Yan Shouyi and this Wang Da Pao weren't very familiar with each other. He actually preferred to bid the other goodbye and go fishing by the river to meditate.
However, Wang Dazhi seemed to have found someone to show off to and vent his frustrations, and he endlessly chattered with Yan Shouyi.
Out of politeness, Yan Shouyi didn't interrupt him directly. Moreover, because a BMW was parked in front of his house, the surrounding neighbors all came to join the excitement.
The old village chief, leaning on his cane, slowly walked to the entrance of Yan Shouyi's house and pointed at Wang Dazhi's car, asking:
"Whose car is this?!"
Wang Dazhi turned his head, saw that it was the old village chief asking, and immediately replied with pride, "Village Chief, this is my car. I'm Wang Dazhi!"
"Wang Da what?"
"Wang Dazhi!"
"Wang what Zhi?"
"Wang Dazhi, Village Chief!"
"What Da Zhi?"
"..."
Yan Shouyi smiled and said, "Grandpa Village Chief's hearing isn't very good."
Unexpectedly, the village chief immediately got angry and said, "You're the one who should come to my house to eat shit!"
Yan Shouyi: "..."
With explanations from the villagers, the village chief finally understood what Yan Shouyi and Wang Dazhi were talking about.
The old village chief smiled sheepishly and pointed at Wang Dazhi's BMW with his cane, asking, "Pao'er, what kind of car is this? Bwm... Bie Mo Wo?"
Wang Dazhi coughed dryly twice, "It's a BMW, cost hundreds of thousands!"
"Oh wow, that's incredible!" the village chief said cheerfully. "Who would have thought that Pao'er, who used to blast septic tanks, is so successful now!"
Wang Dazhi laughed heartily, "Of course!"
Then, Wang Dazhi, with a lecturing tone, turned to Yan Shouyi and said, "Yan Shouyi, you're not young anymore. You should go out and make a living. Don't stay in this small mountain village all day. It's not promising!"
Yan Shouyi was speechless. Why was he showing off again?
The village chief helped explain, "Shouyi went to the city to try his luck for a few months and only returned at the end of the year."
Upon hearing this, Wang Dazhi became even more contemptuous, "Why did you come back after only a few months? I remember you were quite a smart kid when you were little. How come you have no resilience as you grew up? City people are indeed shrewd, but we're not bad either. You can't just return to the village after encountering a small setback. There's no future in the village!" Da Feng Novel Network
Seeing Wang Dazhi's smug look, Yan Shouyi felt nothing. He was too lazy to argue with Wang Dazhi.
Since Wang Dazhi was so happy, he might as well play along and satisfy his small vanity, without shattering his beautiful illusion.
Life is one's own, and how outsiders see it won't affect it. Therefore, Yan Shouyi felt there was no need to explain.
But at this moment, someone disagreed.
Jiang Ting walked in, carrying a basket of vegetables, and said to Wang Dazhi with displeasure, "Wang Da Pao, what do you know? Our Brother Yan was amazing in the city, and when he returned before the New Year, he even helped our village deal with a bunch of monsters and ghosts!"
Wang Dazhi likely still had a psychological shadow from Jiang Ting, this "big sister," and instinctively took two steps back upon seeing her.
But he remembered that everyone had grown up, and Jiang Ting was just a woman. He immediately stopped being afraid and even stepped forward a few paces: "What monsters and ghosts? We live in a scientific age now. You guys don't still believe in that feudal superstition of your family, do you? That's all lies!"
Jiang Ting and the villagers burst into laughter, naturally mocking Wang Dazhi for not understanding anything. But Wang Dazhi didn't know they were laughing at him; he thought they were mocking Yan Shouyi.
Wang Dazhi patted Yan Shouyi on the shoulder and said earnestly, "Yan Shouyi, Yan Shouyi, I used to admire you so much, but look at you now... Forget it! Given that we're from the same hometown, come with me to Rongcheng after the New Year. I have a construction site in Rongcheng that needs people. You can help me move bricks, five hundred yuan a day, which is fifteen thousand a month! How about it?"
