The fat man nodded to the waiter: "Okay, I understand."

Then, slowly and deliberately, he said to Banggeng, "Our plates, bowls, and spoons are all part of a set. If you break one, you have to pay for it. This set of tableware costs 4.2 yuan, plus the cost of the meal, so you owe me 16.35 yuan. Are you going to pay now, or do you want me to ask Qin Huairu for it when I get back tonight?"

What? Just a few broken plates and bowls, and the fat guy dares to ask for 4.2 yuan?

Bang Geng even doubted his own ears! Good heavens, so all those years of being a thug were for nothing, and today they finally met a real thug?

And that restaurant run by Fatty is a total rip-off! A meal there costs a whopping 12 yuan; he can't even afford 1 yuan, let alone 16.35 yuan...

If it weren't for Fatty's last sentence, Banggeng would have definitely renege on his debt today and just ate and drank for free, so what?

But now, Banggeng couldn't take it anymore. He grabbed the empty Erguotou bottle on the table and threatened the fat man, "Say that again!"

The fat man, refusing to believe him, took two steps forward and said, "I'm telling you, if you dare not pay me today, I'll go to Qin Huairu and demand it. If Qin Huairu doesn't pay, I'll call the police. Understand, you little punk?"

Compared to Qin Huairu, the police were clearly more terrifying to Bang Geng, who picked up a bottle and was about to smash it on the fat man's head.

But after the "smack," Gangzi and his gang saw clearly that the fat man simply swung his arm and slapped Banggeng across the face. Banggeng fell to the ground as if an elephant had stepped on his foot.

The pain was so intense it made my whole body convulse; I was writhing on the ground in agony…

The fat man spat disdainfully, "You ungrateful wretch, listen to me, you only deserve to be beaten."

Just as the fat man was about to call security to throw the stick out, Xiao Dang rushed over: "I'll pay for it!"

The fat man quickly gave Yu Li a wink, and she chased after Xiao Dang, finally managing to catch her again: "Don't cause any more trouble, just listen to me."

Xiao Dang cried until her face was streaked with tears: "After he pulled this stunt, how can I face anyone? I'm quitting! I can't bear to work here anymore!"

Yu Li was really angry now: "What are you saying! I've trained you for so long, and you just want to quit? I'll only tell you this once, he's him, and you're you; it wasn't easy for you to separate from the family back then, and if you're going to be this saintly, then I really won't talk to you anymore!"

Xiao Dang kept crying, "Aunt Yu, it wasn't for him..."

The fat man stepped forward and lifted the stick with one hand, shaking it like a rag doll while pointing at Xiao Dang and saying, "Look, open your dog eyes and see, is this what you've done? Is this how humans behave?"

Banggeng was stunned by the fat man's slap and hadn't recovered yet.

Besides, so what if he's sober? That ingrate Xiao Dang isn't family with him anymore. Isn't she going to marry Sha Zhu? What does He Jia Shi have to do with Jia Geng?

The most shameless person I have to talk about today is Gangzi.

He just wanted to show off in front of Bang Geng, but he ended up losing both face and substance.

Gangzi, lacking confidence, stepped forward and explained to the fat man, "Boss Chen, I'm really sorry about today. I didn't expect him to pull this stunt..."

Gangzi was a regular here, and the fat man had met him before. Upon hearing this, he said to him, "You are you, and he is him. There's no need for you to apologize on his behalf."

After offering this reassuring remark, the fat man continued to say to Gangzi, "This kid is a scoundrel in our neighborhood. He's so desperate that he'll even steal money from his own sister."

Upon hearing this, Gangzi looked down on Banggeng even more. He took out all the money and said, "Boss Chen, I'm sorry you had to see this. This is all I have. I'll make up the rest another day."

The fat man refused to take the money. Instead, he pointed at the stick and said, "Every wrong has its perpetrator, and every debt has its debtor. I'm only settling this score with him now."

Gangzi bowed shyly to the fat man, then covered his face with his bag and hurriedly left Qili Pavilion with his two subordinates.

As for Bang Geng, Fatty turned to Yu Li and said, "Call Miao Miao's dad and tell him that Bang Geng is causing trouble here. Ask him to send someone over."

Yu Li pulled the fat man aside and whispered what had happened with Xiao Dang. The fat man angrily walked up to Xiao Dang and grabbed her ear, saying, "You come in here!"

They dragged Xiao Dang into the kitchen. After the security guards carried the stick out, the waiters cleaned up the mess in an orderly manner, and soon everything was back to normal, as if nothing had happened.

Yu Li patted the guests who were still eating and said, "I'm sorry everyone, I've ruined your good mood. We will give each table a free drink as an apology."

Upon hearing this, everyone exclaimed, "What a great deal! We get to watch the show for free and even get free drinks! We've really hit the jackpot today! We'll have plenty to talk about for the next week! We've made a killing!"

Lou Xiao'e witnessed the whole farce.

While Yu Li was in the kitchen, he left with Chen Mengxiao, completely satisfied.

After leaving the house, she turned around and looked at the sign behind her again, finally realizing that she had underestimated the fat man.

She was wrong. She shouldn't have treated him like Xu Damao or Sha Zhu. Her actions today humiliated him...

Because he was fat, because he had read "Fact, Fiction and Prediction" and "Feuerbach," and because he was the man Lou Xiao'e had her eye on!

What if she made a mistake? Anyway, her son is still in her hands. She can apologize to the fat man in a soft and gentle voice next time she sees him.

Thinking of this, Lou Xiao'e couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Chen Mengxiao, standing next to her, subconsciously took two steps to the side, thinking to herself that her father was right; her mother's sudden smile was really creepy...

Lou Xiao'e hailed a taxi, and the mother and daughter got in and drove away.

A woman also came out of Qili Pavilion. Liu Lan muttered to herself, "Lou Xiao'e? Good heavens, am I seeing things?"

"..."

Meanwhile, in the kitchen, seeing Xiao Dang with her head down, looking ashamed, the fat man angrily berated her: "Such a good girl, you've ruined her because of that idiot Zhu!"

Xiao Dang was furious and protested in a low voice, "How am I useless?"

Auntie Pang understood what Fatty meant and affectionately poked her with a finger: "You grew up in Fatty's presence, how come your mental fortitude is so weak and you break down so easily?"

Spending a lot of time with a fat guy makes it perfectly normal for him to utter a few words that don't belong to this era.

Xiao Dang clearly understood, and said weakly, "Who broke down? I... I just think he's so embarrassing!"

Yu Li pinched her cheek: "You're just going to keep being stubborn. Pay for the meal, and all those plates and bowls!"