"What's placed in front of me is mine!"
"Chen Chunli, can't you be reasonable? You always bully people like this..."
"Who I bully is none of your business. If you meddle again, believe me, I'll slap you!"
Who are you going to slap?
A clear, cold voice forcefully suppressed the arrogant and domineering tone.
The source of the noise was behind the noisy crowd.
After the crowd parted in an instant, they turned around and saw a girl with a cool and aloof expression walking steadily towards them.
When Chen Chunli saw Bai Lu, she felt a chill, but her body had almost recovered and she had given birth, so she no longer needed to be afraid of Bai Lu.
"I'm just stating the facts. The mute woman didn't get my permission, so why should she use my barbecue seasoning?"
Everyone present could see that Chen Chunli was sticking to the facts and her tone was somewhat lower in front of Bai Lu.
It seems that only Bailu can reason with her.
The mute woman's clothes were old but clean, and her old, rough hands were also free of dirt. She held a clean brush and tremblingly extended it to Bailu, keeping a suitable distance between them. She looked up at Bailu with her weathered face and shook her head.
His deep-set eyes shimmered with a misty light, as if he were speaking.
My brush is clean; there's no saliva on it.
Bai Lu had some recollection of the mute woman; she was the younger sister of Wang Hao's deceased grandfather and Wang Hao's great-aunt.
Because Wang Hao's great-aunt was mute and unable to speak, the marriages she could arrange were limited. Her husband was a lame man who collected scrap metal in town, and he died of illness not long after their marriage.
Perhaps due to genetic factors, the mute woman's son was also mute, and he only managed to find a second wife in middle age.
She had a son and a daughter. Fortunately, the genetic inheritance did not continue, but her health was slightly poor, and she often had fevers and colds.
They need someone to look after them at all times.
Only the mute woman came today; she probably wanted to grill something and then go home to eat with her family.
But unexpectedly, Chen Chunli knocked the brush off his hand in front of everyone.
Wang Hao grilled some food to take back to his parents who were taking care of the children at home, but they haven't returned yet.
Older generations don't like taking young children out late at night, fearing they might be harmed by evil spirits.
If Wang Hao were present, he wouldn't have let Chen Chunli and the mute woman confront each other, because the mute woman had been very kind to Wang Hao when they were children.
It's also good to other children.
When Xiao Cheng was in elementary school, one day there was a heavy downpour. He didn't have an umbrella, and no one came to pick him up from school.
The mute woman and her husband were returning from collecting recyclables when they passed by the school gate and gave Xiao Cheng an umbrella.
The umbrella may be old, but it can still shield you from the wind and rain.
This stopped Xiao Cheng from running home in the pouring rain, his trousers already rolled up.
With an umbrella, children who have no one to pick them up won't get soaked.
Bai Lu averted her gaze from the mute woman's reddened hand and coldly glanced at Chen Chunli.
"Apologize."
Chen Chunli has been arrogant and domineering in the town for so long, when has anyone ever dared to make her apologize? Although Bai Lu's cold voice made her scalp tingle, she would never apologize.
"Why should I apologize? She used a brush to smear my condiment bowl without asking me first. She's the one in the wrong."
"She's the one who should apologize."
Bai Lu asked coldly, "Which bowl of condiments is yours?"
Chen Chunli pointed to the barbecue grill where she was standing, with a bowl of seasonings propped up in the middle.
"That's my condiment bowl."
Bai Lu also looked at the condiment bowl: "Where is your name engraved?"
"That's right! You said this condiment bowl is yours, but where is your name engraved?"
"It clearly belongs to everyone!"
The neighbors, who were used to Chen Chunli's unreasonable behavior, finally found a reason to agree with and question her.
"If the mute woman hadn't arrived late, she wouldn't have sat in the empty seat opposite you. Who would want to take her place?"
"No one has been sitting across from you for a long time. Don't you ever think about why no one wants to sit across from you?"
Chen Chunli was furious and glared at everyone who had criticized her, making a mental note of each one.
We'll settle the score later.
"The bowl placed in front of me is mine, and no one else can use it!"
"How could there be such a shameless person..." Shang Chuyao was having an awkward chat with Xiao Dazhuang when she saw Bai Lu walk downstream. She assumed she was just watching the excitement and didn't follow.
When no one returned for a long time, he couldn't sit still any longer, abandoned the awkward conversation, and ran to find Bai Lu.
Unsurprisingly, I was shocked by Chen Chunli's shameless and audacious words.
Chen Chunli was even more dissatisfied with Shang Chuyao's shameless remark: "Mind your own business, what's it to you?"
Bai Lu sneered, "Who says that the bowl placed in front of you is yours?"
"I paid for it!" Chen Chunli said matter-of-factly.
The cost of purchasing fruits, mooncakes, beverages, beer, barbecue ingredients, and other raw materials was one yuan per household.
No matter how many people there are, they are all the same.
Mayor Yang just wanted everyone to feel at ease eating there. Even though they didn't have time, they would still make time to get together after receiving the money.
If you really calculate it, with so much food and drinks, the cost per person would be more than ten times the original price.
"You think you're the only one who paid for it?"
Bai Lu stared sharply at Chen Chunli: "Everyone here contributed money. The barbecue seasoning was bought with everyone's money. Everyone has a share. Anyone who wants to use it can use it without needing anyone's permission or asking you anything."
Everyone readily agreed with his reasoning and evidence.
Unable to stand up straight, Chen Chunli became angry and embarrassed: "Fine, you're right. Since everyone gets a share, whoever wants some seasoning can just pour themselves a bowl. There's plenty in the seasoning bucket, why are you fighting me for a bowl!"
It's all twisted and turned, but it's still a fallacy.
The neighbors have run out of things to say about Chen Chunli; it's always the same.
Bai Lu clearly stated: "On the table next to the food and beverage tower, there is a red paper pasted on it."
"It's written clearly on the paper, wishing everyone a happy Mid-Autumn Festival and a happy family reunion. Please take whatever you want to eat and as much as you can eat at the barbecue party. Please do not waste food."
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