Chapter 121 Scaring
Mo Gaofeng and Liu Ahua left, and Mo Li walked to the corner and picked up Zhao Pan, who was huddled there with tears streaming down her face.
"Was our little Panpan frightened?" Molly helped her wipe the marks off her face.
Zhao Pan buried her face in Molly's neck, not saying a word, her small body twitching, which was heartbreaking.
Molly pulled a few White Rabbit milk candies from her pocket; Aunt Wang had given them to her when she passed the restaurant reception desk. A rustling sound came from behind her, and Zhao Pan looked up.
"Panpan, do you want some candy?" Molly asked with a smile, handing the candy right in front of Zhao Pan.
Zhao Pan looked at Molly, then at the candies, and slowly reached out her hand. Each time she grabbed a candy, she glanced at Molly, and only when Molly was still smiling did she grab the next one.
Only after she had taken all the candy from her palm did Mo He, who was waiting on the side, speak up, "Brother-in-law, are you really going to give money to Mo Gaofeng and Liu Ahua?"
Mo He was so angry that she stopped calling him "Dad" and started calling him by his name instead.
"Who knows? Don't worry about them. Sis, your face is swollen, quickly put a wet towel on it." Molly couldn't help but feel sorry for her. "Why didn't you dodge when he hit you?"
Mo He gets angry just thinking about it. "I was holding the baby at the time, I never thought he would hit me."
"brute!"
Molly cursed.
Mo He forced a smile. "He came and immediately asked for money, without even asking how you and I were doing. He didn't even ask about Xiao An, not even mention her once. They're both his children. He'd come all the way to Beijing, a city he knows nothing about, for that little bastard Mo Liang, but he wouldn't take the sick Xiao An to the town clinic—"
Mo He's voice choked with sobs, her heart filled with resentment and hatred.
"Didn't you already let it go? Why are you still crying? Just pretend he's not your father anymore." Molly was relieved; after all, she wasn't the original owner of this body and had no feelings for Mo Gaofeng.
"Mohe, don't cry, don't be angry, be careful not to let your milk dry up," Li Xiaoju said, holding her eldest grandson and trying to comfort her.
Mo He wiped away her tears, turned around and walked towards the kitchen. "I'll go add two more dishes. Molly, you and your brother-in-law can stay here for dinner tonight."
"Sis, I've already eaten," Molly said. "I opened a restaurant with a partner today, and we had dinner there before coming here."
Mo He: "Then eat some more, just to keep me company."
Molly held her little niece's hand and agreed, "Okay."
On the other side, as soon as Ji Hefeng left Mo He's house, he made a phone call and then drove straight to the train station.
It was Mo Gaofeng and Liu Ahua's first time riding in a car. They were both curious and restless, looking very cautious.
"Son-in-law, what kind of business do you run?" Mo Gaofeng subconsciously assumed that Ji Hefeng was in business, otherwise he wouldn't be able to afford a four-wheeled vehicle.
"I used to be in the army, now I work odd jobs with a bunch of brothers," Ji Hefeng said, half-jokingly.
Mo Gaofeng continued to ask, "What kind of work do you take?"
“Like thugs, collecting protection money or something.” Ji Hefeng’s tone became impatient.
He spoke so seriously that neither Mo Gaofeng nor Liu Ahua doubted him, but they both felt uneasy.
No wonder I felt this son-in-law was someone to be trifled with the first time I saw him; it turns out he's involved in this kind of shady business.
Mo Gaofeng and Liu Ahua were filled with anxiety, worried that they wouldn't be able to get the money smoothly.
It was completely dark outside the train station. People were coming and going, carrying loads on their shoulders, rattan boxes, or leather suitcases. Without Ji Hefeng saying anything, Mo Gaofeng and Liu Ahua knew what this place was.
"Daughter, son-in-law, you just said you'd give us money." Liu Ahua was angry but dared not show it, and even smiled apologetically.
Ji Hefeng sneered, "Get out of the car."
He got out of the car first, and the next second, a group of tall, burly men with fierce faces surrounded the car.
"What's going on?" He Pan had a cigar in his mouth, wearing bell-bottoms and a tight leather jacket. His muscles made the leather jacket bulge, and with his big body and tall stature, he looked like someone you didn't want to mess with.
Mo Gaofeng and Liu Ahua trembled inside the car.
"Two beggars have come to extort money from your sister-in-law." Ji Hefeng's words were extremely cold, and he looked at Mo Gaofeng and Liu Ahua as if they were two pieces of trash.
Upon hearing this, He Pan became enraged. He threw down the cigar in his hand, crushed it with his foot, took off his clothes, rolled up his sleeves, and said to the people around him, "Drag them out. They dare to extort my brother and sister-in-law; I think they don't want to live."
"No, no, we didn't blackmail Molly, Molly is our child." Liu Ahua was so frightened that she could barely speak.
Mo Gaofeng also said, "Moli is my youngest daughter. We came to see her and visit relatives."
He Pan sneered, "You believe that yourselves? Don't just stand there, drag them out."
No matter how much Mo Gaofeng and Liu Ahua struggled, they were like two chicks in the hands of several burly men, powerless to fight back, and were dragged out of the car.
People rushed to and fro at the station, all keeping their distance from the area. A security guard nearby watched He Pan and his group warily, but dared not approach. He Pan gave a look to someone beside him, who then swaggered towards the guard, put his arm around the guard's shoulder, and led him away.
