Chapter 52

Chu Huan's last words were spoken very clearly, and everyone around heard them distinctly. Almost everyone showed a look of shock, their eyes wide open in disbelief.

Manager Yuan could hardly believe his ears. Since he joined Heshengquan, the apprentices there all feared him like a tiger, and even the master craftsman, Han Yuan, had to give him some face.

But today, this new apprentice who had been in the brewery for less than a day dared to speak to him like this. He turned red with anger and shouted, "What did you say? If you have the guts, dare to say it again?"

Niu Jin knew that Chu Huan's words had already caused a big trouble, and he quickly tugged at Chu Huan's clothes. Chu Huan, however, still had his arms crossed, and he calmly looked at Manager Yuan, slowly saying, "If you really saw it with your own eyes, you should have seen that he deliberately tried to bump into me. Manager Yuan, I don't know why he did that, but if you say I bumped into him, then I can only say you are blind!"

Manager Yuan's face turned ashen, and he sneered, "Good... Good...!" He looked around and saw a wooden stick on the ground. He picked it up and, without a word, swung it at Chu Huan's head.

Seeing the stick coming down, Chu Huan did not dodge or move, but instead raised his hand to meet it.

Manager Yuan's swing was very powerful. In his rage, he was determined to give Chu Huan a severe lesson. As Chu Huan raised his hand, the stick landed heavily on his arm, and there was a "crack" as the stick broke into two pieces. The onlookers were even more shocked, looking at each other in amazement.

Manager Yuan, holding half of the broken stick, was stunned for a moment. Chu Huan stepped forward and said sternly, "Why did you hit me?"

Chu Huan's face was cold, and a cold light flashed in his eyes. Manager Yuan, startled by Chu Huan's cold rebuke, took two steps back. Then he regained his composure, realizing he had lost his cool. As the manager of Heshengquan, he couldn't be intimidated by a mere apprentice. He raised his hand and shouted, "Brat, you really have a lot of nerve. You don't want to work here anymore, do you? Fine, Heshengquan has too many freeloaders. Get out now, pack up and leave Heshengquan!"

Chu Huan said coldly, "Leave? You are the manager, but without investigating the matter, what right do you have to drive me out?"

Manager Yuan threw the half-stick to the ground and sneered, "Fine, fine... you wait...!" He turned and quickly left, and the apprentice who had deliberately bumped into Chu Huan but fell to the ground also got up and followed behind him.

Niu Jin, with a pained expression, stomped his foot and said, "Brother Chu, you... you are really foolish. We can't speak to Manager Yuan like that. It's too late now, Manager Yuan will definitely go to the master... sigh, if Manager Yuan tells the master what happened, you... you will definitely be driven out of Heshengquan!"

At this moment, several apprentices came closer, all blaming Chu Huan for defying Manager Yuan. In fact, these apprentices had often been bullied by Manager Yuan in the past. Today, seeing Chu Huan publicly humiliate Manager Yuan, they felt a sense of satisfaction.

Chu Huan smiled faintly and said, "You all saw it just now; it wasn't me who wanted to defy him... he was determined to scheme against me today. Even if I hadn't done this, he wouldn't have let it go." He paused and then said, "We work here at Heshengquan to make a living, not to be his slaves, to be bullied by him!"

"One can say that, but when under someone's roof, one must bow one's head!" an old apprentice sighed. "We work at Heshengquan, though it's tiring, we don't starve. You might not know, but there are many people outside who want to get into Heshengquan, but they don't have the chance... forget it...!" He shook his head and sighed as he walked away.

At this moment, Master Xu had already come over with a stern face and said, "What are you all doing, still not dispersing to work?"

Everyone quickly scattered and went back to work.

Master Xu looked at Chu Huan and said, "I saw what happened, but you are too young and hot-headed. Since you came in with the master craftsman, if anything happens, you should hold your temper and discuss it with the master craftsman later... now it's too late!"

Hearing the concern in Master Xu's words, Chu Huan knew that Master Xu was probably one of Han Yuan's people. He smiled and said, "Master Xu, don't worry, I did this, and I will bear the consequences, I won't drag you into it!"

"It's not about dragging or not dragging," Master Xu sighed. "Manager Yuan is the master's confidant. Since he is determined to find fault with you, I'm afraid... forget it. Chu Huan, you probably won't be able to stay at Heshengquan. Go and discuss with the master craftsman later, see if there are other ways... well, take care of yourself!" He sighed and shook his head again.

Given the situation, with Chu Huan defying Manager Yuan in public, everyone in the drying hall who saw this scene believed that Chu Huan was definitely going to be driven out of Heshengquan.

Chu Huan...