Chapter 170 Texting
The food stall owner was sweating profusely when he heard the amount of bashing he had received. Not to mention, he was still suspended in the air thanks to Shi Tian's mighty strength to continue his lifting.
After all the training, Shi Tian's strength naturally increased and the food stall owner could be considered an ant in front of him.
Thus, how could the food stall owner do anything aside from being a fish on the chopping board?
"This customer, I was wrong. Please drop me back to the ground and we could talk about it." The food stall owner finally realized he had messed with the wrong person and pleaded for mercy.
Had he known Shi Tian was such a ruthless person and someone even more shrewd than him that could rally support in an instant from the crowd.
He would have never dared to overcharge him, much less offend or provoke him, to begin with.
Alas, it was a little too late for regret, and Shi Tian wasn't some goody-two-shoes either to simply forgive others for their offense.
He would never offend others first but was never afraid to confront them if they wanted to offend him.
"You want to talk about it?" Shi Tian raised an eyebrow and asked doubtfully. "Earlier, didn't I ask if you were sure about it, and you doubled down on it? What else is there to talk about?"
"T-This customer, I was blind and weak to not notice your majestic self. Please lower me and I promise to give you a satisfactory answer." The food stall owner pleaded anxiously.
He wasn't afraid of Shi Tian harming him but was afraid of the people that were currently watching them. If he still hadn't resolved this issue before things got out of hand, then he would forever be barred from having his stall here to sell.
Of course, Shi Tian also understood the mindset of the food stall owner which is why he was delaying the time. The more time he wasted and the more people he attracted, the better compensation he would receive.
Who told this dumb food stall owner to scam him?
Seeing how there was no response from Shi Tian, the food stall owner became more panicked.
"Free, the food shall be free and I will give you 60 Eons as compensation." The food stall owner could only grit his teeth and forego some of his profit.
This tiny bit of bleeding was better than losing his profits completely.
"80 Eons, no more and no less." Shi Tian countered the deal and yawned, his right hand continued to lift him high up in the air, making sure he was still on display on all sides.
"80 Eons it is. This customer, please lower me down already."
Smirking coldly, Shi Tian complied with the request and lowered him down.
"Should have said so earlier. What a waste of my energy and strength." He then complained, blaming it on the food stall owner.
Poor little food stall owner could only reap what he sowed as he reluctantly coughed up 80 Eons, and increased the food portion under the intense gaze from Shi Tian.
He didn't even dare to hold back on the ingredients, lest Shi Tian might lift him up in the air again and cause another big scene.
Once Shi Tian was content with the portion and compensation, he turned around to leave, not even batting an eyelid at the food stall owner.
If the food stall owner refused to learn his wrongdoing and continued his malicious way of scamming, then sooner or later, he would cause his own demise. There was no need for him to dirty his hands for a trivial scamming scene.
Sometime later, Shi Tian found a nearby place that allowed for some seating.
"Go, the five of you can share the four portions together," He pointed at a table and commanded.
And for some reason, the five orphans didn't seem to hesitate this time, directly walking to the table without any stalling.
Previously, the five orphans were always keeping a distance and didn't dare to do any actions until they waited a bit longer, almost as if they were afraid of making any mistakes.
Although finding it somewhat weird, Shi Tian didn't care much and placed the portion on the table, allowing them to decide how to share it.
Afterward, he sat on another chair, going through his Cellos device to check up on Mary, texting her.
Nathan: What are you up to now?
Mary: Nothing much, just having some fun with Krissie right now.
Nathan: By having fun… You don't mean making a mess at Hush's Workshop, right?
Mary: Talk to you later, make sure to take care of the orphans for another 20 minutes or so.
That was the last text Shi Tian received before she completely ignored him. Even when he attempted to text her not to do anything big and caution her, there was no response.
'She is definitely at Hush's Workshop right now and causing a mess.' Shi Tian sighed inwardly, feeling troubled by Mary's antics.
Her personality when she was still working at the receptionist desk was to not cause any trouble.
And now that she seemed to have gotten rid of the receptionist role, she wanted to cause trouble. Almost as if it was all from the pent-up frustration she had received from annoying customers in the past.
While Shi Tian was wondering how to deal with the aftermath trouble that Mary might have caused, one of the orphans suddenly tapped on his arm.
Turning around, Shi Tian recalled that this orphan was named Keith.
"What is it, Keith?" Shi Tian asked in a tone without much emotion.
The orphan, Keith, was holding on to some meat and asked timidly, "Do you want some meat as well?"
Slightly dumbfounded by Keith's action, Shi Tian subsequently shook his head.
"The meat was bought for you guys to eat, and I'm not hungry." He said coolly, telling him to return back to his table.
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