Damn, they were actually looked down upon by an old woman!

Damn, they couldn’t even retort, because the five of them combined couldn’t even scrape together fifty cents.

This feeling of being looked down upon and unable to respond, who understands?!

Damn, so frustrating!

Thirty years in the East, thirty years in the West, don’t bully the poor youth!

“Who says we can’t scrape it together? I’ll show you now, I’ve got over twenty bucks in my pocket!” Brother Hu pretended to reach into his pocket and feel for the money.

“Damn, where’s my money? I had a whole bunch of it!” He searched through all his pockets, acting like he was looking.

“F***, when did I lose it?”

Liu Yong and his lackeys were stunned. Is this really the acting skills of their boss?

It looked so fake.

But since their boss had already put on an act to save face, the lackeys had to follow suit.

“Ah, Brother Hu, did you lose your money? That’s too bad, you had over twenty bucks!”

“Such a pity. You even said you’d treat us to dumplings, what now that your money is lost?”

“Should we go back and look for it along the way…”

Before the rat could finish speaking, Liu Yong slapped him, “How are you going to find it when you don’t even know where it was lost? So much money, it’s so obvious, someone’s already picked it up.”

Had they forgotten why they were here? Going back to look for it along the way?

Li Shuping was watching the little thugs perform like it was a show, finding them quite amusing.

“Since we’re already here, we might as well try the dumplings before we leave. Let’s pool together and see if we can come up with enough for a bowl of dumplings.” Liu Yong said as he signaled to his brothers.

They fumbled through their pockets, and Brother Hu found a dime, Liu Yong found twenty cents, while the other three had pockets cleaner than their faces.

“Now we can cook a bowl of dumplings, right?” Brother Hu proudly held up his thirty cents and handed it to Li Shuping.

She told him to throw the money in the metal box. Brother Hu, as he threw the money in, stared at the box a little longer than necessary.

He wasn’t the only one; another one looked too.

“Chive and egg, or fennel and egg?”

Brother Hu: “Half chive and egg, half fennel and egg.”

He wanted to taste both.

Li Shuping opened the lid of the stove and dropped in fifteen dumplings, eight chive and egg, and seven fennel and egg.

Liu Yong and the others found a table to sit at. When the dumplings were ready, Li Shuping placed them on the table, “Your dumplings.”

She only gave them a pair of chopsticks. Brother Hu grabbed the chopsticks, picked up a dumpling, and stuffed it in his mouth.

“Ha ha ha…” The freshly boiled dumplings were so hot that he stamped his feet but didn’t want to spit out the dumpling. He opened his mouth and blew on it a few times, letting it cool before chewing and swallowing.

“How’s it taste, Brother Hu?”

Brother Hu didn’t answer; he just kept picking up dumplings and blowing on them before shoving them into his mouth.

“Brother Hu, give me the chopsticks, I want to try one.” The rat reached for the chopsticks in Brother Hu’s hand, but he pushed him away.

Seeing that he was only thinking about himself and not letting the others try, Liu Yong exchanged looks with the others. First, he grabbed a dumpling with his hand and stuffed it into his mouth.

Even though it was hot, he couldn’t help but eat it.

When the taste of the dumplings hit, it was like a wolf seeing meat, and the others immediately followed suit.

The scene of a few thugs scrambling for dumplings was really funny, and it made Li Shuping and Zhou Cuilan laugh.

In less than a minute, the bowl of dumplings was finished, leaving only a little broth at the bottom.

The five of them stared at the empty bowl and finally remembered what they were supposed to do.

“What now that we’ve eaten it all?” The rat licked his lips and asked quietly.

Brother Hu gritted his teeth, wanting to slap them all, “Are you hungry ghosts or something? Why are you fighting so fiercely!”

Liu Yong said with guilt, “Brother Hu, didn’t you fight for it too? You ate the last one.”

Liu Yong took the fly he had caught earlier from his pocket and tossed it into the bowl, “Forget it, let’s just go with this.”

“Brother Hu.”

“Smack.” Brother Hu slammed his hand on the table.

Just as he was about to speak, a lion’s roar sounded, “Be gentle! If you break the table, you’ll have to pay for it.”

Brother Hu’s anger instantly deflated.

Liu Yong sighed helplessly. How was he supposed to be their boss like this?

“Li Shuping, look at this, there’s a fly in your dumplings,” Liu Yong said angrily, holding up the bowl.

“How disgusting! A fly! What if it messes up our stomachs?”

“Exactly, you have to compensate us for medical expenses, and the… what’s it called?”

“Mental distress.”

“That’s right, mental distress!”

Li Shuping and Zhou Cuilan exchanged a glance, realizing that Liu Yong had brought these thugs here not just to eat for free, but to extort money!

Li Shuping walked over, took the bowl from Liu Yong’s hand, and glanced inside. The fly was lying at the bottom of the bowl, its wings completely dry.

“I was kind enough to bring my boss here to help you with your business, and you feed him a fly. Now, tell me what’s going on here?” Liu Yong folded his arms and said.

“Fifty bucks. If you don’t have fifty bucks, this matter won’t be resolved!” Brother Hu stared at Li Shuping with menace.

“That’s right, no fifty bucks, no way out!”

Li Shuping looked at Liu Yong and sneered, “I was wondering why a little scoundrel like you brought people to my stall. Turns out you came for extortion.”

“You…” Liu Yong was stunned. “Who’s extorting who? There’s a fly in your dumplings! Everyone knows flies love to land on shit. You don’t know how many germs that fly brought with it. Not only is it disgusting, but it might make us sick. You should compensate us for medical expenses and mental distress!”

“Your fly was cooked in the pot, and its wings are still dry?” Li Shuping pinched the fly and waved it in front of Liu Yong, then threw it on the ground.

“Clearly, you guys ate the dumplings and threw the bowl in, thinking everyone’s as stupid as you. You think I can’t see through your cheap little tricks?”

“You want to extort me? Not a chance. Get lost, I’m not buying into your act.”

Liu Yong and his brothers were furious. These street thugs couldn’t believe that this old woman was looking down on them, mocking them, and telling them to get lost!

Liu Yong, who had been the mastermind, felt even more embarrassed in front of his boss and his lackeys.

“You old bitch, if you don’t pay, I swear I’ll smash your stall, and you’ll never set it up again!”

Liu Yong grabbed Li Shuping’s sleeve, threatening fiercely.

Li Shuping raised her hand and slapped him twice across the face, “Get lost, I wasn’t scared of being raised by my father. If you dare smash it, I’ll make sure you go to prison.”

Liu Yong was stunned by the slap.

When he came to his senses, he clenched his fist to punch Li Shuping, but she raised her foot and kicked him in the crotch.

“Ow!” Liu Yong yelped, clutching his groin in pain.

Brother Hu and the others instinctively crossed their legs, wincing just watching.

Li Shuping retreated to the three-wheeled cart and grabbed the large iron ladle used to scoop dumplings.

Liu Yong, his face contorted in pain, looked up, “Brother Hu, smash, smash this old bitch’s stall. There’s money in the iron box on the cart.”

Brother Hu and the others were also thinking the same. This old woman dared to look down on them and mock them. If they didn’t show her some color, how would they ever make a name for themselves on the streets?

“Damn it, brothers, let’s show this old woman some color,” Brother Hu ordered.

The little thugs charged toward the cart, and Li Shuping scooped up boiling water from the pot and splashed it on them, launching a hot water attack.