Chapter 142: They All Knelt!
Chapter 142: They All Knelt!
Tang Chen’s words sounded very normal to Yang Mi, because she knew exactly how rich Tang Chen was, but to Sister-in-law Li, they sounded different—a toilet for three to five thousand? You must be bragging.
Sister-in-law Li put her hands on her hips and said angrily, “Young man, you’re boasting too much. If you’re pretending to be rich, this isn’t the way to do it. Do you really think you have money, looking as shabby as you do? Look at my Zheyu, he’s wearing Adidas from head to toe. Zheyu, tell this guy what car you drive.”
Sister-in-law Li’s son was called Li Zheyu, and it was clear he had inherited his mother’s personality—he loved to show off. He said loudly, “Listen up, you bunch of poor losers. I drive a Chery QQ, bought for over eighty thousand. What do you think? Pretty rich, huh?”
Tang Chen burst out laughing. Please forgive him for laughing at a moment like this, but an eighty-thousand-yuan car and this guy was still acting all high and mighty in front of him? He remembered that the last time he bought Yang Mi some sexy underwear, it cost around a hundred thousand.
What? The price was too ridiculous? Well, there was no helping it. Author Jun was just that kind of ridiculous guy.
“What are you laughing at? Seems like you’re shocked by my son’s nice car, huh?” Sister-in-law Li was also beaming with pride. Her son was just that amazing—he even drove a Chery QQ. She remembered the last time she rode in her son’s car; it felt like flying.
Tang Chen laughed for a long time, until his stomach hurt, and then he finally stopped. He said, “Sorry, I really couldn’t hold it in. You two idiots, are you sure you weren’t sent by monkeys to be funny? Driving a freaking Chery QQ and still having the nerve to call it a good car? That thing isn’t even fit to be my bicycle. I’d feel it lowers my status.”
Li Zheyu’s face turned red with anger. He said furiously, “You’re bragging again. I think you’re just jealous. You can’t afford a nice car, so you put on airs in front of me. Mom, don’t waste words on them. Make them pay the rent, or just kick them out!”
Slap!
The sound of the slap was sharp. Tang Chen’s slap sent Li Zheyu flying out the door and crashing to the ground. Tang Chen spat and said contemptuously, “This is my girlfriend’s home. How dare you two morons cause trouble here? Are you disrespecting this Young Master?”
“You hit my son? I’ll fight you!” Sister-in-law Li was so angry she took off her flip-flop and prepared to smash it right into Tang Chen’s face. She just couldn’t stand that face—why did it have to be so handsome?
“Not only will I hit your son, I’ll hit you too!”
Slap!
Tang Chen slapped Sister-in-law Li again, making her spin around a few times before she fell to the ground by the door, completely dazed.
“Mom, Mom! Damn it, you hit my mom? You just wait. I’m calling someone to teach you a lesson right now!” Li Zheyu was hopping mad, shouting as he helped his mom up, cursing as they left. Probably to call for backup.
“Go ahead, go ahead. If you don’t bring anyone back, this Young Master will slap you again.” Tang Chen didn’t take these clowns seriously at all. Calling for help? This Young Master would just wait and see what big shot you bring.
“Tang Chen, how could you hit someone? Now we’re in trouble. The child’s father isn’t home either. What do we do now?” Mother Yang said anxiously, also very upset with Tang Chen. Why hadn’t he broken his habit of hitting people? The last time he was here, she saw him hit someone, which gave her a bad impression of him, and now he was hitting people again.
Yang Mi also looked at Tang Chen worriedly, wanting to say something. But Tang Chen spoke seriously to Mother Yang, “Auntie, just watch. I’ll prove to you that I can protect Yang Mi properly. It’s just some rent, right? If it comes to it, I won’t hit them; I’ll just pay them back directly.”
Mother Yang sighed. How could she know Tang Chen was truly an incredibly wealthy guy?
Ten minutes later, there was a noisy commotion outside the supermarket. Tang Chen knew Li Zheyu had brought the people he called for revenge. With one glance, he saw over twenty young men, the hooligan type. Some held steel pipes, others had expandable batons. They didn’t look like good people.
