The plague god is coming

Guan Qian is just brainless and loves to cause trouble, while Cheng Ting is contemptuous and hypocritical. Ironically, these are the kinds of people teachers like the most, which is really infuriating.

Wang Yao not only didn't let go, but she also increased the pressure. Hearing Guan Qian's cries of pain, Wang Yao smiled and said to Cheng Ting, "Class monitor, if you want to control others, you should control your own dog first. Next time your dog barks at someone else, I'll break its paws."

As soon as she finished speaking, Wang Yao gently pushed Guan Qian towards Cheng Ting, and the two of them crashed into the wall together.

Cheng Ting pushed Guan Qian away, straightened her slightly disheveled clothes, and fixed her cold gaze on Wang Yao's face.

Wang Yao looked at Cheng Ting without fear. Their eyes met, and they both saw undisguised disgust in each other's eyes.

"Ring ring~"

The school bell rang, forcefully interrupting the standoff.

Ignoring everyone's gaze, Wang Yao picked up her schoolbag and went downstairs, with Niu Ling following closely behind her.

"It's all my fault. If I hadn't impulsively hit Guan Qian, you wouldn't have confronted the class monitor." Niu Ling apologized with self-reproach.

Wang Yao shook her head indifferently, "So what if we face each other? What can she do to me?"

Besides, Cheng Ting wouldn't even give her a second glance. Didn't you see how Cheng Ting always looked at her like she was trash?

Cheng Ting truly didn't take Wang Yao seriously. In her eyes, Wang Yao, who was at the bottom of her class and whose family was not good enough, was completely like two parallel lines that would never intersect with her. They would never cross paths, nor did they deserve to cross paths.

However, because of Guan Qian, she had been humiliated by Wang Yao several times, which made her very unhappy. At this moment, Guan Qian was completely unaware and kept talking badly about Wang Yao and Niu Ling in her ear.

Upon reaching the entrance of the county committee's residential compound, Cheng Ting, who had been listening in silence the entire way, finally couldn't hold back any longer and pointed at the compound, asking, "Do you know what this place is?"

Guan Qian was stunned. She looked at the compound, then at Cheng Ting, and asked in confusion, "The county committee's family compound? What's wrong?"

"This is the county committee's residential compound, the place where we live, and a place that someone like Wang Yao could never enter in her entire life, do you understand?"

Guan Qian nodded, her face filled with pride: "Of course, this is a place that Wang Yao, that peasant, could never reach in her entire life."

"Knowing she's from the countryside, don't bother with her anymore, or you'll end up getting covered in mud yourself." With that, Cheng Ting turned and walked into the family compound without looking back.

Guan Qian looked at the gate of the family compound and smiled smugly. She also imitated Cheng Ting's walking posture, walking into the family compound with her head held high and chest out. However, she walked towards the far corner of the family compound, while Cheng Ting walked towards the building in the middle.

A few days later, Wang Yao received her payment for the article, and it was published in the newspaper. Her homeroom teacher also left a copy in the classroom for everyone to read.

Some people were amazed by Wang Yao's writing style, while others focused on something else entirely.

"Wang Yao, when exactly is your restaurant going to make braised pork?" Niu Ling asked, standing in front of the table with her hands on her hips.

Wang Yao sighed helplessly. Niu Ling asked her this question almost every day, and she didn't know why she couldn't stop thinking about braised pork.

But seeing how much her child wanted it, Wang Yao couldn't bear it, so she asked Liu Xiangmei to add braised pork to tomorrow's menu.

Niu Ling wasn't the only glutton; when everyone heard that the restaurant was serving braised pork tomorrow, they all secretly resolved to hurry up and run there by noon.

So... during the last period of the next morning, the math teacher noticed that something was off with the students in Class 3 of Grade 11.

With about ten minutes left before get out of class ended, some students said they had stomach aches. It would be one thing if one or two students had stomach aches, but why did seven or eight of them have stomach aches?

Niu Ling watched the group of people clutching their stomachs and running out of the classroom. She felt like she had nails stuck to her bottom. If Wang Yao hadn't stopped her, she would have followed them long ago. She was sure that those people had been lured away by the braised pork.

Wang Yao never expected that those gluttons would skip class just to eat braised pork as soon as possible.

As soon as the bell rang, the math teacher was still tidying up his lesson plans on the podium when Niu Ling grabbed Wang Yao and rushed out of the classroom.

Guan Qian watched their retreating figures, muttering to herself: "Crazy."

Cheng Ting glanced at her, and she quickly shrank back.

Since the last time, Guan Qian has not had any conflicts with Wang Yao and Niu Ling. She also followed Cheng Ting's example and planned to treat those two as trash and no longer take them seriously. However, a leopard can't change its spots, and she always subconsciously speaks rudely.

Coincidentally, after the last incident, Wang Yao also advised Niu Ling to ignore Guan Qian, so although Niu Ling and Guan Qian still disliked each other, they didn't cause any more trouble.

It's unclear whose mouth is so loose, but the news that the restaurant was serving braised pork today was leaked, and quite a few people already knew about it. So when Wang Yao and her friends rushed to the restaurant as fast as they could, there was already a long queue inside.

But who is Wang Yao? She's the young lady of the Hao Zai Lai Restaurant. With such a distinguished status, does she need to queue? Of course not!

She pulled Niu Ling and Sun Min, who were anxious to eat, directly to the kitchen, where they could eat the second pot of braised pork that had just been made without waiting.

