strictlysupreme Chapter 36 Sister Chang breathed a sigh of relief. It was so difficult; acting was exhausting.
Chapter 36 Sister Chang breathed a sigh of relief. It was so difficult; acting was exhausting.
Lin Chang'er: "..." Lin Chang'er's fist hardened.
Are you trying to distort the truth in front of her because she thinks you can't wield your 40-meter-long sword anymore?
Just as he was about to retort, the owner of the Sihai Restaurant scolded him, "Did I ask you?"
The waiter was taken aback, then awkwardly bowed and retreated to the side.
Pei Sihai then looked at Lin Chang'er and the others, cupped his hands and said, "My surname is Pei, and I am the owner of Sihai Restaurant. I have just taken over the restaurant, so please forgive me if there are any shortcomings in my hospitality."
He was quite polite, but Lin Chang'er didn't reply. Instead, she looked at Xu Gun'er, who was the one who had suffered the most.
"I..." Xu Gun'er stepped forward, but choked up when he opened his mouth.
The little goldfish stepped forward and said, "Hello, uncle. We're not here to cause trouble. I just asked Brother Stick, and he's here to buy braised pork for the old beggar who used to live in the City God Temple."
Old Beggar saved Brother Stick's life. Last winter, when he was dying, all he wanted was a bite of your braised pork, but Brother Stick didn't have any money then.
Today is the old beggar's death anniversary, and Brother Stick wanted to use the silver he had painstakingly saved to buy braised pork from your house as an offering to him, but this person of yours..."
He glanced at the waiter and said, "He beat my brother Stick out. My mother couldn't stand it and wanted to ask the distinguished guests to come down and judge the matter."
The boy's voice still had a hint of childishness, but it was clear and logical. After he finished speaking, the air fell silent, and Xu Gun'er's eyes reddened.
Pei Sihai looked at the child in front of him with a hint of amazement.
After a moment of silence, the onlookers also sighed, "No wonder we hadn't seen that old beggar since spring; he was gone last year..."
"This child is also a kind and loyal person."
"Yes, the old beggar is a good person. One year, our child was almost kidnapped by a trafficker, and it was the old beggar who brought him back."
People lamented and discussed it, their eyes filled with sympathy as they looked at Xu Gun'er.
Pei Sihai, his face grim, looked at the waiter again. "What do you have to say?"
The waiter's heart skipped a beat. "Master, this isn't my fault. Look at what he's dressed like..."
Looking up at Xu Gun'er, whose clothes were covered in patches, she was filled with disgust.
Lin Chang'er couldn't stand it anymore, "If you run a restaurant, you're supposed to welcome and see off guests from all over the world. Does our dynasty's law ever stipulate that beggars can't eat in restaurants?"
"No," came Pei Sihai's reply.
Lin Chang'er asked again, "Is this a rule of Sihai Restaurant?"
Pei Sihai shook his head again, "My Sihai Restaurant is open for business. As long as someone is not deliberately causing trouble, why would we turn them away?"
Lin Chang'er nodded in agreement and looked at the waiter.
The waiter was taken aback, then looked at Pei Sihai and argued, "But who knows where his money came from? What if he stole it? If something happens, won't our Sihai Restaurant suffer the same fate?"
“You’re talking nonsense. I earned all of this, saving it penny by penny,” Xu Gun’er argued, his eyes red.
The waiter replied, "Who knows!"
That posture and tone of voice made one's hands itch.
Lin Chang'er raised her voice, "I can testify that I paid Gun'er for his work today, and I also paid him for his meals in cash."
It wasn't that she was a saint, nor that she blindly trusted a stranger; rather, Xu Gun'er had witnessed her receiving money from the three rascal brothers to calm her nerves.
She wasn't envious at all. She had agreed with the little goldfish that ten coins would be her wages. Later, when the meal expenses were converted into cash, she gave her ten coins and didn't complain that it was too little.
She still trusted the child's character.
The waiter was interrupted again, but still wouldn't admit he was in the wrong, muttering, "He only wants one dish."
