Chapter 182 Chapter 182 No Face
Inside the house, Li Hui hesitated to speak. She didn't know whether it was okay for her to continue working for the Xiao Qin family. She didn't know what Sun's father and mother thought about this matter. She herself was willing to do it. Putting aside the fact that they would be paid for their work, her life was saved by Xu Yunfan. It was natural for her to do some work within her ability for the Xiao Qin family, but what other people outside said was a bit too harsh.
Mother Sun held her grandson in her arms and glanced at Li Hui. "Just do what Run'er tells us to do. Don't worry about what others say."
Some members of the Sun family agreed with the friendship between the Sun Mu family and Qin Run, but some people thought that the Sun Mu family were mean people. When they saw that the Qin family was rising, the Sun Mu family licked them like a dog. When they found out that Sun's mother Li Hui was turning over the vines in the Qin family's sweet potato field, these people even said that the Sun Mu family was shameless.
Look, what if they turned over several acres of sweet potato vines in Xiao Qin's house? What if they came to help with so much work? Did anyone ever give them a bite to eat?
They had all heard that people working in the factory shed had snacks every now and then, either popcorn or popsicles or spicy chicken feet, but Sun Mu's family didn't see a single one.
Sun's father and mother were extremely disheartened by these comments.
Isn’t it right for people to be grateful and repay kindness?
Xu Yunfan saved Li Hui at the beginning, even though it has been more than a month, this incident really happened, and Xu Yunfan's life-saving grace was real. What were the little things they did for Xiao Qin's family?
Let them say whatever they want. Sun's father has already decided not to associate with those people. Ungrateful people are not worth making close friends with. He only told Sun Mu and Li Hui to do their work well and remember not to be sneaky. Outsiders don't know that they received twenty copper coins a day in wages from the Xiao Qin family, so they have to do things according to their conscience.
Li Hui laughed twice and immediately nodded in agreement.
After leaving Sun Mu's house, Qin Run was stopped halfway by Sun Tiantian, who was glaring at him with an unwilling look on her face.
Sun Tiantian was furious and asked harshly, "Qin Run, are you very proud now? Are you happy that I'm getting married? How can you be so vicious? Are you satisfied now?"
Faced with Sun Tiantian's hysterical words, Qin Run felt bewildered. "Sun Tiantian, what does it have to do with me whether you get married or not? It seems that our relationship is not good enough for me to be happy for you if you get married. Who you want to marry is your business. Why are you telling me this? Do you want me to bring Yun Fan to the wedding with me?"
These words are truly heartbreaking.
In the past, Qin Run and Sun Tiantian had an average relationship, neither good nor bad. Sun Tiantian did not want to associate with him, and Qin Run was not the kind of person who would give someone a cold shoulder. But after Sun Tiantian had her eyes on Xu Yunfan and plotted against him, it would be strange for Qin Run to have a good face towards Sun Tiantian.
Sun Tiantian's nose turned red. "Qin Run, you...you are really ugly and domineering. If it weren't for you...just wait, I'm marrying a student. Next year, he will pass the exam and become a scholar. By then, I'll see if you can still be so arrogant."
"Are you out of your mind? Sun Tiantian, whether you marry a student or a scholar is up to you. I don't care who you marry, but if you want to steal my beloved, I will definitely not let you go."
He can give up others besides Qin Run, but he only wants his family. Now having Xu Yunfan is his bottom line, another life that he cannot give up. Qin Run can make concessions on other things, but he will not be polite to anyone who wants to snatch the person who belongs to him.
"I know Xu Yunfan is very outstanding and you have feelings for him, but you should know that he is my husband, a man who is registered under the same household as me. You wanted to scheme against me, but I was kind enough not to let everyone in the surrounding villages know about your little tricks. Now, how dare you still shout at me? Who do you think you are? Are you stunningly beautiful or outstanding in other ways? What makes you think my husband would be interested in you?"
"I am the most beautiful girl in the village."
"Village beauty? So what if you are a village beauty? Compared to my husband, you are not even as good-looking as him. Just because you are a village beauty, do you think he will fall in love with you? What do you think he will fall in love with you for? Do you think that if he doesn't save you, it must be my fault?"
The Sun family is really disgusting. If Xu Yunfan had run to save people that day, Sun Tiantian would have walked in by now.
Is Qin Run indirectly saying that he is ugly?
Sun Tiantian was shaking with anger.
Qin Run's condescending and contemptuous look was truly hateful and disgusting.
Xu Yunfan looked down on her and did not save her, which caused her plan to fail. Sun Tiantian did not blame herself, but instead blamed Qin Run for the failure.
She thought that Qin Run must have relied on his status as the head of the family to force Xu Yunfan to be so heartless to her. He knew she had fallen into the water but remained indifferent.
