klisemfg Chapter 229: Shiny Face
Chapter 229: Shiny Face
"Fourth uncle, don't put such a big hat on my head. I am upright and honest." Li Xiaoxiao looked at them with contempt.
"You actually knew we were in the capital, why didn't you go and see your grandpa and grandma?" Boss Li also looked displeased.
"How can I go to see you? I just found out about it yesterday. Besides, I don't even know where you live." Li Xiaoxiao spoke calmly, but his eyes were as if he was looking at a fool.
Boss Li was almost furious. Just as he was about to say something in rebuttal, he was interrupted by Old Man Li's voice.
"We are here to eat, so don't bring up so many useless things." Old man Li finally understood that when it came to verbal battles, his two sons were no match for Li Xiaoxiao.
She is so sharp-tongued at such a young age. What will happen if she grows up a few more years? If I had known this, I should have thrown her out when she was born.
But old man Li never thought about it, how could he have become so rich without Li Xiaoxiao?
After being reminded by Old Man Li, Boss Li immediately fell silent. They had more important things to do later.
Looking at the eye contact between the three people, Li Xiaoxiao sneered in her heart. She wanted to see what tricks the three of them could come up with.
"I run a restaurant and I'm a guest. What would you like to eat?"
Li Laosi immediately became interested when he heard about food, and his previous unhappiness was swept away: "What special dishes do you have in your restaurant? Bring them all to me!"
Li Laosi spoke generously. Anyway, they would not spend any money on this meal, so they would waste it if they did not eat it, and they had to eat the best.
"Okay, guests. Please wait a moment." Li Xiaoxiao had a smile on her face, but the smile did not reach her eyes as she turned and left.
Soon the waiter brought the dishes. The first dish was lily pastry, the second was roasted pheasant with chestnuts, the third was barbecued pork and venison, the fourth was fried roasted duck shreds with bird's nest, the fifth was shrimp with Longjing tea, the sixth was drunken duck liver, the seventh was duck strips and sea cucumber, the eighth was quail crystal sashimi, the ninth was abalone and bird's nest porridge, and the tenth was auspicious roll.
In addition, a shuangyuan hotpot was served, with various meat and vegetarian dishes, filling up a large table. Looking at the sumptuous dishes in front of him, Li Laosi started drooling. He had never eaten such delicious food in his life.
As soon as the dishes were served, several people could not wait to eat them. Oh! It was so delicious. No wonder Li Xiaoxiao Restaurant was so popular. It turned out that the chef was very skilled.
It was as if the few of them had not eaten for three days. After the meal, only the mess was left on the table. Li Laosi burped comfortably. It was a very enjoyable meal.
Old man Li also had a greasy face from eating. He stretched out his sleeve to wipe the grease from the corners of his mouth, glanced at Li Lao Si and Li Lao Da, and saw that they had almost finished eating, so they exchanged glances with each other.
"Waiter." Li Laosi understood and shouted loudly.
Hearing the shout, the waiter quickly ran over: "Sir, what do you want?"
"Ahem." Old Man Li sat up straight and cleared his throat. "I'm your boss's grandfather. I won't pay for this meal. I'll put it on your boss's account."
This one sentence confused the waiter. He was recording the boss's bill, looked suspiciously at the leftovers on the table, and stammered, "Please wait a moment, I'll go ask the boss." After a while, the waiter came over, followed by Li Xiaoxiao.
"Master, the waiter said that you don't want to pay for your meal, is that right?" Li Xiaoxiao came up and asked directly.
"Xiaoxiao, don't say such harsh words. Your grandfather came all the way to the capital. You run such a big restaurant in the capital, shouldn't you treat him to a meal?" Li Laosi deliberately shouted loudly so that the guests nearby could hear.
"Yes, Xiaoxiao, filial piety is the most important virtue. Your grandmother was paralyzed in bed, but you never visited her once. Later, you didn't tell your family when you came to Beijing. You were really wrong. In my opinion, this meal should be considered as an apology to your grandfather." Li Dajiang said with great understanding, as if he was thinking about Li Xiaoxiao.
At this time, Old Man Li was sitting upright on a stool, looking calm and composed, waiting for Li Xiaoxiao to ask him for money. Then he would give her a good lecture in front of everyone and let others see her true face.
The guests sitting at the tables nearby saw the excitement here and stopped eating. They turned their heads to look over here and talked in low voices.
"The young boss seems to be quite kind, and he is capable of doing such a thing."
"As the saying goes, you can know a person's face but not his heart, so who knows?"
"Oh, Master, do you think so too?" Li Xiaoxiao heard other people's discussions but ignored them. She tilted her head and looked at Old Man Li.
"You know it best in your heart, so why are you asking me?" Old man Li's words were unclear, but from his tone one could hear his impatience towards Li Xiaoxiao.
"The facts are in front of you, yet you still refuse to admit it. Your father is in poor health and can't do anything. He raised the three of you for so many years. Now that you are capable, you forget the past. You should never forget your roots!"
Boss Li looked so distressed that Li Xiaoxiao just wanted to laugh.
If they want to use the word "filial piety" to pressure her, it depends on whether they have the ability to do so.
"Uncle, I don't need to pay for grandpa's meals, but there is one thing I must clarify." Li Xiaoxiao took out a document of division of the family from his arms.
"My father is in poor health, but he gives all the money he makes from selling the bamboo baskets to the family. My mother and I, three sisters, do the housework for a family of more than a dozen people from morning to night, so it's not like the old house is supporting us." Li Xiaoxiao paused and continued.
"When the family was divided, they gave us the worst three acres of mountain land, and there was no money. They kicked us out of the house, and we didn't even have a place to shelter from the wind and rain. How did you survive at that time, uncle?"
"You rely on your education to rent a big house in the county town, where your family of four lives, but you don't do any farm work. What qualifications do you have to blame me?"
Li Xiaoxiao unfolded the division document in his hand, held it in his hand, and showed it to the customers.
After reading the contents of the family division document carefully, and hearing Li Xiaoxiao's words, the people who had originally stood on the side of Old Man Li immediately looked at Li Xiaoxiao with sympathy. It's not easy for this family!
Facing the accusatory gazes of the crowd, Boss Li looked a little hesitant. He didn't expect that Li Xiaoxiao still had the documents of family division with her. He kept mumbling for a long time without being able to utter a word.
But it didn't matter. He didn't know many people in Beijing anyway. As long as Li Xiaoxiao didn't ask for the meal, his trip would not be in vain.
"Even if we split up, you still have to be filial. Okay, let's leave it at that. Let's go."
Seeing Boss Li being humiliated by Li Xiaoxiao, Old Man Li glared at Li Xiaoxiao with an unfriendly look, then stood up and was about to leave.
But Li Xiaoxiao stopped him: "Master, you can't leave."