Chapter 648: Someone Bullies He Yushui

The ice surface of Shichahai was frozen solid, and the skating rink was bustling with noise and excitement.

He Yushui, Xiaomi, Dahua, Xiaoqi, and Ding Li, five young women, took advantage of the Sunday to meet up and go ice skating together.

Each of them wore brand-new down jackets, bright in color and fashionable in style—these were all goods from the Xuerong Clothing Factory.

The moment the five young women stood on the ice, they became five beautiful landscapes, and coupled with their graceful skating postures, they immediately attracted many onlookers.

They skated for a long time under the gaze of the crowd, and only when they felt a bit tired did they glide toward the shore.

While taking off her ice skates, Xiaomi shouted, "Yushui, I'm hungry. Shall we go to the shed on the shore and have a bowl of wontons?"

He Yushui pursed her lips: "I only brought money today, no Grain Coupons. Who among you has any? Contribute some."

Upon hearing this, Ding Li hurriedly took out a handful of Grain Coupons and said, "I'll treat today."

Ding Li graduated from the Fine Arts Academy last year and was assigned to work at the Beijing Painting Academy; it had been a year now. Her mother also worked at the Military Factory, and the two of them lived quite well, so treating a meal of wontons naturally didn't count for much.

He Yushui giggled: "Sister Ding Li, I was just teasing them. How could I let you treat? If you have money, you should go collect antique paintings!" As she spoke, she took a handful of Grain Coupons from her pocket, "See? These were all scavenged from my brother; his Grain Coupons are wasted if not used."

He Yushui was already in her early twenties, yet she still had this temperament—generous and fond of treating others. It was just that the little money she earned wasn't enough to spend, so she relied entirely on her big brother for subsidies.

Xiaoqi chimed in from the side: "Sister Ding Li, just let her spend it. Otherwise, it might just end up benefiting someone else!"

He Yushui's face turned red, and she pounced over to punch her: "If you keep talking nonsense, I won't let you off!"

Ding Li became curious: "Yo, is Yushui in love? Who is it?"

While dodging, Xiaoqi shouted: "From our troupe, he sings, Comrade Ma Yan!"

Once He Yushui heard this, she gave chase even more fiercely.

Among the few, He Yushui was the tallest, a full 1.75 meters, while Xiaoqi was only just over 1.6 meters; how could she outrun her?

Before long, Xiaoqi begged for mercy repeatedly: "I was wrong! I surrender! Let's go eat wontons!"

The five young women sat down in the canvas shed of the wonton stall and ordered five bowls of wontons.

He Yushui ran to the steamed bun shop next door to buy two catties of buns, and the five girls gathered around the table, eating with great enthusiasm.

Just as they were eating, three young men wandered over; one look and they were clearly street hoodlums, acting like ruffians.

Seeing the five girls eating in the shed, they leaned in to whistle and spewed foul language.

He Yushui raised her head to scan them and scolded: "Hey, you lot, stop acting like degenerates here and get lost!"

A young man as thin as a monkey, seeing He Yushui speak so aggressively, propped his bicycle to the side and ran over with heavy steps.

Ding Li was the oldest and counted as the big sister among the girls; she stood directly forward, blocking them: "What do you want to do?"

The thin monkey pointed at He Yushui: "That tall girl, you get out here. Let's see if I don't teach you a lesson!"

He Yushui sneered and walked forward a few steps.

The thin monkey came up and slapped at her.

He Yushui crouched down, dodged it, and immediately followed with a sweeping leg kick.

Before the thin monkey could react, he fell to the ground and bit into a mouthful of dirt.

The other two boys, seeing their own man beaten, had their eyes turn red; they threw their bicycles aside and pounced, throwing punches and kicks at He Yushui.

He Yushui dodged repeatedly.

Dahua, Xiaomi, Xiaoqi, and Ding Li had all practiced Kung Fu with Chen Daya for several years; how could they watch their own sister suffer?

They swarmed up to start fighting, and the five girls and three hoodlums became tangled in a brawl.

Although the girls knew Kung Fu, going head-to-head with three young, strong men who fought often meant they were at a disadvantage.

Dahua didn't dodge in time and took a punch to the cheek, her whole face going numb.

Just at this critical moment, five people ran over from the skating rink, all wearing military overcoats.

The young man in the lead saw three street hoodlums bullying five girls and, without a word, rushed up to help He Yushui and the others fight.

Another one in a military overcoat had sharp eyes; after taking a close look at these three boys, he shouted at the top of his lungs: "Brothers, beat them to death! These are the three bastards who broke Chen Bing's leg last time!"

Once these words were out, those five struck even harder, and before long, the three boys were beaten to the ground.

