Chapter 6: Pretty Sister

  Hearing Zhang Jian say this, Qiu Yue Min naturally knew what he was getting at. This clearly meant that someone had been called to come and retaliate against him...

  The air is trembling, as if the sky is on fire.

  "Ah!" Qiu Yuemin muttered to himself: "The storm is coming..."

  "Qiu Yuemin! Didn't you say you weren't afraid of Mouse Brother? Didn't you say you were the greatest yourself? I'd like to see just how fierce you are!" Zhang Jian and his gang had already walked up to Qiu Yuemin, and although Zhang Jian looked angry on the surface, he was secretly grinning from ear to ear.

  Qiu Yuemin's face didn't change color, and he said calmly: "Zhang Jian, you really have skills, who the hell told you to spout nonsense? When did I say I was the biggest? What mouse brother, mouse younger brother, I don't know them!"

  The man called Mouse Brother by Zhang Jian's face muscles twitched slightly.

  "Damn it, you don't even recognize Mouse Brother, what kind of big shot are you?!" Zhang Jian retorted while flattering and hitting back at the same time.

  Qiu Yuemin saw Zhang Jian's arrogant face and suddenly felt a wave of disgust. "I'm telling you, Zhang Jian, if you have the guts, let's go one on one, just the two of us. What kind of skill is it to stand in a crowd and talk nonsense?"

  "Who doesn't know you Qiu Yuemin can fight? I admit defeat!"

  Qiu Yuemin's mouth curled up slightly, "Bastard!"

  "Kid, don't be so smug, you're going down today."

  "Come on, mom!" Qiu Yuemin suddenly shook his whole body and kicked Zhang Jian's waist with one foot. Zhang Jian dodged in time, secretly sighing that he was unlucky, thinking that Qiu Yuemin was like this again, saying fight and then fighting.

  Qiu Yuemin made a move, and several people behind Mouse Brother rushed out. Mouse Brother's eyes rolled around, he stretched out his hand and waved it, signaling everyone to retreat.

  Seeing them stop, Qiu Yue Min also stopped.

  Shu Ge looked at Qiu Yue Min's face for a few moments, then said in a big brother tone: "Listen up, kid. I'll be straight with you. I'm not the kind of person who picks fights when they're bored. But Zhang Jian is under my protection at your school. If you mess with him, you're messing with me. Here's what we can do. There aren't many people around right now, so you won't lose too much face. You get down on your knees in front of Zhang Jian and apologize, and this whole thing will be over. It'll save us both some trouble, and you'll avoid getting hurt."

  Qiu Yue Min remained silent on the spot, as if he was listening very seriously.

  Seeing Qiu Yuemin's appearance, Mouse thought he was probably moved, so he gave Zhang Jian a wink. But Zhang Jian had just been kicked by Qiu Yuemin and didn't dare to go over. Mouse glared at Zhang Jian, thinking that he was really a useless coward, if it weren't for the fact that he still had some use, he wouldn't even bother with him.

  Zhang Jian didn't dare to go over, and Mouse Brother continued: "What do you think? After this matter is settled, you will also know that Zhang Jian is under my protection. From now on, as long as you don't have any more conflicts, I won't bother you either. Just kneel down and apologize, say a few words, and you can avoid a beating. What are you thinking about? Isn't it a good deal?"

  Qiu Yue Min remained silent.

  This time, Mouse Brother found something strange and patted Qiu Yue Min on the back, urging: "Come on, say something."

  Qiu Yue Min did not lift his head and remained silent for a long time before speaking in a low voice: "Do you really want me to say it?"

  The mouse brother nodded and said impatiently: "Speak."

  Qiu Yuemin slightly raised his head, his face calm as if nothing had happened. Suddenly, his eyes widened and he shouted: "I'm telling you to shut up!"

  The next moment, countless fists and Hong Kong feet were smashing towards Qiu Yue's body...

  It is said that Qiu Yue Min's ability to fight was just his reputation in school, and many people were often intimidated by his fearless attitude before the fight even began. However, not many people have actually fought him. Qiu Yue Min had never learned martial arts, nor was he a gangster, so his so-called fighting skills were simply that he was braver than ordinary people and dared to fight.

  But these little rascals, each of them older than Qiu Yue Min, if they really fought, Qiu Yue Min wouldn't stand a chance. At most, Qiu Yue Min could only take on three of them at once.

