Reborn in the 80s: Everyone Falls For Me
Chapter 291 - 290: Thin-skinned (4th update)

Chapter 291: Chapter 290: Thin-skinned (4th update)

The old hag was aggressive just a moment ago, and now all of a sudden she’s so easy to talk to.

Everyone clearly understood what was going on.

It appeared they were dealing with a family looking to swindle money.

The old lady’s daughter-in-law and son had already panicked upon hearing Xu Niannian tell someone to call the police.

Where did they have a daughter who was lying in a hospital?

They only had one eldest son at home.

This whole scene today was orchestrated by someone who had paid them to create trouble, specifically to sabotage the business, letting others believe someone had suffered food poisoning at their restaurant.

With 30 yuan on offer, why would a family of three refuse such a deal? Where else could they find such a good opportunity?

So, the three of them just went along with it.

Initially, when they arrived, they didn’t plan on demanding compensation from the establishment; they just wanted to make a scene.

After all, the person who paid them had said that the goal was just to make people think the food from this restaurant was unclean, and then they could leave after causing the scene.

Thus, they had no real plan in place. That person had mentioned that rumor is feared, whether it is true or not didn’t matter. The important thing was to make the customers apprehensive.

But upon arriving here and seeing how well the business was doing, the trio suddenly grew greedy.

They thought, since they were already here, perhaps the owners would prefer to pay them off to avoid making a big fuss about the situation.

They did not expect to encounter a mean old woman who refused to give them money; not only did she not compensate, but she also verbally abused them.

So it went back and forth until they reached this awkward standstill.

They were left with no choice but to keep up their act desperately.

They didn’t expect that Xu Niannian would expose their lies with just a few words when she arrived.

And she even wanted to call the police.

For people who have been ordinary folk their whole lives, the thing they feared the most was the police. Their story wasn’t true, so out of guilt, they were afraid of being taken to the station and locked up for a few days.

So they panicked in an instant, desperately pulling on the old woman.

The daughter-in-law, who had been crying the most, spoke with a trembling voice, "Mom, mom, let’s go back. Let’s just let this go. I see it’s not easy for her, a woman alone running a business. Let’s not make it hard for her, especially since our family isn’t short on money."

The old woman, already regretting her actions, grasped at the chance for an out provided by her daughter-in-law’s words.

"Alright then, we won’t make a big deal out of this."

Having said that, the three of them turned to leave.

Xu Niannian snorted coldly, noting that even when looking for a way out, they didn’t forget to make themselves sound good.

Did they really think she was a pushover, someone whom anyone could come and bully?

Seeing the three trying to leave, Xu Niannian said coldly, "Zhao Pang, stop them. Zhiqiang, go call the police."

The three of them panicked immediately.

"Why are you still calling the police? We aren’t pursuing this anymore," they said.

Though that was what they said, their voices trembled as they spoke.

Xu Niannian didn’t care about any of that.

If they dared to cause trouble for her, they should be ready to face the consequences.

Xu Niannian had some concerns when she first heard from Qin Feng.

At that time, she hadn’t suspected that someone had deliberately come to cause trouble.

She thought that maybe their child had accidentally eaten something prone to cause food poisoning and then coincidentally ate Xu’s Beef Tallow Noodles, leading to this misunderstanding.

Not until she arrived here and saw that the family of three was only shouting about compensation, with not a single word about seeking justice for their child, did she start to suspect something.

Their whole conversation was centered around money, so she became suspicious.

With that suspicion, she quickly found that something was off.

She had merely bluffed, and that was enough to get the information she wanted.

In her previous life, she had climbed from the bottom of society to the top and had seen all sorts of people.

Zhao Pang stopped the trio from leaving.

Of course, Zhao Pang alone couldn’t possibly hold back three people.

It was the customers, who realized they had been duped, that crowded the doorway, not allowing the trio to squeeze through.

One of the factory girls, who had been scared out of her wits earlier, shouted the loudest, "Stop them, don’t let them get away!"

Now the trio was truly panicked.

They turned and pleaded with Xu Niannian.

"Miss, kind miss, please have mercy on us and let us go. We didn’t want to make this scene. Someone paid us to come to your place and make trouble. If you are going to sue, sue that person," they begged.

"Oh?" Xu Niannian smiled upon hearing this, "Then do tell, who paid you to come here?"

The old hag and her daughter-in-law exchanged a glance, and the robust man’s face turned red with shame.

The spectators had already sensed there was something fishy, but hearing it admitted openly had a different effect.

Upon learning that someone had paid money to deliberately tarnish Xu Niannian’s restaurant’s reputation, they became indignant.

