Chapter 343: Shazhu: Bang Geng, are you trying to get me to sue your mom in court?

Teacher Ran and the Manager came to the office; the Manager hesitated a moment, then asked:

"Chairman, just now didn't you give the Head Chef any face?"

Teacher Ran smiled and said, "This He Yuzhu, once in a while still needs to be dealt with."

"Otherwise he'll just get more and more arrogant."

"Besides, we're in business; we talk business, and in operations there's no face to speak of."

"Last time we already agreed to invite the people from the Siheyuan for him."

"That was already an exception."

"This time he's coming again."

"What about next time?"

"The restaurant has so many staff—who doesn't have a relative or friend?"

"If everyone comes, can we even keep the restaurant open?"

The Manager nodded and said, "The Chairman is right."

"Actually, the Head Chef has always been rather arrogant."

Teacher Ran: "So I must deal with him."

Manager: "Hmm, then I'll go out first."

Teacher Ran: "Go ahead."

Yan Bu Gui's home.

Yan Bu Gui, idle, had San Da Ma calculate the total investment Teacher Ran made in the restaurant.

After figuring it out, San Da Ma looked at Yan Bu Gui and said:

"Like this, we don't understand the renovation."

"We can only estimate a rough number."

"Teacher Ran's total investment in the Sichuan restaurant should be over one million."

Yan Bu Gui thought and said, "The money over at Gangdao."

San Da Ma: "I calculated in RMB."

Yan Bu Gui: "I mean the money over at Gangdao is worth more."

San Da Ma: "It's valuable now, but maybe not in the future."

Yan Bu Gui nodded and said, "Once we get this batch of TVs, we'll be even stronger."

San Da Ma: "Of course."

"Hey, I heard Qin Huairu also invested this time."

Yan Bu Gui stared and asked, "What? Where does she get money?"

San Da Ma: "No need to say, it's definitely Shazhu's money."

"Over the years, Shazhu has given her quite a bit of money."

"You say this Shazhu is really foolish—he never married Qin Huairu, so why give all his money to her?"

Yan Bu Gui: "You just don't get it, do you?"

"That's the power of love."

San Da Ma: "If he likes Qin Huairu, why not marry her and get the certificate?"

"Qin Huairu has urged him several times."

Yan Bu Gui: "Now Shazhu, he already has someone else in his heart."

San Da Ma: "Teacher Ran?"

Yan Bu Gui: "That's right, so Shazhu probably regrets it now."

"Maybe he's thinking about how to get Qin Huairu to return his money."

San Da Ma thought and said, "Not good—if Shazhu asks Qin Huairu for money, she's already invested it all; what would she give?"

Yan Bu Gui: "Then it's none of our business."

Qin Huairu's home.

Qin Huairu looked at Xiao Dang, then at Huaihua, and asked:

"Which of you two will go call your Uncle Shu back?"

Huaihua glanced at Qin Huairu, then looked at Xiao Dang, and said:

"Of course it's my older sister."

Xiao Dang: "I'm not going."

"I've said it—I'll never set foot in that Sichuan restaurant again."

Qin Huairu thought and said, "Have your older brother go."

Xiao Dang: "Oh, my mom is smart."

"This kind of thing—only the older brother can do it."

"Huaihua, come on, let's get the older brother to go."

Evening.

Bang Geng went to the restaurant to find Shazhu.

The security guard stopped him outside the door and asked:

"Who are you looking for?"

Bang Geng: "I'm looking for your Head Chef."

The security guard thought and asked, "Who are you?"

Bang Geng: "I'm his friend; he asked me to come over and have a drink with him."

The guard hesitated, then said: "Just keep going, it's the back kitchen."

Shazhu was sitting blankly at the table when Bang Geng walked in.

Upon seeing him, he couldn't help but frown.

Bang Geng actually really didn't want to come.

It's been so many years; he's never spoken to Shazhu.

Even though Qin Huairu had specifically instructed him to do so.

But after so much time, he felt there was nothing left to say to Shazhu.

Being together is awkward.

So, he soon opened his mouth and asked:

"Sha Shu, do you plan to live here for the rest of your life?"

Shazhu: "Bang Geng, you finally spoke to me."

"If only this had happened a few years earlier, how great that would be."

Bang Geng: "It's not too late now, is it?"

Shazhu shook his head and said: "It's too late."

Bang Geng instantly became unhappy upon hearing that.

But he still asked:

"So you don't want to go home?"

"It's best not to return, never to return for a lifetime."

"That's right."

That's what Bang Geng was thinking in his heart.

Shazhu let out a long sigh and said: "Of course I've thought about it."

"But where would I live if I went back?"

"I have two rooms, but there's nowhere to sleep; saying it out loud would make people laugh their heads off."

Bang Geng: "Sha Shu, we're just temporarily staying in your house."

"We'll return it to you later."

Shazhu grinned foolishly and said: "You being able to say that makes Sha Shu very happy."

"Alright, then let's make a trip back."

"Besides, I still wanted to ask your mom for some money."

Upon hearing that, Bang Geng couldn't help but furrow his brows.

Because Shazhu's money is all tied up in business with Liu Haizhong.

Why is he asking about money now?

Seeing Bang Geng's furrowed brows, Shazhu hurriedly asked:

"Your mom wouldn't have spent all my money, would she?"

Bang Geng: "No, that money wasn't you gave to my mom?"

"How would you even think to ask for it back?"

Shazhu: "Did I give it to her?"

"Wasn't it her who collected it on my behalf?"

Bang Geng: "But if you don't agree, who could help you collect it?"

Shazhu: "Go ask your mom yourself."

"Was it my consent?"

"She just took it forcibly."

Bang Geng: "Then after you quit the factory, what happened?"

"You work at a restaurant; don't you still voluntarily give your wages to my mom each payday?"

"If that money is for my mom, then surely she has full control over it, right?"

"So I guess she has no money left now."

"Actually, after you give money to someone, asking for it back looks bad."

Shazhu: "......"

Shazhu didn't know what to say for a moment.

Bang Geng is right.

At the steel mill, Qin Huairu collected his wages for him.

But after he quit and worked elsewhere, the wages he received were indeed given to Qin Huairu.

That's not right.

That's not his fault, is it?

If he didn't give his wages to Qin Huairu, she wouldn't give him a good face.

He's also being forced, isn't he?

Thinking of this, he hurriedly said:

"What you say also makes sense."

"But later it wasn't me voluntarily giving it; I was forced."

"And besides, she searched my pockets and took all the money."

Bang Geng: "Yo, then tell me, how were you forced?"

"How did she search your pockets?"

"You're not a three-year-old kid; who could still force you?"

"If you say that in court, even the judge wouldn't believe you."

Shazhu became unhappy, "No, Bang Geng, what do you mean?"

"Are you trying to get me to go to court and sue your mother?"

"Heaven has eyes, every time I get my salary, your mom searches it all away."

"Not a single cent left for me—do you think this isn't too excessive?"