OBS Chapter 131 The news spread throughout the factory
Chapter 131 The news spread throughout the factory
Zhang Mei stormed in aggressively.
"Shen Qing! You vixen! Let go of my son!"
Zhang Mei rushed to the dining table, yanked Cheng Hao's hand away from Lin Shuyao's, and shoved Lin Shuyao aside.
Lin Shuyao staggered a couple of steps after being pushed, and only managed to regain her balance by grabbing the back of the chair next to her.
A sharp pain shot through her wrist. She frowned and rubbed the skin. Her fair wrist was marked with a distinct red mark and several crescent-shaped nail marks from Zhang Mei's pinching.
Cheng Hao was half-sobered by his mother's shout and stood up groggily: "Mom? What are you doing here?"
"Why am I here? If I hadn't come, you would have fallen for this vixen's tricks!"
Zhang Mei, like a mother hen protecting her chicks, shielded Cheng Hao behind her, then turned to Lin Shuyao and berated her mercilessly, "You shameless illegitimate daughter, seducing this one and that one! You're just like your slutty mother, both despicable sluts!"
Lin Shuyao stopped rubbing her hands, her face cold: "Watch your mouth. Your words are so foul. Did someone just pull you in? Besides, it was your son who was bothering me. I'm already being lenient by not yelling 'pervert'!"
"My son is harassing you?" Zhang Mei laughed sneer, pointing at Lin Shuyao's face and scolding, "My son is a top student who returned from studying in the Soviet Union. He has a good family background and is good-looking. Plenty of women are lining up to date him. How could he possibly be harassing a bastard like you?"
"Don't think you're a city person just because you've been in the capital for a few days. You're just a rural bumpkin from Yunnan who only graduated from junior high school, and you're an illegitimate daughter who can't be brought into the light of day. You know your own worth perfectly well. You still want to covet my son? You're dreaming!"
"Mom!" Cheng Hao finally came to his senses and tugged at Zhang Mei's sleeve. "Don't say anything more. It's not what you think. Comrade Shen didn't—"
"Shut up!"
Zhang Mei turned around and glared at her son, lowering her voice, "You good-for-nothing! You've been bewitched by that vixen and you're still defending her. I'll settle the score with you when we get home!"
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Cheng Hao shrank back after being scolded by his own mother, and dared not utter another sound.
Zhang Mei ignored him and turned to Lin Shuyao, continuing her tirade: "Let me tell you, Shen Qing, stay away from my son. I'm not a coward like my sister-in-law. If you dare to make another move on my son, I'll expose your dirty secrets and let the whole factory know what kind of person you are!"
Lin Shuyao did not choose to argue with Zhang Mei, because regardless of the outcome, it would only result in mutual harm.
She looked at Zhang Mei expressionlessly: "Finished? If you're done, please settle the bill."
Zhang Mei glanced at the dishes on the table and said disdainfully, "Fine, we'll pay! It's not like we can't afford this little bit of money!"
"That's good," Lin Shuyao said with a smile. "The total is 1,260 yuan."
Zhang Mei was stunned: "How much?"
"One thousand two hundred and sixty yuan," Lin Shuyao repeated casually, pointing to the half-empty bottle of red wine on the table. "This bottle of red wine costs one thousand two hundred yuan, and these dishes were all ordered by your son."
Zhang Mei stared at the bottle of red wine, her eyes wide as saucers: "What kind of red wine costs 1200? You're robbing me!"
"This is a 28-year-old imported red wine. The price is clearly marked on the menu. Your son ordered it himself. The waiter and the guests at the next few tables can all testify to this."
Lin Shuyao looked at the waiter next to her, and the waiter immediately nodded.
A few customers at nearby tables chimed in, "We all heard it. It was that man who ordered it. The waiter even confirmed with him repeatedly."
"Yes, yes, that's definitely true."
Everyone testified on Lin Shuyao's behalf.
The thought of having to pay 1,200 yuan for the drinks made Zhang Mei's heart bleed. She turned around resentfully, pointing at Lin Shuyao: "It was you! You vixen, you deliberately encouraged my son to order these drinks! My son is always frugal and thrifty; he would never order such expensive wine!"
Lin Shuyao did indeed instigate it, wanting to teach Cheng Hao a lesson.
But of course, we cannot admit it at this moment.
She sneered and said matter-of-factly, "Your son is an adult. If he didn't want to order wine, who would hold a knife to his throat and force him? Besides, he's already drunk most of the bottle of red wine. Are you trying to renege on your debt by saying all this now?"
"You, you—" Zhang Mei was so angry she couldn't speak. She turned and slapped Cheng Hao's arm. "You dare to order wine that costs over a thousand yuan! How much do you earn a month? You dare to be so extravagant. Are you trying to bankrupt our family?!"
Cheng Hao was now completely sober. Looking at the half-empty bottle of red wine and the untouched dishes on the table, he felt a pang of regret and heartache.
He's grown up and seen a lot of the world, but he's never actually drunk a bottle of wine that costs over 1000 yuan.
I shouldn't have impulsively ordered that.
But he didn't want to show it in front of Lin Shuyao, because that would be embarrassing, so he turned to Zhang Mei pitifully and whispered, "Mom, please pay for it for me. Please, don't embarrass me in front of others."
"You damned bastard!" Zhang Mei scolded her son, then turned and glared fiercely at Lin Shuyao. "I can pay, but the food hasn't been touched, so give it back. There's still half a bottle of wine left, so the discounted price is 600 yuan. I can only pay 600 yuan at most."
