My Co-renting Lady Boss
Chapter 133 - 0133: Eat Your Losses

Chapter 133: Chapter 0133: Eat Your Losses

However, Tang Ming’s next sentence was enough to leave everyone in sheer resignation. He simply began, "Aren’t you stating the obvious? I’m here for the cold dessert buffet, so of course I don’t have to pay no matter how much I eat. I called you over to ask if the store still has anything left. I haven’t even had my fill yet! You guys can’t be going out of business, can you? Why aren’t you bringing out more?"

"Not full yet?"

The hall manager was immediately drenched in sweat, but as Tang Ming had made this statement in front of all the customers, it would be disastrous to say they had nothing left—would anyone come back in the future? Plus, the other customers still needed to eat!

Having no choice, the hall manager had to make arrangements, bringing over some cold desserts from the non-buffet area that required separate payment. After all, they hadn’t prepared that many free desserts, and making more on the spot was definitely out of the question.

Another half-hour passed before Tang Ming finally left the dessert hall. The scene just then was spectacular—no one else in the shop was eating, all eyes were on Tang Ming as he devoured the last bowl of jelly pudding in the dessert hall, concluding his feast. The crowd that had gathered around burst into whooping cheers and thunderous applause.

Because Tang Ming could eat so much, many suggested he should attempt a Guinness World Record, but Tang Ming just laughed without commenting. If he really wanted to, he could probably break a slew of records with his abilities, but he and his fellow martial artists thought little of such empty titles.

Thinking it over, the hall manager realized he had to report this to Boss Lei and hurriedly picked up his cell phone to call him, only to find the boss’s phone turned off...

The next afternoon, Tang Ming brought Fatty back to the snack street, having decided to get even with the dessert hall. After all, their despicable tactics against the Xia family were too vicious. If it weren’t for Tang Ming, the Xia family of three would surely have been sleeping on the streets by now.

As soon as he stepped into the dessert shop, many customers recognized Tang Ming. Some who realized who this big eater was began to whisper among themselves. In just a moment, he became like a superstar, with all eyes in the shop on him.

Fatty, as usual, went to the cash register with a hundred-yuan bill to pay for the dessert buffet, and once they got their plates, Tang Ming and Fatty seemed to have a tacit understanding—one was in charge of fetching desserts while the other focused on eating. In no time at all, the entire buffet area was empty.

At this moment on the surveillance screen, Boss Lei slammed the table and pointed to Tang Ming on the screen, exclaiming, "I knew this guy looked familiar, isn’t he that punk who ate the laxative-laced diet popsicle and didn’t get the runs?"

"Ouch, boss, now that you mention it, I remember too. That’s really the kid."

The slim man was too far away at the time to see clearly.

"You just realized it now, you’re such a pighead."

Thinking it over, Boss Lei said, "This guy is definitely here for revenge on behalf of the Xia family. Now, what do we do?"

"We can’t let him keep going; the guy ate all the buffet cold desserts in our store yesterday. We had no choice but to let him eat from the consumer section, too. I really don’t know what he’s made of. He isn’t afraid of the cold at all and his stomach can hold so much. Is he even human?"

The slim man said with a bitter smile.

"I don’t care if he’s human or not, just figure out a way to handle it. We can’t let him keep going like this. Otherwise, all the big eaters in the city will come to our dessert shop, and dadgum it, I’ll be eaten out of business in half a year."

Boss Lei said furiously.

"Boss, this guy is probably just helping out. Look at his clothes, just some domestic brands. If we offer him some money, we should be able to get him to stop causing trouble."

The slim man suggested.

Boss Lei thought it made sense. As far as he was concerned, there was nothing money couldn’t do in this world, especially when dealing with kids from ordinary families. As long as the price was right, the kid would surely back off.

"That’s a good plan, go handle it!"

Boss Lei said with a nod.

The slim man hurriedly left, first getting some cash at the register, then smiling as he walked over to the buffet area.

Tang Ming had already digested quite a bit, and seeing the slim man approach, he quickly said, "Aren’t you the manager from yesterday? Do you have any more cold desserts? I’m still not full."

"Heh, we have plenty of cold desserts. But, young brother, could I have a word with you on the side?"

The skinny man said in a low voice.

Tang Ming laughed, "Sure, I’ve got to go to the bathroom anyway, let’s go together."

The skinny man was somewhat stunned but, after thinking for a bit, still held back. Discussing business in the bathroom was indeed a first for him.

When they reached the men’s bathroom, Tang Ming went inside to relieve himself for a while before coming out to wash his hands, then said to the skinny man:

"What’s the matter? Speak up."

"Buddy, let’s not beat around the bush – you’re from the Xia family’s cold drink shop, aren’t you?"

Seeing no one around, the skinny man naturally didn’t hold back his words.

"No."

Tang Ming washed his hands while shaking his head.

"Buddy, we’ve done our homework; you’re definitely from the Xia Family cold drink shop. Coming here to make a deliberate mess, isn’t that a bit out of line?"

The skinny man said with a smile, a flash of annoyance in his eyes.

Tang Ming laughed coldly in response, "Rules? If you people followed the rules, you wouldn’t have repeatedly caused trouble at the Xia Family cold drink shop. It’s not easy for them. If you don’t leave a way out for others, do you think I’d leave one for you?"

"Fine, since we’ve clarified things, that makes it easier to handle."

The skinny man pulled out a stack of cash from his pocket and said indifferently, "This is for your trouble, buddy. Just stop the disruption, and consider this money a way to make friends."

"Heh."

Tang Ming laughed coldly:

"I’m not here to cause trouble; I genuinely came to enjoy the buffet. How can a restaurant drive a customer out like this?"

"So you’re saying you won’t give face?"

The skinny man threatened.

"I have a solution for you."

Tang Ming said casually, "Why don’t you just close the shop? If you close, naturally, I won’t come anymore. But if you don’t, I’ll come eat at the buffet every day."

After speaking, Tang Ming turned and left, leaving the skinny man so furious that he kicked things around in the bathroom to vent his anger. By accident, he struck the janitor’s dirty water bucket and ended up doused in filth...

That evening, when Tang Ming left the cold drink hall, there was nothing left in the shop – no drinks or cold snacks to speak of, infuriating Manager Lei to the point of smashing the surveillance computer.

The next day, Tang Ming and the fatso had planned to continue feasting at the cold drink hall, determined to eat the shady establishment out of business. However, they couldn’t get their wish this time because the cold drink hall had temporarily stopped operating.

"Fatso, we can’t eat there. Let’s just go to Xia Wei’er’s shop, grab some popsicles, and head back,"

Tang Ming said disappointedly when he saw the buffet was not an option.