Upon hearing that Zhou Chen was behind it, the three roommates were initially surprised, but then looked puzzled, wondering why Zhou Chen would steal that person's business.
However, since it was Zhou Chen's private matter, none of the three dared to ask further, believing that Zhou Chen must have had her reasons for doing so.
Seeing that Zhang Hao, Wang Rui, and Li Wei didn't pry, Zhou Chen wasn't surprised. Although they spent a lot of time together and were very close, no one would deliberately inquire about anyone's privacy. For example, Zhang Hao, Wang Rui, and Li Wei had never asked Zhou Chen how much money he earned every day, maintaining just the right amount of distance.
Zhou Chen merely offered a small retaliation in response to Zhou Chuan's provocation.
In the past, he wouldn't have bothered with him, but Zhou Chuan, this brat, was really taking advantage of him. When he was with Brother Hu, he brought his men to attack him, but because there was insufficient evidence, he didn't pursue the matter. Zhou Chuan deliberately hid for more than half a year, afraid of being involved. Now he came to disgust him again, so he shouldn't blame him for using the same disgusting methods to retaliate.
On the other end,
When Zhou Ling saw Zhou Chuan return with a sullen face and clearly unhappy, she quickly asked him what had happened.
Feeling extremely depressed, Zhou Chuan recounted his encounter with Li San that day, their fierce price war, how he followed Li San to sell his products, and how he tried to steal customers from him.
Today, Zhou Chuan returned the same way he left, without selling a single piece of jewelry from his package.
What a waste of a day.
"This is outrageous! We can't even sell elsewhere if we don't compete with him for market share. He has to follow us around and not let us earn a single penny. He's gone too far! Call the police, Fourth Brother. We have to call the police and have Uncle Hat arrest him right away."
Zhou Ling was immediately enraged, slamming her hand on the table in fury.
Mentioning this made Zhou Chuan even more frustrated. "Third sister, it's no use. I've already reported it. Uncle Hat came and said it's fair market competition and doesn't involve breaking the law, so they won't handle it."
"Then... are we just going to let them bully us like this?" Seeing that Uncle Hat didn't care, Zhou Ling's momentum instantly dropped, and she was at a loss for what to do.
“I’ll go to another place tomorrow. I don’t believe that guy will keep following me and preventing me from making money.”
Zhou Chuan felt that he might not run into Li San tomorrow.
Zhou Ling nodded, then looked up and asked, "Fourth brother, did you offend that person? Otherwise, why would he be so hostile towards you?"
"Third sister, I used to hide and go into hiding. What did I do to offend anyone? Besides, I can confirm that I have never seen this person before. Otherwise, I would definitely remember him."
Zhou Chuan had considered this possibility long ago, but after racking his brains for a long time, he could still find Li San's image in his mind. They had absolutely no connection before.
Hearing this, Zhou Ling frowned deeply and stroked her chin, saying, "That's even stranger. Since he has no grudge against you, why is he chasing after you and preventing you from making money? No, this person must have a grudge against you, or someone who has a grudge against you is ordering him to do this."
If Zhou Chen heard Zhou Ling's words, he would definitely give Zhou Ling a thumbs up and marvel at how this ungrateful wretch could have such a brilliant mind. And sure enough, this time, Zhou Ling was right.
"Who's going to make things difficult for me?"
"Besides you two, my second and third sisters, I don't know anyone else in Yanjing. How could I possibly..."
Zhou Chuan was speaking when he suddenly stopped, because he thought of someone.
"Third sister, I know! I know who it is! It's him! It must be him! He must have seen me that day. He's taking revenge on me. He'd rather lose money than let me make any. It can't be anyone else but him!"
Zhou Chuan suddenly stood up from the sofa, his face filled with determination and anger.
"Fourth brother, who are you talking about?"
Zhou Ling looked puzzled, wondering who Zhou Chuan was talking about.
"Third sister, have you forgotten? I sell jewelry at the entrance of Peking University. Who else could it be but that damned bastard!"
Zhou Chuan said through gritted teeth, his eyes filled with resentment.
After being reminded like this, Zhou Ling immediately thought of who it was.
"Zhou Chen!"
Her expression turned cold, and Zhou Ling's face was also covered with frost.
"So it was him. He finally took off his mask and revealed his hypocritical true colors. What a despicable fellow, he actually tried to kill my fourth brother."
"This matter must not be left like this."
Zhou Ling snorted coldly.
"Third sister, what should I do? If that person is acting on Zhou Chen's orders, he will definitely continue to oppose me."
"To prevent such things from happening, we must address the root cause."
Zhou Ling squinted.
"But my second sister forbids us from provoking him. If we go to him and she finds out..."
"Fourth brother, what time is it? People are taking advantage of us three siblings, why are you still worried about this? Even if your second sister finds out, so what? You've suffered so much, your second sister will definitely understand, instead of blaming you. We three siblings are a family, how could your second sister not stand up for you?"
Zhou Ling continued.
Zhou Chuan thought about it for a moment, and it was indeed true.
Zhou Chen was the one who was despicable and shameless first, preventing him from doing business. What did he do wrong?
"Third sister, I'll go find him tomorrow and demand an explanation!"
"You're no match for him alone, but I'll come with you!"
Zhou Ling decided to step in and stand up for Zhou Chuan.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Chuan's face lit up with joy, and his confidence increased by three points. With the siblings united, they would surely overcome any obstacle.
"Fourth brother, go set up your stall for another day tomorrow to see if that person will come back and steal your business. If he does, then we can be sure and go settle accounts with that despicable Zhou Chen."
After thinking for a few seconds, Zhou Ling made a suggestion.
Zhou Chuan nodded and said okay.
Nothing was said that night.
The next day, Zhou Chuan went to the gate of another university. He had only been setting up his stall for less than five minutes when Li San arrived and set up his own stall just four meters away. Just like the day before, Li San's prices were lower.
Upon seeing this, Zhou Chuan immediately packed up his package and left.
"Follow him."
Seeing this, Li San also packed up his stall and continued chasing after Zhou Chuan, trying to steal his business.
"Three of them, he's gone home, what are we going to do?"
"wait."
Li San stubbed out his cigarette, threw it on the ground, and crushed it.
"It really was him! He even sent people to our place. It's outrageous! Uncle Hat from Yanjing, don't you care about this?"
"This is a crime!"
"Uncle Hat should arrest him and lock him up for a hundred years."
When Zhou Ling saw that Li San and the others were guarding downstairs, she gritted her teeth in anger, feeling like she was being watched.
"Third sister, don't worry about them, they're just a bunch of lackeys. We'll go straight to Yanda University to find that guy, and these lackeys will be kicked out."
"Um."
Zhou Ling nodded. Then, she first coaxed her daughter, Zhao Xiaoya, to sleep, and then went downstairs with Zhou Chuan and left the rented house.
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