Zhang Wu is a colleague of the original owner. One of them works as a waiter in the front hall of Wangyue Tower, and the other works as a helper in the back kitchen of Wangyue Tower. They both come from poor backgrounds, so they naturally become familiar with each other in their daily work.
Xiao Yu gently replied, "I'm here to eat."
Zhang Wu was extremely surprised: "Did shopkeeper Yao give you wages?"
Xiao Yu shook his head: "No."
"Then where did you get the money?" Zhang Wu knew that Xiao Yu was poor.
Xiao Yu didn't answer.
Zhang Wu no longer asked, but advised: "Even if you have money, don't come here to eat. A meal can be as little as ten yuan or as much as ten taels. Why not buy some fish and meat and stay at home?" Eat, what a bargain.”
Xiao Yu understood Zhang Wu's good intentions and said, "I must eat this meal today."
"Do you want to borrow this meal and get your wages back?" Zhang Wu guessed.
Xiao Yu did not deny it.
"Xiao Yu." Zhang Wu said seriously, "Shopkeeper Yao is from Qingshi Town."
Xiao Yu asked: "What then?"
Zhang Wu looked at the extremely thin Xiao Yu and said, "And you don't even have any relatives."
"Yes, I am my uncle's relative." Minghe interjected with a very serious face. He is my uncle's closest and dearest relative.
Xiao Yu smiled and touched the little guy's face and said, "That's right!"
Minghe was obviously very happy after receiving his uncle's answer.
Only then did Zhang Wu discover the existence of Ming He and said, "Your nephew? Ming He?"
Xiao Yu nodded: "Minghe, hello."
Minghe immediately greeted me obediently: "I've met uncle."
"Be good." Zhang Wudao said, "This child is as good-looking as you."
"Thank you." Xiao Yu smiled.
Zhang Wuyan returned to his duties and said: "Xiao Yu, what I mean is that we can't compete with shopkeeper Yao. You also know that he has a very powerful wife and eight powerful and powerful uncles. He usually walks around the town, I know it’s because his wife is too strict, so he deducts his wages as pocket money, but no one dares to say anything and can only admit defeat.”
Xiao Yu did know these things, and it was precisely because of his knowledge that he dared to come over. He said: "Zhang Wu, I understand your good intentions, but I have a sense of propriety."
"Xiao Yu——"
"Zhang Wu, believe me."
Zhang Wu still didn't believe it.
Xiao Yu was helpless and pulled Minghe towards Wangyue Restaurant.
Zhang Wu chased after him to persuade him.
The business of Wangyue Restaurant was good, and there were many diners upstairs and downstairs. Xiao Yu took Minghe and looked around, sat down at an empty seat in the lobby, and interrupted Zhang Wudao who was chattering: "Let's have a piece of chestnut roast chicken, a piece of rice cake, A bowl of egg noodles, a lamb bone stick, a cage of steamed buns, two steamed buns, and an assorted sweet soup.”
"So many?" Minghe spoke first.
Xiao Yu nodded.
Minghe whispered: "Uncle, do we have any money?"
Xiao Yu whispered: "No, but you believe in my uncle's intelligence, so just feel free to eat it later."
"Okay." Minghe believed his uncle.
Zhang Wu was surprised and said: "You want to use these meals to pay for your wages?"
Xiao Yu couldn't explain clearly in a few words, so he said: "Waiter, I am a diner. If you don't serve me food, I will lose my temper."
Zhang Wu struggled and said: "Xiao Yu, if you do this..."
"Don't worry, nothing will happen."
Zhang Wu was still worried, but he had no other choice but to trust Xiao Yu and go to the kitchen to order the food.
"Minghe." Xiao Yu called.
When the original owner came here to work, he couldn't take the child with him. Minghe was always waiting at home alone, so he never entered the restaurant or saw many people. He felt a little cramped for a while. It really didn't look like he was going to kill Yao. A member of the shopkeeper's family.
Xiao Yu touched his little head and said, "Don't be afraid, just eat in a while."
