【System, Gourmet Food, Growth, Slice-of-Life, Slow-Paced, Family Drama, Healing】Since her mother's passing, Zhao Xiaojing had lived subserviently under her third aunt's shadow, forced i...
Chapter 31 All four brothers lost their jobs
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Turns out you can ride a tricycle as a street vendor's means of transportation without having to show off your bag! Why didn't I ask sooner?! Zhao Xiaojing was so regretful she couldn't close her mouth.
These days, she rides the three-wheeled stall tricycle she uses to go wherever she goes, and the stares from passers-by on the road are endless.
"Upgrade, upgrade! Upgrade now!"
[This upgrade requires 1000 experience points. Are you sure you want to upgrade?]
【whether】
1000 points?! Zhao Xiaojing felt a sharp pain in her flesh. Although experience points could only be used to level up, she only had 1800 points. Spending 1000 points for each level up was still quite unpleasant.
Then I thought of the scene of shamelessly accepting stares on the street, and my scalp tightened. I decided to compromise with my social anxiety.
"Yes, yes, yes."
[The three-wheeled stall has been upgraded and can now switch between stall car and electric car form at will]
Zhao Xiaojing ran downstairs quickly, looked around and saw that there was no one around, so she stared closely at the system's three-wheeled stall.
“Switch to electric.”
The next second, a brand new red electric car appeared.
So ordinary? Not even as good-looking as a certain shared bike… Zhao Xiaojing silently complained.
The next second, the red electric car turned into a blue shared electric car.
It can't just be a shared bike! This is too special! Let's switch to another one!
The shared electric bikes were motionless.
"No, system, what does this mean?"
[Currently, the electric car form is bound. The first form change is free, and further form changes require 500 experience points.]
Oh, this? Why didn't you tell me earlier?
Okay, the good quality of being stingy has been grasped. Let's share it, anyway, stealing is prohibited and others can't drive it away.
Zhao Xiaojing went upstairs feeling hopeless.
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On the other hand, the police station and the Urban Management Bureau had already announced their handling results. Li Jingying was shocked and angry when she received a call from Xiao Zhang.
"Why are you blaming me?! How do I know she could call the captain of the Urban Management Team? You told me before that your brothers have been impersonating Urban Management Team members to scare people and have gained a lot of benefits. I didn't ask them to impersonate them, so why are you blaming me when something goes wrong?"
Li Jingying cursed loudly, and her fingers holding the phone turned white.
"But isn't this all because of you? Did I do this for you? My four brothers have lost their jobs now, and we'll lose all the benefits we've received. Who else can we turn to if not you?"
Xiao Zhang forced himself to shout back in a tough tone, with a guilty expression on his face, looking at the "four brothers" sitting in front of him in a flattering manner.
"Of course you should go find Zhao Xiaojing! She caused your brother to lose his job, so why not her and me? We agreed on a 500 appearance fee each, and 2500 will be transferred to you in cash! If you make her unable to do business, you'll get another 500. If you can't fight her and make her unable to take care of herself or disfigure her, you'll get another 1000. They haven't done anything themselves, and they still want money?! Why don't you just rob her!"
"Besides, the jobs you four brothers have are low-paying to begin with. If you lose them, you lose them. How dare you yell at me about this kind of job!"
Li Jingying cursed very loudly. When Xiao Zhang heard it, he trembled and wanted to cover the phone. The four people in front of him stood up together. The leader looked at Xiao Zhang with a playful smile, took the phone from his hand and put it to his ear.
"Hey, Sister Li. I know you. Our brother Zhang works in the office and has a confidante who has a regular job.
Although our salary is low, it is also the position that our brothers and sisters got through the connections and passed on cigarettes and alcohol. We brothers and sisters can't compare with your family. The first thing we did was to use the connections of the office.
However, I can help you verify how strong your relationship is."
"What do you mean?" Li Jingying became alert instantly.
"My brothers who work in the Urban Management Department drove a bus to help you, and were punished and put on leave for three months. And they didn't even report your existence to their superiors. What do you think I mean? We have such a crappy job that we can't face arguing with you, so we had to drag you into this too. Just to see how valuable your job is."
The leader hung up the phone right after he finished speaking, and the four of them looked at Xiao Zhang with forced smiles.
"I was wrong, big brother, I was wrong! I will return the 500 yuan I gave you right away!"
Xiao Zhang immediately took out his mobile phone and transferred the money.
"Haha, I underestimated you. I didn't expect you to be so brave." After collecting the money, the leader kicked Xiao Zhang to the ground, and the other four followed suit and started punching and kicking him.
Xiao Zhang held his head and endured it, not daring to resist at all.
During this period, Li Jingying's phone kept ringing until the four people stopped, Xiao Zhang stood up from the ground with his body bent and wiping the blood from his nose, and the leader answered the phone lightly.
"What do you want?" Li Jingying asked hurriedly as soon as the phone was connected.
The leading brother sneered and threw the phone directly to Xiao Zhang.
Xiao Zhang nervously caught the phone, glanced at the four people, and answered the call with gritted teeth.
"Li Jingying, my brothers and I have truly lost our jobs, so you have to accept that! We won't ask for too much from you. Just half a year's salary for my urban management brother, and three months' salary for each of the other four brothers. It's not too much to ask for, right?"
"That person was only on standby for three months, and he still received his basic salary. Why are you asking me to pay him half a year's compensation? Also, didn't the four of them look for work for three months? Why didn't they perform well when Zhao Xiaojing's business was taken over by someone who was so good at extortion?!"
As soon as Li Jingying heard Xiao Zhang's voice, her tone became tough again, her chest heaving violently, and she cursed quickly and urgently.
"Li Jingying, are you really not afraid of death? You really don't want to work anymore, right?!
Don't be so unreasonable. If I ask you to pay, then pay! I'll have some brothers calculate the money and tell you the amount. Hurry up!
Xiao Zhang scratched his head anxiously and hung up the phone after he finished speaking.
Li Jingying's family is rich and can definitely afford the compensation. It would be best if they could put the blame on Li Jingying and force her to pay the money. Otherwise, if they really piss these people off, they will suffer as well!
"Brothers, do you think my suggestion is feasible?" Xiao Zhang hung up the phone and looked at the faces of the people in front of him with a nervous look.
"Alright, Mr. Zhang, you're ruthless. It seems this confidante doesn't hold much weight after all."
"Of course, Mr. Zhang is the most ruthless. Not only did he cheat us out of 500, but he also asked us for 200 as a referral fee. He took money from both sides. He's quite clever."
The four men continued to ridicule Xiao Zhang, who was beaten so hard that his whole body was in pain. He was surrounded in the middle and dared not refute a word. After the four men had ridiculed him enough, one of them kicked him a few more times, then walked aside and made a phone call to his urban management brother who had been on standby for three months.
Seeing this, Xiao Zhang hurriedly sent a selfie to Li Jingying, and then sent several messages to persuade her to give money, saying that she had been beaten like this for speaking up for her, and if she didn't give her money, they would disrupt her work and beat her like this too.
Li Jingying, who was withdrawing money from various bank cards, became even more panicked when she saw Xiao Zhang's disfigured face. She increased her speed in withdrawing money with shaking hands...