Chapter 9: Defeating Magic with Magic

Even though Shen Mengyao didn’t know how to get to the Public Security Bureau, she still dragged Liu Hongying out.

Liu Hongying saw Shen Mengyao’s firm attitude and knew she couldn’t escape this time, so she admitted her mistake: “Comrade, I’m sorry, I was wrong.”

Working at the guesthouse and doing some harmless things wouldn’t cause any problems.

But absolutely not going to the Public Security Bureau.

This was the exact words from her relative who was an official.

Shen Mengyao stopped, looking at Liu Hongying expressionlessly: “Since you know you’re wrong, then pay fifty yuan.”

Cases of women committing hooliganism against other women are rare.

Even if it went to the Public Security Bureau, the situation wouldn’t be very serious.

At most, the Public Security comrades would just give a verbal warning, there wouldn’t be any substantial consequences.

She originally just wanted Liu Hongying to apologize, but this woman had previously asked her for fifty yuan in compensation.

This made her very unhappy.

So, she would defeat magic with magic.

Liu Hongying’s eyes widened: “Are you robbing me?”

Shen Mengyao didn’t bother to waste words with her, and said decisively: “Either go to the Public Security Bureau, or apologize and compensate fifty yuan, choose one.”

Liu Hongying dared not go to the Public Security Bureau, so she had to choose the second option, but paying fifty yuan felt like too much, and it pained her: “Can it be less?”

When dealing with difficult people, Shen Mengyao never showed any mercy. She said resolutely: “No.”

Liu Hongying’s heart sank, and she cursed Shen Mengyao’s ancestors eighteen generations in her heart: “I don’t have that much on me.”

Shen Mengyao wasn’t someone who showed mercy: “If you don’t have that much, don’t you know how to borrow?”

Fifty yuan wasn’t a small sum.

Liu Hongying borrowed from several people, only managing to borrow ten yuan.

With no other choice, she had to go home.

Xiao Tao marveled at Shen Mengyao’s fighting ability, he gave a thumbs up: “Comrade Shen, you’re amazing, you actually managed to get money out of her!”

Aunt Liu was both unreasonable and stingy.

No one could get any money out of her.

Shen Mengyao was the first.

Shen Mengyao raised her eyebrows and smiled: “What’s so amazing about that? When you encounter unreasonable people, just go to the Public Security Bureau!”

Xiao Tao said he learned something, and that he would do the same when he encountered unreasonable people in the future.

The onlookers were also incredulous: “Comrade, is watching a woman bathe also considered hooliganism?”

Shen Mengyao smiled: “For acquaintances, taking a glance is fine, of course, but she’s different, she not only watched but also touched.”

The onlookers thought Liu Hongying was crazy: “Watching men bathe, I can understand! But watching women, I really can’t understand.”

“Only a sick person would do that. This incident tells us that women should not only be wary of men, but also of women of the same sex, otherwise, they might be taken advantage of without even knowing it.”

“That makes sense.”

While Liu Honging went home to get money, Shen Mengyao went to take a bath.

Seeing that the main characters were gone, the onlookers also dispersed.

…

After Shen Mengyao finished showering, Liu Hongying returned. She viciously threw the money at Shen Mengyao, several banknotes falling to the ground: “Count it, fifty yuan, not a cent less.”

Shen Mengyao wasn’t someone who would take abuse. She calmly looked at Liu Hongying and said slowly: “Pick it up, otherwise, add another fifty.”

This sentence directly hit Liu Hongying’s weak point. She wanted to stubbornly refuse to pick it up, but was afraid that Shen Mengyao would really add more money.

Even though she was trembling with anger, she still bent down to pick up the fifty yuan scattered on the ground, one by one, and handed it to Shen Mengyao: “Here you go.”

The fifty yuan consisted of ten-yuan bills and five-yuan bills.

Seeing Liu Hongying’s displeasure, Shen Mengyao smiled.

It really is a case of one evil person overcoming another, realizing she was also scolding herself.

She spat a few times, she wasn’t an evil person, she was a righteous person who punished evil people: “Comrade, I advise you to stop staring at other people’s bodies.

If you encounter someone arrogant and difficult, it won’t be just fifty yuan!”

Liu Hongying spat: “Besides you, who else is so difficult!”

Xiao Ye came back with the food, seeing this scene, he walked over with a dark face and asked coldly: “What’s going on?”

Xiao Ye’s imposing manner frightened Liu Hongying, she shivered: “No, nothing, I, I’m going to clean up.”

