âWhat on earth are you blabbering about?â Attleeâs uncle clearly didnât buy this story, with the relatives and friends around him adding fuel to the fire. âYouâre a lowâranked nobody, so I donât blame you for not knowing about booking the entire restaurant. But if you donât call your manager over today, donât blame us for not being polite!â
âThatâs right, call your manager! He needs to apologize to us personally!â
âWhat kind of attitude is that? Youâre just a waiter, yet you act so high and mighty. Who do you think you are, bossing us around?â
One of them even blew smoke in the waiterâs face, giving him a contemptuous look.
âIâm sorry, sir, smoking is not permitted here, the waiter maintained his composure, âMr. Murphy did not book the entire restaurant. If you donât believe me, you can ask him. We have important guests today, and the manager is personally serving them in the private room and canât come over. We hope you can understand.â
âWhat do you mean by that? Are you looking down on us?â
âSo only the guests in the private room are important? We booked the entire restaurant; are we worth less than an onion? Your attitude is terrible!â âAttlee must have booked the entire restaurant; why else would the hall be empty?â
âCall your manager!â
âYes, call him over!â
At this point, Olga noticed the commotion and hurried over to inquire, âWhat happened?â
Zachary was still here; wouldnât he have a negative impression of Yoli if he saw the Murphy familyâs relatives being so rude?
The relatives explained the situation to her, and the waiter added, âMaâam, if it werenât for you and Mr.
Murphy insisting that our manager serve you, he wouldnât be attending to other guests today. Now this area is a mess.â
The tables were littered with leftovers; melon seed shells and cigarette butts were everywhere on the floor, and someone even extinguished a cigarette on the carpet, making a few holes!
This was the first time Dawn Restaurant had dealt with such illâmannered customers.
âIf you insist on dining in this area, then an additional 20% will be added to the service charge.â
After all, the carpet was stained and torn, and the cleaning and maintenance would take a lot of time and money.
âOlga, you tell him, did Attlee book the entire restaurant?â
âThe entire place is the Murphy familyâs now; I can do whatever I want!â
âWhen booking the entire restaurant, the service charge must have been included. Are you trying to squeeze more money out of us? Isnât this the Dawn Restaurant under the McMillan Corporation? Is the McMillan Corporationâs behavior this despicable?â
Other waiters hurried over to help resolve the issue.
âSir, youâve torn our carpet, and we havenât said anything. Itâs just that this carpet was imported from Italy. We originally didnât plan to charge you for damages, just a little more for the service fee.â
âJust now, someone urinated on one of our plants. That plant is very precious; itâs watered only every five days; itâs a special variety imported from Dawnstar, worth two hundred thousand dollars.â
âMadam, these are all your guests; we hope you can say a few words.â
The waiters were very polite, but the group of relatives just kept on talking.
âTwo hundred thousand dollars, are you trying to rob us? You dare ask for two hundred grand just like that? My kid peeing on the plant is fertilizing it; you should be thankful, and youâre asking for money?â
âWeâre a group of eightyâeight people spending money here; youâve already made a lot. Arenât you satisfied? Do you want more money? Have you never seen money in your life? Is money all you care about?â
âThis is too much! I demand to see your manager today!â
âSo Iâve made a mess, so what?â