Chapter 24 Fighting
Song Yushu's restaurant now not only offers his signature braised pork and Dongpo pork, but also adds many other specialties.
She also set up many different set meals, such as two meat dishes and one vegetable dish, or one meat dish and one vegetable dish, with prices ranging from high to low, depending entirely on the customer's preference.
Xue Huai'an arrived a little later with his daughter, and naturally, they were among the last to leave.
"If you like it, Master Xue, please come again next time," Song Yushu said politely as he saw the father and daughter out.
"Mr. Wei, there's something I need to remind you of. Zhou Chengyu has been a bit distracted at the academy lately, always seeming absent-minded. If you have time, you should talk to him," Xue Huai'an said, letting his daughter Xue Qingyao get into the carriage first, and only leaving to remind her after the students had left.
“I divorced his father some time ago, and he may not be used to it now. Thank you for reminding me, Master. I will pay more attention.” Song Yushu also realized that Zhou Chengyu is only ten years old now, so it seems that he still needs to be patient in teaching him.
Seeing that she had taken his words to heart, Xue Huai'an turned and got into the carriage.
"Wait a minute, Master Xue, you must have elders at home, right? Here, take this Dongpo pork back with you," Song Yushu said gratefully, packing up the Dongpo pork he had specially set aside and handing it over.
Looking at the smile on her face, Xue Huai'an felt his face inexplicably hot, and hurriedly took the gift and got into the carriage.
After all the customers left the shop, Song Yushu and Wei's two sisters-in-law cleaned up the premises.
However, before Song Yushu could have a proper talk with Zhou Chengyu, the academy sent people to their door.
When Song Yushu arrived, Zhou Chengyu, Zhou Chengli, and several people from the gambling den were there.
Not only that, but Zhou Lao Er, whom we hadn't seen for a long time, was also summoned.
Zhou Chengyu dared not look at Song Yushu at this moment, and kept his head down without saying a word.
"The main reason I called you here is because someone from the academy discovered that the two of them were fighting with people from the gambling den. Now that everyone is here, who among you can explain this?"
Xue Huai'an looked serious and held a ruler in his hand as he asked Zhou Chengyu and Zhou Chengli for the reason. Even the people from the gambling den next to him couldn't help but put away their originally casual demeanor.
"Master Xue! It was my fault. Chengyu is young, and I shouldn't have dragged him into this..." Zhou Chengli recounted how he had signed the gambling den's IOU, but he did so with great skill, saying that he was wrong while actually presenting everything in a way that was in his favor.
"Sigh! What a fool you are! Why have you been so lazy lately? Do you think you can just sign a gambling den's IOU like that?" The teacher in charge of Zhou Chengli's class looked at this student who was once his pride and couldn't help but feel very disappointed.
“It is the students’ fault, but my father-in-law is still being held in the gambling den, and my wife’s family only has a few young siblings. I really can’t abandon them!” Zhou Chengli said before bursting into tears.
"Fine! You're just a person who values relationships and honors others. I can't control how you pay back your debts, but I can't just stand by and do nothing when the gambling den people come to our academy to cause trouble. I can't let the students be bullied by the gambling den people in the academy!"
The old master was moved by Zhou Chengli's words and decided to protect him.
Seeing his son crying so sadly, Zhou Lao Er couldn't help but be moved: "It's my fault as a father for being so incompetent. The month is almost over, and I've only saved three taels. I really can't pay it back!"
Song Yushu looked at the deep affection between the father and son, but he was not moved at all: "Since it is you who owe the money, why involve Zhou Chengyu? Now that we have divorced, Zhou Chengyu has nothing to do with the Zhou family anymore. Logically speaking, he should not be involved."
"It was my fault. I inadvertently revealed my current situation to Chengyu earlier..."
Zhou Chengli admitted his mistake so quickly that no one present could find any fault with him.
"Then why did you fight with them again?" Song Yushu was skeptical of Zhou Chengli's words.
"They didn't even have fifty taels of silver, and they were still spewing filth..." Zhou Chengyu didn't finish his sentence.
"It's not just not enough, it's not even half. Who are you trying to fool with just a few taels of silver!" the gambling den man scoffed.
"Then you shouldn't have insulted my mother!"
"How is that insulting her? It's her good fortune that our Sixth Brother has taken a liking to her!"
"That's right, if you marry our sixth brother, you'll have endless blessings!"
Upon hearing this, everyone else immediately looked embarrassed.
"We've only been divorced for a short time, and you've already found someone else. No wonder you suddenly wanted to get a divorce in the first place!" Zhou Lao Er felt like he was wearing a green hat, and his face turned extremely ugly.
"Don't you know why we divorced? I only divorced because I didn't want to get involved with gamblers, so stop making baseless accusations," Song Yushu originally didn't want to pay any attention to Zhou Lao Er, but he didn't expect this old man to add drama to his life.
"Also, I don't know this so-called Sixth Brother, and I will not marry him."
Even if Song Yushu didn't care what others thought of her, she couldn't let people ruin her reputation for no reason.
The thugs wanted to say something more, but under the angry glares of Xue Huai'an and another old scholar, they didn't dare to argue with Song Yushu anymore.
"Not only did you cause trouble here, but you also injured students. If you don't leave, we're going to call the police!"
"We haven't paid back the money yet! We'll leave once we do!" The group of thugs held the IOU that Zhou Chengli had signed, so even if the officials came, they would be in a better position and weren't afraid of the threat.
"It is Zhou Chengli who owes your gambling den money. You injured my student Zhou Chengyu and ruined the reputation of my student's family. He does not owe you any money. On the contrary, you should apologize to him. Otherwise, when the officials come later, it will not be so easy to talk to you!" Xue Huai'an said at this moment, demanding compensation from the group of thugs.
Seeing his imposing presence, the group of thugs knew he was someone they couldn't afford to offend. Furthermore, since Zhou Chengyu's mother was someone their sixth brother had his eye on, they didn't dare to offend him too much. They had no choice but to take out all the coins they had and leave reluctantly.
The farce has temporarily come to an end. Zhou Lao Er is no longer in the mood to care about whether Song Yushu has any connection with the people at the gambling den, because if they can't pay their debts by the end of the month, they may face an even more troublesome situation than today.
Zhou Chengli was also taken away by the old master, leaving only Xue Huai'an and Song Yushu and her son.
"Thank you for your help, Master Xue," otherwise I really wouldn't have been able to deal with those hooligans from the gambling den.
"From now on, you should avoid contact with them too much. The people in the gambling den are a mixed bag. Now that you have two children, it's best to be careful," Xue Huai'an said hesitantly, ignoring the slight unease in his heart.
"Alright, I'll take Chengyu back now. Thank you for your help, Master Xue," Song Yushu said, relieved after the man left.
"Let's go back and explain to me properly what happened during this time." This was the first time she had been called to the parent's office, and Song Yushu had mixed feelings.
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