A restaurant owner was arrested for assaulting a customer in a heated vinegar dispute in eastern China.

The CCTV footage was filmed in the city of Changzhou in Jiangsu Province on December 13.

A customer faced a physical assault after allegedly adding too much vinegar to his meal.

A young man in a pink shirt seated with his back to the camera, enjoying his meal. Suddenly, a man in black approached him, accusing him of adding something to his food. The bewildered customer responded, "I added seasoning; I came here to eat." A woman beside him chimed in, admonishing him for consistently adding too much vinegar and threatening to refuse service in the future.

The situation escalated when the black-clad man identified himself as the owner and aggressively demanded the customer leave. Tempers flared as the owner hurled insults and forced the customer to exit the premises.

Even after paying and leaving, the customer was pursued by the owner who continued to hurl verbal abuse. Shockingly, a woman brought a bottle over, and the owner threatened physical violence.

Outside the shop, the altercation turned violent, resulting in the loss of the customer's front tooth.

Local authorities swiftly responded to the incident. The market supervision and management bureau confirmed that the implicated establishment has been shut down, and the operator has been taken into police custody.

The local police department assured that they are actively handling the assault case.

The video was provided by local media with permission.

12月13日，江苏常州。顾客在馄饨店吃饭时因多加了醋，被老板指责推搡追打。
混沌店内的监控画面显示，一位身着粉色上衣的年轻男子坐在店里背对着监控视频的位置吃饭，这时，店里的一名黑衣男子来到粉衣顾客身边，动手推搡并说着“加的什么？”。粉衣顾客莫名其妙的回应：“我加了调料啊，我来吃饭的。”这时一旁的女子称：“你每次都加太多勺醋了，以后别来了，我们不卖了。”黑衣男子接着怒斥：“不给你加可以吗？给我滚，我是老板，我让你滚蛋你就得滚。”之后又催促粉衣顾客结账离开，粉衣顾客在付完款出店门时，黑衣男仍追着骂脏话，并且让女子拿个酒瓶过来，要打顾客。随后还追着粉衣顾客冲了出去，大打出手打掉了顾客的门牙。
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