"Sorry, I don't know you," Xiao Qing said nonchalantly as she put a plate of beef into the pot. "And with the way you look, you really don't catch my eye. So stop showing off here."
"..." The man glared at her as if he were looking at a monster. After a while, he snorted and left in a huff, then exaggerated the incident in front of Director Sun.
Director Sun felt that his dignity had been damaged in front of his subordinates. If he did not regain his face, no one would follow him in the future.
Director Sun first scolded the man loudly, and the latter's face turned red. Although he had not found a seat, being so openly scolded in public was utterly humiliating.
So he made a phone call, and ten minutes later, three or four burly men entered from outside. Director Sun waved his hand, and his group rushed angrily to the compartment where Song Yun was.
"What do you want in return to give up your seat?" Sun Lin was very frustrated today. He had been running around all morning with the deputy director for investment promotion. Just when he finally reached lunchtime and fancied hot pot, his face was embarrassingly lost by a young man.
"Stop bothering me while I'm eating," Song Yun said lightly. Wasn't he low-key enough? He just wanted to eat, right? Why were there always so many blind people bumping into him?
"Asshole," Sun Lin shouted angrily. The shout was so loud that many people eating hot pot turned to look. Encouraged by the attention, Sun Lin straightened his slightly stooped back.
"Hey, hello, beautiful ladies." Just as Sun Lin finished scolding Song Yun, he noticed so many gorgeous girls next to him and immediately had wicked thoughts. If he could get together with such a beautiful woman, he wouldn't mind breaking his back.
"Dumbass," Song Yun muttered under his breath. Xiao Qing might look harmless, but she was genuinely skilled. Although she might not beat him, she could surely decimate the fools behind this idiot.
"You... you... you're nothing but jerk beef, up to no good." In front of the beautiful women, Sun Lin always wanted to maintain a certain demeanor. He couldn't let his image deteriorate because of this rascal.
But he didn't know that Xiao Qing had already cursed Sun Lin countless times in her heart.
"I already told you, if you want to eat, then wait. Just because you're a government official, do I have to give up my seat?" Song Yun said, taking a sip of water.
By now, the people around eating hot pot had figured out what was happening and began pointing and whispering about Sun Lin.
"Director Sun, why don't we switch to another restaurant? I know one that tastes good."
"Yeah, Director Sun, we're here to eat, not to get upset over a petty hooligan."
Everyone around him was persuading Sun Lin, but these words made him feel even more humiliated. Today's issue had escalated from not just eating hot pot to a matter of disrespect.
"No way, I want to eat this restaurant's hot pot, and I must sit here, right now."
"Summon your boss over here; I want to ask how she runs a restaurant that attracts such unqualified customers," Sun Lin yelled at a nearby waiter.
Soon, a very fashionable woman came over, glanced at Song Yun's group and Sun Lin's group, and immediately grasped the situation.
"Hello, I am the owner of this restaurant. Is there anything I can help you with?" Wu Xin said with a professional smile.
Sun Lin was stunned the moment he saw Wu Xin. The owner was also a beauty! With skin so delicate it seemed like it could be broken by a blow, and those eyes, sharp as a fox's, those sparkling gem-like eyes seemed to contain endless spiritual energy. Not to mention her perfect figure, just those eyes alone could captivate any man. If there were the tofu maker Xi Shi in ancient times, then this woman was definitely a Hot Pot Xi Shi.
*cough cough* "So you are the owner? I am from the government, and I've been running around all day for the construction of Sunan City. Now, this young man should give up his seat for me, but he insulted me instead. It's your place, so you decide what to do."
Staring intently at Wu Xin's ample chest, Wu Xin frowned and said, "All of you are guests at our restaurant. We have no right to drive anyone away. This gentleman said he will relinquish his seat after finishing his meal, so we can only wait until he finishes."
"If you really want to eat, please wait patiently for a while. There are guests outside who are almost done, and in about ten minutes, you can have a seat."
"Fine! Very well! So this is how your hot pot restaurant treats customers. I will report this matter to the authorities, and we'll see if you still talk like this then!"
Sun Lin's face darkened terribly. He thought that just by finding the restaurant owner and intimidating her, he could turn the situation in his favor. However, he hadn't expected this woman to portray him as unreasonable.
"That's your right and freedom to report as you wish. However, let me be clear: our restaurant respects customers' opinions, but we do not condone any arbitrary defamation. If your complaint is valid, we will accept the penalty, but if your reporting amounts to defamation, we will also pursue the corresponding legal liabilities."
"You... you don't help me, I will handle it!" Sun Lin picked up his phone and started calling relevant departments, flaunting his connections while glaring at Song Yun.
"Kid, see? This is called having connections; something a punk like you can't learn," Sun Lin sneered at Song Yun. "I see you're quite young, probably still in college, right? I know young people are hot-blooded, but be careful not to offend the wrong people."
"Oh, whatever, but I'm not giving up this seat." Song Yun shrugged and dumped a plate of greens into the hot pot, completely disregarding Sun Lin.
"Hmph, you're just a tough talking cooked duck. Kid, watch out. Here are five hundred yuan, take it and scram. I don't want to invest any more favors because of you," Sun Lin took out five one-hundred bills from his wallet and casually threw them to Song Yun.