CHAPTER 556: CHAPTER 540: KICK SOMEONE WHEN THEY’RE DOWN

Her clothes, which cost almost a thousand yuan, sold a few hundred pieces this week. Hundreds were sent over to Director Wang, and there were only three or four hundred pieces left. Over two hundred pieces were destroyed today.

The remaining hundred or so pieces, Ye Qing and her mother took all the good ones when they left. Liang Weixiang and her daughter had no ability to resist them.

This hundred or so pieces could sell for one or two thousand yuan. Liang Weixiang and her daughter watched helplessly as they were lost. Besides getting some relief verbally, they gained nothing substantial. What Liang Weixiang didn’t know was that the next day, they would face even more troublesome problems.

After a busy day, Lin Wan checked the ledger.

Tomorrow, she planned to take Su Ling to Liang Weixiang’s house. Compared to Yin Peibai, Su Ling was better at arguing with people. Last time Zhang Dandan took so many goods from her, Lin Wan definitely wouldn’t let it slide.

In fact, when Lin Wan returned from the store, she went to find Hu Dong. This morning’s incident really frightened her; she didn’t expect Hu Dong to be so daring.

"How did you know about this?" Lin Wan found Hu Dong at the cinema’s entrance. The guy was obediently squatting there selling things.

"I overheard my mom grumbling, saying she was anxious but couldn’t help. So, the next day I gathered my friends to come over." Hu Dong didn’t expect that Saozi would be in the store and saw him. "We can’t do this again next time. If the police catch you, you’ll have a record for life. Fortunately, Ye Qing and the others hadn’t recovered. If you had encountered a man, you wouldn’t have easily escaped today."

"Don’t worry, Saozi, we have a plan. They won’t catch us." After saying that, Hu Dong scratched his head awkwardly and said, "Saozi, did I cause trouble for you by making a scene?"

Lin Wan suddenly grinned, "No, you helped me a lot. This time they won’t dare to go against me."

"That’s good. I thought all the hassle was for nothing."

"Even though you helped me, such actions are wrong. Next time you encounter this kind of thing, don’t be so reckless, understand?"

"I understand, Saozi. I won’t do it again."

"How’s business lately?" After finishing the conversation, Lin Wan casually asked.

Hu Dong didn’t answer directly but pointed with his chin to a spot diagonally opposite him and said, "Recently, my cousin and his wife set up a big stall, attracting a lot of people over there."

Lin Wan looked over and, sure enough, among the stalls, his was the largest, using two door-sized wooden boards to set up a stand. It was covered with many seeds and snacks, drawing many people. People often subconsciously prefer bigger stalls with a full range of products when shopping.

"How much do you sell in a day now?"

"About ten yuan. It’s almost half of what it was." Hu Dong was a bit troubled and didn’t know what to do. He wanted to set up a big stall but didn’t have the time or energy. The key issue was also manpower. "Ten yuan isn’t bad. Don’t tell me you only ever want to be a hawker."

"Of course not."

"Then there you go. Study hard. What you’re doing now is just to accumulate financial resources for future study. Understand this: when you return successfully from studies, you’ll be doing big business. The amount of money flowing through your hands daily will be in the hundreds. At that time, you’ll find that this little business won’t catch your eye."

"Saozi, can I really do great things in the future?" Hu Dong was confused.

"That depends on your brain. Study hard now, learn more knowledge, broaden your horizons, and you’ll understand more. There are plenty of ways to make money in the future."

"Yes, yes, I’ll definitely study hard. Saozi might not know, but I scored over eighty in every subject in this month’s exam."

"Not bad, not bad, keep it up! Saozi has high hopes for you."

... "Xiao Wan, are you really going to call the police in a while?" Su Ling quietly asked behind Lin Wan.

"I will call them, and when I ask you to go, you just go. We have twenty pieces of merchandise, each with a cost of over two yuan. At that point, I’ll say our cost is four yuan per piece. Twenty pieces equal three months of someone’s salary, which isn’t a small amount. The police will definitely handle this matter. Those mother and daughter have troubled our family for so long; we must teach them a lesson."

"They indeed need a lesson. If they don’t obediently pay up, I’ll go call the police." Lin Wan suddenly gave Su Ling a confident smile and said, "Don’t worry, they definitely won’t obediently give me the money."

