Chapter Twenty: No Fight, No Friendship

  But people just watched, after such a long time, no one came to manage, and the police were nowhere to be seen. A middle-aged man lay on the ground, holding his head, two thugs who beat him were still kicking hard, the screams became more and more mournful, the girl tied up on the ground was struggling desperately, a big man kicked her hard.

  Actually hit a woman?

  Yu Songyuan could no longer hold back, he suddenly broke free from Yuemei's hand, grabbed the leg of a chair on the ground and "whooshed" forward. In just a few moves, he beat the two little hooligans until they fled in disarray. The big guy threw away his cigarette and cursed, "You little brat, you're done for!" As he spoke, he also rushed over and joined forces with Yu Songyuan to fight together.

  Yu Yu was so anxious that she almost cried, standing beside him and stomping her feet, in a flurry of anxiety, with no solution at all.

  The man rushed up, swinging his big fist. Yu Songyuan dodged nimbly and kicked the man's abdomen with his heel from behind. The man clutched his belly in pain, like a sack of grain, and fell to the ground with a thud. His mouth was still vomiting, spitting out several mouthfuls of food he had just eaten for dinner.

  Two ruffians with clubs in their hands were about to follow the big guy and charge forward, but they froze when they saw the situation. Yu Songyuan didn't pay attention to them, walked up, swung his fists left and right, knocked two people down, stepped on the necks of the two men with his feet, and scolded: "I, young master, can't stand you guys bullying the old, weak, sick and disabled. Today, if you don't apologize and compensate for your losses, I'll skin you alive!"

  This fight lasted less than a minute, and more and more onlookers gathered, with some even applauding.

  The middle-aged man who opened the store wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said to Yu Songyuan: "Thank you, little brother, for your help. We're fine now, let them go." As he spoke, he untied the rope on his daughter's hand.

  The girl rushed forward and kicked the three dead dogs on the ground a few times. Then, she warmly held Yu Songyuan's hand and said, "Thank you, little brother, you're so powerful."

  Yu Songyuan let go of the three men, and the three men on the ground immediately got up and ran away while cursing: "Little rabbit bastard, wait for it, damn it, wait for grandpa here!"

  Yu Songyuan dragged a stool over, sat down with a flourish, pointed and said: "You kids don't run away, I'm going to eat lunch here, waiting for you, if you don't come, you're raised by an old sow!" The onlookers were all amused into laughter.

  Yu Yu couldn't help but laugh, and came over to pull him away, "What kind of nonsense are you spouting? You can't even learn how to curse properly! Hurry up and leave, the thugs will be back soon!"

  "Auntie, you can't leave. One person does something and another takes the blame. They'll be back with a big group of thugs soon, and this small restaurant will be finished. I'm the one who caused trouble, I won't let them burden the old, weak, sick, and disabled."

  The middle-aged man who opened the restaurant quickly said: "You young men hurry up and leave, these people have gone to call others."

  The girl also said: "Little brother, you'd better leave quickly. They are also mixed in this street and don't dare to do anything to us. At most, they will eat a few free meals and beat us up to vent their anger."

  The onlookers around were also advising Yu Yuemonth in a flurry of words, "Quickly take your son away, this group has more than ten helpers, they must be looking for someone." Yu Yuemonth was anxious, but the little scoundrel had become stubborn and she had no way to deal with him, so she could only sit down with a huff.

  Just as they were delayed, "whoosh" came fifteen or sixteen people, all carrying tools and making a ruckus to take revenge. The leader was a twenty-year-old fat man wearing a black short-sleeved shirt and big sunglasses, looking quite stylish, standing behind the crowd with his arms around his chest.

  Seeing these people gathering around, the father and daughter who opened the restaurant were frightened pale, and Yu Yuemonth also shouted in her heart, it's over, it's over, and both hands unconsciously wanted to protect Xun Songyuan.

