Cheng Su thought to herself that it was better to suffer a small loss for the sake of peace, letting a single meal go by without fuss. The loss was acceptable, but what mattered most was that her business ran smoothly and that she and her employees were safe.
But she hadn’t anticipated that drawing in the devil would be easy, but sending him away would be difficult. As soon as these people heard her suggestion, they burst into loud laughter.
"The chick sure knows her place, giving face to your Brother Niu, but what can we do? We came today, and we’ll come again tomorrow, and the day after too," the self-proclaimed Brother Niu said with a chuckle, stroking his chin.
Cheng Su’s face darkened. What did this mean, that they were sure of themselves?
"Yo, yo, yo, seems like our little chick is not looking too happy."
"Brother Niu, you give her a kiss, and her complexion will turn rosy," the crowd jeered and laughed cheekily.
Cheng Su’s face grew even darker as she listened to the various vulgarities and obscenities being thrown around.
She had thought about the difficulties of doing business before, the fierce competition, the challenges in getting started, the meager profits, and the constant harassment...
If she backed down today, they would only become more demanding. Look, wasn’t that exactly what they were planning?
Just like now, Brother Niu reached out to touch Cheng Su’s cheek, heh-heh-ing wickedly, "Look at you, you’ve got some looks. Why not just follow me? You wouldn’t have to work so hard in the kitchen and become an old hag, how about it?"
The other thugs chuckled, egging her on, "If you follow Brother Niu, you’ll dine on the best and drink the spiciest — what luck for you!"
Cheng Su swatted his hand away, her face cold, "Please show some respect. It’s not the Manchu Qing era any longer when you could act like a hooligan without consequence; it’s an era governed by the rule of law now."
Brother Niu paused for a moment, then burst into laughter, "Look at that, listen to that, she’s a cold beauty indeed. Aiyo, Brother Niu likes!"

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