I just wrote a love poem, how did that make me so powerful?

Chen Shijin knew that he had no choice but to back down today.

Do you want to use the government's manpower to suppress them?

Absolutely impossible!

The familiar figure in the crowd wouldn't have made him do that.

"Alright, stop howling." He gritted his teeth and forced out a few words. "Two hundred taels, is that alright? If not, get out."

Liu Dalian rolled her eyes, crossed her arms, and looked at her like she was an idiot.

Chen Shijin clenched his fists so tightly that his nails almost dug into his palms.

He remained silent for a long while before speaking bitterly.

"How much do you want before you leave?"

Liu Dalian held up one finger. "One thousand taels, not a penny less."

Chen Shijin suddenly raised his head, his eyes bloodshot. "She's made of gold! A single puncture costs a thousand taels! Why don't you just rob her?"

Liu Dalian pouted, "Then let's keep making a scene."

Chen Shijin closed his eyes tightly, his chest heaving violently, and finally, he gave in.

"One thousand taels...that's it. Take the money and get out of here."

He waved his hand, and the shop assistant took a stack of silver notes from the accounting room and handed them over.

Chen Shijin's hand was still trembling slightly as he held the silver note and handed it forward.

"Get out of here!"

Liu Dalian accepted the silver note but did not get up. She glanced at Chen Shijin and added a sentence.

"Having money isn't enough; you have to bow to us. Apologize to our family for what happened last time."

Chen Shijin's face turned even redder in an instant, almost as if it could drip blood, then turned blue in a flash, a blue that was almost black.

His fists clenched and unclenched repeatedly, his chest heaving with heavy breathing felt like it was about to explode.

"...I've already given you a thousand taels, and you still aren't satisfied? You're really taking advantage of me, aren't you?"

Liu Dalian made a gesture as if she was about to shout again.

Chen Shijin quickly raised one hand to hold her down.

"Enough, stop shouting!"

He bent down reluctantly and bowed deeply, his voice so low that only the person in front of him could hear him.

"...I'm sorry, I apologize to your family..."

Liu Dalian wanted to say something more.

Liu Erniu tugged at him and shook his head.

Liu Dalian snorted coldly and put the silver notes away. "Why didn't you just do this earlier?"

He and Liu Erniu lifted the stretcher, turned around, and left. The crowd parted to make way, and the figures quickly disappeared.

When Chen Shijin straightened up, the color had not yet returned to his face. He glanced at the crowd of onlookers who had not yet dispersed and shouted.

"What are you all looking at? Get out of here!"

However, the crowd did not disperse; instead, it grew even larger than before.

Xiao Mingyuan, Li Yan, and Xu Qing walked out from the crowd.

Li Yan spoke first, "Please don't rush off, everyone. Since Boss Chen is here today, let's get things cleared up."

He turned to look at the crowd of onlookers.

"The fact that their products got damaged means there's something wrong with the Chen family's bras themselves. Today it's one family that's hurt, but what if it's another family tomorrow?"

Chen Shijin stomped his foot and pointed at Li Yan's nose.

"Li Yan, what do you mean? Why did you have to pick this day to go against me?"

Li Yan cupped his hands in a respectful gesture towards the crowd.

"I'm here to uphold justice for everyone. Besides... do I need to pick a day to oppose you?"

Chen Shijin was so angry that the veins on his face throbbed.

"Li Yan, I didn't provoke you, why are you determined to fight me to the death?"

Li Yan sneered, "We're the ones who built this bra business from the start. You're undermining us and then turning around and accusing us of being your mortal enemy. Have you no shame?"

Just as Chen Shijin was about to lash out, Xiao Mingyuan shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Everyone, don't rush to leave. We need to get a solution from him today. Since his bras can cause injury, we need either a refund or compensation... In short, we need an explanation."

The shout was so loud and clear that even some of the onlookers who hadn't originally planned to join in started shouting along.

"Fuck you, give me my money back!"

"I just bought one the other day, but I don't dare to wear it now."

"Either pay me back or I'll give you a refund. Choose one."

Chen Shijin's face contorted with rage as he pointed at Xiao Mingyuan.

"What the hell are you arguing about? It's like your stuff is innocent."

Xiao Mingyuan touched his double chin and laughed heartily.

"I knew you'd turn around and bite me. Who said there's something wrong with my things? Xu Qing, show him."

Xu Qing was already waiting on the side.

He took out two bras...

One was from the Xiao family's cloth shop, and the other was from the Chen family's.

In front of everyone, he pulled out a steel bar from each of the two bras, and then called a burly man from the crowd to come up.

"Brother, you're strong, try breaking these two with your strength."

The burly man took it, first breaking off the one from the Xiao family's house. He tried to break it, then let go, and the steel bar bounced back, its surface smooth as ever.

He picked up the one from the Chen family again and applied a little more force...

A crisp snap.

The steel bar was broken in two right in the middle, with a rough and uneven break, and some iron filings flew out.

The burly man picked up the broken piece of wood, flipped it over in his hand, and then threw it on the ground with disdain.

"What kind of rubbish is this? It looks like it was made of clay."

Someone in the crowd immediately shouted.

"The Xiao family's pieces are unbreakable, but the Chen family's pieces break with the slightest effort."

"That's right, even such a strong man can't break it with his bare hands, so the Xiao family's bumps and knocks are no problem at all."

"No wonder the Chen family's bras are so sharp; using iron bars like that to make bras, wouldn't that be deadly?"

"Refund! You must refund me!"

The outcry grew louder and louder.

Chen Shijin's face had turned completely black and distorted.

He suddenly rushed forward a few steps and kicked one of the onlookers who had recently been shouting for a refund.

"You unruly people! Shut your mouths! My father is the county magistrate. If you dare to cause trouble again, I'll throw you all in jail!"

His kick completely ignited the crowd that had been observing.

I don't know who started it...

The slap came from the side and landed squarely on Chen Shijin's face, making him stagger back two steps.

Then came the second and third kicks, a dozen feet came from different directions, knocking Chen Shijin to the ground.

The crowd surrounded him and started kicking him indiscriminately, the sounds of curses and footsteps filling the air...

At the same time, a few quick-witted people in the crowd shouted.

"If he won't pay, we'll take all the valuables from his shop."

"He's sold so many items, there will definitely be people coming to claim compensation later. If he doesn't take them now, he won't have any left."

"Yes, yes, go for it!"

Someone led the charge into the shop, and the others swarmed in, overturning the counter and pushing over the shelves.

The bra samples that hadn't been sold yet were torn off the shelves and thrown all over the ground.

Some people were grabbing the ledgers, others were rummaging through the drawers; the whole shop was in complete chaos.

The shopkeeper, who had been cowering in the corner like a coward, saw this and, with a quick glint in his eye, changed his mind...