  It's all because Qiu Yuemin underestimated Zhang Jian, and didn't expect him to really dare to call for revenge. From the moment Qiu Yuemin left the school gate, Zhang Jian and others had been staring at him, originally waiting for Qiu Yuemin to pass by the flower shop and approach the alley, but they didn't expect him to intervene in other people's business and chase after a thief, even running into the alley. Seeing this, Zhang Jian was overjoyed, and quickly guarded him from the other side of the alley, it was worth the effort to lure him into the less crowded alley.

  Qiu Yuemin knew he couldn't win, so he pulled out his own set of tricks, ready to grab Zhang Jian and not let go, beating him to death would be fine, this way he could also feel a little better.

  But the cunning Zhang Jian never approached Qiu Yuemin, instead standing outside the crowd circle, smugly watching Qiu Yuemin get beaten up. He was so angry that he couldn't even lay a hand on Qiu Yuemin himself.

  Qiu Yuemin felt discontent in his heart, was knocked to the ground several times, and got up again, but after getting up, he was knocked down again. Finally, with a severe pain in his back, plus countless Hong Kong feet trampling on him as soon as he fell, this time he couldn't get up again.

  Qiu Yuemin clenched his fists and glared sideways, but was still powerless. If Zhang Yang and Qin Tian were by his side at this time, the three brothers fighting shoulder to shoulder might have had a chance. But now... he could only take the beating, hoping not to get hurt too badly, couldn't let Dad and Mom see the injury...

  Just as the thugs were getting more and more agitated, a clear and melodious woman's voice came from one end of the alley: "What are you doing?! I didn't steal anything, why are you grabbing me?! You police can't just grab people randomly!" The word "police" was especially loud.

  "Mouse... Brother Mouse, the police have arrived!"

  "I heard, damn it's unlucky, retreat quickly!" Mouse Brother looked around and kicked Qiu Yuemin in the back before fleeing. While escaping, he said: "It's unlucky to meet a policeman when going out, remember, no robbery is allowed today!"

  ……

  After Zhang Jian and others left, Qiu Yuemin only felt a wave of heat in his head, and his vision became blurred. In the distance, he vaguely saw a woman with a clear face appearing in front of him, and she kept shouting beside him, but he couldn't hear what she was saying.

  Qiu Yue Min thought, probably they were shouting something like "Are you okay?" or "How are you now?"...

  "What is this?"

  Qiu Yue Min opened his eyes, and the first thing that appeared in his line of sight was the tawny ceiling. The ceiling looked unfamiliar, but the refreshing fragrance that floated over made Qiu Yue Min feel that this strange place was also quite warm and cozy.

  Qiu Yue-min thought to himself, this is the fragrance of flowers, I've smelled this scent before.

  "This is my flower shop."

  Qiu Yue Min's first question after waking up was immediately responded to. Looking at the speaker, Qiu Yue Min was taken aback. Huh? Isn't this the young female store clerk whose bag was stolen? She looks so young, is she the boss?

  Qiu Yue Min asked in doubt: "Was it you who saved me?"

  The female boss picked up a bowl of soup and stirred it with a spoon, glancing at Qiu Yuemin while doing so. She said calmly, "En... after those thugs ran away, you fainted. I called the doctor to take a look at you, nothing serious, just some external injuries."

  Qiu Yuemin shifted his legs and wanted to sit down, but with a slight movement, his back hurt badly.

  The female boss rushed over and reminded him, "Don't move around, the doctor said that although it's nothing serious, the injured area will hurt if touched."

  Qiu Yuemin's heart was inexplicably touched, and he stared blankly at the female boss's face. Suddenly, he felt that the female boss was really beautiful, and judging from her appearance, she should be only in her early twenties, but her movements and words seemed extremely mature. After staring for a long time, Qiu Yuemin finally squeezed out two words: "Thank you!"

  The female boss smiled slightly, just a casual movement, but it was very touching. "Why thank me? It's I who should be thanking you. I really didn't expect that someone as young as you would have such great courage."

  "What's most important is that you have a strong sense of justice. Nowadays, it's rare to find kids like you..." The female boss added.

  "I'm almost eighteen years old, I'm not a kid..." Qiu Yuemin smiled faintly, and didn't think he had done anything remarkable.

  The female boss held the bowl of soup, blew gently into it a few times, and handed it to Qiu Yuemin, saying softly: "Come on, drink this, it's medicine."

  Seeing Qiu Yuemin didn't move, the female boss said: "Good boy, open your mouth."

  Qiu Yue Min actually didn't like taking medicine, but this time, he obediently opened his mouth.

