Chapter 480
"No money." Cui Li said coldly.
"Okay, okay, okay." Father Cui glared at Cui Li with gritted teeth, and he and Mother Cui went to the other side of the street to monitor Cui Li.
They monitored Cui Li for three days in a row. Seeing that Cui Li had no intention of giving them money, Cui's father and mother could no longer sit still.
Finally, on the fourth day, when the bun shop was at its busiest in the morning, Cui's father and mother ran to the bun shop to cause trouble.
They pointed at Cui Li and shouted at the customers lining up to buy steamed buns: "She's our daughter. We worked so hard to raise her, and she hasn't even come home once in all these years, let alone care about us. We asked her for living expenses, but she wouldn't give us a penny and even made us sleep on the street!"
The customers looked at Cui's father and mother, then at Cui Li, whose face was a little pale, and began to whisper to each other.
Cui Li shouted in a hoarse voice, "Which parent would ask for three thousand for living expenses? I don't even have three thousand myself, how can I get three thousand for you?"
The customers had initially believed Cui Li was at fault, but when they heard Cui Li say her parents were asking her for 3,000 yuan in living expenses, they all sided with Cui Li and began to criticize Cui Li's parents.
"Three thousand is too much."
"You asked for 3,000 yuan right away. Have you ever thought about how your daughter would live if she really gave you that much money?"
"That's right, living expenses should be given, but asking my daughter to give her 3,000 yuan all at once is too much for her."
Mr. and Mrs. Cui looked a little uncomfortable after hearing what everyone said.
Father Cui said quickly, "This three thousand yuan is ten years' living expenses. Since she got married, she hasn't returned to her parents' home to see me or her family in the ten years, let alone cared about our lives. We are angry that we raised such a heartless daughter, so we asked her for three thousand yuan!"
Just as the customers were about to accuse Cui Li again, Cui Li said, "Ten years ago, in order to get more betrothal gifts for my brothers, they made me marry him even though they knew his first wife was tortured to death by her mother-in-law. I was almost tortured to death by my mother-in-law, and I was bullied by the son left by my husband's first wife. They never cared about how I was doing in my husband's family, never visited me, and certainly didn't support me when I was bullied by my mother-in-law. If I hadn't met my current boss, who taught me how to sell buns so that I could earn money to support myself and my children, I would still be being bullied by my husband!"
Because of Cui Li's words, the customers all turned to Cui Li's side.
"No wonder my daughter doesn't want to give me living expenses. Who would be willing to give me living expenses if I sold her?"
"When I sold my daughter, I didn't expect her to support me in my old age. Now that she's successful, you're here to suck her blood again. Your daughter isn't stupid, why would she give you money? And you're asking for three thousand right away."
Mr. and Mrs. Cui's faces turned blue from being accused by the customers.
Cui's mother and the customers shouted: "I gave birth to her and raised her, so she should take care of me in my old age!"
"This is not the way to provide for your elderly. You ask for three thousand right away. When you took care of her, did you spend three thousand on her at once?" a customer retorted.
"Why do you care how much money we spent on her? She is my daughter. I can ask her for as much money as I want. What's it got to do with you?" Cui's father scolded.
Even though many customers accused them of wrongdoing, Cui's father and mother were shameless enough to argue with them and scold them for meddling in their affairs.
Whenever a customer criticized them, they would curse. In the end, the customers were too lazy to talk to them anymore.
Some customers even felt it was bad luck and walked away from the line without buying anything.
This is exactly the effect that Cui's father and mother wanted. Whenever they saw someone coming to buy buns or sweet water, they would turn towards those people and curse Cui Li for being an ungrateful person and for not giving them living expenses.
Cui Li couldn't just respond to every insult they gave her. After the familiar customers had left, the new customers, hearing Cui's parents' rants, looked at Cui Li with inquiring eyes, clearly believing their words. Some customers, seeing Cui's parents standing in the shop with menacing looks, left without getting into trouble, originally intending to buy buns or sweet drinks.
When the customers died down, Cui Li couldn't stand it any longer and said to Cui's parents, "If you two don't leave, I'm going to call the police!"
"Go report it." Father Cui became even more annoyed: "You ungrateful bastard, you don't care about your parents, and now you want to drive them away. I want to see which black-hearted police officer will side with you!"
Cui Li was really angry now.
She recalled the time when she lived in the compound. Whenever there was a dispute in a family, even if the police were called in, they couldn't intervene. As the saying goes, even a judge can hardly judge family affairs, and even just some family disputes were difficult for the police to intervene in.
If even the police can't do anything about it, can she just let her parents pester her and can only give them pensions in exchange for peace and quiet?
Cui Li felt a little powerless for a moment.
