Chapter 769 - 765: Are You Really an Educated Youth?
Gu Jiaojiao’s smile felt frozen from greeting everyone on the way.
In the end, she resorted to just smiling and nodding without saying another word.
Fang Ziyin was surprised at first, then numb, and finally, sympathetic.
They finally reached the old woman’s house, bought some tofu, dried tofu, and tofu skin for fifty cents, packed up their haul, and started heading back.
It was the same on the way back; plenty of people still greeted them.
And that wasn’t all. Some people even brought out things they had grown themselves and offered them to Gu Jiaojiao, telling her to take them home to eat.
Gu Jiaojiao waved her hands in refusal, grabbed Fang Ziyin, and ran off.
Fang Ziyin couldn’t help but ask, "Are you really an educated youth?"
’This is so strange. How could an educated youth be this popular?’
’From what I understand, villagers usually don’t like it when educated youth come to the countryside. They see them as delicate, weak, and unable to do manual labor. Besides, villagers are very unwelcoming to outsiders.’
’I’ve seen educated youth get bullied by villagers before. I even had to step in and help once when I saw an injustice.’
’Those villagers treated the educated youth with utter disdain, and the educated youth, in turn, looked down on the villagers for being uncultured and crude. They couldn’t stand the sight of each other.’
’This is the first time I’ve ever seen such a good relationship between villagers and an educated youth. When they look at Gu Jiaojiao, their eyes even seem to light up.’
’Even people who looked exhausted would instantly brighten up and greet her the moment they saw her.’
’Could it be that when beauty reaches a certain level, it can actually bring about world peace?’
Gu Jiaojiao had no idea that in just a few seconds, Fang Ziyin had already thought all of this to herself.
"I am an educated youth."
Just as Fang Ziyin was about to ask more, a voice rang out from a distance.
"Gu Jiaojiao, I’m going to tear you apart!"
The speaker was Sun Yeshu. It had been a while, and she seemed to have put on some weight. Her face was noticeably fuller, and she had more flesh around her waist.
By that calculation, the baby in Sun Yeshu’s belly must be about three months along.
But even though Sun Yeshu was pregnant, Gu Jiaojiao didn’t go easy on her. As Sun Yeshu charged forward, Gu Jiaojiao met her with a direct slap to the face.
With a crisp "SLAP!", Sun Yeshu’s face began to swell and turn red at a visible rate.
Fang Ziyin’s eyes widened. That vicious slap was a complete mismatch with Gu Jiaojiao’s delicate, beautiful appearance.
Sun Yeshu was also stunned by the slap.
She glared at Gu Jiaojiao, wanting to lunge forward and scratch her.
Gu Jiaojiao simply raised her hand. "If you dare to move, the next slap will hurt even more."
Sun Yeshu: ...
She was intimidated by Gu Jiaojiao, truly afraid she would get slapped again. But being scared into submission like this was humiliating.
So, Sun Yeshu just sat down on the ground and started bawling.
Fang Ziyin: ...
’That’s it?’
’Seriously, with that little fighting spirit, what was the point of coming out and causing a scene?’
’Now she’s been subdued with a single slap and is sitting on the ground blubbering. How utterly foolish.’
Gu Jiaojiao didn’t even spare Sun Yeshu a glance and turned to leave, but Sun Yeshu lunged forward and grabbed onto her leg.
"No, you can’t go! You hit me, and you think you can just walk away? Impossible! No way!"
Tears and snot streamed down Sun Yeshu’s face as she cried, her hands clamped tightly around Gu Jiaojiao’s leg.
And honestly, the scene left Gu Jiaojiao completely stunned.
She wanted to kick the woman away, but considering the baby in her belly, she was truly at a loss for what to do.
Finally, she could only speak in a level voice.
"I’m not leaving. Let go first."
Sun Yeshu wouldn’t let go. "No way! What if I let go and you run off?"
Gu Jiaojiao stiffened. Sun Yeshu had guessed her intentions exactly. ’But can I admit that?’
’No.’
Gu Jiaojiao suppressed her temper and said in a gentle voice, "I promise I won’t run. Let go first so we can talk. If you don’t let go, I’ll rip your hair out and give you two more slaps."