CHAPTER 16: CHAPTER 16: RUTHLESSLY CYBERBULLY HIM

Qi Yun turned his head to look and saw the person was his neighbor, also Old Wang’s tenant.

He awkwardly squeezed out a smile at the other person, "Hehe, that’s right, I got a bit lucky yesterday."

"Oh my! Your luck is out of this world, I chase a set of numbers every day, been doing it for three years and haven’t won a penny!"

"You definitely have to treat us today! Let me share in your good fortune."

As the two of them were talking, more people passing by gathered around, some of whom Qi Yun couldn’t even name but looked familiar, all clamoring for a treat.

"Sure, no problem, but right now the restaurants aren’t open yet, let’s go to Old Wang’s first, take whatever you want to eat or drink."

Qi Yun generously waved his hand, and a group of people grandly took over Old Wang’s store.

Old Wang must have heard about Qi Yun winning the lottery as well, watching him with a big grin, his gaze like a hunter eyeing its prey.

Qi Yun was really worried he’d pop out with "Rent is going up next month!"

The group stormed into the store, but when they came out, each only had a bottle of water and a pack of Yuxi.

Everyone showed restraint.

The ten or so people didn’t collectively spend even 300 yuan, which made Old Wang roll his eyes in annoyance.

"That’s all you’re taking? After this village, there’s no more store like this!" Qi Yun joked.

Even though he couldn’t name many of these people, there were a few he remembered.

The road in Xia Ping Village was terrible, especially in winter, making it even harder to navigate, and sometimes when people saw him pushing a tricycle, they would help out by giving it a push from behind.

Although it wasn’t a big deal, it was at least a kind gesture.

So he didn’t mind sharing his good luck with them after winning the lottery.

"That’s enough! Thanks, Brother Qi!"

"Thanks, Old Qi, borrowing your good fortune, I’m gonna go place a bet now."

"Brother Qi, hope you win another jackpot!"

"..."

After everyone dispersed, just as Qi Yun was about to sit down in the store, his phone rang again.

He took it out and saw it was Old Feng calling.

"Old Qi, get over to my store quick, emergency!" On the other end, Old Feng sounded urgent.

Qi Yun was slightly taken aback and asked in confusion, "What happened?"

"Two employees got injured coming to work, there are too many people in the store today, we can’t handle it all."

"Ah, that," Qi Yun breathed a slight sigh of relief and readily agreed, "Alright, I’ll head over right away."

Qi Yun had never been to Old Feng’s store before, it was five to six kilometers away from Xia Ping Village.

Today the roads were just too slippery, so he didn’t ride his bike and instead flagged down a taxi on the roadside to get there.

In no time, he arrived at the entrance of the "Old Chuanwei Hotpot" restaurant.

When he pushed open the door, he indeed saw the place was quite packed, just barely at meal time, the place was already full.

Not only that, but the waiting area also had quite a few customers waiting for a table.

Behind the counter, Old Feng had one hand holding a dish tray and was rapidly crunching numbers on the calculator with his other hand. After settling the bill with a table of customers, he then looked up and saw Qi Yun.

"There’s an apron over there, hurry and help out." After saying that, he quickly went to serve more dishes.

Qi Yun felt a little puzzled, hadn’t he said just a few days ago that the store was almost going under? This didn’t seem like it was about to close.

But it wasn’t the time to talk now, so he deftly put on an apron and started working in the store.

"Waiter! Come clean up this table!"

Just as Qi Yun was busy as a bee, a voice called from behind him.

"Got it, right awa..." He instinctively responded. Just as he turned his head, the words suddenly got stuck in his throat.

It was his ex-wife Shen Wanting and her current husband sitting at the table calling for him.

Qi Yun’s expression stiffened, silently pushing the trash bin over, and began to clean up the debris on the table without any expression, pretending not to recognize the two.

Shen Wanting’s body tensed slightly upon seeing him, her face showed a flicker of unease, and she instinctively lowered her head.

Meanwhile, beside her, Qiu Jiahao had a playful smile at the corner of his mouth, his tone dripping with mockery, "Hey, isn’t this Brother Qi, quite the coincidence huh! Working here?"

Qi Yun turned a deaf ear, continuing to clean up.

When he used to visit his daughter, he had run into this young man downstairs.

He was the same arrogant character, coming up to provoke him.

Had it not been for his daughter being present, he nearly couldn’t resist giving him a thrashing.

Rumor had it that Qiu Jiahao was three years younger than Shen Wanting and relied on his father being a minor official in the neighborhood.

He carried the air of a second-generation official all the time, acting superior and looking down on everyone.

Even though Qi Yun despised this guy, he didn’t want to have a conflict with him at that moment.

It was peak dining time, and causing a scene would undoubtedly affect Old Feng’s business.

But seeing Qi Yun not respond, Qiu Jiahao raised his voice and shouted, "Hey, I’m talking to you!"

Qi Yun continued to pretend he didn’t hear, his hands moving faster, just wanting to finish up and stay away from this idiot as soon as possible.

Beside him, Shen Wanting tugged at his arm under the table, gesturing him not to stir up trouble.

Unexpectedly, Qiu Jiahao became even more excited, glaring at Shen Wanting before suddenly banging on the table.

"What kind of attitude is that, waiter? Deaf or what?"

The sudden shout drew the attention of half the store, some bystanders even pulling out their phones to start recording videos on the spot.

Qi Yun originally didn’t want to pay attention to this fool, but seeing him becoming more obnoxious stirred some anger in him as well.

But for the sake of not affecting the business, he restrained himself from getting angry, simply raising his head to give the other a cold glance.

However, this glance really enraged Qiu Jiahao, feeling he had been offended.

He abruptly stood up and shouted, "What the hell kind of look is that? Don’t believe I’ll complain about you? Bring your boss here! Does this store even want to stay open or not?"

Old Feng, who had been busy in the kitchen, rushed over upon hearing the commotion outside.

The apologetic smile he had initially was replaced by a cold demeanor upon seeing Shen Wanting.

He glanced at the arrogant Qiu Jiahao, and said in a deep voice, "I kindly ask both of you to leave, my store doesn’t welcome you."

"What did you just say?" Qiu Jiahao laughed angrily, almost thinking he had heard wrong, "Do you know who the hell I am?"

"You can choose to leave on your own, or I’ll have someone take you out." Old Feng was not putting up with him and remained firm.

Though he had never met Qiu Jiahao, seeing him so close to Shen Wanting, he could guess his identity.

At moments like this, right or wrong, he had to stand up for his brother.

"Alright! If this lousy store can keep going, I’ll take your damn surname!"

Threw down those harsh words, Qiu Jiahao stormed out in anger, leaving Shen Wanting standing awkwardly in place.

She cast an apologetic glance at Qi Yun, and then hurriedly chased after him.

And so the farce came to an end.

Qi Yun had initially worried it would affect business, but to his surprise, the onlookers weren’t put off, but instead, seemed to find it all the more intriguing, whispering among themselves.

Old Feng, wearing an apologetic face, shouted to the crowd, "So sorry for affecting your dining experience. We’ll be giving each table a complimentary drink as an apology."

"The boss is so generous!"

"The boss is amazing, that guy was way too arrogant, I recorded the whole thing, gonna post it on Douyin to expose him!"

"Exactly, I’m gonna give him a brutal social media takedown!"