Chapter 531 - 512-513: Extortion and Counter-Extortion

Gu’er watched her coldly.

"This old... Fine. I’m my own damn mother. I was out of line. There, happy?"

The fat woman was breathing heavily. She was used to cussing.

"The money."

Gu’er knew a woman like this wouldn’t be sincere in her apology, but if you didn’t make her admit she was wrong, she’d think she was completely in the right.

"I don’t have any money."

As if the fat woman would actually hand over any money.

Gu’er looked at the five hundred in the fat woman’s hand and reached for it. The fat woman gripped it tightly, unwilling to let go. This was five hundred yuan.

Gu’er just stared at her. The fat woman finally let go, but tears were already welling up in her eyes. She was so resentful; she’d already had it in her hands.

"This is five hundred, which we paid you as compensation earlier. You took it. Now you’ve given us five hundred. I’ll put this away for now. You still owe us another five hundred."

Gu’er calmly and deliberately put the money in her bag, looked at the fat woman, and held out her hand again.

The fat woman was rubbing her wrist, which Gu’er had gripped hard enough to hurt. She glanced at Gu’er; she wasn’t fat, so she didn’t know where she got all that strength.

"I don’t have it! Don’t even think about ripping me off. I already apologized, didn’t I? So what if I cursed you a few times? Haven’t you had enough? What’s the big deal? If you’re so upset, why don’t you curse me back a few times?"

The fat woman glared.

"Cursing? We don’t do that. But if you really don’t have the money, you can just curse yourself instead. Once we’ve had a chance to vent, we’ll forget about the other five hundred."

Gu’er said slowly. She knew the fat woman wouldn’t cough up the money.

"You... I... FUCK! This old lady... Fine! This old lady is a piece of shit! It’s my damn bad luck running into you today! My ancestors for eight generations are all cursed! You’re not... shame... less! It’s me, *I’m* the one who’s... shame... less! I chase after men! I’m in a rush to die and get reincarnated! There, is that good enough?"

The fat woman was furious. She loved to curse. She’d start cussing at the drop of a hat, whether it was at her in-laws, her neighbors, or even her own children. It was a long-standing habit. To her, cussing was no big deal—it was actually pretty satisfying. But cursing herself? That was not comfortable at all. ’It’s so damn frustrating!’

"Sui’er, what do you think? Was that enough?"

"Not enough. She also called us bitches and said she was going to slap us to death."

Sui’er was enjoying the show. A moment ago, this fat woman had been so aggressive, but now, with just a few words, her big sister had not only gotten the money back but also made the woman curse herself. It was incredibly satisfying. She also knew that the only reason Gu’er could fool this woman was because she was uneducated and actually believed what her sister said, terrified of jail time and lawsuits.

"Fine, fine! I’m a bitch! I’m a bitch! I’ll slap myself to death, is that okay?"

Seeing Gu’er still staring at her, the fat woman quickly added this. ’As long as I don’t have to pay, cursing myself a few times won’t kill me.’ But her heart was truly aching. Five hundred yuan... gone, just like that.

"Alright, we accept your apology. Since you don’t have the money, we won’t stoop to your level. I hope you’ll learn to watch that mouth of yours and cause less trouble in the future. The New Year is almost here. Everyone is out shopping happily, and bumping into people is unavoidable. If people showed a little more understanding, everyone would get along just fine. But if everyone were like you, no one would dare go out on the streets."

Gu’er added.

"Exactly! If everyone were like her, I’d get cursed a hundred times a day. I’d probably die from the aggravation!"

"Yeah, someone bumped into me earlier today. If I were like her, I guess I would’ve started a fight, too."

"I wasn’t even paying attention and bumped into several people. Thankfully, no one cursed me out."

The people in the crowd were all murmuring. In a crowded place, with people packed shoulder to shoulder, how could you not bump into anyone?

The fat woman could only accept her bad luck. She was in the wrong, and no one was on her side. She had assumed these two girls would be afraid of making a scene and losing face, that she could intimidate them. But they didn’t care at all. On top of that, they were incredibly sharp-tongued. She couldn’t out-talk them, couldn’t curse at them, and couldn’t hit them. It was infuriating.

"Sis, let’s go. Let’s go look at clothes. I saw a really nice piece earlier. It would definitely look good on you. Let’s go buy it."

Lin Sui’er couldn’t be bothered to look at the fat woman anymore.

"Let’s go."

Gu’er nodded. She couldn’t be bothered to argue with this person either. If the fat woman hadn’t been so unreasonable and her words so nasty, she wouldn’t have acted this way.

Seeing that the two sisters were ignoring her, the fat woman seethed with resentment. ’Why? Why do those two get to be so good-looking, have money, and be so eloquent, while I’m made a fool of? No, I can’t just swallow this. So what if I can’t curse? I’ll hold it in. I won’t curse. But I have to make those two women suffer a little. Otherwise, they’ll think I’m a total pushover!’

As this thought crossed her mind, the fat woman’s eyes darted around. Then she got up, followed behind Gu’er and Sui’er, and entered the store as well.

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A bonus Chapter for Sidney Liu’s He Shi Bi. I think I’m all caught up now!