  Ke Yu Song Yuan didn't flinch, "Auntie don't be afraid, watch me take care of these scoundrels!" He said, without even saying hello, he directly charged up and started fighting. What he learned from Teacher Chen was practical combat and light skill, no fancy moves, every hit aimed at the weak points or sensitive nerves, one hit knocked down one person, never repeating or wasting a move.

  He was as agile as a goose, flipping and dodging with ease, as nimble as a monkey. This group of street thugs couldn't do anything to him, they were all knocked down in an instant. The man in sunglasses was furious, his whole body shaking, finally he spoke up, "Stop fighting, damn it! You're going to get us killed!"

  All the hooligans stopped, Yu Songyuan also stopped, kicked a small hooligan who was lying on the ground and said to the fat man: "You have the guts to come, I haven't even broken a sweat, this group of trash!"

  The fat man took off his sunglasses, and the onlookers thought the real boss had arrived, expecting a good show. But to their surprise, it was a shocking sight, with teeth scattered all over the ground. A man in a black vest stepped forward, clenched his fist and said: "We don't know each other if we don't fight, but since so many people can't beat you, I admit defeat, I surrender, I concede!"

  Yu Songyuan said: "You're quite bold, like a real man. But admitting defeat is useless, you can't escape. You've smashed up someone's restaurant and made a mess of things, what can be said about this?"

  The man bowed his fist again: "It's all the fault of my subordinates, I don't shirk responsibility, and I guarantee to compensate fully. Within an hour, all the tables and chairs will be replaced with new ones, and I'll also pay 100 yuan in medical expenses. You should be satisfied now."

  "Then go and get it done quickly. I have important things to attend to after dinner, no time to play with you guys." Yu Songyuan said.

  Look at those rascals running around in all directions, Yu Yueyue said, "Little ancestor, have you made enough trouble? Grandma is still waiting for us to eat at home, are we going back or not?"

  "Aunt, don't go yet." The girl then said to Yu Songyuan, "Little brother, you're so great. You haven't eaten yet, right? Just eat here, sister will make the best food for you."

  As she spoke, she suddenly blushed and kissed Yu Songyuan's forehead. Someone nearby teased, "This is a hero saving a beauty, hurry up and marry him!"

  Yu Songyuan was kissed by a strange girl for the first time, and his face turned bright red. Unexpectedly, the girl raised her head and said to the crowd: "I'm willing to do it, what's it to you? You just watch the excitement, watch us being bullied, and not one of you helps." The crowd was shocked, their mouths agape, and they were speechless with embarrassment.

  A middle-aged man and a young girl quickly brought up four dishes and a bottle of sweet potato wine, and said to Yuèyuè: "Big sister, today we owe it to this little brother, please mother and son give us some face, at least eat a bit."

  Yu Yu's anger dissipated, and after helping someone else have a loud and intense fight, she was no longer being pretentious. She pulled Yu Songyuan down to sit and eat with her. The young lady came over to pour them wine and accompanied them as they ate, warmly offering them wine and dishes.

  They originally lived on the outskirts of the county town, with little land and not enough to make ends meet. Now that policies have been gradually implemented, they came to this street and rented two old bungalows, opening a small shop selling everyday dishes.

  The girl is in high school in the county town, and there are also a younger brother and sister at home. The small shop can barely make enough money each year to pay for the tuition of the three children. Unexpectedly, the street hooligan Zhuang Laoba, that fat guy, has also set his sights on opening a restaurant, eyeing this plot of land and two old houses, wanting to squeeze them out. Every day he sends people over to eat and drink for free, never paying a cent. Today they came again to cause trouble, luckily Yu Songyuan intervened to resolve the situation.

  After a while, a group of thugs came carrying new tables and chairs. The fat man sat down with a big smile, first pulling out a stack of money, and said to the middle-aged man: "Old Qin, past things were my fault, I didn't manage my subordinates well. Medical expenses plus the owed meal money, is 150 yuan enough? Round up to an integer, you take it. Today's wine is also on me."

