Those who could make Director Dong make a special trip for such a trivial matter were people they could not afford to offend.
Seeing Director Dong's genuine respect for Old Master Su and his sincere affection for the young girl, who could believe they were not close relatives?
Director Duan felt a severe headache.
"Take these people away!" Director Duan knew they couldn't waste any more time; this matter needed to be resolved quickly!
The thugs were unwilling. They hadn't expected to offend Director Dong's family relatives so casually; they were truly unlucky.
But what was the point of saying that now?
After Director Duan left with the thugs, Dong Yuanzhong turned his gaze back to the Su family.
"In the future, if you have any issues, go directly to your Grandpa Wu! Let him give you a satisfactory explanation!" Dong Yuanzhong was clearly venting his anger.
Minister Wu was speechless. Why was he being blamed?
"What? You don't recognize them?" Dong Yuanzhong glared at Minister Wu.
"I recognize them. I'll tell Little Duan later." Who told him that the people he had cultivated were not capable?
Only after Minister Wu agreed did Dong Yuanzhong say, "That's more like it."
Grandpa Su stood there, supporting his waist, sweat beads rolling down his forehead.
"Big Brother, your body seems to have been seriously injured from the fall. I'll have someone send you to the hospital!" Dong Yuanzhong said immediately upon seeing him.
Big Brother had been kind to others his whole life. He had suffered a bit in his early years and thought he would have a good life in his old age, but who knew he would be wronged under his watch.
"No need to go to the hospital!" Grandpa Su said, enduring the pain.
Little Sweetheart at home knew how to treat illnesses; why go to the hospital?
Going to the hospital was too expensive; there was no need to spend the money.
His precious darling still owed a debt of fifty thousand yuan.
But Su Xiaotian spoke up at this moment, "Grandpa, it's better to go to the hospital for an X-ray to check!"
As people age, their bones become brittle, and it's not good if the bones are injured.
Grandma Su also urged Grandpa Su to go to the hospital.
Grandpa Su finally agreed to go to the hospital, accompanied by Su Xiaotian, Du Tonghe, and a staff member from Dong Yuanzhong's side.
"Teacher Yu, Director Li, and this comrade, thank you all for your help today. Please stay. Our Su family will host a banquet for you tonight!"
Teacher Yu and Director Li, who considered themselves quite familiar with the Su family, had no idea that the Su family had such good relations with Director Dong's family.
For the sake of a restaurant being smashed, so many high-ranking officials had arrived.
Looking around, even in the entire capital, how many families could have such prestige?
The two suddenly felt a mix of emotions!
The brothers exchanged glances and suddenly felt that the Su family was too low-key.
As for the other person, he was purely someone who saw injustice and wanted to help.
He was completely stunned at this moment.
Upon hearing Su Xiaotian's invitation to stay for dinner, he said nervously, "My name is Wang Chengyong. I just helped out of convenience; please don't be so formal..."
"Comrade Wang, you were also beaten today. Do you want to go to the hospital to get checked?"
"I'm fine, I'm all good." Wang Chengyong said, swinging his arms and kicking his legs to show he was fine.
He had injuries on his face, but they were not serious.
"Mom, you take people to tidy up the restaurant. We'll be back," Su Xiaotian said to Liang Xiu.
Liang Xiu quickly agreed.
"Mom, tally up our losses."
Every penny must be recovered from them!
If you dare to act, you must be prepared to pay the price.
Whether they were surnamed "Qian" or "Hou," they had to pay a certain price.
Dong Yuanzhong had someone use his car to take Grandpa Su to the hospital, while he squeezed into Minister Wu's car to return.
After everyone had left, Liang Xiu called for Xiuhong and the others to help clean up the restaurant.
"We can't open for business tonight either. Xiuhong, put up a temporary closure sign!"
Liang Xiu looked at the mess all over the place and felt heartbroken.
Xiuhong also didn't dare to hesitate and quickly responded.
Director Li and the others, thinking they would stay for dinner, decided not to just stand by and watch, so they rolled up their sleeves and started helping.
Liang Xiu thanked them.
Grandma Su looked at the restaurant, which she had put so much effort into decorating, smashed like this. She cursed the heartless people while cleaning up.
She was close to tears.
With everyone's concerted efforts, the restaurant was finally tidied up to about eighty to ninety percent.
"Thank you all today. We will open as usual tomorrow."
Grandma Su looked at the cleaned restaurant, and her sad mood eased considerably.
Fortunately, the losses were not too great, and it was fine to open as usual tomorrow.
Seeing Xiuhong and the others looking on nervously, Grandma Su sighed.
They were all young girls, and they were frightened.
"Xiuhong, you girls were startled today. Take two catties of meat home each later!"
These girls, not abandoning them at the critical moment, was already commendable.
Especially Xiuhong, who had suffered grievances because of it.
Besides Xiuhong, the other waitresses actually felt undeserving.
After all, they were also scared at the time and didn't do anything.
"Grandma Su, we can't accept this..." a young girl said timidly.
"It's alright," Grandma Su said simply, not wanting to say more.
The meat, if not eaten today, would spoil in the hot weather tomorrow, so it was better to distribute it to the girls.
This time, the restaurant also suffered significant losses. Many bowls, plates, and cups were broken, and a new batch needed to be purchased – this all cost money!
Grandma Su felt heartbroken but couldn't show it.
Her precious darling had said before leaving that she wanted to treat Teacher Yu and the others to a meal.
She still had to gather her strength to cook.
"Mom, you rest first. I'll go to the kitchen to prepare," Liang Xiu helped Grandma Su to sit down and went to the kitchen herself.
As soon as she entered the kitchen, Liang Xiu's tears began to fall.
In all these years, she had never seen such a scene.
It was fortunate that Teacher Yu had come today.
Otherwise, they wouldn't know what kind of loss they would have suffered.
The people in the restaurant were unaware that at this moment, Factory Director Qian, riding his bicycle, specifically passed by the entrance of Yiming Pavilion Restaurant.
When he saw that Yiming Pavilion Restaurant had hung a closure sign, he let out a cold laugh.
Those who were ignorant of current affairs had to be punished!
Factory Director Qian rode away leisurely, unaware of what awaited him.
And at this time, other members of the Su family, having received the news, rushed over.
Upon hearing the full story, everyone was very angry.
When Old Third Su heard that Grandpa Su had gone to the hospital, thinking that those going were either old or young, he went directly to the hospital to find Grandpa Su.
The brothers were surprised that under the bright daylight, someone could be so brazen.
"From now on, we can't leave together, especially during this period," said Su Shouwen.
These past few days, due to his wedding, his brothers had been helping to renovate the house, which was why no one had stayed at home.
"But we can't stay at the restaurant all the time. It's fine during the holidays, but what about when school starts?" Su Sangong asked.
Everyone fell silent.