Chapter 5: Marry Me, Fei Ku Wang

  Li Yi glanced at a few thugs and continued eating his pancake, showing no intention of taking action.

  Such things happen every day around the campus, and can be managed for a while, but not forever. As long as the other party is not too excessive, they will turn a blind eye. If they really take action to drive them away, Li Yi can continue to study in the school, and this shop will be frequently patronized by those thugs, and it's not far from closing down.

  The shops near the campus are almost all the main source of family income. If they really close down, many people will lose their jobs.

  "Old Wang, didn't you hear what I said? Hand over the protection fee quickly." Hong Mao said gruffly, as long as the other party handed over the money obediently, he wouldn't take action to harm them.

  Old Wang's face changed color, but he didn't get angry in the end. He said, "Didn't you just collect it a few days ago? Why are you collecting again?"

  "The past few days are the past few days, can't you eat today and not eat tomorrow?" A younger brother next to Hong Mao said, taking a step forward.

  Hong stared at him and turned to Old Wang, saying: "We've been a bit tight on funds lately, so let's take less this time. A hundred will do."

  "What's more, it's one hundred!" Old Wang said with some indignation. The protection fee here is only fifty yuan a month, but this month they've already come twice and now they're asking for one hundred yuan at once. It's not easy for them to do business here either, with thin profits and high sales volume, after deducting rent and other expenses, they can't even make much money in a day.

  Hong Ma heard this and immediately became displeased, saying: "What, you don't want to give it?"

  Old Wang reluctantly pulled out a large handful of change from his pocket and handed it over to Red Hair, "Young man, this is my income for today, only this much..."

  Hong Ma took a glance and found that they were all one or two yuan, with only two five-yuan and ten-yuan bills. Added together, it was almost eighty yuan.

  Hong Mao scattered the loose change in his hand, and smiled sarcastically: "Old Wang, you think I'm begging for food? You're willing to part with this little bit of money?"

  "I've only got this much money left," said Old Wang.

  Hong Ma let out a cold hum, clearly angry, and raised his voice: "If you don't give me 100 this time, what will others think when they find out? Won't they all give me a big handful of small change, which still won't be enough? In the long run, how can I survive here, and how can I collect protection fees?"

  "But I really don't have any money." Old Wang took a subconscious step back when he saw the other person's furious expression.

  Hong Ma laughed and waved his hand, saying: "No money is also possible, brothers, just hit me, it's a loss fee."

  Old Wang's face changed greatly, and he hurriedly ran back, unaware of what had been moved, his foot slipped, and he almost fell to the ground.

  The girl couldn't bear it anymore and suddenly appeared in front of Old Wang, saying: "All of you stop."

  "Big brother, what to do?" According to the rules of the gang, they generally don't hit women. The girl was standing in front of Old Wang's body, and they really didn't dare to make a move.

  The red-haired man stared at the girl for a few moments, then burst out laughing and said with a sly tone: "Old Wang, I didn't know you had such a lovely granddaughter. I've heard that your granddaughter is quite pretty, but we never paid attention before. Today, it's really an eye-opener. This time, you don't have to give us money, just let your granddaughter go with us and play with us for a while. As long as she accompanies us and has fun, we won't even ask for protection fees in the future."

  If this girl is taken away by Hong Mao and others, even if you think about it with your toes, you will know what will happen.

  Old Wang naturally wouldn't let things happen like this, gesturing to his granddaughter to enter the store first, saying: "You all wait here, I'll go take a look and see if I can still find some change."

  "No need to bother, we've already set our sights on your granddaughter. Even if you manage to scrape together the money, we'll still take her away." Hong Mao said, taking step by step towards the girl.

  "You bunch of beasts, believe it or not, I'll call the police!" Old Wang knew they weren't their match, so he picked up the phone on the table to call the police.

  The gang of thugs burst out laughing loudly, and after they finished, the red-haired one said: "Old Wang, do you believe that before the police arrive, I can take away your granddaughter? If we're wanted by the police, then you'll be waiting to collect your granddaughter's corpse!" After saying this, he glared at Old Wang and suddenly reached out to grab the girl's arm.

  But just as he grabbed the girl's wrist, his arm was suddenly seized by someone, and under the enormous force, he couldn't move.

  Hong's face changed, and he looked up to see Li Yi standing there, "Hey! Isn't this Brother Yi? Why are you getting involved in such trivial matters?"

  "Now that you know me, get out!" Li Yi waved his hand, and as he exerted force on his wrist, Hong Mao's body stumbled, almost falling to the ground.

  Several thugs behind reacted quickly, came forward and supported the red-haired man out. Several of them shouted: "You little rascal, which gang are you from? How dare you hit our Tiger Brother?"

  "You're tired of living, aren't you! You've hit our Tiger Brother, now go home and wait for death!"

  “……”

  Hong Mao waved his hand, interrupting everyone's conversation, and then looked at Li Yi, saying coldly: "Li Yi, don't think that just because you've made a name for yourself on campus, you can be arrogant in front of me. I call you Brother Yi because you used to be the boss too, giving you some face, but you really think you're the big brother now?"

  "I'm asking you for the last time, are you going or not?!" Li Yi was already in a bad mood and was looking for an excuse to vent his frustration.

  "Fine, Li Yi! If I don't knock you down today, my name's not Zhang Datou!" Red-haired Zhang Datou waved his hand fiercely at Li Yi and shouted, "Brothers, take care of him for me..."