Minghe's small figure immediately straightened up and said extremely seriously: "Little uncle, I'm not afraid, I want to protect you."
Xiao Yu smiled and nodded: "Okay."
After a while, Zhang Wu brought the dishes up, grabbed a handful of peanut candies from somewhere, stuffed them into Ming He's arms, and said: "It's the first time I meet your nephew, and I don't have much as a greeting gift. I just give this candy to the child. Don't dislike it." .”
"Thank you." Xiao Yu said.
Minghe saw this and said politely: "Thank you, uncle."
"So good." Zhang Wu smiled at Minghe, turned to Xiao Yu, and wanted to say something else.
Xiao Yu was the first to say: "Zhang Wu, go and do your work, don't greet us."
Someone happened to call the waiter, so Zhang Wu had to go and get busy, but he was still a little uneasy. His eyes drifted to Xiao Yu and Ming He from time to time, thinking that Xiao Yu and the children were so pitiful, and he would soon have a conflict with shopkeeper Yao. , he must stand bravely on Xiao Yu's side, or at worst, quit.
Xiao Yu didn't know that Zhang Wu was so rich in heart. He looked at the food packed with people and felt extremely satisfied. However, he and Ming He had been hungry for a long time and their stomachs were relatively fragile. It was not easy to eat greasy food for the time being, so he said: "Ming He, eat the noodles first." .”
"Uncle, let's eat together."
"good."
Xiao Yu ate a few mouthfuls of noodles and felt relieved both physically and mentally.
Minghe's eyes were like stars and he said: "Little uncle, these noodles are so delicious. They are the best in the world."
Xiao Yu frowned: "You continue to eat."
"Well, uncle will continue to eat too."
Xiao Yu took two more bites and caught a glimpse of the fat shopkeeper Yao walking around, chatting with the diners next to him. He called out lightly: "Shopkeeper Yao."
Shopkeeper Yao turned around with a smile on his face when he heard this. The moment he saw Xiao Yu, his face suddenly darkened and he asked displeasedly: "Why are you here?"
"Come and eat." Xiao Yu picked up the spoon and took a leisurely sip of the assorted sweet soup. It was sweet and moist and delicious, but it was still a little different from what he made. However, he didn't mind and looked at Shopkeeper Yao: "Can't I come to dinner?"
"Do you have money?" Shopkeeper Yao came over and said sarcastically.
"No." Xiao Yu said confidently.
"Then you dare to come here to eat! Are you trying to cheat?"
"Where else can we eat?" Xiao Yu said with a smile on his face, gentle and indifferent: "Why don't you go to Wanhua Building to eat like Shopkeeper Yao did?"
Shopkeeper Yao's expression changed. Wanhualou said it was a restaurant by the canal, but in fact it was a tacitly romantic place. He had visited secretly more than once. How could Xiao Yu know? He habitually scolded: "Xiao Yu, you are talking nonsense." ——”
"Shopkeeper Yao, this is Wangyue Restaurant, and there are many diners here." The original owner asked shopkeeper Yao for wages twice in private. He explained all the reasons and was of no use at all, so Xiao Yu came to find him in public and prepared Make shopkeeper Yao’s secrets known to the public.
Sure enough, Shopkeeper Yao instantly suppressed a lot of his anger and gritted his teeth and said, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
Xiao Yu said lightly: "Then just think that I'm talking nonsense."
Shopkeeper Yao became even more angry. He pressed the table and gritted his teeth and said, "What are you going to do?"
Minghe didn't know what was going on, but he felt something was wrong in the atmosphere, so he immediately moved in front of Xiao Yu, pretending to protect his uncle.
Xiao Yu smiled and touched Ming He's little face and said, "It's okay, it's okay, keep eating."
Minghe ate the noodles obediently, but his eyes glanced at Shopkeeper Yao from time to time, thinking that if this fat man dared to bully his uncle, he would fight him to the death!
Xiao Yu continued to look at Shopkeeper Yao with a smile and said, "Shopkeeper, don't you know what I want to do?"