Yan Shouyi smiled and shook his head, pushing away Wang Dazhi's hand. "No need. I have my own plans, you don't need to worry about me."
"What plans do you have? Change places and continue living off others?... Oh, sorry, I forgot your grandfather passed away, and your father is still in prison..."
As soon as he said this, Yan Shouyi's face darkened.
His grandfather's death was a painful memory for him, and his father being in prison was not something to be proud of. Wang Dazhi, in his effort to show off, had started to hurt others. This made Yan Shouyi a little unbearable.
Before he could speak, Jiang Ting, unable to contain her anger, said, "Brother Yan is doing very well in Rongcheng. He... he..."
Jiang Ting wanted to speak up for Yan Shouyi, but she didn't seem to know much about Yan Shouyi's situation in Rongcheng either. She stammered for a long time and couldn't say anything.
Wang Dazhi laughed, "Make it up! Keep making it up, I'm waiting for you."
Jiang Ting retorted angrily, "Brother Yan married a very, very beautiful sister-in-law who comes from a very, very rich family!"
"Pfft!"
Wang Dazhi burst into laughter, "What I thought! That's it? I'm not bragging, but in Rongcheng, as long as you have money, you can find any kind of woman! Yan Shouyi, what does your wife look like? Let her come out and let me have a look!"
Yan Shouyi's face darkened, and he said coldly, "You want to see just because you say so? Who do you think you are?"
Wang Dazhi was stunned. "What are you saying?"
Yan Shouyi snorted coldly, completely unwilling to bother with Wang Dazhi. Previously, out of consideration for their shared hometown, he could have gone along with Wang Dazhi to satisfy his vanity.
But this guy Wang Dazhi was getting out of hand, and he had started to insult Yan Shouyi.
Yan Shouyi felt that he no longer needed to tolerate this.
He bumped Wang Dazhi with his shoulder and said faintly, "You came back, great. Renting a second-hand broken BMW, who are you trying to impress?"
Wang Dazhi, as if his fig leaf had been ripped off, his face flushed red, exclaimed, "Who said it's rented? Do you have any proof? I'm telling you, you can eat anything, but you can't say anything you want!"
"You know in your heart whether it's rented or not."
Yan Shouyi ignored Wang Dazhi and was about to leave when a Mercedes-Benz suddenly drove towards them.
These two cars, the BMW and the Mercedes, parked together, completely blocked the road in front of Yan Shouyi's house.
A young man in a suit and tie got out of the Mercedes. Upon seeing him, Wang Dazhi immediately stepped forward, bowed, and put on a fawning smile.
The old village chief greeted him, "Old Ba is back!"
This person, known as Chen Lao Ba, who drove the Mercedes, was a few years older than Yan Shouyi and Wang Dazhi. His family was already wealthy. The Mercedes Chen Lao Ba drove was likely bought by himself, unlike Wang Dazhi's which was likely rented.
Wang Dazhi also knew Chen Lao Ba's status, which was why he went forward to curry favor.
However, Chen Lao Ba showed little interest in Wang Dazhi. He noticed that Yan Shouyi was also in the village and casually greeted him, "Yan Shouyi, long time no see!"
"Mmm, long time no see." Yan Shouyi's expression softened slightly, as he had no grievances with Chen Lao Ba.
Wang Dazhi interjected, "Lao Ba, you're also in Rongcheng, and Yan Shouyi is also in Rongcheng. Have you heard of him?"
To Yan Shouyi's surprise, Chen Lao Ba actually nodded, "Yes, I have."
Wang Dazhi was stunned. He had originally intended for Chen Lao Ba to help him ridicule Yan Shouyi, but he never expected Chen Lao Ba to actually know about Yan Shouyi in Rongcheng.
