Seeing that the situation was not good, Song Chenggong and Pan Meiying could only shut up sheepishly, but they still did not leave. Instead, they shamelessly said, "Sister, we have come all this way to see you, you have to let us stay for a meal."
The four employees and customers were stunned by their shamelessness. They had just threatened to expose him, and now they wanted to stay for dinner. Aren't they embarrassed? How could they even say such a thing?
Song Chenggong and Pan Meiying were naturally embarrassed, but such delicious food was too good to pass up after coming all this way. It was just a little loss of face, nothing to worry about.
Song Xia had an expression of expectation on her face and did not argue. She then cooked two simple dishes and served two clay pot soups.
After the food was served, Song Chenggong and Pan Meiying ate with great satisfaction: "Sister, where did you learn your cooking skills? It's never been this good before!"
“After your brother-in-law passed away, he stopped working for you and started thinking about things when he had nothing to do.”
Song Chenggong looked sullen: "Sis, since you won't let us help you, then teach us a skill so we can open our own shop!"
The customers felt they had gone too far. Could Boss Song's skills be learned so easily?
Song Xia scoffed coldly: "I won't teach you. Even if I did, you wouldn't be able to learn it. And even if you did, you wouldn't have the perseverance to open a shop. Even if the shop is open, if business is bad, you'll still blame me in the end."
The customers nodded in agreement. Indeed, with their unruly behavior, they would only cause trouble for Boss Song in the end, so it would have been better not to teach them at all.
Song Chenggong and Pan Meiying didn't expect her to refuse so decisively, so their faces darkened again. Song Xia didn't care about them: "Finish your food and leave as soon as possible. I still have business to do here."
"Sister, we've come all this way, won't you let us stay for the night?"
"Yeah, sis, how come you've become so cold and heartless? It's already afternoon, where are we supposed to go? If we end up homeless, can you really bear to leave us? Aren't you afraid Mom and Dad will come to you in their dreams in the middle of the night?"
"Why aren't you staying at your own daughter's place, but at our house?" Wei Deng walked in with a cold face. "Uncle, Aunt, when a person dies, it's like a lamp going out. We have nothing to hide, so we have no reason to keep you two big shots here."
"How can you talk like that, child?"
Wei Deng ignored everyone: "This has always been my personality. Do you think my aunt and uncle know? My own parents are here, and my cousin doesn't care, so why should we?"
“Your cousin is busy with work, how can we bother her? Besides, her rented place isn’t very big.”
"If you don't want to bother your own daughter, then come bother us. Your cousin has been working for so many years, and you can't even afford a hotel room for one night? Well, that's about right. Your cousin's entire monthly salary is spent on your younger cousin. She seems to have no money, but can't you pay for it yourselves?"
"Wei Deng, what are you babbling about? What makes you any better? Didn't you spend all of your sister's salary before?"
“You said it yourself, that was in the past. Now I’ve come to my senses. My mom won’t allow people who haven’t put in any effort to take advantage of others. So, Uncle and Aunt, don’t expect to come to our family for everything like you used to.”
Song Xia stood aside watching them argue. She hadn't expected her son to be so useful. This kind of person deserved to be retorted without hesitation.
"Wei Deng, you've gone too far! I'm your uncle..."
"Alright." Song Xia snorted coldly. "Song Chenggong, Pan Meiying, my shop is not a place for you to mess around. Once you're done eating, leave quickly. If you don't know how to get back, I'll have Wei Deng call Xiuxiu."
"Sister, are you really going to be this heartless?"
"I'm only treating you to a meal today because of our deceased parents. Song Chenggong, ask yourself how much you've taken advantage of our family over the years. Don't take my past leniency for granted."
Wei Deng opened the shop door: "Uncle and Aunt, please."
Seeing that there was no room for negotiation, Pan Meiying spat twice and took two bottles of drinks from the refrigerator near the door before leaving, leaving the customers speechless.
Song Xia gave a final warning: "Don't try anything funny again. If I find out it was you, I'll call the police immediately. If you don't want to affect Tao Tao's future, feel free to try."
Upon hearing this, Song Chenggong and Pan Meiying's faces darkened further, proving that Song Xia's guess was absolutely correct.
The customers were utterly amazed. Although every family has some eccentric relatives, they had never seen one this bizarre in real life.
After seeing the person off, Song Xia apologized to the customers, saying, "I'm sorry for disturbing your meal. Here's a bottle of water for each of you as a token of my apology."
"Boss, you're too kind."
"Yes, it wasn't disruptive at all, and it was quite interesting."
"Boss, you have to be ruthless when dealing with people like this, otherwise they'll take advantage of you."
"Boss, your son is quite good."
Hearing this praise, Wei Deng unconsciously straightened his chest. Did Mom think he had done a good job?
Song Xia smiled and nodded at him: "What brings you here today?"
"Exams are coming up soon, and I don't have many classes lately. I just wanted to ask if Mo Ru and I can still work at that cafeteria during winter break?"
"Now that you don't have to go back to your hometown and don't have to worry about being taken care of, don't you want to take a good rest?"
“You’re all busy, and it’s not good for me to rest alone. The shop is well-staffed now and doesn’t need my help, so I might as well go and work to earn some living expenses.”
"What about Mo Ru? Isn't she going home for the New Year?"
"The New Year is still a long way off! She said there's no point in her going back."
Song Xia knew that Mo Ru's family was complicated. In her previous life, Mo Ru married Wei Deng and asked for a high dowry. She was smart enough to keep the dowry firmly in her own hands, and of course, she only used it for herself and did not spend it.
Because of her complicated family background, her family didn't give her any dowry when she got married in her previous life, and they didn't care how she lived after she married into the family, treating her like a stranger.
Logically, it's understandable that she's not close to her stepfather and step-siblings, but it's quite interesting that even her biological mother doesn't care much about her.
Sure enough, after getting married, Mo Ru refused to suffer any loss. She just waited for food and drink to be served and never lifted a finger. Since Wei Deng was lazy at work, she simply stopped going to work. Every month, she either spent money on the dowry or waited to exploit Wei Zhu.
Song Xia found it strange that Mo Ru would actually work as a student worker in this lifetime.
"Alright, I'll go and tell the Zhao family that if they want to do it, they should do it properly."
Wei Deng thought it was pretty good because the cafeteria paid a decent wage. He could earn a lot of money by working two student jobs a year. With that money, he could go out with Mo Ru several times, and he was no longer strapped for cash when he had meals with his roommates at school.
The main thing is that he's not busy working there, and the manager and colleagues are very polite to him, so he doesn't have to stay at home. His mother thinks he has no value.
Also, he didn't want Mo Ru to spend his money, even though Mo Ru could earn it herself.
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