Chapter 85 - Establish as Boyfriend
Zou Ruoming, naturally, knew the same things that Kang Xiaobo did- heād brought a couple of his lackeys to the street food area long ago, ordering some skewers and beer at Tang Yinās motherās stand. They were waiting for Tang Yin to come.
Tang Yinās mother knew who Ruoming was- the guy was an infamous tyrant in the school. She was trying to figure out why heād bring so many people to eat here today. He didnāt usually eat here at all.
Mrs. Tang would be lying if she said she wasnāt scared of Zou Ruoming. Heād gotten a stomachache a while back after eating at one of the seafood stands here, returning the next day to smash the place apart, even going as far as to beat the vendor up. The wounds were so bad that he wasnāt seen until a couple of days later.
She wasnāt the only one selling skewers here- there were a lot other skewer stands, and Zou Ruoming always ate at one of the other stands. Mrs Tang saw that as a blessing: businesses like hers didnāt earn much money in the first place, sheād rather have less customers than to expose herself to trouble- she didnāt want to end up like the seafood guy.
āHereās your food- Ah!ā Mrs Tang was serving Zou Ruomingās table with some freshly barbequed chicken wings when her hand slipped a little, causing some of the sauce from the chicken wings to fling onto a fattyās leg. The lackey looked down at the splotch of oil as Mrs Tang panicked.
āIām sorry, Iām sorry!ā Mrs Tang apologized immediately. Young masters like these terrified her- there was little stopping them from thrashing her entire stand. āI⦠I can wipe it for you? I can wash it for you, even, if youād likeā¦ā
This barbeque stand was Mrs Tangās sole source of income after being laid off. Her lover was bedridden after having injured his leg, and the factory didnāt seem very willing to pay a compensation. Sheād went up to the factory a couple of times, only to be sent back out by a rough factory chief.
Mrs. Tang was the classic example of a housewife from the lowest social tier: weak and soft, but still holding the family together through her two hands, earning money for her daughterās school fees and her loverās medical bill.
āHa, itās okay!ā The fatty said, not one trace of anger in his voice as he wiped the oil stain away. āIād never ask aunty to wash my pants for me- Ming Bro would kill me! Youāll be our elder soon!ā
āYou little-!ā Zou Ruoming pressed at fattyās forehead. āKissing ass already?ā
āHeeheeā¦.ā Fatty started laughing, followed by the otherās lackeysā laughter- none of them had a care in the world.
Mrs. Tang, on the other hand, looked at fatty blankly, not sure of what the words meant, not did she understand what everyone was laughing about. One thing was clear: the fatty seemed to have let things go.
Mrs Tang let out a breath of relief as she voiced her words carefully. āThen⦠This oneās my treat, if you donāt mind.ā
āThat canāt do, aunty- our Ming Bro isnāt that kind of guy, he wonāt just eat without paying!ā Fatty said with a wave of his hand. āYouāre the last person heād do that kind of thing to. After all, the two of you will be family soon!ā
Zou Ruoming couldnāt help but grin gleefully at fattyās words. The guy was saying all the right things- he didnāt raise him up for nothing.
Mrs. Tang was confused- family? What was this fatty trying to say?
Tang Yin appeared some distance away, and fatty started wobbling his fat body around as he danced in greeting, whistling along with Ruomingās other lackeys.
āMrs. Zouās here! Mrs. Zouās here!ā Fatty cried out loudly. (What fatty actually calls Tang Yin is something Chinese people do: itās like you calling your close friendās gf saozi (literal translation sis-in-law), but I changed it to Ms. Zou for adaptability purposes)
Tang Yinās face paled instantly upon seeing Zou Ruoming and his lackeys- she never expected them to show up at her motherās stand! The fatty over there was spouting some ridiculous nonsense in front of her mother, as well!
Ruoming had written her a love letter before, but Tang Yin didnāt hold back in rejecting him⦠But the guy didnāt seem to care at all! He only smiled stupidly as he followed her around, running back to his classroom after the bell rang.
She hadnāt heard from the guy for two days after that, and assumed that Ruoming had decided to give up on her⦠Something like this happening was completely unexpected- how saddened would her mother be if she thought Tang Yin got herself a boyfriend at this age?
āBoss, Zou Ruoming and his lackeys are there!ā Xiaobo said to Lin Yi after spotting Ruoming, evidently a little pissed off. āThese bastards are bullying her!ā
āOh, so that guyās called Zou Ruoming?ā Lin Yi took a closer look at Ruoming, remembering him as the guy heād sent flying with a basketball a few days ago.
āYou know him?ā Xiaobo asked as he turned to Lin Yi. āHeās the Second of the Big Four! Itās like I said, youāll be able to replace him as Second if you defeat him!ā
ā......ā Lin Yi shook his head in response. He smiled a bitter smile- didnāt he just destroy him a couple of days ago?
āIād heard long ago that Tang Yin rejected him, but I didnāt expect him to do something this shameless! Making things up in front of her mother like that!ā Xiaobo waved his fist angrily as he heard what fatty was shouting.
Lin Yi didnāt particularly care about what Ruoming did- the guy was a jerk, but Lin Yi had better things to do than trouble himself with his antics, unless it involved Lin Yi himself.
āSit, Sis! Ming Broās ordered the food already, we were only waiting for you!ā Fatty said very enthusiastically.
āCome, Yin Yin! Donāt be shy- we have to tell your mother sooner or later anyway!ā Zou Ruoming waved as his shamelessness pumped him up. He was pretty displeased at Tang Yinās rejection, and was trying to think of something when one of his lackeys proposed this tactic- heād decided to go all in with that, establishing himself as Tang Yinās boyfriend right in front of her mother. He understood Mrs. Tang as a housewife, and that his fame wasnāt a very positive one⦠He had, however, youth and riches- there wasnāt much Tang Yin could do if even her own mother agreed to the relationshipā¦...
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