Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 587 I'm sorry

Director Li was also hearing about this for the first time and asked Xia Maosheng, "Really?"

Chen Hui said, "Really, what's the point of lying about this?"

Xia Maosheng said, "Liu Qingyun, my name is Xia Maosheng. Remember me. I'm going to report to the provincial construction office soon. I'll check you out on my first day at work. Be prepared. It's best if you haven't done anything wrong before, then I won't make things difficult for you, and we'll consider this matter closed. But if you do something wrong and I find out, you'll be in trouble."

Hao Chengguang said to Xia Maosheng, "Dude, is it worth it? We've become friends through this misunderstanding, so I'll take full responsibility for this, okay? I'll apologize to your waitress." He then turned to the waitress standing at the bar and called out, "Hey girl, come here."

The waiter glanced at him, then walked over, looking puzzled. Hao Chengguang stood up, bowed to her, and said, "My buddy insulted you today, so I apologize on his behalf. I'm sorry."

The waitress's face flushed instantly, and she waved her hands haphazardly, saying, "It's okay, it's okay, no need, no need." Chen Hui said to her, "Alright, just accept his apology and go back to your work."

The waitress, blushing, returned to the other side. Several waitresses chattered amongst themselves, all looking up at Chen Hui with raised faces. This boss was so inspiring! The young girls' loyalty skyrocketed.

Director Li said, "That girl's clothes are really nice. Where did you buy them?"

Chen Hui said, "Xiao Wei designed it, and it was custom-made from outside. This outfit alone cost 160 yuan. Two summer outfits for each person, plus one winter and one autumn outfit, would cost 700 yuan."

Director Li asked, "Xiao Wei? Is that the other boss you mentioned?"

Chen Hui said, "Yes. He's been out these past two days. He usually takes care of everything in the shop; he even designed the store. He's very capable."

Director Li asked, "Which unit is he in?"

Chen Hui said, "He doesn't work at the company office, he just manages the business. Oh, this year he's a citizen representative at Jixian Police Station, he'll be there for a year."

Director Li nodded and said, "That means you've made it to the top. Your business is really taking a toll. It seems you have something else besides this restaurant?"

Chen Hui said, "Food factories, real estate companies, restaurants, whatever, I'm just messing around. There are plenty of opportunities to make money now, and we're lucky to be in this good time."

About an hour later, all the customers had left the restaurant, and the waiters had finished cleaning and other tasks. Old Hai, panting, finally pushed open the door, walked around the screen wall, looked around the room, and strode towards Qingzi: "What did you guys eat? Over ten thousand? Are you crazy? You've been keeping me up all night, running around to four or five places to scrape together this money. Who has that much cash in hand?"

Qingzi stood up and said, "Okay, thank you for your hard work. I'll pick it up tomorrow and give it to you. I'll remember this." He took the money from Lao Hai and handed it to Hao Chengguang. Hao Chengguang took the money, put together 10,310 yuan, and handed it to the cashier waiting there. The cashier took the money, wrote out a receipt, and started calculating the bill.

Chen Hui asked Qingzi, "Hey, I have a question for you. Why are you picking at the sofa when you're ironing it?"

Keiko blushed, licked her lips, and said, "I didn't burn myself. A cigarette butt fell on my pants, and it even burned a hole in them."

Chen Hui said, "Our sofa is made of pure calfskin. If a cigarette butt falls on it, it won't burn a hole in your pants or your leg, at most it'll just leave a scar. You guys are really something. Perfect, I won't take your money for nothing. You can take the sofa back yourself sometime. I didn't charge you a penny more than 1,800. That's the price I paid for it. Consider it a nice purchase. It's pretty cool for home use."

Director Li asked, "Is it really that expensive?"

Chen Hui said, "Really, I don't need to add any extra charge. I still have the invoice, right, Qingzi? If you don't believe me, I'll show it to you tomorrow before you come to get the sofa."

Old Hai looked around and asked, "What's going on? Why are the police here?"

Chief Li glanced at him but didn't say anything. He stood up and said, "Alright, we'll go back now that that's settled." Chen Hui lit a cigarette for Chief Li and the two policemen and saw them to the door, saying, "Thank you, thank you for your help."

Director Li waved his hand and said, "It's nothing, just normal business. Call me if you need anything. If you really want to thank me, you can treat us to a meal that costs over a thousand yuan sometime."

Chen Hui said, "Okay, come anytime. Anyone in your office who needs to come can come, and I'll give you a discount."

Director Li laughed and said, "Alright, if you keep discounting me, my back will break too. I'll have to sell my house to get things done with you. Let's go." The three of them got into the car and drove off with the police lights flashing.

Hao Chengguang and the others also came out. Hao Chengguang said to Chen Hui, "Sorry for today, buddy."

Chen Hui said, "It's okay. Just tell your buddies later. Seriously, these guys are bound to cause trouble wherever they go."

The group left looking rather dejected, without even hailing a taxi.

Chen Hui returned to the store, and the cashier finished calculating the bill, handed Chen Hui the cash, and asked him to sign, "Is this sofa really 1,800 yuan?"

Chen Hui chuckled and said, "Are you stupid? You believe everything I say?"

The cashier angrily punched Chen Hui and asked, "How much?"

Chen Hui signed the bill and put down his pen, saying, "It's not cheap either, it'll cost eight hundred to get it home." The cashier stuck out her tongue and said while packing up her things, "I can't afford it."

Chen Hui said, "Alright, we're leaving too. Make sure the electrical wiring, doors, and windows are checked. If you get hungry, go find something to eat in the kitchen. Oh, and tell them that no one is allowed to enter the kitchen without permission from now on. If anyone tries to force their way in, call me or the police. What if someone tries to poison us?"

The cashier nodded. Sister Jin had taken leave to go back to Sanglinzi these past two days and wasn't in the store; otherwise, she wouldn't have let anyone into the kitchen.

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The train rattled along in the night, the lights still on, and adults and children were making a ruckus in the carriages.

Xiao Wei, Xiao Hong, and the other two were playing cards. They had nothing else to do, and it was pitch black outside the window with nothing to see.

While playing cards, Xiao Hong said, "We really can't understand what they're saying here. We can't understand a word. How are we going to eat and buy things over there? Are we going to use gestures?" The four of them were next to a group of people from Shanghai or Suzhou, and their speech sounded like a foreign language to Xiao Wei and the others.

Xiao Liu said, "If we speak slowly, they can understand us. The business people here also speak Mandarin, even if their pronunciation is a bit strange. Just listen carefully."

Xiao Wei asked, "Have you been to Shanghai?"

Xiao Liu said, "I've been to Nanjing, and it's pretty much the same everywhere."

Xiao Wei said, "Being a policeman is pretty good, you have to go everywhere, and you can broaden your horizons."

Xiao Liu curled his lip and said, "Forget it, coming out here is a nightmare. We don't eat or sleep well. We all come here in hard seats; sleeper berths aren't reimbursed. It costs thirty yuan a day for food and sleep. What can you do with that? And even then, you have to wait in line. It's normal to not be able to get reimbursed for months. Every time we come out, we have to pay for it ourselves."

(End of this chapter)