Rebirth in the 90s: Her Counterattack and Redemption

Chapter 1361: Chapter 810

“Ye’er, it really has to be you, you’re your aunt’s good niece…” Aunt Luo first showered her with praise, then cut to the chase, “They bullied us, you have to give them a good lesson.”

“Shady businessmen, that’s what they are. I ordered two bowls of wontons with Xiao Tian, and they charged us US$ 20. Isn’t that complete bullshit? I argued with him, and he said I was dining and dashing, dragged me out and started beating me.”

As she spoke, she rolled up her pant leg and lifted her clothes, “Ye’er, look, here… here… here, it’s all bruised purple, and there’s still…”

Seeing Aunt Luo about to lift her clothes even higher, Luo Ye quickly pressed her down, “Alright, alright, I get it. When you two went in to eat, you didn’t ask the price?”

“They had it posted on the wall, a bowl of wontons is three yuan.” Qian Xiaotian rushed to answer.

During this questioning, the man being held up by Ye Xuan kept roaring and yelling like crazy, while the line of waiters standing there were even more stunned. How long had it been already? And that handsome guy was still holding their boss so easily?

If they’d really rushed up just now, their current state… no, should be that they probably wouldn’t even have any “state” left to talk about.

Thinking of this, each of them felt insanely lucky. They were here to make money, not to get beaten up. If this place doesn’t keep you, there’s always another that will. In an instant, they all decided to bail. Their eyes met, and they retreated back into the restaurant in perfect sync, leaving their boss still howling like a pig being slaughtered…

Ye Xuan turned back and glanced at Luo Ye: “Still kicking, or not?”

“No more, just throw him.”

“Thud!”

“Ah… ow!… owwww…”

The strong man lay on the ground, groaning while sizing Ye Xuan up. He still didn’t know who had taken him down. “You, you… what right do you have to bully people?”

“Hahaha…” Little Pumpkin was amused by the strong man’s question. She took a step forward and nudged him with her toe, “Please, with a build like yours, can you not use that kind of word and that kind of tone when you talk?”

“I just… like it!”

“Hahahaha…” Little Pumpkin squatted down, holding her belly. “Second Sister, Brother-in-law, how can you two bullies pick on this ‘weak’ man?” She deliberately stressed the word “weak.”

Seeing more and more people gathering around, Luo Ye didn’t bother bickering with Little Pumpkin. She went straight to the strong man and asked, “How did a bowl of wontons end up being ten yuan?”

“The three-yuan wontons are veggie filling. What they got was meat filling, six yuan a bowl. They also added vinegar, mashed garlic, pepper, salt, and they ate a small plate of pickled vegetables.”

“You’re talking nonsense. It never said anywhere that the three-yuan one was veggie.” Qian Xiaotian jabbed an angry finger inside. “Ye’er, if you don’t believe me, go see for yourself. It really doesn’t say.”

“Under ‘wontons three yuan’ there are drawings of chives and celery. Doesn’t that mean veggie filling?”

Luo Ye was so angry she actually laughed. “You mean under the meat filling you drew a pig?”

“Right! And for shrimp filling, there’s a shrimp; for clam filling, a clam; for scallop filling, a scallop…”

Luo Ye cut him off: “Okay, okay, okay, no need to go on. Just admit it—you deliberately drew those little traps to make people fall in.”

“Right, we just said two bowls of wontons, nothing else.” Aunt Luo chimed in quickly.

The man dropped his head, fuming inside. He’d been running this place for over five years. Whenever locals came to eat, he charged the normal price; when out-of-towners came, he used another set of prices.

He heard from their accents that the mother and daughter weren’t locals, so of course he used the out-of-towner prices. Who would’ve thought they’d run into their local relatives.

When he went out this morning, he stepped in dog crap and thought it was good luck, but turned out it was bad luck. Damn it, if he finds whose dog it was, he’s definitely going to kick its ass raw…

Half an hour later, people from Industry and Commerce and from Taxation arrived one after another.

Another half hour later, a seal was slapped on the wonton shop’s door…

For this kind of small matter, Luo Ye certainly wouldn’t personally get involved. Her dad had been the top official here for so many years; even though he’d left, his influence was still there.

She made a call to her dad, told him about the situation on this street, and then all kinds of uniformed personnel showed up. After that, besides the strong man’s shop, quite a few others hung up signs saying “Closed for Rectification.”

“I never thought that in just two years since Dad left, it would turn into this.” Sitting in the small plaza of the hospital, Luo Feng sounded a bit disheartened.

“The areas around hospitals and stations are the best windows into a city’s level of civility. This isn’t something that can be completely prevented just by management and penalties. Even when Dad was still in charge, it might not have been much better than now—we just never paid attention.

Bro, you have to look on the bright side. When your generation grows up to Dad’s age, you’ll definitely be able to set a lot of things right.”

Luo Ye hurried to comfort her brother.

“Mm, I’m just saying. I won’t give up.” Luo Feng patted his sister’s head. “But Ye’er, your temper is getting more and more fiery now. Still, I actually like this Ye’er better.”

Ye Xuan said expressionlessly, “I like her even more.”

“Pff!”

“Pff!”

“…”

Everyone present simultaneously spat out their drinks—he was even jealous of his brother‑in‑law? Uh, did Handsome Luo really have to be this insanely jealous?

