Chapter 33

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Translator: Cheese

Compensation

A bracelet! Worth… 180,000 yuan?!

The surrounding people were frightened by Su Tian’s words. They blankly stared at the metal loop that had been deflated into the shape of an “8.” They must have heard wrong ba, this metal ring was worth 180,000?!

Wang Haoxue, who had originally been angered to tears, was stunned. She asked foolishly, “180,000?”

Lin Xiuping was also momentarily frozen. She practically jumped up as she pointed to Su Tian and shrieked, “180,000? Are you extorting people?!”

Su Tian took a step forward. Seeing He Qingwan anxiously pull her back, she turned to give a soothing smile. “It’s okay.”

He Qingwan nervously let go and watched Su Tian enter the battlefield.

She picked up the completely deformed bracelet and found that several of the diamonds, including the largest two blue diamonds, had fallen out.

Su Tian smiled slightly as she passed the bracelet to Lin Xiuping. “Auntie, you1 are from Didu. You must be quite knowledgeable, isn’t that right?”

Lin Xiuping sneered, her expression morphing into pride.

Su Tian’s smile grew brighter. “Then you should have seen this logo before. Take a look, do you find it familiar?”

She flipped her wrist, revealing the K-brand logo on the inside of the bracelet, as well as the “Pt” mark representing the purity of the platinum.

Lin Xiuping casually swept her gaze across. The instant she saw the two symbols, she froze.

She was from Didu, after all, and she had some experience. She was not only familiar with luxury goods, but also very knowledgeable on K-brand, the world’s top luxury brand. A small pinky ring without diamonds could sell for five figures. 180,000 wasn’t an exaggeration at all for such a large bracelet inlaid with diamonds.

Lin Xiuping’s heart fell with a thud. An 180,000 yuan bracelet, she’d actually just stepped on an 180,000 yuan bracelet…

Her brain slowed, nearly coming to a stop.

Wait, no, how could a person from the countryside afford such an expensive bracelet?

It had to be fake ba? How could real platinum break by her stepping on it?

She sneered, “It’s real just because you say it’s real? You want to cheat people with such an easily broken fake? As expected, no proper upbringing…”

Su Tian sighed, saying faintly, “Wouldn’t a highly educated talent like you know that the higher the purity of the platinum, the softer it is?”

Lin Xiuping’s face warped minutely.

She was someone who owned gold jewelry; of course she knew that gold was soft. Platinum shouldn’t be much different.

But how could she admit it?

But Su Tian was no longer willing to speak more. She lowered her head to examine the bracelet.

Because of the severe warping, several of the diamonds had fallen off. Of the two blue diamonds in particular, one was missing.

“Tiantian, the bracelet you gave me…”

Wang Haoxue tugged on her clothes from behind.

Su Tian turned back, looking at the chubby girl with red, teary eyes, and pinched her face. “It’s okay, don’t cry.”

It would have been fine had Su Tian not said it. Once she did, the tears in Wang Haoxue’s eyes began to plop down.

Su Tian no longer looked for the diamond, as she guessed it couldn’t be found. She quickly pulled the chubby girl to the side and began to coax her.

Lin Xiuping began to panic. She shouted towards the people around them, “A fake! It must be a fake! Where could a small business get the money to buy an 180,000 yuan bracelet? Do you believe this bracelet is 180,000 yuan? You don’t pit people like this…”

The surrounding people watched her go crazy in silence. In the beginning, when Su Tian said the bracelet was 180,000 yuan, many people thought it was too exaggerated and suspected that Su Tian was deliberately scaring her.

But then they thought, Su Tian had already called the police ah. She wouldn’t have called the police over a fake bracelet ba?

Though hard to believe, the bracelet might really be worth 180,000.

The people remembered in hindsight that Su Tian’s family was also from Didu.

Officer Liu arrived very quickly. As soon as he dismounted from the car, Lin Xiuping rushed over. She pointed to Su Tian and the others. “Officer, they’re extorting people, saying this bracelet is worth 180,000? 180,000…!”

Officer Liu ignored her, and the policeman behind him pulled her back. “Whether it’s true or not, we will thoroughly investigate.”

Su Tian handed over the deformed bracelet to Officer Liu. “This is the bracelet that this lady stepped on. It is from K brand. Platinum and embossed with diamonds, the purchase price is over 180,000.”

When Officer Liu accepted the bracelet, his heart couldn’t help but feel weak. He absolutely believed Su Tian’s words. If she said it was 180,000, then it was impossible for it to be 179,999.

As he placed the bracelet in an evidence bag, he couldn’t help feeling speechless. Such a small thing was actually worth 180,000.

But whether he believed it or not, he still needed to follow the procedure.

He asked, “Do you have an invoice?”

Without an invoice, she could still be compensated as long as the bracelet was proven to be genuine, but the procedure would be a bit more troublesome. Having an invoice was better.

Before Su Tian could say anything, there was a distant shout from You Pinyan.

“I do, I do…!”

Su Tian turned back and saw the eldest young miss dashing over with a bag, a Little Pudding ice cream2 in her mouth.

She rushed over, and, under everyone’s bewildered gazes, tipped the bag over, letting the contents out.

Banknotes, lipsticks, perfumes, and all sorts of rings, necklaces, and bracelets spilled out.

Su Tian, speechless, hurriedly picked up the valuable items and placed them back in her bag.

This eldest young miss had such a big heart. There were so many people here. Who knew if they were a human or a demon inside. What would she do if someone were tempted?