In those days, most people had a warm heart, especially when it came to meddling in others’ business—they were even more enthusiastic.

Hearing this, someone said angrily, "Speak up, who exactly paid you to come here and make trouble? Tch, shameless!"

The old lady, seeing things had developed to this point, gritted her teeth and said, "It was the boss lady from the shop next door who had us come."

Just then, someone in the crowd was quietly trying to slip away, but the old lady caught sight of her and pointed, saying, "It’s her, it’s her."

The onlookers caught the neighboring shop owner who was trying to flee.

The old lady quickly counted out the money from her pocket and stuffed it into her hand, "We’re not going through with this, here’s your money back."

After speaking, she pulled her son and daughter-in-law away, trying to leave.

Xu Niannian wasn’t about to let them go, signaling Zhao Pang to stop them with a look.

The police station wasn’t far from here, and Xu Zhiqiang had brought the police back in no time.

The officer was young with a face of loyalty and integrity; he looked quite handsome even with a stern expression.

As he walked in, the noisy crowd subconsciously lowered their voices.

"What happened?" the young officer asked.

Xu Niannian immediately stepped forward to the officer, pointed at the family of three causing the scene, and the neighboring shop owner, saying, "Officer comrade, they were causing trouble in my shop."

She also pointed at the strong man, adding, "He even wanted to hit my mom, please, officer, stand up for my family."

Su Zhiwen, on his first day, had heard about the incident report and had followed without asking questions.

He hadn’t expected it to be a disturbance.

When he saw it was Xu Family Beef Tallow Noodle House from afar, Su Zhiwen was somewhat surprised.

He had heard from his colleagues at the station about a noodle house that supposedly served delicious food and had a very beautiful owner.

But he had never visited.

And he had never seen Xu Niannian.

All of a sudden seeing such a great beauty, Su Zhiwen’s mind wasn’t quite keeping up.

This was not something that could be simply described with the word ’beautiful.’

She was like a fairy descended to earth.

Su Zhiwen felt his brain flooding with blood instantly.

Her skin was so white, and her eyes so beautiful...

Those big watery eyes looked as if they could speak.

Xu Niannian had been speaking for a while, but noticing the officer didn’t react, she instinctively called out again, "Officer comrade?"

This soft voice immediately snapped Officer Su Zhiwen back to reality. He asked, "Who, who created the disturbance?"

Xu Niannian pointed to the family of three, and Su Zhiwen hurriedly pressed his cap down a bit, so Xu Niannian wouldn’t see his embarrassment.

Then he went over to take the people away.

This time, the family of three finally knew fear, crying and begging Xu Niannian, admitting their mistake.

Xu Niannian was not about to show mercy; mistakes had to be paid for.

Had she not resolved the issue today, her own family would have been the unlucky ones.

Su Zhiwen didn’t even need to push; Zhao Pang and the previously onlooking crowd subdued the four individuals.

Turning back to Xu Niannian, Su Zhiwen said, "We need you to come to the police station to make a statement."

"Okay," Xu Niannian agreed without hesitation.

That brisk "okay" made Su Zhiwen pause for a moment before he set off with Xu Niannian.

Xu Niannian was calm and composed, as if the police station was her own home.

As soon as she entered the police station, the officers inside were left stunned.

One of them was carrying a mug, heading to get water. Catching sight of Xu Niannian, who politely smiled at him, tragedy struck.

The mug clattered to the floor, bouncing a couple of times.

Su Zhiwen frowned, a little embarrassed for them all, hadn’t they ever seen a beautiful girl?

But then again, this young lady was indeed a bit too beautiful.

He had never seen a girl so beautiful before.

The fellow officers, curious about what had happened and why Xu Niannian was at the station, started asking Su Zhiwen.

Su Zhiwen gave a brief explanation of the situation.

Upon hearing this, everyone was indignant; how could someone dare to trouble such a small beauty.

The young male colleagues at the station were unanimously warm in their sympathies for Xu Niannian, offering her various kind consolations.

Xu Niannian, who hadn’t been slighted, was somewhat unable to handle such enthusiasm.

The day’s issue was quickly dealt with. As it wasn’t a serious crime, the four were just verbally warned and asked to compensate Xu Niannian with some money.

They ended up paying fifty yuan.

Relieved they wouldn’t have to go to jail, the four paid the money readily.

Xu Niannian accepted the money without any niceties.

After completing her statement, Xu Niannian was ready to leave.

Su Zhiwen really wanted to chase after her to send her off, but his thin skin kept him from speaking up.