  The female boss was using a spoon to feed the medicine into Qiu Yue's mouth, when suddenly he grabbed the bowl and said: "Actually... I can drink it myself."

  The female boss suddenly felt a bit awkward, right, he can drink by himself, why do I still need to feed him? After glancing at Qiu Yuemin, the female boss sighed again, he's just a kid, why should I be embarrassed?

  After Qiu Yue Min finished drinking the medicine, the female boss took over the bowl and pushed open the wooden door to walk out. When she closed the door, she said to Qiu Yue Min: "You rest for a while, I'll be keeping watch outside."

  Qiu Yue Min was young, but the changes in his family over the years had taught him a lot about human relationships. He knew that the female boss was kind-hearted. But how could he bear to stay on someone else's bed for long? He touched the injured part of his body and looked at himself in the mirror, only to find that the right side of his face was also starting to swell. He couldn't help but worry secretly, hoping that when he returned home, his parents wouldn't notice...

  Qiu Yue Min put his hands on his waist and turned around in a circle, slowly getting used to the slight pain before leaving the small room.

  Qiu Yuemin pushed open the small wooden door, and a more intense and mixed floral scent came rushing in. In an instant, a inexplicable feeling of happiness surged up. Qiu Yuemin looked at the female boss with excitement and said: "Boss, your flowers are really beautiful!"

  The female boss saw Qiu Yue's excited look and suddenly felt that something was off. She quickly put down the flowers in her hand and said, "I didn't expect you to be so happy after getting beaten up! If you think my flowers are beautiful, then buy a bouquet to give to your girlfriend!"

  "I don't have a girlfriend, I'm still a student!" Qiu Yuemin said immediately.

  The female boss chuckled twice and continued: "Nowadays, students of your age often come in pairs, you're alone, so introduce your friends to come and buy!"

  After finishing this sentence, the female boss added: "By the way, don't call me 'boss's wife', it sounds like I'm very old. My name is Liu Fang, just call me Sister Fang."

  "Liu Fang..." Qiu Yue Min whispered, then said: "My name is Qiu Yue Min, the 'Qiu' from Qiu Shaoyun, the 'Yue' from Vietnam, and the 'Min' from people."

  "Don't explain it so clearly to me, I didn't study much." Liu Fang said this with a very disdainful smile.

  Qiu Yuemin smiled slightly and looked around before saying: "Fang Jie, the fragrance of the flowers in your room smells really good. What kind of flower is it?"

  "Do you like the smell of that?"

  Qiu Yue Min nodded, "En."

  Liu Fang smiled faintly and said, "I like it too. That's lavender. Here." As she spoke, Liu Fang walked over to a few bunches of lavender and pointed inside.

  Qiu Yuemin also followed him and put his nose close to smell it, with a very intoxicated look.

  Qiu Yuemin followed, and Liu Fang slowly introduced: "Lavender likes sunshine, slightly tolerates shade, likes moisture, avoids water accumulation, is cold-tolerant and drought-tolerant, generally does not require much watering. It only requires fertile, well-draining sandy soil to thrive, very easy to care for."

  Qiu Yuemin listened seriously, occasionally using his bright and curious eyes to gaze at the beautiful sister in front of him. Young men all like this kind of thing, just like cats are born to love stealing fish. He also unintentionally discovered that a very happy smile appeared on Liu Fang's face.

  "Yue Min, how old are you now? Are you in high school?" Liu Fang asked after a moment of silence.

  "Ah, it's senior year now."

  "Ah, I can see that my brother is also in his third year of high school and he's a bit taller than you."

  "Then your brother must be very handsome."

  Liu Fang was somewhat surprised and hastily asked: "En, how can you say that?"

  Qiu Yuemin shifted his gaze to Liu Fang's eyes and said with emotion: "Sister is beautiful, brother must be handsome too!"

  Liu Fang's face turned slightly red as she scolded, "You little brat, you've got a sweet mouth!" But in her heart, she was delighted.

  The two chatted for a while, and when Liu Fang saw that it was getting late, she asked Qi Yuemin where he lived. Qi Yuemin didn't tell her, although in his heart he really wanted to chat with this beautiful sister for a while longer, but he also knew that always staying at someone else's place wasn't good, so he hastily left.

  All the way, Qiu Yuemin kept thinking of Liu Fang's appearance and said to himself many times: "If I could have such a beautiful sister who cares about me, it would be great..."

  Or, having a girlfriend like that wouldn't be bad either...