The Crazy Son-In-Law

The middle-aged woman was none other than Bai Ruoning’s agent, Ji Lan, while Bai Ruoning herself was sitting there nonchalantly, wearing a large pair of sunglasses and browsing her phone, acting as if nothing concerned her.

“Pay? With what, your body? Just look at your cheap face. Would anyone be willing to pay for that?” Ji Lan scolded harshly, raising her hand to slap the waitress again.

Song Yu stepped forward and grabbed her arm, blocking the slap. He spoke in a deep voice, “I am the general manager here. Whatever the issue, you can lodge a complaint with me, and we will handle it. There’s no need for you to teach our staff a lesson.”

Bai Ruoning was a woman that Xiao Shun had his eyes on, and he hadn’t yet figured out the situation. Although he was furious, he eventually suppressed his anger.

Up to this point, Bai Ruoning hadn’t even glanced at them once, appearing like a high-and-mighty queen who disdained getting involved in the disputes of commoners.

“Fine, since you’re the general manager, it’s perfect for you to handle this. This wretched woman spilled tea on our Ruoning’s clothes-a limited edition Givenchy coat worth more than three hundred thousand. Tell me, how do you plan to resolve this?” Ji Lan commanded with her arms crossed.

It seemed as if a modern drama was unfolding in this small private room.

“Manager, I’m sorry. It was indeed my fault for dirtying Miss Bai’s clothes. Please don’t fire me. I’ll use my salary to pay for it. I…” The reception girl pitifully stammered.

Three hundred thousand! With her current salary, even if she didn’t eat or drink for five years, she still might not be able to repay this amount. That was even with her working at Emperor Hall, where the pay were relatively high. She felt as if the sky was collapsing on her.

“You can leave first. I’ll handle this matter,” Song Yun told her, then turned to Ji Lan. “Anyway, this was our mistake, so we will compensate you for the full price of the coat…”

“It seems that both Miss Bai and the people around her like slapping.” Xiao Shun suddenly interjected.

“It’s you?” Ji Lan looked Xiao Shun up and down, slightly surprised.

Bai Ruoning finally looked up and sneered, “As expected, I wouldn’t anticipate meeting any decent people in this shithole. How dare a scumbag like you follow us here!”

She turned to Song Yun and continued, “I heard Emperor Hall is the most famous restaurant in Stillwater, but now it seems that’s all just talk. Shitty service, and you let any riffraff in. It’s truly astonishing.”

“What are you waiting for? You said you’re the manager here, so hurry up and kick this loser out!” Ji Lan angrily rebuked.

“If you disrupt our meeting, you’ll definitely regret it!”

Song Yun looked at Xiao Shun with a puzzled expression, realizing that they hadn’t planned this together. For a moment, he was confused-had Mr. Xiao purposely followed Bai Ruoning here?

Xiao Shun reached out to stop the tearful reception girl who was lowering her head and preparing to leave.

“Miss Bai, may I ask what kind of person you think I am?” He asked with a faint smile.

Initially, he had wanted to explain what happened yesterday, as they would still need to work together in the future. He wasn’t the type to hold grudges over small disputes, but now it seemed unnecessary.

“Yesterday, I should have reported you for sexual harassment and let you rot in jail for a few days. That would have kept a disgusting scumbag like you off the streets!” Bai Ruoning said with a look of disgust.

“Enough. I won’t hold a grudge against you for slapping me. We will compensate you for your clothes, but we cannot let your assistant’s slaps against this young girl go unpunished.” Xiao Shun pulled a chair and sat down.

Bai Ruoning and Ji Lan stared at him as if he was an idiot.

Ji Lan scoffed, “Who do you think you are? This is Emperor Hall. I heard it’s owned by the Song family. What do you think a clown like you can do?”

“What’s the matter with you, manager? Are you tired of your job? What are you waiting for? Get your staff to kick him out!”

Song Yun, still bewildered, looked to Xiao Shun for guidance, “Mr. Xiao, what should I do…”

“Sorry, but in this place, in this city, my word does carry some weight.” Xiao Shun casually tapped his fingers on the table.Têxt © NôvelDrama.Org.

He then looked at Song Yun, “Give them five hundred thousand as compensation.”

Song Yun agreed and left.

Bai Ruoning and Ji Lan were slightly taken aback, not expecting that this “clown” could actually order around the manager.

But so what?

He was still just a clown.

Once Mr. He and the boss arrived, he would still be trampled underfoot.

Although the two didn’t yet know who they were meeting today, since even a person like He Guangji took this meeting so seriously, it couldn’t be just a nobody.

“I’ve seen plenty of lowlife thugs like you. What are you pretending to be? You’re nothing more than a useless local ruffian.” Ji Lan sneered, “Later, we’ll make you kneel down and apologize for your attitude.”

Xiao Shun ignored her, instead addressing the reception girl, “She slapped you a few times earlier. Give them back to her.”

The thin girl trembled slightly, unconsciously taking a step back and quickly waving her hands, but she didn’t dare say a word.

“Don’t worry, I’m here,” Xiao Shun said with a faint smile.

Bai Ruoning’s face turned livid in an instant, and she said coldly, “Have you had enough? Get out! Scum like you is dirtying the air here.”

At that moment, Song Yun walked in and tossed a bank card onto the dining table. “There’s five hundred thousand in it. The password is six zeros.”

“I’d like this girl to return the slaps she received. You don’t have any objections, do you?” Xiao Shun looked at Song Yun.

“Of course not, Mr. Xiao.”

Song Yun was already quite annoyed by Bai Ruoning and Ji Lan’s bossy attitudes. In Stillwater, the Song family needed to give face to no one but Xiao Shun.

“You blind dog! You’re just a manager; what do you think you are? Do you know how many fans we have? If she exposes your hotel’s despicable behavior online, can you bear the loss your hotel will suffer?” Ji Lan threatened.

“Feel free to try. How many fans do you have in Stillwater? How many of them could be our guests? I’m afraid you’ve picked the wrong person to bluff,” Song Yun said, unfazed.

“Even if this only damages your hotel’s reputation, do you think your boss will let you off the hook?!” Ji Lan persisted.

“Thank you for reminding me. I am the boss here,” Song Yun said nonchalantly. “Since Mr. Xiao has spoken up for you, it’s just a few slaps. Don’t worry, if anything happens, we will help you.”

Song Yun looked at the reception girl.

“You!” Ji Lan was momentarily speechless.

“Let’s go! I don’t want to waste my breath on a bunch of troublemakers.”

Bai Ruoning stood up, her face pale, and prepared to leave.