Chapter 3 — My Neighbors Think I'm a Fat Goat

Sure enough, the next morning, the group of residents of our apartment complex exploded. 04 Sure enough, the next morning, the group of residents of our apartment building exploded. The first person to jump out was Luu Le. She didn't mention my name, but sent a very long paragraph, along with nine shabby selfies of herself. In the photo, her eyes are red and swollen, her hair is messy, and behind her is an empty hot pot restaurant. "I'm a widow, brought my children from the countryside to this strange city, I just want to rely on my own hands to make a career." "It's hard day and night, always having to smile and make up. It's very difficult to open a shop. I just hope I can give my children a little better future." "On the first day of opening, I invited my neighbor to eat and wanted to give her the biggest discount. As a result, people turned around and accused me of stealing customers at sky-high prices." “I don't know what I did wrong, maybe I'm too easily bullied, maybe I shouldn't think everyone is so nice.” "I haven't slept all night, looking at this deserted shop, I really don't know what to do. Maybe tomorrow I should close and just pack up and go home." Below is also a series of tear-shedding icons. These words are sublime, avoid the heavy and seek the light, turning yourself into an innocent victim. Someone in the group immediately started following. “Madam Liu, don't be sad, we believe you!” "That's right, is there some misunderstanding? Selling distant brothers to buying near neighbors, it's okay for everyone to say it clearly." A lady in the same building as mine mentioned my name: "House 1201, Building 3, Tran Thu, come out and say something, they're all neighbors, making a fuss like this is unsightly." Cao Minh held the phone and walked back and forth in the living room. "Look! Look! She replaced black with white! Now everyone in the group thinks I'm using my power to bully people!" "Tran Thu, quickly go explain! Explain this clearly!" I didn't move. I quietly watched the group chat history flow by line by line. Some people advised peace, some people sided with Luu Le, some people added fuel to the fire. Like a miniature society. Seeing that public opinion was in her favor, Luu Le sent another voice message, her voice carrying the sound of crying. "I really don't want to charge more money. Our restaurant's positioning is high-end, the ingredients are all the best, 618 yuan per serving is really not expensive. Maybe that lady is used to a different way of consuming and doesn't understand our model. I'm willing to return the money to her, I just hope she won't make things difficult for a woman like me anymore." This sentence of hers completely nailed me to the pillar of humiliation called "stingy", "ignorant", "widow bully". Cao Minh was so urgent that he almost crushed his phone. “It's done, this time the whole neighborhood knows I'm a bad neighbor!” I picked up my phone. Unlock. Open resident group. In the dozens of messages "advising me to be generous" scanning my screen, I didn't say a word. I just opened the photo album and selected the photo of last night's receipt. That long photo of the invoice. “Australian snowflake beef belly, 388 yuan.” “Special grade wild mushroom tray, 498 yuan.” “Hand-pounded dipping sauce, four servings, 120 yuan.” ……Total: 2472 yuan. I clicked the “send” button. The moment the photo was sent, the noisy group of residents immediately fell into deathly silence. It was like someone pressed the pause button. After a full minute, someone sent the first word. “Whoa.” 05 That word "scatter" is like a bomb thrown into a deep lagoon. The entire group of residents was immediately detonated. "One-third cow thread 388? Is it made of gold?" "Mushroom 498? After eating it, will you become a fairy or something?" "The most unreasonable thing is that hand-pounded dipping sauce, thirty yuan per person? Is her homemade dipping sauce mixed with Maotai wine?" “Don't make fun of us upstairs, Maotai isn't even that expensive!” The direction of public opinion in the face of iron and steel evidence immediately turned one hundred and eighty degrees. The "mediators" who previously advised me to be generous have all disappeared without a trace at this moment. The few people who were waving flags and cheering for Luu Le immediately became speechless. Someone directly mentioned Luu Le's name. “Lady Liu, please explain this bill?” "Didn't you say it was calculated by portion? Why is it all on the bill?

Is it a special order? Besides, this price… are you stealing money?” “Yesterday I was planning to go to your house to taste it, but luckily I didn't go! Thank you 1201 for saving my dog's life!” Liu Le was completely panicked. Like crazy, she mentioned my name in the group. “Tran Thu! On what basis did you send my invoice? This is my trade secret! You invaded my privacy! I will sue you!” She tried to change the subject from “price fraud” to “invasion of privacy”. Unfortunately, the public's eyes are as bright as snow. “Privacy? Do we consumers not even have the right to know what we eat and how much it costs? "That's right! Support 1201! With this type of black shop, it must be exposed!” Luu Le saw that and started cursing loudly in the group, using all kinds of dirty words to insult me. I stopped looking at my phone and set the group to do not disturb. I said to Cao Minh: "Go, go downstairs to watch the play." Cao Minh was stunned: “Huh? What drama to watch?