Chapter 395 Tang Qiwen in front of the restaurant
The flags of Xinglong Restaurant fluttered freely in the sunlight.
There was a lot of noise and commotion under the flagpole.
Many passersby stopped and gathered around to find out what was going on.
A young man stood at the main entrance of Xinglong Restaurant. His hand, which was gripping a wooden stick, was trembling slightly. His eyes held three parts fear, three parts anger, three parts vigilance, and one part restraint.
Opposite the young man was a row of attendants, and behind them were two or three wealthy young men dressed in fine clothes.
The leader tilted his head, looking at the people at the entrance of the restaurant, a faint smile on his lips, as he rubbed the jade thumb ring on his index finger.
"Chen Yongliang?" the man called out uncertainly, as if confirming the other party's identity.
After being called out, Chen Yongliang's anger intensified. "Tang Qiwen, what are you doing here? You're not welcome here. Get out of here!"
Tang Qiwen smiled faintly, pushed aside the attendants blocking his way, and walked forward.
Chen Yongliang was so frightened that he took two small steps back and hurriedly said, "Tang Qiwen, don't come any closer! Don't think I'm afraid of you just because you're the young master of the Tang family. If you dare to cause trouble at the restaurant, I'll call the authorities right now!"
Tang Qiwen chuckled twice, as if he had heard a joke, then turned his back to Chen Yongliang and said to one of the wealthy young men, "Does Xinglong Restaurant have such a rule? They won't let us in?"
“Brother Tang, that manager surnamed Wan is always like this, but I’ve never seen him act like this before.” Feng Gan rested his chin on his hand, looking like he was watching a show.
He had heard that Wan Qiqi and Tang Qiwen had a grudge, but he didn't expect it to be true.
Chen Yongliang stared at Tang Qiwen's back, wanting to whack him with a stick.
But he knew that if he made the first move, he wouldn't be able to explain himself no matter what!
He said coldly, "Tang Qiwen, you are not welcome in this restaurant. Please leave immediately!"
Tang Qiwen had a grudge against the Chen family, so it was normal for the Chen family not to welcome Tang Qiwen; everyone knew that.
But they were still worried for Chen Yongliang.
Even if someone in the Chen family works for the government, Tang Qiwen's uncle is a county magistrate, so how can he compare?
I heard people say that Tang Qiwen would be imprisoned for at least two or three years.
It's only been less than half a year since it came out, which must have involved the county magistrate.
Tang Qiwen smiled helplessly, turned around and looked at Chen Yongliang seriously, and said, "I brought my friends to the restaurant for a meal and drinks. It's not right for you restaurant owners to turn your customers away."
Chen Yongliang said seriously, "Everyone else can go in, but you can't!"
"Just because I have a grudge against you?" Tang Qiwen raised an eyebrow and said, "Or is it because your sister-in-law is the manager of Xinglong Restaurant?"
"Whether it's because of me or your sister-in-law, our restaurant doesn't welcome you. Please leave immediately and don't delay our business!" Chen Yongliang said resolutely, giving the other party no chance.
"Is this how restaurants do business?" Tang Qiwen tilted his head and said seriously.
Others felt that Tang Qiwen would force his way in, since there wasn't a single restaurant in Hefeng Town that the Tang family couldn't go to.
Tang Qiwen did nothing but stand at the door and argue with Chen Yongliang, as if he would not stop until he had made things clear.
Because of the argument at the entrance, many people who wanted to eat at the restaurant dared not go in, and those inside dared not come out, resulting in a stalemate.
As time passed, the relationship between people became increasingly strained.
At this moment, a man came out of the restaurant, bowed to Tang Qiwen, and said, "Young Master Tang, I'm sorry, the restaurant's management has nothing to do with this."
Immediately, Zhu Chengye pulled Chen Yongliang aside and said sternly, "Yongliang, you were arranged by Manager Wan. I shouldn't interfere, but since you are a guest, I can't put personal grudges here."
Chen Yongliang thought Zhu Chengye was there to help him, but he didn't expect that the other party would scold him for stopping people.
He said angrily, "Manager Zhu, you know what kind of relationship he has with my sister-in-law. What if he smashes up our restaurant if we let him in? This is the result of your and my sister-in-law's hard work..."
Zhu Chengye shook his head helplessly and said, "If he really dares to do that, we'll report it to the authorities and let them handle it."
"We don't know whose side the government will take," Chen Yongliang said with a hint of resentment. "Have you forgotten about the poisoning incident? What if we let him in for a meal, and he then falsely accuses us of poisoning the food? What will we do then?"
Tang Qiwen burst out laughing and said, "Hahaha...you guys continue, continue..."
He realized how foolish he had been before, and now he thought how foolish Chen Yongliang had been.
If he really did that, wouldn't he be sending himself back to that awful place?
He swore when he came out that he would never go back in his life, and that he could only send other people in!
Chen Yongliang grew increasingly angry at Tang Qiwen's laughter, and retorted, "What are you laughing at? Did I say something wrong? You dare say you don't want to retaliate against us?"
"Chen Yongliang, several months have passed, do you still hold a grudge against me for injuring you?" Tang Qiwen's smile faded, and his expression became slightly serious.
He reached out to his attendant beside him, and someone immediately handed him a money bag.
Tang Qiwen took out a silver ingot from inside, walked to Chen Yongliang's side, grabbed his hand, placed the silver ingot in his palm, and said, "This is enough to compensate you for your past losses!"
Those who saw this couldn't help but feel envious.
That silver ingot was worth a full five taels of silver, which would take almost a year of work to earn.
Even if the Chen family had sold sweet soup back then, it would have taken them at least ten days to earn five taels of silver.
Tang Qiwen didn't even blink and gave it to Chen Yongliang as compensation.
If it were anyone else, they would have changed their attitude long ago after receiving the money, and would have treated Tang Qiwen with a smile.
But Chen Yongliang found the money to be dirty.
How could a mere five taels of silver possibly resolve the feud between us?
"Tang Qiwen, don't think you're so great just because you have money..."
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