"Several of you, I am here to remind you that if you do not patronize the establishment, you can only stay for one hour. Also, please refrain from making loud noises that may disturb other guests," Luo Yunshi said plainly, her voice filled with a warning tone.
"Who are you? Who gives you the right to spout nonsense here? I am disciplining my daughter, what business is it of yours?" the middle-aged woman demanded, glaring at Luo Yunshi.
Luo Yunshi's expression remained unchanged, her demeanor calm. "I am the owner here! If you make a commotion in my shop and disturb other guests, I will intervene."
Upon hearing Luo Yunshi's words, the middle-aged woman felt she had lost face in front of so many people. Pointing at Luo Yunshi, she raged, "Hey! What's wrong with you, young girl? Don't you know that the customer is king? Don't you know about respecting elders and cherishing the young? I'm disciplining my own daughter, so what? Aren't they all eating heartily? How am I disturbing their meal?"
Seeing this, the girl wiped away her tears and quickly walked up to Luo Yunshi. "I'm sorry, Boss. We won't be noisy anymore! We'll go buy our food now."
"You ungrateful wretch, you're truly unfilial! This little girl is speaking ill of your mother! Not only do you not help your mother, but you actually side with outsiders!" Saying this, she reached out to pinch the girl's arm.
The man in his early twenties, however, had a better grasp of the situation. He glanced at Luo Yunshi and quickly pulled the woman back. "Mom, don't hit her. Let's eat first! We can talk about this when we get home. You haven't eaten yet! Your daughter might be unfilial, but I'm filial. It pains me to see you hungry!" He then turned and extended his hand towards the girl, demanding crystal cores. He had heard that a level one crystal core could fetch 500 points, enough for a hearty meal and some snacks from the second-floor supermarket.
The girl saw her brother, who had just called her selfish, now asking her for things. She didn't move. "Qian Zhigang, you are an adult. I have no obligation to support you, nor do you have the right to ask me for points. From now on, I will only give points to Mom and Dad, not to you."
Qian Zhigang froze, his expression one of disbelief. "Sister, why are you so spiteful! I just said a few words to you, and now you won't even give me points! Do you want me to starve? I'm your biological brother."
The middle-aged woman was also displeased and started causing trouble again. "You ungrateful pig, raising a dog would have been better than raising you! You're so cold-blooded, wanting your own brother to starve!"
Luo Yunshi frowned as she saw them about to start arguing again. "This is your last warning. If you continue to quarrel, you will have to leave."
"You, you, you... young girl, you should speak with virtue! This is not how you run a shop! You interfere when I discipline my daughter, and now you want to kick us out. It's simply outrageous! This is the apocalypse, how can you be so cold-blooded and heartless?" the middle-aged woman berated Luo Yunshi, pointing at her.
"Is this your kind of character?" Luo Yunshi looked directly at the middle-aged woman and asked, enunciating each word.
The middle-aged woman, under Luo Yunshi's gaze, felt a shock but thought to herself that she was an elder and shouldn't be afraid of this mere girl. After a moment's thought, she said, "Little girl, I am an elder. I am here to spend money, and the customer is king. Don't think that just because you're the boss here, I won't deal with you."
Luo Yunshi looked at the middle-aged woman's arrogant and overbearing demeanor and felt utterly disgusted. She sneered. "Elder? What makes you an elder? Do I know you? An elder! Come on! Let's see how you'll deal with me."
The middle-aged woman, seeing this seemingly fragile young girl act so defiantly, was furious. "Alright! I, Zhang Caifeng, have lived for over fifty years and have never met such an arrogant girl. It seems I need to teach you a lesson on behalf of your parents." With that, she ignored her family's pleas and strode forward, reaching out to slap Luo Yunshi's face.
Upon hearing the middle-aged woman's words, Luo Yunshi's expression grew even colder. Without a word, she struck out with a slap and then a kick.
*Slap!*
*Thump!*
Zhang Caifeng was kicked squarely and sent flying backward, hitting the wall. She groaned in pain, clutching her stomach as she lay on the ground.
Qian Zhigang rushed forward to help his mother. "Mom, are you okay?"
Tears streamed down Zhang Caifeng's face. "Xiao Wei, beat this damned girl! Break her legs!" she said, pointing at Luo Yunshi.
"Mom, just bear with it for a moment." After speaking, Qian Zhigang's eyes gleamed. He stood up and looked at Luo Yunshi. "Boss Luo, in broad daylight and under the clear sky, you hit my mother. How do you propose we settle this?"
"Oh?" Luo Yunshi raised an eyebrow. "You're right. I am a person who values fairness. You caused trouble in my shop and disturbed the guests, so you should compensate for the losses. Furthermore, this woman tried to attack me, and I was merely acting in self-defense. You should also compensate me for emotional damages."
The man became enraged. "You're spouting nonsense! My mother was the one you hit, so you should compensate us with points. If you don't, we won't leave! We'll just sit here." He then sat down on the ground.
Luo Yunshi shook her head helplessly. These mother and son were truly shameless.
"This is not a place for you to run wild," Luo Yunshi said impatiently. The middle-aged man remained on the side, watching as if he were an outsider.
"No, you must compensate us," Qian Zhigang glared at Luo Yunshi.
"Yes! If you don't compensate us, we'll stay here. We haven't eaten anything anyway, and you have plenty of food. I'm not in a hurry to leave. We'll just wear you down. If you're not afraid, then try us!" the middle-aged woman said triumphantly, sitting on the ground and looking at Luo Yunshi. Before the apocalypse, she had never failed when acting this way. This was just a little girl, how dare she challenge her?
Seeing this, the girl felt ashamed and reached out to pull them up. "Mom, you..."
"Shut up, you unfilial daughter! It's Xiao Wei who's capable! Your special ability means nothing." The middle-aged woman pushed the girl's hand away and turned to Luo Yunshi, her eyes full of provocation.
Some sympathetic customers, while enjoying the spectacle, didn't want Boss Luo to suffer. They began speaking up for her. "You mother and son are going too far! You attacked first and now you want to extort Boss Luo!"
"Yes! That girl is pitiful, to be born into such a family."
"Boss Luo, you can't compensate them. It's not your fault."
Seeing that the customers were siding with Luo Yunshi, the mother and son became even more brazen. "Let's go, son! She's not going to compensate us? We'll take it ourselves!" Saying this, the woman started walking towards the replication machine.
"Without points, you cannot take items from the shop at will. Otherwise, you will bear the consequences," Luo Yunshi stated calmly.
"Hmph, why shouldn't we take it? This is what you owe us." With that, they selected their food and reached for the boxed meals.
Then, something astonishing happened. As soon as the mother and son touched the boxed meals, they vanished into thin air, and countless electric currents appeared on their bodies. After the current disappeared, an invisible force sent them flying several meters away.
The two cried out in pain. Luo Yunshi sneered inwardly.