Feng Haidong lived an unremarkable life and passed away peacefully. After his death, he found himself back in 1996.
Now in his prime at the age of thirty, Feng Haidong resolves to try just a ...
When they arrived at Feng Haidong's stall, there were a few young men who looked to be only eighteen or nineteen years old among a group of street urchins.
Upon hearing Zhao Hongxia's call, Feng Haidong and Sun Yongxing stood up together.
He quickly noticed that among the group of boys, one boy, after being called by Zhao Hongxia, immediately shrank back into the crowd, seemingly unwilling to face Zhao Hongxia and Sun Yongxing.
Among a group of street thugs, the young leader pulled out the older boy.
"Sun Hongyu, do you know this place?"
Sun Hongyu hesitated for a moment, glancing at Sun Yongxing and Zhao Hongxia inside, before nodding to the young man and saying, "I know them. This is my parents' stall."
A group of young people laughed when they heard this.
The young man in the lead said, "Alright, since they are Hongyu's parents, then you can ask for the money. Give your parents a discount, just take half from them."
Upon hearing this, Sun Hongyu looked at the young man in the lead with disbelief.
Then Sun Hongyu clearly mustered up his courage and asked, "Brother Chang, could you... could you please not take my parents' money?"
The young man patted Sun Hongyu on the shoulder and said, "Sun Hongyu, if your parents weren't the first priority, I would definitely give you face if you said that to me. But now your parents are the first priority. If we don't even care about the first priority, how are we going to ask the others for money?"
The other party made no attempt to hide their demand for money, displaying true arrogance.
Sun Yongxing couldn't help but ask, "Who are you people? What gives you the right to come here and ask us for money?"
The young man glanced at Sun Yongxing with disdain, then nudged Sun Hongyu and said, "Alright, Hongyu, your dad is asking you. Go explain it to him."
Sun Hongyu looked up at his father and then saw his mother's concerned and worried gaze.
He was genuinely scared and didn't dare to tell his parents.
But when the young man in the lead nudged him, he still mustered up the courage to step forward and speak.
“Mom and Dad, Brother Chang and his gang are from this area. Brother Chang said that if you give them money, they won’t let the local hooligans come and cause trouble in the future. Brother Chang will also bring people over to support your business more often.”
Sun Yongxing was furious after hearing his son's words.
Thinking of how well-behaved Feng Haidong's son was, and then looking at my own son, I realized he was like this.
He roared angrily, "Sun Hongyu, get in here! We won't even scold you for not studying properly, but you're hanging out with these thugs! What are they? What right do they have to ask us for money?"
Sun Yongxing's words thoroughly enraged the group of street thugs.
Before the so-called Brother Chang could speak, his men who had come with him immediately stepped forward and started shouting.
"Old man, what are you saying? Don't you know anyone around here who doesn't know Brother Chang? Believe me or not, we'll make sure you can't do business!"
Sun Yongxing showed no sign of backing down. He took two steps forward, grabbed a kitchen knife from the cutting board, and roared, "Come on, I really want to see how you guys can prevent me from doing business?"
These street thugs, who usually act arrogantly because of their numbers, are now somewhat intimidated by Sun Yongxing, who dares to pick up a kitchen knife and act as if he's ready to fight to the death.
However, despite their fear, the young people showed no sign of backing down because they outnumbered each other.
Upon seeing this situation, Feng Haidong instructed his wife and Zhao Hongxia to protect their son, while he stepped forward to Sun Yongxing's side.
Lu Wanling was very nervous and also very worried about her husband.
Zhao Hongxia is now even more worried about her son.
Feng Haidong stepped forward, looking at the young man who was still shouting, and then at Brother Chang, who was standing outside the stall with his arm around Sun Hongyu.
After looking him up and down, Feng Haidong asked, "Is this area under your jurisdiction? Where are you from?"
Brother Chang glanced at Feng Haidong, probably thinking that Feng Haidong posed no threat, and readily said, "From Liujiawan."
Upon hearing this, Feng Haidong immediately had a plan in mind.
"Are you from Liujiawan? Do you know Liu Cuiping?"
Upon hearing the name, Brother Chang was taken aback and then looked Feng Haidong up and down again.
He began by saying, "I have an aunt named Liu Cuiping."
Feng Haidong became even more certain and asked, "Is it selling vegetables at the Xincheng vegetable market?"
Chang was even more surprised. He tentatively asked, "You know my aunt?"
Feng Haidong did not answer, but asked, "Since Liu Cuiping is your aunt, you should also know Liu Cuiping's eldest son, Chen Zhiyong, right?"
Before the other party could answer, Feng Haidong said, "Take your bunch of little brothers and leave. Ask Chen Zhiyong if he knows Feng Haidong, ask him who Feng Haidong is, and don't come to this area to cause trouble again, or don't blame me for sending you to the police station next time."
Chang Ge's expression was uncertain, clearly weighing whether Feng Haidong's words were credible.
Seeing that the other party still showed no sign of leaving, Feng Haidong smiled easily and asked, "What? Don't want to leave? How about I have my son go and find Liu Cuiping or Chen Zhiyong for you?"
Then Feng Haidong said, "Go back and ask Chen Zhiyong. If he says he doesn't know me and has nothing to do with this, I'll give you the money next time you come."
This time, Brother Chang finally believed him and could only say, "Okay, then we brothers won't bother you any longer."
As he led his men to turn and leave, Sun Yongxing suddenly said, "You can leave, but leave Sun Hongyu here."
Upon hearing his father's words, Sun Hongyu immediately looked to Brother Chang for help.
Chang Ge looked at Feng Haidong with a helpless expression.
Feng Haidong said, "This is a family matter between the father and son, so you should mind your own business. Leave the person here and go your own way."
Chang Ge could only nod in agreement, leaving Sun Hongyu behind, and quickly left with a group of street thugs.
Upon seeing this situation, Sun Hongyu watched as Brother Chang led his men away, then turned to look at his parents. In the end, he was somewhat timid and tried to run away.
But Zhao Hongxia had already rushed out and grabbed her son who was about to run away.
"Hongyu, don't run away. Talk to your mom and dad properly. Can't we talk it out?"
Sun Hongyu was pulled back by his mother. He tried to break free while shouting, "I don't want to talk to you. Let me go. I don't want you to interfere."
Upon hearing his son's words, Sun Yongxing tightened his grip on the knife.
Seeing this, Feng Haidong reached out and pressed down on Sun Yongxing, and took the knife from his hand and placed it on the cutting board.
Then Feng Haidong said to Sun Yongxing, "Brother Sun, if you trust me, let me talk to the child. Don't get angry, sit down and calm down."
Sun Yongxing looked at Feng Haidong, and finally he nodded.
Feng Haidong walked out, reached out and grasped Sun Hongyu's wrist, and told Zhao Hongxia to go back first as well.
When it came down to just him and Sun Hongyu, Feng Haidong spoke first: "If you run away, I'll find someone and have Brother Chang bring some men to bring you back."
These words clearly had a deterrent effect on Sun Hongyu, who indeed stopped struggling and stood obediently in front of Feng Haidong like a deflated balloon, not daring to run away at all.