Zhou Chen found the scene of Zhao Kun and Zhou Ling arguing with customers quite amusing.
Getting into a fight with a customer like this is undoubtedly the most foolish thing to do, especially getting into a physical altercation with a customer, which is tantamount to ruining your own reputation.
Harmony brings wealth.
This approach will only ruin your business.
Soon, someone couldn't stand it anymore. It was a customer who had also bought stinky tofu. They said it tasted bad and criticized Zhao Kun for being too arrogant as a stall owner.
Zhao Kunteng didn't intervene; instead, he got into a fight with the customer. Seeing this, Zhou Ling put her hands on her hips, started swearing at the man, and tried her best to protect her family's business.
However, no matter what she said, the onlookers would not believe her.
If someone points out that your food is bad and then dares to hit and curse at people, who would want to buy from you? Nobody wants to spend money and not get any good results.
"Tsk tsk, this girl is really unreasonable. If she does business like this, even if the stinky tofu is delicious, no one will go to her stall to buy it in the future. She'll make the road too crowded."
Standing next to Zhou Chen, Zhang Dafu watched the show with mixed feelings.
"How can you do business like this? If customers don't like the food, just give them a refund. Why make such a fuss? Just watch, those two customers won't let this go."
Another auntie selling tea eggs shook her head in approval.
Upon hearing this, Xu Dalong couldn't help but look at Zhou Chen, because he knew that Zhou Ling was Zhou Chen's sister and the two siblings didn't get along. Would Zhou Chen interfere?
"Brother Chen, your sister..."
“We separated a long time ago, so what happens to her is none of my business.”
Before Xu Dalong could finish speaking, Zhou Chen interrupted him.
He's an ingrate who's trying to steal his business. There's absolutely no way he'd help her. He'll never be a sister-supporting fanatic again, especially since Zhou Ling isn't his biological sister; she's just an adopted daughter of his parents.
He'll just be an outsider watching the show.
What happens to Zhou Ling's stall is none of his business.
But what was said in jest was taken seriously by the listeners. Zhang Dafu and the other stall owners present were all astonished to learn that Zhou Ling was Zhou Chen's sister.
Immediately, they all felt embarrassed, because they had just been commenting on Zhou Ling in front of Zhou Chen.
Zhou Chen did not explain.
Xu Dalong realized he had misspoke and, fearing that others would misunderstand Zhou Chen and think she was cold-blooded and heartless, quickly explained, "It's not what you think. She... she's the adopted daughter of Xiao Chen's parents, and she has no blood relation to Xiao Chen."
Um?
Upon hearing this, Zhang Dafu and the others once again showed expressions of surprise.
Zhou Chen frowned slightly and glanced at Xu Dalong. Xu Dalong knew he might have angered Zhou Chen, and lowered his head in shame. "Brother Chen, I'm sorry, I... I didn't want Brother Zhang and the others to misunderstand you."
"I don't blame you."
With his brows unfurrowed, Zhou Chen forced a smile. He knew that Xu Dalong was thinking of him, so he naturally wouldn't blame Xu Dalong. However, he didn't want to talk about this with outsiders, after all, family scandals shouldn't be aired in public.
But I've already said it, so be it.
It wouldn't matter if Zhang Dafu and the others found out.
"No wonder one is polite and the other is unreasonable. Brother Zhou, your sister is far inferior to you."
Zhang Dafu spoke with a smile.
Zhou Chen is so good at handling things, and he's generous and easy to get along with. In just a few days, he's become one of the stall owners.
As for Zhou Ling, on her first day of setting up her stall, she showed everyone how unreasonable she was.
There is no business like this: physically assaulting or verbally abusing customers.
"Boss Zhou sells stinky tofu, and she came here to do business too, even offering it for 50 cents less. She's deliberately stealing Boss Zhou's business. This girl has no conscience," the auntie selling tea eggs said, hitting the nail on the head.
These words immediately resonated with Zhang Dafu and the others.
As an adopted daughter, it's one thing to not feel grateful to her adoptive parents' child, but to compete with her brother for business is truly unacceptable.
The stall owners, who were initially surprised, began to speak up for Zhou Chen.
They didn't blame Zhou Chen for standing by coldly, because if they were in his shoes, they would have done the same to an ungrateful wretch.
Seeing that everyone was on Zhou Chen's side, Xu Dalong smiled. He didn't want Zhou Ling to affect other people's opinions of Zhou Chen.
Because he knew how much Zhou Chen had sacrificed for the three siblings.
Second Uncle Xu Laoqi mentioned Zhou Chen's hard work more than once, feeling sorry for Zhou Chen and thinking it was not worth it.
Zhou Chen's expression did not change.
He doesn't really care what outsiders think of him; otherwise, he could have simply said from the beginning that Zhou Ling was an adopted daughter to avoid misunderstandings.
Looking at Zhou Ling's ugly face as she argued with someone not far away, Zhou Chen felt a bit complicated.
They adopted Zhou Ling for so many years, and her parents doted on her, as did her brother, but this only made her a spoiled, rude, arrogant, and domineering shrew.
They completely let down the family's efforts and expectations.
If my parents were alive, I wonder what they would think if they saw this scene.
Some might say, "If a child is not taught, it is the father's fault."
Zhou Chen disagreed with this view, believing that some people are born evil and selfish.
That's something imprinted in your genes and blood, something that can't be removed later in life.
suddenly,
Zhou Chen's expression flickered, and a faint smile appeared on his face.
He saw the police officers arrive.
Zhao Kun and the customer were forcibly separated.
After a brief discussion, the police officers decided to take all of them away.
Zhou Ling panicked instantly.
She pleaded for mercy, but it was no use, because the customer who had been assaulted wanted to pursue the matter to the end.
Another customer, who was also verbally abused by her, demanded that she provide compensation for emotional distress.
"Please come with us too."
Faced with the expressionless police officer, Zhou Ling lost all her previous arrogance and wilted like a frostbitten eggplant.
Zhao Kun was also arrested because he had previously been arrested for fighting with Xu Laoqi and others. This time it was him again, and the police have remembered him and left a deep impression on them.
then,
This farce ended with Zhou Ling and Zhao Kun both being taken away.
Before getting on the bus, Zhou Ling glanced in the direction of Zhou Chen, hoping that Zhou Chen would come over and stand up for her.
However, Zhou Chen remained expressionless and unresponsive.
This disappointed Zhou Ling and aroused her resentment. She felt that it was all because of Zhou Chen. If Zhou Chen had given her the recipe for stinky tofu, she would never have been bothered by customers.
It's all your fault, Zhou Chen!
"You have no right to blame me. You caused this mess yourself. You think I'll clean up your mess? There's no such thing as a free lunch."
Zhou Chen could easily see the fleeting hatred in Zhou Ling's eyes at the very end.
He wasn't angry; he just found it utterly ridiculous.
It's laughable how naive and foolish Zhou Ling is. She did so many disgusting things, and in the end, she thought of asking him for help. I really don't know what she was thinking.
You're out of your mind.
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