Zhou Chufei stared at Shu Hui, but Shu Hui only glanced at him indifferently, her gaze not lingering. He was inexplicably disappointed.
He abandoned his mother and chose to stay with his father and stepmother. He helped Jiang Meifeng ask Shu Hui for money, but he was just a child. Most mothers favored sons over daughters, sucking their daughters' blood to support their younger brothers, and using their daughters' dowry money to build houses for their sons.
Shu Hui is confused. She treats her daughters so well, but she never gives her only son a kind look.
Zhou Chufei was furious and turned his head away, ignoring her.
If you treat him badly, he won't support Shu Hui in her old age! His grandmother said that Shu Hui only has him as her son, and she will have to rely on him in the future. No matter how much money she earns, it will all be his, and his sister won't get a penny.
Shu Hui was truly disappointed in Chu Fei. This child was no longer young, yet he still didn't know what was good for him. It seemed there was no way to change him. Other things aside, he clearly knew that she and Jiang Meifeng were at odds, yet he still brought her here to ask for money.
A son like that is better off without.
"What do you want from me?" Shu Hui asked, a little impatiently.
Although it was past lunchtime, Yorkham's restaurant was still quite full. Jiang Meifeng was rude and loud, and many customers were staring at them. Shu Hui couldn't bear the embarrassment and didn't want to affect the restaurant's business.
"I'm here to talk to you about something trivial," Jiang Meifeng said in a affected tone. "It's like this: my son Jian'an needs some money, not much, just 20,000 yuan. I'd like you to come up with this money to help Jian'an pay off his debts. If you can do that, you'll still be our Zhou family's daughter-in-law!"
Shu Hui laughed. Jiang Meifeng must be senile, daring to talk nonsense in front of her!
Zhou's daughter-in-law?
What kind of prestigious status does she have that she's using to blackmail her?
In Shu Hui's eyes, the Zhou family was nothing but filth in a cesspool; she felt disgusted even by the slightest connection to them. How dare Jiang Meifeng ask her for money? With Chu Yu's reminder, Shu Hui was not about to fall for it.
"Why should I help him pay off his debts? I've been divorced from Zhou Jian'an for almost two years. He spent my money on college, kept women, and then made a scene about divorcing me. To get a divorce, he even disowned his three daughters and kicked me out. We agreed back then that we would have no further dealings and would never see each other again. Now that he's in debt, he's asking me to pay it back. How dare you!"
"Why can't you pay it back? You earn so much money, and you don't even give it to your man. You're such a vicious woman!"
Wang Lan was furious and said sternly, "Sister Shu and your son divorced a long time ago. What right do you have to ask Sister Shu for money!"
Jiang Meifeng was certainly not senile; as the saying goes, those who have nothing to lose are not afraid of those who have something to lose.
If Shu Hui doesn't give her money, she has plenty of ways to deal with her.
Jiang Meifeng looked around. "Why should I? You ask me why? You won't pay me, right? Then I'll just quit and sit at the door, let's see who dares to come in and eat!"
Jiang Meifeng was a scoundrel. She clung to the glass door, blocking the entrance completely. Anyone who wanted to get in had to step over her.
But at her age, who would dare risk their life to step over her? Aren't they afraid of being scammed or extorted? People like her are like rotten dog poop; whoever gets stuck with her, even if they can wash themselves clean, will still smell bad.
A couple wanted to come in for fried chicken, but when they saw Jiang Meifeng blocking the doorway, they looked at Shu Hui awkwardly.
"Boss, is it still possible to eat at your place?"
Shu Hui apologized repeatedly, "I'm so sorry, please come in. I'll bring you a drink to make up for it, okay?"
When the young couple heard that there were free drinks, they both wanted to come in. But Jiang Meifeng suddenly jumped up, pointed at the young couple, and started cursing wildly, spitting all over their faces.
The young couple were thoroughly scolded, and their faces turned pale.
"We came here out of kindness to support your business, but we were scolded for nothing."
Shu Hui apologized repeatedly and gave them a cash coupon. "With this coupon, you can get a free 3-yuan hamburger. Don't be angry, I had no choice. You know, every family has a difficult relative, right?"
Shu Hui has a good temper; she looks like she's been bullied. Besides, a three-yuan hamburger coupon is indeed very attractive.
If they had known that being scolded a few times would mean getting hamburgers, that young couple would have been willing to be scolded for a whole year!
The two left in relatively good spirits, but Shu Hui couldn't possibly give out hamburger coupons to everyone, so she asked Wang Lan to call the police. Soon, the police arrived with officers.
"Who's causing trouble here?"
Police officer Xiao Gao is the local precinct officer. Before Yorkham opened, Chu Yu brought gifts and made arrangements with the local neighborhood committee, giving each of them a red envelope. The police officers also reciprocated.
When Xiao Gao heard that someone had come to cause trouble, he pointed at Jiang Meifeng and asked:
"Are you causing trouble? Do you know where you are? This is a national security stronghold. You're just an ordinary citizen causing trouble here. I can take you back for questioning to see which country's spy you are and why you're damaging our country's image!"
Jiang Meifeng was stunned. She was just throwing a tantrum, a tactic that worked very well in Zhoujia Village. As long as she was unreasonable, no one dared to reason with her.
That's how Shu Hui was defeated.
The women of Zhoujia Village were therefore very afraid of her.
But her trick didn't work in Beijing?
"I'm not a spy, I'm not causing trouble! This woman is my daughter-in-law! I'm here to ask my daughter-in-law for money, I haven't broken the law!"
"Daughter-in-law?" the police officer asked sternly. "Lying to the police is a crime. You say you're her mother-in-law, then show me your evidence. Show me your marriage certificate and household registration book!"
Jiang Meifeng was stunned for a moment, "They were married before, and then they divorced..."
“We’re divorced, so we’re strangers. If you cause trouble in front of their shop, it’s not a family matter anymore, it’s a public order issue. If you keep causing trouble, I can arrest you.”
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