When Old Seven heard this, he looked over and immediately exploded. He rushed over and said, "Why are you here again? Didn't I warn you before not to cause trouble here again?"
"Why are you shouting so loudly?" An old lady with droopy eyes said angrily, "I have to tell you, I have a heart disease. If you shout so loudly, you might scare me and cause a heart attack. If that happens, you won't be able to pay for it even if you lose everything."
"Hmph, that's right." Another old lady agreed, "Young people should have some manners. What are you doing yelling at the elderly? Do you have any manners?"
"Tsk, what kind of quality can such a person have!?" The old man snorted coldly: "I'm telling you, this is the street, not your home. I come and go as I please. If you don't agree, call the police!"
"Let's go." The old man said and called the other two.
"You guys--" Lao Qi was so angry that he jumped up and down, but he didn't step forward to stop them.
Jiang Chunian asked, "Do they often come here to steal the guests' food?"
Lao Qi smiled bitterly: "That's right, I don't know when they come. Sometimes they take things to eat themselves, and sometimes they just want to grab things and throw them away after grabbing them."
"Then why didn't you call the police?" Lin Sixian asked.
"I've reported it. More than once! But what's the use?" Lao Qi spread his hands. "When the police come, they just criticize them a few times. Once they leave, they go back to their old ways, or even get even worse. We can't really do anything. After all, they're all old men and women in their sixties and seventies. If we get a little louder, they'll fall to the ground and say they're having a heart attack. They'll insist we send them to the hospital, and when we get there, they'll want this and that checked out. They won't leave without a few thousand yuan."
If we scare them, they'll say we hit them, and they'll roll on the ground and refuse to pay compensation. This will disrupt our entire business, and the losses will be even greater. There's nothing we can do, so we can only endure it."
"These people are truly lawless." The onlookers were filled with indignation.
Lao Qi sighed, "There's nothing we can do. We have to do business. We can't afford to waste time. This is the only way."
He turned around and apologized to Lin Sixian and Jiang Chunian, "I'm sorry for disturbing you. We'll send you another portion of your barbecue and fried noodles as soon as possible, and give you a 20% discount. Is that okay with you?"
Seeing that he had a good attitude, Jiang Chu Nian didn't make things difficult for him: "Okay."
"Then wait a moment, I'll tell them and bring you new food right away." Lao Qi cleaned up their table and quickly served them the new barbecue and fried noodles. "Enjoy your meal, and call me if you need anything."
After saying this, Lao Qi went to greet other people.
Jiang Chunian picked up a piece of steaming barbecue and put it in his mouth. "Has the world become so corrupt now? This old man is openly stealing things on the street, and calling the police is useless?"
Lin Sixian took another pair of disposable chopsticks and wiped them slowly with a tissue. "Because according to our country's public security regulations, people over 70 years old will not be imprisoned."
"In other words, once people reach the age of seventy, they can act recklessly and disregard the law?" Jiang Chunian was surprised.
Lin Sixian nodded. "Legally, as long as they haven't committed any crimes and have only violated public security regulations, they don't need to be administratively detained and won't be locked up. Plus, as people age, they're more prone to high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and high blood sugar, and their bones become brittle and prone to fractures. So, when people encounter them, they're reluctant to argue with them, fearing an accident during an argument and ultimately being forced to pay compensation and ruining everything. Businesses, on the other hand, are reluctant to engage in a major fight with them, not only because the elderly don't have to work, they have plenty of time to argue with businesses, but businesses can't afford to compensate for the losses, which leads to their increasing arrogance."
"This kind of thing is not a good thing in the long run." Jiang Chunian hit the nail on the head.
"The country is naturally aware of this, but this kind of social problem cannot be solved overnight. It can only be solved slowly." Lin Sixian finally wiped the disposable chopsticks clean and was about to take a couple of bites when a gust of wind blew by and his fried noodles were taken away along with the plate.
Jiang Chunian and Lin Sixian looked up and saw that the three old men had returned.
Jiang Chunian couldn't help but frown: "What are you doing? You guys have already taken away the barbecue and fried noodles, and we didn't bother with you. Why are you still coming? Are you deliberately provoking me?"
The man with the drooping eyes rolled his eyes and hugged the plate: "So what if it was intentional? What can you do to us?"
"That's right. We eat your food to give you face!" Another old lady also snorted coldly and said arrogantly.
The old man casually threw away the bamboo sticks in his hand and reached for the barbecue on Jiang Chunian's table: "It tastes better when it's hot. Oh, and there's beer, that's perfect, I'm thirsty too."
Jiang Chunian and Lin Sixian both laughed out of anger.
Lin Sixian threw down his chopsticks. "It seems no one has been able to teach you a lesson, so you think you're so powerful that you can do whatever you want. If that's the case, then today, I don't mind teaching you a lesson."
He snapped his fingers, and Assistant Yu and several bodyguards immediately appeared and surrounded the three old men.
"Hey, what are you doing? Let me tell you, I have a heart disease. If you scare me into having a heart attack like this, I can make you pay for everything you have." The man with the dangling eyes panicked when he saw that the bodyguards were tall and strong, and shouted in a harsh voice.
"Yes, that's right, we didn't do anything. Didn't we just eat two servings of your fried noodles? It was only a few dollars? You actually wanted to beat an old man? Are you still human?" The old man also shouted with forced calmness.
Another old lady rolled over on the ground, saying, "Oh my God! This is so unfair! Someone is hitting an old person!"
It immediately attracted everyone at the barbecue stall.
Lao Qi and the owner of the barbecue stall came over quickly. Lao Qi was so angry that he cursed: "Are you guys done yet? Do you really think we dare not do anything to you?"
Jiang Chunian smiled at them and said, "Don't be angry. It's just a small matter."
Lin Sixian nodded: "That's right. It's just a small matter."
He instructed Assistant Yu: "Call the police and get a lawyer over."
"Yes." Assistant Yu quickly pulled out his phone and called the police. He then instructed the bodyguards, "Keep a close eye on them. Don't let any of them leave. If they try to leave by force and get injured while trying to stop them, we'll cover their medical expenses. Similarly, if they injure you during this process, even if it's just a scratch on your face, our lawyers will definitely get you the compensation you deserve."
The man with drooping eyes wanted to run away, but when he was stopped, he wanted to act like a spoiled child and grab the bodyguard's face. However, he stopped when he heard what Assistant Yu said.
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