan from your bonus today. Think before you act in the future."

The waiter pouted, said "Oh," and stood aside with his head down.

Chen Hui turned to the group and said, "She did have some shortcomings, so I'll deduct 100 yuan from her bonus this month. I also apologize on her behalf. However, what she did wasn't excessive at all. What right do you have to insult her?"

The burly man said, "What, did we come to your house for dinner to be treated badly? Can't we at least say something quietly?"

Chen Hui said, "How old are you this year? Do you have a job? Someone like you probably doesn't have a proper job. What did I, the waiter, do wrong? Was it wrong for me to remind you when you littered? Or was it wrong for you to remind me while you were making a racket? You left a cigarette butt on the sofa, so I couldn't ask? I came to your house and did this and you didn't say a word?"

(End of this chapter)