After Descending the Mountain, Seven Big Brothers Spoil Me - Chapter 836

Chapter 836: Zhouzhou is Wronged
“What aunt?” The woman looked confused, but the man’s expression changed dramatically.

“A little brat trying to act all smart, just spouting nonsense.” He was about to pull his wife away.

Zhouzhou felt indignant; how could Master Fugui make mistakes? This was damaging her reputation! If she couldn’t do business, how could she continue her stall? Thinking of this, she stood up and grabbed his arm, saying, “I’m not talking nonsense! You really gave your money to another aunt!”

Hearing this, the man got angrier. “You little brat, do you want to get hit?”

As he raised his hand, Qin Lie’s gaze turned cold. He swiftly kicked the man down, drawing gasps from the crowd.

Zhouzhou had already attracted a good number of onlookers with her fortune-telling, but now even more people gathered, eagerly recording the scene.

The woman hurried to help her husband, anxiously asking, “Honey, are you okay?”

The man groaned on the ground, “Ouch!”

Seeing her husband in pain, the woman stopped asking questions and quickly helped him away. Before they left, the man glared at Zhouzhou, his expression filled with malice, mouthing, “You wait for me.”

Zhouzhou’s fists clenched tightly, and she charged forward, eager to spar with him.

Why wait? Just go for it!

However, the crowd around her blocked her way.

Looking up, Zhouzhou saw a circle of phones pointed at her, snapping away incessantly. Their gazes were filled with fear and reproach.

Startled, Zhouzhou froze for a moment, then nervously clutched Qin Lie’s sleeve, shrinking behind him.

Qin Lie’s brows furrowed slightly as he scanned the crowd, his cold, piercing gaze enough to frighten the onlookers into averting their eyes and dispersing swiftly.

“Don’t be afraid. Daddy’s here,” Qin Lie reassured her, gently stroking her hair.

Zhouzhou pouted, “Daddy, I didn’t say anything wrong.”

That uncle clearly had given his money to another aunt, and not only did he refuse to admit it, but he even tried to hit her.

Hmph, he should be grateful her Dad acted quickly. Otherwise, if she’d kicked him, landing on the ground would’ve been the least of his worries.

Still, the whole scene ended up affecting business. People who had originally planned to get a reading were now hesitant, afraid they might get caught up in some drama.

Zhouzhou quickly figured out the reason, puffing out her cheeks in displeasure.

Bad business on the first day of opening? That’s bad luck!

That evening, as soon as she got home, Zhouzhou made a flurry of phone calls.

“Hey, Stinky Little Brother, are you unlucky these days? Need a fortune-turning talisman?”

“Uncle Yu, do you want a money-making talisman?”

“Hey, Uncle Huo, does Little Skinny Pole recognize you yet? How about I give you a child-giving talisman? It’s on sale, 10% off!”

Huo Mingxuan answered the call and was visibly annoyed. He hung up immediately and blocked the number.

Hearing the disconnected tone, Zhouzhou couldn’t help but shake her head. See? Uncle Huo just couldn’t handle it—so stingy! No wonder Little Skinny Pole doesn’t like him.

Sighing, she crossed Huo Mingxuan’s name off her list and moved on to the next call.

The chubby little girl turned into a social butterfly, dialing every contact saved on her smartwatch. Counting the money she’d collected, a big grin spread across her face.

Only then did she finally go to bed.

Watching Zhouzhou’s antics, Grandma Qin laughed so hard her stomach hurt, leaning against Grandpa Qin for support as her body trembled with laughter.

Grandpa Qin steadied her, though he himself couldn’t suppress a chuckle.

This little money-grubber. Such an old soul in her superstitions!

But in the middle of the night, Zhouzhou was suddenly woken up by Ancestral Master.

“Zhouzhou, Zhouzhou, something’s wrong! Your merits are disappearing!”

At his words, Zhouzhou sat up straight, her eyes wide open. “What? What happened to my merits?”

Her gaze was dazed, clearly still half-asleep.

Ancestral Master was anxious, grabbing her hand to show her. “Look, your merits are vanishing, and there’s a lot of resentment building up. Have you done anything bad?”

Zhouzhou puffed her cheeks. “I’m an honest person! How could I do anything bad?”

Hasn’t she done enough mischievous things already?

Ancestral Master muttered to himself with a hint of exasperation.

Still, Zhouzhou’s antics were usually harmless pranks—nothing serious enough to cause such dire consequences.

Without further thought, he nervously urged, “Quick, check what’s going on!”

Zhouzhou was just as clueless.

Seeing the golden glow of her virtue points dissipating, she panicked and clutched her fingers tightly, hoping to stop the flow.

But it was no use.

The golden light kept slipping through the gaps in her little fingers.

Zhouzhou froze for a moment before bursting into tears, wailing, “Waaaah!”

Her hard-earned virtue points were slipping away!

The crying immediately jolted Qin Lie awake next door. Within seconds, he appeared at Zhouzhou’s bedside, his expression sharp and alert.

“What’s wrong? Did you have a nightmare?”

Zhouzhou shook her head, her distress more significant than any dream. She held up her fingers for him to see, sniffling, “Daddy, my merits are gone!”

Unable to see the merits light himself, Qin Lie looked at Ancestral Master. “What’s going on?”

Ancestral Master was still counting on his fingers, murmuring, “Let me figure it out.”

“Looking at the merits, it seems to be from faith power.” When Zhouzhou helped others with their fortunes, the gratitude they felt or going to Sanqing Temple to light incense added to the faith power. This was crucial for him to restore his form.

However, it was strange that only Zhouzhou’s merits were disappearing.

Ancestral Master frowned, suddenly pausing his calculations. “I’ve figured it out.”

But what he discovered made his expression even more serious. “I see that many people are cursing Zhouzhou, and that’s why her merits light is fading.”

After saying this, his gaze shifted to Qin Lie, surprised, “And your merits light is also decreasing.”

Ancestral Master checked one way and then the other, unable to help but ask, “What exactly did you two do that was so wrong?”

Zhouzhou was even more confused.

Qin Lie had a thought and took out his phone.

Before he could search, a trending news alert popped up. He clicked on it, and immediately understood.

Ancestral Master glanced over, astonished. “This… isn’t this from when you were selling fortunes last night?”

The whole mess still stemmed from that couple.

After Qin Lie sent the man flying straight into the hospital with one kick, the husband and wife wasted no time contacting reporters to play the victims. The man sat there with his leg wrapped in layers of thick bandages, looking so pitiful that anyone unaware might think he was on the verge of amputation.

Soon, videos taken by bystanders during the incident began surfacing online.

To the netizens, the story was simple: Zhouzhou gave a bad fortune-telling, lost her temper, and her unreasonable parent stepped in to beat someone up to vent her anger.

Of course, the clip showing the man attacking first had conveniently been cut out.

Even when someone shared the full video, the comments were quick to dismiss it: “Look, the punch didn’t even land.”

To make matters worse, someone dug up Zhouzhou’s connection to Xi Yan, and the footage of him fighting before also shot up the trending charts. The internet was ablaze with criticism, painting them all as prime examples of bad kids and bad parents.

Now, the flood of insults and accusations was overwhelming.

Hearing the commotion, Zhouzhou leaned in curiously to see what was happening.

Qin Lie immediately snapped the phone shut, shielding her from the toxic mess. He didn’t want her innocent eyes sullied by such nonsense.

Holding Zhouzhou close, his gaze turned icy.

Some people, it seemed, hadn’t been taught their lesson well enough.