The film crew was utterly shocked by the situation.
They assumed that the middle-aged woman's family was an isolated case.
What parent doesn't love their child?
But they never expected this!
People here have always been like this.
They "bought" one, and then other people sent them a whole bunch!
Do you really think they're buying and selling people?
Even the police couldn't stand it anymore.
They pushed and shoved the crowd to prevent them from hurting Lu Mengmeng.
He loudly maintained order, saying, "Don't push, don't shout! Human trafficking is illegal!"
No one will buy your daughter!
"Take the children back quickly!"
The Qin family's children have all been sold, so how can they be willing to accept that they can't sell theirs here?
They all started arguing and loudly refuting each other.
"Why can the Qin family sell theirs, but we can't? Our kids aren't as capable as the Qin family's Meimei, but they got a better price!"
"That's right! Officers, you can't be biased! Other people's daughters can be sold for 10,000 yuan, so why can't ours be sold? Either we don't sell it at all, or we all have to sell it!"
"Young lady, look at my daughter! My daughter is much prettier than the Qin family's daughter! She's perfect for you... yes, the entertainment industry!"
"If you want to buy, you all have to buy; if you don't, none of you will buy."
Otherwise, we won't let you leave!
...
The villagers became increasingly unreasonable as they shouted.
No matter how the police and staff tried to maintain order, they showed no sign of backing down.
Hearing their words, Qin Meimei's eyes turned red with anger, and her whole body trembled.
Are these people really so against her?
They won't let the film crew leave unless they buy their daughter?
Isn't this forcing the little girl to keep it?
Before anyone could say anything, Qin Meimei grabbed a carrying pole from the side and squatted down to start hitting the others with it.
She is an only child.
From a young age, her older and younger brothers never had to do any work; everything was done by her.
This strength was naturally developed long ago.
Those who were being beaten screamed in pain.
The scene immediately descended into chaos.
Lu Mengmeng watched as the girls who had been beaten or chased screamed and howled, each one more confident than the last.
He was overjoyed and his eyes shone brighter the more he looked.
These people shout with such force and power; they must have so much energy to sing!
He gathered his strength in his dantian and shouted, "Buy! Buy them all!"
Everyone: ...
Hearing her shout, everyone stopped moving.
Some people raised their hands but hadn't struck yet; others reached out to stop them, pressing down on them tightly, but their strength had already dissipated.
It looked rather comical at first glance.
But everyone's eyes were on Lu Mengmeng, who was the shortest.
No one expected that Lu Mengmeng would directly admit that she wanted to buy everyone.
Lu Haotian remained unmoved in his wheelchair, raising his hand to gently adjust his sleeve.
Not finding anything wrong with Lu Mengmeng's words at all, he casually said, "Since we have to sign contracts with so many people at the same time, then everyone should wait a little longer."
We don't have that much cash on hand right now.
Afterwards, I will notify the legal department of the Lu Group to draft a contract and bring the money along.
We'll all sign the contract together then.
However, you should be prepared that when you sign the contract, you will also have to sign a separation agreement.
If you don't want to sever ties with us, you must sign a contract that will not affect our company's reputation or the artist's reputation.
I don't want to cause any more trouble.
Qin Meimei's situation is different from these girls'.
She hated her parents to death.
Therefore, I definitely won't want to have any further involvement with my parents.
This severing of ties was inevitable.
But these girls who are sent here may not all have broken ties with their families.
He couldn't just get them to sign a separation agreement.
Don't wait until the girls grow up and they're heartless.
He said it was all at his and Xiaodouding's insistence that they had to painfully sever ties with their families.
On the contrary, he and the little boy were caught in the middle.
That would violate their original intention of saving people and cause them trouble, which is really unnecessary.
No one can save a person who cannot stand up.
Whether or not they continue to associate with their families is entirely up to them.
Years or even decades later, when they grow up or become truly famous and successful.
All the netizens on the live streaming platform are their witnesses.
The villagers didn't think that much about it.
As long as someone buys their girls, that's enough.
Furthermore, they felt that even if the film crew was wealthy, they couldn't possibly bring so much cash with them.
There are more than ten girls here!
Once they received confirmation, everyone left.
But as they were leaving, they were worried and told Lu Mengmeng and the others, "You better remember this: you can't lie to us, or we won't let you leave the village!"
Neither Lu Mengmeng nor Lu Haotian took his threat seriously.
Lu Mengmeng herself is a great demon. If you really anger her, she can devour all these people, one by one.
Since Lu Haotian had called his legal team to draft the contract, he would naturally have them bring bodyguards.
With the Lu family's wealth, hiring a thousand or eight hundred bodyguards would be no problem at all.
Who knows who will stop whom from leaving at that point?
The crowd then dispersed.
However, this matter has become a hot topic of discussion online.
#Lu Haotian and Lu Mengmeng traded people#
#Helping one person can lead to trouble for an entire village. Is it right or wrong?#
#Is the child of a troublemaker a little troublemaker, and should he or she be saved?#
These hot topics quickly rose to the top of the trending search list.
Netizens expressed their opinions in various ways.
[I feel the child can be saved, but this isn't the right way to save her. We should contact the relevant departments. Otherwise, what if the villagers think that raising a girl is enough to sell her?]
[Don't talk like that, it's easy for you to say. If it weren't for Qin Meimei, that poor girl might have had to be sent to the old cripple's this afternoon. Time waits for no one; they are all pitiful girls.]
[But the people in this village are so shameless. If you help one, you have to help another. Didn't you see them say they wouldn't let the film crew leave unless we bought their children? Buying these children will only fuel their greed.]
[Lu Haotian and Lu Mengmeng are really something else. This person is already so pitiful, yet they still sign a contract of servitude with her, trying to imprison her for life. How utterly immoral!]
That wasn't a purchase; it was just a work agreement. The contract of servitude that Xiaomengmeng and Qin Meimei signed has no legal effect.
The note they signed was just child's play; it all depends on whether Qin Meimei has a conscience.
Furthermore, if saving someone is considered immoral, then is it only considered virtuous to stand by and watch Qin Meimei be married off to an old cripple and ultimately beaten to death?
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