Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 675 Oil Card

Shi Xiaoyan and the other two greeted Chen Hui, who nodded in return and asked Xiao Wei, "Who do you know?"

Xiao Wei said, "I hired them, so they're kind of acquaintances. Let's go eat. You guys focus on your work and do a good job, that's what matters most. I'll go to the bathhouse later and talk to Brother Long."

Shi Xiaoyan waved to Xiaowei: "Go for it, boss."

As Chen Hui and I walked to the table, Chen Hui asked, "Where did you recruit him? That tall guy's plate is pretty shiny."

Xiao Wei said, "It's quite pitiful. He has no parents and has to earn money to support his family. I ran into him while I was handling a case."

The two returned to the table to eat.

After finishing the meal, Chen Xiao was still stuffed despite everyone's tight supervision. He lay on the sofa groaning. A month of millet porridge and boiled eggs—only those who have tasted it know.

Back downstairs, the adults and children separated; the adults carried the little ones back to the guesthouse, while the children went to take a bath.

"You've come all this way? Do you know them?" Chen Hui asked Xiao Wei, who was driving, from the back seat.

Xiao Wei said, "I guess we know each other, he's alright. I need to talk to him about something."

Chen Xiao said, "How far is it? It's only a few kilometers. You're making it sound like we're out of the city. Ugh, I can finally take a shower! I feel like I smell terrible, and just thinking about taking a shower makes my whole body itchy."

Xiao Hong said, "It doesn't smell bad, it just smells like milk."

Xiao Wei said, "Yogurt." Hahahaha

I parked the car on the roadside in front of the bathhouse. There weren't many parking lots in the city at that time; people just parked wherever they wanted, and nobody cared as long as it didn't block the road.

Several people got out of the car and entered the bathhouse. "Welcome." "Sir and Madam, please come in."

After taking the key tags, Xiaowei said, "You guys go shower first, I need to talk to the boss." The five of them went to shower separately, and Xiaowei asked a greeter, "Where's your manager, Han?"

"Manager Han is upstairs. Sir, is there anything I can help you with?"

"Is Brother Long there?"

"Boss, we don't know. You'll have to ask Manager Han." Actually, it's not that they don't know, it's that they don't have the authority to say.

Xiao Wei took the key tag and went upstairs. In the second-floor lobby, several guys, reeking of alcohol, were making a ruckus, while Manager Han was whispering amongst themselves. This kind of thing happens all the time in the service industry; it's really not easy.

"Brother Long is all high and mighty now, isn't he? We little guys are no match for him, right?" Those who can cause trouble here all have some confidence. In the entertainment industry right now, it's all about connections and backing. You wouldn't dare to do this without some backing.

"No, no, what are you saying? Aren't we all family? Brother Long really isn't here tonight."

"Okay, he's not here, right? Fine, I won't look for him. Just get some beer and cook a few dishes, we guys can have a drink here, is that alright?"

"Brother, you're putting me in a difficult position. We don't have any stir-fried dishes here, nor any alcohol. All we have are cigarettes, tea, drinks, and fruit. You've already had some, so why don't you eat some fruit and have a cup of tea? I'll arrange for a young lady to give you a proper massage, okay?"

"So you're saying we're drunk and causing trouble here, right?"

"No, I didn't mean that at all. How could you accuse me like that? I just said you'd been drinking, and I thought a foot massage would help you relax."

Five people were there; two were lying on the sofa, and the other three were sitting on the sofa armrests and leaning against the sofa back. The smell of alcohol could be smelled several meters away.

"He," one of the men lying down pointed to a waiter standing not far away, "that guy, he glared at me, you fired him."

Manager Han turned to look at the waiter and winked, then said, "Okay, let's go. But it's Brother Long's decision to let people go. I'll talk to him when he gets back, okay, bro?"

The waiter walked away with his fist clenched, and the guy lying down said, "See? Still glaring at me. Open it now, are you going to or not? You think I won't smash this place up?"

Xiao Wei walked over and glanced at the five people: "Manager Han."

Manager Han turned around and saw it was Xiao Wei. He smiled and said, "You're here. Are you alone today?"

Xiao Wei said, "No, my wife's buddies are all here, downstairs. What are they doing here?"

Manager Han leaned closer and whispered, "Hey, old man from the power company, they're all drunk and making a scene."

Xiao Wei asked, "Where's Brother Long?"

Manager Han said, "Upstairs, would they dare show their faces in this situation?"

The one lying down said, "What do you mean? Hey, are you looking down on us? Didn't you hear me when I called you?"

Manager Han gave a wry smile and said, "Please sit down first. Or you can go downstairs to take a shower. I'll finish answering these questions for you."

"Didn't you hear me calling you, you son of a bitch?" A water glass flew over and landed on the carpet at Xiao Wei's feet. It rolled a few times, spilling water everywhere.

Manager Han said, "You." Xiao Wei waved his hand and walked over to the five of them.

"Damn, here comes a tough guy who's not afraid of anything." The guy lying down throwing the water glass said to Xiao Wei. Xiao Wei was rather thin and weak by the standards of Northeasterners, the kind of guy whose intimidation factor was negative several hundred.

Xiao Wei walked over and stood in front of the sofa: "Did you throw that water glass?"

The guy lying down waved his hand, which was resting on the sofa armrest: "I threw it, so what? Aren't you angry or not?"

Xiao Wei said, "What do you do? Stand up."

The guy glanced at Xiao Wei sideways and said, "Who showed you? What the hell are you doing here?"

Xiao Wei kicked him in the leg: "Stand up."

The guy sitting on the armrest stood up: "Damn, you want to fight?"

Manager Han quickly tried to smooth things over: "No, no, no, they're all family. This is Officer Zhang from the police station, and these people are from the power company."

The one who was lying down sat up and touched the spot where he'd been kicked: "So the police station's all high and mighty, huh? You ask Old Lu or Old Huang if they dare kick me? You little brat, you've been a cop for a few days and you're already acting all high and mighty? You think you can mess with anyone? Can you even afford to mess with them?"

Xiao Wei stared at him and asked, "Didn't you hear me tell you to stand up?"

The guy gritted his teeth, stood up from the sofa, and said, "Fine, you're tough. I'm standing up now. What are you going to do about it? We'll settle this tomorrow." At this point, he didn't dare to confront the police head-on. Xiao Wei dared to kick him, but he wouldn't dare kick a policeman; the situations were different. He figured he could settle the score later; it wasn't that he was afraid.

Xiao Wei said, "Do you know where this is? A public place. I'd call you a disturbing public order bastard, wouldn't I? Go home and sleep after a few drinks, why are you causing such a scene here? Do you think the power supply is so great?"

The guy said, "Now you're all tough, fine, we give up, can we leave now?"

Manager Han said anxiously, "Don't do this! Officer Zhang, calm down. Brother Xiao, calm down too. It's all my fault, okay?" She couldn't afford to offend either side, and in the end, the anger would be directed at her. If the power went out or something, the business would be completely ruined.

Xiao Wei turned to Manager Han and said, "Send someone down to the men's pool. Find someone named Chen Hui and tell him I'm calling him."

Manager Han said, "You all look at me, okay? You're all here to support our business. We're all familiar with each other now, so any mistakes are entirely my fault, okay?"

The guy stared at Xiaowei and asked, "Can we go now, officer?"

Xiao Wei said to Manager Han, "I told you to go and call someone, but can you settle this? Hurry up and call someone."

Manager Han glanced at Xiao Wei, then turned and called a waiter to go down and fetch someone.

(End of this chapter)