Mu Hanyan walked slowly on the street and unknowingly came to the alley where Han Yuner had taken her before. At this moment, there were still many vendors selling things on both sides of the alley. When some sharp-eyed people saw her coming, they greeted her warmly.
"Hello, Mr. Mu." The vendor who greeted Mu Hanyan was a middle-aged man. He seemed to be scared the last time he saw Mu Hanyan, but now he was very enthusiastic and did not have the fear he had before.
"Ah, hello." Mu Hanyan also smiled back.
"Mr. Mu, try this. I bought this early in the morning, and it's so fresh and sweet." The middle-aged man said, and quickly grabbed two fruits from his stall and stuffed them into Mu Hanyan's hands.
Mu Hanyan wanted to refuse, but seeing the middle-aged man's eager eyes, she accepted it with a smile: "Then I won't be polite, thank you."
"What are you talking about? It's just a small thing, not worth much. Thank you, Mr. Mu, for helping us last time." The middle-aged man smiled and waved his hand.
At this time, other people also noticed the situation here. When they saw Mu Hanyan, they all gathered around her with warm and grateful smiles on their faces. They all wanted to give Mu Hanyan the fruits they sold.
Mu Hanyan saw this scene and didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but her heart was warm. She waved to everyone and said, "Don't be polite, I'm just passing by today and don't want to affect your business. I appreciate your kindness. If I like something, I will buy it myself. We are all small businesses, so don't spend money."
She had always felt like everyone was afraid of her and that she would wither away at the sight of flowers. Although Mu Hanyan didn't seem to care on the surface, she still felt resentful deep down. But now, seeing these people's simple and sincere smiles, which were only because of her, Mu Hanyan's heart was filled with warmth.
After Mu Hanyan said this, everyone reluctantly dispersed and returned to their stalls. However, when they returned to their stalls, they all smiled and invited Mu Hanyan to come to their stall to take a look.
Mu Hanyan smiled and nodded, then walked slowly over step by step.
Just when Mu Hanyan had looked at two stalls, a scream came from not far away.
"Let me go! I've already paid the protection fee." A young woman's panicked cry reached Mu Hanyan's ears.
Yo huh?
Mu Hanyan looked over in the direction of the voice. Who had the audacity to collect protection money right under the nose of her, the great playboy Mu?
"Is there anyone collecting protection fees here?" Mu Hanyan asked the vendor in front of her in a low voice.
"Yes, it's just a few copper coins each time, not much. And..." the vendor explained. A few copper coins really weren't much, just enough to buy a few buns, so it was no wonder these people didn't mind.
However, it is astonishing that the people who collect protection fees are of such low standards.
When the vendor was about to explain something, Mu Hanyan had already walked over quickly and stood in front of the woman who exclaimed. She saw two people standing in front of her stall. However, after seeing the appearance of the two people clearly, Mu Hanyan almost laughed out loud. The reason was simple. The two people standing together were too funny. If you look at any one of them alone, there would be nothing wrong. They are both teenagers of thirteen or fourteen years old, both with a ruffian vibe and pretty faces. The problem is that one of them has very fair skin and the other has very dark skin. Standing together, the contrast is even more striking. One black and one white, it looks very funny.
The clothes these two people were wearing were patched, and they didn't look like they were doing well.
Isn't that nonsense? How can you get by collecting protection money for a few copper coins at a time?
"Why are you screaming? I see your hands are white and tender. What's wrong with touching them? You haven't lost any weight, have you? I didn't do anything else." The dark-skinned boy said righteously.
The fair-skinned boy looked uneasy. He tugged at the dark-skinned boy's clothes and whispered, "Okay, we have money for today's meal. Let's go."
"Hmph, I won't leave. One day, I will be successful and surprise everyone. Even if a beautiful girl comes up to me and asks me to touch her hand, I won't do it." The dark-skinned boy said with a groan.
"Wow, I didn't realize you have such great ambitions." Mu Hanyan's voice suddenly sounded, and the teasing in her tone was so obvious.
"Who are you? How dare you laugh at me?" The dark-skinned boy was furious when he saw Mu Hanyan, but when he saw Mu Hanyan's extremely beautiful face, he paused and then his tone softened a lot, "I advise you not to meddle in my business." He who claimed to be a young master also became me.
Still a look-only person? Mu Hanyan found it a bit amusing.
"Are you guys collecting protection money here?" Mu Hanyan asked with a smile. The small amount of protection money they collected each time should be barely enough to make ends meet. Mu Hanyan was a little curious; these two teenagers didn't seem like ordinary hooligans.
"So what?" the dark-skinned young man puffed out his chest. "Why? You want to set up a stall here too?" He then looked at Mu Hanyan and felt something was wrong. The person before him was dressed like someone who was either wealthy or noble, and didn't look like someone who was going to set up a stall to make a living. He felt a little regretful, thinking that if this good-looking person had set up a stall, they could have charged less protection money, or even nothing at all.
The fair-skinned boy seemed to be more thoughtful than the dark-skinned boy. He nervously tugged at the dark-skinned boy's clothes, signaling him to stop talking and leave quickly. Unfortunately, the dark-skinned boy's eyes were glued to Mu Hanyan's face, so he didn't notice his companion's little move.
Seeing this scene, Mu Hanyan secretly laughed again, but she didn't show it. With a sullen face, she said coldly, "You guys are really brave. You know this alley, but I'm protecting it? And you dare to collect protection money here?"
Mu Hanyan noticed with surprise that the woman who had just glared at the two boys now had a look of worry on her face. The strange thing wasn't that she was worried, but that her worry was for the two boys. This was quite interesting. Mu Hanyan's beautiful eyes flickered, and it seemed that things were more complicated than she had imagined. Little did she know that her expression, when seen by the dark-skinned boy, took on a different kind of charm, leaving him stunned. It wasn't until the fair-skinned boy kicked him that he finally came to his senses.
"Who are you? How dare you compete with us for territory?" The dark-skinned boy did not forget the "business", so he glared at Mu Hanyan and questioned.
"My name is..." Mu Hanyan smiled slightly and was about to say her name.
The woman whose hand was touched just now hurriedly interrupted Mu Hanyan.
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