Chapter 222: Chapter 225: Being Looked Down Upon Chapter 222: Chapter 225: Being Looked Down Upon “Second Aunt Qin, you think everyone’s as successful as Cuifen, huh!” Xu Laidi was usually quite aggressive, and every time there was an argument, he’d side with Second Aunt Qin. Just as he was about to pile on, he looked up and met Xu Qigang’s gaze.
Cold and devoid of warmth, it even carried an intimidating murderous intent. Raised in a small village, having never seen much of the world and relying on the fact that his brother was the village chief to bully others, Xu Laidi flinched in fear and quickly shut his mouth, swallowing the words he was about to say.
Second Aunt Qin was a well-known shrew throughout the ten miles and eight villages, battle-hardened, so to speak. What was key was her willingness to lose face without shame. She could tear into anyone, if yelling didn’t work, she’d resort to fighting, and if she couldn’t win a fight, she’d play dirty, and if all else failed, she’d roll on the ground, adamantly refusing to get up.
That’s why many people were reluctant to offend her, even the village Secretary had to give her some leeway.
Xu Qigang had an imposing presence, but Second Aunt Qin wasn’t afraid. After talking to no avail for a while, as Xu Qigang acted as if he hadn’t heard her, she suddenly stood up from her little stool, hands on her hips and said, “Where did you come from? You wouldn’t happen to be a thief, would you?”
Thieves were common in winter, and when the villagers heard her shout, they all gathered around. Sheng An, on his way back from selling bean sprouts, also came over to join the excitement after hearing the noise.
Xu Qigang looked back, expressionless, and gave Second Aunt Qin a glance, his deep eyes filled with nothing but mockery and disdain.
Feeling looked down upon, Second Aunt Qin’s face grew even uglier. “What are you looking at? Really think you’re somebody just because you’ve become a worker? At first glance, you look like a bandit and a hooligan, and here you are trying to pose as something else, dream on.” Ever since her daughter Qin Cuifen had joined the union, she walked with a stiff spine, always ready to tread on those who appeared less fortunate.
Xu Qigang’s rescue team uniform was different from the traditional ones; its style, quality, and color were more Westernized. This was developed by the Southern Border Rescue Field.
Hence, those who were not part of the system wouldn’t recognize this uniform.
Honestly, in the entire region, the only ones qualified to wear this uniform were the War Wolf Rescue Team and the Number One Leader’s Rescue Team.
Many people dreamed of wearing this rescue uniform.
“Second Aunt Qin, don’t talk nonsense. He doesn’t look like a thief at all, he must be a leader.”
“Exactly, have you ever seen a thief this handsome?” Xu Laidi sneakily glanced at Xu Qigang, feeling her heart pound wildly.
Xu Qigang didn’t deign to say anything to someone like Second Aunt Qin. He turned and randomly asked someone for directions. “Could you tell me how to get to the Sheng family?”
He was personally paying a visit to propose marriage, and it was inconvenient to have his parents accompany him; he really couldn’t find Xiao Ning’s house without asking.
The widow Zhang Fang stood in the crowd, greedily sizing up Xu Qigang, nearly gluing her eyes to him.
As soon as she heard him ask for directions, she eagerly said, “You mean Sheng’s third family?”
Xu Qigang’s sharp gaze swept over Zhang Fang, his brows slightly furrowing.
Sheng An found Zhang Fang annoying because she was close with Qi Mei, and she naturally loathed Zhang Fang with a passion. Plus, someone like Zhang Fang, shameless and always flirting with married men, was disliked by the entire village.
So when Zhang Fang spoke up, Sheng An directly elbowed her aside. Lacking Sheng An’s strength, Zhang Fang stumbled nearly falling face-first. Fuming with a red face and thick neck, she clenched her teeth, itching to tear Sheng An apart.
“Try to hit me and see what happens,” Sheng An wasn’t someone to mess with; she lifted her basket, ready to smash it down.
Zhang Fang had suffered at her hands before and slunk away, defeated.