"You need to apologize to my boss imdiately, no matter what it takes to earn his forgiveness. Otherwise, my job is at risk, and our family’s restaurant might not survive. I’m heading over right now!" Chen Zhichao shouted.
With a mournful expression, Chen Zhiyue approached Yang Chen and quickly bowed to apologize.
"Mr. Yang, it’s all my fault. Please be generous and don’t hold it against . My brother, Chen Zhichao, works under you. Do you know him?"
"Him? Is he here?" Yang Chen asked.
"Yes, yes, he’s on his way. Our place is not far from here! Could you, in consideration of my brother, not hold this against ?" Chen Zhiyue pleaded humbly.
People always hear of employees respecting their boss, but never about a boss having to humiliate themselves to give face to an employee.
Isn’t Chen Zhiyue just dreaming?
Coincidentally, Yang Chen’s asset managent company had just been successfully registered, and it was ti to replace all heads of his operations with his trusted confidants.
"We’re here to eat. Please do not disturb us." Yang Chen said calmly.
Chen Zhiyue nodded and said, "Understood! Understood! Soone, please ask those custors with strong odors to leave. Where’s your sense of communal etiquette? Using such cheap perfu mixed with your sweat—do you have any idea how strong the stench is? You’re disturbing others while they eat!"
The plump lady who had been most vocal earlier looked furious, feeling that the boss’s words were directed at her.
The waiter promptly stepped forward to escort the plump lady and her group out.
"What do you an? We’re paying custors, why are you kicking us out?"
"We’ve paid, and you must provide service!"
"You’re forcibly kicking us out; we can complain about you!"
...
Listen to them; they understand reason quite well.
So why did they make things difficult for an elderly man just wanting to celebrate his granddaughter’s tenth birthday?
When it concerns them, they resort to reason.
But when reason was applied to them, they acted unruly.
In short, they bully the weak and fear the strong.
Chen Zhiyue said angrily, "Then why did you trouble this old man earlier? If you weren’t looking for trouble, would things have gotten this far? I’ve offended soone I shouldn’t have just to stand up for you, and now I don’t even know what to do. Complain if you want, but don’t yap here. Get out!"
Offending a few regular custors, or even being reported to consur associations or other departnts, was minor for Chen Zhiyue.
But offending Yang Chen was entirely different. Just Chen Baoqiang alone had the ans to shut down the restaurant, not to ntion his master Zhang Xiang hadn’t even stepped in yet.
These people were likely very ordinary and dared not challenge Chen Zhiyue, and they just packed up, cursed, and left.
If they had any confidence, they wouldn’t have left so easily.
It’s an old saying: ordinary people most severely oppress other ordinary people.
They’re ordinary themselves but feel the need to show off and trouble soone even more ordinary.
The other diners also wanted to avoid trouble, so they hurried to finish eating and left.
Soon enough, only Yang Chen’s group was left in the restaurant dining.
Cheng Junjun smiled and asked the little girl, "How is it; does it taste good?"
The little girl nodded happily and said, "Yes, it’s delicious. I’ve never tasted such good steak before."
"Haha... If you like it, we can go sowhere else later, and I’ll treat you to your fill," Cheng Junjun said.
The little girl shook her head contentedly and said, "No need. I just wanted to know what it tastes like. My classmates always talk about steak, but I never had it and couldn’t join the conversation. Now I know what it tastes like, so I can talk with them in the future."
Wow, hearing those words really tugs at the heartstrings.
The elderly man chuckled and said, "It’s Grandpa’s fault for being incompetent, leaving you to suffer with . I just hope I can live a few more years to see you into adulthood before I go. Otherwise, I’d be too worried about leaving you alone in the world."
The little girl said, "Grandpa, you will live a long life. I’ll work hard to get into a good university and find a good job to take care of you."
"Haha...", the old man laughed joyfully.
Cheng Junjun deeply admired the bond between this grandfather and granddaughter—it was sothing she could never have in her life.
"Here’s the deal, I’ll cover all your school expenses from now on. Study hard and make sure to get into a good university," Cheng Junjun said with a smile.
The little girl looked at her grandpa with pure innocence.
The old man imdiately got excited and tried to kneel to thank Cheng Junjun.
Yang Chen quickly stopped him.
"Schooling is expensive these days. Young lady, if you can help cover tuition, I would be eternally grateful. I can’t make much money collecting recyclables—sotis it’s class fees, sotis it’s field trips, sotis it’s learning devices. Sigh..." the old man said helplessly.
In the past, when it wasn’t free, there weren’t all these fees—and even if there were, they weren’t this expensive.
Since it beca free, all sorts of fees have cropped up, each higher than the next.
Now, you even need to buy houses to attend school, or you must pay a large tuition for temporary enrollnt.
It clearly is supposed to be compulsory free education, yet the costs are much higher than when it wasn’t free.
The old man makes his living by collecting recyclables, and with high living costs, any money saved over the year ends up going to the school.
Fortunately, they haven’t fallen ill. If they did, they’d just leave it up to fate.
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