Hong Xiaoduo shook her head: "No, no, the shopkeeper wouldn't have fired you just because you drove us away. There must be some other reason."
Because the shopkeeper was a reasonable person, even if he felt it was inappropriate for you to drive us away, he would only stop you first, and then reason with you after we left, for example, how you should treat people like us in the future.
Although my dealings with the shopkeeper were limited to buying a few clothes, I just felt that he wasn't the kind of person who wouldn't give others a chance.
Hong Xiaoduo said this with great certainty.
Huh? How did she know? They had clearly already left and gone quite far by then. Ah Kuan was caught off guard and felt very guilty.
"If you insist that this is not the case, then why don't we go to that shop together and ask them in person? It's not far, and we also ask everyone who is watching to help bear witness."
They are beggars, that's true, but who is born wanting to be a beggar? Did they have a choice? Did they like wearing tattered clothes? Did they like going hungry?
They became beggars; what could they do when they were so young?
"It's not right to morally blackmail everyone into sympathizing with and pitying them, but even if you don't want to help them, can't you at least be a little kinder to them?" Seeing A-Kuan's reaction, Hong Xiaoduo spoke with even greater force than him.
She was speaking to him, but also to the onlookers, because she felt very upset seeing the disgusted looks on many people's faces when they looked at the children.
"Is the clothing shop that the young lady mentioned the Chengfu Clothing Shop on the right side of the crossroads?" an old man in the crowd asked.
Hong Xiaoduo nodded: "Yes, sir, it's Chengfu Clothing Shop."
The old man, leaning on his cane, walked out unsteadily and said to the crowd, "Did you all hear that? It's the manager of Chengfu Shop, so it's not surprising. I watched Xiao Chengzi grow up, and he took over his father's clothing shop after the Cheng family took over."
The Cheng family has been in the tailoring business in this town for three generations. They are all honest and helpful; has anyone in town ever heard a bad word about them?
Upon hearing this, everyone shook their heads. It was true; their gazes towards Ah Kuan changed.
“If Lao Cheng fires you, then it must be your fault. I know Lao Cheng well. He’s straightforward and can’t tolerate any injustice, but he’s not the kind of person who would kill someone outright and leave them no way out.” Someone else chimed in.
“If you’re not satisfied, why don’t you go to the tailor shop with this young lady and confront Manager Cheng face to face, and see who’s really twisting the truth,” a middle-aged man suggested.
The wind suddenly changed direction. Ah Kuan realized something was wrong and didn't dare to confront them. Going there would only make him look more embarrassed!
In a fit of anger, she pointed at Hong Xiaoduo and said, "Don't listen to her nonsense! Do you think she's a good person? She's a kidnapper who specializes in kidnapping poor beggars who have no one to care for them. Why is she so kind as to buy them new clothes?"
She wanted to clean them up so she could find a buyer and sell them for a good price. As soon as she said this, everyone's attention turned to Hong Xiaoduo again…
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