Extraordinary Soldier King in the City
Chapter 293: The Prodigal Son Returns

Chapter 293: Chapter 293: The Prodigal Son Returns

"Sure, of course, since Mr. Chen has spoken, I am more than willing, as long as Mr. Chen can forgive my son and me!"

Cao Daguang quickly nodded his head, very readily agreeing.

"And your son here, tell him not to come and bother the merchants on this street anymore, can you do that?"

Chen Feng looked down at Cao Shihang with a cold expression.

"I can, I can, Mr. Chen rest assured, if he ever comes here to cause trouble again, I’ll break his legs myself!"

Cao Daguang quickly agreed, then turned his head towards his son Cao Shihang and, raising his hand, gave him a slap across the face, then asked through gritted teeth, "Did you fucking hear that?"

"I... I heard it!"

Cao Shihang, covering his face, nodded very honestly, no longer displaying the arrogance he had before.

Seeing this, Cao Daguang then turned to Chen Feng, with a flattering expression, and carefully asked, "Mr. Chen, do you have any other demands... no, I mean, any other instructions?"

"Shouldn’t your son compensate for the damage he did to the food stall, smashing it up like that?"

Chen Feng pointed at the tables, chairs, and benches that had been wrecked by the thugs and spoke.

"Compensate, he should compensate!"

Cao Daguang said, then took out his wallet and was about to get up from the ground.

However, the moment Cao Daguang’s knees left the ground, before he had fully stood up, he seemed to suddenly remember something and quickly looked at Chen Feng with a respectful and cautious face, asking, "Mr. Chen, may I stand up now?"

"Stand up!"

Chen Feng nodded and said indifferently.

At his words, Cao Daguang finally dared to stand up off the ground, holding his wallet and running all the way to the food stall owner, pulling out a thick stack of red one-hundred-RMB notes from his wallet, stuffing them into the food stall owner’s hands, and then with a full face of apology, he said:

"I’m really sorry, it was my misbehaving son causing you such a great loss and inconvenience, disturbing your business. This money is our apology to you, please accept it!"

"This..."

The food stall owner, looking at the thick stack of notes in his hand, probably amounting to seven or eight thousand RMB, was utterly bemused.

In the past, he was the one who had to pay Cao Daguang, but now Cao Daguang was giving him money, and so much at once.

It was just like a dream.

"Boss Cao, I... I can’t take this money!"

The food stall owner said, trying to return the money.

After all, he was just a small businessman and rather timid.

He feared that if he took Cao Daguang’s money, Cao Daguang might come after him for payback later.

"No, no, you must take this money. My son has broken so many of your tables and chairs, preventing you from doing business; consider this compensation for your losses. Please, I implore you to accept it, or my conscience won’t be clear," Cao Daguang insisted, holding down the food stall owner’s hand.

He dared not let the food stall owner return the money. How would he explain that to Chen Feng?

"It’s just some tables and chairs, it doesn’t cost much; one or two hundred would be more than enough. Boss Cao, you’re giving too much!"

The food stall owner still felt uncomfortable taking the money; it truly was a lot. Even if he were to replace all the tables and chairs with new ones, it would only cost a few hundred at most.

"It’s not too much, not too much, this is just a little token of my sincerity. Please, just accept it!"

Cao Daguang almost burst into tears upon seeing that the food stall owner was still unwilling to take the money, thinking to himself: Oh, for the love of my ancestors, just take the money quickly, if you don’t, the man behind me certainly won’t let me off the hook!

"This..." The food stall owner hesitated for a moment, looking down at the money in his hands, then looked towards Chen Feng, his eyes full of questioning.

Because he knew that the only reason Cao Daguang had given him the money was entirely because of Chen Feng.

So he wanted to see what Chen Feng meant.

"Boss, just accept it, it’s what you deserve!"

Chen Feng said with a smile.

"Okay... okay then!"

The stall owner could only nod and accept the money.

The other shop owners watched this scene with envy in their eyes.

You have to know, that was nearly seven or eight thousand RMB!

For these small business owners, that might be more than their entire month’s net profit.

Yet the stall owner hadn’t done anything, just had a few tables and benches smashed, and overnight made almost a month’s earnings.

How could they not be envious?

However, envy aside, they didn’t feel jealous.

Although they didn’t receive any cash, at the very least their shops were saved, and their rent was reduced by a third, making their hearts swell with joy at this moment.

At the same time, all the merchants present looked at Chen Feng with eyes full of gratitude and respect.

At this moment, Chen Feng was the savior, the benefactor in their eyes!

"Mr. Chen, are you satisfied with how I’ve handled this?"

Cao Daguang returned to Chen Feng’s side and looked at him respectfully.

"Not bad, I hope it stays this way!"

Chen Feng spoke indifferently.

"Then... may we go now?"

Cao Daguang asked cautiously.

"Disappear, and remember, let’s not have a second time!"

Chen Feng gestured with his hand.

"Rest assured, Mr. Chen, I swear on my head, there will absolutely not be a second time!"

Upon hearing this, Cao Daguang, feeling as if pardoned, hurriedly thumped his chest to assure.

Then he quickly waved to the demolition and construction crews to hurry and escape from the place.

As for Cao Shihang, he also got up from the ground like a walking corpse, pallid and about to follow Cao Daguang to leave.

At this moment, all his arrogance and pride had been shattered by reality, leaving him looking utterly defeated.

Seeing this, Chen Feng shook his head, then turned to Cao Shihang and spoke faintly:

"Do you know why none of those shop owners were willing to help you just now? Remember, they are merely renting your family’s property, they’re in a cooperative relationship with you, not your slaves. Yet you didn’t even show them the minimum respect, that’s the reason!"

Cao Shihang heard this, his whole body shook, and his face became even paler.

He turned to look at the group of merchants, opened his mouth as if to say something, but couldn’t speak. After pausing for two seconds, he turned around and quickly left the stall area.

However, in the moment he turned, Chen Feng still caught a glimpse of regret in his eyes.

Perhaps, he had realized his fault!

It might be late, but it’s never a bad thing for a prodigal son to come to his senses.