Ruan Sui'an bought two jin of White Rabbit milk candies, two jin of fruit candies, two enamel mugs from this era, and two thermos flasks.
She also purchased several bolts of fabric in various colors, along with some trendy hair accessories and clips.
Although she had these items in her Space, she dared not use them openly, as they simply didn't fit the style of this time.
After paying for her purchases, Jiang Lingling returned at that moment.
Her expression was not good—it seemed the saleswoman had continued making trouble after she went home. Ruan Sui'an pretended not to notice.
After all, that was someone else's family affair.
"Here's 300 yuan. Count it." Jiang Lingling forced herself to look a bit more composed, her tone as calm as possible.
Thinking back to how Zhao Xiaoting had twisted the facts when she returned home, Jiang Lingling felt her anger rise.
Her mother-in-law was even more infuriating, saying things like, "She's just a martyr's child—what's there to be afraid of? There's no need to compensate at all. Report it to the Public Security if you must—our family isn't scared."
If her husband hadn't happened to return home and understood the whole story, she didn't know how much more humiliation she would have endured.
What a family of unreasonable people.
Everyone could see her terrible mood, though it was understandable—losing 500 yuan would put anyone in a bad mood.
They also felt some sympathy for the Supply and Marketing Cooperative director, but who told her to have such a niece?
She could only blame her own bad luck.
Ruan Sui'an took the money and counted it—not a fen more, not a fen less, exactly 300 yuan.
She had no intention of making small talk with Jiang Lingling and simply waved the money in her hand.
"Exactly 300. I'll be going now." With that, she left the Supply and Marketing Cooperative.
As for the others' gazes, she paid them no mind.
After all, she would soon be leaving Hushi, and who knew when she'd be back next?
Everyone in the Supply and Marketing Cooperative watched Ruan Sui'an leave, most with friendly looks.
In an unseen corner, a lecherous gaze followed Ruan Sui'an closely.
Ruan Sui'an sensed it but pretended not to know, walking leisurely with her basket on her back.
Her expression, however, was as cold as ice, giving her originally fair and lovely face a murderous aura.
People walking toward her couldn't help but keep their distance from the girl.
She looked fair and charming, but the expression on her face was truly frightening.
At first, Ruan Sui'an deliberately took winding turns, toying with the person behind her for a while, but she soon lost interest in continuing the game.
She needed to deal with the trouble behind her as soon as possible. She didn't know who it was, but it certainly wasn't a good person.
After all, the gaze from behind was extremely uncomfortable.
Ruan Sui'an intentionally headed toward a sparsely populated area. Although she wasn't particularly familiar with Hushi, she knew this area like the back of her hand.
She led the person behind her to a secluded, deserted alley and stood there waiting.
After a while, two burly men walked in.
Seeing Ruan Sui'an standing there coldly watching them, the two were momentarily stunned, but soon lecherous smiles spread across their faces.
One of them, a middle-aged man with yellowed teeth, said, "Little girl, were you waiting for your uncles?"
The other grinned just as lecherously, his eyes roaming over Ruan Sui'an with a lustful gaze.
"It seems Zhao Xiaoting was right, this little girl really likes to seduce men. Can't walk straight when she sees a man, what a little slut. Looks like she noticed us long ago, deliberately led us here, wanting to have some fun with us."
The two men laughed uproariously, their words vulgar and obscene.
Ruan Sui'an frowned slightly; she had thought these two men followed her because they saw she had money.
Seems she was mistaken.
The Zhao Xiaoting they mentioned—no need to guess who that was.
Wasn't it that saleswoman?
Seems she didn't hit her hard enough. Since she still refuses to repent, then don't blame her for not holding back.
But right now, she needed to deal with the two in front of her first.
Setting down the basket on her back against the wall, Ruan Sui'an beckoned to them with a hook of her finger.
"Come at me together, both of you."
Ruan Sui'an's words made the two men pause for a moment, then they laughed even more lewdly.
"Little girl, you've got quite the appetite, actually wanting both of us to serve you at once. But no problem, we can satisfy you." The man with a mouthful of yellow teeth grinned with a vulgar, obscene expression.
Ruan Sui'an's fists clenched even tighter. Without giving them another chance to speak, she charged toward the two.
Before their smiles could fade, they were struck by a kick and a punch, slamming into the wall so hard they couldn't even peel themselves off.
The two were directly embedded into the wall, their lewd smiles frozen on their faces.
Their eyes nearly bulged out of their sockets—what kind of monster was this person in front of them, to possess such immense strength?
At the same time, they realized they had kicked an iron plate, cursing Zhao Xiaoting that bitch in their hearts for daring to set them up like this.
If they survived today, they definitely wouldn't let Zhao Xiaoting that little bitch off—they'd make her wish she were dead.
But right now, the most important thing was to beg for mercy.
"Miss, we know we were wrong. We were just following orders. Please, spare us."
"Yeah, we didn't mean it. Please, let us go. Whatever conditions you have, just tell us, and we promise to fulfill them all if we can. We just beg you to give us a chance. We'll never dare do this again."