This was no small matter. You know, Chen Lao Ba generally disliked associating with poor people. If even he knew about Yan Shouyi, it was possible that Yan Shouyi had truly made a name for himself in Rongcheng!
The next second, Chen Lao Ba said, "A few days ago, I ran into Chen Dawei in Rongcheng. He said Yan Shouyi is now the security captain at Shanghang Art School, and I can go to him if I have any unsolvable problems."
Wang Dazhi was silent for a moment, then burst into unrestrained laughter, laughing so hard that he bent over and clutched his stomach, his face contorted.
"Oh, I thought you had really made something of yourself. So you're just a security guard at a school! Look at you acting all high and mighty!"
Wang Dazhi mercilessly mocked Yan Shouyi. Chen Lao Ba didn't offer any explanation; in fact, he enjoyed bullying people, he just wouldn't do it himself.
Yan Shouyi looked at the two of them and shook his head helplessly.
What was the point of explaining anything further to these guys?
"Move the car, don't block my house's entrance," Yan Shouyi said faintly.
Wang Dazhi provocatively replied, "This road was built with the collective money of the village. I can park wherever I want, what can you do about it?"
Yan Shouyi nodded and looked at Chen Lao Ba, "Lao Ba, are you moving your car or not?"
Chen Lao Ba replied, "I just got back. At least let me have a drink of water before I move the car!"
"Fine."
Seeing that neither of them intended to move their cars, Yan Shouyi decided not to be polite anymore.
He walked between the two cars, stepped on their front wheels, one by one, and kicked the BMW onto his own wall, and sent the Mercedes into a ditch!
Now, the road in front of his house was wide open, and there was plenty of space to park another car in the middle!
Wang Dazhi and Chen Lao Ba were dumbfounded at the sight.
Was this kid Superman?
How could he have so much strength!
Chen Lao Ba angrily exclaimed, "This is my newly bought Mercedes-Benz E-Class, costing over five hundred thousand. You just kicked it into a ditch like that?"
"Over five hundred thousand is just a broken car. It was kicked into a ditch with one kick, what's so precious about it?" Yan Shouyi said faintly. "As for your BMW, Wang Da Pao, let's not even mention it. Let's talk about the compensation fee for repairing my courtyard wall."
Wang Dazhi trembled with anger, "You little brat, you're utterly lawless! How dare you treat us like this?"
"How you treat me, I'll treat you. If you're not convinced, try to kill me!" Yan Shouyi said coldly.
"You..."
Just as Wang Dazhi and Chen Lao Ba were so angry that smoke was rising from their heads, a graceful figure walked out of Yan Shouyi's house and asked in a clear and pleasant voice, "What's going on?"
Yan Shouyi replied faintly, "Two blind fools who dared to bully their way to our doorstep."
Lin Zitong frowned, angered, "Who is so blind?"
"It's fine, it's nothing to do with you. Go back inside and stay there."
"How can that be? I am your wife. If something happens at home, of course, we must resolve it together!" Lin Zitong said.
Then, she looked at Wang Dazhi and Chen Lao Ba.
At this moment, the minds of these two were completely blank.
The moment Lin Zitong appeared, Wang Dazhi and Chen Lao Ba were stunned. They could swear that in all of Rongcheng, they couldn't find a single woman who could compare to Lin Zitong!
Lin Zitong was simply too beautiful, like a movie star stepping off the screen. Even in the countryside, she radiated a radiant aura, as if she had her own spotlight, drawing everyone's attention.
Wang Dazhi swallowed hard.
Is this the wife Yan Shouyi married from the city?
She's really... excessively beautiful!
Chen Lao Ba was also staring blankly. He considered himself quite a ladies' man, spending at least six nights a week at clubs. But even if he stacked up all the beautiful women in the club, none of them could match Lin Zitong's beauty by a tenth!
Thinking that this woman was Yan Shouyi's wife, Chen Lao Ba was filled with as much jealousy as one could possibly feel!