The Cheat Emperor of the Culinary World

But what’s going on now?

The usually timid and easily bullied Wang Jinrui actually brought his parents here.

He didn’t cautiously appease him, nor did he slip away with his tail between his legs. Instead, he called his father and older brother over, cornering him here, actually wanting him to explain?

Dai Zijing turned his head to look at the companion standing on the right.

He saw the other party with his head dropped, looking as if he was afraid of getting involved, behaving timidly, nothing like the usual arrogance and boisterousness when following behind him.

In this world, many things are done but not spoken of.

For instance, the ethics between husband and wife, everyone practices them but doesn’t speak of them.

And then there’s the bullying that occurs in social interactions. As long as it doesn’t get too big or hurtful, everyone pretends they don’t see it.

The bullying is just for fun, no one intends to truly harm the other.

At most, others offer a kind word of advice, but no one seriously makes an issue of it.

If no one pursues it, it means there will be no blame or punishment.

A person, especially a high school student whose mind is not yet mature, never has to take responsibility for their actions.

They get spoiled, lose control, and become inflated with the belief that they are the center of the world, and everyone should revolve around them.

A person like this gradually stops considering the feelings of others and never realizes how much trouble and pain their actions cause others.

The current situation has gone completely beyond Dai Zijing’s understanding, and he’s a bit panicked.

Because what he did to Wang Jinrui was far more than just extorting him to treat them to a meal.

Dai Zijing is arrogant, he is domineering, but he knows he is just a student, not a truly economically independent adult who can decide everything on his own.

He dared to bully classmates, copy homework, seize small amounts of food and drink and pocket money, and if in a bad mood, hit and scold them, all because he was hiding in the campus.

And no one ever disciplined him for it, and those bullied never dared to resist.

But now, being watched by the classmates he bullied and their parents, and being required to seriously explain the things he did, he found himself unable to open his mouth.

Obviously feeling guilty, but Dai Zijing braced himself, giving a fierce front while being weak inside, and glared at Wang Zhanjie: "What do you want? We were just classmates coming out for a meal. Your son agreed to treat us, that’s why we came. If he didn’t want to treat us, he should have said so earlier. Now that we’ve finished eating, what’s the point of saying all this?"

Wang Zhanjie replied calmly: "Since my son agreed to treat, then he must have done so voluntarily, right? Xiaodai, tell me, how did you all decide on getting my son to treat you? If he really was the one who took the initiative to ask you, then what he’s saying now is a lie."

"If that’s the case, and he wronged you, that you didn’t force him but he voluntarily treated you, I promise, just for him lying to and framing you, I’ll directly, in front of you all, take him to your school and make him apologize to you in front of all your classmates and teachers. How about that?"

After speaking, the two Wang Family fathers and sons, who had come over as parents, just looked steadily and patiently at Dai Zijing, waiting for his response.

Dai Zijing turned to look at his companion.

Clearly, they had come out with more than a dozen people, eating and drinking together, but in the end, only he was left to face the questioning from Wang Jinrui’s parents.

Dai Zijing looked at his companion on the right, hoping he would speak up to help him out of this situation.

After all, the companions used to follow his lead, and every time they bullied Wang Jinrui, it was the companions who joined in.

But his companion ignored his pleading look, focusing on the patterns on the ground.

He could only face Wang Zhanjie on his own.

Dai Zijing felt that today’s situation was risky, but he also knew that admitting he forced Wang Jinrui to treat would surely make things very serious.

He could only hold on and try to defend himself: "What do you mean?! If your son hadn’t invited us, we wouldn’t even be here eating! Do you think we all just love hanging out with your son?!"

"I don’t think so." Wang Zhanjie caught Dai Zijing’s words: "If I thought so, I wouldn’t have specially come here to hear you explain this matter. I just want to understand what exactly happened between you and my son, so I know how to educate my son when we go back and how to deal with such matters in the future."

Wang Zhanjie’s words made Dai Zijing a bit angry with embarrassment. He sneered: "So according to you, you’re not planning to let us leave today?"

Wang Zhanjie’s voice wasn’t loud, but it didn’t make one feel disregarded, carrying a heavy, indescribable sense of pressure in his tone: "That’s not what I mean. What I mean is that everything has a reason, and we can’t put all the blame on my son just because he might have made a mistake. It doesn’t mean that the fault is definitely his."

"You all are classmates, students in the same class, and students should be united and friendly. This has always been my belief, and it’s also how we’ve raised our child."

"However, it takes all sorts to make a world. In a big forest, there are all kinds of birds, and surely there are students who are not like that."

"I also came from school back in the day, so I know that in a class, there are many who cause trouble, don’t listen to teachers, aren’t friendly with classmates, don’t study well, and just slack around all the time."