The hall of the teahouse was elegantly furnished. Inside, a few patrons were playing chess and drinking tea. The shopkeeper emerged from upstairs and made his way down. Su Jiu's intentions were obvious; she wasn't here for tea. The shopkeeper smiled and asked, "Are you looking for someone, sir?"
Su Jiu nodded her head. Just as she was about to ask if Ji Yuxian was around, the waiter she had encountered previously came rushing in. His face white with fear, he pointed his shaking finger at Su Jiu accusingly and said, "Shopkeeper, these two are troublemakers!"
The waiter was the shopkeeper's nephew, and when the shopkeeper saw how beaten-up his nephew looked, he asked gravely, "What happened?"
Afraid of Su Jiu talking first, the waiter hurriedly gave his version of the story. "These two people are ill-mannered. The moment they stepped inside, they beat me up."