Chapter 754
Absurd Coercion
Luo Li was quite excited to hear that the immortals really liked the clothes they made.
After receiving the size chart from the Mountain God, he glanced at it briefly and kept it close to his chest. Kneeling on the ground, he said excitedly, "Thank you for your kindness, immortals! Thank you, Mountain God, for recommending our Cuigu tribe to make these clothes. We will try our best to complete these clothes as soon as possible, which should take about fifteen days. Once they are finished, I will inform the Mountain God. On behalf of all the Cuigu tribe, I thank the Mountain God!"
Luo Li's words were very sincere and pertinent, and Xu Bo'an felt quite comfortable listening to them.
Xu Bo'an also praised you generously: "The reason why the immortals in the Immortal Realm like the clothes you make is because the clothes you make are not only very comfortable, but also have very delicate stitches and extremely exquisite and unique embroidery patterns. I hope you can continue to work hard and make even more exquisite and unparalleled clothes, so that the people of the Immortal Realm and everyone in the Great Jing Dynasty will know about the great existence of the Cuigu Clan!"
Xu Bo'an's encouragement boosted Luo Li's confidence even more, and he said, "Please rest assured, Grandpa Mountain God, we will do our best to make every piece of clothing the best it can be."
Xu Bo'an said, "Alright, I won't linger here any longer. You should get back to your work!"
Luo Li said, "Respectfully seeing off the Mountain God!"
After a long while, when he could no longer hear the voice of the Mountain God, Luo Li got up and went back to doing his own thing.
After Xu Bo'an turned his attention away from the Cuigu tribesmen, he picked up his phone, opened WeChat, clicked on the chat box of Zhang Wenzhong's wife, Zhang Mei, and sent her a message about custom-made clothes.
Zhang Mei, on the other end of the phone, replied to Xu Bo'an's message almost instantly, expressing her gratitude.
After finishing this task, Xu Bo'an was wide awake. He checked the time and it was already five o'clock in the afternoon. The monkeys had already learned to make their own monkey wine, but there weren't many kinds of fruit in the forest. If he wanted the monkeys to be able to brew more monkey wine, he would need a sufficient variety of fruits.
Xu Bo'an then thought of using this time to go to the seed company to buy some various kinds of fruit seeds and flower seeds, so that the peach trees could be sown in the mountains and fields to grow more fruit trees and flowers, so that the monkeys would have enough raw materials to brew wine.
Without further ado, Xu Bo'an quickly dressed and drove towards Seed Street. Because Seed Street was relatively narrow, Xu Bo'an found it inconvenient to drive there, so he parked his car in a parking lot on a nearby street. After parking, he walked towards Seed Street.
After walking a few steps, he saw a large crowd gathered not far ahead. Xu Bo'an was not one to join in the fun, and he usually avoided such scenes.
But when Xu Bo'an heard the cries for help from the crowd, he subconsciously looked towards the crowd and instantly saw a person standing by the window on the fourth floor of the residential building in front of the crowd. Anyone with eyes could see that someone was contemplating suicide.
As a kind-hearted person, Xu Bo'an quickly walked towards the crowd. Because he was eager to save lives, Xu Bo'an walked towards the front of the crowd after reaching the crowd.
Then he could clearly see that the person standing at the fourth-floor window, contemplating suicide, was an old man in his sixties. He had lived most of his life; what could he possibly be so upset about that he would take his own life? Xu Bo'an really couldn't understand it.
Standing at the front were three young people, two men and one woman. One of the men looked more stable and mature, while the other looked somewhat carefree and irresponsible.
The young woman was strikingly beautiful, with rosy, fair skin and almond-shaped eyes that were slightly elongated by inner eyeliner, making them appear large and lively. Below her straight nose were two small, pink cherry lips. The woman was tall and slender, wearing a smart business suit. She was a true beauty, and she looked exceptionally radiant in the afterglow of the setting sun.
At this moment, several people were trying to persuade the old man on the fourth floor, especially the two men, who kept anxiously shouting, "Dad, are you getting senile? It's just that you lost some money due to a failed investment. Is it worth doing something so foolish? Listen to us and go back right away!"
The old man upstairs said, "Nonsense! What do you mean 'some money'? That's most of my life savings! How am I supposed to live now?"
The young man standing at the front, who looked somewhat nonchalant, said, "Dad, no matter how much money you've lost, jumping off the building won't solve anything. My sister has plenty of money. Hurry up and come down. My sister will make up for whatever you've lost. It's no big deal!"
Hearing this, the old man seemed even more heartbroken. With a long face, he said, "You little brat, you make it sound so easy. The first two times my investments failed, your sister covered my losses. But this time, I've asked her several times, and she refuses to give me any more. I raised her with such hardship, and in the end, she won't even give me a few pennies. She's such a heartless ingrate! I've raised her for nothing!"
The beautiful woman standing at the front downstairs was heartbroken upon hearing the old man's words. Her pretty face instantly became veiled with sorrow, and her brows furrowed tightly as she said sadly, "Dad, do you have to be so rude? What do you mean I won't even give you a few measly coins? Think about it yourself. Over the years, I've bought you a house and given you money. Apart from the money for the house, I've given you nearly two million. To put it nicely, that's your savings; to be honest, wasn't it all given to you by me?"
You always take money and do those so-called investments, lose it all, and then come to me for it. I gave in once or twice, promising you wouldn't invest again, but you never learn. My money is the result of countless days and nights of hard work and sweat; it didn't fall from the sky. Besides, even the richest person couldn't withstand such reckless spending. Honestly, haven't I done enough? This time you want money back? Don't even think about it!
