1986: Old Stories in Northeast China

"Tiezhu, do you think that the previous troubles may have come back to Niu Er? We can't fight, right?"

On the way to Niu Er's hot pot restaurant, Li Yinglin asked worriedly.

"Who knows? Anyway, I'm just watching the fun." Chen Tiezhu said happily.

"Anyone who can run wild in his territory must be extraordinary. How exciting is this? It's a serious matter in the underworld."

Li Yinglin opened his mouth and could clearly feel Chen Tiezhu's excitement.

But is it really okay for you to do this?

What if Niu Er can't suppress his anger and starts fighting directly, that would also be a mistake.

"Dad, who is fighting with whom? Do you need Doudou to mediate?"

Li Yinglin was still struggling, and Doudou, who was small enough to be small, spoke.

"It's okay for now, we're just watching the fun. Unlike the blind bear and the big leopard, if they want to fight, we have to take care of it." Chen Tiezhu said casually.

"Hmm..., that's right."

Doudou thought about it, nodded his head, and agreed with his father's words.

Li Yinglin looked at him with a very resentful look, and wanted to ask him how he usually educated his daughter.

How big can a county town be? It's not far away, and it took only a few minutes to drive to the Niu Er Hot Pot Restaurant.

It's really lively here, and there are a lot of people gathered in front of the store. Let alone driving, even walking in is a bit difficult.

"Make way, make way, the people who watch the fun are coming."

Chen Tiezhu shouted loudly, and then squeezed into the crowd with his daughter in his arms.

"What are you doing..."

How strong is he? People who walked by were squeezed apart. One big brother was very unhappy and just wanted to stop his barbaric behavior.

Turning his head, he found that Li Yinglin and others were following behind him, so he had to hold back the rest of his words.

This is not to watch the fun, this is to settle things.

Even so, Chen Tiezhu squeezed for more than three minutes before entering the store.

If the outside was crowded, the inside was also very lively.

A table was overturned, and the floor was a mess.

Four young men sat there lazily, while Niu Er and the staff of the hot pot restaurant looked at them angrily.

When they saw Chen Tiezhu, the four young men didn't take it seriously. But after seeing Li Yinglin and the others, they were somewhat scared.

"Niu Er, what happened? Didn't you fight?" Chen Tiezhu asked disappointedly.

"Brother Tiezhu, what kind of fight are you fighting?" Niu Er said with a wry smile.

"What are you fighting about?" Chen Tiezhu asked.

"They came to eat and said they found cockroaches in the dishes." Niu Er said.

"If someone complains, we have to admit it, even if our kitchen is very clean. We give them a free meal and give them another pot, but they won't do it."

"Nonsense, if you find a cockroach in your hot pot, can you still eat it? You have the final say? Then we'll tell you. We have to be reasonable, right? Public security comrades can't be partial to others, right?" One of the young men stood up.

"Well, you can tell me. They just come to watch the fun, and it's over if we solve it peacefully." Chen Tiezhu smiled and nodded.

"Besides, Niu Er, I really have to criticize you for this. You found a cockroach in your hot pot, how can people continue to eat? I wouldn't do it if you were in their place, because what they said makes sense. Go on."

"Uh..., what are you talking about?" The young man didn't react for a while.

Why did he get confused by the words? Isn't this Niu Er's elder brother? Why is he still talking to us?

"Go on and tell me how he bullied you, I'll make the decision for you." Chen Tiezhu said instigatingly.

"That..., that's what..., where were you talking about?" The young man asked the person next to him.

"They asked us to continue eating hot pot, disgusting us." The young man next to him reminded him.

Although he didn't know what the situation was now, the situation should be pretty good anyway?

"Isn't this hot pot inedible? We just ask them for 200 yuan in compensation, 50 yuan per person, isn't that too much?" The young man continued.

"Not too much, not at all." Chen Tiezhu nodded.

"Brother Tiezhu..."

A waiter next to him shouted aggrievedly.

Chen Tiezhu frowned slightly, and the waiter's clothes were also in a mess, obviously swept by the spilled hot pot soup.

Fortunately, it's not summer yet, otherwise if he wore thin clothes, he would be burned, right?

"Wait a minute, I have always convinced people with my virtue, we have to be reasonable. I can't protect you just because we are a family." Chen Tiezhu nodded.

"Is it not too much for us to ask for money? You justAgree?" the young man continued, and the other three people also had a hint of pride on their faces.

"Not too much, what's the end?" Chen Tiezhu continued to ask.

"It's over..., she said we ate a free meal and was blackmailing us." The young man said.

"Brother has been in the underworld for so many years, what haven't I experienced? Is it necessary to blackmail people or what? Isn't this slandering people?"

"Then in the absence of evidence, it is indeed not right to say this. After that, you turned the table over?" Chen Tiezhu asked with a smile.

"Then can I indulge her? How can I survive in the future? Today is not just as simple as paying money, but also have to give us an explanation." The young man said.

"Otherwise, how can we brothers face people in the future? Let people slander us casually? Money is small, but reputation is big. Since you are the eldest brother, you should solve this matter. My request is not excessive, right?"

"Not excessive, not excessive at all. "Chen Tiezhu nodded.

"Let me sort it out for a while, you guys eat. Cockroaches were found in the hot pot. Then Niu Er said he would give you another pot for free, but you disagreed and asked for compensation of 200 yuan."

"The comrade next to you got anxious and said you were blackmailing. Then you were offended and felt it was an insult to you, so you overturned the table. Is this process okay?"

"Well..., it's okay."

After a little thought, the young man nodded.

"What about the people at the other tables? What are they doing? Why did they all run away?" Chen Tiezhu asked.

"How do I know what they are doing? They all ran away after I overturned the table. They are timid and scared." The young man said indifferently.

"That's right, they have never seen such a scene before. They can tell at a glance that you are extraordinary people in the underworld. "Chen Tiezhu praised.

"Niu Er, what are you still doing? We are wrong in this matter, hurry up and pay the other person 200 yuan. Quick, don't wait for me to cut you."

"Immediately, I will pay it immediately."

Although he didn't know what Chen Tiezhu was up to, he was also a superstitious believer of Chen Tiezhu, and he had to do what Chen Tiezhu ordered.

Twenty big unity cards were taken and handed to the young man respectfully.

The young man was very satisfied, "Be sensible in the future, take care of your own people, and don't talk nonsense. You are pretty good, I like people like you who are reasonable, let's go."

After that, the young man led his people and wanted to leave.

"Wait, I dare not let you go, I have to tell my eldest brother. "Chen Tiezhu said cheerfully.

The four youngsters were confused.

They thought Niu Er was just hanging out with Chen Tiezhu, why did he have a big brother above him?

"Big brother, what do you think we should do about this?" Chen Tiezhu asked Li Yinglin cheerfully.

What he said was not a big deal, and the faces of the four brothers changed immediately.

Not to mention them, even the people watching outside frowned.

Everyone had the same idea in their mind, is this comrade a protective umbrella?