Shopkeeper Yao said disdainfully: "Just for that little salary?"
Xiao Yutan said frankly: "Yes, one, two or five dollars, give it to me now."
Shopkeeper Yao chuckled: "I told you very clearly, you are not serious about your work -"
Not serious about workmanship, complaints from diners... they were all excuses. Xiao Yu didn't want to argue with Shopkeeper Yao about this issue. He directly interrupted Shopkeeper Yao: "Shopkeeper Yao, I'm not asking you to pay me your wages now, but to inform you." You get paid."
"Why do you have that?" Shopkeeper Yao stood up straight and looked down at Xiao Yu.
Xiao Yu did not answer Shopkeeper Yao immediately. He slowly put down his spoon, stood up slowly, and raised his voice: "Everyone, this Shopkeeper Yao is in charge of Wangyue Restaurant, but he-"
The diners heard the sound and looked over one after another, as if they were waiting for a good show. Shopkeeper Yao became anxious. If this matter was known to the diners and reached his wife's ears, he would die in an ugly way. He quickly reassured: "Don't you guys?" Sorry, eat slowly."
The diners continued to eat.
Shopkeeper Yao looked at Xiao Yu angrily and lowered his voice: "Are you threatening me?"
Xiao Yu was not afraid at all: "Yes."
Shopkeeper Yao looked fiercely: "Have you never thought about the consequences?"
"I've thought about it." Xiao Yu sat down again, picked up a bun, and ate it with relish: "Shopkeeper Yao, my nephew and I have nothing but two lives. You are different. You usually eat well. It’s spicy. I’m living an extremely comfortable life, and there’s an old man on top, a young man on the bottom, a wife, eight uncles, and a confidante from Wanhua House…”
The implication is that if both parties work hard, he, Xiao Yu, will make a lot of money.
Shopkeeper Yao used to use his power to suppress others, and he succeeded every time. The first time he was threatened, he was very angry, but with so many eyes around him, he couldn't get angry. He decided to compromise with this brat who didn't know the heights of the sky. , and then find an opportunity to teach him a lesson.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Yu seemed to be able to read minds and said, "Do you want to take revenge afterward?"
Shopkeeper Yao was shocked.
Xiao Yu took another sip of tea and said calmly: "Shopkeeper Yao, I advise you to take the right path and honestly pay me back the one, two or five cents of silver you owe me. From now on, we will go back to the bridge and go back to our own way." Everybody, otherwise, if I have any shortcomings, my old acquaintances in Shuangyun Village and Jinxiu Village will know that you did it, and then all the disgusting things you did secretly will be revealed. Do you think you will still do it in the future? Are you having a good time?"
"you--"
Xiao Yu stretched out his hand and said, "Bring it one, two or five cents of silver."
Shopkeeper Yao really didn't want to give it, but he clearly felt that Xiao Yu was no longer the submissive Xiao Yu he used to be. He exuded a confident and calm aura that made people dare not look down upon him. He even felt that this boy could really do it. It's a dead end thing.
no.
He has just lived a good life, he can't let this kid ruin it, isn't it just one, two or five coins? After giving it to him, he reluctantly took out one or two and a half dollars of silver from his pocket and patted it on the table, saying, "Okay."
Xiao Yu immediately put the money into his arms and said, "I want to settle the account by the way."
"Check out? What kind of bill?" Shopkeeper Yao was puzzled.
"These dishes are compensation for your usual bullying of me." Xiao Yu bent his index and middle fingers, lightly clicked the table with his knuckle bones, and then shouted: "Waiter!"
Although Zhang Wu didn't hear what Xiao Yu and shopkeeper Yao were saying, he kept observing here. When he heard Xiao Yu's shout, he ran over with a "swish", looked at Xiao Yu cautiously, and asked: "Guest sir" , what’s the matter?”
"Pack these up and charge them to his account." Xiao Yu pointed at shopkeeper Yao.
Zhang Wuyi looked at shopkeeper Yao in astonishment: "He's from the shopkeeper?"