Xu Yunfan is such a kind-hearted person. He even saved Sun Xu. There is no reason for him to just stand by and watch when I fell into the water, not to mention that I am a woman.
Most men are fickle. If Xu Yunfan doesn't take a concubine or a mistress, it must be because Qin Run doesn't allow it.
If it weren't for Qin Run, I would have married Xu Yunfan long ago.
By then, wouldn't it be possible for Xu Yunfan to arrange for anyone to work in those factories? Wouldn't the Sun family's people have to curry favor with him?
She was having a beautiful dream, but a disgusting person like Qin Run appeared.
Sun Tiantian finally understood why Li Xiaohua always disliked Qin Run.
Now she dislikes Qin Run in every way.
Doesn’t Qin Run think that Xu Yunfan is good in every way? Then she will marry someone better than Xu Yunfan and see who will envy whom in the future.
"Qin Run, don't be so proud. I want to see who of us will have the last laugh." Sun Tiantian came angrily and left angrily at the end.
Lu Jin has come to the house to propose marriage. In the past, if Sun Tiantian and even Sun Jiaren could marry Lu Jin, they would probably wake up laughing in their sleep. But with Xu Yunfan as a precious gem, even though Lu Jin is the son of a scholar, he still loses to Xu Yunfan.
Comparing the imperial examinations, Lu Jin's father is a teacher, but Xu Yunfan is not?
Master Lu was still the teacher at the village school, while Xu Yunfan was the teacher at Qingfeng Academy. How much did Master Lu earn a month? How much did Xu Yunfan earn a month? Even without considering the teacher's monthly salary, Xu Yunfan's current business—the canteen, the shop, the rice noodle shop, the cattle business—would have brought him at least a thousand taels. Comparing the two, Xu Yunfan was naturally the better choice.
Not to mention, for a girl of sixteen or seventeen who is in love, the killing power of a handsome man is even more extraordinary.
The more Sun Tiantian thought about it, the more unwilling she became. She had to run to Qin Run to vent her anger, but in the end, she was so angry that she ran home crying.
On the day of the wedding, no one from the Qin family showed up. Others who didn't know about the situation were wondering, since they were all from the same village, why did the Qin family make such a scene?
Sun Tiantian was quite annoyed when she learned about this. After all, the three families were from the same village. Everyone from the Li family came, but no one from the Qin family came? What would the Lu family think of this?
The Qin family's talents didn't care what the Sun family's people thought of them. Since Sun Tiantian dared to set her sights on their Qin family's brother-in-law, they were already giving Sun Tiantian face by not making trouble on the day of her wedding.
The men who came with Lu Jin to welcome the bride came in from the village entrance on tall and handsome horses. Some villagers were still working in the fields. Lu Jin and his men had a large group and came on horseback. They asked these villagers who worked in the fields whether they had ever ridden a horse.
Lu Jin lost face last time, so this time he rented a few horses and brought his classmates along just to save face. As students riding horses, they should have been noticed by the villagers, but surprisingly, the people working in the fields didn't even pay any attention to them.
Lu Jin dismounted and deliberately called out, "Uncle, the Sun and Lu families are getting married today. Why don't you go to the Sun family to have a drink at the wedding?"
Qin Dayou's father looked at Lu Jin, who was dressed in wedding clothes, and said in a flat tone, "What are you drinking? It's just a glass of wedding wine. We in the Qin family don't need it. You are the son-in-law of the Sun family, and our two families are not related. I won't drink at this wedding."
If they drank it, maybe in the future Sun Tiantian's grandmother would mock the Qin family for being poor and going wherever there was wine to drink.
A few days ago, Sun Tiantian's marriage was settled. The Sun family was so proud of it that they were so dazzled when they saw Qin and Xu Yunfan, who were on good terms with them.
For example, if Qin Dayou's father really went there, people might accuse him of currying favor with others.
"Uncle, we are all from the same village. What you said is too..." Lu Jinyi's classmate couldn't stand it anymore. This guy was really ungrateful.
They have lived in the same village for so long, so there is no need to talk about whether they are relatives or not. This uncle clearly does not give Lu Jin face.
"So what if we're from the same village?" Qin Dayou's father said impatiently, "You little brats are such a jerk! I told you I wasn't going, so why are you still nagging? What's the matter? What's your status? Do you think I have to drink at this wedding?"
Ever since the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law from Qin's family visited the Sun family, Sun Tiantian and even the Sun family should have given up their inappropriate thoughts if they had any shame. However, instead of giving up, the mother and daughter-in-law started to plot against Xu Yunfan.
Yesterday, Sun Tiantian said those words to Qin Run. Qin Run was too disdainful to tell anyone what Sun Tiantian said, but other people who accidentally heard it did not have as good a temper as Qin Run.
