After all the commotion, Li Jingyue stayed behind to chat with everyone, while An'an herself went inside and immediately spotted Lu Yan standing on the windowsill. Lu Yan was already quite tall, and standing on the windowsill made him almost reach the ceiling. He was holding a broom and sweeping the house with his head still slightly lowered, as if afraid of bumping it. Seeing busy Lu Yan, An'an's heart suddenly felt a warmth, and she called out in a crisp voice, "Yan-ge, come down!"

  At the sound of a familiar voice, Lu Yan stopped what he was doing and jumped down from the windowsill. He put down the broom and before he could even react, his mouth was filled with something sweet. Turning around, he saw An An grinning like a sly little fox, her mouth curved upwards in a smile. "What did you feed me?" he asked, his mouth stuffed to the brim with something soft and fluffy, and sweet-tasting.

  An An smiled slyly, "Sugar-coated chestnuts, still hot! So sweet!" Just when she came from the market department, she met an old man selling sugar-coated chestnuts, and An An directly bought a lot of them!

  After finishing speaking outside, she peeled several and put them in her palm. Taking advantage of Lu Yan coming down from the windowsill, she secretly stuffed them into Lu Yan's mouth. This was also because Lu Yan had no guard against An An, if others wanted to get close to him it would be difficult, let alone feed him. Lu Yan's heart felt especially beautiful, his eyes filled with a smile, asking "How did you come over so early?"

  "The sales department is fine, I'll come over to help earlier." As soon as Anan finished speaking, a noisy commotion came from outside. She and Lu Yan exchanged a glance, then hastily went out of the house. One look and oh boy, this was getting serious!

  The entrance of the shop was packed with people, including strong men, children and old people, it really gathered a whole family from old to young, obviously none of them were energy-saving lamps.

  An'an wasn't wrong, this group of people is indeed not a thrifty lamp. They are the direct descendants of the Xu family. Early today, it was heard that Xu Heizi's branch had actually sold out the storefront facing the street. On the spot, many people gathered, and now they have arrived at the door of the storefront to make trouble.

  These people are obviously not doing this for the first time, they're familiar with it. After the old man came and fell to the ground, he started wailing loudly. When the old man cried, those children looked at their elders crying, so naturally they also had to cry.

  A loud wail pierced the eardrum.

  As for the Zhuang and Han men, they were even more aggressive, some holding rolling pins and others holding hoes, all of them came to fight, with their tools fully prepared.

  When Anan came out, Li Jingyue was already talking to the old man on the other side, but! It's really a scholar meeting a soldier, with reason that can't be explained clearly. No matter how Li Jingyue tried to explain, the old lady lying on the ground just wiped away her tears and said, "I'm so unlucky! Our good shop was sold out by the useless descendants of the Old Lai family. I'd be too ashamed to face my ancestors even after I die!"

  Li Jingyue persuaded, "Old lady, you talk about reason, this shop is our real money bought from the owner's house, you say it has something to do with you, then take out the evidence."

  The old lady lying on the ground heard this, but she didn't seem to hear it at all. She just wailed louder and louder, completely ignoring Li Jingyue. Li Jingyue was so anxious that sweat dripped from his forehead, while the big man beside him glared fiercely, clearly ready to strike at any moment.

  An An saw that there were still some people who didn't understand, and this was the group of people in Xu Heizi's mouth. She took a look at Lu Yan, directly broke free from Lu Yan's wrist, and rushed to the front with an arrow step.

  Before everyone came to their senses, she directly stuffed three candies into the mouth of the grandson in the old lady's arms. The child's mouth suddenly turned sweet and the 5 or 6 year old kid couldn't help but stop crying and started smacking his lips.

  The crying sound suddenly became half as loud.

  The old lady was flustered at a glance, and immediately raised her palm to hit the child, but was pulled back by An'an. She had always respected the elderly, but this kind of person in front of her was not worthy of respect.

  She pinched the old lady's wrist, adding three more degrees of force, and saw that the sharp-tongued old lady's face had changed, about to scold loudly. As a result, An'an suddenly pulled out another handkerchief from her pocket and stuffed it into the sharp-tongued old lady's mouth.

  She raised her head, and somehow, a shiny knife had appeared in her hand. She glanced at the sharp-tongued old woman's face with a flicker of her eyes, and made a signal to Lu Yan. He took the child away from her with one hand, while his other hand firmly restrained the burly man who was about to intervene.

  A place was left for An, only she and the sharp-tongued old woman. An's movements with her hand became lighter and lighter, but when the shiny blade scraped against the person's face, a stinging pain, yet from the outside, there were no visible wounds. An remained calm, her tone flat, "Still screaming?" as if asking about the weather today.