Lin Chang'er didn't even bother to glance at him, and went straight to Pei Sihai, asking him, "May I ask, does your restaurant have any spending rules?"
Pei Sihai glared helplessly at the waiter before replying, "Unless you go to a private room upstairs, there are no rules inside the main hall."
Xu Gun'er hurriedly said, "I told you, I can wait outside, or even at the back door, but he just..."
He knows his own situation and naturally wouldn't make a fool of himself.
Pei Sihai quickly gestured for him to calm down.
Lin Chang'er patted his shoulder to comfort him.
Pei Sihai raised his hand and bowed to the crowd. After standing up, he said in a clear and resonant voice, "Everyone, I have a general understanding of what happened."
"It was indeed our Sihai Restaurant that was in the wrong today, and on behalf of Sihai Restaurant, I apologize to this young man."
He bowed to Xu Gun'er again, then turned to Lin Chang'er and the little goldfish, "Thank you both for speaking up for justice. Otherwise, my Sihai Restaurant would have been misunderstood by the outside world."
After saying that, he nodded to Lin Chang'er and the little goldfish.
Lin Chang'er waved her hand. She was the most reasonable person and never aggressive, provided that the other party had a good attitude and was sincere.
However, before she could even speak, someone in the audience asked, "Isn't this one sentence wrong? This young man was kicked several times by your waiter!"
Pei Sihai said calmly, "Of course not. I will send someone to take this young man to the clinic later, and Sihai Restaurant will cover all the medical expenses."
In addition, Sihai Restaurant will also cook a braised pork dish for this young man for free..."
Before he could finish speaking, Xu Gun'er said, "I'm not taking your braised pork for nothing. I earned it myself, so the old beggar can eat it with peace of mind."
He handed over the copper coins in his hand, and the accountant came to take them.
After counting the money in front of him, the accountant hesitated, "Master, 34 coins. Our braised pork sells for 35 coins."
Pei Sihai waved his hand, "It's alright."
Upon hearing this, Xu Gun'er became anxious, "I counted it when I came, 35 coins, not a single coin less."
Seeing his expression, Lin Chang'er thought of something, quietly took out a copper coin from her purse, and casually tossed it to the little goldfish's feet before speaking, "Did it roll away when it was swatted away just now?"
Then he said to the onlookers, "Please help me look for it."
After saying that, he bent down to look for it, and then the little goldfish said, "Found it, it's here."
As he spoke, the boy handed the copper coin to Xu Gun'er, saying, "Brother Gun'er, here you go."
"Thank you!" Xu Gun'er quickly took it and handed it to the accountant.
Lin Chang'er breathed a sigh of relief when she saw this. She felt that things were so difficult and acting was so tiring, but she endured it because Brother Changgun had helped her.
Pei Sihai looked at Xu Gun'er with a hint of appreciation, and when he looked at Lin Chang'er, there was a hint of an enigmatic smile on his face.
Lin Chang'er felt something was off. Just then, someone asked, "And what are you going to do, waiter?"
The waiter trembled when his name was called, now showing some fear. "Boss? I'm doing all this for the sake of the restaurant!"
Pei Sihai didn't even glance at him, but simply said to the accountant, "Settle his wages."
He was fired on the spot, and the onlookers applauded and cheered. The waiter, however, went limp and collapsed to the ground.
Pei Sihai said some more polite words, and then the kitchen packed up the braised pork and sent it out.
Pei Sihai kept his word and offered to send Xu Gun'er to the clinic, but Xu Gun'er waved his hand and refused, saying that he was fine.
Pei Sihai didn't press the matter, saying, "If you feel unwell within two days, young man, just come to my door."
Thus, the matter came to a temporary end, and the onlookers dispersed on their own.
Lin Chang'er had already wasted a lot of time, so she took the little goldfish and said goodbye to Xu Gun'er.
Lin Chang'er left in a hurry and didn't notice that someone had been watching her from the window of a private room on the second floor of the Sihai Restaurant for a long time...