The Qin family is protective of their own people, not to mention that Qin Run is now their boss. Only someone in the Qin family would be crazy enough to attend Sun Tiantian's wedding.
He didn't meet the village chief and only asked Sun Wu to give him a gift. He disappeared early in the morning. Isn't this obviously a lack of respect for the Sun family?
Because the village chief did this, other people in the Sun family who didn't know the reason just felt that the village chief's actions were biased.
Sun Tiantian was so childish that she even said that if Qin Shi didn't give them face, it would be absolutely impossible for Qin Shi's children to attend the school in Xiaoli Village in the future.
"That's right. Our son-in-law is the second teacher in the school, and the second in command. Teacher Lu is also our relative. If Qin doesn't come alone, isn't it a slap in the face of our two families? Their children will never be able to enter the school and make a name for themselves in the future." Sun Tiantian's mother said arrogantly. She was so proud of having a teacher-in-law that her nostrils were almost up in the sky, and she had to speak in a louder tone.
If Qin didn't come, how much less would the Sun family have to collect as a gift?
Lu Jin didn't know about these things. He only knew that the uncle's tone was not friendly, even a little aggressive. He immediately frowned, grabbed the classmate who was about to talk back, and turned away.
Lu Jin sat back on the horse with a gloomy look in his eyes. Although his face seemed calm, he was actually making plans.
This shouldn't happen.
Since he came to the village, whether in Xiaoli Village or other villages, when the villagers learned of his identity, which one of them did not greet him with a smile?
It was just because of some unpleasantness that happened in Dali Village last time. Lu Jin had a mediocre impression of other people, but he "couldn't forget" Xu Yunfan.
There was no way. Xu Yunfan had an unforgettable face, but after learning of his identity that day, he didn't give him any face at all and embarrassed him in front of so many villagers. It would be strange that Lu Jin couldn't remember Xu Yunfan.
For Lu Jin, the reason he married Sun Tiantian was not out of any sense of responsibility, but more of a decision made after careful consideration of the pros and cons.
In addition, Sun Tiantian is also acceptable, so if he marries her, when he goes to the provincial capital to take the imperial examination in the future, there will be someone at home to help take care of his parents. Isn't that great?
He originally thought that it was an honor for the villagers of Dali Village that he married Sun Tiantian, but he didn't expect that Xu Yunfan would embarrass him when he visited her for the first time that day.
After learning that Xu Yunfan was also a teacher at Qingfeng Academy, Lu Jin became even more jealous.
He had wanted to show off today, so he dressed up specially. However, he didn't expect that the people of the Qin family were as annoying as Xu Yunfan. They didn't give him any face at all and made him lose face in front of his classmates.
"Ajin, what does this uncle mean? Is he not giving face to me or to you?" Classmate Lu Jin was still angry. They were students and came to pick up the bride in person, but this was the attitude of these villagers?
In previous years, when other classmates got married, they had gone to the bride's house to welcome them. Those people were envious and polite to them. Every time they enjoyed these glances, their inner vanity was naturally satisfied like never before.
"Could it be that there is some conflict between my sister-in-law's family and that uncle?" a student guessed.
Lu Jin narrowed his eyes and said, "No, Tiantian's family is very nice. I guess he looks down on us."
Lu Jin deliberately distorted the truth. "When I came here before, the other villagers treated me well, but the Qin family's people didn't take me seriously."
"I heard from Tiantian that the Qin family has a brother-in-law. He's a capable man and a teacher at Qingfeng Academy. His name is Xu Yunfan. He scolded Tiantian's grandmother before. His husband went even further and even got physical. I couldn't stand it, so I spoke up to stop him. After I said a few words, he probably held a grudge, so the Qin family naturally sided with him."
"What? That man is a teacher, yet he actually spoke disrespectfully to an old man? He knew his husband was wrong, yet he still favored his family. How could such a person be a teacher?"
"That's right. As a teacher, shouldn't you set an example? He's the teacher of Qingfeng Academy. So, what's wrong with the dean of Qingfeng Academy?"
"Who are you talking about? Master Xu from Qingfeng Academy? Oh my God, don't you know, I heard..."
The student was very excited when he spoke, as if he had discovered something great. All of a sudden, the attention of several other students was drawn to him, and they completely forgot to pay attention to whether there was anyone in the cornfield by the roadside.
There were some things they were free to say however they wanted to say, as no one from Qingfeng Academy was around, and some accusations and doubts, as if they felt elevated by saying them. Along the way, several students kept talking about the rumors about Xu Yunfan.
Some members of the Qin family heard it in the cornfield by the roadside, and their impression of Lu Jin became even worse.
Xu Yunfan took Jing Mingze to visit several factories yesterday. Jing Mingze was greatly enlightened. No matter how much people tried to persuade him last night, it was useless. He shamelessly slept at Xiao Qin's house.
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