I'm Hoarding for the Apocalypse - Chapter 308

308 We Broke Even on the First Day of Business

The man was on the verge of tears when he heard Du Yue’s words. “Sister, even if you beat all of us to death, we really can’t fork out that much money!”

“Give me your identity cards.”

“Sister, we really know that we were wrong…”

Before the man could finish his sentence, Du Yue exerted more force on her foot. The man groaned under her foot and could only obediently hand his identity card to her.

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It was obvious that he was the boss of this group. After he took out his ID card, the other men who had been beaten up by He Xing and were lying on the ground screaming also took out their own ID cards. He Xing swiped all of their identity cards on the card-swiping machine and told Du Yue with a smile, “The total is 2,100 contribution points. They got 2,100 contribution points from seven people. Each person’s net worth was 300 points.”

Du Yue was satisfied. “Not bad. It seems like we’ve done the right thing. We’ve earned back our capital on the first day of business.”

With that, Du Yue retracted her foot from the man’s back and looked at the men on the ground who could not move. “You’re welcome to come and play with me anytime in the future!”

The few of them struggled to get up from the ground. They looked at Du Yue and He Xing with hatred and fear in their eyes.

In the end, it was the leader who said to leave, and the others supported each other and left with him. As soon as they left, the people from the shop next door came over. On their left was a clothing store. It usually made clothes for some rich people and occasionally took on some odd jobs of mending clothes. Business had always been good. The owners of the shop were a couple. They looked very young, probably about the same age as He Xing.

The two of them stood at the door and looked inside with complicated expressions. After a long while, the woman could not help but say, “You shouldn’t have hit them. Actually, as long as you give them some money, they won’t come back for at least half a month. Although it costs money, it’ll save you a lot of trouble! If the two of you beat them up now and they find someone to take revenge on you later, will you still be able to continue your business? I’ve long heard that their backer is no ordinary person!”

Du Yue knew that the woman meant well, so her attitude was gentle. She smiled at the woman. “It’s okay. They can come if they want. I’m doing business. The more people there are, the happier I’ll be.”

The woman was stunned when she heard this. Then, she quickly pulled the man beside her away. “Forget it, forget it. Let’s hurry up and leave. Let’s not meddle in other people’s affairs. The two of them are clearly troublemakers. We can’t let them drag us down.”

The woman’s voice was neither loud nor soft. Du Yue heard every word she said, but she was not angry or bothered. Everyone’s situation and thoughts were different. For example, the couple in the clothing store were ordinary people. It was normal for them to want to spend money to settle things. After all, even if the burly men did nothing but stand at the door, the customers would not dare to come in. However, she was not willing to give in to them. Even if she was called a thorn in the side, she would definitely not swallow her anger!

He Xing walked over with the card-swiping machine. “Let’s tidy up and go back. We’ll probably have to work for a while since there are so many bowls and chopsticks to be washed.” Upon hearing He Xing’s words, Du Yue’s initially calm expression was instantly shattered. At this moment, she was extremely vexed. She really did not like washing the dishes!

Seeing Du Yue’s wrinkled brows, He Xing could not help but smile. “Don’t be so sad. Those who don’t know would think that you’ve encountered a great problem. Isn’t it just washing the dishes? I’ll do it.” Du Yue looked at He Xing upon hearing this and blinked her big eyes a few times. “You’re the one who cooked, and you’re going to wash the dishes now? What will I do?”

“You?” He Xing thought about it seriously for a moment. “You’re in charge of being happy. I’ll take care of everything else.”

Du Yue’s heart warmed. “I can’t let you do everything. I’ll be responsible for breaking the limbs of those who come to cause trouble…”

The two of them cleaned up the shop and drove back to Sunshine Courtyard. The original Sunshine Base was gone, but the small courtyard was named ‘Sunshine.’ Du Yue thought that the name was pretty good. Sunshine was what they lacked the most and also what they wanted the most.

There was a rope hanging on the iron gate of Sunshine Courtyard. As long as the rope was pulled gently, the bell attached to the rope would ring. When the people in the courtyard heard the sound, they would know that someone had come. This simple yet very useful device was made by Wan Dapeng. Although the people in the courtyard would not be able to see who the person was after the person outside rang the doorbell, it was better than nothing. At least they did not have to shout.