BXBX NOVEL Chapter 366 - 366: Isn’t This Gu Zi?
Chapter 366 - 366: Isn’t This Gu Zi?
They had only taken a few steps when they heard a haughty voice coming from behind them. “Isn’t this Gu Zi? Oh, you’ve dressed up in your best clothes today, haven’t you? What’s the point? Trying to put on airs, but everyone knows you’re just villagers.”
Gu Zi didn’t turn around but slightly lifted her gaze. A short, thin middle-aged woman, arm in arm with a tall, thin man wearing glasses, appeared before her. She instantly recognized them; wasn’t this Aunt Wang who had given them such a hard time when they were transferring their household registration at the police station?
Gu Zi was familiar with this Aunt Wang. She was always sour-tongued, driven by jealousy because her own children could never match up to Gu Zi. On the surface, she got along well with Zhang Mei, but behind their backs, she would often spread malicious gossip about the Gu family and Zhang Mei.
For instance, she would say that Zhang Mei didn’t hold a high position in her maternal family, and that the Gu family had to rely on their talented daughter as a social bargaining chip. That was why they had gritted their teeth and invested heavily in sending Gu Zi to a bilingual school, to add value to their daughter and bring honor to the Gu family.
The Gu family, according to Aunt Wang, had no real skills or connections, and no powerful background. Instead, they had a bunch of poor relatives whom they avoided and dared not associate with.
All these rumors were spread by Aunt Wang. Zhang Mei, to this day, didn’t understand why people looked down on her. The reason was the so-called friend, Aunt Wang, who was always by her side.
Gu Zi had never liked Aunt Wang, but seeing that her foster mother enjoyed her company, she had given up trying to dissuade her after a few attempts. It was only now that Gu Zi realized that Zhang Mei and Aunt Wang were birds of a feather, and it was futile to try to separate them.
Gu Zi didn’t lose her temper. Instead, she smiled lightly and said, “Indeed,
these are our best clothes. Didn’t you notice, Aunt Wang? My husband even wore his best watch. People need to save face, right? I heard you’ve been transferred to clean toilets. Are you getting used to it?”
Her words were spoken lightly, so much so that anyone unaware of the context might think it was a younger person showing concern for an elder. Only Aunt Wang knew the sting of the barb, and how much it hurt. Her face turned a shade uglier than if she had eaten something distasteful.
Gu Zi dared to bring up that incident. If it hadn’t been for their household registration transfer, she wouldn’t have been questioned about her work capabilities by her superiors and transferred to clean toilets. She hadn’t been reassigned back to her original position yet, and this grudge was hard for her to swallow.
Now, she was even more furious. If she didn’t mock Gu Zi a few times, she felt she would choke on her own resentment.
She noticed the man’s wrist, adorned with a watch that glittered under the light. It looked genuine enough, possibly worth tens of thousands. He was dressed in a suit and leather shoes today, the material and texture of which seemed to be of high quality. Coupled with his captivating appearance, anyone who didn’t know better might mistake him for a person of high standing.
However, she had heard from Zhang Mei that this butcher loved to put on airs.
The watch was likely a counterfeit, flaunted to impress others. The clothes and shoes were probably cheap street market finds. It was just that he was good-looking enough to make even cheap clothes seem expensive.
She feigned calmness and said, “That’s nice. After all, cleaning the toilets at the police station is better than marrying young and ending up sweeping pigsties in the countryside. Don’t take it the wrong way, but why did you and your husband bother coming here? The guests at Miao Miao and Gong Zhan’s banquet are all important people. If you’re looking to cause trouble at this time, I think you’ve miscalculated.”
After Aunt Wang finished speaking, the man beside her disdainfully glanced at
Su Shen. He deliberately straightened the collar of his expensive suit and said, “Gu Zi, don’t blame me for speaking out of turn. The matter is already settled. You should just live your life peacefully in the countryside. Why are you meddling in things that don’t concern you?”
Upon seeing their snobbish attitudes, Gu Zi decided not to hold back her words and responded with a laugh.
“I didn’t come here of my own accord today. My foster parents and Lin Miao invited me. They even specifically asked me to bring my husband, Su Shen. Uncle, your suit looks quite expensive, but it lacks a certain quality. Su Shen, why don’t you give Uncle the address of your tailor? That way, he won’t have to feel embarrassed next time. Even the suits people keep at the bottom of their wardrobes are more expensive than his.”
Upon hearing that Su Shen’s suit was custom-made, Aunt Wang’s husband’s face changed.
However, she quickly regained his composure. How could a butcher possibly afford a custom-made suit? Gu Zi was quite the storyteller, she thought, amused..