  The sharp-tongued old lady was suddenly frightened and nodded her head straight away, even forgetting to cry.

  When did that sharp-tongued old lady ever encounter such a scene? Usually, if they heard that this shop had been taken over again, they would come with a few strong laborers, just like singing a big show.

  She carried the smallest child in her arms, and as soon as she walked to the entrance of the shop, there was a burst of barking. She found that when she came out, it was even more effective than the strong laborers, because she was an old woman carrying a child in her arms, and the boss of the shop didn't dare to move her.

  This method has been tried many times and was originally used to drive away several families.

  How did she end up here today? This little girl looks so well-behaved and clean, but as soon as she came up, she pulled out a knife, which scared the old lady half to death.

  The people around couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable, after all, this old lady looked like she was in her seventies, with a head full of white hair and a face full of wrinkles. She was so thin that it seemed like the wind could blow her away. And yet, here she was being slapped in the face by a young girl holding a knife, completely without any filial piety.

  An ignorant woman immediately spoke up and took sides, "You little girl, someone came to talk things over with you, how could you suddenly take out a knife? Believe it or not, I'll call the police!"

  An An heard this, and merely raised her head to give the woman a calm glance. "Go ahead and call! I'd also like the police to come and mediate things. What's the relationship between our small shop that only sells goods, this old lady, and all these people in front of us?"

  "Along with our own children's shop opened, do we still need this group of old and young to come to our shop front to sing a big show? ", seeing An'an's calm and composed appearance, the woman's arrogance suddenly subsided a few points. Next to someone who knew the situation, whispered a few words, listened clearly to the original intention, the woman's face suddenly became like an overturned color palette, she secretly scolded the old man on the ground, "Despicable!"

  The old lady had nowhere to hide and could only endure it, feeling that even her old face was being utterly humiliated.

  An An's expression didn't change, but the knife in her hand never left the old lady's face. She looked at the two big men subdued by Lu Yan and shouted, "This shop is now surnamed Gu, and has nothing to do with those surnamed Xu! If you still want to bring the old man and children to make trouble, that's fine, just don't blame us for not showing mercy!"

  She paused, and her tone took a turn, "Of course we're not heartless people, for the innocent child we can let him off, but what about this old woman? At worst, we'll just break her leg and throw her out, we don't lack money, and we can afford to support an old cripple, provide for her until she dies." As she said this, she still seemed to be thinking of something as she glanced at the old lady pinned under her.

  An An's gaze was cold, as if sizing up merchandise. Even though this old lady had lived a lifetime, she had never seen a young girl like this before. On the surface, she looked white and clean, delicate and soft, but inside, she was ruthless and merciless.

  The old lady was startled and subconsciously curled up her legs.

  "An'an continued, 'I don't know if after you're crippled, your kid will take care of you?' Attacking the person by attacking their heart, An'an didn't believe that this shameless old woman's child would be very filial."

  If this old lady really becomes crippled, her future days will be tough.

  As soon as her voice fell, the old lady immediately broke free from Anan's hand, threw the five yuan in her pocket to the strong man, and ran away. Before leaving, she didn't forget to scold, "I won't do it anymore, give me back my five yuan!" As soon as the old lady left, the child eating sugar next to her was suddenly startled and followed her running behind.

  There are no old and young, only these two young men are left. The older one is called Xu Hongcai, and the younger one is called Xu Hongyun, who is the elder cousin of Xu Heizi, a child from his uncle's family.

  Can't you all see? This is obviously a scam!

  It's still Xu Hongcai and Xu Hongyun who invited the troublemaker to come to this shop and stir up trouble in front of everyone. Their purpose is to continue to drive away the original owner of the shop, just like before, so that the shop will fall into Xu Heizi's hands again. After a few years, they won't believe it if Xu Heizi doesn't return the shop to the clan.

  These two big men are a pair of brothers, and strictly speaking, they are still the elder cousins of Xu Heizi, but because of the problem of paving the way, the two families have thoroughly fallen out.

  To be honest, Xu Hongcai and Xu Hongyun are two people with great power and prestige. They have come many times before, each time scaring the boss of the restaurant to death, but this time is an exception. One of them was kicked underfoot by Lu Yan.

  Another one was choked by Xu Heizi, who was originally outside buying medicine for his mother. As soon as he heard that someone from the clan had come to the shop with people to cause trouble, he immediately stopped buying medicine and rushed back to the shop.

