Yang Wanwan knew nothing about what was happening outside the store.
They were busy with things in the shop until dusk fell. Zhu Ling left, and Er Ye came down to call them up for dinner.
Yang Xiaogu said, "Wanwan, you and Youjin go eat, I'll watch the shop for a while longer."
Yang Wanwan knew that her aunt wanted to be alone for a while, so she went upstairs with Hu Youjin to have dinner.
Yang Xiaogu was busy until nine o'clock before coming up, but she seemed to be in good spirits.
“Wanwan, after thinking it over, if your shop owner friend doesn’t mind what happened today, I’m going to continue working in the shop.”
Yang Wanwan said, "Of course, Aunt. From now on, you should not entertain Luo Xiaoyan. Also, if there are people like Luo Xiaoyan, do not entertain them either. We do business honestly and earn our living through our own hard work. We are not to be ruined by those with ulterior motives. Losing one order from her will not make a difference to our business, and gaining one order from her will not make a difference to our business."
"Won't this have any negative impact on the store?"
"Of course there are. But if Moon Bay can't even get through this, how will it grow and thrive in the future? Compared to this, there are countless unspeakable scandals in the competition among peers. Only by standing tall can one be a decent person, and only by standing tall can one develop."
With a combination of comforting and explaining, Yang Wanwan finally persuaded her aunt to continue.
Currently, the rental apartment has four bedrooms: one for Yang Xiaogu, one each for Yang Wanwan and Hu Youjin, and one for Er Ye and Shang Tao.
Yang Wanwan was doing her homework when Er Ye and Shang Tao came in, closed the door, and seemed to have something to say.
Er Ye asked, "Big sister, aren't you going to tell Auntie that we own this shop?"
Yang Wanwan said, "Okay. Let's not tell her for now. We'll tell her when the paperwork is officially transferred to me a year later."
She originally planned to change the shop's ownership from her mother's name to her own a year later.
Shang Tao said, "Big sister, will Luo Xiaoyan come looking for trouble again?"
Of course!
"Every time she comes, we'll beat her up!"
“We’re just giving her a beating as an appetizer; Auntie should do it herself.”
Shang Tao tilted his head, "But Auntie won't hit people."
"So, Auntie needs to learn how to beat people up."
The next day, Hu Aimin stormed into the shop. As soon as he entered, he slapped Yang Xiaogu across the face, yelling, "You bitch! What did you do to Xiaoyan yesterday? Xiaoyan's face is all swollen!"
Yang Xiaogu was concentrating on packing her clothes when he suddenly slapped her with such force that she spun around twice before staggering to her feet.
She covered her burning lips, her mind buzzing, and looked at Hu Aimin with cold indifference. Because Hu Aimin had hit her too hard, her eyes stung, and tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.
Zhu Ling: "Oh my god..."
She immediately called Yang Wanwan.
Hu Youjin was also in the store, holding a piece of clothing in her hand. Upon seeing this scene, she rushed over and started hitting Hu Aimin without warning, yelling, "You hit my mother? You hit my mother? You hit my mother for that bitch?!"
When Hu Aimin saw that it was Hu Youjin, he dodged away and shouted, "Youjin, this is none of your business, get out of here!"
Ignoring everything else, Hu Youjin wildly waved her clothes at him, yelling, "You hit my mother! You hit my mother! What right do you have to hit my mother! Go to hell, go to hell!"
Hu Aimin's anger subsided a bit after being hit by Hu Youjin and seeing Yang Xiaogu looking at him with a cold indifference. He grabbed her clothes and said, "Youjin, stop right there! If your mother hadn't bullied Xiaoyan, would I have hit her? And you, a grown woman, acting like a spoiled brat with your mother!"
Hu Youjin was stunned. "What did you say? My mom bullied Luo Xiaoyan? Yesterday, it was clearly Luo Xiaoyan who came to the store to cause trouble for my mom!"
"They're here to support your mom's business and make her look good. If your mom just focuses on selling clothes to them, wouldn't that be enough?!"
Hu Youjin: ...
"Youjin! Come here!"
Yang Xiaogu called out.
Hu Youjin watched with concern as Yang Xiaogu walked step by step toward Hu Aimin, "Mom..."
Yang Xiaogu stood in front of Hu Aimin. "Hu Aimin, what exactly do you want?"
Seeing the five handprints on Yang Xiaogu's face, Hu Aimin realized he had gone too far, but of course he wouldn't admit he was wrong. "Yang Xiaojia, I told you not to bother me anymore, but you insisted on coming to the county town. Look at the mess you've made, is this really necessary?"
Suddenly, Yang Xiaogu gave a sarcastic smile and slapped Hu Aimin across the face.
Hu Aimin touched his face, stunned.
He wasn't usually one to hit women. Although he now loathed Yang Xiaogu, the slap he delivered earlier was a last resort in his life. Now that he had been slapped by Yang Xiaogu, he felt he could no longer retaliate.
He craned his neck and shouted, "Yang Xiaojia, you crazy woman!"
Yang Xiaogu remained calm, and she wiped away her tears.
"I'm a crazy woman? Hu Aimin, you're the crazy one! You want a divorce? Fine, I'll grant your wish."
Hu Youjin stared blankly at Yang Xiaogu, unable to tell whether she was sad or happy.
Perhaps, deep down, she didn't want her parents to divorce. It's hard to say why, but maybe every child has this kind of expectation.
However, she knew they had to get a divorce.
Only after the divorce did my mother have the opportunity to truly stand up.
As for his father, he is no longer the father who used to cherish him.
Hu Youjin's face was covered in tears.
Yang Wanwan arrived at the store.
When Hu Aimin saw Yang Wanwan, he frowned. "Wanwan, your aunt is being unreasonable. Why are you joining in her nonsense? Do you know that hitting someone yesterday was very wrong? If your school finds out, they will punish you."
Luo Xiaoyan suffered a loss yesterday because of Yang Wanwan, so of course she complained about Yang Wanwan to Hu Aimin.
Yang Wanwan looked surprised. "What? Did the school find out about our fight yesterday? Did Luo Xiaoyan tell on us? I knew it! Last time she instructed Guan Fangfang to falsely accuse You Jin of being a thief, saying that You Jin stole things, which almost got her expelled from school! This Luo Xiaoyan, all she knows is distorting the facts and playing tricks?"
Hu Aimin frowned. "Slandering Youjin for stealing? How could that be? Wanwan, why are you following your aunt's bad example, your mouth is full of lies!"
Hu Youjin: "We're lying?!"
Hu Aimin's face was grim. "Xiao Yan is young and promising, a well-known female entrepreneur in the county. Why would she bother with young girls like you? Yang Xiaojia, you instructed them to tell these lies, didn't you? What's the point of doing this? I won't say anything about your lack of knowledge and vision, but your character is so different from others!"
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