Chapter 1670: Chapter 1669: Xiao Song Gets Fired
Chapter 1669: Xiao Song Was Fired
In Cheng Jiuyi’s view, aside from anything else, the Nan Family is his older brother’s grandparents’ home. The Cheng Family has what it has today largely because of the Nan Family. Although his mother and brother don’t want to admit it, he dares not forget the roots.
This Eldest Lady Nan is the cousin of his half-brother, and he should call her cousin too.
He has always wanted to meet this cousin, but his brother never returns home. Since his brother’s mother, Nan Lan, died early, the Nan Family severed ties with the Cheng Family. So he couldn’t meet her even if he wanted to.
Unexpectedly, today, under the Fatty’s misleading guidance, he bullied someone, and it turned out to be the cousin he had always wanted to meet!
Originally a bit reluctant to apologize, Cheng Jiuyi quickly stepped forward, bowed in Mengyu’s direction, and said, "I apologize on behalf of myself and Fatty. Sorry! I shouldn’t have acted rashly and tried to make you leave just because I bragged about treating some friends from other provinces to a meal at the Duck Restaurant.
To express my apology, please allow me to cover the cost of your next meal here."
He initially wanted to say he’d cover today’s cost, but the store owner had already mentioned they were waived today, and promising to pay today would seem insincere, so he suggested the next time instead.
Mengyu noticed he didn’t push the blame onto Fatty but took responsibility for both of them and even offered compensation, which made her see Cheng Jiuyi in a better light.
Indeed, her brother was right. Among the two brothers of the Cheng Family, Cheng Jiunian is selfish and greedy, but Cheng Jiuyi still acts with some restraint. As her brother put it, a good bamboo shoot from a crooked bamboo.
Today, it seems to somewhat fit.
However, Hong Jinxiu suddenly burst out laughing, "We previously said the next time we’ll eat high-end dishes, can you afford it?"
The high-end dishes cost eighty thousand eight hundred dollars, listed only for show, and no one has ever ordered it. In fact, they haven’t even prepared them.
Hong Jinxiu said this deliberately to make things difficult for Cheng Jiuyi, after he attempted to grab Mengyu earlier.
Cheng Jiuyi was immediately embarrassed; he indeed didn’t have that much money.
In fact, even coming to Box Eight to treat guests was only for a regular meal.
Mengyu smiled at Hong Jinxiu and said, "Don’t scare Young Master Cheng. His family’s not in business, and if he spends that much money on me, his parents might be invited for tea by the disciplinary committee.
Moreover, we just talked about buying similar materials to cook at home and didn’t decide to come here to eat."
The Cheng Family’s money mostly came from the dowry when her aunt married over, and truly, they don’t have much. Even if they had some collection from earlier, in recent years, it’s likely been used by the Cheng brothers for ancient martial arts cultivation.
Her aunt’s dowry has been forced to be given to her brother, now they probably don’t have much money left.
Cheng Jiuyi breathed a sigh of relief; he almost trapped himself again. Fortunately, this cousin has a kind heart and didn’t make things difficult for him.
"Thank you, cousin!"
Xie Hongjun saw Mengyu accepted their apology, and remembering that the Cheng Family’s head’s first wife was a Nan Family member, he too breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Ah, so you are cousins, just like Old Man Wang’s temple was flooded, family not recognizing family."
However, he wasn’t so nice to Xiao Song: "Go collect this month’s salary, you don’t need to come back anymore."