Liu Hongying ran away very quickly, one wouldn’t know, she looked like there was a wild beast chasing her.

Shen Mengyao was surprised, a bully who was afraid of the strong, when faced with a strong presence, she didn’t dare to fart.

…

Entering the room.

Xiao Ye opened the aluminum lunch boxes.

He borrowed the boxes from someone else.

He borrowed two. One for rice, one for vegetables.

“Come eat.”

Shen Mengyao came over and saw the braised pork in the lunch box, and smiled: “My favorite!”

These past few days on the train, her mouth was about to become tasteless.

She sat opposite Xiao Ye, picked up a piece of braised pork with her chopsticks and put it in her mouth, it was fatty but not greasy, the texture was smooth, the taste was delightful, and happiness overflowed.

Authentic farmhouse pork!

Much better than the braised pork later!

Shen Mengyao’s intoxicated expression made Xiao Ye mistakenly think that she hadn’t eaten braised pork back home, and he felt uncomfortable: “If you like it, I’ll get some more tomorrow.”

Shen Mengyao wasn’t someone who would be coy, she nodded generously: “Okay.”

The chef’s cooking was very good.

Shen Mengyao ate with relish, halfway through, she remembered that Xiao Ye hadn’t used his chopsticks, she looked up at Xiao Ye: “Eat! What are you looking at me for?”

Xiao Ye explained: “I already ate at the canteen earlier.”

Now, Shen Mengyao ate even more comfortably.

Two boxes.

Were eaten clean by her.

After eating and drinking her fill.

She rubbed her slightly bulging belly, with a satisfied face: “Finally, I’ve had a full meal.”

Shen Mengyao was referring to the past few days on the train, but Xiao Ye thought she hadn’t eaten enough all along, he regretted it very much: “I’m sorry, I made you suffer.”

Shen Mengyao didn’t understand why Xiao Ye suddenly apologized, but she didn’t ask, instead she looked at him with interest: “Then how are you going to compensate me?”

Xiao Ye said without hesitation: “I get seventy-eight yuan a month, I’ll give you sixty yuan, ten yuan will be sent back home, and I’ll keep eight yuan for myself.”

Shen Mengyao had heard from her friends before that where a man’s money is, his heart is: “Compensating with money!”

Xiao Ye thought Shen Mengyao was dissatisfied, and immediately explained: “This isn’t compensation, it’s what you deserve, you’re my wife, what’s mine is yours.

I just regret that before I went on the mission, I didn’t arrange things well for you, and made you suffer.

Don’t worry.

I will be good to you in the future.”

Xiao Ye’s attitude was very sincere, Shen Mengyao couldn’t find any fault: “I hope you can do it.”

Xiao Ye looked good, and his performance was also good so far, if he could always be consistent in his words and actions, it would be a win-win situation.

If he’s insincere.

She would definitely cut her losses in time.

Xiao Ye stood up and said seriously: “I won’t say sweet words, but I will treat you with sincerity.”

Shen Mengyao grinned: “I hope you won’t disappoint me.”

Xiao Ye was momentarily dazzled by Shen Mengyao’s bright smile: “Don’t worry, I’m always a man of my word.”

…

After Shen Mengyao finished eating, she was about to rest, thinking about something, she told Xiao Ye about Liu Hongying’s compensation, word for word.

After Xiao Ye heard it, his face turned as black as ink, fifty yuan was too little, if it were him, he would definitely make that person pay one hundred yuan.

Shen Mengyao didn’t look at Xiao Ye’s face like a black pot, she looked down at the floor, her mind was planning how to use the fifty yuan.

Her mother’s family had a cousin named Shen Hongmei, they shared the same great-grandfather.

Her parents had passed away, and she lived with her elderly blind grandmother.

That child was sensible and studious.

Whenever she had free time, she would pester her aunt to teach her to read.

That child’s yearning for knowledge was as strong as a person in the desert’s yearning for water.

Her aunt had taught her for a while.

She had a particularly good memory.

She could remember after learning once.

That child wasn’t taking advantage, she would go to the mountains to collect firewood for her aunt.

Even after her aunt got married, if she picked mushrooms, she would still send them over, and occasionally she would also send some firewood.

That child was so good, she wanted to use the fifty yuan to help her cousin study.

Elementary school tuition wasn’t expensive, only two or three yuan a term.

Fifty yuan could last a long time.

However.

If her grades were poor, she would stop the support.

She helped that child, not because of their family relationship, nor because she was sensible and studious, but because that child had helped her aunt.

If it weren’t for that child reminding her aunt, she might have been harmed by that educated youth long ago.