Mo Gaofeng and Liu Ahua were terrified when they saw this, and their faces turned pale.
"What should we do? Beat them up, or deal with them?" He Pan made a gesture as if to silence them.
Mo Gaofeng and Liu Ahua's legs went weak and they almost knelt down.
"Be more civilized." Ji Hefeng patted He Pan on the shoulder, then reached out his hand to He Pan and asked, "Where's the money I asked you to prepare?"
He Pan pulled a large envelope out of his pocket. "It's all here, exactly three thousand yuan."
Ji Hefeng hummed in agreement, "Thank you for your hard work."
After speaking, Ji Hefeng walked towards Mo Gaofeng and Liu Ahua, tossing them the envelope. "Keep this safe. This three thousand yuan is Mo He, Mo Li, and Mo An's severance payment. From now on, the three of them have nothing to do with you, Mo Gaofeng. If they dare to appear before them again, I can't guarantee what I and my men will do to Mo Zhong and Mo Liang. At best, they'll just lose an arm or a leg; if I'm in a bad mood—"
Ji Hefeng's gaze suddenly sharpened, and he lunged at Mo Gaofeng and Liu Ahua with murderous intent. "If I'm in a bad mood, I'll have them chopped up and thrown into the river to feed the fish."
Mo Gaofeng and Liu Ahua were horrified, but neither dared to speak.
Ji Hefeng summoned two people and said, "Take them to buy tickets and personally escort them onto the train. If they try to cheat or refuse to cooperate, then beat them up and throw them onto the train."
"yes!"
The two men came up and took Mo Gaofeng and Liu Ahua away.
"Is this what your sister-in-law wants?" He Pan asked.
Ji Hefeng shook his head, "Molly doesn't want to give them a single penny."
He Pan: "Then why are you still giving it to me? Aren't you afraid Molly will be angry with you if she finds out?"
"This matter needs to be resolved. Solving it once and for all will prevent them from showing up again and upsetting Molly." Rather than letting these two bother Molly, he'd rather give them a small bribe to get rid of them. After today's reprimand, Mo Gaofeng and Liu Ahua should dare not appear in front of Molly again. Ji Hefeng felt that spending this little money to buy Molly a good mood was well worth it.
Ji Hefeng drove back to Mo He's house. Mo Li had just fed Zhao Pan, and the little girl's head was nodding, looking like she was about to fall asleep.
"The two have already boarded the train and shouldn't be coming back anytime soon," Ji Hefeng said.
Molly hadn't expected Ji Hefeng to be so fast. "How did you get them into the car?"
Ji Hefeng remained calm and composed, saying, "There wasn't much of a way. We just had He Pan lead some men and give them a small threat."
Molly didn't say whether she believed her or not. She stood up and put Zhao Pan in Mo He's arms. "We're going back first. Sister, please keep an eye on the cake shop. I'm planning to open two branches of the cake shop soon, which are a bit far from here, so I won't be able to take care of this one for the time being."
Mo He readily agreed, "Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on things."
As soon as Molly left, Li Xiaoju breathed a sigh of relief.
"Molly is really something. She owns a restaurant, a cake shop, and now she's opening a branch. It's incredible!" Li Xiaoju sighed. Who would have thought that the little burden she used to carry would grow to a level that she could no longer reach?
"From now on, please call Xiaonan Village less often, and if you do call, don't mention me or Molly, especially Molly—you absolutely cannot mention her at all." Mo He said sternly, her expression serious.
Li Xiaoju nodded repeatedly, "I know, I will definitely not mention it again."
Mo Gaofeng and Li Xiaoju boarded the train, and their tense bodies gradually relaxed after the train started moving.
"Is there really three thousand yuan?" Li Xiaoju leaned close to Mo Gaofeng's ear and asked in a low voice.
Mo Gaofeng had no idea either; he was so scared just now that he didn't dare to look inside to see if there was any money.
"I'll go to the restroom and count them."
After saying that, Mo Gaofeng took the envelope to the bathroom.
Li Xiaoju went along too.
So the two of them stayed in the bathroom for about twenty minutes, until the person waiting outside got impatient and knocked on the door several times before they came out of the bathroom.
A man and a woman, who were elderly, stayed in the same restroom for twenty minutes. Suddenly, the expressions of the people around them became meaningful, and some of them looked at them with disdain.
"A person with one foot in the grave still doing this kind of thing in public, shameless."
"These two don't look like decent people. Could they have gotten on the train without a ticket?"
"Why don't we call the flight attendant to come over for doing something like this in a public place?"
"We didn't do anything!" Liu Ahua retorted angrily. "Don't make false accusations."
Mo Gaofeng then took out his train ticket, saying, "We bought tickets and boarded the train."
After saying that, he grabbed Liu Ahua. The two pushed through the crowd and returned to their seats.
"There really is three thousand yuan." Liu Ahua trembled with excitement. She had never seen so much money in her life. In recent years, everyone had been allocated land and had to bear their own profits and losses, and life had begun to improve. But she had worked hard all her life and had only managed to save a few hundred yuan.
Three thousand yuan! If Mo Liang hadn't gotten into this mess, wouldn't his family have become the richest people in the village? Enough for them to build a big house!
At this moment, Liu Ahua couldn't help but blame Mo An.
“Three thousand yuan is a lot, but it’s still far from five thousand yuan.” Mo Gaofeng carefully put the money away. “This money is the child’s life-saving money. You can’t even think about taking it.”
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