Chapter 192: The Problem with Reasoning
Chapter One Hundred Ninety-Two
Long Xiaoshan turned his head and tapped his finger on the booth table twice, saying indifferently, "You two get up, my girlfriend hasn't finished eating yet."
The two young girls raised their heads, glanced at Long Xiaoshan, then looked at each other and burst into laughter, turning their heads away and ignoring Long Xiaoshan completely.
Chun Tao tugged at Long Xiaoshan's sleeve and said, "Little Xiaoshan, let's just go, I don't feel like eating anyway."
Long Xiaoshan's brows furrowed.
He didn't care about a seat, and it was fine to give it up for others.
But to have it rudely usurped was unacceptable.
Moreover, he had to make Chun Tao understand a principle: one must hold onto the rights that are due, or else the weak get bullied.
Later, when she was studying in the city by herself, if she wasn't assertive, she would suffer losses.
Long Xiaoshan lowered his head and stared at the two young girls, "You didn't hear me. Stand up!"
This time his tone was no longer polite, containing a faint pressure.
The two young girls were startled, looked up at Long Xiaoshan's indifferent gaze, and felt a sense of alarm.
Then, humiliation surged within them.
Because of their good looks and decent family backgrounds.
Both were treated like little princesses at school and at home, being flattered by everyone.
And now they were being driven away by someone who seemed like a mere peasant.
The feeling of being humiliated and affronted grew even stronger.
Ouyang Fei, the girl in the chiffon dress, pointed at Long Xiaoshan and scolded aggressively, "Who are you anyway? This seat isn't yours, what gives you the right to tell us to get up, country bumpkin?"
Instantly, many glances swept over from around them.
The chiffon-dressed girl stood up, triumphantly, having seen many countryside people who were inexperienced, timid, and honest to a fault. As long as she acted imposingly, they would back down in submission.
But soon, her gaze hardened.
In the midst of everyone's attention, Long Xiaoshan was calm and composed; his face was devoid of any panic as he said softly,
"My name isn't 'country bumpkin.' Didn't your parents teach you how to respect others? This seat isn't mine, but we arrived here first. Don't you understand the principle of 'first come, first served'?"
His pace was neither hurried nor slow, completely different from the overbearing attitude of the chiffon-dressed girl.
To the onlookers, it presented a contrast between someone full of upbringing and another who was willful and capricious.
It made the spectators lean towards Long Xiaoshan.
They began to whisper among themselves.
Ouyang Fei's complexion changed, not expecting this country bumpkin to be so articulate and not at all afraid of confrontation.
"Feifei! What's going on?"
At that moment, a tall and handsome guy came over, holding two KFC meal trays in his hands.
The guy was quite towering, standing at one meter ninety, and his impressive stature made him stand out from the crowd like a crane amongst chickens.
"Husband," Ouyang Fei said with a joyous expression as she saw Yang Jun approaching. Yang Jun was her boyfriend and a member of the school's basketball team. He wasn't just good at sports, but he also came from an outstanding family that owned a company worth millions in assets.
Because Yang Jun was there, she was never bullied at school. The last time she had a conflict with a girl from her dorm, the girl's boyfriend came to demand an explanation with aggression. With just one phone call from her, Yang Jun arrived with the basketball team and beat the guy into a concussion, landing him in the hospital. After some dealing at home, in the end, the school did not discipline him.
"Honey, he bullied me," Ouyang Fei clung to Yang Jun, holding his arm tightly and pointing at Long Xiaoshan as she cried out her complaint.
Yang Jun's eyes widened fiercely, as his temper was always explosive.
Being tall and from a good family background, he had always been a little tyrant.
Now, seeing Long Xiaoshan, a country bumpkin, daring to bully his girlfriend, his anger immediately flared up.
Slamming two plates down on the table, he pointed at Long Xiaoshan and bellowed, "Kid, what did you do to my girlfriend?"
Standing at almost one meter ninety, his roar was intimidating. Even the people around started to scatter.
Chun Tao became anxious too.
This was her first time venturing out of her small village, and she felt an innate reverence for city folk, always feeling they were superior and not to be offended.
So she desperately tugged at Long Xiaoshan's arm and said, "Little Xiaoshan, let's go, I, I won't eat anymore." Discover more content at empire
"It's not about whether or not we eat."
Long Xiaoshan patted Chun Tao's hand, gave her a reassuring look, and turning back, he frowned at Yang Jun's finger pointing in his face, saying indifferently, "Take your hand away. Your girlfriend took our seats, and I just told her to move."
The onlookers were surprised to see Long Xiaoshan, facing the taller Yang Jun, showing no sign of backing down.
They thought this young peasant was really stubborn.
A wise man does not fight when the odds are against him; why contest a seat with such a brute. Moreover, Yang Jun, clad in designer labels, clearly came from a wealthy family. How could a peasant stand against a rich second generation like him without looking for trouble?
"Young man, I've finished eating, you can come sit here. Let's all take a step back," an old man tried to mediate.
"Grandpa, thank you, but it's not about the seat; it's about the principle. So whether he likes it or not, he will have to give it up today," Long Xiaoshan said to the old man with a smile.
"Damn, I'm really seeing something new today," Yang Jun said as he pulled Ouyang Fei to a booth, mocking Long Xiaoshan, "I'm sitting right here, and I want to see how you're going to make me move."
Long Xiaoshan didn't get angry, just smiled faintly and asked, "You really won't move?"
"Dumbass, can't you understand human speech? I'll tell you again, if you want me to move, there's no way..."
Before he could finish saying "way", suddenly a hand reached out, fiercely grabbed Yang Jun by the throat, yanked him from his seat, and a chorus of screams erupted from around, while Ouyang Fei jumped up from her seat in fright.
Long Xiaoshan was dragging him by throat towards the exit.
Yang Jun, being a big guy, kept struggling.
But Long Xiaoshan's arm was like iron tongs, turning his eyes white and his face and ears red, unable to break free no matter how hard he tried, until Long Xiaoshan dragged him to the door, pushed it open, and threw him out.
After he threw Yang Jun out, Long Xiaoshan dusted off his hands, walked back, and ignored Ouyang Fei and Qu Yanling who had run out of their seats.
Taking the still somewhat shocked and frightened Chun Tao, they sat down at the booth they had before.
"Little Xiaoshan, we, we should hurry up and leave," Chun Tao said worriedly.
Long Xiaoshan shook his head and looked into Chun Tao's eyes, saying seriously, "Taozi, you have to remember, you're not less than anyone else, so don't let yourself be humbled in front of anyone. We don't bully others, but we won't let others bully us either, got it?"
Chun Tao nodded, half understanding.
At that moment, the door to the KFC was forcefully pushed open.
Yang Jun, with eyes bloodshot, charged towards Long Xiaoshan like an enraged bull.