Su Ling made a confused sound, unable to understand. What they didn’t expect was that when Lin Wan arrived at their house, seeing the two with purple and swollen faces almost made her laugh.

No need to guess; they must have fought when they returned yesterday.

"What do you want?" Currently, Zhang Dandan finds everything and everyone annoying, especially Lin Wan; after yesterday’s big scene, Lin Wan must have seen it all clearly.

"I’m here to collect a debt." Lin Wan smiled and greeted her hateful glance calmly.

The mention of a debt instantly reenergized Zhang Dandan and her mother.

Liang Weixiang sneered, "What debt? From the moment I arrived, you and Liang Hongmei drove me out the first day. I don’t owe you any money."

"Just because Aunt doesn’t know doesn’t mean Cousin isn’t aware, right? Recently, Cousin took over thirty of our pieces and only gave us ten back. The remaining twenty pieces are nowhere to be found. It’s been more than half a month, and there’s no sign of Cousin returning the clothes. Since Cousin doesn’t have the time, I had to make the time to come over!"

"What twenty pieces of clothes? I didn’t take them."

"You can’t deny that. We have records of all goods going in and out, how many pieces were taken, and what kind of merchandise. Besides, you signed when you picked up the goods, right? There’s a statement written after each signature. Didn’t you see it?"

"What statement?"

"Anyone intentionally damaging goods, or not returning goods within a week, or maliciously withholding goods will have to compensate Lin Wan ten times the amount for each piece of clothing."

As Lin Wan spoke, she took out her notebook and showed the page where Zhang Dandan signed.

"What, ten times? Why don’t you just die? Lin Wan, I’m telling you, this signature isn’t mine. Do you believe I’ll call the police and accuse you of slander?"

"Wow, someone knows the law quite well."

"Lin Wan, you’re my niece. How can you trap your aunt like this? Where’s your conscience?" Liang Weixiang quickly said, stepping forward to snatch Lin Wan’s notebook and instantly tearing it into pieces. "Ten times? Haha... Get lost, lousy relatives without any conscience."

"Aunt?" Lin Wan smiled, looking at Liang Weixiang’s mother and daughter’s gloating expression and the scattered fragments on the ground.

"Four yuan per piece, ten times is forty yuan per piece, twenty pieces is eight hundred yuan. Are you sure you want to renege on this?"

"So what if we do? What can you do to us? Last time at the department store, you lied and took away fifty yuan from me. How are you going to account for that? That day you said you came to collect money for clothes. By rights, that money has already been returned to you."

"I never said that. Su Ling, please." Lin Wan completely denied it and then turned to Su Ling.

Su Ling, walking out, provocatively said, "Xiao Wan, you better stand by the door. Just in case they beat you up while I’m gone."

"It’s okay, just hurry. Try to get back before they beat me to death. It’d be best if the police see them assaulting me. It’ll help determine the guilty party." Lin Wan turned around and winked at Su Ling.

"Alright, the police station is nearby. I bet I can get the police here in ten minutes." Su Ling was already out the door at this point.

Liang Weixiang and her daughter realized quickly and ran outside to chase Su Ling, "Hurry, stop her from going."

By the time the mother and daughter ran outside, there was no sign of Su Ling.

Lin Wan, who was behind them, was not afraid that they’ll hit her, quite certain that they wouldn’t dare to. "Aunt? Eight hundred yuan, if you give it to me now, when the police arrive, I’ll say it’s settled. But if you don’t, eight hundred yuan already constitutes a crime, right? According to the law, there should be criminal liability, possibly... a month? Half a year of detention?"

Listening to Lin Wan’s convincing words, Liang Weixiang softened slightly, "Xiao Wan, I’m your aunt. You can’t heartlessly send your own aunt to prison. If the villagers found out, they’d gossip about it."

"I surely won’t send Aunt to prison..."

"Haha, I knew Xiao Wan wouldn’t do that. You’ve been kind and gentle since you were little. When your mom came out with you in her arms, I envied that you weren’t my daughter. When you were little..."

"When I was little, Aunt didn’t miss an opportunity to speak harshly to me. Aunt, there’s no need to flatter me. It’s useless. The signature on the book is Zhang Dandan’s, so naturally it won’t be Aunt who goes to jail."