MTLNOVEL Chapter 1626: Cockroaches (3)
Yang Ruxin walked in slowly, and what she saw was four men shouting furiously at Cheng Qian, with shattered bowls and chopsticks scattered across the floor.
Cheng Qian and the surrounding staff looked anxious, but as soon as they heard Miao Jian's shout, their expressions instantly lit up with joy.
Cheng Qian's eyes even reddened: "Miss, I am useless."
"We can talk about whether you're capable or useless later. For now, tell me—what exactly happened?" Yang Ruxin waved her hand dismissively before turning her gaze to the men.
"Well, well! I didn't expect the owner here to be such a lovely lady…" one of the men, a chubby fellow, immediately revealed a lewd expression upon seeing Yang Ruxin. But he didn't forget the matter at hand and pointed at the hot pot, saying, "We're not trying to make things difficult for anyone. Just take a look for yourself—there are cockroaches in the food! How disgusting is that? Our stomachs are upset now, and who knows what kind of sickness we might get from this gross stuff?"
"Exactly! I've got an eighty-year-old mother at home," added a man with skin dark as charcoal standing behind the chubby one, quickly nodding. "If I get sick from eating this, who's going to take care of her?"
Yu Qingge stepped forward to inspect and discovered that there were indeed two cockroaches floating in the hot pot soup. Though they weren't boiled to mush, their legs and other parts were gone, making it undeniably revolting. She couldn't help but glance at Yang Ruxin, who raised an eyebrow slightly at her in response. Yu Qingge instantly understood the situation and even felt a hint of pity for the four men.
Another skinny man stepped up: "Well, everyone, this is genuinely disgusting! This restaurant relies on deceitful tactics like this to make dirty money. A filthy soup pot like this is practically a scheme to harm and kill people!"
The crowd by then seemed aware of the situation and was noisily discussing it. Some, filled with righteous indignation, even suggested demanding compensation from the restaurant.
Admittedly, though the tactic was rather lowbrow, it was undeniably effective. Anyone who saw this would feel disgusted and enraged.
Yang Ruxin frowned slightly. This man had escalated the issue to the level of "harming and killing people," showing he had quite the sharp tongue.
"You're slandering us!" Cheng Fofo stepped forward in a hurry, "You ate up everything before claiming there were cockroaches. Clearly, you planted them yourselves!"
"Young lady, mind your words," said the chubby man, his expression turning dark. "Why would we disgust ourselves like that? Think about it—if we're here dining, it means we're not short on a few pieces of Silver. Would we really go out of our way to set you up for no reason? We don't even know you, nor do we have any reason to hate you. Why would we do something like that?"
"Hmm." Yang Ruxin nodded thoughtfully and raised a hand to stop the Cheng Family father and daughter from speaking further. She then turned to the chubby man with a faint smile. "Your reasoning makes sense. So, tell me—what is it that you want?"
Upon hearing this, the chubby man grew smug. See, he thought, wasn't he right about how restaurant owners dreaded situations like this? Look at her—she's already giving in! He immediately chuckled darkly, "I don't want anything. Since your restaurant is so unclean, obviously it should shut its doors for good. You can't keep spreading disgust and harming others, can you?"
The crowd immediately started chiming in, demanding compensation, reporting to the authorities, and such. All in all, their central demand was for the hot pot restaurant to close its doors permanently.