Rebirth: Slice-of-life Cultivation Chapter 1658 - 903: Frustrated Everywhere (Part 3)

"If we don’t return right now, then when? Are you dooming us to perish in this place?" Mrs. Chen shot back.

Yang Fei: "Sis, that’s unreasonable—you know we must guarantee fresh ingredients first..."

Mrs. Chen barely hid her scorn: "Making excuses, are you? Who do you think you are? Merely a petty shop owner scraping by."

In their eyes, a mere small boss? No different from a hog primed for the butcher’s knife!

Irritation surged through Yang Fei as he thought, I endured plenty at my father-in-law’s firm, and now striking out alone, I still face this nonsense? Was quitting all for naught?

Yang Fei’s countenance grew grim: "Here’s your refund—we’re not serving you!"

He grabbed a stack of bills from beneath the counter, verified the sum with the cash register, and slammed it down: "Get out and don’t let the door smack you!"

Disbelief flooded Mrs. Chen’s features; she simply couldn’t grasp it.

In the blink of an eye, her face hardened. Years in government service had honed her expertise. The kid from the strawberry greenhouse earlier flashed in her mind.

She began chanting, "According to..." "Article 15, employers are strictly prohibited from hiring anyone under sixteen..."

"As a Bureau of Human Resources party member, I’ve gotten a complaint about child labor in your shop. I’m empowered to fine you!"

Mrs. Chen sneered: "Your business permit’s getting yanked! Can’t touch the dogs, but you’re fair game!"

With that, she whipped out her phone, switched on the camera, and headed for the greenhouse outside.

A flicker of unease crossed Yang Fei’s face, but he wasn’t a rookie who’d scare easily.

Mrs. Chen strode swiftly into the strawberry patch, where warmth enveloped her at once, revealing a ridiculous sight.

Plump Dongdong reclined on a lounge chair, soaking up the lazy sun—pure bliss, total bliss!

At last, he got why Jiang Ning adored sunbathing in a chair.

Naughty Xingxing toiled like a beast of burden, harvesting strawberries here, then lifting them there to stuff into Dongdong’s mouth.

Dongdong munched the berries, fist pumping wildly as he yelled: "Awesome, just awesome!"

Stunned, Mrs. Chen launched into rebuke: "Why make kids labor like this, why?!"

Dongdong eyed her in confusion: "He’s my worker—he chose to do it."

Triumph rushed through Mrs. Chen; she bellowed: "Know that kids under sixteen can’t labor? Know it’s against the law?"

Hearing this, Xingxing lit up with delight, thrilled to bits: "Yes! Justice Auntie’s here—I’m rescued!"

Xingxing yelled fast: "I quit working, I quit!"

Dongdong bellowed in fury: "Damn it, you’re mutinying!"

Leaping like a cat, the chair groaned "creak" sadly, and Dongdong charged to handle Xingxing.

Xingxing hit the dirt, shrieking nonstop: "Auntie, help!"

Dongdong hit and berated: "Slacking off and now striking?"

Yang Fei observed the comedy with delight.

Mrs. Chen whipped around with a threat: "You’re finished—child labor on your watch!"

Yang Fei stayed utterly calm: "Who’d I hire?"

Mrs. Chen jabbed at the thrashed Xingxing: "Those two!"

Yang Fei burst out laughing: "Dongdong hasn’t lifted a finger—how’s he employed by me?"

"And that one?" Mrs. Chen demanded fiercely.

Yang Fei called out loudly: "Dongdong, say—who employs Xingxing?"

Dongdong, who’d long treated Xingxing as his own lackey, replied instantly: "Xingxing works for me."

Yang Fei smacked his palms together, grinning: "The vassal of my vassal is not my vassal."

He added: "Any issues? Go hassle Dongdong about it."

Mrs. Chen stood there dumbfounded now: "How do you penalize a kid for using child labor?"