Chapter 354 Heaven is Unfair
"I have said too much. Sorry to bother you two guests. This dish of spiced broad beans is the specialty of our restaurant. If you don't mind trying it, it will be considered as a treat from the restaurant."
“Thank you.” Zhuang Qingning thanked him and watched the waiter go downstairs to take care of the guests at other tables. When he saw the plate of five-spice broad beans in front of him, he suddenly remembered the phrase “mixed flavors”.
At this moment, Zhuang Yuanren didn't know if this was the feeling.
Zhuang Qingning raised his eyes and glanced downstairs.
People were coming and going on the street, and Zhuang Yuanren's figure soon disappeared.
Zhuang Yutian, who was in the county town, also heard about the incident between the Kong family and Zhuang Ruman's family.
At first they were shocked, then angry, but ultimately they felt happy about the punishment that Ding Gaochang had given to everyone.
But in the final analysis, Zhuang Yuanren was merely expelled from the official school and given a beating, which was really a light punishment for him, and also made Zhuang Yutian feel a little regretful.
But when he saw how miserable Zhuang Yuanren was and how his wish had failed, he felt relieved.
People should not be cruel and do bad things, but don't think that everything can be kept secret. After all, truth will come to light. What you have done will eventually be known to others one day.
Just like Zhuang Yuanren at this moment.
Zhuang Yutian was suddenly filled with emotion and wanted to talk to Zhuang Qingning about it, but he remembered that Zhuang Qingning had celebrated many festivals with Zhuang Ruman's family in the past, and seeing that her face was as calm as water, it was obvious that she didn't want to say anything more, he swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth.
He just raised his eyes to look at Zhuang Yuanren who was fleeing in panic.
After Zhuang Yuanren quickly left the teahouse, he jogged for a while, and when he saw that no one was following him, he leaned against the wall and took a breath.
I was filled with indignation.
What a bunch of idiots who look down on others! When he first came up with this couplet, everyone present was amazed and praised him for his great talent and learning. But now that he is down and out, they say he is not as talented as others?
It's not that he is inferior to others. It's just that those people saw that he no longer has the support of the Kong family, has become a poor scholar again, and was kicked out of the official school, so they all turned against him!
The more Zhuang Yuanren thought about it, the angrier he became. His eyes were filled with rage as if he wanted to burn the teahouse down. He glared at the teahouse viciously several times.
With your shabby teahouse and the state of affairs, you deserve to have no business!
Look, it’s already this late, and there’s actually only one person on the second floor…
Zhuang Yuanren sneered, but when he saw the person sitting by the window on the second floor of the teahouse, he was stunned.
Aren't those Zhuang Qingning and Zhuang Yutian? Why are they here? If they are here, does that mean they saw the conflict between him and the waiter, and also saw his embarrassment when he was chased away? Zhuang Yutian is fine, as they don't have any big grudges against each other, but Zhuang Qingning has always looked down on him.
Even though he was my eldest cousin, even though he was a talented scholar, he still looked very disdainful.
Zhuang Yuanren knew Zhuang Qingning's contempt, and he also knew that such a money-loving person would only realize his own weakness and others' strength when he put real money in front of her.
So after he had the Kong family as a strong backer and had completely changed his appearance, Zhuang Yuanren wanted to return home with nothing and show off his wealth to those people in the village. More importantly, he wanted to let the arrogant Zhuang Qingning and the very snobbish Zhuang Jingye see how wealthy he was at that moment.
Before going to bed at night, Zhuang Yuanren imagined no less than a dozen possible attitudes and reactions of Zhuang Qingning when she saw his current appearance, and the more he thought about it, the happier he felt.
But this had not yet come true, and he had not yet shown off his abilities in front of those people, when something bad happened to the Kong family.
After thinking of so many possibilities, he really didn't expect that when he saw Zhuang Qingning again, he would be in such a miserable state.
Now, I'm afraid that Zhuang Qingning is becoming even more proud, and even more disdainful of him.
Yes, looking at that condescending look, that indifferent expression with a strong sneer in his eyes, Zhuang Yuanren was very sure that Zhuang Qingning must have had this idea at this moment.
How abominable.
How could Zhuang Qingning so easily rise from a poor fellow to become a shopkeeper, open several workshops, and watch his family make a fortune every day?
He had gone through so much hardship, studied hard for ten years, and finally saw his life getting a little better, but he was going to lose everything so soon? It was unfair!
God is unfair!
Zhuang Yuanren's throat tightened and he felt that the shouts in his heart could not burst out of his throat. He felt uncomfortable in his chest and could not help coughing several times.
Passersby saw Zhuang Yuanren, who was disheveled, looked extremely depressed and sick, and they all tried to avoid him, fearing that he might have contracted some disease and would be infected by it.
This scene made Zhuang Yuanren feel even more sad and angry.
You lowly people who flatter the powerful and trample on the weak, sooner or later, you will know how powerful I am! Zhuang Yuanren clenched his fists, his eyes reddened, and after glaring fiercely at Zhuang Qingning and Zhuang Yutian, he took a step that seemed to weigh a thousand gold and walked forward.
However, Zhuang Qingning and Zhuang Yutian did not notice that Zhuang Yuanren stayed at the corner of the street for a while. After seeing Zhuang Yuanren walking away, they looked at the new shop opposite the downstairs and started talking about the new shop.
The tea in the cup was refilled and Cheng Ruize hurried over.
"I'm really sorry, you two."
Cheng Ruize bowed his hands and apologized, "I was waiting here early in the morning, but someone just came over from the tea shop and said that a customer was dissatisfied with the tea that had just arrived and had a tantrum in the shop. So I went to see what was going on, and that delayed me for some time."
"I will use tea instead of wine to apologize to the two shopkeepers."
After Cheng Ruize finished speaking, he drank the tea in one gulp.
"It's okay. The tea here tastes great, and it's a good opportunity to see the store's condition. Shopkeeper Cheng, don't worry about it."
Zhuang Qingning smiled and replied, "I see that the shop has been roughly renovated. I wonder how many days it will take to completely renovate it?"
"It will take about six or seven days." After Cheng Ruize sat down, he poured himself a cup of tea and filled up the cups for Zhuang Qingning and Zhuang Yutian.
"In that case, it would be the beginning of August." Zhuang Qingning nodded slightly, "Manager Cheng plans to open before August 15th?"
On the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15th, most people in the vicinity would go to the county town to buy some things. When there are many people, it would be a good opportunity to promote the newly opened shop.
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