This old lady in the cloth hat, she worked herself to the bone, coming all this way just for five cents.
But now Song Qingqing says she only has 25 cents.
How could she possibly accept this?
As soon as Song Qingqing finished speaking, she plopped down on the ground and started throwing a tantrum, yelling, "You heartless, unscrupulous merchants!"
Yesterday they were having a buy-one-get-one-free promotion, and today they're saying buy-two-get-one-free. Isn't this just cheating us ordinary folks?
Everyone, take a look!
This is a heartless, shady business!
Song Guoqiang, who had overheard this, couldn't stand it any longer and stepped forward to say, "If we were a shady business, why would you come here to buy vegetables?"
Why don't you go out and ask around? Within a ten-mile radius, where can you find a place with lower vegetable prices than us? And where do you find people who give you money for buying vegetables?
Song Guoqiang could not stand shrewish women the most in his life.
But it would have been better if he hadn't said anything. As soon as he mentioned the old lady in the cloth hat, she immediately yelled, "Shameless woman, arguing with a woman! No manners, no upbringing!"
A grown man actually trying to buy groceries like a little girl? Pah, shameless!
Upon hearing this, Song Guoqiang immediately became furious. "What's wrong with me selling vegetables? Am I selling your vegetables?"
My affairs are none of your business, you outsider.
“My affairs are none of your business, you're a grown man, getting involved in my business.”
"I won't stoop to your level."
"I won't talk to a shameless man like you."
"..." The two started arguing like that.
When the elderly men and women who came to sell vegetables heard this, they all accused Song Guoqiang of not being a man.
Some people suggested that Song Qingqing find someone else to help her run the shop.
Upon hearing this, Song Qingqing only replied with one sentence, "Are you the boss, or am I?"
That one sentence immediately shut up those who had been instigating Song Qingqing.
"Everyone, please give your opinion on this gift!"
Is this boss heartless?
Yesterday they were having a buy-one-get-one-free promotion, but today I came all the way from Dongcheng, and they said it's buy-two-get-one-free.
Is this how you do business?
I traveled all this way, do you know how hard it was for me?
No one does business like that. She even had a buy-one-get-one-free offer before, which means she still has money to burn.
But she's not satisfied?
It's only been a few days, and they've already gone back to the buy-two-get-one-free offer. They're really squeezing our grocery money out of us!
"Listen to me, everyone. If we all stop buying these vegetables, she won't make any money, and she'll continue with the buy-one-get-one-free offer." The woman in the cloth hat is quite organized; look at how she's inciting and urging everyone to participate.
That made sense to many people present.
That's human nature. When you can have delicacies every day, you look down on the simple porridge and steamed buns you used to eat.
The residents near Huanle Street have also had their appetites whetted by Song Qingqing.
After hearing what the woman in the cloth hat said, they all agreed that it made sense.
"Qingqing! Why don't you just stick to yesterday's activity?"
"That's right, you still make money anyway! You won't lose out."
"If you don't switch it back, we won't buy your vegetables anymore."
"If you don't offer a buy-one-get-one-free deal, none of us will buy your vegetables."
"..."
Song Qingqing listened calmly, showing no sign of being threatened. Instead, she waited until they finished speaking before slowly saying, "Please, do as you please."
After saying that, she brought over a stool, sat down leisurely, and looked at everyone with a relaxed demeanor.
"..." Everyone was dumbfounded, wondering why she was not playing by the rules.
Why aren't they panicking or afraid when they've jointly boycotted her?
Just when they were in a dilemma, the old woman in the cloth hat spoke up again, "Don't be fooled by her."
She's a heartless merchant who makes money off our hard-earned money and tries to squeeze every penny we spend on groceries.
The calmer she appears, the more panicked she must be inside.
If we all work together, we can definitely force her to change the promotion to buy one get one free.
Everyone agreed that this made sense.
So everyone regained their determined expressions, holding their shopping baskets, and all stared at Song Qingqing.
Song gently curled her lips and raised an eyebrow, saying, "Since you're not buying vegetables, could you please stop blocking my shop entrance?"
As soon as she said this, the old woman in the cloth hat started yelling again, "Look at her, everyone, look at her disgusting face!"
She got angry and embarrassed when we didn't buy groceries, blaming us for standing in the wrong place.
This is public property; when did it become her place to manage it?
We can stand wherever we want; she has no right to tell us what to do.
Upon hearing this, many of the middle-aged women who were planning to back down stood firmly in place again.
Song Qingqing finally couldn't bear it any longer and got up to go to the old lady in the cloth hat.
Upon seeing her approach, the latter involuntarily took a step back, but then stepped forward again, saying, "What do you want? Let me tell you, if you don't change the event today, we're not leaving."
Not only will they not leave, they'll stand in front of your shop, preventing you from doing business.
"Slap slap slap!" As soon as she finished speaking, Song Qingqing slapped her several times, causing the old woman in the cloth hat to fall to the ground.
"You...you actually dared to hit me! Do you know who I am?" The old woman in the cloth hat had bloodshot eyes and a twisted, ugly face.
"Are you perhaps the Jade Emperor?" Song Qingqing squatted down, intending to pick him up and throw him out of the entertainment street, but unexpectedly, she was caught off guard.
Suddenly, the woman in the cloth hat pulled out a kitchen knife from behind her and slashed at him.
"Gently!" Song Guoqiang and the others exclaimed in surprise upon seeing this.
Just then, a figure rushed out and stood in front of Song Qingqing, taking the blow.
This person was none other than the unlucky young man who had been sitting by the door all along.
"I...I will protect you," the young man said before fainting.
Song Qingqing felt a mix of emotions. She put the person aside and threw a straight punch.
In the next instant, he sent the stunned old lady in the cloth hat flying.
"Who's causing trouble?" Da Meng and Xiao Meng arrived just then.
Now, there's no need to ask; it must be the person who got knocked away.
Without a word, the two brothers each grabbed one of her arms and asked, "Miss Song, what should we do with this person?"
Song glanced at the middle-aged woman in the cloth hat who was agape and about to ramble on, and replied, "Intentional homicide, send her to the police station."
"I didn't, I didn't kill anyone, I didn't..." Upon hearing this, the old woman in the cloth hat immediately began to struggle and shout.
But she injured people with a knife, which was witnessed by hundreds of people present.
Now, she probably won't be able to escape for three years.
Thinking of this, the uncles and aunties who had just been swayed looked at the auntie in the cloth hat getting further and further away, and then at Song Qingqing.
Most people left with empty baskets.
Only a few people remained.
"Hey, don't die! Hang in there!" Song Qingqing ignored what was going on at the shop; right now, she was carrying the unlucky guy straight to the nearest hospital.
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