Ultimately, although Manager Lin is called the manager, he can only be considered an acting manager, because the Feng Family Restaurant belongs to Master Feng.
Every day, he not only had to help Madam Feng recruit handsome young men from other places, but also had to take care of the restaurant's business.
What troubled him most wasn't these things, but rather the fact that, in situations like today, Feng Mubai's friends had never paid a single penny for meals or lodgings. Moreover, he dared not mention it, because Feng Mubai had instructed him beforehand that he should not charge any money for the friends he brought.
You should know that Feng Mubai is a man who loves making friends. Most of the scholars in Jiangling City who flatter him are his friends. As long as these people come to eat with him, they will naturally not be charged.
This resulted in Feng Mubai bringing back many scholars whenever there was a poetry gathering. These people would not only eat there, but also stay at the inn, and then leave without a care, leaving Feng Mubai to clean up the mess.
Most importantly, he dared not tell Madam Feng about these things, not even about the waiver of the bill. Otherwise, if it got to Feng Mubai's ears, he would think that he had complained about her!
So, although Manager Lin appears successful on the surface, he is also very tired inside.
After hearing his explanation, Jing Zhe was immediately displeased: "They didn't pay the bill? You think you can let them leave without paying?"
"This...this..."
Manager Lin thought for a moment, unwilling to reveal what Feng Mubai had asked him to do, and said, "The three young masters have kept the accounts, and we can settle them together at the end of the year."
"Yes, yes, yes, it's been recorded!"
The three men weren't stupid; they knew that Manager Lin was trying to smooth things over for them, so they quickly chimed in.
"Keep accounts? If everyone who eats or stays here keeps accounts, how much will it accumulate by the end of the year? Some people will just pack up and leave, and the accounts will probably go bankrupt!"
Jing Zhe looked at the three of them and sneered, "So, from today onwards, no credit is allowed here! You three, settle your bill!"
"..."
The three of them blushed instantly.
The reason they come here to eat and drink extravagantly, instead of going home, is because they don't have to pay the bill!
Although their family isn't poor, they've only been eating expensive meals these past few days, and they've drunk quite a bit of good wine. Although they haven't calculated the exact amount, it certainly wasn't small!
Making them pay the bill is like digging into their pockets.
So the three of them immediately disagreed.
"President Jing, we don't need to settle this account."
"Oh? Paying the bill when you eat out is a matter of course, isn't it? Why don't you charge me when you eat out?"
Jing Zhe said unhappily.
"Because Young Master Feng Mubai said that we can just put the bill on his tab for meals and lodging here, and we don't need to pay!"
They didn't care anymore and directly brought up Feng Mubai, adding at the end, "If President Jing doesn't believe it, he can ask Manager Lin if it was Young Master Feng who prevented us from getting married."
"I believe it was Feng Mubai who made you break off the marriage."
Hearing Jing Zhe say this, the three of them were immediately delighted, but their joy didn't last long before Jing Zhe said again, "But what about Feng Mubai's calculation? He said we don't need to pay, so does that mean we don't need to?"
"..."
Upon hearing this, the three of them realized something was wrong. Not to mention him, even Manager Lin was somewhat confused.
Although Manager Lin went to the Feng family yesterday, he left not long afterward, so he was unaware of what happened at the Feng family's place, let alone that Jing Zhe had already taken over the Feng family's restaurant.
Without waiting for their opinions, Jing Zhe slammed the property deed onto the counter and said, "I have bought the Feng Family Restaurant from the Feng family and am preparing to open the Da'an Newspaper Office. The property deed is right here. From today onwards, this place is all mine."
"..."
Upon hearing this, the four people opposite were stunned. Manager Lin was the first to react and quickly went to check the property deed. Sure enough, Jing Zhe was right; the Feng Family Restaurant had already changed hands.
"Manager Lin, I think we should settle the bill. What do you think?"
"Yes, we should get married, we should get married!"
Manager Lin is no fool for managing Feng Family Restaurant so well. Now that Feng Family Restaurant has changed hands, why didn't he kick Jing Zhe out after he arrived? What does that tell us?
This shows that Jing Zhe still intends to use him. Anyway, it doesn't matter who he makes money with, as long as he is still the manager!
Having made up his mind, Manager Lin naturally cooperated.
But the three scholars objected. They hadn't considered paying the bill when they ate their first meal there, so they didn't have any money on them. They complained, "President Jing, this Feng Family Restaurant wasn't yours when we were eating and staying here. Besides, it was Young Master Feng who promised us. Even if we really wanted to pay, you should have gone to Young Master Feng, not us!"
Jing Zhe almost laughed after hearing this: "What, are you planning to renege on your debt? Me, ask him? It's my restaurant, do you think I can ask him? Don't even mention you want to pay the bill, I'll also get back all the debts Feng Mubai incurred when he ate here before!"
"..."
As he spoke, Jing Zhe took a step forward, closing in on the three scholars, and even rolled up his sleeves, making the three of them feel immense pressure.
"Hurry up and pay the bill. Of course, there's also a way not to pay, if you can take two punches from me."
"..."
The three of them were terrified.
They're not stupid enough to take two punches from Jing Zhe!
The last person this stupid was probably Baldy; he probably never imagined that Jing Zhe's fist could kill someone.
"Let's get married, let's get married..."
After much deliberation, the three decided to settle the bill honestly, since life was more important than money.
Watching the three of them flee in disarray after paying the bill, Jing Zhe sneered repeatedly: "With this, you think you can cause trouble for the Da'an Newspaper? You're overestimating yourselves!"
It turned out that Jing Zhe had already recognized that these three scholars were the same three who had discussed with Feng Mubai the night before last how to trip up the Da'an Newspaper. Of course, he believed that after today, they would probably not dare to have such thoughts again!
After they left, Jing Zhe asked Manager Lin, "Are there any places in the city that mount calligraphy and make plaques?"
After listening, Manager Lin looked embarrassed and said, "President Jing, there are quite a few people who make signboards, but I've never heard of a prostitute making signboards!"
After saying that, I was also puzzled. How could President Jing, who is so young, have such heavy tastes? And why does he speak so rudely?
You said you could just find a woman to play around with, but you had to find one who could make signboards and even call her a "bitch"! Even someone as uneducated as yourself wouldn't be so rude!
Jing Zhe was stunned for a moment after hearing this, then kicked Manager Lin and cursed, "You son of a bitch, you're not young, how can your thoughts be so filthy? I said 'biao' (a derogatory term for a woman), not 'whore'!"
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