  It was just when he arrived that he found it had already been settled by Anan and the others. For outsiders, the most troublesome ones in this family are the old and the young, as you can't get close to the elderly and you can't even touch the child.

  It just so happened that I met Anan, this monster who doesn't play by the rules. First, she used a few candies to coax the child into submission. In Anan's eyes, what does a five or six year old know? They simply follow the adults and learn from them.

  But that old woman was indeed ruthless, looking at the familiar sight of her lying on the ground, it was clear that this wasn't her first time. An naturally wouldn't show mercy, and the old woman didn't expect that the people she used to be most afraid of would now take the initiative to approach her, not only that, but also waved a knife in front of her face, wanting to break her legs, the old woman's expression was just a mixture of ferocity and cunning.

  Aren't you scared yet?!

  It's okay for her to come and help out, but it's not worth losing her life over five bucks.

  Moreover, that old saying is always right: the strong fear the reckless, and the reckless fear those who don't care about their lives. An An is one of those who doesn't care about her life, but she has a good grasp on her limits, she won't go too far, just trying to intimidate.

  I didn't expect her to guess it correctly.

  The old lady ran away, and An An slowly put the knife away. The palm-sized knife was directly put into her pocket. However, after this incident, the people around looked at An An with obvious reverence in their eyes.

  Even Zhang Lao and Cheng Yanqiang, who had looked down on An'an before, exchanged a glance with each other, truly unexpected. The little girl's family is indeed ruthless, no wonder they let her run the shop at such a young age.

  An An doesn't take other people's intimidation to heart, this is originally a world where the strong prey on the weak. She wants to open a shop in Shanghai, with Li Jingyue's help being one reason, and secondly she herself must stand up for it, otherwise on the first day of opening someone will dare to make trouble in front of the shop door, if they don't handle it well, later there will be more people coming to cause trouble.

  Li Jingyue looked at this and changed his gaze from looking down on a junior to one of admiration. A 17 or 18-year-old girl could have such decisive action and adaptability in the face of unexpected situations, it was truly not easy. He took another look at his own niece, Xu Chengcheng, who had her eyes wide open in incredulity, clearly shocked. Li Jingyue sighed, indeed, there were still differences between people.

  An An walked to the side of Lu Yan, and under Lu Yan's feet was Xu Hongcai. He stepped on him with a heavy foot, and with one step, he estimated that half of Xu Hongcai's ribs were crushed. Xu Hongcai was in so much pain that he hummed, but no one paid attention to him. He could only look at Xu Heizi for help, "Heizi! I'm your third uncle! You can't let outsiders bully me, can you?"

  Xu Heizi's hand grasped Xu Hongyun, who followed with a pale face, watching as he struggled to catch his breath. He didn't forget to threaten, "Heizi, if you continue like this, you'll offend everyone in the Xu family. When your mother dies, she won't be able to enter the Xu ancestral tomb! She can only become a lonely ghost."

  He didn't mention his own mother, but as soon as he mentioned Xu Heizi's mother, Xu Heizi's grip on his hand tightened by a few degrees, clearly with resentment. "We don't care about the ancestral tomb of the old Xu family!", Xu Heizi was born tall and strong, and had been a soldier in his early years, so his strength was naturally unmatched by ordinary people. Seeing Xu Hongyun's teeth chattering, grinding and gnashing nonstop, he was on the verge of fainting.

  "Hey, Hei Zi Ge!" An An shouted. In that instant, Xu Hei Zi suddenly came back to his senses, threw Xu Hong Yun out of his hands and didn't forget to kick him, "Get lost!" If it wasn't for a little bit, he would have killed someone. When he was choking Xu Hong Yun earlier, he really had the intention to kill. It was these two white-eyed wolves, who didn't know how many meals they had eaten at their house when they were young. Since his dad left, these two so-called elder brothers came to bully them with their heads held high.

  His mother was even more furious.

  An An knew that Xu Heizi had hatred in his heart, so she immediately changed her mind and said, "Why don't you go beat up Xu Hongyun to vent your anger?" As soon as he heard that he was going to be beaten again, Xu Hongyun didn't care about the pain in his neck anymore, and he couldn't catch his breath. He rolled and crawled out onto the street, afraid that Xu Heizi would follow him and hit him.

  Even his brother Xu Hongcai didn't care about him anymore.

  Xu Heizi deliberately said, "Or I'll break his legs? Let him never come to the shop again to cause trouble!"

  Xu Hongyun didn't hear anything else, but just heard the three words "break your leg", and ran even faster.