"Sorry, once the food is on the table, it can't be returned, and once the wine is opened, it can't be returned either. That's the restaurant's rule," Lin Shuyao said calmly, arms crossed. "If you don't accept this, I'll have to call the police. It'll be good for the police to judge this. Someone dines and dashes, and then harasses a woman in public. What should be the punishment?"
These days, being a hooligan is a serious crime. Even if you have connections in higher positions to protect you, it's still disgraceful if word gets out. Besides, Zhang Mei is hoping her son can get into the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the future, so he absolutely cannot have any stain on his record.
Upon hearing Lin Shuyao's words, Zhang Mei reacted like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, shrilly retorting, "Bullshit! Who's being a pervert? Who saw it? It's clearly you, you vixen, seducing my son! I saw it clearly from outside the window just now. You were flirting with my son, smiling at him, and even pulling and tugging at him from behind. Now you're turning around and saying my son is being a pervert, you shameless slut!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than a group of guests at the next table couldn't stand it any longer. They slammed down their glasses and exclaimed, "I saw it!"
Zhang Mei was taken aback and turned to look.
The other person was wearing a dark gray woolen overcoat and gold-rimmed glasses. He had a refined and scholarly demeanor and was clearly a leader in an organization.
Meeting Zhang Mei's gaze, he stood up unhurriedly, his tone serious: "I've been sitting here for over an hour, and I've seen everything clearly. Your son was the one who kept bothering this waitress, and she remained polite throughout. What you said is not true."
A man at the next table, dressed in a Lenin suit, chimed in, "That's right, your son drank quite a bit. He's talking recklessly, spewing all sorts of vulgarities. Several tables around us heard it. Meanwhile, this waitress was the one who kept rejecting him. You call that seduction?"
Waiter Xiao Li stood beside Lin Shuyao, also supporting her: "I can testify as well. Since Comrade Shen started working here, she has been polite and considerate to customers, gets along well with colleagues, and has a clean reputation. Today, it was your son who harassed Comrade Shen and tried to take advantage of her!"
The guests who dine at the Red House Western Restaurant are either government officials or foreigners, and they are very particular about appearances.
In addition, Lin Shuyao is naturally attractive, and everyone has been paying more or less attention to her lately. They haven't seen her do anything outrageous, so seeing Zhang Mei's tantrum and comparing it with Lin Shuyao's proper attitude, they naturally have a bias in their hearts.
Seeing someone testify on Lin Shuyao's behalf, Zhang Mei's face turned ashen with anger. She retorted defiantly, "Playing hard to get! That's just a common trick used by vixens! I think you've all been bewitched by her; you might even be having an affair with her!"
This accusation further worsened public opinion of Zhang Mei.
"I come to this restaurant often. Comrade Shen's service has always been excellent. I have never seen her say or do anything inappropriate to the customers."
"Exactly! They can't even manage their own son, yet they blame other girls. Like father, like son. With parents who can't distinguish right from wrong, it's no wonder they raised such a son!"
"Ma'am, please pay your bill quickly so as not to disturb everyone's meal."
"All that talk is just an attempt to renege on the debt. If you don't have money, why pretend to be rich? Comrade Shen, stop wasting your breath on her. Just call the police. We're all your witnesses!"
One voice after another rose from the surrounding crowd, all favoring Lin Shuyao.
Zhang Mei's face turned green with embarrassment. Lin Shuyao glared at her, her tone slow but threatening: "Aunt Zhang, are you going to pay or call the police?"
Zhang Mei glared fiercely at Lin Shuyao, wishing she could tear two holes in her body.
Finally, she gritted her teeth, pulled out a wallet from her pocket. It was money she had saved for more than half a year, which she had just planned to put in the credit union. Now it was all gone. She painfully counted out more than a thousand yuan one by one and slammed it hard on the table.
"They may have the life to take it, but they won't live to enjoy it! Sooner or later they'll all be in the hospital!"
Lin Shuyao didn't care about her words. Anyway, the money wouldn't end up in her hands, and even if Zhang Mei's curse took effect, it wouldn't affect her.
She took the money, counted it again, and handed it to another waiter to put it in the account.
Zhang Mei pulled Cheng Hao towards the door, but turned back at the entrance, glaring at Lin Shuyao and threatening, "Shen Qing, you just wait! This isn't over!"
Not wanting to lose face, Lin Shuyao smiled and said, "Please take care, and welcome back next time!"
After seeing off the two big shots, Lin Shuyao felt a little tired.
Judging from Zhang Mei's attitude, she definitely won't let this go. I wonder how she'll retaliate. The key is that she's an imposter herself. If her identity is exposed because of this, she'll have no choice but to run away with the money in advance.
Lin Shuyao immediately tensed up.
Cheng Zheng came to pick her up from get off work that evening. She hadn't planned to tell Cheng Zheng about it, fearing things would get out of control, but her colleague told Cheng Zheng.
Cheng Zheng didn't say anything at the time, but the next day at work, he severely criticized Cheng Hao's translated manuscript in front of all his colleagues and then fired him.
Cheng Hao was completely dumbfounded.
He then flung his hand away and yelled, "I'm not doing this anymore! This lousy job!"
I went home and gave my mom a long rant.
Now things are really messed up; Zhang Mei and her son are completely enraged!
The next day, the whole factory was abuzz with the news that Shen Qing was Cheng Zheng's father's illegitimate daughter and that Cheng Zheng was dating his own sister!