Then, Vivian changed the topic to Christmas and gave Julia a few more marketing ideas, which made Julia so happy that she thanked her repeatedly.
Just as Vivian was about to leave, a group of teenagers came to collect protection fees. Julia took out five dollars and handed them to them.
The leader was a 16 or 17-year-old boy with blonde hair. He motioned for the person behind him to take the money, then turned to look at the man on his right who was recording something with a pen and paper. When the man stopped, he turned and left.
Vivian did not intend to get involved in this matter. Every place had its own rules of survival. The most important thing was the money could really be used. At the edge of the slums, there was no shortage of criminals. Instead of being harassed, robbed, and smashed by those people, it was better to give them some money. Five Yuan was reasonable.
