Manager Tang rolled her eyes, stood up, and said, "Report to me officially when you start your job tomorrow. I'll give you... come in."
The conversation was interrupted by a knock on the door, and the person who walked in was a woman in her forties. Despite her makeup, she couldn't hide the traces of years left on her face.
"Sister Liu? What's the matter?" From Tang Su's expression, it was clear she was somewhat surprised by this visitor.
"Manager Tang, there's trouble in one of the private rooms. A rich second-generation got drunk and none of the girls can handle him; he's making a scene. Brother Qi said it's tricky to intervene, so he asked me to consult with you."
So it was the housekeeper, an indispensable position in every bar and nightclub. Meanwhile, Ye Tian also felt a headache for Manager Tang Tang. It was such a small matter; was it even necessary to run to the general manager's office?
Tang Su pinched the bridge of her nose, looking somewhat troubled, "What are the foremen and security guards there for... never mind, you go out first, I'll come over later..."
"Manager Tang!" Ye Tian suddenly exclaimed, startling both the housekeeper and Tang Su, "Let me try."
Decisively, Tang Su shook her head. These matters were not as simple as they seemed. If someone dared to cause trouble here, they were not easy to handle. A veteran housekeeper with twenty years of experience hadn't handled it, so what could Ye Tian possibly do?
Regardless of whether Tang Su agreed or not, Ye Tian directly pulled the housekeeper out of the room, asking as they walked, "Mom, which private room is that guy in…"
This is absurd! Tang Su slammed the table and quickly followed them.
After asking a server in the corridor, it turned out to be private room 306. By the time Tang Su arrived, the first thing she heard was the unsightly swearing, "Fuck! You want my money? Come and take it, I don't have any damn else!" A common sight, and Tang Su just frowned. Then, she saw Ye Tian talking to Sister Liu, advising her and holding an electric kettle in his hand. Sister Liu seemed reluctant, only when Tang Su approached did she hear what Ye Tian was saying,
"Sister Liu, you see, this kid is barely in his twenties, looks eighteen or nineteen, decked out in branded clothes, a pure young master, and a spoiled brat. Only you can handle him..."
"Oh my, Young Master Ye, stop joking with me. I am just a simple housekeeper, if the girls can't handle him, I... I... I won't do it, even if they dock my pay today."
Hearing this, Ye Tian immediately made a decision, "Lady Liu, don't worry. That kid isn't even fully grown yet. If you can't handle him, I will cover your sitting fee for a month... no, for a week!"
"Really?"
"Of course! Just do as I told you. Ah! Don't you trust me? I'm Manager Tang's cousin... Hurry up and go in! Do as I told you!" Seeing Tang Su approaching, Ye Tian pushed Lady Liu inside and blocked the about-to-explode Tang Su, "Manager Tang, don't be angry yet. Don't look at me like that... hey, listen, it's quiet inside now, listen!"
Tang Su was furious, but after hearing what Ye Tian said, there truly was no swearing from the private room anymore. Gently pushing the door ajar, both of them peeked inside.
A miracle had occurred. The blond young man was staring blankly at Lady Liu, his eyes bloodshot from drinking, but now teeming with tears.
"Yes, bend over to pick up the broken glass, pick up the fruit tray, just like that, slowly, no rush... Good, turn off the music, change it to 'Encounter,' let it be 'Wind Blowing through Wheat Waves'..." Just like a marionette, Lady Liu's actions inside the private room mirrored exactly what Ye Tian was muttering, which he had previously agreed upon with her.
"Good, pat the dust off his body, just like that, oh right, pat his head... Ah, just pat the head, why are you touching his crotch!" As if hearing Ye Tian's voice, Lady Liu moved her hand away from the crotch, poured a cup of plain water.
"That's brilliant! Give him water, so lazy, he doesn't even take the cup himself." Seeing the young man letting Lady Liu feed him without taking the cup, Ye Tian cursed, "Talk, say something, just as I taught you, ah, do talk!"
"Drinking is harmful to your health; you're grown up now, you should know how to take care of yourself." Lady Liu's tone was somewhat stiff, but it was enough.
Finally, after finishing this cup of water, the young man with yellow hair couldn't help it anymore, he leaned on Lady Liu's shoulder and started crying, as docile as a cat, "Mom, don't leave..."
That's it! At this point, Ye Tian finally breathed a sigh of relief, straightened up, while about a dozen men and women nearby were looking at this cousin of Manager Tang with admiration. What a talent! A forty-something-year-old mama-san was actually convinced to sit at a table! Such a thing, let alone seen, I've never even heard of it!
Anyway, one less problem is always a good thing, although the person in front of him was not impressive, the handling of this situation was still not bad. Tang Su glanced again at the situation in the private room, no major issues, still there hugging and crying, really treating the nightclub's mama-san as his real mother.
"How did you know?"
"Observe first, then guess. Dyed yellow hair, wearing earrings, not even having a companion with him, and most importantly, not interested in any of the pretty girls here, this is a clear sign of lacking maternal love. Lady Liu may be old, but at least she looks more like a mother."
"Look like a mother... What does that mean?"
Ye Tian smirked, "What kind of question is that? What else can looking like a mother be, but having more wrinkles and a bit more belly fat."
Tang Su paused, said, "Ye Tian."
"What's up?"
"You... really have the potential to be an excellent madam."
"Uh... thanks."
Shameless!
Really a big change!
Ye Tian left Waterfront, arriving at the Huaizhou River bank, resting his elbows on the railing of the embankment. In North Africa, Ye Tian had once looked at the mighty river flowing by just like he did now, but times have changed, the brothers who stood by his side were gone, leaving just him alone.
Sometimes, living alone isn't as good as dying with more people.
Smoking 'Red Tower Mountain' cigarette ends picked up from the ground, Ye Tian's heart fluctuated as inconsistently as the flickering cigarette end.
Who exactly ambushed the Dragon Team on the battlefield of the Middle East? The well-equipped and highly skilled Dragon Team, how could they have been ambushed and wiped out? Thinking of this, the scene reappeared before Ye Tian's eyes, countless RPGs streaking with white tails, black shrapnel covering the entire area wildly. Ye Tian watched helplessly as Big Bull got torn to shreds by an RPG shrapnel piece. The honest and kind-hearted country boy who practiced Golden Bell Shield and Iron Cloth Shirt, along with Monkey, Shengzi, Little Tail—each vivid face appeared before him.
"Brothers, wait for Tian to avenge you!" Ye Tian's gaze was cold as ice as he stared straight at the river.
In the deep night, a lonely figure stood on the riverbank, motionless, like a mountain, until covered by clouds around the moon, then this figure moved to find a place to stay.
After walking for about ten minutes, Ye Tian arrived in a slum area filled with low houses, winding into an old alley. At the end of the alley there was a dilapidated house with a large tree inside. In a space of three square meters, six people lay there, including that big tree, leaving no room to even place a foot.