Eight months pregnant, Xiao Yao originally wanted to buy some pastries to satisfy her craving. However, she decided not to buy when she felt the vendor cut too much of the walnut cake. This made the vendor very unhappy. After her mother was knocked down by a punch from the vendor, Xiao Yao was also pushed to the ground. Fortunately, her mother shouted, 'Don't hit her, she's pregnant!' and Xiao Yao was spared further assault.
The day before yesterday, while preparing to take a train back to her hometown, Xiao Yao encountered a nightmare.
Vendor Lost Temper and Pushed Pregnant Woman
Around 2 p.m. the day before yesterday, Ms. Wen and her eight-month-pregnant daughter Xiao Yao arrived at the train station. When they walked past the area near Jiannian Minghua, they saw someone selling walnut cakes.
“Mom, I want to eat some,” said Xiao Yao, suddenly craving the colorful cut cakes. Ms. Wen told one of the vendors, Ai, that she wanted to buy a small piece, making a gesture to indicate the size.
Unexpectedly, Ai cut a large piece of the walnut cake. Seeing this, Ms. Wen was startled and said she couldn't eat that much, and turned to leave without buying it.
“You have to buy it once it's cut!” Ai grabbed Ms. Wen to stop her and her daughter from leaving. In panic, Ms. Wen forcefully shook off Ai's hands.
Ai then punched Ms. Wen in the head, causing her to immediately fall to the ground.
Seeing this, Xiao Yao quickly went to help her mother but was also pushed to the ground by Ai. At this moment, other vendors gathered around, and mother and daughter were terrified.
“Don't hit her, she's pregnant!” Ms. Wen shouted when she saw Ai and others intending to continue attacking. Seeing Xiao Yao with her large belly lying on the ground, Ai stopped further action.
After the police were called, patrolling officers rushed to the entrance of Jiannian Minghua. By then, vendor Ai had already left, but the other vendors were still gathered around.
“What are you standing here for!” Around 3 p.m., officers from Wucun Police Station arrived at the scene. Some vendors were confronting the patrol officers, while many citizens were watching. Ms. Wen and her daughter were trembling and hiding to the side.
Obstruction of Law Enforcement and Confrontation with Patrol Officers
Ms. Wen identified one of the vendors at the scene who had also assaulted people, and the police intended to take him back to the station. Unexpectedly, these vendors collectively obstructed the police and engaged in pushing and shoving with both patrol officers and police. After multiple warnings failed, the patrol officers forcibly dispersed the crowd of obstructing vendors, and the police then took the identified vendor to the station. Ai also came to the police station himself to explain the situation.The police officers at Wucun Police Station collected evidence from eyewitnesses and retrieved relevant surveillance footage from the surrounding area, imposing a five-day administrative detention on Ai. Ai proposed to compensate Mrs. Wen and her daughter Xiaoyao with 1,000 yuan and was willing to apologize. However, Mrs. Wen and Xiaoyao were already frightened and did not dare to accept his compensation.
Police Uncover the 'Secret' Behind Pastry Stalls
It is understood that some sellers of cut cake, upon seeing a customer wanting to buy, would demonstrate with a knife where they intended to cut. Once the customer agreed, they would cut. Although the cutting position matched what the customer requested, because the cake was thick, sometimes the cut would slip, resulting in a much larger piece. When the cake was weighed after being cut, the customer would be shocked, as seemingly light pieces often weighed three to four kilograms, with prices over 100 yuan. At this point, if the customer did not want to buy and tried to leave, the stall owner would refuse, and nearby stall owners would quickly surround them, only allowing them to leave after payment.
Director Lin of Wucun Police Station said that he spoke to these stall owners, saying, ‘Isn't the knife cutting at an angle? The top slices a little, but it becomes a large piece at the bottom,' and the sellers themselves laughed.
‘I understand them, wanting to sell more, leaving their hometowns to make a living is not easy,' Director Lin said. But acting this way, these stall owners can easily get into conflicts with customers.
‘I want to find a time to communicate properly with the stall owners,' Director Lin said. These stall owners are out here to do business and make money. He hopes they will not lose more than they gain, because if the bad business practices of a few stall owners ruin the reputation of all cut cake sellers, then no one would dare to buy cut cake in the future.
