Chapter 4 — Selling the Shop for Two Million Yuan, I Made Them Go Bankrupt

The storm of public opinion is more intense than I thought. In just two short days, "Nguyet Ban Loan" went from a yellow sign representing food and the smoke of everyday life, to a name synonymous with danger and unscrupulousness. The health authorities's sealed notice was posted in front of the shop's door, so glaring that it was impossible to ignore. Dozens of victims' families gather in front of the door every day, hang banners, and cry for compensation. Reporters waited day and night, their lenses always pointed straight at the shop door. Vuong Duc Phat, as the legal representative and main responsible person, was pushed straight to the center of the storm. He was summoned continuously. Every time he steps out, with the naked eye you can see that he has aged a round. Vuong Thien also could not escape. The reputation of "noble lady" that she had built up over the years was shattered in just one night. On the internet, countless curses and scandals are rampant. The greedy face of their entire family was exposed without missing a beat. Someone spread the news, telling the story of Vuong Duc Phat that year usurping the house my parents left behind. Someone else said that when she was in college, Vuong Thien once boasted that she had an "idiot who knew how to make money" as her cousin. The wall collapsed, people pushed. That's the scene they're experiencing. I scrolled through those news without any ripples in my heart. Everything is what they deserve. The phone rang. Lawyer Truong called.

“The lawsuit has been filed and the court has accepted it.” His voice was quite relieved. "I have also sent notices of acceptance of both lawsuits to Vuong Duc Phat's house. Perhaps... these are the last two straws."

“Good, it's been hard for you.” I said.

"Nothing." He continued: "Currently, Vuong Duc Phat is in a mess. He faces huge compensation, potentially even criminal liability. The victims have joined forces to prepare for a class action lawsuit. The estimated compensation amount... is a huge number."

“That 200,000,000 is nothing more than a drop in the bucket.”

“He has no money left, nor the strength to take care of your case.”

“Exactly what I mean.” I looked out the window, my voice calm.

I want, while he is sick, to take his life. I hung up and planned to go out to buy some things. As soon as I opened the door, I saw a familiar but haggard figure standing secretly outside. It's my aunt, Liu Quehua. She was wearing old faded clothes, her hair was messy, and her eyes were red and swollen. Completely different from the woman who always dressed up and spoke harshly in my memories. Seeing me open the door, she was startled, then immediately showed a pleasing smile. A smile is more unsightly than crying.

“Tieu Nguyet… you… are you planning to go out?”

She rubbed her hands and stood still. I looked at her, expressionless.

"What is up?"

My coldness caused the smile on her face to stiffen. But she still tried to move forward.

"Tieu Nguyet, you know it's wrong... your whole family knows it's wrong..."

Saying this, tears fell from her eyes.

“Your uncle… is about to be forced to the limit!”

“People come every day to demand money, the shop is sealed, the police are constantly looking…”

“We really have no way back anymore.”

"Tieu Nguyet, respect for your mother, respect for us, after all, we are all family, please help your uncle!"

She reached out to pull me. I backed away, away.

“One person?”

I looked at her, as if hearing a joke.

“When I needed my family the most, the Where are you?”

"When my parents just passed away, I held the ashes and didn't know what to do. You guys were busy calculating compensation."

“When I had to work three jobs a day to pay for school, you guys stayed in my house, living in peace.”

“When you took away my last barbecue restaurant, did you ever think of the word 'family'?”

Every sentence I say is like a knife. Sharp, cold, without hesitation. Luu Que Hoa's face turned pale. Her lips trembled, unable to say a word. I looked at her, my eyes cold as ice.

“Now, this emotional debt, it's time to pay it off.”

“I'm suing you guys, it's just the beginning.”

“Go talk to Vuong Duc Phat and Vuong Thien.”

“Game…”

“It's just begun.”

08 Crying Liu Que Hoa was startled by my words and kept backing away, looking at me like she was seeing me for the first time.

“You… why did you become like this?” Her voice trembled. “Tieu Nguyet, you weren't like that before, you were very obedient…”

“Listen?” I burst out laughing, a laugh full of sarcasm. “The price of being obedient is to be chewed until there are no bones left.”

I looked straight at her: "Liu Que Hoa, do you really think that if I just cry a few times and say a few soft words, I will be as soft-hearted as before? Or do you think that just by mentioning my mother, I will have to forgive you all unconditionally?” Having said that to her heart, her eyes began to avoid: "I... I didn't mean that..."

“You do.” I interrupted without any respect. “For all these years, you guys have always been like that. Vuong Duc Phat played the role of the coercer, Vuong Thien played the role of the seducer, and she chose the moment when I was most vulnerable, using tears and so-called love to bind me.

I smiled coldly: "A family that coordinates so perfectly, it turns me into a fool to get whatever I want." Luu Que Hoa's body trembled slightly, she almost couldn't stand, she had to hold on to the wall, tears falling non-stop.

“Tieu Nguyet… we are one family… blood and flesh…” she choked. “Your uncle is your mother's only younger brother… are you really so cruel to see us fall apart like that?”

“Shattered?” I repeated those two words, my smile even colder. “When you took over my house, did you think I would be devastated? When you guys cheated my parents of compensation money, did you think I would be devastated? When you guys used 200,000 yuan to rob my shop, did you ever think I would be devastated?

My voice became colder and colder, each sentence and each word felt like a knife cutting. Her face turned white with every word. The neighbors opened their doors to look out, but I didn't care. I want everyone to see their faces clearly.

“Liu Guihua, take back your crocodile tears.” I speak slowly. “It doesn't work for me.”

“Didn't you come here because you received a court summons? Are you scared? You know you have to pay your debt, right?"

“I tell you, it's late.”

She fell to her knees on the floor. Finally understood, Tham Nguyet in front of her was no longer a soft persimmon for them to squeeze. In those once gentle eyes, there was now only coldness and hatred. She began to scream, crying and beating her thighs.

“What karma have I created!”

“Raising a white-eyed wolf!”

"If your mother under the golden stream knew that you treated your uncle like this, she wouldn't die!"

She rolled around, screamed, used her familiar final move, hoping to overturn black and white. But I just stood there, coldly watching. Wait for her She paused for a moment, I slowly sat down, leaned close to her ear, and whispered low enough for only the two of us to hear:

“Guess what, my mother up there, seeing your end… will blame me, or applaud?”

Her cries immediately stopped. His eyes widened in panic. I smiled, a brilliant smile but cold to the bone.

“Prepare well.”

"Prepare to see how to compensate dozens of people who were poisoned."

“Oh also.”

“That house… and 28 thousand 7 thousand yuan.”

“Not even a penny is missing.”

Having finished speaking, I stood up. Don't look at her again. The door closed with a "bang" sound. Completely separate that despairingly distorted face from my world. Outside the door, the crying turned into a heart-wrenching scream. As for my world... For the first time in my life, it's so quiet.