  Only one Xu Hongcai was left, still like a dead dog, being kicked under Lu Yan's foot. An'an squatted down and took out the small knife from his pocket again, starting the previous action, glancing at Xu Hongcai's face from time to time. The blade was too sharp, and accidentally scratched Xu Hongcai's face, causing blood to gush out. An'an suddenly widened his eyes in a frightened expression, whispering, "Ah! Sorry, my hand slipped."

  Lu Yan saw An An's playful appearance and smiled indulgently, "Mischievous!"

  Xu Hongcai now had a mind to die, his chest hurt so much that he couldn't speak, and suddenly, his face was burning hot, then came the sound of dripping, the bright red blood dripped down from his cheek, faster and faster, soon there was a lot of blood on the ground.

  Xu Hongcai barely lifted his hand, pointing at the blood, trembling, "Blood?", and then his eyes rolled back, completely fainting.

  "Ah! Blood splatter! This is not fun at all!", An calmly pulled out a handkerchief from her pocket and wiped the blood stains off the knife, her dark eyes gleaming with excitement. "Yuan-ge, I haven't had enough fun yet!"

  Lu Yan kicked the dazed Xu Hongcai on the ground and comforted, "Good boy! Next time if there are people who don't know better coming to cause trouble, just play along!"

  These two people's conversation, as if no one was around, scared the onlookers who were watching the commotion, what kind of person is this? This is clearly a devil.

  Have you ever seen a 10-year-old girl carrying a knife with her, and when she sees someone she doesn't like, the knife comes out? Even though she's already scared the person to death, this little girl still looks innocent and complains that she hasn't had enough fun.

  That man is also a pervert, and he even said next time continue, just play.

  No need to worry about them, it won't be long. The onlookers will disperse completely. As for Xu Hongcai who had fainted, he was carried by Xu Heizi as if he were 200 catties of pork, apparently planning to make a big scene at the Xu's house.

  Xu Heizi left with an apology, "Fourth Brother, Sister-in-law, I've caused you trouble again."

  An An smiled mischievously, "No no! Just bring a few more next time, let me have my fill of fun! Otherwise, it's not exciting at all when we're only halfway through and the people are gone."

  Xu Heizi, "...", oh my god!! Fourth brother, what kind of little monster have you found to be your daughter-in-law?! It's too scary!

  The crowd that was about to leave heard An's last sentence and their feet seemed to be greased, running even faster. The owner of this newly opened shop is probably a madwoman.

  Still that seemingly obedient little girl, but actually a real female lunatic inside.

  After seeing everyone disperse, An innocently shrugged her shoulders, "Too boring." She was just joking! How could they leave just like that.

  Lu Yan looked at An An with a tilted head, his eyes shining with tenderness, "Had enough fun?"

  An An nodded like a little chicken pecking at rice, and Lu Yan knew that this girl had a big playful heart, so from the very beginning, he cleaned up the battlefield to let An An play to her heart's content.

  He finally understood that this girl, who seemed gentle and obedient on the surface, actually had a crazy and stubborn personality hidden inside. Whoever dared to provoke her would face her unscrupulous and crazy side. But it was precisely this kind of distinct and vivid personality that made Lu Yan love her more and more.

  Indeed, one's own little girl is lovely no matter how you look at her, even when she looks angry.

  An'an smiled with her eyes open, "Yan Ge, you still understand me!"

  Next to them, Li Jingyue and Xu Chengcheng swallowed at the same time, feeling that they needed to reassess the little girl in front of them. Xu Chengcheng was the first to speak up, tentatively asking, "An An, is that really you??", The usual gentle and easily bullied An An in her eyes had suddenly become so fierce, it was as if she had changed into a completely different person.

  An An patted her small chest proudly and said, "It's me! The real deal!"

  Xu Chengcheng reached out and pinched An An's face, while Lu Yan stared at Xu Chengcheng's hand with a gaze that could kill a mosquito.

  Feeling Lu Yan's gaze, Xu Chengcheng subconsciously withdrew her hand, she asked cautiously, "What about you?"

  "Haha, you're scared too? Looks like I played the part pretty well, and it suits me to play the bad guy."

  Xu Cheng let out a sigh of relief, "So it was just an act!!"

  An An nodded slightly, a hint of disappointment flashing in her eyes before quickly disappearing. This kind of ruthlessness from Gu An An was something that Xu Cheng Cheng couldn't accept, but Lu Yan had indeed accepted it.

  Upon reflection, her previous actions were indeed a bit out of the ordinary, so Xu Chengcheng's reaction wasn't surprising. Even Li Jingyue was there, and An'an had returned to her usual gentle and obedient demeanor, looking pleased with herself. "Little uncle, from now on you don't have to worry about the Xu family causing trouble," she said proudly. "They come once, I'll hit them once; they come in pairs, I'll hit them in pairs!"

