Chapter 1013: More Cost-Effective Than Working

Seeing Xiao Changkun run away, Old Mrs. Xiao was furious.

She shouted in grief and indignation in her heart: "How can there be such a son! His own mother was beaten and he doesn't care? Is this still a human? It's simply worse than a beast!"

But what she didn't know was that the woman opposite was already scared out of her wits.

She didn't know what kind of rift there was between Xiao Changkun and Old Mrs. Xiao, but she could hear that they were mother and son.

She thought in terror: "This old woman and that man are clearly mother and son, yet they don't live in the same villa, but bought two of the best villas next to each other, one A04, one A05. What kind of family is this? How much money do they have? How much energy must be behind them?"

Thinking of this, she regretted her actions of finding trouble with the old lady just now.

So, she nervously and humbly apologized: "Old lady, I'm really sorry... I really didn't expect you to be a resident of the villa area... It was all my fault just now, please don't hold it against me..."

Old Mrs. Xiao cursed angrily: "You scolded me and slapped me, and now you think it's over with just one 'sorry'?"

The woman asked again without hesitation: "Then how do you want to solve it... or tell me how I can make you vent your anger? Or you can slap me, no matter how many times you slap me, I won't fight back!"

Old Mrs. Xiao gritted her teeth, wishing she could rush over and smash the woman's face.

However, she thought carefully: "Slapping her is satisfying, but it doesn't have any practical effect... Instead of this, it's better to extort some money from her!"

Thinking of this, Old Mrs. Xiao said coldly: "You scolded me and slapped me. Don't you think you should give me some compensation for this matter to be reasonable?"

The woman nodded without hesitation: "You're right! I'm willing to compensate actively! You name a number, how much money do you want, I'll pay you..."

Old Mrs. Xiao originally wanted to ask for ten thousand.

But after thinking for a moment, she felt that asking for ten thousand wasn't appropriate.

The current Old Mrs. Xiao was no longer the old lady who was like an Empress Dowager.

The old Mrs. Xiao in the past had a lot of money in her hands. Let alone ten thousand, she might not have really cared about a million.

However, the current Old Mrs. Xiao had pulled plastic bags in the supermarket for a whole day for one hundred yuan, so ten thousand yuan was already a huge sum for her now.

So, the old lady thought: "After all, she only slapped me once. If I ask her for ten thousand yuan, what if she gets angry and reports me for extortion? Wouldn't that mean I'd be thrown back into the detention center?"

"In this day and age, it's not easy to make money. I worked hard all day and only earned one hundred yuan. If I can exchange a slap for one hundred yuan, it's quite cost-effective... One hundred yuan shouldn't be called extortion, right?"

Thinking of this, Old Mrs. Xiao said sternly: "I'm so old, and you slapped me. The problem could be big or small, but I'm a generous person. Give me one hundred yuan, and this matter will be over!"

"One... one hundred?!" The woman's eyeballs almost fell to the ground.

She originally thought that since this old lady could afford to live in Villa A04, there must be some awesome people in her family. She had really gotten into trouble by hitting her today.

So, even if Old Mrs. Xiao asked her for one hundred thousand or eighty thousand, she had decided to agree without hesitation, and then transfer the money as quickly as possible to settle the matter.

But she didn't expect that the old lady would only ask for one hundred yuan...

She was overjoyed and nodded hurriedly: "No problem, no problem! I'll get the money for you!"

As she spoke, she took out her wallet, took out a one-hundred-yuan cash note, handed it to Old Mrs. Xiao, and pointed to the security guard: "Old lady, we have a witness here. You just said that if I give you one hundred yuan, this matter will be over. I've given you the money now, you can't find trouble with me again in the future!"

Holding this one-hundred-yuan note, Old Mrs. Xiao was also overjoyed.

She thought to herself: "Earning one hundred for a slap is much more cost-effective than working hard for a whole day!"

