Chapter 25 Never Dare Again

Li Fang felt sorry for the two cents, but when he thought that if the matter got out of hand, not only would he lose the two cents, but he would also lose his day's wages. And given Chef Zhang's personality, he might even instigate the shopkeeper to kick him out, he had no choice but to take out the two cents.

"I'll give it to you. Do I need your two cents?" Li Fang blushed and returned the money to Zhuang Qingning.

Zhuang Qingning took the two coins, but still spread out his palm: "One more coin is missing. That's a pound of tofu, one pound of tofu costs one coin."

"Here!" Li Fang almost squeezed out this word from between his teeth and threw the money into Zhuang Qingning's hand.

After getting the money back intact, Zhuang Qingning didn't want to say another word to this man with evil intentions, so he turned around and left.

Fearing that the matter would become a big deal and would be disadvantageous to him, Li Fang did not dare to say anything. He just stared at Zhuang Qingning's back with gritted teeth. Only when she walked away did he spat fiercely on the ground.

"Bah, what a piece of shit, a little girl, rushing to ask for help, and still behaving like this! I really don't know what bad luck I have to have to be cheated by a little girl like you."

That's because you have bad intentions. You take people's money but don't do the job for them. You even want to cheat them again. You are so evil-hearted. Aren't you afraid that God is watching you and will strike with thunder later to hit you!

Ma Tong on the side curled his lips but didn't say anything in person.

Feng Yongkang, who had been watching from the side, stood up with a gloomy face and said, "I think it's great."

"Boss... Boss." When Li Fang saw Feng Yongkang, his neck suddenly shrank and his voice trembled slightly.

"I used to think you were honest, sensible, and quick-witted, and a good worker, but I never thought you were actually full of bad intentions."

Feng Yongkang shouted, "You are so cruel to a tofu girl. I wonder how many lies you have told to others and how much money you have cheated."

"Boss, I am innocent. I have never taken a penny more from customers, and I have never done anything bad. This time, this time... this time I was blinded by greed and made a mistake..."

Li Fang was frightened and anxious, and tears were about to fall: "Boss, I swear, this is the only time, and there will be no other time. You know what I am like on a daily basis, and I am definitely not the kind of person who is sneaky and cunning..."

Li Fang spoke in a very sad tone, and at this moment his knees went weak and he knelt on the ground.

After all, Feng Yongkang had worked under him for a long time, and he was usually quite satisfied with Li Fang. Seeing that he had regretted, he did not pursue the matter any further, and only snorted coldly, "I don't think you dare to do any more bad things, get up."

"Thank you, shopkeeper." Seeing this, Li Fang hurriedly stood up and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"I'm asking you to get up, but this incident has brought shame to Fushunlou. If others see this, they will think we are a scammer. We will definitely be punished for this."

Feng Yongkang said, "Since this is your first offense and you have shown remorse, I will fine you five days' wages. This is a small punishment but a big warning. It will also serve as a warning to others so that they know what they can and cannot do!"

Five days' wages would be thirty coins, which could buy half a bag of rice! Li Fang felt distressed when he heard this, but after thinking carefully, thirty coins were much better than losing this job and having no place to work and earn money in the future. He nodded hurriedly: "Yes, I understand, shopkeeper, rest assured, I won't dare to do this again in the future."

"Yeah." Seeing this, Feng Yongkang didn't say anything else. He put his hands behind his back and walked towards the backyard.

Li Fang watched him lift the curtain and his back completely disappeared. Only then did he feel completely relieved.

But then, he became full of resentment.

Thirty cents!

He had just lost thirty cents in the early morning. When he returned to pay his family for the wages, they would scold him for being so stupid and ignorant.

Thinking of this, Li Fang felt a headache, and when he glanced at the tofu stall not far away, his eyes almost spit fire.

This damn girl has caused him so much misery. Just wait and see, I’ll teach you what it means to behave yourself!

Li Fang spat fiercely at the ground.

Zhuang Qingsui packed the tofu for others and saw Zhuang Qingning coming back. She seemed to be still angry and worried: "Sister, are you okay? Didn't the discussion about selling tofu in Fushunlou go well?"

"Yeah." Zhuang Qingning nodded and told Zhuang Qingsui what had just happened.

"This waiter, is he really that evil? He took the money and didn't do the job, but he's still trying to cheat someone?" When Liu heard this, she was furious: "This Fushunlou is really going too far, actually allowing their subordinates to do this kind of thing."

"I have to tell everyone about this from now on. We can't eat at Fu Shun Lou anymore. Otherwise, I don't know how they'll rip you off!"

"Don't worry, ma'am." Seeing that Liu was very angry, Zhuang Qingning hurriedly advised: "This matter is the fault of a waiter anyway. If the entire Fushun Building is involved, I'm afraid others will say that it's an exaggeration."

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"Besides, no one else saw me talking to him. Fushunlou has been in the town for many years and has a lot of reputation and connections. He knows who he should side with. If things really get out of hand, I'm afraid others will say that we are throwing mud at Fushunlou. We won't be able to explain ourselves then."

More importantly, letting Liu get involved in such a mess would have some impact on her business in the town. Zhuang Qingning didn't want to add so much trouble to Liu, who had always taken good care of him.

"Besides, I will get the money and tofu back, so it's not a loss. I can just consider it as a little more trouble and sell a pound of tofu." Zhuang Qingning grinned.

"That's what happened..." After hearing this, Liu thought it made a lot of sense and nodded: "You've thought it through. Let's leave it like this."

Anyway, whether I tell anyone or not, if my family wants to treat us to a meal in the future, we will definitely not go to Fu Shun Lou.

Zhuang Qingning smiled and then started selling his own tofu.

The unhappiness just now was like a stone falling into a calm lake, causing ripples, but soon the ripples disappeared and the lake returned to calm.

Everyone continued to busy themselves with their own things and had completely forgotten what had just happened.

However, Zhuang Qingsui had a slightly frown on his face, looking like he was worried about something.

"What's wrong?" Zhuang Qingning looked at her like this and reached out to pat her little head.

(End of this chapter)