  This childlike behavior made Li Jingyue also breathe a sigh of relief, and he couldn't help but smile, "Then I must thank the female fighter Gu Anan."

  "No need to thank me! I'm just doing this for my own family!", An's playful words instantly dispelled the gloom that had been left on Li Jingyue and Xu Chengcheng's minds.

  The bad guys were finally driven away, and the shop front became quiet again. A few people walked back and forth, until there were no outsiders left inside. An'an asked directly, "Uncle, when do you plan to open the shop?"

  Li Jingyue was taken aback, not expecting Anan to be in such a hurry. He said, "The tailor said it would take until tomorrow to arrive, and as for the fabric, I've already asked someone I know from before to send it to Shanghai, at the earliest it will arrive this afternoon, and at the latest it will be tomorrow!"

  "Alright, let's find some young women from around here who aren't idle at home! We need those who are good with needlework. At first, three to five people will do, and we can set up a small room behind our shop. It'll be specifically for these young women to make clothes. As for the sewing machines, can you get some retired machines from your side's garment factory? Get three to five of them over here, and let old tailor train these young women from around here first. If they pick it up quickly, we can start production right away! As for the designs, I'll rush out a few drafts tonight, and then we can follow those!"

  An'an seemed to have thought of all the places she could think of, and added, "If there's anything else that comes to mind, just say it."

  Li Jingyue is always thinking about the feasibility of this matter with Anan.

  Xu Cheng Cheng wondered, "An An, why are you looking for Little Aunt?"

  "Because they are idle at home taking care of children, they need a job more than anyone else, and being young is more convenient to use than some aunts, and also more obedient. This is the truth, Anan's current identity has transformed into a businessman, she thinks about maximizing profits."

  Li Jingyue's eyes lit up after hearing Anan's explanation, and suddenly several candidates appeared in his mind. He said straightforwardly, "In the past few years, several pregnant female workers were kicked out of the garment factory and are now at home taking care of their children. They have good skills and are familiar with the work, they can start working directly."

  In those days, if a worker got pregnant, it wasn't like nowadays where they could just take maternity leave. If there was no connection, basically getting pregnant and having children meant losing their job position. After all, working in a garment factory is a lucrative business, with many people eyeing the position every year. As soon as someone leaves, the vacancy is immediately filled.

  As for the young aunt who has just given birth to a child, she can only stay at home and take care of the child. If she encounters a good husband's family, they may show some understanding towards her. However, if she encounters an evil mother-in-law and an inconsiderate husband, life is really like being in scorching water and raging fire.

  An'an was delighted to hear that there were female workers who had left the textile factory, "Little uncle, you should be in charge of this matter, it's best to have a clear head and be able to make decisions on your own, little auntie." Don't let the family members come and cause trouble every now and then, or else the shop will not be able to open. Thinking of this, An'an had an idea, "Let's prioritize widows or divorced women! Their lives are more difficult, and with a job, they can focus more, and most importantly, there won't be any family troubles."

  Li Jingyue nodded, "Leave it to me."

  "Fabric! When will the fabric arrive?", Now the circulation of goods in the market is more open than before, which is a good sign for them and also means that Li Jing will have an easier time picking up goods.

  Li Jingyue said, "I contacted my friend from yesterday and he said he would leave some of the good fabric for me, but I haven't received any specific information about how much there will be. Based on my guess, it probably won't be too much. They are suppliers for clothing factories and usually don't bother with small customers like us." This is also because Li Jingyue has been working in this procurement position for many years, and in the past, he had brought a lot of convenience to that friend, so this time, his friend helped him reserve some fabric.

  An'an's mind turned a corner, "Let's get it over with as soon as possible! I won't be able to stay in Shanghai for much longer." After all, she had been out for so many days, and it was time to start preparing to return. However, since the shop hadn't opened yet, her heart felt like it had a heavy stone weighing it down. If she waited until the shop opened before leaving, she would at least have some peace of mind.

  "Come on!" Li Jingyue's tone suddenly changed, "Don't you want to stay a few more days?" According to his estimate, he would have stayed at least a month.

  I didn't expect it to be so urgent.

  An An glanced at Xu Chengcheng and said, "It's been a long time since I've been out for so long, I'm starting to miss home."

  When Li Jing heard An say that, he couldn't help but laugh. Only then did he realize that the little girl in front of him was only 17 or 18 years old, and indeed not big at all. It was just An's behavior this time and last time that gave him a kind of illusion, which was the feeling of treating people of the same age.