Extraordinary Soldier King in the City
Chapter 36 - 36 036 Too Late

36: Chapter 036 Too Late 36: Chapter 036 Too Late It must be said, Su Ya’s mother’s cooking was indeed not bad.

Ever since he left the army, Chen Feng had not had such delicious food in a long time.

“How about it, is it good?” Su Ya’s mother asked with a face full of expectations.

Su Ya was also looking at Chen Feng with expectation, waiting for his answer.

“Delicious!

Auntie, your cooking skills are so good that if you applied at a five-star hotel, I reckon those chefs wouldn’t stand a chance!” Chen Feng gave a thumbs up as he laughed and praised.

“You flatter me, child!

If it tastes good, eat more, don’t be shy!” Su Ya’s mother’s face bloomed with joy as she spoke with great happiness.

“Alright!” Chen Feng nodded and continued to reach for other dishes.

Seeing that Chen Feng was satisfied with the meal, Su Ya and her mother began to eat as well.

The three of them were eating, chatting about everyday things, and laughing together; the atmosphere was warm and harmonious, and for the moment, everything was very amiable.

“Hey, boss lady!

Come out here quick, or we’re gonna start trashing the place!”

However, just then, an extremely disharmonious voice suddenly burst in, instantly shattering the previously beautiful and harmonious atmosphere.

Especially Su Ya’s mother, who upon hearing this voice, her complexion changed drastically and she dropped her chopsticks on the floor.

Seeing this, Chen Feng furrowed his brow.

“Mom, what’s going on?” Su Ya asked her mother, puzzled.

“It’s nothing.

You and Xiaofeng keep eating; I’ll go out and have a look,” said Su Ya’s mother, her face pale as she picked up her chopsticks from the floor and set them on the table before getting up and walking out of the private room.

Watching Su Ya’s mother’s retreating figure, Chen Feng narrowed his eyes, feeling in his heart that something was amiss.

Sure enough, not long after Su Ya’s mother went outside, arguing sounds could be heard.

This made Su Ya’s face turn pale in the private room, and she hurriedly stood up to run outside.

Seeing this, Chen Feng quickly followed.

Meanwhile, in the outside grocery store.

Su Ya’s mother was arguing with three young men whose hair was dyed in various colors.

These three young men were dressed very non-mainstream, exuding a thuggish air all over, clearly local ruffians.

At that moment, one of the gangsters with dyed yellow hair, pointing at Su Ya’s mother, said arrogantly, “Listen up, lady, I’m giving you face by calling you ‘boss.’ Don’t get ahead of yourself.

You have to pay this month’s protection money in full, or else forget about running your shop!”

“How can you be so unreasonable?!

You just came to collect last week, and now you’re here again!

This is a small business; where am I supposed to find the money to pay you protection money all the time?” Su Ya’s mother, her face white as a sheet, glared at the punk with the yellow hair, her voice trembling.

“That’s because what you paid last time wasn’t enough.

Today, you have to make up for it!” the punk with the yellow hair said coldly.

“Not enough?

How could that be possible?

Wasn’t it agreed to be two hundred per month?” Su Ya’s mother questioned.

“Ha!

Two hundred?

That was the old rate.

Starting this month, every month it goes up to eight hundred and not a penny less, so cough it up,” the yellow-haired punk said coldly, with a smirk.

“Eight hundred!!!”

Upon hearing this, Su Ya’s mother was first stunned, and then, once she had come to her senses, she became so angry that her whole body began to shake.

In the past, when ruffians came to collect protection money, she gave in just to avoid trouble.

After all, it was just two hundred yuan, and she considered it spending money to avoid misfortune.

Moreover, after collecting the protection money, these ruffians kept their word and did not come to the store to cause trouble for a long time.

Su Ya’s mother, wanting to maintain peace, had always paid on time every month, without any delays.

What Su’s mother hadn’t expected was that the protection fee had skyrocketed to eight hundred yuan this month, directly quadrupling from the original amount.

This made it impossible for Su’s mother to accept.

Her general store was already a small-scale business, barely earning anything in a day.

After deducting rent and the cost of goods, the monthly profit was truly minimal.

Moreover, Su Ya was now in her senior year of high school, which was a time when money was especially needed.

If they had to pay these hoodlums eight hundred yuan a month, could this family even survive?

Therefore, Su’s mother immediately shook her head and gritted her teeth, “You are increasing it too much.

It’s clear you want my life; I can’t accept this!”

“Can’t accept?

So, you mean you won’t pay?” The blond thug raised his eyebrows and asked coldly.

“No, the eight hundred is just too much; I can’t afford it.

Is it possible to compromise a bit, and take less?” Su’s mother tried to negotiate.

“Compromise?

I’ll compromise your motherfucker!

Damn woman, it looks like you really need me to teach you a lesson!

Alright then!”

The blond thug glared at Su’s mother fiercely, then turned his head to the other two hoodlums and said, “Brothers, smash it!”

With that, the blond ruffian took the lead by grabbing a glass cup from the nearby sundry goods shelf and violently threw it to the ground.

With a “crash!”, the glass cup shattered on the spot, scattering shards everywhere.

Seeing this, the other two hoodlums rushed towards the shelves, grabbing plates, cups, and other household utensils from the shelves and started smashing them.

Seeing this, Su’s mother’s eyes reddened.

Although these plates and cups weren’t worth much, they were still money.

Each item smashed meant a loss of several yuan.

In this short time, the three hoodlums had already shattered seven plates, eight bowls, and five cups.

Su’s mother looked at the fragments on the ground, feeling as if her heart was bleeding.

She couldn’t care less at that point and rushed over, standing in front of the three thugs, trying to stop them while pleading, “Please, please, don’t smash anymore!”

“Damn woman, if you don’t give me the money today, don’t expect us to stop.

Get out of the way!” After saying this, the blond hoodlum forcefully pushed Su’s mother.

Su’s mother was, after all, a woman.

When pushed by the hoodlum, she lost her balance and fell to the ground.

What was worse, because the three hoodlums had smashed things indiscriminately, the ground was already covered with shards of ceramic and glass.

As soon as Su’s mother hit the ground, her hand landed right on a piece of broken glass.

The sharp shard immediately cut a long wound into her hand, and blood began to flow out continuously.

This scene was exactly what Su Ya and Chen Feng saw as they came out of the private room.

“Mom!”

Tears streamed down Su Ya’s face as she hurried over to Su’s mother.

Seeing so much blood flowing from Su’s mother’s hand, the three thugs’ faces changed.

Although they were not afraid of trouble, blood had been shed, making things serious.

They might end up at the police station.

Therefore, the three quickly stopped smashing things.

“We’ll let it go for today.

We’ll come back in a couple of days, and you better have the money ready!”

Having said that, the blond wanted to lead the other two hoodlums out of the general store in a hurry.

“Gentlemen, leaving now seems a bit too late, doesn’t it?”

However, it was just then that a chilling voice sounded in their ears…