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Chapter 65: Chapter 65: King Bomb Makes a Move2
Wang Fugui raged back to his shop, seething with anger.
Yuan Erhua was currently making change for a student buying stationery. Seeing her husband glaring like someone owed him a fortune, she casually asked, "What’s the matter?"
They’re already seeking help from relatives to deal with the milk tea stand. Surely this would boost their business, what’s there to be so angry about?
Noticing the student had not yet left, Wang Fugui held in his anger and retorted, "What do you think is the matter?"
Yuan Erhua felt this was very puzzling, "I’m not in your belly, how would I know what’s bothering you?"
He’d barely left and now he’s having a fit, wonder what went wrong with him.
The school bell suddenly rang and the students hurried back to their classes, leaving just the couple alone in the shop. Wang Fugui let his anger show at last, accusingly saying, "Are your nephew and great-nephew actually taking me for a fool? They agreed to chase that person away today, yet they’re still out there selling milk tea. The line is growing almost up to our shop’s entrance."
"What?" On hearing these words, Yuan Erhua froze for a moment, "That little minx is still selling milk tea at the gate?"
"A living human being is there, am I speaking nonsense?" Wang Fugui roared angrily, "If it weren’t for the headmaster forbidding me from making a fuss, I wouldn’t have asked them for help. After treating them at the restaurant costing over ten yuan, they just fled off without doing me any favor. I feel like I’ve thrown a shit to a dog, at least it would have barked at me twice."
There’s an empty room by the school gate, previously someone leased it to sell goods and competed for business. Wang Fugui, leveraging his relationship with the headmaster, often went to stir up trouble there. After a fight broke out, the argument grew serious. The competitor stopped selling, and Wang Fugui was warned that the school would not allow him to run his shop if he continued to stir up trouble.
Knowing the headmaster usually appeareth gentle but his decision is irrevocable. Wang Fugui reluctantly decided to ask for his relatives’ help. Little did he know that they turned out to be roosters that eat but never lay eggs.
What a waste of two jins of liquor, could have lasted me for two to three days. Wang Fugui vented more of his anger at Yuan Erhua, pointing at her nose, "You go home this afternoon and clarify this issue. If not, I won’t let it rest with those bastards. I, Wang Fugui, am not easily fooled. I’ve never been treated like this in all my years."
"Why are you so impatient?" Yuan Erhua was calmer than Wang Fugui, she thought for a moment and said, "You don’t know what kind of people my nephew and great-nephew are? Are they the kind who’ll eat without working? I think there must be something that we don’t know about. Besides, now is not the time to bicker about a single meal. I know you’re not upset about the money, you just can’t swallow this indignity. The most important thing now is to solve this issue with the girl. We’re making less money these last few days."
Yuan Erhua’s words struck a chord in the heart of Wang Fugui, he glowered and asked, "What’s your solution?"
"We can’t rely on others for this, we have to do it ourselves." Yuan Erhua snorted, smirking out of the corner of her mouth. "The headmaster forbade you from causing trouble, he didn’t say anything about me causing trouble. I refuse to believe that I can’t deal with a little girl."
Once the couple had agreed, they decided to send Yuan Erhua to dismiss Tong Yao, insisting that Tong Yao could not continue with her stall.
They’re paying rent to do business, and it’s only fair that they’re making money. Tong Yao doesn’t pay rent and earns so much money. Why should that be the case?
No deal is that good in this world.
For fear of making too much noise in a crowd, Yuan Erhua picked the school hours to exit the school gate, her stocky figure swaying with each step, her fat quaking as if about to burst through her clothes, her demeanor was surprisingly imposing.
He Fang, just as she was pouring fresh milk into the pot, looked up and saw the striding Yuan Erhua. Recalling the morning incident with the men, He Fang now felt nervous upon seeing a stranger and quickly tugged at Tong Yao’s sleeve.
"Sis, what do you think this woman is here for?"
Tong Yao who had been drinking water put down her cup just as Yuan Erhua approached. Casting an unfriendly glance upon the two, she asked, "Which one of you is the boss?"
"I am." Tong Yao assessed Yuan Erhua, and made an educated guess that this woman must be the one from the shop.
Yuan Erhua widened her eyes, "You’re not allowed to set up shop here. Clear out now and don’t come back."
No wonder the guys couldn’t handle a little girl, this little fox was more cunning than them. It would be odd if a few men succeed against a vixen.
Yuan Erhua’s eyes were small monolids, and coupled with her obesity, they looked like slits. Trying to stare someone down like this wasn’t frightful, but seemed rather hilarious.
Tong Yao couldn’t hold back a soft chuckle. In Yuan Erhua’s eyes, this laughter was interpreted as scorn and disrespect. She thought Tong Yao was looking down up her, her anger flared, "I’m giving you ten minutes to clear out. If you don’t, don’t say I didn’t warn you. Damaging your stall would be the least of it. The school leaders are all my relatives, if I say you can’t set up shop, you can’t."
He Fang was too scared to make a sound, unconsciously looking at Tong Yao.
Earlier, Tong Yao was able to chase away a few men. In He Fang’s eyes, it might be because they thought Tong Yao was pretty. This chubby woman in front of them wouldn’t care about how Tong Yao looks.
And besides, from some women’s perspective, the prettier someone is than themselves, the stronger the jealousy and potential outburst can be.
Tong Yao sneered, "No matter if your relatives are the school headmaster or you are the school headmaster, you have no right to chase me away."
Yuan Erhua was provoked by Tong Yao’s defiant attitude, and she threatened, "Try saying you won’t leave again."
"I won’t leave." In contrast to the furious Yuan Erhua, Tong Yao was very composed. "You’re the boss of the school shop, right? You do your business in school, selling your stationery, snacks, ice pops, and soda while I sell my milk tea. We don’t interfere with each other and each make our own money. You can’t eat the whole piece of meat in the school all by yourself, so why can’t I sell my stuff?"
"What do you mean, not interfere?" Yuan Erhua was exceptionally annoyed, and her spit flew several meters as she spoke, her spittle through the air, "Since you’ve set up your milk tea stand here, my shop has been selling significantly fewer popsicles and sodas, which is a big loss. Are you going to compensate me?"
Seeing that she couldn’t reason with the woman, Tong Yao’s face went cold, and said directly: "In every business there’s competition. It’s already pretty good that I’m not selling the same stuff as you. If you insist on beating a dead horse, I can’t help."
Yuan Erhua cursed at Tong Yao in annoyance, "You little vixen, you’re even putting on an act now. Let me tell you, you have to leave right away. If you don’t, I’ll go straight to smashing your stand."
Thinking that a young girl like Tong Yao would be easily embarrassed, she figured if she used harsher words, Tong Yao would definitely be scared. Thus, her curses grew more and more vulgar, "Looking like a little fairy, flaunting yourself at the school. I can smell the temptress even inside the school. No wonder all the students come to buy your milk tea. You must have added fox urine in it!"
