It turned out that Miao Cuihua and the others were indeed the type to pick on the weak and fear the strong. Under Ding Yun's threats with a cleaver and a kick, they finally had no choice but to retreat.
At the same time, the security guards at the entrance rushed over.
They escorted them away,
and warned them that if they didn't leave, the police would be called for disturbing public order.
Only then did they temporarily leave, but Ding Yun believed this was only temporary, and the troubles involving them would likely not cease or decrease because of this.
Just then, there was another knock on the door.
This time, she, for the first time in a long while, actually used the peephole and, upon seeing it was Aunt Zhao outside, quickly opened the door and pulled Aunt Zhao in, thanking her:
"Aunt Zhao, thank you so much.
You called those security guards, didn't you?"
"Of course! The moment I saw some commotion here and overheard a bit, I knew you weren't at fault and that you wouldn't be able to handle it yourself. So, I specially called Xiao Zhang and Xiao Wang over.
Their company collected our property management fees.
Who else would we call when something happens? Honestly!
Let me tell you, I'll give you their phone numbers later. If those people come back, you can call them. However, you should also give them some cigarettes and alcohol afterward, just as a gesture. Nothing too expensive.
A few dozen yuan is fine.
If you give them nothing, over time they'll start to complain!"
Aunt Zhao answered with a smile, simultaneously offering advice to Ding Yun and explaining the ways of the world.
Although the security guards had a duty to ensure the safety of the小区 (xiaoqu - residential complex) owners from disturbance and threats, such matters were often just words. Their effectiveness depended on the ability of the people causing trouble, how difficult they were to deal with, and whether the security guards were diligent or willing to act.
Most people's mindset was to avoid trouble rather than seek it, and they were even less willing to stick their necks out for others, only to bring trouble upon themselves.
Moreover, in similar family disputes, they might help once or twice, but if it happened repeatedly and you offered nothing in return, who would be happy about that?
"Understood, understood, I'll go later!
But thank you again. If it weren't for your help, I really wouldn't have thought of it for a moment, and perhaps those few of them would still be at my doorstep yelling."
Ding Yun nodded in understanding and thanked her again.
"You don't need to thank me too much. I just can't stand people like your parents. Although I didn't hear much just now, your parents are definitely the type who prefer sons over daughters, right?
They won't stop until they have a son.
You're already the fifth child, so how many younger brothers are there? They really know how to reproduce! And from what they were saying just now, I could tell their intentions in looking for you were impure. You're really unlucky.
To have a family like this, parents like this.
But, your spirit of resistance, I truly admire. You're just like I thought you'd be."
Aunt Zhao looked at Ding Yun with a touch of pity as she spoke, patting her shoulder with emotion.
As an elder who had seen more of the world, she knew how difficult such families could be. It was precisely because she knew that she felt such a surge of emotion.
After her emotional outpouring, before Ding Yun could say anything more, Aunt Zhao continued, "Quick, tell me the detailed situation.
Later, I'll see how I can frame it to your advantage and explain it to everyone. I'll get the people in our小区 to side with you, so they can all shun them."
"Uh... thank you so much..."
With such a good opportunity, Ding Yun obviously wouldn't refuse. So, she quickly pulled Aunt Zhao to sit on the sofa, poured her tea, and brought her fruit, before slowly recounting the original host's past experiences.
There was no need to exaggerate these matters.
A straightforward, truthful account would suffice.
Aunt Zhao listened and repeatedly sighed, feeling that it was bad enough her parents had ruined their daughter's early life, but now they were continuing to ruin her married life? This wasn't raising a daughter, it was clearly raising a few slaves, or like raising a few piglets at home. When they needed money, they would bring out the piglets, either to drain their blood or sell them directly.
Finally, Ding Yun specially took out several shopping cards and insisted on giving them to Aunt Zhao, as she had truly troubled her. Only then did she see Aunt Zhao out.
As soon as the person left and the door closed,
Ding Yun immediately used her consciousness chip to contact the real Fu Shiyun and told her everything that had happened today, asking her what was going on and if she intended to intervene. If she didn't care, then don't blame Ding Yun for not being polite in the future.
Fu Shiyun, inside the orange cat's body, saw the message from Ding Yun, quickly finished the last bit of cat food in her bowl, curled up in her luxurious cat bed, and began to focus on communicating with Ding Yun.
[I didn't expect them to actually find you.]
[To be honest, I've been on blind dates but never settled down. I've never really found someone to marry, mainly because I was worried about the household registration issue, worried about having to move my household registration back, and worried about them finding me. I didn't expect them to find me even though I was so careful. It's ridiculous!]
[Luckily, I've turned into a cat now. Otherwise, just for this issue, I'd probably be worried to death. Oh my gosh, thinking about it this way makes me feel much better. The one who needs to worry now isn't me, it's you. So, good luck!]
At first, Fu Shiyun was indeed a little worried.
But she quickly realized that she wasn't even human anymore, so why worry about such things? It had nothing to do with her.
So, she even started to gloat.
This infuriated Ding Yun to no end:
[What exactly do you mean?
Do you mean you don't care about them anymore? It doesn't matter to you how I deal with them, right?]
[Of course, I don't care. Do you expect me to have any deep familial affection with them?
Although many years have passed, my resentment towards them has faded a lot, but that doesn't mean I don't hate them anymore. Besides, I'm already dead. This is my next life, so why should I care about things from my previous life?
It's you who is using that body now, and they are your parents and relatives, so I don't care what you do. As long as you're not afraid of breaking the law, I don't care if you kill them all.]
Fu Shiyun was very resolute.
Clearly, her inner resentment had not diminished.
Upon hearing this, Ding Yun basically understood what she needed to do. It was simply to act according to her own desires, without needing to consider Fu Shiyun's thoughts anymore.
[That's for the best. I won't tell you about future matters. Don't blame me if something happens later.]
After saying this, Ding Yun broke off the contact.
And immediately instructed the primary artificial intelligence to comprehensively collect information related to the original host's parents and relatives.
Including, but not limited to, salary income, social relationships.
Online information footprint, communication records.