Auntie San said proudly, "You're still a college student. You don't even have a proper job after graduation, and you've been staying at home relying on your parents. You're not even as good as my Hu Ziqiang!"
Liang Qing was so angry that he almost laughed.
Who is this person? He is meddling in everything and even cares about whether she has a boyfriend.
Liang Qing hugged Song Yao's arm tightly and said deliberately, "Really? Third Aunt may not know this, but I make a lot of money from live streaming. It's more than what your Hu Zi makes in a year. Besides, my boyfriend supports me."
"My son Yaoyao is studying at the best medical university in the province. Before the apocalypse, it was a popular profession. He's much better than the idiot you introduced me to. His parents are also retired civil servants. Don't you think I'm at a disadvantage?"
Third Aunt's face was red with anger. She had originally smelled the fragrance from Liang Qing's house and wanted to get some food, but she didn't expect to be scolded like this. She ran away in shame.
Song Yao still felt a little uneasy, "Qingqing, isn't that too much? It's not good to be neighbors."
Liang Qing closed the door neatly and snorted coldly, "She's just shameless. Seeing that my parents are gone and there are only two elderly people at home, and I'm young and easier to fool, that's why she said that."
"Look at her expression just now. If you didn't know better, you'd think we owed her family something. These days, who would have thought that someone who owes something is even more arrogant and domineering than someone who borrows something? She's just trying to fool me, so I won't grant her wish."
Song Yao nodded and said thoughtfully, "That's true. If there's one, there'll be another. It's better to avoid people like this. They'll definitely be a problem in the future."
He is a rather shy boy who studies medicine. He doesn't talk much and doesn't have as much experience as Liang Qing in this matter.
Liang Qing's expression brightened a little, and he pulled him into the house. "Humph, that's right. Don't just talk to outsiders."
"You don't know, a while ago her family specifically threw their household garbage in our northeast corner, and I saw it and threw it back to her. This Third Aunt is a jealous person. She just feels uncomfortable seeing that Grandpa and Grandma are well taken care of by me."
Liang Qing appears gentle on the surface, and even looks like a pastoral fairy when on camera, but she actually has a hot temper, and she won't suffer any loss if anyone bullies her.
Especially in the village, where boys are already favored over girls, if Liang Qing showed any sign of making concessions, he would definitely be eaten up by others.
After entering the house, Grandma Liang placed the fried chive box in an insulated foam box and asked, "Qingqing, who was here just now? Why didn't you come in and sit down?"
Liang Qing picked up the box and said, "It was Auntie San from next door. She asked a few questions and then left."
Grandma Liang nodded. She knew that the third son's daughter-in-law had been trying to find a partner for Qingqing for some time, but she had always picked ugly men who even she, an old woman, didn't like, let alone Qingqing.
Anyway, it didn't go well, and it looked like nothing good was going to happen this time.
Liang Qing didn't know what was going on in her grandmother's mind, so she said, "I'll send it to the village chief first. Grandma, it's not safe outside these days, so you two should stay at home to avoid any danger."
Of course, Grandma Liang knew. "I understand. It's cold, and I'd rather stay indoors, cook, and sit by the fire. Unlike your grandfather, he can't stay indoors and has to go out in the snow and ice, not afraid of breaking his old arms and legs."
Fortunately, Grandpa Liang didn’t hear it, otherwise he might have started arguing again.
Grandma Liang added, "Qingqing, don't go alone. Take Yaoyao with you. If you two encounter any problems on the road, you can both take care of each other."
Originally Liang Qing wanted Song Yao to continue packing things at home, but he couldn't resist Grandma Liang's concern.
After walking around twice, the two of them went out together.
*
Surrounded by mist in the sky, the small village halfway up the mountain was shrouded in fog.
However, for some reason, the gray fog only stayed on the outskirts of the village, and at most spread to the courtyards of the villagers in the outer circle.
The roads leading up the mountain and out of the village had been blocked by the old village chief using bricks and stones from buildings, leaving only a small door, which was guarded by someone to prevent any accidents from happening in the gray fog.
Liang Qing walked on the snow and came to the old village chief's house.
As soon as he entered the door, the old village chief's wife and daughter-in-law were busy preparing lunch. When they saw Liang Qing coming, they greeted him warmly: "Qingqing, you are here. Have you eaten yet? Do you want to eat something?"
Liang Qing shook her head and handed over the insulated box in her arms: "No need, auntie, we just had dinner, and grandma made some extra leek dumplings, they are still hot, let me bring some to you to try."
The old village chief's wife took it and said, "Oh, Qingqing, it's not the right time to send us food. What about your two elders? You and Yaoyao are two young people. You probably aren't used to stockpiling food. Food must be in short supply now.
Her daughter-in-law also came over. After opening the insulated box, she smelled the fragrance of the chive box and exclaimed: "Wow, Qingqing, where did you get the chives in the middle of winter? They are really fresh."
Liang Qing explained with a smile, "These are the seeds I bought a while ago. I originally wanted to try to plant them in pots to see if they would survive, but unexpectedly they grew quite well. I'm almost tired of the cabbage in the cellar, so I wanted to try something new, so I brought some over for you to try."
The old village chief's wife skillfully untied two pieces of bacon from the eaves and stuffed them into Liang Qing's hands. "You can also take some bacon back to nourish the two old people. I have a lot of bacon at home, which will last for a while."
This was a good intention, so Liang Qing accepted it after refusing three times.
She hadn't forgotten the other purpose of her visit: "Why isn't the old village chief at home? I want to ask him something."
The old village chief's daughter-in-law said, "Oh, my father went to the elementary school again. He said he was sending some firewood there. Aunt Liu's son is not around, and Uncle Liu has passed away. My father is afraid that she will be depressed, so he plans to arrange for her to stay with another family."
Liang Qing nodded: "That's true, thank you. I'll go look for someone at the elementary school."
However, the old village chief's daughter-in-law, Xiaoyue, stopped her and said, "Sister Qingqing, my father said you want to escape from the village. Is this true?"
Upon hearing this, Liang Qing knew that the old village chief must have told them everything.
Liang Qing nodded, "That's right. Before the internet was disconnected, A'Yao downloaded a lot of information from the internet. We've had some free time lately, so we took a closer look and found that the natural disasters we've experienced are exactly the same as the prophecies online, so we decided to ask the village chief for his opinion."
Xiaoyue looked shocked and exchanged glances with her mother-in-law. "So it's really true. My father didn't lie to us."
Liang Qing said, "Yes, that's why I want to discuss this matter with the village chief because it's so serious." (End of this chapter)
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