Just then, five more people rode over on bicycles.

He Yushui took one look and saw it was actually Liu Guangtian. She had long heard that this kid was a hoodlum in this area, and seeing him today, it was indeed so.

Liu Guangtian saw his three brothers beaten into such a state, and his eyes turned red; he pounced and started fighting with the five youths in military overcoats.

He Yushui shouted at the top of her lungs: "Liu Guangtian! If you keep fighting, I'll have my brother beat you to death!"

Liu Guangtian was already fighting in a frenzy, and his punches and kicks couldn't stop at all.

While fighting, he turned his head to curse at He Yushui: "You damn girl, turning your elbows outward? Not helping us, but helping outsiders beat my people!"

Seeing the five in military overcoats gradually losing ground, He Yushui was anxious.

She grabbed Xiaomi, who ran the fastest: "Go quickly to He Ji Restaurant and call Daya and Ma Yan!"

Xiaomi responded and darted out like a rabbit, disappearing in a flash.

In the time it takes to smoke a cigarette, Chen Daya and Ma Yan arrived.

Chen Daya squinted and scanned the scene, seeing the five in military overcoats beaten black and blue, and her face sank immediately: "Yushui, who are we fighting?"

He Yushui pointed at Liu Guangtian and his eight men: "Siqiang, fight Liu Guangtian and his eight men."

Liu Guangtian had been smug, having beaten all five of them.

But once Chen Daya and Ma Yan made their move, the situation immediately reversed.

Chen Daya's movements were fast as lightning; with one kick she sent one flying, and with one punch she knocked one out.

Ma Yan was also exceptionally fierce, taking on two people by herself without falling behind at all.

The five youths in military overcoats finally caught their breath and launched a counterattack.

Soon, Liu Guangtian and his eight men were beaten to the ground.

Liu Guangtian lay on the ground, his face bruised and battered, still cursing foully: "He Yushui, you stinking girl! Turning your elbows outward! Helping outsiders instead of me!"

He Yushui walked over, looked down at him, and sneered: "You are just a stinking hooligan. When I go back, I'll tell your dad and have him beat you to death!"

He Yushui turned around to find a Rope and tied Liu Guangtian up securely.

A young man wearing a military overcoat stood up and bowed to Chen Daya: "Thank you, Auntie!"

The five girls also thanked the five young men in military overcoats one by one.

Finally, He Yushui escorted Liu Guangtian all the way back to the Ninety-five Courtyard.

As soon as Liu Haizhong saw his son bruised and swollen, and then saw that the five girls also had injuries on their faces, he hurriedly asked: "Yushui, tell Second Uncle, what exactly happened?"

He Yushui and the other girls told the whole story of how Liu Guangtian had led people to bully them.

Upon hearing this, Liu Haizhong's face turned green, and he grabbed a broom handle and started hitting Liu Guangtian with it.

Liu Guangtian was still unconvinced and shouted with his neck stiffened: "Dad, these five stinking girls helped outsiders beat us up!"

He Yushui scolded: "You're lying! It was your three brothers who harassed the five of us first!"

Liu Guangtian retorted stubbornly: "Those five people are all from that courtyard; they started hitting us as soon as they saw us."

He Yushui laughed in anger: "Second Uncle, if Liu Guangtian continues like this, he'll end up in prison sooner or later! Don't you feel ashamed?"

Just as they were talking, the parents of Xiaomi, Dahua, and Xiaoqi heard that their daughters had been beaten and also came looking for them.

He Yuzhu heard the news and also rushed back in a hurry.

He Yuzhu entered the door, saw Liu Guangtian, and asked: "Was it your people who hit Yushui?"

Liu Guangtian was furious and said: "It was He Yushui who helped outsiders beat us up!"

He Yushui said: "It was his three brothers who wanted to harass the five of us."

He Yuzhu walked up and slapped him across the face, cursing: "What did he tell you? I don't care if you do bad things, but if you dare to mess with people in the courtyard, I'll beat you to death!"

Liu Guangtian was hit and got desperate; he actually threw a punch, wanting to hit He Yuzhu?

He Yuzhu's speed was several times faster than his; as soon as he reached out his hand, he was kicked flying by He Yuzhu.

Liu Haizhong hurriedly blocked He Yuzhu and said with a fawning smile: "Zhuzi, Second Uncle apologizes to you! I will definitely discipline him properly!"

Wang Qiang said: "We want to hold a full courtyard meeting to criticize Liu Guangtian; we cannot let him do whatever he wants. Bullying people, and even bullying them right here in the courtyard."

"We must hold a full courtyard meeting!" the parents of the girls said in unison.