Losing money was a small matter. Someone getting injured would be a problem.

You Pinyan, pinching the Little Pudding: “I swept all the invoices in here. I haven’t had time to throw them away.”

Su Tian took the bills. “I’ll do it ba.”

You Pinyan repeatedly nodded her head. She watched the show with a Little Pudding in her mouth.

When she’d heard the crazy woman say just now that the bracelet was fake, she knew it was time for her to step up. She hurried back to the inn to find her back and bought a Little Pudding on the way.

She licked the Little Pudding as she watched the show. She didn’t know whether it was because the scene was too exciting, but the fifty-yuan Little Pudding in her mouth tasted better than Haagen-Daz.

Mmm, delicious!

Buy another one on the way back!

Su Tian gave the invoice to Officer Liu. Officer Liu gave it a glance and said to his men, “Take her away.”

When Lin Xiuping saw You Pinyan had brought the invoice, she completely panicked. She shouted to Liu Kaiyan, hoping he could help her say a few words.

Liu Kaiyan stood there expressionlessly, not making a single movement as he indifferently watched Lin Xiuping being pushed into the car by the police.

Officer Liu spoke a few words to Su Tian. “You’ll also have to follow me to the police station.”

Su Tian nodded. As one of the parties involved, naturally she had to be present.

And so, the group of people grandiosely made their way to the police station.

You Pinyan seized the opportunity to buy two more Little Puddings. She would give one to Tiantian, and the two of them could eat it on their way.

At this time, Liu Chaoyang had already heard the news and rushed over.

When he saw Liu Kaiyan, he cursed his unfilial son and came over to slap him, but he was stopped by an officer at the police station.

Liu Kaiyan felt nothing. He silently turned his face, even smiling.

Officer Liu spoke briefly about the matter. “Due to the huge cost of the damaged goods, you can discuss whether to reach a settlement or settle it privately.”

Liu Chaoyang endured his anger and asked, “What if we reach a settlement, and what if we settle it privately?”

Officer Liu: “Reaching a settlement is to take it to court. Given the huge amount of money, according to the law, you may be sentenced to three to ten years of prison…”

Liu Chaoyang cried, “But my wife didn’t know that bracelet was so expensive. It’s not a crime to not know3. Besides, it was that girl who made the first move.”

Hearing Su Tian say this bracelet was worth 180,000, what more did Wang Haoxue not understand?

She had been so agitated and so distressed that her eyes were red the entire trip. She hated that she couldn’t go up and punch and kick Lin Xiuping right then.

And now Liu Chaoyang still dared to say it was her fault. She exploded in an instant. She jumped up and pointed at him.

“Aren’t you shameless? A big man bullying a little girl. Clearly it was your wife who wanted to hit Tiantian. I just came to stop her, and your wife grabbed me. If you don’t believe me, then ask anybody who was there. Everyone can testify!”

She finished with a curse. “Old and shameless!”

Liu Chaoyang’s face was a mix of blue and red. It was the first time someone had pointed at him and called him shameless.

Officer Liu coughed, stifling his laugh, and continued, “Settling privately is simple. You all discuss the amount of compensation, and the matter will be considered over.”

Liu Chaoyang couldn’t bear to let his wife go to prison. He said patiently to Su Tian, “This… Su Tian, you and Kaiyan are classmates, after all. Look, how about we settle it privately?”

Wang Haoxue scoffed. Using his connection to Su Tian.

Su Tian asked, “If we settle it privately, how much are you willing to pay?”

Liu Chaoyang’s aged face flushed. “See, this bracelet isn’t broken, it can still be worn after fixing it. We don’t have much savings…”

Su Tian listened quietly, not answering.

Liu Chaoyang gritted his teeth. “How about 5,000?”

5,000 was already one month of his family’s income.

Although the Liu family was considered a relatively high-income family in Luocheng, their expenses were also high. Everything Lin Xiuping used had to be better than their neighbor’s. With Liu Kaiyan, the average monthly expenses amounted to 3,000 yuan.

Could they save the remaining 2,000? Of course not.

They also used any opportunity to send gifts to people in Didu in an attempt to be transferred back. Their house basically had zero savings.

You Pinyan laughed out loud.

5,000? A 180,000 yuan bracelet looked like this, and they wanted to settle it for 5,000 yuan?

Luxury goods were expensive not only due to the materials used, but also the workmanship, style, and name brand.

The bracelet had turned into this. Many diamonds had been lost, particularly the two blue diamonds. There had been so many people at that time; the diamonds had probably been picked up and taken away.

5,000 yuan, was he kidding?

Liu Kaiyan stood up and turned to leave.

Su Tian was silent for a moment. She asked in a gentle and warm voice, “Do you think 5,000 is an appropriate price?”

Liu Chaoyang put on a bold face. “The remaining diamonds and platinum are worth a lot of money.”

Su Tian: “Since that’s what you think, I won’t argue with you about it. That’s fine. You’ll give us 175,000, and I’ll give you this bracelet. How does that sound?”

[1] Su Tian uses the formal “you” to address Lin Xiuping

[2] 牛奶小布丁的冰淇淋: I think this is referring to a specific brand of milk ice cream?

[3] 不知者不为罪: one who does not know is not guilty, or if one does not know any better, one cannot be held responsible. By the way, “I didn’t know” does not hold up well in court.

Cheese: yesssss tiantian taking no bullshit from this horrid and shameless man

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