Chapter 59 Surprise

After finishing Gu Xiaole's makeup, Su Nanzhi walked out of the bedroom with tea in her hand.

Although a small incident just happened, the atmosphere in the yard is quite good at the moment.

Qin Lie was looking at the groom Xu Hao in front of him with a smile on his face.

But this smile disappeared instantly when he saw Su Nanzhi walking out of the new house.

"You...why are you here?"

There was no need for Su Nanzhi to answer, the groom took the initiative to explain for her.

When Qin Lie heard that Su Nanzhi was helping the bride put on makeup, his face was full of disbelief.

Su Nanzhi? The dark, skinny, unkempt, and gloomy-looking Su Nanzhi in my memory would wear makeup?

Just as he was about to make a few sarcastic remarks, he met Su Nanzhi's clear eyes.

It had not been half a month since Su Nanzhi came to visit his relatives, but she had changed greatly from the Su Nanzhi he remembered.

Her originally dark skin had become much whiter, and her cheeks had gained a lot of flesh. The temperament she exuded at this moment reminded him of the scene when he first met Su Nanzhi.

At that time, Su Nanzhi was an orphan who came to the Qin family for refuge after both his parents had died. Although there was timidity and sadness in his eyes, his temperament made him feel full of inferiority at that time.

"Nanzhi, when did you learn how to put on makeup?" Qin Lie felt a little uncomfortable, but he quickly put on a caring look.

Su Nanzhi was disgusted by his pretentiousness, but since Qin Lie wanted to act, she didn't mind playing along with him.

"Brother Qin, you haven't been home for a long time. It's no surprise that I don't know what I can do." Su Nanzhi said with a bitter face, "After all, my family depends on me for food. If I learn more, I can have more food to eat."

Qin Lie's face darkened instantly.

Xu Hao, who was standing by, had a flash of contempt in his eyes. Although he wanted to stay and listen to the gossip about his leader, he was very tactful and found an excuse to leave.

Although Xu Hao had left, the yard was so small that everyone was listening intently to what was going on between the two.

Su Nanzhi casually placed the cup in her hand on the table beside her and asked curiously, "I heard the waiter at the guesthouse say that you looked for me?"

Hearing this, Qin Lie became even angrier.

Just thinking of Zhu Zhengwei's warning and the people around watching the excitement, he remained calm and said in a neither loud nor soft voice: "I received a telegram from my hometown the day before yesterday. You and my parents are asking for money?"

Although no one talked about him to his face, just by looking at the attitude of the aunties and sisters-in-law in the family compound towards him, one could tell that his current reputation had plummeted because of Su Nanzhi.

If you want to change other people's opinions, the easiest way is to make the words of the rumormongers unconvincing.

How many people would think that a woman who cheats people out of their money is a good person?

A triumphant smile flashed across Qin Lie's eyes, and he continued softly, "If you really need money, you can tell me directly, and I will find a way for you."

"Why make the old man worry about you?"

Su Nanzhi found it a little funny when she heard this.

Were Qin's parents worried about her? It was more like they were worried about money.

But seeing Qin Lie's pretentiousness, she put on a confused expression, "So, Brother Qin, you've been borrowing money from the family compound all these days just for me?"

Qin Lie: ...

Although he borrowed money from many of his comrades, he still wanted to save face.

Su Nanzhi looked at his slowly sinking face and smiled faintly, "I'm not asking my family for money for anything else. I just thought you were injured, so I planned to make you some more delicious food to nourish you."

After just one meal with Su Nanzhi, Qin Lie, who was famous throughout the county, had his Adam's apple moving nervously.

He would never eat food cooked by Su Nanzhi again in his life, even if he was beaten to death.

"I only ate the dish you cooked once, so where's the rest of the money?"

Qin Lie was furious. "I know you're young and you've been dazzled by the prosperity of the county town, but you still have to be honest. You can't lie to your family just for money."

At this point, he paused and asked meaningfully, "Did someone teach you that?"

Su Nanzhi pretended to be angry, took out a handful of coins from her pocket, and threw them at Qin Lie. "When I went out, your family gave me money for the round-trip fare. If I hadn't saved some pocket money, I would probably have slept on the street when I came to visit my family."

"I haven't even come to question your relationship with Zhao Xue, and you're asking me for money."

"Don't you want money? I'll give you the rest."

Fortunately, the Qin family did not tell me how much money they had remitted to me, otherwise I would not be able to continue this show today.

The coin hit Qin Lie's head and fell to the ground with a crisp sound. Su Nanzhi did not hold back at all. Qin Lie gasped in pain and could no longer bear the anger in his heart.

Although it is unknown how much money Su Nanzhi cheated from his family, considering how much his parents care about him, the amount of money would not be that small.

His eyes were bloodshot, and he could no longer control his fists and swung them angrily towards Su Nanzhi.

Su Nanzhi had anticipated this. After she dodged the attack, she raised her foot and kicked Qin Lie's broken leg hard.

Qin Lie felt a sharp pain in his broken leg and struggled to pounce on Su Nanzhi.

But before he could move, he was stopped by the people who had been paying attention to the situation here.

The female comrades surrounded Su Nanzhi and comforted her softly, "Xiao Su, next time you meet Deputy Battalion Commander Qin, just stay away."

"I didn't expect that Deputy Battalion Commander Qin would turn against me so quickly. It's a good thing your engagement with him didn't go through."

"Deputy Battalion Commander Qin's family is really something. Don't they know that poverty is the path to wealth?"

…

The soldiers also pulled Qin Lie away and tried to persuade him one after another, but their tone was not very good.

"Deputy Battalion Commander Qin, if you have something to say, please talk it over. How can you fight with a female comrade?"

"Yeah, it's about money, just explain it clearly."

"Qin Lie, don't destroy yourself just for the sake of a breath."

…

As the head of the household, Xu Hao felt extremely disgusted with Qin Lie, but he still had to pretend to be magnanimous on the surface. He picked up the water cup beside him and handed it to Qin Lie.

"Deputy Battalion Commander, have a drink of water and calm down. Today is my wedding day, please give me some face."

Qin Lie's chest was heaving violently with anger. He wanted to curse, but he also knew that the situation had completely turned in Su Nanzhi's favor with just a few words. If he didn't give up, he would be the only one in trouble.

He forced a smile that was uglier than crying, smiled apologetically at Xu Hao, took the water from his hand and drank it all.

Xu Hao breathed a sigh of relief. "Deputy Battalion Commander, why don't you go home and rest for a while, and come back when it's time for dinner."

Without giving Qin Lie a chance to refuse, he immediately signaled the soldier beside him to push Qin Lie out.

Unlike Qin Lie, Su Nanzhi just wanted to sing a song at this moment, especially after seeing Qin Lie drink the water she had just casually placed on the table.

However, for the sake of her pitiful and helpless image, she suppressed the joy in her heart.

I don’t know what kind of medicine Zhao Xue put in the water?

She was waiting to see what surprise Qin Lie would bring.