His mother's words were like a knife stabbing into Wang Wei's chest. He never expected this to happen; his younger sister had dropped out of school so that he could continue his studies…
"Where's my younger sister? Why isn't she home? When did she drop out of school?"
Wang Wei asked in a trembling voice…
“A week ago, your sister voluntarily suggested dropping out of school. She said that since she's a girl, studying is useless, and it's better to drop out and go out to earn money so that the whole family can focus their resources on supporting your education…”
Zhou Cui spoke of this with a pained tone; she didn't want it to be this way, but she had no other choice…
Wang Wei swayed, his mind filled with self-reproach. Why was his sister so foolish? He was such a bad older brother; if he had come back a week earlier, this tragedy wouldn't have happened…
"Mom, this isn't your fault. You've done your best. Leave the rest to me. I'm going to find my sister right now. I'm not only going to bring her back, but I'm also going to send her to the best school in the capital..."
After saying that, Wang Wei walked out; he was going to the county town to find his younger sister…
At this moment, he was filled with self-reproach. His younger sister had always been sensible and had excellent grades, but she had willingly given up everything to support his education and even went out to work to earn money…
Thinking of her frail body, doing a job far beyond her years, Wang Wei felt both self-reproach and guilt…
In order to get to the county town quickly, he called a taxi...
By the time he arrived in the county town, it was already getting dark. The county town wasn't bustling at night, but it had a unique rural charm...
The taxi was heading to a street full of barbecue stalls, where his sister worked as a waitress…
"Waiter, where are our meat skewers? When will they be served...?"
A young man shouted at Wang Fang, and beside him were five other equally thuggish young men, all grinning wickedly at her…
"Brother Lei, this chick is really good, she's obviously a top-quality product. Brother Lei has a good eye..."
The blond-haired guy flattered him with a fawning expression…
"Of course, you don't even need to tell me. Our Brother Lei is famous for his high-speed blenders; he won't even look at anything that isn't brand new..."
Another man with a full head of red hair spoke, which immediately caused a burst of laughter...
"Brother Lei, you just ordered, there are so many people ahead of you in line, you'll have to wait..."
Wang Fang explained softly that the conversation they had just had wasn't behind his back, so she was hesitant to approach them, afraid they would bully her...
"Waiter, what kind of attitude is this? Who is Brother Lei? How dare you make him wait?"
Huang Mao immediately began to scold her, which frightened Wang Fang so much that she shrank back. As a young girl who had just entered society, she had never seen anything like this before. Naïve and innocent, she had no idea how treacherous society could be...
"He...he's my brother's classmate, Brother Lei..."
Wang Fang responded timidly…
Hearing her words, everyone was stunned for a moment, not expecting such a naive answer. Then, realizing what had happened, they burst into laughter…
"Your brother's classmate? Stop flattering him. His whole family's poor, and they dare to try and associate themselves with Young Master Lei? But if you agree, your brother could indeed get connected with Young Master Lei and become one of his many brothers-in-law..."
Even if Wang Fang was naive, she understood the meaning behind Hong Mao's words, which frightened him so much that he backed away repeatedly...
"I...I'll go and urge the boss for you..."
Wang Fang turned to flee, but as soon as she turned, she saw the blond-haired man blocking her way. When she turned back, she found that the red-haired man had also surrounded her. The two of them blocked her path from the front and the back.
"Hey... don't go! Our Brother Lei is talking to you. You're not going to disrespect him, are you?"
The blond-haired man said with a lewd grin…
"I...I didn't..."
Wang Fang was almost in tears...
However, the group wasn't going to let Wang Fang off the hook. As she backed away, they deliberately stood behind her. In her panic, Wang Fang bumped into the red-haired man's arms. The red-haired man shoved her and said...
"Don't you dare bump into me! Even Brother Lei didn't touch you, I wouldn't dare..."
Hongmao's shove was intended to push Wang Fang into Lei Chao's arms, but Wang Fang dodged in time, causing him to fall onto the table, scattering tableware all over the floor...
The commotion immediately alerted the people eating nearby. They had initially just been watching as a spectacle, but when they saw six grown men bullying a girl, one of the older men at the table spoke up and shouted...
"How could you guys bully a girl? Is this how your parents raised you?"
"Oh ho, so someone dares to talk to Young Master Lei like that? You guys are probably looking for death, aren't you?"
The blond-haired man immediately retorted arrogantly to the older man who had spoken…
Lei Chao remained calm. He looked at the man's clothes and said with a sneer.
"You're workers from the nearby construction site, right? You don't need to come to work tomorrow. You always like to meddle, don't you? Well, from now on, you'd better just be idle. Otherwise, you won't have time to meddle..."
"Whether we work or not isn't up to you, a mere brat..."
Another middle-aged man retorted, clearly annoyed…
"You guys probably haven't grasped the situation yet, have you? Almost all the new housing developments in the entire county belong to my family. As the boss, don't I have the right to fire a few migrant workers?"
Lei Chao's tone sounded calm, but his arrogance was palpable, revealing to everyone that his background was far from simple...
"You...you're Boss Lei's son..."
The middle-aged man speaking nearby finally realized the seriousness of the situation and asked uncertainly…
"That's right, so now I'm giving you a chance to apologize. Kneel down, kowtow, and admit your mistakes, and I'll let you go..."
Lei Chao's calm tone was filled with unquestionable authority, as if his words were a gift from heaven...
However, such an unreasonable demand is unacceptable to any person with integrity…
"You think you're in the right to bully a girl? You're the ones who should apologize..."
The older man was quite tough; he wasn't intimidated by Lei Chao's background at all and even retorted without giving him any face...
This made Lei Chao feel very embarrassed; how dare his own worker talk to him like that…
"Are you really determined to stand up for this girl?"
Lei Chao stared coldly at the three middle-aged men in front of him, his eyes blazing with barely suppressed rage…
"We're just stating the facts. If you keep making trouble, I'll call the police..."
One of the older men said, neither servile nor arrogant…
"Call the police?"
A hint of disdain flashed in Lei Chao's eyes. He thought to himself, "Only if the police dare to arrest me would they dare. These few country bumpkins think they can take me on?"
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