Seeing her like this, Zhong Lan whispered to her, "I'll go get Fu Yue."
Cui Li nodded.
When Cui's parents saw Zhong Lan was about to leave, they thought she was really going to call the police. Cui's father fearlessly shouted, "Call the police! Call them quickly! Let the police come and judge the case!"
After Cui Li was the only one left in the shop, Cui's father and mother sat down in the shop even more confidently.
Cui Li was too lazy to care about it. She couldn't do anything about it anyway.
Not long after, Zhong Lan came back with Ye Fuyue, followed by two uniformed police officers.
When Cui's father and mother saw that Zhong Lan had called the police, they stood up from their chairs and rushed over to complain.
Ye Fuyue spoke quickly, "Comrade Public Security, these two are causing trouble in my shop. Take them away immediately!"
When Mr. Cui heard this, his face darkened and he shouted in a hoarse voice, "We're not causing trouble. We're here to ask our daughter for living expenses!"
Father Cui said this and pointed at Cui Li.
Ye Fuyue said calmly, "You two should go back home and discuss your family affairs. You're in my shop right now. I've lost so much money because of you two causing trouble here."
"I..." Cui's father and mother were speechless. They wanted to refute, but they couldn't find a reason.
The two were taken away by the police.
Cui's mother was still unconvinced and shouted at the police who took her away: "She is our daughter. She doesn't give us living expenses. Why don't you arrest her?"
The police ignored her and took the two people away.
Cui Li watched them being taken away and breathed a sigh of relief. She said to Ye Fuyue, "Fuyue, I'm sorry to bother you again."
"What's the point of adding trouble?" Ye Fuyue said, "But the police only took them away temporarily. If they continue to come to you for money, what are you going to do?"
"I don't know. I don't want to give them money," Cui Li sighed distressedly. "I can only continue to fight them, but I'm afraid they'll come to the shop and cause trouble like they did today, which will ruin our business."
Ye Fuyue seemed to be lost in thought.
It is indeed difficult to get rid of such shameless and vampire-like parents.
"In order to force my parents to break up with me, I hired someone to put a sack on them and beat them until they agreed to break up with me," said Ye Fuyue.
Cui Li's eyes lit up, then she thought of something and her eyes dimmed again.
"My brother is also a vampire. I'm afraid that even if I find someone to put a sack on my parents and beat them up, they'll call my brother to come and get me. My brother is the kind of person who, if my parents died, would carry their bodies to the front of the shop and leave them there."
Ye Fuyue understood.
Cui Li's family probably represents the highest level of being invincible even though they are extremely humble.
When a person is shameless to a certain extent, he will not be afraid no matter how many times he is taken to the police station or how many times he is beaten or threatened.
"How about I quit for a while and come back when my parents return to the village," Cui Li discussed. "I just don't know if Zhong Lan can handle it all by herself."
"Even if you can escape this time, your parents will probably come looking for you after a while. As long as they know where you are, they will not give up looking for you." Ye Fuyue said.
"That's right." Cui Li said with a sad face, "They will only give up if I quit and hide somewhere else where they can't find me."
When Ye Fuyue heard Cui Li say this, a light bulb suddenly turned on her head, and then she laughed at herself.
Cui Li and Zhong Lan were both puzzled, not understanding why Ye Fuyue was suddenly laughing.
Ye Fuyue explained, "Cui Li's words just now gave me an idea, but this idea is a bit whimsical."
"What did you think of?" Zhong Lan asked curiously.
Ye Fuyue said, "Family members like Cui Li's parents, seeing that Cui Li has become successful now, will not miss the opportunity to suck her blood. They will keep pestering her until they achieve their goal. As the saying goes, if you can't beat her, you can't hide away. I'm wondering, Cui Li, why don't you leave Zhu City and live somewhere farther away, where your parents can't find you."
Cui Li and Zhong Lan were both shocked. They had never thought it could be like this.
"Leave Zhu City?" Cui Li murmured.
Ye Fuyue nodded. "If your parents don't know where you've been, they won't be able to bother you. You'd better go somewhere far away. You can make buns and sweet soup now, so you have some skills. If you go somewhere else, you can open a bun shop and support yourself. If the money from the shop is not enough, you still have two houses. If you sell one, you will have enough money."
Cui Li was somewhat moved by what Ye Fuyue said.
In her life, the farthest place she had ever been was Zhu City. She was able to come to Zhu City because her parents made her marry Liang Nan, otherwise she might have stayed in that village all her life.
She had never thought that she could go further. She was both excited and nervous.
"Can I do it alone? Will it be chaotic outside? Will it be safe for me to take Laibao and Huandi with me?" Cui Li had many questions and fears in her mind.
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