Just when she was excited, Old Mrs. Xiao saw that there were other hundred-yuan red notes in the other party's wallet, and her thoughts suddenly moved, so she said: "Also, I have some small change on me, which is troublesome. Help me exchange it for a whole one."

The other party said subconsciously: "Okay... how do you want to exchange it?"

Old Mrs. Xiao took out the ninety yuan left from buying sausages and taking the bus from her pocket, handed it to the woman, and said: "Here, exchange it for a whole one for me."

The other party just wanted to settle the matter quickly, so she hurriedly took out a one-hundred-yuan note and handed it over, then asked cautiously: "Old lady, is it okay now?"

"It's okay." Old Mrs. Xiao was extremely happy. Now she had earned one hundred and ten yuan, and her savings were already two hundred!

After working tomorrow, she would have four hundred!

She suppressed her inner excitement and said to the woman: "Alright, let's leave it at that. Remember in the future, when you go out, don't look down on people again!"

The other party nodded respectfully: "Don't worry, I'll definitely remember..."

When Old Mrs. Xiao arrived home with two hundred yuan and four large plastic bags, the house was filled with the fragrance of food.

The ones cooking were Zhang Guifen and the other two.

They worked as cleaners in the supermarket today, earning one hundred and twenty yuan a day, so three hundred and sixty yuan for the three of them.

In this day and age, three hundred and sixty yuan for three people to eat out is just an ordinary meal.

But if you calculate carefully and cook at home, this three hundred and sixty yuan is still quite abundant.

Zhang Guifen and the other two were from the countryside and were quite practical. Thinking that they had worked hard all day, they wanted to eat some meat to reward themselves, so they bought two jin of pork at the vegetable market, bought some potatoes, green beans, and vermicelli, and went home to make a big pot of stew.

Although the cost of a big pot of stew was less than one hundred yuan, the portion was truly sufficient. The fragrance of the pork belly was something the range hood couldn't suppress at all.

What's more interesting is that when the big pot of stew started to smell fragrant, Zhang Guifen turned off the range hood.

And she deliberately opened the kitchen door, just to let the fragrance spread further.

For Xiao Changgan and Xiao Hailong on the second floor, this was simply a great torture.

Although this kind of stew couldn't be served on a high-end table, it was one of the most practical, appetizing, and satisfying dishes for ordinary people.

What's more, Xiao Changgan and Xiao Hailong were almost starving. When they were extremely hungry, their sense of smell became extremely sensitive, so a little fragrance could make them crazy.

They originally thought their family was cooking, and couldn't wait to eat, but after calling Qian Hongyan to ask, they found out that the food wasn't cooked by their own family, but by the three new tenants.

This made the father and son feel desperate to the extreme.

Xiao Weiwei and Qian Hongyan were equally desperate.

Just at this time, Old Mrs. Xiao pushed the door in with a dark face.

As soon as she entered, she cursed: "Those three old women from the countryside are really too presumptuous! There is clearly a dining table in the restaurant, yet they ran to the coffee table to eat. They really treat this place as their own home!"

Seeing her come in, Xiao Weiwei said excitedly: "Grandma, you're finally back! We're all starving, just waiting for you to bring us something to eat!"

Xiao Hailong also cried and said: "Grandma! I'm really so hungry, if I don't eat something, I'm going to starve to death..."

Old Mrs. Xiao sighed, handed the four plastic bags in her hand to Xiao Weiwei, and said: "This is for you, go get some bowls and chopsticks and eat quickly!"

Seeing the plastic bags in her hand, the Xiao family didn't care where the food inside came from, only thinking about eating all these things into their stomachs as quickly as possible.

So, Xiao Weiwei said excitedly: "Grandma, I'll go to the restaurant to get bowls and chopsticks!"

Qian Hongyan was also very happy and hurriedly said: "You can't carry them all by yourself, I'll go with you!"

Old Mrs. Xiao snorted coldly: "Qian Hongyan, you stand still! You won't get a single bite of the food I brought back!" ===== CHAPTER 1014 =====