  Five or six thugs surrounded Lee Yi, ready to take action, but Zhang Datou hid behind them, showing no intention of coming forward.

  Zhang Datou had heard that Li Yi was very famous inside the 42nd Middle School, and the reason was simple: Li Yi's moves were ruthless. Anyone who had been beaten by him would have to stay in the hospital for at least a period of time, which showed that he was a formidable character. Against such a person, Zhang Datou didn't have any confidence, so he wanted his younger brothers to test Li Yi's skills.

  Soon there were results, Li Yi kicked one foot and slapped several younger brothers on the body.

  This series of actions was done in one breath, and anyone who was knocked down by him couldn't get up at all. They were all sprawled on the ground, gnashing their teeth and grimacing, obviously badly hurt. Zhang Datou stared blankly, completely not expecting Li Yi to be so strong, his moves so ruthless. He secretly breathed a sigh of relief that he hadn't gone up earlier, otherwise he would have been finished by now.

  But even if his younger brother was injured, he couldn't lose face. Zhang Datou shouted: "Li Yi, you little bastard, wait for me, we'll settle the score later."

  "Hurry up and pick me up, I don't have time to wait for you here." Li Yi heard the school bell ring and said to Hong Mao, "Before this afternoon's class, I hope you can come and pick me up on time."

  Zhang Dahu glared at Li Yi and said to his younger brother who was lying on the ground, "Get up, all of you. Do you want to lose face here?"

  The crowd of onlookers scrambled to their feet, their eyes filled with fear as they gazed at Li Yi, before slinking away in disarray behind Zhang Datou.

  "Li Yi, thank you!" The girl walked up to Li Yi and said gratefully. If it wasn't for Li Yi's timely intervention just now, she really didn't know what to do.

  Li Yi felt that the girl in front of him looked very familiar, as if he had seen her somewhere before. Could it be true what people were saying, that she was also a student at No. 42 Middle School?

  Thinking of this, Li Yi asked tentatively: "How did you know I'm called Li Yi?"

  The girl burst out laughing, her smile was very beautiful, and it could be said that she was a stunning beauty. Perhaps because of her usual plain appearance, she looked like Cinderella, but if she were to dress up, she would probably not be much different from Chen Xiaofei's level of beauty. What surprised Li Yi the most was the aura emanating from her body, that kind of pure and elegant atmosphere was rarely seen in girls.

  Chen Xiaofei is also a beauty, but she exudes an aura of pride, giving people a feeling that it's hard to get close to her.

  "Is it very funny?" Li Yi awkwardly touched his face, there were no words on his face!

  "Just now they weren't calling you Li Yi? I'm not deaf, nor am I an old granny of seventy or eighty years old, it's impossible to forget in such a short time!" The girl said with a smile, seemingly finding Li Yi very amusing.

  Observing the little girl up close, he found that she was much more beautiful than Zhou Yuyan. If he could make her his girlfriend, it might not be a bad choice either. But if he pursued her just because he helped her out this time, wasn't that a bit too base? However, Li Yi thought for a moment and let it go. In today's world, how can you pursue beautiful women without being a little base?

  Just as Li Yi was about to ask for his name, Old Wang appeared.

  Li Yi couldn't help but feel depressed, where did he run off to just now when I was making my move, and now he's coming to ruin my good deed.

  "Little brother, take this money and run away quickly!" It turned out that Wang Lao had been picking up coins on the ground just now, and Li Yi had misunderstood him.

  Looking at a large handful of change, Li Yi didn't have the slightest temptation. What a joke! He still had to chase after Sun's granddaughter! If he took this money, wouldn't he be in trouble? Li Yi didn't even think about it and refused outright, saying with great righteousness: "Helping others is joyful, the root of happiness. Old man, if they bother you again, just mention my name."

  Old Wang sighed bitterly and didn't say anything, but his eyes seemed to be saying: Does your name sound good?

  The girl glanced at Old Wang and said slowly: "Grandpa, just take this money. Li Yi won't want it."

  "But he offended those people, if he doesn't run away, I'm afraid...". Old Wang paused for a moment and then said, "You often come here to eat beef noodle soup, you should be a student here!"

  "Hmm!" Li Yi did not deny it, he indeed was a student.

  "We don't want to drag you into this, thanks for your help this time. I'll change my stall location tomorrow." Old Wang accepted the money with a helpless look in his eyes.

  "Grandpa, why do we have to move, we've already paid the rent." The girl was anxious upon hearing this and looked at Li Yi with pleading eyes.

  Li Yi originally wanted to help people to the end, he is a person who has a beginning and an end. From Zhou Yuying's matter, it can be seen that he was busy saying: "Old man, believe me once, they won't come again in the future."

  Old Wang's mouth moved a few times, as if he had something to say, but in the end he swallowed it and said, "I believe you."

  At this time, the girl took the initiative to walk in front of Li Yi, indicating that Li Yi sat down and she also sat down.

  It was probably the first time she had sat so close to a boy, and the girl felt a little embarrassed, her cheeks slightly red, saying: "Li Yi, this time I really want to thank you."

  He caught a whiff of the faint, delicate scent emanating from the girl's body, and Li Yi's heart skipped a beat. Unconsciously, he said, "If you want to thank me, then marry me."