"Yes! We're here for you. We want to talk about a business deal."
"Oh? That's interesting. Tell me more."
Hearing this, Qiu Xi felt something was fishy. She wondered what these three guys would say.
"Then listen carefully."
After speaking, Mao Da winked at Mao Dan.
Although Mao Dan was a bit timid, his brain was still the most functional among the three. He could be considered a mediocre strategist.
Upon receiving the unspoken message from his elder brother, he immediately stepped forward.
He organized his thoughts and explained the situation to Qiu Xi in a few words.
As Qiu Xi listened, her expression grew darker.
What a Zhao Dongsheng!
Before her cousin could confront him, Zhao Dongsheng had already offended her.
Qiu Xi glared at the three men with a dark expression and scoffed coldly, "Fine! He only sent the three of you?"
She understood the situation now, but based on these three individuals, she doubted they would gain anything today.
"What's wrong? You little girl, you look down on us brothers, don't you!"
Mao Da's temper flared a bit, but they had made arrangements before coming today.
As the saying goes, appeal to their emotions and reason. Although they were ruffians, they were also loyal.
Therefore, they planned to persuade the person to come to them with the business first, and if that didn't work, they would resort to force.
Moreover, the person who sent them probably didn't want a big commotion, otherwise, they wouldn't have sent just the three of them.
Qiu Xi sneered, "Indeed, I don't think much of you!"
She had her own skills!
Thinking back, her martial arts training hadn't been in vain!
"You!"
Mao Er's temper flared up. "Big brother, let me go teach her a lesson!"
She could look down on him, but not his big brother!
He, Mao Er, was not someone who wouldn't hit women.
Having grown up in the village, he had seen plenty of gossipy, meddling, and fighting women. When he was bullied as a child, he would even sneakily tie sacks to beat people back.
Not being a gentleman really made life incredibly comfortable.
"Are you truly unwilling?"
Mao Da looked at Mao Er, held him back, and turned to ask Qiu Xi again.
"You talk too much. If you don't make a move soon, we're going home for dinner."
Nan Hua couldn't watch any longer and pulled Qiu Xi, preparing to leave the alley.
"Mao Er, go!"
Seeing that they were about to leave, Mao Da stopped pretending and immediately ordered someone to charge.
"Whoosh!"
As soon as Mao Da finished speaking, Mao Er rushed forward.
However, the person he thought he could kick to the ground twisted his waist and nimbly dodged the attack.
Unwilling to believe it, Mao Er quickly recovered and lunged again with another kick, simultaneously aiming a chop at Nan Hua's neck.
For those who made a living by fighting, over time, their skills focused only on speed, ruthlessness, and accuracy; everything else was just for show.
However, what Mao Er did not expect was that as soon as he turned, this move was easily neutralized by the man in front of him.
He even received a punch in return.
"Oof!"
Pain!
How could this guy be so strong!
But he didn't have time to think, because in the next second, the man was already throwing punches.
Quickly shifting to the side, the two began to fight head-on.
"Big brother, second brother doesn't seem to be doing too well this time."
Mao Dan watched, still a bit shocked. He knew his second brother's skills.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have gotten this far.
"No matter what! Let's go together and capture that woman first!"
He refused to believe that with three of them, they couldn't handle just these two college students!
Mao Dan nodded fiercely, "Alright!"
Then the two of them crept forward stealthily.
However, Qiu Xi, who had been observing Nan Hua handle himself with ease, had already been paying attention to the remaining two with her peripheral vision.
So, when the two were about to sneak up on them, she had already made her move.
"Damn!"
"Which bastard, sneak attacking! Get out here, you punk!"
Failing before even starting, Mao Da immediately became enraged.
He looked around, shouting furiously.
"Thwack!"
Another strike landed.
This time, the two saw clearly: it was this delicate little girl in front of them who had delivered the heavy blows!
"Mao Dan, let's go together!"
So what if she knew a move or two? If the two brothers teamed up, he refused to believe they couldn't win.
For Qiu Xi, this was merely a warm-up.
She had been practicing martial arts for a long time, and she often reviewed her techniques. Today, they were finally going to be useful.
Hmm... she felt a little excited.
These two guys were out of luck, simply because they had come to her doorstep.
Thus, in the next few minutes, Qiu Xi gave the two men a significant moment in their lives: the lesson of being a proper person.
It was truly just a few minutes, and a beautiful melody ensued.
"Ah!"
"Big sister... Grandma... Ancestor... Stop... Ah..."
The alley, usually deserted, was now filled only with the cries of the two.
This was truly a disaster!
Weren't they told this girl was easy to bully and that the job would be easy?
Now she was clearly a she-devil, a tigress!
Mao Da and Mao Dan could only curl up, covering their faces, begging for mercy.
Qiu Xi felt a sense of satisfaction watching them.
When Nan Hua saw Mao Da and Mao Dan approaching, he had been a little nervous.
But as soon as he saw Qiu Xi make her move preemptively, he immediately relaxed.
His little girl could handle herself.
However, Mao Er was in a worse state. At first, he had thought of helping his brothers.
But who could have guessed that this man was also so formidable, and his strikes were so brutal?
In just a short while, Mao Er was already struggling to defend himself and had no time to think about his brothers.
So, when Qiu Xi stopped, Nan Hua also immediately concluded his one-sided match.
"What? Can't get up?"
Qiu Xi looked down on them, sprawled on the ground.
"..."
Their blows were so heavy, how could they get up...
"Xi Xi, what should we do with these three?"
Nan Hua, who had initially intended to resolve this privately, remembered that these three had come for Xi Xi, so he decided to let Xi Xi handle it.
Qiu Xi thought for a moment, "Hmm..."
"Why don't we hand them over to the police? The reason... we can say it was robbery!"
Having committed such an act, even a false accusation would become a real one.
"Grandma! We confess everything, and we didn't accomplish anything. Can you spare us this once?"
Hearing their conversation, Mao Da panicked. He really couldn't go to jail!
The three of them hadn't married wives yet, and they still needed to care for their elderly mothers at home!
Qiu Xi raised an eyebrow, "Don't want to go?"
The three shook their heads in unison and quickly denied, "No! No! Not at all!"
"Then how about you, as the leader, go?"
"Of course... exchanging one person is fine."
Seeing their faces turn ashen, Qiu Xi smiled slyly.
Nan Hua, watching them, could only smile and shake his head helplessly.
"Second brother, third brother, since that's the case..."
"Then I'll go!"
After a long pause, Mao Da suddenly burst into tears and said.
"I brought you all here... You... when you go back, take good care of our old mother, and don't let her... know..."
"No! Big brother!"
"I'll go. I'm thick-skinned..."
"I... I'll go! I'm naturally timid anyway, so I won't be much help if I stay..."
...
"..."
Qiu Xi looked at the three pushing and shoving each other, her forehead furrowed.
These three were quite loyal!
"Alright, alright! You three grown men are crying like this, it's truly embarrassing!"
"We... we... we're going to be stuck sewing machines..."
And she wouldn't even let them cry for a bit...
This grandma is too difficult to deal with...
Stuck sewing machines, indeed!
Qiu Xi really couldn't stand it anymore. How had these three managed to survive?
Was it just by their brute strength and their... less-than-ideal loyalty?
"Enough, enough!"
"Wuwuwu..."
"Alright! Stand up straight!"
Seeing that Qiu Xi had scared them enough, Nan Hua straightened his face and called out.
Mao Er immediately stood at attention reflexively, and Mao Da and Mao Dan also trembled uneasily.