“Yang Mi, what do we do? These people really came to our door. Why don’t you and Tang Chen run out the back door? Mom will hold them off for you.” Mother Yang grabbed Yang Mi’s hand and said. Even though Tang Chen had caused the trouble, she didn’t want to see her daughter suffer because of it.
“Big Brother A Cai, this is the place. That guy at the door hit me and my mom. You have to stand up for me.” Li Zheyu followed behind the lead hooligan, pointing at Tang Chen and speaking with great grievance.
And this lead hooligan boss was an old acquaintance of Tang Chen’s—the very same A Cai who had caused trouble for Yang Mi’s family supermarket back in Chapter 64.
A Cai looked at the supermarket in front of him and thought to himself, Huh, this place looks familiar. Not only that, why does that guy standing at the door look so familiar too? Suddenly, he remembered—oh shit, isn’t this Young Master Tang, the one who taught me a lesson last time?
After being taught a lesson by Tang Chen last time, he hadn’t dared to think about revenge. After all, Tang Chen hadn’t dealt with them too harshly. He had sworn then that he would never come back here and never offend that lord again. But now, that lord was right in front of him again. Oh my god, heaven above, are you messing with me?
Tang Chen also recognized A Cai. He walked down with a half-smile and said to A Cai, “So, A Cai, are you here to confront this Young Master again?”
Li Zheyu sensed something was wrong and said to A Cai, “Big Brother A Cai, do you know him?”
“Damn your mother!” A Cai, enraged, punched Li Zheyu hard in the face, sending him flying back to crash against the supermarket wall. “You dare offend Young Master Tang? Do you have a death wish?”
Actually, A Cai’s inner thought was: You moron, offend him if you want, but don’t drag me into it. Damn it.
Mother Yang and Yang Mi watched in confusion. Weren’t these the helpers Li Zheyu brought? Why were they fighting among themselves? Yang Mi took a closer look at A Cai, remembered what happened that day, and felt a bit more at ease. It seemed Tang Chen could handle this easily.
“Big Brother A Cai, why did you hit me? You hit the wrong person!” Li Zheyu stood up and shouted angrily. What the hell, you even accepted a pack of Honghuang cigarettes from me. Why are you hitting me?
A Cai glared at him fiercely and said, “I’m hitting you because you’re blind.” Then he quickly turned and walked over to Tang Chen, bowing and scraping, saying, “Young Master Tang, I’m sorry. I’m not close with this guy. I was wrong. I shouldn’t have brought people here.”
A Cai’s underlings were also trembling with fear. No wonder Big Brother was so angry—they had offended this lord.
Tang Chen didn’t get angry but said calmly, “A Cai, it seems you forgot the lesson I gave you last time. Didn’t I tell you not to cause trouble for my mother-in-law again? Why did you bring people here? Do you think this Young Master’s words are nothing?”
“I wouldn’t dare, I wouldn’t dare.” A Cai fell to his knees with a thud, and his underlings quickly knelt down too.
“Young Master Tang, it’s not my fault. I was tricked by this moron. If I had known you were here, I wouldn’t have dared even with ten extra guts.” A Cai was practically crying. My lord, please don’t hit me.
Li Zheyu angrily went up to A Cai and even shoved him, saying, “Big Brother A Cai, what are you talking about? You took my money. How can you say that about me? Hit him for me, tear down their supermarket!”
“Tear down your mother!” A Cai, furious, slapped Li Zheyu across the face and threw the Honghuang cigarettes right at him. “Screw you! The worst thing I did was come here to cause trouble for a pack of ten-yuan cigarettes!”
Tang Chen helped A Cai up and said, “This Young Master isn’t an unreasonable person. This matter has nothing to do with you; it’s this moron looking for trouble. But I’m not a tyrant either. Ask this idiot how much rent my mother-in-law’s supermarket owes his family. This Young Master will pay him back ten times.”
Hearing that Tang Chen wasn’t going to hold him responsible, A Cai gratefully agreed repeatedly, “Yes, yes, Young Master Tang. This moron is just a mad dog. I’ll ask for you right away.” With that, he walked over and kicked Li Zheyu in the stomach again, saying, “Damn it, Young Master Tang is asking you: how much money does Young Master Tang’s family owe your family? Young Master Tang wants to pay you back double.”