A large bowl of rice was topped with a spoonful of thick meat sauce and then covered with a generous layer of braised pork. Niu Ling stared at the bowl with wide eyes.

She used to think that within the county, she could say she had eaten her way through every street and alley, which made her quite knowledgeable. But now she feels that all those meals she ate before were a waste.

What are all those things? Compared to this big bowl of delicious-looking meat in front of me, what I used to eat was utter dregs!

That's a bit of an exaggeration, but Niu Ling's reaction was even more exaggerated; she burst into tears!

Yes, in 1995, when people in Zhouxian County had already achieved basic food and clothing security, Niu Ling, whose family was not exactly wealthy but had considerable savings, was sitting on a small stool in the back kitchen of Haozailai Restaurant when she was moved to tears by the aroma of a bowl of meat!

"Mmm~ It's so delicious! It's so soft and tender. I haven't even chewed it yet, and it's already sliding down my throat! Mmm~ Ahh~"

Wang Yao had no tissues at hand, so she looked around and grabbed a rag to wipe Niu Ling's tears, saying with a hint of amusement, "Is it really that bad?"

Niu Ling's eyes and mind were only on the braised pork at this moment, and she didn't notice that Wang Yao was holding a rag. She was only focused on feeding herself a large piece of meat and said indistinctly, "How could it not be? I have already restrained my emotions."

Sun Min, standing to the side, remained silent, only nodding in agreement. This was the second time she had eaten Yao Yao's braised pork. Although it wasn't quite as good as the one Yao Yao had made herself last time, it was only slightly different.

She ate a bite of meat, a bite of rice, then a bite of rice, her mouth stuffed full. She even stole a glance at Wang Yao's hand, wondering how Yao Yao's cooking skills were so good. She'd have to get Yao Yao to make it again sometime—no, twice, well, three times…

No matter how many times, I'll eventually get to eat it myself, while those people queuing outside and this guy surnamed Niu in front of me definitely won't get any, hehe!

Niu Ling pointed at Sun Min, who was snickering, and said, "See? I wasn't exaggerating at all. It's just that we expressed it differently. I cried while eating, and she laughed while eating."

Sun Min: ...Tch, I'm not as ignorant as you. I've eaten all sorts of better food.

In short, everyone enjoyed the braised pork at noon today. For those who arrived late or didn't receive the news, they can only look forward to next time. As for when the next time will be, the owner, Liu Xiangmei, said, "We'll wait for a good day."

So people who come to Haozailai Restaurant afterward often ask:

"Mr. Liu, is tomorrow an auspicious day?"

"Mr. Liu, are there any auspicious days this week?"

"Boss Liu, when is a good day?"

The good days that Boss Liu talked about didn't come; instead, a plague struck first.

Around 11 o'clock, Haozailai Restaurant was making its final preparations to welcome guests when four people walked in. They were none other than the four troublemakers from the Wang family.

Wang Tianhua led the way, followed by Liu Lan and Liu Ailing, who looked around suspiciously. Wang Sheng stood at the restaurant entrance with his hands behind his back, carefully examining the signboard before entering.

Old Li looked up from behind the counter and frowned as soon as he saw the four people.

When the four men saw Old Man Li, their eyebrows furrowed so deeply they could trap a fly.

"How did you find this place?" Old Man Li asked.

Wang Tianhua wanted to be polite, but Liu Lan interrupted him, saying, "If an outsider like you can come, why can't we?"

“That’s right, we’re here to see Wang’s daughter-in-law, Liu Xiangmei. What are you, an outsider, doing interfering? Where is Liu Xiangmei?” Liu Ailing chimed in.

Liu Huahua, who was helping in the kitchen, heard the noise and peeked out. She immediately pulled her head back and told Liu Xiangmei, who was busy cooking, what was happening outside. She kept explaining, "I didn't tell them. I didn't even tell my husband the exact location of the shop. I don't know how they found this place."

Liu Xiangmei handed the spatula to Chen Xiu, who was standing to the side. "Don't worry, I trust you. My shop is right here. If they want to find out, they'll find out sooner or later. I don't steal or rob, so I'm not afraid of them causing trouble."

With that, he went to the front hall.

The four members of the Wang family looked at Liu Xiangmei as she walked out of the kitchen and almost didn't recognize her. It wasn't that her appearance had changed much, but rather the feeling she gave off.

Back in her hometown, Liu Xiangmei was at best considered one of the more straightforward women in the village. Now, she still looks straightforward, but she has changed a lot.

Well, to put it another way, once you become a boss, you have money in your hands, you stand tall, you have more confidence, and you have a kind of unyielding, down-to-earth spirit.

They assumed that Liu Xiangmei's change was due to making money, which was certainly one of the reasons.

But the most important reason is that after Liu Xiangmei came to the county, she experienced more things and witnessed the diversity of human nature. From setting up a stall to opening a shop, from living on the pension of her deceased husband to now being able to easily support the wages of three people and the living expenses of her daughter, although it has only been a few months, it is enough to change a person.

The four members of the Wang family sized up Liu Xiangmei, and Liu Xiangmei was also sizing them up. They felt that Liu Xiangmei had changed, but Liu Xiangmei felt that the four of them hadn't changed and were still just as annoying.

Liu Ailing clenched her teeth. Why? Why could Liu Xiangmei, a widow with a child to support, thrive in the county? Something's fishy. Yes, it can't be her own doing; it must be because of a man. Shameless.

That's what she thought, and that's what she said.

Not only did she think so, but Liu Lan also nodded in agreement when she heard her words.