Hearing his daughter's words, the old man at the window became very agitated and said, "You've really gone too far! I've raised you all these years, and now you think you're all grown up and dare to talk to your father like that? Let me tell you, if you don't give me 500,000 yuan today, I'll jump off this building and make sure you forever bear the stigma of driving your father to his death. Let's see if you'll still talk back to me like that!" Another man standing at the front said, "Dad, what you're doing is really going too far. My sister has been filial enough to you. If you continue to act so unreasonably, we really won't take care of you anymore!"
The old man became even angrier upon hearing this and said, "Fine, fine, you little brats don't want me to see the sun tomorrow. Since you're so heartless, I might as well just die already!"
After saying that, he moved his body forward slightly. The beautiful woman who had just spoken immediately became nervous and quickly called out, "Dad, don't do anything foolish! Go back first, and we'll go upstairs and talk to you properly!"
Despite the resolute words she had just spoken, the woman's heart softened upon seeing her father's state. After all, he was her own father, and no matter how ruthless she was, she couldn't bear to watch him end his life right before her eyes.
At first, the onlookers thought that the old man's children were extremely unfilial or had beaten him, which led him to his despair. But now that they understood the reason, the crowd began to condemn the old man.
Even tigers don't eat their cubs. I've heard of people who "betray their fathers," but I've never seen anyone "betray their children" like this before. It's truly a strange story!
"This old man even calls himself 'father'! I've never seen a father act like this before. He's really disgracing himself!"
"After his investments failed, he resorted to such despicable tactics as threatening to jump off a building to force his children to give him money. How could he even think of such a thing!"
"You're still not satisfied with such a good daughter? If I had such a beautiful and capable daughter, I'd be laughing in my sleep. As for this kind of 'vampire' father, let him jump off a building if he wants to!"
The whispers among the crowd made the old man feel a little embarrassed, but his goal today was to get the money. He was determined to get it even if it meant losing face. He had already gone this far, so saving face and saving face were no longer important.
As the saying goes, "A person who cares too much about their face cannot survive in this world." This saying was invented to deal with those who are extremely shameless. But now, no one knows that the old man actually used this saying to deal with his own daughter. It is truly incomprehensible and very strange thinking!
Xu Bo'an now fully understands what happened, and after careful observation, he discovered that the old man's original intention was not to jump off the building, but to use the pretext of jumping to scare his daughter so that she would obediently hand over the money.
Xu Bo'an had come here intending to rescue the person, but seeing that the person was not in any danger, he was about to leave.
However, now that Xu Bo'an had seen through the old man's scheme, he couldn't bear to see such filial children being coerced by the old man. He couldn't stand this disrespectful behavior of an elder, and he also knew clearly in his heart that even if someone forced the old man to jump off the building today, he would not actually jump.
Since Xu Bo'an is already here, he can't just stand by and watch such filial children be forced by their father. Besides, this matter is within his ability, so he can help resolve it as doing a good deed for a kind person.
Thinking of this, Xu Bo'an shouted directly to the old man at the window, "Hey, uncle, you really have courage! At your age, you still dare to jump off a building. If you want to jump, just jump. Nobody's stopping you. We're all just killing time anyway, so let's just watch the excitement!"
Hearing Xu Bo'an's shouts, although the onlookers felt a sense of satisfaction and relief, they only hated the old man's actions. They were unsure whether the old man would actually jump off the building, so no one dared to shout along, fearing they might cause unnecessary trouble for themselves.
People generally have this mentality: they are very enthusiastic about watching the excitement, but they don't want to cause trouble for themselves.
Of course, the reason Xu Bo'an dared to shout like that was because he really couldn't stand this kind of behavior. The most important thing was that he was absolutely certain that the old man would not jump off the building at all. Even if he really wanted to jump, Xu Bo'an was able to catch him and ensure that he was unharmed.
When the siblings standing in front heard Xu Bo'an shout those words, they all looked at him with fierce eyes.
The somewhat nonchalant-looking young man walked towards Xu Bo'an and said irritably, "You son of a bitch, how dare you talk like that? If anything really happens to my old man, you'll take full responsibility and pay for everything!"
Immediately afterward, another seemingly composed young man glared angrily at Xu Bo'an and said rudely, "I really don't know what you're up to. Get out of here and stop adding fuel to the fire. Don't you think things are bad enough already?"
Although the beautiful woman disapproved of her father's unreasonable behavior, he was still her father no matter what. Even if she disapproved of his actions, she could not allow others to incite him to jump off the building. She could not make such a drastic move, nor would she allow others to do so!
At this moment, the beautiful woman looked at Xu Bo'an with disgust on her pretty face. She turned her head and said angrily to Xu Bo'an, "You really don't like watching the show. If you can't speak properly, get out of here!"
Xu Bo'an was not angry at the three men's cold words. Putting himself in their shoes, although we would feel indignant and sympathetic to see others treat our children like that, and feel sorry for those children who are so unlucky to have such 'vampire' parents, and think that it would be better not to have such parents, and hate that person and think that he should be torn to pieces!
However, if it were his own parents, he wouldn't have the heart to do such a thing. Xu Bo'an could understand this. The reason his three siblings blamed him for doing this was because they had no idea that their father didn't really want to jump off the building to commit suicide; he just wanted to use this despicable means to swindle money. (End of Chapter)