The couple panicked when they heard they were going to the hospital.
The man's eyes darted around, and he retorted irrationally, "Why go to the hospital! You're so rich, you'll be the one making the decisions! It must be something wrong with your stinky tofu!"
"If we don't go to the hospital, you have to pay us money right now! Medical expenses, nutrition expenses, and compensation for emotional distress—it'll be at least this much!"
He held up five fingers, making an outrageous demand.
"Five hundred thousand?"
Zhou Yang raised an eyebrow.
"That's right! Five hundred thousand! Not a penny less!"
The woman shrieked, afraid that Zhou Yang would change his mind.
The surrounding diners noticed something was wrong and started discussing it amongst themselves.
"These two are clearly trying to scam money, aren't they?"
"That's right, the little girl's mouth was practically watering, she didn't look like she had an upset stomach at all."
"Yang Ge's stinky tofu is famously clean and hygienic, how could it possibly make anyone sick!"
"Putting everything else aside, this couple doesn't look like they'd buy stinky tofu for their daughter at fifty yuan a serving!"
Some fans, however, had short tempers and pointed at the couple, yelling insults at them.
"You two shameless good-for-nothings, you can't even afford to eat, get out of here with your daughters!"
"You even came here to extort money? Don't you know who our Brother Yang is? Go check his background. Do you think you can frame him like this?"
"That's right, if you want to slander our Brother Yang, you should at least have some merit. Who sent you? Tell us honestly!"
...
Listening to the fans' defense and seeing the greedy faces of the couple, Zhou Yang had already made up his mind.
He pulled a gold bank card from his pocket, twirled it between his fingers, and a playful smile appeared on his lips.
"Five hundred thousand, right? That's not impossible, but my money doesn't grow on trees."
He paused, his sharp gaze sweeping over the couple: "I can give you a million. Tell me who instructed you to cause trouble here. Tell me, and this million is yours."
One million!
The couple's eyes widened instantly, their breathing quickened, and they stared intently at the gold card in Zhou Yang's hand.
The two exchanged a glance, almost without any hesitation.
The man spoke first, his voice trembling with excitement: "It's...it's Wang Mazi from that shady stinky tofu workshop in the west of the city!"
“You reported and shut down his workshop a couple of days ago, right? He’s holding a grudge, so he gave us 5,000 yuan and told us to bring our children here to cause trouble, saying that if we can ruin your reputation, he’ll reward us handsomely afterwards!”
"Yes, yes, yes! It's Wang Mazi!"
The women quickly chimed in, afraid that if they were a step too slow, the money would be gone.
Whoosh—
These words immediately caused an uproar among the surrounding diners, who were filled with righteous indignation.
"Holy crap! It really is that damned Wang Mazi!"
"For five thousand yuan, you even used your own daughter as a prop! Are you even human?!"
"This kind of person should be arrested! Yang, call the police!"
This is absolutely appalling! They've completely abandoned all sense of shame for money!
Zhou Yang's fans were outraged and started hurling insults at the couple.
The couple was verbally abused, but faced with the prospect of a million dollars, they stubbornly maintained their composure, still greedily eyeing the card in Zhou Yang's hand.
"We've already told you, where's the money?!"
Zhou Yang sneered, put away the gold card, and gave them a cold glance.
"You want more money? Then make your mom sell fried dough twists!"
Zhou Yang pointed directly at the two of them, "My fans are live streaming, and everything you just said has been broadcast live. This will be used as evidence in court. Even if you call the police to frame me, it won't do you any good!"
"If you don't want me to report you for false accusation, you'd better get the hell out of here! Otherwise, if I want to get rid of you, do you think you can escape?"
Seeing Zhou Yang's bullying demeanor, the couple couldn't help but widen their eyes.
"How dare you threaten us like this?"
Several fans rolled up their sleeves and surrounded the couple.
"So what if the boss threatened you? If you don't get out, we'll act on behalf of the boss and beat you both to death!"
Looking at the menacing-looking men, the couple couldn't help but feel a little intimidated.
Seeing that Zhou Yang and Xu Yao both had cold smiles on their faces and seemed fearless, the couple couldn't help but grit their teeth.
"Fine! You just wait!"
The couple, dragging a bewildered little girl along, slunk away from the crowd amidst the jeers and curses of onlookers, fleeing in terror.
The farce was quickly filmed by a concerned passerby and uploaded to the internet.
The headline reads: "Shocking! Outrageous Parents Appear in Jindu, Forcing Their Daughter to 'Steal' a Kind Stall Owner for 5,000 Yuan!"
The incident instantly went viral on local social media, and the couple immediately "topped" the trending topics list, becoming the latest "internet celebrities" in Jindu, albeit in a way that would be infamous for all time.
As the noise subsided and the crowd gradually dispersed, only the mess on the ground and the ongoing buzz on the internet remained.
On the seventh day, just as Zhou Yang put up the last "Sold Out" sign and was about to close up shop, the system's familiar electronic voice rang in his mind.
[Congratulations, host, on completing this week's task. The task reward of one billion in cash has been issued and automatically deposited into your linked bank card. Please check your bank SMS messages.]
Zhou Yang's lips curled up slightly. Ten small goals achieved, not bad.
This system is becoming more and more sensible.
He calmly took out his phone and, sure enough, saw a bank notification that his money had been deposited into his account.
That long string of zeros is enough to make any ordinary person faint with excitement.
"Tsk, this money comes like it's blown in by a gust of wind."
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