Chapter 424: They’re Eying Your Older Cousins! (2/2)
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Gu Qingyao was somewhat startled. “Gain my favor?”
Chen Feng nodded. “That’s right, gain your favor!”
Gu Qingyao did not understand. “Why do they want my favor? They’ve always looked down on me in the past. The Gus are bad elements. They…”
Chen Feng smiled. “That was in the past. It is true that they always thought of the Gus as bad elements, and that they would suffer if they married into the Gu family. They think that the Gu family’s status is lowly, that you will be considered bad people for the rest of your lives, and will never be able to hold your heads up high again.
“But it’s different now, primarily because of what happened to Gu Ruoqing.
“You know how much the people here envy city dwellers. When Gu Ruoqing became a city girl, the girls were wild with envy. All of them wanted to ingratiate themselves with Gu Ruoqing. You know how they fawned on Gu Ruoqing then.
“But what happened? All of them suffered heavy losses. You know that there aren’t many good things among the village families. They all scrimped and saved to squeeze out a little food that they used to curry Gu Ruoqing’s favor. But in the end, it came to nothing. Those people are all heartsick over what happened.
“Because of the incident, the brigade leader held a meeting to talk about it. He told everyone they should learn their lesson. It’s not easy to move to the city. To work is glorious, and everyone should concentrate on working the fields instead of spending their time thinking about all these things.”
Gu Qingyao was stunned. “Really? There was really a meeting?”
Chen Qingqing smiled. “Really. Older Brother and I also attended. Eldest Aunt and her family were livid. Elder Sister Gu, you may not know this, but after Gu Ruoqing ran away, the entire brigade mocked Eldest Aunt and her family. It was the same for the Zhang family.
“Also at the Southern Lake Brigade, that Sun Mei, Wang Li, Liu Zao and the rest were all objects of mockery. The brigade leader even reprimanded Eldest Aunt’s family by name. It felt so good.”
Gu Qingyao: “…”