  He brought over the big guy and the two little hoodlums who had been beaten up earlier, and made them kowtow three times to Yu Song and his mother. Then, he also kowtowed three times to the father-daughter pair, as a form of apology.

  The big guy stood by with his hands hanging down, while the little rascals all kept a safe distance away. The fat man picked up the wine cup in front of the girl and said to Yu Songyan: "Little brother, you're impressive, you're mighty, I admire people with skills. Come on, let me toast you."

  Yu Songyuan took a sip, "From now on, this little brother of the store is under my protection. From now on, whenever someone comes to make trouble, I'll only settle accounts with you. If there's one more incident, I'll beat you up once, until you wet your bed while sleeping."

  Fatso poured wine for everyone again: "Alright, I'm a few years older than you, so let's just say I'm your big brother. Since this small store is under your protection, from now on it'll be under my protection too. Whoever dares to cause trouble, I'll break their legs. My name is Zhuang Hu, eighth in the family line, known in the Jianghu as Old Eighth Zhuang. Who are you, little brother, and how can I contact you?"

  "I live in Yu's Village, contact me if you need anything," said Yu Songyuan.

  "Yu's village? Yu Xinhe and Yu Xinmin, two brothers. Who are you? Could it be..."

  "He is my elder and younger brother!"

  "Oh, I get it now." Zhuang Hu looked enlightened, "No wonder he's so awesome!"

  Zhuang Hu held up his wine cup and clinked it against Yu Songyuan's, "Yu younger brother, from now on we'll call each other brothers. Although I'm a few years older than you, but big brother me is an orphan, a rootless duckweed, with no proper roots or red shoots, can only rely on swindling and bullying neighbors to scrape together some small change to muddle through... Woe is me..."

  He said, and actually cried out in a true yet fake manner, "I'm so miserable! When something happens, I have no one to discuss it with. When I suffer losses, I have nowhere to vent my grievances. During holidays and festivals, I'm always alone, with just a bottle of wine and a plate of peanuts. Brother, if you don't abandon me, from now on, Zhuang Ba will follow you around! With Yu's heroic protection, I want to open a big restaurant!" As he spoke, he downed the wine in one gulp.

  The crowd watching the commotion did not expect that young Yu Songyuan would show maturity beyond his age. He raised his head, drank the wine dry, and looked at Zhu Hu, saying:

  "You can follow me, but in the Yu family, we cannot tolerate those who do not walk the right path and bully men and women. Since you want to be called brothers, from now on, you must not engage in any more evil deeds of fighting, killing, and bullying neighbors. Otherwise, my elder brother and I will never show mercy to those who make mistakes, and the strict family law of the Yu village is famous far and wide!"

  "Little brother, don't worry, from now on, big brother will properly open a restaurant. The restaurant is considered to be jointly opened by you and me, two brothers. With the prestige and kindness of Yu Gandie and Yu Er Gandise, no one in this county would dare to come and cause trouble. In the future, I want to make Yu Gandie and Yu Er Gandise happily accept me as their godson!"

  "When did I become your father? With your current status as a hoodlum, do you think they would acknowledge you as their godson?"

  "You and I are brothers now, they are of course my godfathers! Don't worry, from now on, Zhuang Ba will definitely make a name for myself and won't bring shame to them!"

  Fatty respectfully poured a cup of wine for Yuè Yuè and said: "Auntie, I've been an orphan since childhood without father or mother. Today, my subordinates startled you, I'll take the blame. Since my brother and your son are brothers now, from now on, you're also my adoptive mother." He downed the cup in one gulp.

  Yu Yu couldn't help but burst out laughing, "Hmph!" She said with a smile, "How can you be so casual about recognizing me as your mother? Besides, I'm only 36 years old." Her cheeks flushed red as she scolded with a laugh, "You're already so old, how dare you recognize me as your godmother? Do I look that old to you? It's really like trying to get ivory from a dog's mouth."