Luo Ye shoved him in anger, then started laughing too.

“Ye Xuan, this is my little sister. You’d better think about how to please me, that’s more reliable.” Luo Feng said as he slung an arm around his own sister in a show of dominance, then patted Ying Nuo’s head. “Nuonuo, you’re not jealous, right?”

Ying Nuo hurriedly bobbed her little head in agreement. “Of course not. I’m happy that you and Luoluo get along so well.”

“Mm, you two are getting married next year.” Ye Xuan suddenly dropped that line out of nowhere. Luo Ye was the first to react to what he meant, poking him with a finger, amused. “My brother and my sister‑in‑law got married and they still treat me well. I’m warning you, if you dare do something to let me down again, it won’t just be my brother who won’t spare you, my sister‑in‑law won’t spare you either.”

Wen Su: “And me. I’m sure Big Brother thinks the same way I do.”

Wen Ke: “Me too.”

Wen Nan raised both hands high. “I may be young, but I’m not weak!”

Ying Nuo giggled. “You’re done for, you’ve angered the public.”

The easy rapport between them made Qian Xiaotian, who had been silently sitting off to the side, show a trace of envy in her eyes. Growing up, she’d never had any older or younger brothers or sisters who were this close to her.

Seeing her daughter’s expression, Aunt Luo hesitated. “Ye’er, this time your aunt really understands what family means, and also knows what kind of child you are.

Rest assured, from now on your aunt is really going to straighten up, I’m not just paying lip service. In a bit, Xiaotian and I will go back. The first thing I’ll do when I get back is go find Mayor Yao and explain everything clearly. I can’t let your dad take the blame for me.

But your aunt has one request. In the future, when our family has gatherings and you younger ones are hanging out together, can you bring Xiaotian along?”

“It’s not that I wouldn’t help my mom. I was scared stupid at the time and didn’t know what to do.” Qian Xiaotian explained with a guilty face. Compared to Luo Ye, she was really not a qualified daughter. She’d watched with her own eyes as her mom got beaten and only knew to stand on the side, stomping and shouting ‘stop’. Why didn’t it occur to her to rush in and protect her mom?

She might be willful and jealous, but when it came to her mom, she truly cared.

So, this time what Luo Ye and the others did also made her, for the first time, put down her jealousy and genuinely want to build a good relationship with them.

“Okay, during New Year, Sister Xiaotian will hang out with us.” Luo Ye agreed to Aunt Luo’s request.

Aunt Luo stood up. “Ye’er, your aunt will go back now.”

“Okay.” Luo Ye answered, nodded, and didn’t say anything more.

She helped her because she was her family. From what she knew of her, she was just someone who was fierce only at home. Ask her to stir up trouble outside and she didn’t have the guts!

That’s why she didn’t bother asking for any details and just rushed over to protect her.

She couldn’t allow outsiders to bully her family!

“Ye’er, I’m leaving. See you at New Year.” For the first time, Qian Xiaotian spoke to Luo Ye in a gentle tone. After greeting everyone, she followed right behind Aunt Luo and left.

“Turns out, some people really are better when they’re a bit tougher.” Ying Nuo shook her head with feeling. “With so many people here, in Aunt’s and Sister Xiaotian’s eyes, there was only Luoluo.”

Luo Ye leaned her head closer to her face. “You jealous?”

“Tch, I’m jealous of them? Are you kidding me? I’m just stating facts. Because you treat them the worst, once you’re nice to them, they’ll completely lose their sense of direction.”

Wen Ke quickly chimed in. “It should be said that among all of us, only Luoluo has the strongest principles, that’s why their mother and daughter’s attitude did such a one‑eighty.”

“Sister Keke really knows how to talk.” Luo Ye said as she scooted over to Wen Ke’s side. “Say a few more nice things, I love hearing them.”

Everyone: “…”

“Okay, I’ll stop teasing you.” Luo Ye looked at Wen Su. “I haven’t had the chance to ask, is everything going smoothly on Big Brother’s side?”

“Mm. The town where Big Brother is on temporary assignment is poor, but there aren’t any other issues. No one’s dragging their feet in getting things done. He originally wanted to come over too, but a new project just started in the town. If he left, it would affect the progress, so Grandpa stopped him.”

Luo Feng rolled his eyes. “Don’t even mention it. That project was originally ours and he snatched it away.”

“You can’t blame Big Brother for that. Your town has people dragging things down. But Xiao Feng, you should actually be happy. If the project had really landed in your town, who knows if it would’ve been aborted.”

Luo Feng sighed. “That’s true.”

Luo Ye looked at Luo Feng, puzzled. “Bro, you’re pretty close to Big Brother? Why didn’t you tell me?”

“You didn’t know?” Luo Feng said, smacking his forehead. “It’s all because I’ve been too busy lately. I got things mixed up and always thought I’d already told you.”

Luo Ye: “…”

Three days later, Old Master Luo was discharged from the hospital and went home to recuperate. Seeing that his health was no longer in any real danger, Luo Ye and Ye Xuan and the younger generation of the Wen Family boarded their flight back. Old Master Wen and Old Mrs. Wen stayed behind, saying they wanted to keep Old Master Luo company for a while.

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