"Please, we beg you."
"Please."
The two kept pleading for mercy, blood continuously trickling from the corners of their mouths.
They looked utterly miserable.
Ruan Sui'an didn't plan to attack them further. Beating them up was one thing, but killing them? That was out of the question.
Those two strikes just now had already given them internal injuries. Who knew how long it would take for them to recover?
After all, she had used seventy percent of her strength. Having drunk the Spirit Spring Water, seventy percent of her power was unimaginably heavy.
"Don't worry, I won't kill you. After all, killing is against the law. But tell me, who sent you here?" Ruan Sui'an looked at them with a smile.
Yet that smile made the two shiver uncontrollably; it felt like the King of Hell had come to claim their lives.
The young girl before them was too terrifying. How had they ever found the courage to trouble her, and even say such vulgar, shameless things?
The two deeply regretted it. If only time could turn back—they would stay far, far away from this superhuman girl.
Not daring to hide anything, they recounted everything truthfully.
Just as she had guessed, Zhao Xiaoting was indeed that saleswoman she had beaten into a swollen mess.
She must have been unwilling to accept the beating and sent these two to vent her anger for her.
Too bad she underestimated her.
"And also tell me Zhao Xiaoting's home address, and you should know what to say and what not to say," Ruan Sui'an said with a smile.
The two men embedded in the wall shivered in unison and immediately nodded in assurance.
"Don't worry, miss. We definitely won’t say anything out of turn. We know nothing, haven’t seen you, and these injuries are from bumping into the wall ourselves," the man with the large yellow teeth said first.
The other man, not wanting to be outdone, hurriedly pledged his loyalty: "Yes, rest assured. We’ll keep our mouths shut and won’t say a word."
Having secured their promises, Ruan Sui'an turned around, picked up the basket on the ground, and slung it over her back.
As she passed by the two, she glanced at them again and made a slicing motion across her own neck.
The two men on the wall immediately understood what she meant and nodded frantically, sealing their lips tightly.
Good grief!
This girl is terrifying. We must steer clear of her if we ever see her again.
Only after Ruan Sui'an left did the two struggle to pry themselves off the wall.
They collapsed to the ground, aching all over, and helped each other up.
The man with the yellow teeth gritted his teeth in anger and said, "That little bitch Zhao Xiaoting got us into this mess. We can’t let her off easy."
The other man carefully supported his waist, equally furious: "Eldest Brother, we must go find that little bitch Zhao Xiaoting and make her compensate us. Otherwise, we won’t let this go."
"No, not just compensation. We’ll make that little bitch spend a night with us too. Otherwise, I won’t be able to swallow this anger," the man with the yellow teeth said bitterly.
"Eldest Brother is right. If it weren’t for that little bitch Zhao Xiaoting, we wouldn’t have been beaten so badly. We absolutely can’t let her off lightly."
As they spoke, the two supported each other and walked out.
They had no idea that Ruan Sui'an had been hiding in the Space the whole time, hearing every word of their conversation clearly.
She felt no sympathy for Zhao Xiaoting—it was all her own fault.
When Ruan Sui'an left the alley, she slipped into the Space. She had to find out where the Zhao family lived.
Since they wanted to harm her, she wouldn’t hold back. She’d empty their home and let them taste the bitterness of instant bankruptcy.
Ruan Sui'an knew the two would go straight to Zhao Xiaoting, who was surely waiting for their reply.
As the two hobbled forward, Ruan Sui'an leisurely followed them in the Space, sipping on Wahaha.
She hadn’t expected the Space to be usable like this—it was practically a cheat tool.
Along the way, passersby couldn’t help but steal glances at the two, wondering how they’d been beaten so badly. But no one dared to ask.
After all, the two were tall and burly. What if they suddenly went crazy and attacked?
Ruan Sui'an complained in the Space, "These two are walking way too slowly! They’re just wasting my time. What useless idiots."
She completely forgot that they were walking so slowly precisely because they’d been beaten quite badly.
Finally, the two arrived outside a courtyard. The man with the yellow teeth threw a stone into the yard and then barked twice like a dog.
"Woof! Woof!"
Hearing the barking, Ruan Sui'an spat out a mouthful of milk.
What the hell kind of signal was that?
Barking like a dog?
Wanzi was standing right beside Ruan Sui'an, and the sprayed milk landed all over his head.
Wanzi whimpered twice in grievance: "Woof! Woof!"
Ruan Sui'an smiled apologetically, picking up a tissue to wipe the milk off Wanzi's head.
"Wanzi, sorry, I didn't mean to," Ruan Sui'an said with a tone of regret.
Alright~_~!
Since her owner had apologized, Wanzi immediately forgave Ruan Sui'an, wagging her tail and rubbing against Ruan Sui'an's pant leg.
Knowing she was forgiven, Ruan Sui'an then turned her attention back to the situation outside.
Just as expected, it had indeed been a signal between the two parties.
Before long, Zhao Xiaoting appeared before them with a face swollen like a pig's head.