Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 28 Get Out

Feng Liang's mother pointed at Li Na's retreating figure, gritted her teeth, and said bitterly, "Wait till I find your boss, and you'll all be next." She gestured with her hand, "None of you will escape. Fire them all! What kind of scum are you?"

Xia Maosheng curled his lip in disdain and beckoned to Xiao Wei, "Let's go upstairs. Want to go for a walk later?"

Xiao Wei glanced at his watch; there was still plenty of time. He nodded and said, "Okay, this is a good opportunity to familiarize myself with the area. This is my first time here."

Feng Liangliang's mother, hands on her hips, shouted, "Nobody's leaving! Nobody's leaving until this is over! Where's the boss? Who's in charge here?"

The old man in the gatehouse took off his reading glasses, pointed at her, and said, "Get out."

Before the woman could speak, a voice came from the doorway: "What's all the noise about? Who is it?"

Everyone turned to look, and two people came in from outside. The one who spoke was a middle-aged man with a big parted hairstyle. He walked over with his belly sticking out and looked everyone over. Next to him was a fat old man with a head full of sparse white hair, and his red scalp was showing.

The old man in the gatehouse turned his head and glanced at the two people, saying, "Xiao Li, hurry up and get this one out of here. What's all the noise about? What kind of slobs are you letting in? What kind of students are you going to take in?" After saying that, the old man slammed the gatehouse window shut.

The man called Xiao Li was a plump old man with white hair. He nodded in agreement when he heard the old man in the gatehouse speak, glanced at Feng Liangliang's mother, then turned to look at the middle-aged man who came in with him, and said, "Xiao Zhao, what do you think we should do?"

The middle-aged man, Xiao Zhao, pulled up his pants, frowned, glanced at Feng Liangliang's mother, then looked at everyone present, and called out into the restaurant, "Li Na, Li Na."

Li Na responded from inside, came out, and called out, "President Zhao."

General Manager Zhao asked, "What happened?"

Li Na glanced at Feng Liangliang's mother and said, "This woman is sick. She curses at everyone she sees. She just finished cursing me and said she's going to fire me, fire everyone."

Feng Liangliang's mother smoothed her hair: "How dare you talk like that? Who are you talking to? Why would we keep someone like you around if we didn't fire you?" She turned to General Manager Zhao: "Are you the leader here? I'm from the Fuxin government. What kind of slovenly people have you brought here? This one, this one, and this old man looking after the apartment—is there a single decent person among them? Fire them immediately! I brought my son here to learn, not to be mistreated. My son is going to learn to be a chef here, so please take good care of him. He's young and can't do much work, so please make sure he eats well and does his chores properly. This blanket is so thin, is that okay? Add another one, and don't put so many people next to him; they can't sleep well crammed together."

Mr. Zhao waved his hand, stared at Feng Liangliang's mother, and interrupted her, saying, "Who are you?"

Feng Liangliang's mother paused for a moment, then said, "I'm from the Fuxin government. Let me tell you..."

Mr. Zhao interrupted her again, saying, "What are you doing here?"

Feng Liangliang's mother paused for a moment, then said, "I sent my son here to study, and I'm telling you, these people can't stay! What kind of scum are they? I..."

Mr. Zhao interrupted her again: "Who do you think you are? Do you even know where you are? This is Fengtian." He turned to Li Na and said, "How much money did you take from her? Give it back to her." Then he turned to Feng Liangliang's mother and said, "Take the money and get out of here."

Feng Liangliang's mother's face changed, and she said, "How dare you talk like that? Who are you telling to get lost? You don't care about these bastards, but you're kicking me out? I'm from the Fuxin government, let me tell you."

Mr. Zhao glanced at her disdainfully and said, "This is Fengtian. If you keep making a fuss here, I'll throw you all out, you believe me? What kind of trash are you? Trying to act cool in Fengtian? Get lost. Li Na, give her the money right now." He turned to look at Xiao Wei and the others, his expression softening, and said, "Are you all new students? Are you all settled in? If you need anything, just ask Li Na. We'll try our best to help you. Study hard, there'll be plenty of work to do later."

Xiao Wei and the others nodded in agreement.

Li Na took out some money from her bag and tossed it to Feng Liangliang's mother. She took the money, her face shifting with emotions as she stood there, gritting her teeth. Finally, she snorted and angrily led her child away, leaving her luggage on the ground without a second thought.

General Manager Zhao waved his hand and said, "You can go upstairs. Don't bother with her anymore. If it doesn't work, just fire her. I'll take care of things for you, don't be afraid." He walked to the window of the guardhouse, raised his hand and gently knocked on the window. The old man opened the window, and General Manager Zhao said with a smile, "What's wrong, Director? Are you still angry with me? I definitely won't keep someone like that, don't worry. I'll get rid of her."

The old man glanced at Feng Liangliang's mother, nodded, and said, "You have to be careful when hiring, don't let one bad apple spoil the whole bunch. Alright, I'm fine, you can go back to your work." General Manager Zhao agreed and turned to the white-haired old man called Little Li, saying, "Everything's alright here, Principal Li, shall we go up and take a look?"

Principal Li nodded and said, "Go up and take a look. How many people have arrived?"

General Manager Zhao asked Li Na, "How many have arrived?"

Li Na said, "There are about twenty people staying here already. There's still one more day tomorrow, and I estimate a few more will come. There are about thirty locals. We only arranged accommodation for them today. I see that school starts the day after tomorrow, so we just let them move in."

Mr. Zhao nodded and said, "Okay, then you go ahead with your work. I'll go upstairs with Principal Li to take a look."

Li Na said, "There are nine tables tonight, and two tables are still undecided by this time. So, I guess I won't prepare anything? I'll wait and see."

Mr. Zhao scratched his head with his fingernail, tilted his head and thought for a moment, then said, "Let's be prepared, otherwise it won't look good when he comes. If he doesn't come, we'll eat by ourselves. A few of our younger brothers are here, aren't they? If no one else comes, these people will eat. Consider it my treat for the first day."

Li Na nodded in agreement and said, "Then I'll call someone to prepare the ingredients. Zhang Wei, don't leave yet! We're having a big meal later, it's Mr. Zhao's treat, haha, I'll get two big lobsters." She turned and went inside.

General Manager Zhao chuckled and said to Principal Li, "That girl's been talking nonsense all day. Let's go upstairs and take a look. Classes start the day after tomorrow morning. Who's coming? Did you ask?"

Principal Li, with his usual smile on his chubby face, said, "It's all set. Old Lan will come over to give the first week's theory lectures. The book was compiled by a few of them, so he'll do a better job. Later, we'll have Xiao Liu call on others. As for Old Liu, he can come over and give a demonstration after graduation. He's too old for that kind of work."

Mr. Zhao nodded, and the two of them went upstairs.

Xiao Wei, Xia Maosheng, Li Guangzhao, Yang Tiebin, and Li Yang's father followed General Manager Zhao and Principal Li upstairs.